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“Stay behind the armoured car” John Tipper recalls an adventure in the mountains of Cyprus I was stationed at RAF Akrotiri from 1956 to 1957. As a military transport driver, I remember seeing the single-track roads bordered by packed earth for ...

The RAF Association has created a new flexible fundraising challenge which puts participants in control as they help the RAF community.  The charity is inviting supporters to lace up their walking boots throughout October as part of its latest fundraising initiative.  ...

‘Into The Light’, taken by Air Specialist Leah Jones, won the People category of the 2026 RAF Photographic Competition.  The RAF Association is the sponsor for the People category of the annual competition.  The RAF Photographic Competition awards ceremony took place ...

“The camp was divided into black and white areas” I was a pupil-teacher in Jamaica when I took the RAF exam aged 19. Winston Churchill inspired me to join; I followed all his speeches and can still recite some from memory. ...

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 ...

An RAF veteran with terminal cancer will fulfil a childhood dream of performing a thrilling wing walk while raising money for the RAF Association. Bob Barwise, from St Blazey in Cornwall, will travel to RFC Rendcomb Airfield in Cirencester on 16 October, ...

RAFAKidz is in the running for two accolades at this year’s National NMT Nursery Awards. The National NMT Nursery Awards are the largest awards in the UK early years sector, celebrating nursery providers, teams and individuals working in early years education. ...

A community project helping to get Peterborough’s homeless veterans back on their feet was given a boost, thanks to a donation from the RAF Association. Outside Links supports former prisoners, veterans and homeless people in the city to get back to ...

RAFAKidz has opened a new nursery to provide affordable and quality childcare to families living on and around RAF Marham in Norfolk. Located on Elm Road in Upper Marham, RAFAKidz Marham will cater to children aged 3-months to 5-years-old across ten ...

Work has started on Bader House, a new retirement accommodation complex for RAF veterans in Eastbourne, after we awarded the contract to local firm Colbran & Wingrove.   The independent family-run building contractor specialises in commercial and residential projects for private clients, ...

We were delighted to attend a summer garden party for the residents of Wexford House, one of our retirement housing complexes.  The residents enjoyed an afternoon tea and live musical entertainment in the beautiful garden of Wexford House, set in the ...

The anniversary of the Battle of Britain gives us an opportunity to remember one of the most defining moments in British history. Between July and October 1940, the RAF defended Britain against sustained attacks from the German Luftwaffe. Outnumbered and under ...