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People gathered at Chicksands Families Day

Coronation Families Day at RAF Chicksands

In celebration of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s Coronation, RAF Chicksands hosted a Families Day to mark the occasion on Sunday 7 May 2023. 

Irene Strange group breaks

Fund receives £10,000 grant from the Banham Foundation

The RAF Benevolent Fund is thrilled to have been awarded a grant of £10,000 from the Banham Foundation.

veteran safe guarding

Fund receives £82,000 grant from the AFCFT for Dementia Reminiscence project

The RAF Benevolent Fund is thrilled to have been awarded a grant of £82,000 from the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust (AFCFT) to expand the Fund’s Dementia Reminiscence…

Emily Caffrey

10-year-old Fund beneficiary to take on triathlon to raise money

A 10-year-old RAF Benevolent Fund beneficiary will be taking on a triathlon in Leeds on 21 May to raise money for the Fund.

14 May 2023
Ann Hughes

"The Fund has been like another family to me since my MS diagnosis"

Working in the RAF as a police woman for two decades, being an active runner and taking part in multiple expeditions over the years, Ann Hughes has always taken on…

13 May 2023
Rob Henderon Dambusters

Dambusters 80th anniversary: My father’s role in the Dambusters Raid and how the Fund has supported me

Robert ‘Bob’ Henderson joined 617 Squadron when it was established in 1943, recruited as a Flight Engineer, to become part of the historic Dams Raid.  We spoke with his…