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Alice Judge smiling at Group Breaks

World Friendship Day: How the Fund brings veterans together to tackle social isolation

To celebrate World Friendship Day this month, the Fund would like to highlight the Telephone Friendship Groups and the Group Breaks initiatives which aim to bring…

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Alice in wheelchair smiling

“The Group Breaks have made me feel part of society again”

RAF veteran Alice Judge attended the Hayling Island Group Breaks in June 2023, an initiative set up by the RAF Benevolent Fund to help prevent social isolation and…

29 June 2023
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Airplay youth forum at London Dungeons

Airplay Forum: The Fund speaks to young people supported by Airplay

The RAF Benevolent Fund hosted an Airplay Forum this month at the Fund HQ, inviting young people to share their experiences and offer ideas to improve the scheme for the…

21 June 2023
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Group Breaks

How we supported RAF veterans at the Hayling Island Group Breaks

Social isolation, relationship difficulties and psychological issues are affecting significant numbers of the RAF veteran community, including an estimated 100,000…

16 June 2023
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Ann smiling in Fund gillet outdoors in greenery

"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
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Mick Curran

"Without the Fund I wouldn’t be able to do the sport I love"

Archery has been a lifeline for RAF veteran Mick Curran who, after a car accident in 1992, experienced a multitude of health conditions. Thanks to the RAF Benevolent…

28 April 2023
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