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Armed Forces, Spouses & Partners, Veterans See the world’s finest classic cars and historic aircraft! AGREATDAY OUT FOR ALL THE FAMILY ON-TRACK ACACTIONTION •A• AIRIR DISPLAYS •M• MILITARILITARYVY VEHICLES SPECIAL OFFER 23-24 JUNE 2018 15%OFF BICESTER HERITAGE TICKETS BOOK TODAY! www.classicandsportscarshow.com Contents | 1 CONTACT Te lephone: 01780 781650, Welcome email: [email protected] or via the website raf-ff.org.uk from the editor Envoy –The magazine of the RAF Families Iamexcited to offer you anew ‘pullout’ section called Federation, published 4times ayear. ‘Spouses in Business and Employment’ in this issue of To have your FREE copy delivered Envoy.It’s aimed at not only sharing inspiring stories quarterly to your home, on those already self-employed but to also direct email [email protected] or you where you can go for training to bring your own via our website dream to life. The same applies in preparing for and fi finding nding employment. raf-ff.org.uk Having always worked in civvy street, Iamamazed at the many organisations that are out there to help you as an armed forces community Director: Bill Mahon and not only that, at little or no cost to you. Ithink the trick is actually Policy and Plans: Graeme Spark MBE knowing what’s out there in terms of support and how to tap into it so I Communications Manager: Caroline hope this section ticks those boxes for you. All content applies to serving Woodward personnel as well so hopefully provides food for thought all round. Communications Assistant: Nick Crouch Ialso had the ‘worst job in the world’ writing for Envoy this time round and Acting Evidence Manager: To dd Fellows that was to interview the 2018 Ty phoon Display Pilot, Flt Lt Jim Peterson. Evidence Assistant (Housing): What atrue ambassador for the RAF he is. Iparticularly wanted to write Stan Brathwaite this piece so that when we are all at families days watching the Ty phoon Regional Covenant Managers: Display,you might just feel alittle more connected to who’s behind the Jo Wilkinson, Lisa Thipthorp and Dani grey metal making all that lovely sound! Thank you for the warm welcome Robertson and good luck to all the wider team too on their 2018 experience. Tr ansition Liaison Manager: Louise Briggs #BringTheNoise2018 Dispersed Families Project Manager: Abig thank you to my new Instagram connections too To rJohnson (harleyfred and bidze78) who have helped bring the Office Manager: Ruth McClelland latter article to life, including our amazing front cover! Published quarterly by Method Publishing, adivision of Scottish Provincial Press Limited, on Front cover: Pushing the G’sasFlt Lt Peterson pulls out of his awsome Ty phoon Display behalf of Envoy Practice (taken 18/04/18) ©Paul Biddles Photography (Instagram/bidze78). Design and Ty pography: ©Method Publishing 2018 Editorial Matter and Illustrations: ©Envoy Printed in Great Britain by: Warners Midlands plc CONTENTS Advertisement Office (UK): Method Publishing, 64 Main Street, Golspie, Sutherland, KW10 6TG 6 In the News Contact Chris Cappie on 01463 732223 or email [email protected] FEATURES 8 Spotlight on the Ty phoon Display Pilot The RAF Families Federation is an independent 13 Caring for the RAF Family organisation parented by the RAF Association CELEBRATING RAF100 14 AHundred Years Ago, the Battle of Megiddo 33 16 Remember RAF100 project 19 The Churches of the RAF FEDERATION 20 It’s Air Show Season 36 Accommodation Matters rafa.org.uk Registered charitynumber BUSINESS PULLOUT COVENANT England and Wales 226686 23 Spouses in Business and 40 Additional Dental Places in Valley Scotland SCO37673 Employment 41 North Kesteven Academy’s Service Family Liaison Officer The RAF Families Federation is supported by the RAF Benevolent Fund OF INTEREST 43 Helping Hands for Mental Wellbeing 44 Former Serving Membership at the Victory Services Club rafbf.org 45 NEW RAF HIVE Registered charitynumber ‘Hello from Home’ books England and Wales 1081009 43 Scotland SCO38109 46 Envoy Prize Page! www.raf-ff.org.uk | Summer 2018 | ENVOY 2 YOU TAKE CARE OF US. WE TAKE CARE OF YOU. TOGETHER WE GO FURTHER. CURRENT OR FORMER MILITARY PERSONNEL CANSAVEUPTO20%* ON ANEW FORD. FORD KUGA ST-LINE SHOWNAVAILABLE WITH 15% CUSTOMER SAVING. TO FIND OUT MORE,VISITFORD.CO.UK/MILITARYSALES Official fuelconsumptionfigures in mpg (l/100km) forthe Ford Kuga ST-Linerange:urban 30.1-57.6 (9.4-4.9), extraurban 44.8-67.3 (6.3-4.2),combined 37.7-64.2 (7.5-4.4).OfficialCO2emissions 173-115g/km. Thempg figures quotedare sourcedfromofficialEU-regulatedtest results (EU Directiveand Regulation 692/2008),are provided for comparabilitypurposesand maynot reflect your actual driving experience. *MilitarySavingprogrammeavailable to currentand ex-Service Personnel. Includingveteransand retiredmembers of theUKArmed Forces.Customersavings of 4% to 20%offthe Recommended On TheRoadprice available acrossthe Ford range(excludingKA+ and FocusRS)on vehiclescontractedbetween 26th January2018and 31st December 2018 andregisteredbetween 26th January2018 and30thJune2019. Retail customersonly. This promotioncannotbeusedinconjunction with othermanufacturerpromotions or incentives.Atparticipating Forddealers –for terms andconditions,including theeligibility criteria, eligible models andcustomersavings visit:www.ford.co.uk/militarysales ENVOY |Summer 2018 |www.raf-ff.org.uk Director | 3 FROM THE Director As Iwrite, it’s mid-April but cold, wet and foggy outside, so Ireally patience with their Director! Most of all though, I’d like to say thanks do hope that by the time you read this the weather has perked up for their friendship and good humour –wehave laughed an awful abit and that the many RAF100 events and celebrations are bathed lot over the last 5years and that has been key to making the job so in warm sunshine for you. Your Families Federation is hoping to enjoyable. attend as many Families Days as we can over the summer; it’s a It’s been aprivilege. great opportunity for us to meet with as many of you as possible and talk about your experiences of RAF life. We’ll have short surveys to complete if you want to and there are plenty of handouts for the youngsters, so keep an eye out for the Fam Fed tent and do please drop by for achat. Sadly,Iwon’t be one of the team by then and this is my last contribution to ‘Envoy’. Iwould like to say ahuge ‘thankyou’ to all the RAF Families Federation Staff –past and present –for their hard work, commitment and enthusiasm, not to mention their great GDPR Youare receiving this issue of Envoy because youhavegiven us your details to do so but if youeverwish to unsubscribe, it’s really easy to do so.Simply email ‘Unsubscribe Envoy’to enquiries@raf-ff. org.uk in the subjectbox and put your name and address in the body of the email and youwill receivenofurther copies of Envoyfromus. It’s as simple as that. We areveryprotectiveoverthe waywe storeany details about youaspartof the RAFFamily but with the new GDPR compliancerequirements taking effect ght from 26th May2018 we areensuring ri py youknowhow careful we areinhow we Co obtain, keep and use your data. In this wn case,your name and address forEnvoy will ro remain forthis purpose only.Your personal ©C details arealwaysstoredonour encrypted age: database.Wewill never‘cross over’your Im data onto anyother mailing lists –bethey ours forother communication channels – or anyanother organisation. Remember,you arealwayswelcome to request to see whatdatawehold on youand youcan do so by emailing us at Yes, cocountuntmei me in!n! [email protected] P www.raf-ff.org.uk |Summer 2018 | ENVOY 4 GILEGILESSC COOPEROOPER ENTERTAINMENT LTLTDDBYA BY ARRANGEMENTRRANGEMENT WITH UNITED TATALENTLENT AGAGENCYENCYA ANDND MODEST!M! MANAGEMENTANAGEMENT PRESENTS KATHERINEWITH JENKINS +THE MILITARYWIVESCHOIRS IVOW TO THEE MY COUNTRY LAND OF HOPE &GLORY RULE BRITANNIA EXCLUSIVE 2 ON TICKETLINE,TICKETLINE, USEUSE CODE: 25 5%%M MILITAR TIMEOUTSPILITAR YYD DIS IS CO CO DE: UNT WITH THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC CONCERT ORCHESTRA 24TH JUNE 2018 KENWOOD HOUSE, HAMPSTEAD HEATH, LONDON TICKETLINE.CO.UK 0844 888 9991 ARTISANSTREET-FOOD &GOURMET CATERING ON-SITE CHAMPAGNE, PIMM’S, CRAFT BEERS &PROSECCO!DON’T FORGET YOUR PICNIC BLANKETSAND UNION JACKS! ENVOY |Summer 2018 |www.raf-ff.org.uk Foreword | 5 FOREWORD by Air Marshal Stuart Atha CB DSO MA BSC RAF Iamgrateful to have this opportunitytosay aheartfelt thank youtothe ‘RAF Family’ for their love and supportinwhatare extremelybusytimesfor the RAF. As the DeputyCommander responsible for operations, Iamveryaware thatinterms of scale, duration and intensity, our current operational demand is as greatasithas been for ageneration. This is asymptom of success and reflects the fact we are valued and relevant to the needs of our country.Inthe last year alone we conducted strikes against Syrian chemical weapon facilities, degraded Daesh in the Middle East, delivered humanitarian relief to the hurricane affected areas of the Caribbean and so much more. There is nothing to suggest this level of operational activity will reduce as we move into our second century. In the previous edition, Mike Wigston have had to make compromises in our individual described plans to mark RAF100. Like any careers to provide our five children with what notable anniversary it is agreat opportunity to we judged to be the best environment in which commemorate our past, celebrate the present to grow up. Recognising there is avery good and look to the future with optimism and chance Caroline reads this, Ishould add that she confidence. Whilst the next generation Air Force is the one who made the greater compromise will be equipped with world-class aircraft like when it came to our respective careers. the Poseidon P8, Protector and F35, this will be While the choices we make are personal, most of for nothing without the men and women to fly, the issues we grapple with are common, which is fix and support air operations, or the support of why the expert advice and guidance provided by their families.
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