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Supporting the RAF Family

We recognise that the ongoing events in the Middle East may be affecting many within the RAF Family in different ways.

Fund ambassador Rob Bugden smiling in his wheelchair

Rob Bugden: Ten years on from the accident that changed my life

To mark the tenth anniversary of the accident that changed his life, RAF Benevolent Fund ambassador and former RAF parachute instructor Rob Bugden writes a letter…

23 January 2026
RAF Waddington serving man and Airplay child

Fund awarded £11,000 grant from The Red Arrows Trust to support RAF Waddington personnel

The RAF Benevolent Fund has been awarded a generous £11,000 grant from The Red Arrows Trust to help support serving RAF personnel based at RAF Waddington who are facing…

Osling family

"A grant towards occupational therapy gave us the answers we needed for our autistic son"

When Laura and Matthew Osling’s two-year-old son, Nye, was experiencing unexplained behavioural issues at nursery, they didn’t know what to do...

23 February 2026
Trenchard Memorial 2026.

Fund remembers Marshal of the Royal Air Force Hugh Montague Trenchard at annual memorial

On Monday 16 February, representatives of the RAF Benevolent Fund, the Royal Air Force, and the Trenchard family attended an annual memorial service to remember Marshal…

RAF veteran in living room

Fund launches ‘Valentine for a Veteran’ campaign across Scotland

The RAF Benevolent Fund has launched a new campaign in Scotland, Valentine for a Veteran, highlighting the impact of loneliness and isolation among RAF veterans and the…