OPENING TIMES

The Club is open on Thursdays from 19.30hrs to 22.30hrs and Saturdays from 11.30hrs to 15.00hrs. We also open on special occasions, such as Remembrance Sunday. RAFA members and invited visitors are welcome.

RAFA House - 3/5 Aldwark

WELCOME TO THE ROYAL AIR FORCES ASSOCIATION YORK BRANCH

For more than 90 years the Royal Air Forces Association has been here for the RAF community, providing life-changing help and support to serving personnel, veterans and their families. From their involvement with peacetime operations such as the COVID-19 emergency response, to overseas deployments where they are separated from family and friends, the contribution of the RAF community to our society is significant. We ensure that those who have given so much on our behalf are able to lead the dignified, fulfilled and independent lives they deserve.

In 2020 and 2021, RAFA caseworkers assisted over 7,000 individuals and families who were in need, working with military and charity partners to provide £6.5 million of financial support to them. In the last two years RAFA has provided specialist guidance to 10,000 people struggling to care for someone with dementia through our ‘Navigating Dementia’ advice and online support hub. There were over 66,700 RAFA members by 2023, but every year, the Association helps more than 80,000 people to overcome difficulties ranging from physical and mental wellbeing issues to financial struggles.

The York Branch and Club is in the geographic centre of a large part of the RAF's, the RCAF's and other Commonwealth Air Forces' history, and is proud to be a dynamic contributor to all facets of the Association.

Our mission is to continue the special comradeship known to generations of service personnel by providing a meeting place and forum for social activities. We are dedicated to assisting the Royal Air Force Family and those in need in the local community.

Why not join us?

York Branch currently has over 390 members and we are always pleased to accept new members in our branch, particularly former airmen, airwomen and their dependants. However, please remember that you don’t have to serve, or have served, in the Royal Air Force to participate fully in our activities. As long as you share our aims and values, we would be delighted to welcome you as an associate member. Associate members play a very important role in our activities.



The Branch is very proud of its history in respect of the Book of Remembrance in York Minster, where, since 1960, the then Air Ministry ( now Ministry of Defence) decided that there should be four formal Page Turning Ceremonies each year - on 1st April (Birthday of the Royal Air Force), the first week of June (Monarch's Official Birthday), on Battle of Britain Day in September and on 31st December (To mark the passing of the old year) - each are attended to this day by RAF personnel and RAFA (York) Branch members. The Battle of Britain Service in York Minster has a 'Special Person' invited to Turn the Page, and this honour is exercised alternately by RAF members and RAFA (York) members.

Our Branch Club in Aldwark.

Our Branch HQ and our Club are located at RAFA House, Aldwark. Our facilities include a kitchen and dining room, a licenced bar and comfortable lounge. We are located less than 10 minutes' walk from the main shopping area and 5 minutes from York Minster. Please note that there is no car parking at the Club, except vehicles displaying a disabled parking permit. The nearest car park is Monk Bar car park off Lord Mayors Walk.


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26 March 2024