Blind and visually impaired ex-Servicemen and women received a major boost today thanks to a donation of £100,000 by the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Royal Air Force families enjoyed a wide range of organised activities this National Family Week (30 May – 5 June 2011), supported by Airplay, the RAF Benevolent Fund’s £24million youth support programme.
Newlyweds Kerry and Richard Sawyer, both serving in the Royal Air Force, are celebrating their honeymoon - and the Royal Wedding - in style this week, thanks to the RAF’s leading welfare charity.
Members of the RAF Motorsports Association (RAFMSA) joined forces with the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) at Northwood Road Safety Day on 11 May to launch a new fundraising and awareness partnership.
Rosie Gibbons, Regional Fundraiser for the RAF Benevolent Fund, was delighted to meet up with ex-soldier Tony Byrne, 50, from Barnstaple, to accept his donation of a series of paintings of Hawk and Sea King Rescue aircraft.
Paul Hewson, regional director for the RAF Benevolent Fund, visited the Oakhaven Hospice Trust in Lymington, Hampshire on 27 April to present a donation of £7500.
Graham Taylor OBE, former England Manager, helped launch a new mental health and wellbeing scheme for ex-service men and women, Inside Right, at Lincoln City’s Sincil Bank Stadium on Saturday 9th April 2011. Geoff Ware, our regional director, also attended. The RAF Benevolent Fund is helping to fund the initiative.
Former England international footballer and current England under-21 manager Stuart Pearce MBE joined personnel and their families at RAF Benson today to kick-off the use of a new games area for young people at the station.
Paul Hughesdon, Director of Welfare and Policy for the RAF Benevolent Fund, visited the offices of the Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation on 11 April to present a donation of £20,000.
Gemma Mahon, regional fundraiser for the RAF Benevolent Fund, visited RAF Wittering on 31 March to visit the new family room at RAF Wittering’s Flying Start nursery.
Geoff Ware, Regional Director for the RAF Benevolent Fund, visited RAF Marham on 18 March to present a donation of £10,000 towards the Norwich and West Norfolk Citizens Advice Bureaux outreach clinic.
RAF heroes of all generations came together at Edinburgh Castle on 31 March during an event held by the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity.
Prince William and Miss Middleton have selected the RAF Benevolent Fund as one of the 26 charities which will benefit from their new Charitable Gift Fund.
Oxfordshire racehorse trainer Lawney Hill visited RAF Benson today to announce a unique partnership with the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Air Commodore Chris Green, Station Commander RAF Cosford, was presented with the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) Wilkinson Sword on 18 February, during a special event at the Imperial War Museum.
Andrew Cumming, Chief Executive of SSAFA Forces Help, visited the RAF Benevolent Fund on Monday 14 February. During the visit, RAFBF Controller Sir Robert Wright presented SSAFA with a donation of £161,500, to support their excellent work among RAF family members in need.
The RAF Festival of Football is the main event of the RAF Football Association’s year – and this year was no different. Teams from all parts of the RAF took part as the tournament which was held at Pride Park, Derby on 2 February 2011.
The Air Training Corps celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2011. To celebrate this historic occasion the Air Cadet Organisation will hold a number of top events and parades throughout the year, all under the title of Air Cadet 70th or AC70.
Bob Kemp, RAFBF Regional Director for Scotland, Northern Ireland and North England, visited RAF Leeming on Monday 24 January to attend the opening of the station’s new multi use games area (MUGA), provided as part of the RAFBF’s Airplay project.
Geoff Ware, Regional Director for the RAF Benevolent Fund, visited the offices of Deafblind UK in Peterborough on Wednesday 12 January to present a donation of £4000.
