I’m black. My mum was black. I have black family. I have black friends. I have black colleagues. I have black constituents.

Number of times that the Last Night of the Proms was raised with me as an issue before this BBC nonsense?:

Zero

RAF100 has been an outstanding year, and the money raised will enable us to support tens of thousands of individuals. A huge thank you from everyone at the RAF100 Appeal for your support, including Simon Collins, Chairman of the Appeal: bit.ly/2BqgA61

Read about how the RAF Museum inspired future generations with their STAAR summer camp, sparking curiosity in and engagement with Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths: bit.ly/2Aicviu

In July @RAFCTE hosted the international celebration for RAF100 at the Air Tattoo when 185,000 people joined the RAF and Air Forces from around the world for an amazing aviation experience, including thousands of children who attended for free: bit.ly/2Aicviu

Read about how the RAF Benevolent Fund provide support to people like Margaret through their telephone friendship groups, helping older people in the RAF family to access friendship and peer support: bit.ly/2Aicviu

Read how RAF Association Storybook Wings brought a smile to his baby daughter’s face when Flight Lieutenant James Traynor was deployed to Kabul in Afghanistan for five months bit.ly/2Aicviu

So far the #RAF100 Appeal has raised over £3M. These vital funds will help enable Royal Air Force, RAF Association, RAF Benevolent Fund, RAF Charitable Trust and RAF Museum to ensure all members of the RAF Family, past, present and future, are honoured, supported and inspired.

Thank you also to all of our corporate sponsors for your support throughout the year, especially to our #RAF100 Appeal headline sponsors: Babcock International Group, BAE Systems Air, Fujitsu UK and M&S News

Thank you to everyone who donated to the Appeal, those that organised events across the country and everyone who took on a challenge to raise money for the #RAF100 Appeal.

A huge thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who gave up their time to support the #RAF100 Appeal to help with our city collections. We couldn’t have done it without you!

Throwback to RAF100 Baton Relay – 100 days of achievement bringing together RAFSport, the RAF Family and our Defence Industry partners from across the globe!

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to #RAF100 over the year. One of the biggest legacies of #RAF100 has been inspiring the next generation. An incredible 1.6M+ children were reached through the #RAF100 Inspire educational initiatives!

As our RAF100 Appeal celebrations come to an end, we’re reflecting on what an amazing time its been commemorating 100 years of Royal Air Force. Through events such as the static aircraft tour visited by 165K+ people and 10 July celebrations, the RAF's received widespread support!

This Remembrance Sunday we will be remembering all those we have lost in war but will also remember the RAF veterans who have passed away this year. bit.ly/2PLU67u #Remembrance

Former RAF serviceman David Akin is one of several athletes competing in #InvictusGames 2018 who our charity has supported. Hear David’s story. rafbf.org/news-and-blogs…

We’re looking forward to performing tonight Wales Millennium Centre with Aled Jones ✈️🎶🎷🎺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Still some tickets left if you’re quick! wmc.org.uk/en/whats-on/20… Royal Air Force RAF in Concert #noordinaryjob

Check out the official #RAF100Appeal merchandise which has been produced to celebrate 100 years of Royal Air Force : bit.ly/2H9yoHc

A huge thank you to everyone Poacher Line CRP who have been such
great supporters of the RAF100 Appeal this year, working hard to raise money to
support members of the RAF Family. #RAF100

RAF veterans can get free support to help with depression and anxiety. #WorldMentalHealthDay bit.ly/2E9r2SO

A huge thank you and well done to everyone who completed the Spitfire 100K Challenge, which raised an amazing £28,000 for the RAF100 Appeal!