The support provided by RAFAKidz to help military families through the challenges of service life won a national early years award on Saturday 26 September. The RAFAKidz team scooped the ‘Working with Parents’ Award at this year’s Nursery World Awards, an ...

The Royal Air Forces Association is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of RAF veteran and Association member Alan Kennett at the age of 102. LAC Alan Kennett enlisted in the Royal Air Force in October 1942 at just 18 ...

RAFAKidz Kinloss celebrated its official opening with a visit from the Commander of the 51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland, Brigadier Jody Davies MBE. Brigadier Davies cut the ribbon and declared the nursery in Kinloss officially open before meeting RAFAKidz staff ...

The RAF Association has been awarded a grant to deliver training courses to serving personnel on understanding dementia and supporting a loved one with the condition. The Association already delivers the free Navigating Dementia course to serving personnel, veterans and anyone ...

An IT engineer is taking on RAFA Rides after losing five stone and transforming her health and fitness. When Liz Curry marked her 60th birthday, her doctor warned her that, if she didn’t make some changes, she might not make it ...

RAF Association ambassador Amrik Sandhu has completed a personal walking challenge to walk over 340km in 13 days to raise funds for two special causes is his life. As part of his challenge, Amrik visited each one of the 11 homes ...

Members of the RAF Association’s Branch network journeyed to France to attend the funeral of fallen World War II pilot Squadron Leader George Morley Fidler.  Michael Jackson from the London & City Branch and Kingsley Hamilton from the Kenley & Caterham Branch saw Sqn Ldr Fidler laid to rest with full military honours in the Commonwealth War ...

The Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland Dr Sarah Furness is preparing to join hundreds of cyclists taking on RAFA Rides at Kendrew Barracks on 13 June.   Dr Furness will tackle the new 12-mile route through the picturesque Rutland countryside alongside RAF Air Cadet Flight Sergeant Amy Ormandy.  “As ...

The RAF Boxing Association are celebrating two recent successes in both individual and team events.  The RAF team lifted the UK Armed Forces Boxing Championships title for the first time since 1972 after they won four of their five bouts.  Sgt Cam Lewis (RAF Odiham) and AR ...

The RAF Association’s first ever RAFAKidz nursery in Scotland recently opened its doors. RAFAKidz Kinloss, located at Kinloss Barracks in Moray, welcomed its first children and families on Monday 6 April. With the opening of the latest setting in Kinloss, RAFAKidz ...

An RAF veteran who overcame a horrendous leg injury triumphed at the London Landmarks Half Marathon earlier this month, raising hundreds of pounds for the RAF Association. Forty-four-year-old Ashley Lloyd initially joined the RAF in 2018 with aspirations of being an ...

Experts from RAFAKidz were among the attendees at the Thriving Lives in Early Years launch event in Birmingham on 20 April. RAFAKidz’s Quality Assurance Manager Judith Chinnery spoke on the expert panel at the launch, sharing her knowledge on the support ...