 Sent on behalf of Officer Commanding, 2425 (Nottingham Airport) Squadron Air Training Corps
Gradbach Camp
Once again our Cadets thoroughly enjoyed their annual excursion to Gradbach, near Flash, in Staffordshire, the highest village in England. We stayed at a large farmhouse owned by the Scouts which can accommodate all 12 staff and 30 Cadets. The weekend began on the Friday night with a convoy of mini-buses and cars making their way along the A50. Cadets soon settled in and enjoyed their burgers before settling down for bed. Saturday was the busiest day starting with a 6K walk in the hills which enabled the cadets to hone their map-reading skills as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme training. They soon learned how variable weather conditions can be in that sort of area and how difficult it can be to track their location on a map. Afterwards in the afternoon Cadets did some team building work. Then at night, after dinner, they did a 2 hour night exercise outside where they were given a scenario which involved a certain amount of field craft, retrieving top secret items lost from a ‘crashed aircraft’, without being caught by the staff. At 9.30pm just as the sleet started to fall Cadets returned to base to have their hot soup. Before bed they performed some light hearted sketches which made fun of Staff and fellow Cadets in a good-natured way. Over the weekend in between all of the activities Cadets were fed by delicious food prepared by Staff and Committee members. This included a full Sunday roast! Cadets understandably returned home tired, well-fed and happy on the Sunday.
Cross Country Success
Cadets from our Squadron competed in Wing Cross Country recently in Melton. This is where several hundred Cadets from the 29 Squadrons that form the ‘Wing’ compete in different age groups. Our Squadron came a very creditable 7th out of 29 Squadrons in the Wing. Well done to those Cadets that took part.
Christmas Disco
As this article is being written we are about to have our Christmas Disco to bring to an end another busy year. So, depending on when you read this, have a Merry Christmas and/or a Happy New Year from 2425 Squadron!
Join Us
2425 Squadron meets twice a week at Nottingham Airport, Tollerton. For more information please visit www.2425atc.org.uk. The ATC is for girls and boys aged 13 and above.
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