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LGBTQ+ History in the RAF

To mark LGBTQ+ History Month this February, the Fund has collaborated with the RAF LGBTQ+ Network to highlight the important milestones for the RAF LGBTQ+ community.

1 February 2025
Two young boys looking at laptop

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
Stacey wheelchair basketball left and skiing right

“I can now live independently in my adapted home thanks to the Fund”

When RAF veteran Stacey Mitchell's career was cut short in November 2016 following a leg injury and subsequent leg amputation, Stacey reached out to the RAF Benevolent…

30 January 2025
George Thompson

Fund attends 80th anniversary memorial for Flt Sgt George Thompson VC

On Thursday 23 January, the RAF Benevolent Fund was honoured to contribute to a memorial event held at Kinross High School, marking 80 years since Flight Sergeant George…

29 January 2025
Sam in swim kit and sam in wheelchair holding basketball

“The Fund has helped me recover and return to my active lifestyle”

Squadron Leader Samantha May’s active lifestyle in the RAF took a turn for the worse when she was injured in a sporting accident. Thanks to her determination and…

27 January 2025
Matt Wickens and family on beach

“The Fund was there for my wife and I when we needed it most”

After a devastating sledging accident left RAF serviceman Matt Wickens in constant pain with a long recovery, the RAF Benevolent Fund was there by his side providing…

27 January 2025