Your letters Our fund is here to combat loneliness Earlier this month, the Prime Minister announced a third national lockdown. Although necessary, these measures mean many of our veterans will be facing the next several weeks â or months â completely alone. And while the vaccine roll-out across the country provides some hope, social isolation and loneliness poses a real threat to our elderly this winter, among whom are many former RAF personnel and their partners. To help combat this, last year, the RAF Benevolent Fund introduced a weekly check-and-chat service to support members of the RAF family experiencing loneliness. I speak to one such gentleman every Tuesday. He lives alone and spent much of 2020 totally isolated. For him, this service truly is a lifeline.