The Royal Air Force Museum is hosting a week of activities exploring RAF Search and Rescue operations. Children can try on a life jacket and handle survival kit before climbing on board a real life raft. It takes place from February 15 to 19, in the Whirling Rotors section of Historic Hangars.

Royal Air Force Museum, Grahame Park Way, Colindale. Details: 020 8205 2266, www.rafmuseum.org.uk