Armed forces Charities

As per Governing Body - Registered Charity 226686 - The Royal Air Forces Association

To ensure that all blind or visually impaired ex-Service men and women throughout the United Kingdom who become our members are given the emotional and physical support required to enable them to lead independent lives, in spite of their blindness or visual impairment.

We are a branch of The Royal Air Forces Association

As per Governing Body - Registered Charity 226686 - The Royal Air Forces Association

Welfare and comradesip of EX Royal Naval Personnel

To help the lowest common denominator forgotten, neglected and without hope with medical aid, training programs and mentoring. From London estates to child soldiers in Sierra Leone, rescue orphans and those persecuted in Armenia, Burma, Timor Leste, Sudan and Uganda. Including medical and humanitarian projects, rehabilitation and advocacy for global human rights atrocities, plus social enterprise.

The RAF Association provides relief of serving and ex-service members of the Royal Air Force who are in need by giving information, advice and support- sometimes financial

TO PROVIDE A SOCIAL BASE AND WELFARE BENIFITS FOR EX-MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY

To assist serving and former members of the Royal Air Force with either financial help, respite care or information on other forms of assistance as and when the need arises.

To pursue the objects of the main chairity, ie The Parachute Regimental Association.

TO, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, TO EX SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN AND FAMILIES OF PAST AND PRESENT, HM FORCES WITHIN THE OLDHAM BOUNDARIES,SERVICE PERSONS,/FAMILIESIN NEED, FINANCIAL AND ADVICE, WITH CLOSE LIAISON WITH SSAFA AND THE ROYALBRITISH LEGION, AND 10 CURRENT DIFFERENT ASSOCS OF ALL THREE ARMED SERVICES

To assist branch members in need of assistance

Makes grants to organisationsGeneral Charitable PurposesEducation/TrainingSport/recreationfor the benefit of Children/Young people in HEREFORDSHIRE & WORCESTERSHIRE

To foster comradeship and "esprit de corps" among those who have served in our Naval Forces; to provide facilities for bringing Members together; to perpetuate the memory of those who have died in the service of their country; to provide relief from conditions of need, hardship or distress; to advise on welfare and other personal matters."Unity, Loyalty, Patriotism, Comradeship"

Social events, attending remembrance services, annual service and parade at Harwick Hall and collecting for airborne charities.

To provide financial assistance to Service personnel serving in HMS RALEIGH and/or living in South East Cornwall when support from other, larger charities is either inappropriate or may take too long in providing urgently needed assistance

Looking after interest and welfare of serving and retired members of the Royal Air Forces.

Unity, loyalty, patriotism, comradeship - support to all shipmates, personnel and dependants of the Naval Service

Dereham and Swaffham Branch of Royal Air Forces Association meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month and has its AGM in March each year. We are concerned with providing Welfare assistance to those who need it in the local area of Dereham and Swaffham towns in Norfolk. We have 120 members of whom 12-15 regularly attend the meetings.

The Canberra Heritage Trust is an educational and research facility to record, preserve and educate on the role of the Canberra in Royal Air Force (RAF) service from 1951 to 2006. The Trust will also document and make available records relating to non-RAF Canberra operations.

To relieve persons who are serving or who have served in the 1st and 2nd Battalions of the Mercian Volunteers and in the Worcestershire and Staffordshire Companies of the Light Infantry and Mercian Volunteers and their widows, children or other dependents who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress.To promote the efficiency of the Mercian Volunteers and to maintain its traditions

Provides meeting and social facilities to members of the RAF and their families

The Ayre to Air organisation operates a Pitts S2 aerobatic aircraft, named the Spirit of Ayre, that was bequeathed by the family of the late Sgt Anthony Ayre such that Service Personnel and qualifying civilians may be afforded an opportunity to experience aerobatic flight at minimum personal cost. The organisation is supported by volunteer members of the RAF Sport Aircraft (non-profit CIO)

Comradeship and welfare for present and past members of the Royal Air Force and the air forces of the commonwealth in Stone and the surrounding area.

The RAFA Lowestoft and District helps and supports retired RAF personnel, financially and materially and its activities are as prescribed by The RAFA and The RAF Benevolent Fund