On the 13th September four members of 101 Squadron will swap the VC10 for their bikes and cycle the length of Great Britain in aid of the RAFBF. The journey from Land’s End to John O’Groats – which would take only two hours in the VC10 – will take the team nine days!
The Squadron hope to raise [...]

 
5 former members of 2385 (Melksham) Squadron Air Training Corps have re-united for the first time in twenty-three years to re-create a sponsored cycle ride that they all took part in back in 1987!
The original two-day, 100 mile journey was undertaken in 1987 to raise money for the squadron bus, and started in the Market [...]

The RAFBF are delighted to be working with PROJECT 65 Forces March again this year, which is an impressive 131 mile challange from Ilfracombe to Bulford Camp.
For further details please visit www.project65.net

The RAFBF held a bucket collection at Rodney Parade, Newport, prior to the Gloucester and Gwent Dragons Heineken Cup match recently and were delighted with the results!
In an hour and a half the trusty team of collectors, Leanne, Hannah, Jane, Tania, Emily, James and Stacey managed to raise £429.33!!! Thank you to the supporters who so [...]

Flt Lt Bryan (Seb) Coe of 47 Sqn RAF Lyneham, kindly organised a 10k race at RAF Lyneham in order to raise vital funds for the RAFBF.
We are delighted to announce the the monies have been counted and the cheque has now been received for a whopping £1441.83. Rather a spiffing amount I think you [...]

On Saturday 12th December 2009, St George’s Club held a Christmas Ball at the Abbey Hotel, Malvern. We were delighted to be able to hold an Auction at this event to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
The event was a supersonic huge success and raised £5490.30 for the fund. We would like to extend [...]

UK Mobile Air Movements Squadron (UKMAMS) presented Nicola James with a cheque for £1,000. The Chairman Colin Allen MBE, welcomed Nicola to the RAFA club in Swindon on 9th Dec to meet members of UKMAMS. Another guest at the club was Wing Commander Andy Killey OC No 1 Air Mobility Wing (1 AMW) based at [...]

The Wessex Concert Orchestra (WCO) Open-Air Prom, which took place on 25th July managed to dodge the weather, but went down a storm with the audience!  The concert attracted in excess of 400 guests, who were entertained to a ‘Last-Night of the Proms’-style programme including film music, popular classics and some sumptuous operatic arias sung [...]

I was kindly invited down to the Goodbooks Calendar Girls Launch party last Friday 6th November.  Held at the Jury’s Inn Hotel in Central Plymouth, it was a fantastic evening with champagne flowing and chocolate strawberry towers all around the room!  After a brief thank you from me representing the RAFBF and Volunteer David Garnell [...]

Goodbooks DM Services are proud to present our 2010 Calendar to raise money for single service charities and H4H.
With Forces pin ups of the past in mind, the team have created a modern day calendar of real life Forces Sweethearts. Choosing real women to model and get involved to support the lads and ladies of [...]