Brighton Air Cadets: Archive

Jan 16th

Cross country success.

The minibus took cadets to the competition at Fletching near the Bluebell railway. Thankfully the rain held off and we returned with a trophy. Cadet Jacob Owen came fourth in the intermediate boys and was chosen for the Wing team. Flight Sergeant Verity Martin was also selected based on previous performance as she was running elsewhere today. Cadet Owen was one of seven whose efforts resulted in...

Dec 4th

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Shooting Competition Training

Well done to the shooting teams from 225 and 226 Squadrons who spent they day practising for the Wing Field Weekend competition today. Everyone improved their shooting and learned a bit about coaching, the scores for the day were: Sandle - 75 points. Ruston - 54 points. Williams - 45 points. Kennedy - 30 points (one shoot only). Rogers - 30 points. Trangmar, T - 16 points.

Sep 17th

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Brighton Cadets complete 27km Spitfire March,...

On Sunday the 29 May 2011, nine cadets and two members of staff from our 226 (Brighton) squadron took part in the Spitfire Cadet March in and around Folkestone Kent. They walked over a 27km route over the downs, visiting the Battle of Britain Memorial on the cliffs in the afternoon. There where trials and tribulations which saw two cadets drop out due to injury but the rest of the cadets, thanks...

May 31st

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Sussex Wing Athletics Competition

On the 8th of May 2011 over 200 cadets from Sussex Wing competed at the annual inter-squadron athletics meeting. 226 (Brighton) Squadron took 17 cadets, all of whom did a great job! Cdts Goddard and Morris have been chosen to represent Sussex Wing in the Regional athletics meeting. Well Done! The other awards handed out to our cadets on the day were: Cdt Becky Crowhurst - Bronze High Jump Cdt...

May 31st

Dec 2nd

Good News for 226 Flight Sergeant

Another Congratulations is in order on 226 (Brighton) Squadron as Flight Sergeant Louise Murray is promoted to Cadet Warrant Officer. CWO Murray found out the good news following a long weekend of inter-wing competition and adventure training at Crowborough Camp, Sussex. The rank of Cadet Warrant Officer is appointed by Senior figures in Sussex Wing, and follows an interview with a Wing Staff...

Nov 15th

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226 Senior Girls come up Trumps

Whilst other Squadrons are licking their wounds from the recent Wing sports fixtures, 226 (Brighton) Squadron are continuing to celebrate their successes as the Senior Girls won first place at the Swimming Gala. The team consisted of Corporal Alice Searle and Flight Sergeant Louise Murray, who shared the events at the venue in Horsham, and consequently won most of them! There to present their...

Nov 15th

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Air Cadets Volunteer with Ex-Servicemen

St Dunstan’s is a nationwide organisation, which aims to help ex-service men and women who are blind or visually impaired. 226 (Brighton) Squadron went along to their Ovingdean-based centre to lend their support. The centre gives invaluable physical and emotional support to those it also offers a time out for carers. In addition to sea views, the residents enjoy enriching activities 7 days a...

Nov 15th

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226 getting noticed in high places!

Last Week, Cadets of 226 (Brighton) Squadron were busy preparing their uniform in the wake of two special squadron visits. The first being an inspection from Sussex Wing’s Warrant Officer, WO Cordell. Warrant Officer Cordell spoke to the Cadets individually, and was pleasantly amused with their stance on the Squadron and was impressed with their standards of dress and discipline. The visit was...

Nov 15th

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226 Cadets on Trafalgar Square

Thirty Cadets and Staff members from 226 (Brighton) Squadron donned their best uniform on Sunday as they marched alongside 500 members of other Cadet forces on Trafalgar Square to commemorate the 205th anniversary of Battle of Trafalgar. 226 Squadron led on the Parade in front of a crowd of thousands, taking their positions in the middle of the Square. Among them was Cadet Sergeant Verity Martin,...

Nov 14th

Journalists for a day - Sussex cadets interview... →

Aug 28th

Cadets help out at first ever Brighton Marathon

We’ve had a busy weekend at the Brighton Air Cadets! On Sunday 18th April twelve members of the squadron assisted with the first ever Brighton Marathon. The cadets helped with marshalling runners into their start positions and then spent the afternoon handing out goody bags to the finishers. Well done to all the runners who finished, particularly Sergeant Louise Dell of 225 (Brighton No 1)...

Apr 20th

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New photos & videos

There are some new photos on our facebook page. So why not check them out by simply clicking on the photos link at the top of this page.

Apr 9th

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Certificates, Promotions & Awards

We’ve had a busy night this evening! Cadet Sergeant Louise Murray was awarded her BTEC in Aviation Studies, worth two GCSEs and was promoted to Flight Sergeant following last weekends NCO Training. Cadet Corporal Kyle Crickmore was also awarded his BTEC in Aviation Studies and promoted to Sergeant, and received his long-awaited Communicators Certificate. Over three-dozen cadets received...

Apr 7th

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NCOs Complete Training Course

NCO’s from the squadron recently completed an intensive two-day training course covering leadership, briefings, drill, service knowledge, time management, discipline and a number of other subjects. Day one was mostly classroom-based, with lessons and discussions on the subjects covered while day two focussed on practical exercises, giving the cadets the chance to practice what they had...

Apr 4th

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Bank Holiday Monday

It is a Bank Holiday on Monday so that means there will be no cadets. Enjoy your day off as we the staff team will enjoy ours.

Apr 3rd

Staff Meeting

The next staff meeting is at 0900 on Saturday February 27th 2010

Feb 23rd

Air Experience Flying

Thanks to the support of the cadets’ schools, we’ve been able to run two extra flying trips in the last week. Eighteen cadets were able to attend No.6 Air Experience Flight (6 AEF) and have a half-hour lesson in the two-seater Grob Tutor aircraft.

Feb 6th

The grand opening - new website!

After a very long wait, we’ve finally launched our new website! To coincide with the launch, we’ve created a twitter account and an official Facebook fan page. All our photos will be posted to the Facebook page and updates will be regularly sent out on both twitter and Facebook. The squadron MCO will be slowly uploading photos and writing news articles over the next few months if...

Dec 20th

HQ Air Cadets →

Dec 19th