Lossie mums take on 5K walk to give back to Fund

On Wednesday 15 October, a group of mums from RAF Lossiemouth walked 5K to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.

The fundraising challenge involved 11 mothers from RAF families walking 5km around RAF Lossiemouth with their babies. The walk was followed by coffee and cake in the Ben’s Den soft play facility at St Aidan’s Church, RAF Lossiemouth, which was funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund.

Diane Rutter is currently serving as an Air and Space Operations Manager at the P8 Tactical Operations Centre at RAF Lossiemouth. Diane manages the flight planning and mission coordinator teams and has been serving for 20 years.

Diane said: “Our group of mums have taken part in several activities whilst on maternity leave such as yoga, ‘Sweaty Mama’ fitness classes and ‘Toddler Bloom’ sensory classes, which have all been generously funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund. This has naturally created a friendly and supportive network of new mums. It’s also been fantastic for our babies to interact during the activities. 

“We decided to take on this challenge to give a little something back to the Fund to say thank you.”
Diane added: “The Fund does such fantastic work for serving families which really makes a difference at a station as busy and operationally focused as Lossiemouth.

“Many partners are deployed regularly which has left some of us mums on our own. Forming our friendship group has eased feelings of isolation and provided support. For me, it’s a treat to have a coffee made for me after yoga!”

Diane continued: “The event was a great success and enjoyed by all. The mums all baked delicious cakes for station personnel and their families to enjoy for a small donation. We also had a raffle for a Johnstons of Elgin Cashmere scarf which was kindly donated.”

The team of mums have raised over £1,600 for the Fund so far. You can support their fundraiser here.