SQUADRON MEMBERS TAKE TO THE SKIES
Four air cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadon got to enjoy the thrill of gliding when they visited 644 Volunteer Gliding Sqn (VGS) at RAF Syerston. The VGS’s are the Air Training Corps gliding schools and are equipped with modern high performance gliders. Many of the glider pilots are former cadets, whose first experience of [...]
CADETS RAISING FUNDS AT ASDA
Air Cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron spent a recent Saturday raising funds. Fourteen cadets helped customers at West Bridgford’s Asda pack their shopping bags. It was a busy day for the cadets as many people were doing their weekly shop. After six hours of packing they had managed to raise £719. Jill Tring, chair [...]
CADETS LEARN TO COPE IN EMERGENCY
Eight Air Cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron have received their Young First Aiders badges after completing a two-day course. The course, which is St John’s accredited, is designed as a foundation course into First Aid. The cadets were taught CPR, the recovery position, bandaging and how to treat choking, hypothermia and bleeding. They then [...]
CADETS IN THE THICK OF THE ACTION
It has been a busy period for 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron. Local air cadets were joined by cadets from 1936 (Newton) Sqn in a joint weekend camp at the John’s Lee Camp site in Leicestershire. An extensive training programme was provided ensuring that everyone from the newest to the most experienced cadets learnt something new. [...]
US AIR FORCE VISIT FOR LOCAL CADETS
Air Cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron and 1936 (Newton) recently spent the day with the United States Air Force at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk. During the morning they visited the Air Traffic Control Tower and the Bird Control Unit. The staff of the Bird Control Unit showed the cadets the Hawks and Falcons they [...]
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR 209 SQUADRON
Over 80 guests, including the Mayor of Rushcliffe Peter McGowen and Wing Commander Nigel Dickinson (CO of South and East Midlands Wing), attended the annual awards and presentation dinner of 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron. These were held in a hotel in the centre of Nottingham. Before the awards were announced, flying officer Steven Richards (officer [...]
CADETS IN SPECIAL RAF VISIT
A dozen Air Cadets from 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron have visited the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. The Cadets were shown around the Spitfires, Hurricanes and a Lancaster bomber and were given the background and history of each individual aircraft. This included the last ever Hurricane built and the only [...]
ICE COLD FUN FOR LOCAL SQUADRON CADETS AT THE NATIONAL ICE CENTRE
For the second year in a row, 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron organised an evening at the National Ice Centre in Nottingham City Centre ATC Sergeant Sarah Middleton, who was behind the event, said: “It was another great success. A total of 186 cadets and staff from nine Squadrons went onto the ice. It was nice [...]
SUFFOLK TRIP FOR LOCAL AIR CADETS
A dozen air cadets from 209 Sqn travelled to Suffolk to fly in a RAF Search and Rescue Sea King helicopter of ‘B’ Flight, 22 Squadron. The cadets were briefed by one of the aircrew and then split into two groups. They were then kitted out with flying helmets which included an intercom system which [...]