12 members of East Midlands Universities Air Squadron (EMUAS) will set out for Paris on Thursday 12th August on a 5 day, 450 mile cycle challenge.
The team will start at EMUAS’s home base, RAFC Cranwell, and make their way through Bedford, Greater London, Canterbury, Dover, Calais, Dannes and Amiens. Their final destination will be [...]

Keen golfer and Reliant Robin driver, Richard Pearce has been a supporter of the RAF Benevolent Fund for a couple of years now. Both earlier this year and in 2008, he and his son undertook the challenge of restoring a 38 year old Reliant Robin – nicknamed Sir Douglas – and taking part in a [...]

On the 11 November we will be holding a Ladies Cosmetics Evening with Mary Kay Cosmetics. I don’t know many women who really enjoy the experience of a make up consultation.  You sit on a high stool in the middle of a shopping centre whilst a lady removes makeup from  half of your face and re-applies a different [...]

On the 1 August the Eastern Regional Team held the first ever RAFBF air show to celebrate our 90th birthday.  The event was held at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby. The Museum is a restored second World War air field and has a wonderful 1940’s feel to it so it was the [...]

RAF Marham  held another fantastic rally this year. “Ron Weasley” waved the starting flag this year and cheered his brother on as he too raced World Rally Champions.  The Reds gave a spectacular fly past much to the delight of the crowd and the local community turned out in force to support the event.
Many thanks to [...]

RAF Marham put on a spectacular track weekend again this April, raising a fantastic £5,000 for the Fund.
RAF Marham hold two track days a year and, not only create a fabulous weekend of handbrake turns and power slides for “petrol heads” but raise our profile within the RAF and the local community.
A big thank you [...]

The Eastern Regional Team are organsing the RAFBF’s first ever air show to celebrate our 90th birthday.
The event will be held on the 1st August at the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre, East Kirkby, a WWII airfield, now a museum and restored back to its former glory.
The proceeds will benefit both the Fund and the Museum [...]

This year the RAFBF celebrates its 90th Anniversary. A number of events are happening throughout the year to mark this special occasion. Regional Fundraisers Rosie Gibbons and Gemma Mahon are both organising events. On Saturday 11 July 2009, a 90th anniversary skydive is being held at Netheravon in Wiltshire where we are recruiting 90 skydivers to jump in [...]

Photos from Kenia James’ tandem skydive to raise money for the RAFBF at Weston-on-the-Green. A bright clear October day in 2008…