Airplay is the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund’s (RAFBF’s) 12-year, £24 million support programme for children and young people whose parents are serving in the Royal Air Force (RAF). As the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAFBF initiated the Airplay programme in response to research which found that keeping young people safely occupied was RAF families’ second biggest concern after housing.
Airplay Youth Support seeks to raise the quality of provision across all RAF stations so that children, young people and their parents/carers can rest assured that wherever in the UK they may be based, Airplay will be there to provide a warm welcome and a supportive environment.
At RAF Valley, on the Isle of Anglesey, the Airplay project is overseen by the community Development Officer, who coordinates a number of activities for children and young people, holiday provision, family sessions and parent support projects.