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9th May 2012

Monte San Martino Trust Appeal

In September of 1943, after Italy had signed an armistice, tens of thousands of Allied prisoners were released from their camps and were on the run in the Italian countryside. They faced a dilemma; should they stay put and wait for the Allies to break through from the south, should they head north and head for neutral Switzerland, or go south. Whatever their choice, they would ultimately need...

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18th April 2012

Airplay Takes Off At RAF St Mawgan

Families at RAF St Mawgan celebrated the opening of a new play park on 11th April. The “Airplay Park” is part of the RAF Benevolent Fund’s £24million national Airplay project for children and young people in RAF families. The new park was opened by Martin Henshaw, Regional Director of the RAF Benevolent Fund, and the Station Commander, Wing Commander Graham...

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16th April 2012

The RAF- Does the Nation Really Care?

The Strategic Defence & Security Review (SDSR) resulted in the grounding of the much-loved Harrier and cancellation of the Nimrod MRA4, the future closure of RAF Kinloss and Leuchars, a cut in allowances paid to Service personnel and a 2-Phase redundancy programme to reduce the RAF to 33,000 uniformed personnel by 2015 – the lowest it has ever been. At the same time, the Government...

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16th April 2012

New Play Parks For RAF Odiham Children

Families at RAF Odiham enjoyed a range of special activities on 2nd April to celebrate the opening of new Airplay Parks - state-of-the-art play areas for children and young people living on or around the station. The Airplay Parks are part of the RAF Benevolent Fund’s £24million Airplay programme for children and young people. The facilities were opened by Station Commander Group...

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30th March 2012

THE RGBW ‘RETURN TO GORAZDE’– JUNE 2012 – APPEAL

The Mission: To install and dedicate a marble memorial at each of the two sites in Gorazde ( Eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina ) in commemoration of the 4 x RGBW soldiers killed during 1RGBW’s operational UNPROFOR tour in 1994. The Request: Financial support or specialist advice. The Context: In 1994-95 the newly formed Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) conducted...

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28th March 2012

Nottingham Woman Wins National Armed Forces Award

Jacqui Thompson, 46, from Nottingham, received a special award at the National Soldiering On Awards on 25th March, in recognition of her years of charity support and fundraising. Jacqui received the “Making a Difference” award in recognition of her years of fundraising and advocacy on behalf of the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity. Jacqui’s husband...

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21st March 2012 - Members Only

Medway Armed Forces Day on Saturday 30th June

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20th March 2012

Minister Praises RAF Families Federation

Andrew Robathan MP, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans has paid his first visit to the RAF Families Federation at their base at RAF Wittering and praised the organisation for its work on behalf of RAF families. The Minister, who meets the Chairman of the RAF Families Federation at regular intervals to discuss issues of concern to RAF families, welcomed the opportunity to meet...

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8th March 2012

Royal Air Forces Association- Storybook Surprise For Freddy

A RAF nurse who was deployed to Afghanistan has been able to make the separation from her three-year-old son that little bit easier, thanks to the RAF Association’s Storybook Wings. Wg Cdr Sonia Phythian was awarded a medal for distinguished nursing service in tending to casualties overseas, which included looking after men, women and children who are horrifically injured by improvised...

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