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AccringtonAirCadets · 21-02-2012, 19:29

Hi

We are 1035 (Accrington & District) Air Cadets.

Several cadets from the squadron recently attended RAF Shawbury in Shropshire, where they spent the day shooting live ammunition on both the No.8 Rifle and the L98A2 rifle, the latter of which is the Cadet version of the military's SA80 (as used in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan).

The cadets spent the whole day on the range at RAF Shawbury, in sub-sero temperatures and with snow falling at one point, but one and all had a fantastic time.

In terms of future activities, cadets will be attending RAF Woodvale (Liverpool) for flying in March, and RAF Topcliffe (Yorkshire) for gliding in April. The venue for summer camp, a week on an active RAF base, has yet to be announced but it is an event everyone looks forward to.

In addition, several cadets are just completing their bronze Duke of Edinburgh award, whilst 5 more are in the middle of a BTEC Level 2 in Public Services.

We would welcome any new cadets, male or female, aged 13+, and we parade Tuesdays and Thursdays 19:00 - 21:30 so anyone interested could just pop down.
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21-02-2012, 19:29	#1
AccringtonAirCadets Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Accrington Air Cadets Hi We are 1035 (Accrington & District) Air Cadets. Several cadets from the squadron recently attended RAF Shawbury in Shropshire, where they spent the day shooting live ammunition on both the No.8 Rifle and the L98A2 rifle, the latter of which is the Cadet version of the military's SA80 (as used in the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan). The cadets spent the whole day on the range at RAF Shawbury, in sub-sero temperatures and with snow falling at one point, but one and all had a fantastic time. In terms of future activities, cadets will be attending RAF Woodvale (Liverpool) for flying in March, and RAF Topcliffe (Yorkshire) for gliding in April. The venue for summer camp, a week on an active RAF base, has yet to be announced but it is an event everyone looks forward to. In addition, several cadets are just completing their bronze Duke of Edinburgh award, whilst 5 more are in the middle of a BTEC Level 2 in Public Services. We would welcome any new cadets, male or female, aged 13+, and we parade Tuesdays and Thursdays 19:00 - 21:30 so anyone interested could just pop down. search our Facebook page! Last edited by Mick; 22-02-2012 at 05:04.