Richard, Martin and their car Sir Douglas
Father and son team Richard and Martin Pearce have made over their somewhat unreliable Reliant Regal for the third year running to take on another challenge to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund - the RAF’s leading welfare charity. Dressed as a lion and a gamekeeper, Richard and [...]

The Regional Fundraising Team spent last Thursday over at RAF Brize Norton for the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team’s Press and Schools Day.  It was a great opportunity for the whole team to meet The Falcons, who are supporting the RAFBF and Headway Oxford as their chosen charities this year.
RAFBF Team pictured with RAF Falcons

The RAF Falcons, the world’s leading parachute display team, have taken part in a 24 Hour Running Challenge.  The event, which took place near Canterbury in Kent, saw 11 members of the team displaying in the air, before running in aid of the RAFBF, the Falcon’s chosen charity for 2010. 
The course is six and a half miles, [...]

The Horns Pub in Crondall near Odiham Town and RAF Odiham, Hampshire, is holding a LIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL  on the  29th, 30th and 31st May 2010.  
The event is to raise awareness and much needed funds of two local charities (The RAFBF and Emmaus).   The event will consist of:-
Saturday 29th May

Main Stage - Full bands from 12:30 lunch time [...]

Once again this year, a great St Georges Day Event was held at the Gunmakers Pub in Marylebone, London.  Starting at lunchtime the day’s entertainment included wartime songs from Kas, the Forces Sweetheart as well as the Barrow Boys Pearly Kings and Queen.  Also in attendance were some fantastic Chelsea Pensioners.
The RAF Benevolent Fund were [...]

At 83 years old, Geoffrey Griffiths was our oldest Skydiver last year at our 90th Anniversary Skydive event.
After opening a JustGiving account a year ago to raise money for the skydive, Geoffrey has now finally managed to raise the amazing total of £5167.82.
Geoffrey says “When we jumped, the ground looked like a very high resolution [...]

In recent years the RAF Benevolent have been hard at work developing Founders Day in the annual RAF calendar.  The Royal Air Force was created on 1st April 1918 and a year later came the RAF Benevolent Fund.  The concept of Founders Day has therefore been developed to celebrate the ‘birthdays’ of both organisations at the [...]

We have places available for the 5k and 10k ‘off-road’ series runs in October 2010 near Redhill in Surrey.  The event is organised by British Military Fitness on a real 4×4 off-road track.
 It’s tough, it’s muddy, it’s wet, it’s off-road, there are obstacles……but it’s fun!
 If you would like to run and raise money for the RAF [...]

Early on a beautiful Saturday spring morning, deep in the rolling hills of Surrey, there gathered a flock of very clean, lycra clad ladies and gents.  However, after a hilarious group warm up routine by one of the marvellous BMF instructors, the race was started and off they all trotted, to return some time later across the finish [...]

Last Saturday 6th March, we ventured over to Milton Keynes MK Dons Stadium to attend a ‘Families Day’ event prior to a league match against Leyton Orient.
Depsite a little mishap with the marquee (erm….we forgot the roof!) we triumphed anyway by positioning our tables against the stadium wall and were subsequently inundated with hoards of [...]