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Royal Air Forces Association Rutland Branch

RAFA Rutland Branch RAFA Rutland Branch was formed in July 1949 and has gone through many ups and downs in its history. However, back in 1997 the Branch was in a desperate state. Only about 5 people used to meet in a corner of the Royal British Legion in Oakham. The Branch was re-vitalised by a small group of serving personnel led by the then Station Commander (Bruce Benstead) of RAF North Luffenham (now sadly handed over to the Army). Bruce encouraged the few to recruit new members and after a lot of hard work a vibrant Branch was spawned. Sadly some of those original few are no longer with us, and as we say in RAFA "We will remember them". The RAFA Rutland Branch that now exists is a vibrant, friendly club that is truly rejuvenated and looking forward to the future.

	RAFA Rutland now undertakes a lot of fundraising for the annual RAFA Wings Appeal and other Service causes. RAFA Wings Appeal is held every year close to the date of The Battle of Britain – September 15th. The main focus of our fundraising is street collections in Oakham and Uppingham, supplemented by door-to-door collections around some of the local Rutland villages. Most meetings have interesting speakers, who cover a range of subjects. Obviously the main subjects covered have an Air Force focus, but there are many other local subjects covered. RAFA Rutland also undertakes some outings to Waddington Air Show, canal boat trips,and many other fun places.

RAFA Rutland produces a monthly Newsletter, The Flying Horseshoe. This has won awards for its innovation and quality. The Newsletter is circulated by post to those not having email and electronically to those who do. Back copies of the Flying Horseshoe can be viewed on the Newsletter Page.

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