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To mark the anniversary of the Battle of Britain this month, Tribute Writer Terence Foster shares a poem as a tribute to all those who fought.
On Tuesday 29 July 2025, Airplay hosted its four-day youth festival ‘AirFest’ at RAF Wyton to celebrate 15 years of Airplay at RAF stations, supported by the Fund.
We take a look at how our Station Grants programme has supported investment in facilities at RAF Wittering and enhanced the wellbeing of serving personnel an
Throughout June and July, Corporal John Cross is walking the 467km distance of the Oder-Neisse line on the border of Germany and Poland to mark Victory in Europe (VE) Day 80 and raise money for the Fund.
On 19 July 2025, fundraiser Helen Jenkins will take on a solo swim of the English Channel to raise money for five charities including the RAF Benevolent Fund.Helen, 53, will be swimming 21 miles from Dover to France set to take place from 19-23 July 2025.
We spoke to RAF Benevolent Fund Welfare Benefits Advisor, Rebecca Relph, about how the RAF Family can access help with health care costs and travel expenses across the UK.What health care costs help might be available for me?
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 Fund, who found, purchased, and adapted a property for her to help her regain independence.
On 23 July 2025, RAF Henlow held its annual Families Day with support from the RAF Benevolent Fund.The event this year at RAF Henlow was renamed the ‘Friends and Family Day’ to welcome whole force, civil servants, industry partners and friends of the station to attend.
On Saturday 2 August, Carterton Bowls Club hosted its annual Aussie Pairs Competition to raise money for the Fund.
Eighty years ago one of the lesser known but perhaps most important Bomber Command raids of the Second World War took place. The raid on Peenemünde, credited with saving thousands of lives, was to strike at the heart of Nazi research into the destructive V weapons.