WEST BRIDGFORD SQUADRON ENJOY THE END OF 2012
By Richard Vincett The year 2012 ended with a flurry of activities for the air cadets of 209 West Bridgford Squadron. At the beginning of December, the cadets had a two-day Christmas camp in Leicestershire. This was followed later in the month by a Christmas party at the Poppy and Pint, a trip to the [...]
LOCAL 209 SQUADRON VISIT RAF CONINGSBY
By Richard Vincett Eleven air cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron visited RAF Coningsby to see the oldest and newest aircraft in the RAF. The day began with a quick one-way chat with the station warrant officer about why we were parked in the wrong place. We then arrived at the Battle of Britain Memorial [...]
ANNUAL CAMP FOR WEST BRIDGFORD SQUADRON
By Richard Vincett Seven 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron air cadets joined cadets from four other squadrons for this year’s annual summer camp at RAF High Wycombe. Many of the activities took place at RAF Halton, which was just down the road from High Wycombe. The first afternoon of the camp was spent in Halton’s swimming [...]
SQUADRON ANNUAL PRESENTATION EVENING
By Richard Vincett The 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron held its annual awards and presentation evening at the Albert Hall in Nottingham. Over 80 people attended and the guest of honour was the Mayor of Rushcliffe, councillor Gordon Moore. The evening began with 209’s commanding officer, flight lieutenant Steven Richards, listing all the Squadron’s activities and [...]
PUTTING THE NINE INTO 209
Nine Air Cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron have received their bronze Duke of Edinburgh awards for completing all four sections of the award scheme. Each cadet had to complete an activity in each of the following activities; volunteering, physical, skills and expedition. They could choose what sport they did for the physical but had [...]
OUTDOOR FUN FOR LOCAL AIR CADETS
The 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron ended 2011 with a relaxed but exciting training programme. Air Cadets from 209 and two other squadrons came together for a weekend of festive fieldcraft at the John’s Lee Wood campsite in Leicestershire. The cadets assembled at the campsite on the Friday evening ready for an early start on Saturday [...]
THE 209 CADETS GET UP TO SOMETHING
Air Cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) have been learning the ropes at the Nottingham Climbing Centre. Fourteen cadets and a couple of the younger staff members spent an evening at the centre getting to grips with the various climbing walls. The cadets were split into two groups and each taken through the basics by a [...]
AIR CADETS GO TO ANGLESEY
By Richard Vincett Six air cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron were among 36 cadets from the East Midlands who took part in a week-long camp at RAF Valley on Anglesey, Wales. The cadets had a busy training programme, which included on and off-base activities. Off base, the cadets went orienteering and visited the Snowdonia [...]
AIR CADET NCO CHALLENGE
By Richard Vincett The annual NCO Team Challenge held at Laser Force in Leicester is designed to test all the team members’ abilities in a fast-moving dynamic environment. The 209 (West Bridgford) Sqn entered a team of six and Corporal Barnaby Taylor describes the event… “The challenge had already begun with the team leader Sgt [...]
TRAINING FOR LOCAL SQUADRON
By Richard Vincett Six air cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron were among 258 cadets from all over the East Midlands who attended an adventure training camp, held at the army training base at Swynnerton in Staffordshire. The week had an intensive training programme, starting on the first day with team bonding exercises and finishing [...]