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James Henderson

James Henderson: My story

Seven years into a job he hoped would be for life, RAF veteran James Henderson was given the news injuries sustained during his service would mean he had to leave the…

25 June 2021
Joanna Martin

Life changed in an instant

Today Armed Forces Week recognises the services of Reservists who give up their free time to serve their country. For the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF Family we support…

23 June 2021
Amileigh Salt

Gardening is like 'natural medicine'

This Mental Health Awareness Week, Amileigh Salt shares how gardening has helped her to grow not only plants but also spirituality, during the global pandemic.

12 May 2021
Mike Goody

"I was standing on a precipice. I felt completely lost"

Former SAC Mike Goody is no stranger to adversity having pieced his life back together after he received life-changing injuries in an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2009.

Stuart Robinson

My journey from injury to the Paralympic Games

For RAF Benevolent Fund Ambassador Stuart Robinson, 19 February marks the start of a journey which took him from the frontline in Afghanistan to preparing for the Tokyo…

19 February 2021
Andrew Harrop

I would be lost and alone without the Fund

Falklands war veteran Andrew (Harry) Harrop left the Royal Air Force in 1988 when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The RAF Benevolent Fund has been by his side…

18 February 2021