A brave Air Cadet from 487 (Kingstanding and Perry Barr) Squadron Air Training Corps used his first aid skills to help save the life of a young girl. Cadet Finlay Allen, who has only been a cadet with the squadron since February, managed to keep calm in a medical emergency and use his Heartstart training. The girl had unfortunately collapsed and Finlay had…
The Sea Cadet Corps is a youth organisation that gives young people the opportunity to have nautical themed adventures, learn an array of skills and take part in a vast range of activities. These activities can include sailing, canoeing, rowing, windsurfing, rock climbing, engineering, music and cookery. The Sea Cadets aims to encourage good citizenship, provide worthwhile qualifications (including the Duke of Edinburgh…
This year’s global pandemic has made the world sit up and rethink how we communicate with each other especially when it comes to the virtual world. Now, in her second year, the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire, Mrs Anna Turner has seen all the royal visits to the county put on hold. However, this has not stopped her engaging with the community and providing…
Cadet Thomas Halford from 495 (Sutton Coldfield) Squadron Air Training Corps has got his hiking-boots on, and is in the middle of an endeavour to climb Mount Everest. There are no ice-axes or Sherpas in sight, because he decided to do this during the lockdown period by climbing his stairs to raise money for a charity close to his family’s heart – The…
Cadet Corporal Zain Aslam, aged 16, from 495 (Sutton Coldfield) Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets, graduated from this year’s Qualified Aerospace Instructors Course (QAIC). QAIC is the Royal Air Force Air Cadet’s premier aerospace course. Aimed at senior cadets, the challenging syllabus requires a high level of commitment. The course, now in its twelfth year, aims to provide youngsters from across the…
In mid-March it was deemed that alongside many other organisations across the UK, face-to-face cadet activities would need to cease in line with social distancing measures in our Covid-19 response. The question that arose was: how do you maintain the spirit, activities and social side of an organisation if you can’t meet face-to-face? The Cadet Forces are a prime example of organisations who…
The Coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the importance of many groups in society, a shift in our attitude towards care workers, delivery drivers and shop workers, and many others. This also has brought home the role the Armed Forces plays in the modern world. Although it’s not always seen or heavily reported on, the role of our soldiers, sailors and air personnel has always…
Running a 10k may be a challenge for a lot of people, but not for retired Army Major Eamonn Coogan MBE (58), who is all set to take on the Great Birmingham 10k, which was due to place on 31 May 2020. Although the event will no longer take place in May Eamonn is planning on taking part in #GreatRunSolo, where he can…
In February RAF Air Cadets from 121 (Nuneaton) Squadron Air Training Corps joined veterans who were on parade to welcome HRH, Prince Charles at a secret visit to the Nuneaton based Veterans Contact Point (VPC). The VPC is a charity created by veterans to support former service personnel. The cadets formed a guard of honour along with…
At the beginning of March West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association linked up with West Midlands Women’s Voice to take part in an event to celebrate the women defining our region. ‘Celebrate the roaring West Midlands’ was a day of inspirational panel discussions and presentations to explore and recognise the diversity and strengths of women’s experience across business, arts, culture and sport,…
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