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The government's Child Trust Fund: Find your lost account

We spoke to RAF Benevolent Fund Welfare Benefits Advisor, Rebecca Relph, about how to find the lost Child Trust Fund accounts for children and young people in the RAF,…

30 January 2025
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Op Varsity 80: 100-year-old RAF pilot Walter Martin shares his remarkable story

Today marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Varsity, an historic mission that saw thousands of RAF glider pilots take to the skies during the final stages of the…

24 March 2025
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“The Fund has been there for me through difficult times – their support means everything to me”

After 20 years of service in the RAF, Geoff Stevens has faced some tough times, from being medically discharged to dealing with the loss of his wife. But through it all,…

24 March 2025
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A tribute to John “Paddy” Hemingway: the last of “The Few”

The RAF Benevolent Fund is saddened to hear that Battle of Britain veteran, Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway DFC, passed away on 17 March 2025 at the age of 105.

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Fund lays wreath to commemorate Llandow air disaster 75 years on

On 9 March, a commemoration ceremony was held in memory of the 75th anniversary of the largest civil air disaster in Wales, with a wreath laid by Ambassador Rob Bugden…

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Fund partners with Joint Services Parachute Centre RAF Weston-on-the-Green

The RAF Benevolent Fund has partnered with the Joint Services Parachute Centre RAF Weston-on-the-Green (JSPCW), responsible for military parachute adventurous training…

13 March 2025