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Serving, veteran and child at RAF Waddington

Fund awarded 11K grant from The Red Arrows Trust to help serving personnel at RAF Waddington

The Red Arrows Trust has awarded the RAF Benevolent Fund with a grant for £11,000 to support serving personnel at RAF Waddington.

8 April 2025
Phoebe and Lois in Airplay hoodies taking part in activities

“Airplay provides a safe space full of understanding for our daughters”

For Sarah Wright and her husband Dale, who have been part of the RAF Family for nearly 25 years, the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Airplay youth programme has been an essential…

7 April 2025
Children at RAF Henlow

Month of the Military Child: Fund increases support for RAF families in 2025

To mark the Month of the Military Child, the RAF Benevolent Fund, highlights how it continues to invest significantly in its family services across RAF Stations both in…

Amileigh and son wearing I love mum top with Fund roundel

Mother’s Day 2025: How the Fund was there for Amileigh and her family

To mark Mother’s Day 2025 this Sunday, we spoke to mother-of-two Amileigh Salt about what Mother’s Day means to her and her children, and the impact of the RAF…

27 March 2025
Woman holding head stressed with bills around her

What the Spring Statement means for the RAF Family

RAF Benevolent Fund Welfare Benefits Advisor, Jen Kelly, outlines some of the key welfare benefit changes announced in the Spring Statement, which may affect the RAF…

27 March 2025
Jacob in plane giving thumbs up

Jacob the Pilot experiences first electric aircraft flight at Saxon Air event

On Saturday 22 March, RAF Benevolent Fund supporter Jacob Newson, known as Jacob the Pilot, experienced his first electric aircraft flight thanks to Saxon Air in…