This summer RAF Air Cadets staff & cadets set off on the adventure of a lifetime. This was a Scotland and Northern Ireland Regional event with attendee from from 1019 (City of Stirling) Squadron, 2284 (Dunblane) Squadron, 2311 (Glenrothes) Squadron, 2452 (Shawlands Academy) Squadron, 2519 (Strathmore) Squadron, 1756 (Broxburn) Squadron, 2535 (Livingston) Squadron, 470 (Falkirk)
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Glasgow and Lanarkshire Battalion ACF has just undertaken an adventurous training expedition to Malta to allow cadets and adult volunteers to learn to SCUBA dive. The very generous grant allowed us to significantly reduce the cost of the expedition to the cadets. This meant that some cadets who might not otherwise have been able to
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During the summer of 2023 twelve cadets and staff sailed on the Ocean Youth Trust Scotland’s Alba Explorer to complete their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition. Their voyage started in Oban and finished in Hartlepool ten days later. The cadets and staff were from RAF Air Cadets Scotland and Northern Ireland Region with the exception
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On 16 February 2023 Calday Grange Grammar School CCF and Birkenhead CCF completed their expedition to Norway , returning back to the UK having taken part in a wide variety of winter skills. Background 2 years in planning the expedition was to take place at Bylke, Norway – where weather conditions would challenge both staff
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This adventure was a continuation of a collaboration between cadet forces in Birmingham and Snow Camp, the social mobility programme run by Switch180 charity. https://www.snow-camp.org.uk . Snow Camp uses snowsport to raise aspirations and create opportunities for disadvantaged young people. It operates a three tier system which culminates in some young people qualifying as Level
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Kirsty Thomas, English Teacher turned sailor, gives her account of an incredible weekend racing with students round the Isle of Wight. The weekend of 24-26 June was the culmination of many months of organisation and fundraising, but the rewards were paid in dividends. Ten lucky students and two teachers completed the Round The Island yacht
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Forty cadets aged between 13 and 18 years from Greater London South East Sector, Army Cadet Force spend the half term break (28 May to 4 June 2022) in Snowdonia, North Wales as part of an adventurous training package aimed at challenging and developing the young people by encouraging them to try new experiences and
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Operation Drakensberg Elephant was a 22-day expedition to the Drakensberg Mountains and surrounding area in the country of South Africa. The expedition encompassed 27 air cadets and 6 staff from across Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing with the primary objective of providing an overseas expedition focused on 3 weeks of Adventure Training, cultural education and engagement
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On 16th July 11 cadets and three Cadet Force Adult Volunteers from TS Stirling Sea Cadets in Birmingham set off for the adventure of a life time in the USA. They were off to join 300 American cadets from 19 high schools in New England that are part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Army League
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Between the 17th and the 25th February 2017, 45 cadets and 12 Adults from Northumbria ACF travelled to Crans Montana in the Swiss Alps to undertake a week of Alpine Skiing. The Exercise was designed to give the group which consisted of mainly Novice skiers the opportunity to learn to ski or for those with
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