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RAF charities bring festive cheer to serving personnel
Hundreds of RAF personnel serving away from their families over the Christmas period are being helped by RAF charities to celebrate together and combat loneliness.
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The best gifts we have given this year – Part 2
Staff at Princess Marina House, our care and respite centre on the south coast, tell us about the best gifts they've given RAF veterans staying with them. Just a few days away by the seaside with the support of our dedicated staff makes a huge difference to the guests.
RAF Benevolent Fund to support SSAFA for the next three years
The RAF Benevolent Fund is pleased to announce that we have pledged to donate £170,000 in three grants to support SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, with funds going to their casework service, Forcesline and Norton House over the next three years.
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The best gifts we have given this year
We asked our Welfare team to tell us about the grants they've made this year which have had a huge impact on the RAF Family. It turns out that sometimes it's the smallest things which make a difference. Like a laptop, funding for a taxi or dipping your toes in the sea.
"Why we love Airplay!"
Members of RAF Coningsby's Airplay group have won a £500 prize with their film showing why Airplay matters to them.
St Clement Danes lights up for Carol Concert
Over 250 supporters joined us on 5 December for the Fund’s annual carol concert at St Clement Danes, the Church of the Royal Air Force.
Managing your relationships and mental wellbeing during the festive season
We look at how the festive season can have an impact on your mental health and suggest ways that might help to get you through the season and manage your wellbeing.
Airplay helped me when my family moved back to the UK from Kuwait
Fourteen-year-old Rachel Allison had to make a whole new set of friends when her family returned from Kuwait. The RAF Shawbury Airplay group was there to support her as she settled in.
Bomber Command veterans visit Holland to commemorate Operation Manna
Earlier this month, Second World War Bomber Command veterans, Jack Cook and Tom Rogers were accompanied by Jim Dooley and Mark Montgomery, as guests of honour, joining an international service at the Memorial of Tolerance in Haalen, Holland.
"Airplay helps me get involved"
Ten-year-old Thomas found it hard to mix when he first joined Airplay at RAF Boulmer. Here Thomas and an Airplay youth worker explain how Airplay has helped him to come out of his shell.
