Honours awarded
Outstanding service to the RAF Association has been recognised in three National Presidential Certificates, awarded to coincide with Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
The following have been commended:
Moyne Blake of Cheltenham Branch for selfless and sustained voluntary service and commitment over many years to various branch committee duties of the Cheltenham Branch.
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James (Jim) Goodfellow of Newcastle-under-Lyme Branch for devoting a lifetime of service to the Royal Air Force family in Newcastle-under-Lyme.
Stanley (Stan) Turner of Kettering Branch, for dedicated service and commitment to 508 (Kettering) Branch of the RAF Association, the ex-RAF community and the local community.
In the State Honours, the Association’s emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic was recognised with the award of an MBE. Rachel Huxford, Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Trading accepted the honour on behalf of the wider team that created and delivered Op Connect. Four key initiatives were rapidly developed to meet the needs of increasing numbers of beneficiaries in the RAF community who were isolated and struggling during lockdown.
