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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…

RAF Pride

Etherton Review: A message from our Controller

The release of the Independent Review into the treatment of LGBTQ+ personnel in our Armed Forces prior to 2000 is a significant moment in recognising the deeply…

25 July 2023
Dan Pelling smiling

Disability Pride Month: Celebrating our Ambassadors

To celebrate Disability Pride Month this July, we highlight the unique challenges of three RAF Benevolent Fund Ambassadors who have used sport to regain independence…

12 July 2023
Wilfred Ibbotson in uniform

Dambusters 80th anniversary: Remembering my grandad 80 years on

This year marks 80 years since the daring Dambusters Raid in 1943. To mark the occasion, we spoke to Deb Wolstenholme about what the anniversary means to her family.

Students holding guitars

Three year 11 students took part in a 12-hour overnight guitar jam

Three year 11 students took part in a 12-hour, overnight guitar jam to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.

Air Vice-Marshal Chris Elliot

Fund holds Bomber Command Memorial Service to remember WW2 veterans

On Sunday 25 June, the annual Bomber Command Memorial Anniversary Service was held at the Bomber Command Memorial in Green Park, London.