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Royal Air Force News Friday, April 5, 2019 P10
News
In Brief
Museum scoops Marathon
awards hat-trick
THE RAF Museum scored a hat- man Jon’s
trick of wins at a national tourism
awards ceremony.
The museum’s RAF 100th
Anniversary T-Shirt was
voted best product at the Scot what
Association for Cultural
Enterprises Awards.
Its Souvenir Guide
Book also won an
award while the RAF
100th anniversary it takes
pilot bear (pictured)
was named best
children’s product.
FORCES CHARITY crusader London Marathon later this month.
Cpl Jon Ward is aiming to be the He added: “I know how much
first athlete to run the 250 mile the Benevolent Fund does to
Scottish Coast trail. support us all.
The Air Force endurance star “If I were ever in need, I know
will tackle the popular tourist I could turn to them. It’s all the
motoring route over six days to net more special to raise funds for this
cash for the RAF Benevolent Fund. amazing charity in its centenary
Jon raised the fundraising year.”
stakes last year by The North East 250 is a
clocking up 100 tourist route which runs
marathons in 12 through Aberdeenshire
months to mark the and Moray Speyside and
RAF’s centenary, takes in the Cairngorms
last year. National Park.
Since then he RAF Benevolent
has added a further Fund spokesperson
29 to his personal Zee Fletcher said:
tally of endurance “Jon’s dedication is an
events for charity. inspiration to us all.
He said: “I love to run, “His efforts over the last year
and I do it almost every day. have been incredible and the same
“I chose to run this particular goes for the North East Coast 250
route in Scotland as it’s something challenge.”
that no one else has ever done Jon is also planning to run the
before.” 215 mile Ultra GB marathon, across
The Lossiemouth-based airman Scotland, in August.
completes a marathon a month and O Go to: justgiving.com/
will be taking part in an event in fundraising/jonathan-wardnec250
Bratislava before competing in the to sponsor him.
Stations on Reds alert
Staff Reporter spokesman said: “Any basing decision
for the Red Arrows will depend on
THE HUNT is on for a new home securing a suitable area of airspace in
for the Red Arrows following a which they can conduct their aerobatic
decision to close RAF Scampton – training.”
the famous display team’s base for An online petition launched by
the last 20 years. aviation fans and local residents to
Among the front runners are save the station has received more than
Leeming in North Yorkshire, 7000 signatures – close to the 10,000
Scapmton’s neighbouring station needed to force a response from the
at Waddington and Wittering in government. The closure is part of a
Cambridgeshire. defence programme to sell around a
The Ministry of Defence is to carry third of its estate to make nearly £3
out suitability studies at each site. A billion savings by 2040.