With 2024 coming to a close, we wanted to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and a successful year of sport in 2025. 🎄

The RAF Central Fund office will close for Christmas on Friday 20 December and will re-open on Thursday 2 January. 

During the Christmas break, the RAF Sports Lottery draw will take place as usual and emails will be sent to the lucky winners on the day of the draw, Friday 27 December, with results being published on our website upon our return.

For any queries about your Sports Lottery account, please contact Sterling on 0370 050 5893 or rafsports@sterlinglotteries.co.uk.

The RAF Central Fund is delighted to announce that after a successful first year, Babcock International Group (Babcock), the defence and aerospace company, has agreed to continue its partnership as a proud supporter of RAF Sport into 2025.

The support of Babcock marks a significant positive impact to serving personnel across a wide range of sports in which the RAF participate, coach and officiate.

In addition to supporting RAF Sport as a whole, Babcock will continue to be proud supporters of RAF Hockey, RAF Football, RAF Cycling and for the first time, RAF Angling.

Kitbrix are offering a special Christmas discount to RAF personnel on their range of problem-solving products, designed with the adventurer and outdoor sports enthusiast in mind.

For a limited time only, enjoy 20% off* by using the code 'RAF20' at the checkout!

*Exclusions apply - Not available on bundles or new TotePack.

The 2024 RAF Sport Awards represented an opportunity to celebrate the finest athletic talent within the RAF Community, and this year’s RAF Sportsman of the Year award belonged to a truly extraordinary individual - Mike Cutler.

Cutler’s individual achievements speak volumes about his exceptional capabilities and resilience. Twice crowned the Inter-Service (IS) Best Male Athlete in 2021 and 2023, and securing RAF Championships titles in 2021, 2022, and 2024, his dominance in the sport is undeniable.

2024 marked new heights in Cutler’s already illustrious career. As a dual British Master’s Champion, his victories earned him the honour of becoming the first aviator to represent Great Britain in weightlifting.

If you know of someone deserving a nomination for the 2025 awards, you can view the nomination criteria and information on how to put someone forward for an RAF Sport Award in AP3415 Leaflet 31, or you can contact 22gp-drs-info@mod.gov.uk with any further questions.