On 4 October 2024, a team of RAF serving personnel will be attempting the challenging 80-mile trek to the Base Camp of Mount Everest to raise money for the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Read moreOn 4 October 2024, a team of RAF serving personnel will be attempting the challenging 80-mile trek to the Base Camp of Mount Everest to raise money for the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Read moreAfter losing her health, job, marriage and home in the space of just six weeks, Rachelle felt overwhelmed with emotions and was unsure of what the future held for her and her daughter.
Read moreTo mark World Alzheimer’s Day, recognised globally on 21 September, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund, is highlighting its support for members of the RAF Family affected by dementia and memory loss.
Read moreThe RAF Benevolent Fund has partnered with South Ayrshire Council for the second year at the highly anticipated International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight on 6-7 September 2024.
Read moreWhen Emily was born prematurely, the months and years to follow were filled with worry for parents Jon and Hannah about the uncertainty of her health.
Read moreFormer RAF Regiment Gunner, Corporal Stuart Robinson MBE, will be representing Team GB at the Paris 2024 Paralympics Wheelchair Rugby.
Read moreWhen RAF veteran Donald Ferguson had a serious road collision just weeks after leaving the RAF, he was left paralysed from the neck down at the age of 24.
Read moreWorking in partnership, the RAF Association and the RAF Benevolent Fund can offer a bespoke package of support to those who served with the RAF in Afghanistan and Iraq, thanks to funding from Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust and the Office for Veteran Affairs.
Read moreThe MacRobert Trust has made a generous donation of £30,000 to support the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Airplay Youth Programme at RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland.
Read moreThe ‘Meeting the Needs’ research project is now recruiting serving personnel to share their experiences to help support Royal Air Force and Royal Navy veterans, personnel and their families.
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