| Thursday 26 August 2010
GWS Wing at Nijmegen 2010
Posted by Webmaster / 26 Aug : 00:00
Scotland and Northern Ireland Region was well represented with four out of the six wings taking part in the International 4 Day marches, also known as Nijmegen, in Holland this year. Glasgow and West Scotland, Edinburgh and South Scotland, Northern Ireland and Aberdeen and North East Scotland being the four Wings involved. Before each team even set foot in Holland they each undertook
grueling training for nearly a year and each team had to qualify either at the Scottish Garelochhead or RAF Cosford 2 day Marches.
Cadet 150 BRNC Dartmouth DofE Gold Residential
Posted by Webmaster / 26 Aug : 00:00
Flight Sergeant Alistair Arthur, Sergeant John Gordon and Corporal Jonathan Pryce, who hail from 2368 (Aberdeen Airport) ANES, 1701 (Johnstone) GWS and 859 (Dalgety Bay) DCS, have recently taken part in a unique residential camp at Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth, Devon. They had been selected to attend the camp which was part of the Cadet 150 celebrations and also an element of their work towards the Gold Award on the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.
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specially selected cadets have been active members of the Air Cadets for around four and a half years each and during their time have thoroughly enjoyed the wide variety of activities available to them. Indeed all three cadets agreed with John after the passing out parade with senior commanders of all three services “It has been such a privilege to be part of this camp and its all adds to my life experiences. Especially being under the command of Warrant Officer Scott Stephenson RN”
SHAWBURY TEAM TAKE ON BATTLE OF BRITAIN ANNIVERSARY BIKE RIDE
Posted by Webmaster / 26 Aug : 00:00
A team of 12 cyclists from RAF Shawbury, in north Shropshire, are in training to take on a long distance bike ride to commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The team will be travelling to RAF Kinloss in Morayshire, northern Scotland on Thursday 23 September 2010 to begin their epic ride to Bentley Priory, on the outskirts of London. The team will begin the journey from Kinloss on Friday 24 September and aim to cover 737 miles in 8 days. As it is the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain,
the team aim to visit at least 70 World War II airfields on their journey.
Tuesday 27 July 2010
Di Gilbert completes the Seven Summits
Posted by Webmaster / 27 Jul : 00:00
"Mountaineers thrive on challenge: the desire to stand on top of the highest point on each of the seven continents has fired the imagination of climbing enthusiasts of all levels from around the globe.
Everest, Asia (8848m)
Aconcagua, South America (6960m)
McKinley, North America (6194m)
Kilimanjaro, Africa (5895m)
Elbrus, Europe (5642m)
Vinson, Antarctica (4897m)
Carstensz Pyramid, Oceania (4884m)
"Completion of this amazing feat, known as the Seven Summits, demands much of the climber - to travel to the remote and exotic corners of the world, scale the heights of mountain giants such as Everest and McKinley, and face extreme weather conditions and hostile environments for long periods over many years." Seven Summits, Steve Bell
Saturday 24 July 2010
A FIRST FOR S&NI AT RIAT 2010
Posted by Webmaster / 24 Jul : 00:00
Only two Cadets from Scotland & Northern Ireland Region attended RIAT as part of the Communications Team. Flt Sgt F Christie from Aberdeen Wing and Flt Sgt R MacLeod of Edinburgh & South Scotland Wing. Both left from Stirling on Monday 12 July 2010 on a 9 hour journey to Fairford. Starting on Tuesday 13 July until Tuesday 20 July, up at 0530 Hrs until 2230 Hrs on a shift cycle of 2 Hrs on 2 Hrs off they helped control the movements of staff, transport, Cadets, ground Opps etc for the whole site.
Monday 19 July 2010
VENTURE ADVENTURE - WEEK 3 BEGINS
Posted by Webmaster / 19 Jul : 00:00
For most of us, we endured a tiring 7 to 10 hours of endless countryside greenery to finally board the “luxurious” P&O Irish ferry. Yet again we were all dumb-founded by the vast stretch of Irish Sea.
At first the social distance was obvious to all. However, the familiar sea sickness feeling brought about conversation amongst Wings.
The food, however tasty, was undeniably expensive such as £9 for steak pie and chips, (for prices like that you’d expect Gordon Ramsey to make something ex-travagant for the same price).
Finally after the ferry docked in Ireland .
Letter of Congratulations
Posted by Webmaster / 19 Jul : 00:00
From Vice Admiral P J Wilkinson CB CVO BA FCIPD Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel) D/DCDS(Pers)/85/1 July 2010 ALL MOD SPONSORED CADET FORCES I am writing to congratulate the entire Cadet Movement for its engagements over the Cadet 150 commemorative year so far, especially the Royal Review which took place in Central London last Tuesday. The whole event was superb and I was very impressed by the parade on the Mall, the standard of drill and quality of the music was excellent throughout and all cadets and volunteers involved should be very proud of themselves. The cadets’ manner and bearing was of the highest order and a great advertisement for the Cadet movement. I was particularly pleased to see so many proud parents and Adult Volunteers at Buckingham Palace for the garden party, it was clear to see they had a very good time and I hope that it went some way to repaying them for all their efforts in supporting the Cadet movement. Occasions such as these do not take place without a great deal of work in the planning stages. Tuesday’s parade and garden party were a great success and I extend my deepest congratulations and thanks to all those who planned and executed such an impressive display. I am sure that future Cadet 150 events, both national and local, will be of the same very high standard. Well done, From Vice Admiral P J Wilkinson CB CVO BA FCIPD Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Personnel)
D/DCDS(Pers)/85/1 July 2010
ALL MOD SPONSORED CADET FORCES I am writing to congratulate the entire Cadet Movement for its engagements over the Cadet 150 commemorative year so far, especially the Royal Review which took place in Central London last Tuesday.
Friday 16 July 2010
A Bridge Too far for Region Cadets
Posted by Webmaster / 16 Jul : 00:00
A trip into Holland to visit Arnhem and the John Frost Bridge was one of the highlights of a week long summer camp at JHQ Rheindahlen in Germany for cadets and staff from across S&NI Region. John Frost Bridge is the road bridge over the Lower Rhine at Arnhem and is named after Major-General John Dutton Frost who commanded the British forces that reached and defended the bridge during the Battle of Arnhem in September 1944. The bridge was one of the main and last objectives during Operation Market Garden when British, American and Polish paratroopers and Gliders carrying additional troops and supplies landed behind German lines to capture a number of key bridges.
Aberdeen Wing have great success at rifle meet
Posted by Webmaster / 16 Jul : 00:00
4 Aberdeen wing squadrons 107 Aberdeen, 877 Inverurie, 865 Portlethen and 1297 Stonehaven had representation in the Inter service cadet rifle meeting at Bisley ranges surrey. The cadets were using the 7.62 mm L81A2 cadet fullbore target rifles at ranges from 300 to 600 yards. The meeting is run by the council for cadet rifle shooting and comprises the top 50 teams in each service Sea, Army and Air a total of 500 cadets. Since it is the 150 anniversary of the cadet movement, the usual cadet hundred badges for the top one hundred firers in the meeting was presented to the top one hundred and fifty. Aberdeen wing set a new record by collecting five cadet 150s. Winning cadets were F/Sgt Andrew Duncan 1297, Sgt Aaron Sangster 1297, Sgt Jonathan Gray1297, Cpl Daniel Moir 1297 and Cpl Andrew low 865. Especially well done to Sgt Aaron Sangster who finished 27th overall and was picked to represent the Air Cadets in the inter services final. Flt Lt Duncan Campbell 1297 shooting coach commented, “ Well done to all the teams a tremendous effort and excellent achievement ”. Also a first ever cadet 150 for 865 Portlethen Sqn in Cpl Low. A lot of practice was put in before the event starting in March 2010 two days per month at Barrybuddon and Blackdog ranges. The Aberdeen wing cadets would not have been able to produce such a tremendous result without the help and support of Sqn Ldr Paul Matheison (Regional Shooting Officer), Sqn Ldr Garry Donald (OC Scotsatt), Sqn Ldr Colin Crann (Durham Northumberland Wing ) and Flt Lt Grant Beagrie (Aberdeen Wing Shooting Officer).
Di Gilbert heads for Elbrus in Russia.
Posted by Webmaster / 16 Jul : 00:00
Di has never really been a 'bagger' of tops and summits, however along the way of enjoying time in the mountains, she has already completed the majority of the famous 'Seven Summits'. After summitting Aconcagua in January 2010 she made the conscious decision to leave her last for the summer of 2010 with people who have made her the way she is today.
Africa: Mount Kilimanjaro 5895m 1999 Expedition Leader
Antartica: Mount Vinson 4892m 2003 Guide Asia: Mount Everest 8848m 2005 Expedition Leader North America: Denali 20,320' 2009 Playing with Friends The desputed one: Carstensz Pyramid 4884m 2009 Expedition Leader South America: Aconcagua 2010 Expedition Leader
So yesterday she headed off to Moscow with her partner Derek Boggan to climb the last of her Big 7. She is due back in 2 weeks time and then she will be the first Aberdeen person to climb the 7 summits and only the 5th British female. This is a major achievement. I hope to get regular updates as she is a Civilian Instructor in the Air Training Corps.
We are following her website and get updates on progress via phone and email. If you were able to follow and give progress reports as well it will be a bonus to family and friends around the area and country.
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