Storybook Wings

Here for our serving personnel… bringing parents home to their children at bedtime

Storybook Wings is the RAF Association’s initiative for serving RAF parents who have to spend time away from their children – whether they are away on deployment or working away during the week. Sound effects and music are added to create a really special keepsake.

Storybook Wings has been an outstanding success with over 2,300 families using this free service that helps bring Mums and Dads “home” for at least a little while to read a story at a time that can be confusing and upsetting for their children.

The RAF Association provides recording equipment to parents for them to record their chosen stories. Once edited, a soundtrack is added to give each story a really special feel. The completed CD is then sent to the children in a personalised CD cover, and is ready for them to listen to whenever they like.

The RAF Association now supports 32 stations who participate in this growing and popular project, and RAF personnel are also able to record stories while in Theatre, with two recorders in Afghanistan plus another at RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands.

How can I help?

We couldn’t run this initiative without the generous donation of time from our volunteer editors, if you’d like to find out more about becoming a volunteer Storybook Wings editor, please get in touch with us by email.

What does it sound like?

Find out how Storybook Wings has helped families deployed to the Falklands. We now even have ‘The Gruffalo’ on our approved list!

Hear more about ‘Storybook Wings’ on Audiobook.

Serving personnel who want to take part

If you’re serving RAF personnel and would like to take part, please contact either your HIVE or the Storybook Wings coordinator by email, or telephone 01780 783645 / RAF Wittering Mil. (95351) 7538

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Thanks to Thomas Cook Children’s Charity for helping us keep this vital service running.

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