http://www.rafbf.org/302/news.htmlNew report reveals the positive impact of charity’s programme supporting young people from military families.http://www.rafbf.org/302-3159/airplay-programme-report.html3159The RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, held an awards ceremony to celebrate and recognise the stand-out contributions made by a few of the many dedicated individuals and corporate partners who support the charity.http://www.rafbf.org/302-3067/the-raf-benevolent-fund-2013-awards.html3067The RAF Benevolent Fund is delighted to announce today that the three year partnership with secure IT solutions provider, Prolinx Ltd is set to continue.http://www.rafbf.org/302-3049/raf-benevolent-fund-announce-new-partnership.html3049A new home from home for RAF families was opened in Rustington, West Sussex on 8 December. Shencot House has been refurbished by the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, as a place for serving RAF families in need of an affordable break. http://www.rafbf.org/302-1421/new-holiday-home-for-raf-families.html1421A community volunteer at RAF Lossiemouth has been named as the 2011 Royal Air Force Family Hero.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1384/lossiemouth-volunteer-wins-raf-family-hero-award.html1384Families at RAF High Wycombe enjoyed a range of special activities on 18 November to celebrate the opening of new Airplay Parks - state-of-the-art play areas for children and young people living on or around the station. http://www.rafbf.org/302-1353/raf-commander-opens-new-playparks-for-young-people-at-high-wycombe.html1353Families at RAF Northolt enjoyed a range of special activities on 26 October to celebrate the opening of new Airplay Parks - state-of-the-art play areas for children and young people living on or around the station.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1292/airplay-takes-off-at-raf-northolt.html1292Families at RAF Linton-On-Ouse enjoyed a range of special activities on 13 October to celebrate the opening of new Airplay Parks: state-of-the-art play areas for young people living on or around the station.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1250/airplay-takes-off-at-raf-linton-on-ouse.html1250Leading leather-goods company Pemberton & Milner has teamed up with jeweller Garrard to create Military Monopoly, an exquisite deluxe leather and silver version of the old family favourite.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1200/new-twist-on-classic-monopoly-honours-war-heroes.html1200Families at RAF Honington in Suffolk, the home of the RAF Regiment, enjoyed a range of special activities at the weekend to celebrate the opening of new Airplay Parks: state-of-the-art play areas for young people living on or around the station.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1169/airplay-takes-off-at-raf-honington.html1169Families at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire enjoyed a range of special activities on 13 September to celebrate the opening of its new Airplay parks – new state-of-the-art play areas for young people living on or around the RAF station.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1162/airplay-takes-off-at-raf-shawbury.html1162Following the successful dinner in 2010 the RAF Museum and the RAF Benevolent Fund, supported by RAF Cosford, are planning a Gala Ball for Saturday 8 October. http://www.rafbf.org/302-972/gala-ball-at-raf-cosford-.html972A severely disabled RAF Regiment gunner has won a prestigious disabled flying scholarship. SAC Sean Allerton, 46, from Sherburn In Elmet, North Yorkshire, served in the RAF Regiment for nine years.http://www.rafbf.org/302-532/rock-ape-takes-flight.html532Four serving officers in the RAF have completed an adrenaline-filled race across the north of Scotland, raising over £2500 for the RAF Benevolent Fund.http://www.rafbf.org/302-549/raf-team-take-on-drambuie-challenge-2011.html549Gemma Mahon and Lyn Doney from the RAF Benevolent Fund’s East Midlands and East Region visited RAF Marham on 13 July, to see the new Airplay park open at Oak Avenue.http://www.rafbf.org/302-407/new-airplay-park-for-raf-marham.html407A team of serving RAF volunteers from 230 Squadron, stationed at RAF Benson, spent a day in Sussex on 20 June, helping to clear the garden of the RAF Benevolent Fund’s new short break cottage in Rustington.http://www.rafbf.org/302-296/raf-benson-personnel-dig-for-raf-families.html296Andrew 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-299/raf-benevolent-fund-supporting-ssafa-forces-help.html299Newlyweds 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-301/raf-couple-honeymoon-in-style.html301Air 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-304/raf-cosford-honoured.html304Geoff 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-306/raf-benevolent-fund-donates-to-deafblind-uk.html306The RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), the RAF’s leading welfare charity, and Ultimate High, the aerial adventure company, came together at Cotswold Airport on 13 May to launch a new fundraising and awareness partnership.http://www.rafbf.org/302-308/raf-benevolent-fund-and-ultimate-high-team-up-to-help-raf-families.html308Geoff 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-310/raf-benevolent-fund-keeps-advice-going-at-raf-marham.html310Paul 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.http://www.rafbf.org/302-312/raf-benevolent-fund-donates-to-sir-oswald-stoll-foundation.html312The 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.http://www.rafbf.org/302-314/raf-festival-of-football.html314Rosie 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.http://www.rafbf.org/302-316/veterans-artwork-will-help-raf-families.html316RAF Waddington Station Commander Group Captain Chris Jones dropped by the RAF Benevolent Fund marquee on Sunday 3 July to present a donation of £17,500.http://www.rafbf.org/302-318/waddington-air-show-displays-big-money-for-raf-benevolent-fund.html318Members 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.http://www.rafbf.org/302-320/raf-motorsport-charity-drive.html320RAF 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-322/raf-heroes-honoured-at-edinburgh-castle.html322Gemma 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.http://www.rafbf.org/302-324/rafbf-visit-raf-wittering-to-inspect-new-family-room.html324Paul 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-326/rafbf-donates-to-oakhaven-hospice.html326Former 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-328/ex-england-footballer-kicks-off-games-at-raf-benson.html328Blind and visually impaired ex-Servicemen and women received a major boost today thanks to a donation of £100,000 by the RAF Benevolent Fund.http://www.rafbf.org/302-330/donation-to-help-blind-servicemen.html330At the end of June Delia Rich,16, from Chedworth, Zorbed downhill with five friends from Rendcomb College.http://www.rafbf.org/302-332/gloucestershire-teenagers-zorb-for-charity.html332Bob 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.http://www.rafbf.org/302-334/airplay-goes-live-at-raf-leeming.html334Forces’ sweetheart and World War Two legend Dame Vera Lynn visited Princess Marina House in Rustington on Thursday 7 July, as special guest at the home’s annual garden party.http://www.rafbf.org/302-336/dame-vera-lynn-charms-raf-veterans.html336Families at RAF Valley enjoyed a range of special activities on Thursday 9 June 2011 supported by Airplay, the RAF Benevolent Fund’s £24million youth support programme. http://www.rafbf.org/302-338/airplay-takes-off-at-raf-valley.html338Graham 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.http://www.rafbf.org/302-340/graham-taylor-launches-new-football-project-at-lincoln-city.html340Lady Dalton, wife of Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, Chief of the Air Staff, opened a new care wing for RAF family members suffering from dementia on Tuesday 20 June 2011. http://www.rafbf.org/302-342/new-dementia-wing-opens-at-princess-marina-house.html342Royal 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-344/national-family-week-takes-off-on-raf-bases-across-britain.html344Prince 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-346/prince-william-and-miss-middleton-support-the-raf-benevolent-fund.html346Oxfordshire racehorse trainer Lawney Hill visited RAF Benson today to announce a unique partnership with the RAF Benevolent Fund.http://www.rafbf.org/302-348/oxfordshire-stables-bring-racing-to-raf-benson.html348The 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. http://www.rafbf.org/302-350/happy-70th-birthday-to-the-air-training-corps.html350There wasn’t a dry eye in the house as brothers, Reece and Liam Bailey, were crowned Family Heroes for the RAF community at the recent 4Children and Take a Break Magazine 2012 UK Family Heroes Awards. http://www.rafbf.org/302-2771/selfless-brothers-crowned-family-heroes-of-the-raf-community-.html2771A new state-of-the-art games area was launched at RAF Lossiemouth by one of its former Station Commanders, today.http://www.rafbf.org/302-2737/new-games-area-for-raf-families-opens-at-lossiemouth.html2737On Sunday 7 October 2012, cadets from Middlesex Wing ATC handed a cheque for £1,670 to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) at RAF Northolt.http://www.rafbf.org/302-2363/middlesex-atc-present-cheque-to-the-raf-benevolent-fund.html2363The Rt Hon David Cameron MP opened a new play park at RAF Brize Norton today, in Faulder Avenue, Carterton. Funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), the play park has been built as a facility for the children of RAF families based at Brize Norton and will also be accessible to children living in the local area.http://www.rafbf.org/302-2251/prime-minister-opens-new-play-park-for-raf-children.html2251The RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, and national charity 4Children have teamed up with Take a Break magazine to open nominations for the second annual RAF Family Hero Award.http://www.rafbf.org/302-2155/the-raf-family-heroes-award.html2155The RAF Hawk Display Team has unveiled its new paint design for the 2012 airshow season – featuring the “Heart Roundel” logo of the RAF Benevolent Fund. http://www.rafbf.org/302-2112/raf-display-team-has-a-heart.html2112David Cameron MP visited the Allandale Youth Centre in Carterton on 22 June. During his visit he met children and young people who are benefitting from new activities which are being provided at the centre. http://www.rafbf.org/302-2033/prime-minister-visits-carterton-youth-project.html2033Team Spitfire, a sailing team of serving and former RAF personnel, have taken ninth place in the J80 Class World Championships in Dartmouth – out of 78 teams.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1982/world-top-ten-for-team-spitfire.html1982Superbiking star James Hillier wore a specially designed racing helmet during the Isle of Man TT event this year, as he powered to fifth place.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1954/james-hillier-races-for-the-raf.html1954Carol Vorderman showed her support for forces families this weekend when she was the first to buy a brand new aviation print. http://www.rafbf.org/302-1890/carol-vorderman-supports-forces-families-with-jubilee-aviation-print.html1890The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is proud to be working with the Bomber Command Association towards the unveiling of the Bomber Command Memorial on June 28 2012. http://www.rafbf.org/302-1844/remembering-the-heroes-of-bomber-command.html1844A team of 15 serving Royal Air Force personnel and civilians from RAF Honington are taking on a gruelling fundraising challenge in June to raise money for armed forces families in need. http://www.rafbf.org/302-1782/rock-hard-triathlon.html1782Air Marshal Sir Robert Wright, Controller of the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), the RAF’s leading welfare charity, will retire in July this year. Sir Robert is succeeded by Air Marshal Chris Nickols, until recently Chief of Defence Intelligence at the Ministry of Defence.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1737/all-change-at-the-raf-benevolent-fund.html1737Every year the RAF Benevolent Fund makes an award to recognise an outstanding supporter. This year the RAFBF Poignard was awarded to Damian Pinel from RAF Community Support.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1669/award-for-tireless-support.html1669Paul Hughesdon, Director of Welfare and Policy for the RAF Benevolent Fund, visited the Royal Star and Garter Home - Solihull on 26 January 2012 to inspect the new “Roundel Wing”, built with a £1.3 million donation from the RAF Benevolent Fund.http://www.rafbf.org/302-1594/raf-benevolent-fund-visits-star-and-garter.html1594Thales UK and the single service charities have held a ceremony at RAF Brize Norton to launch a new passenger information system. The system is being sponsored by Thales UK and supported by the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund (RAFBF), the Army Benevolent Fund (ABF) and the Royal Navy and Royal Marines Charity (RNRMC). http://www.rafbf.org/302-1564/thales-sponsors-forces-passenger-information-system.html1564The RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, held an awards ceremony to celebrate and recognise the stand-out contributions made by a few of the many dedicated individuals and corporate partners who support the charity.http://www.rafbf.org/302-3067/the-raf-benevolent-fund-2013-awards.html3067