Presentation Evening Photos now online
Review 0f 2009
All of the items below were in addition to the regular activities of flying, shooting, camps, sports etc that happened throughout the year. We are sure that 2010 is going to be as exciting for our Cadets!
• Our annual Presentation Evening was held at a plush new venue and attracted 140 guests who saw our cadets being presented with their awards and promotions.
• During 2009 three of our cadets obtained their ‘wings’ going solo flying gliders at RAF Syerston.
• Our cadets adopted ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’ as our chosen charity for 2009 and raised over £1000 for the charity that makes dreams come true for sick children.
• Along with over 6000 other entrants our Cadets and staff completed a new event, the 2 day Waendel March in Wellingborough.
• RAuxAF 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron from RAF Cottesmore visited our Squadron to talk to the Cadets about life in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force.
• Once again the Squadron appeared at the highly successful Tollerton Village Event and helped out at Rempstone Steam and Country Fair.
• The Squadron presented the Air Ambulance with a cheque for over £1300 at RAF Waddington Air Show. This was money raised by the cadets the previous year in 2008.
• Cadets and Staff completed the gruelling 4 day Ijzer March in Belgium and were sponsored to raise money for When You Wish Upon A Star.
• Cadets raised nearly £1000 for RAFA doing a ‘can shake’ street collection.
• Over £900 raised for the Poppy Appeal
• Cadets attend two Remembrance Sunday parades on Remembrance Sunday at both Tollerton and Bunny.
• The Squadron sent 32 shoe boxes full of useful items to Eastern Europe to help those less fortunate than themselves.