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Mike Ainsworth

Grantham super cycler to take part in epic challenge for Dambusters 80th anniversary

To mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, two members of Grantham’s cycling club, the Witham Wheelers, are taking on a huge challenge to raise money for a…

12 April 2023
Liberty Haynes

Liberty Haynes to raise funds for RAF Benevolent Fund in London Marathon

Few mums consider taking on a marathon postpartum. But this isn’t the case for Liberty Haynes, whose father Lawrie Haynes was previously chairman of the Fund, as Liberty…

Chris and Graham

80 Miles in 80 days ahead of Dambusters 80th Anniversary

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid. In honour of this historic milestone, RAF veteran Graham Copsey from Kings Lynn, Norfolk, has planned a…

22 February 2023
Potato Chip Rock Team

RAF Falcons team hike the Potato Chip Rock in aid of the Fund

Early this month, twelve members of the RAF Falcons team hiked to Potato Chip Rock in California. The journey was an 8-mile round trip, during which they climbed around…

21 February 2023
A Spitfire taking off

Competition winners for Spitfire flight chosen by RAF veteran

Andy Andrews, a Second World War veteran, has chosen the winners of the Daily Express’ competition for a flight in a Spitfire.

12 January 2023
Beaujolais Run

Historic Beaujolais Run raises money for Fund

Now in its 51st year, the world-famous Beaujolais Run once again travelled across France to be among the first to sample the latest Beaujolais Nouveau and raise money…

7 December 2022