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Royal opening of RAF Coningsby Boxing Club powered by the RAF Central Fund
The Prince of Wales has officially opened a new boxing facility funded by the RAF Central Fund in his capacity as Honorary Air Commandant of RAF Coningsby, during a visit to the Station on Friday 18 November 2022.
23rd November 2022
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Coaching career leads to Coningsby success – Karl’s story
Following the huge success of women’s football this summer, we caught up with Sergeant Karl Ross, a football coach for the women’s team at RAF Coningsby, to talk about his love for the sport and how he mentored the team to several victories.
14th November 2022
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RAF Coningsby scoops the inaugural RAF Central Fund Station Sport Award
Halton House once again played host to the RAF Sport Awards, an annual celebration of sporting achievements across the Service including individuals, teams, officials and administrators. Making its debut this year was the RAF Central Fund Station Sport Award which went to RAF Coningsby recognising the Station’s multidisciplinary and flexible approach to physical and wellbeing provision.
1st November 2022
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Why Myzone matters and is it your time to Switch?
Last year Myzone launched MZ-Switch, a heartrate monitor designed to go around the wrist or forearm with a flashing coloured light providing live heart rate zone feedback without having to be connected to the App.
25th August 2022
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Lockdown initiative leads to RAFCF Ambassador role – Emily’s Story
Having originally believed she had missed her chance to be a Physical Training Instructor (PTI), Emily tells her story of learning the trade as a Reservist and how a lockdown initiative led to her becoming an Ambassador for the RAF Central Fund.
27th July 2022
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BeaverFit Boxes for BILOXI
Serving personnel deployed on Operation BILOXI have had their ability to keep fit significantly enhanced thanks to a generous grant from the RAF Central Fund enabling the purchase of two BeaverFit FOB lockers containing a ‘Gym in a Box’.
27th May 2022
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Zero to Hero – Sophie’s Story
RAF Sport isn’t just for those already playing high-level sport. SAC Sophie Wodecki is a great example of this, having developed a love and natural talent for a sport that she had never played before, to winning multiple events.
26th May 2022
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Opportunities and Determination – Saul’s Story
Having been in the RAF for 36 years in a variety of different roles at various Stations, Warrant Officer Saul Vine’s career has been full of opportunities. Whether they’ve been offered or sought out, Saul has always been determined to succeed through doing his best and making a difference. Here Saul explains how taking up a new sport a bit later in life doesn’t mean you have to stay at grass roots level and how he found himself representing the RAF in his fifties.
20th April 2022
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Plane pull challengers at RAF Coningsby
Eight teams of six people took on the challenge of pulling the BBMF Dakota, which weighs over 17,000 lbs, over a distance of 92m – that’s the sum of the wingspans of each of the five aircraft types in service with the BBMF.