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Fighting with Pride

Fighting With Pride

This LGBTQ+ Awareness Month the Fund is celebrating its partnership with Fighting with Pride, an organisation which supports dishonourably discharged military personnel…

26 January 2023
External Grants
Press releases
Barriers to seeking help

Making sure the RAF Family gets the help it's entitled to

The RAF Benevolent Fund has teamed up with Middlesex University to carry out research into the reasons why some veterans and their families do not access welfare…

26 January 2023
RAF Family
RAF Wittering at Kingfisher Care Home

Operation Christmas 2022

For the second year running, the Fund have assisted the RAF with grant funding to support their plans for Operation Christmas 2022.

13 January 2023
Station Grants
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
Aircraft
RAF service personnel

Former RAF nurse shares how Telephone Friendship Groups have helped deal with the loss of her husband

After thrice being widowed, the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Telephone Friendship Groups have enabled 80-year-old Gillian Boldon to connect with other RAF veterans who have…

12 January 2023
RAF Family
Cello Player

Our Christmas 2022 Round Up

The Fund are happy to welcome in the New Year with lots of exciting plans and opportunities to carry us through until the autumn season.

12 January 2023