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2497 COSFORD SQUADRON
4th JULY 2012
June
Cosford Band Activities
June has been a very busy month on
Cosford Squadron’s calendar. We
started the month by being asked, last
minute, to fill in at a celebratory air
show held at RAF Shawbury. So on
Friday 1st of June 13 cadets (some
having to take a day off school)
boarded the squadron mini bus and
set course for Shawbury. The journey
was filled with chatter and laughter
until suddenly, approaching an island,
strange noises erupted from the engine. Then stopping for the traffic, the
bus gave up and cut out. The sound of
the engine failing to tick over significantly increased the laughter. Safely
the cadets dismounted the bus and
made their way to the side of the
road where they awaited rescue from
another Squadron. After a long wait
they eventually arrived at Shawbury
minus the mini bus. Thankfully, a kind
person had towed the trailer to Shawbury, so the Cadets off loaded the
band equipment, listened to their brief
and awaited the arrival of the chief of
air staff. All in all the day was a success and the show, celebrating 90
years of RAF Shawbury ran without a
hitch.
Following this event, the Squadron was
invited to play at Newport Carnival
on Saturday 2nd. Unfortunatley, the
mini bus was in for repair so all attending cadets had to make there own
way to Newport. They got their equipment and made their way down to the
the Carnival’s starting point.
The Cadets had the honor of leading the
whole parade through the streets of Newport
with the tractor towing the Carnival’s Royal
float at their heels.
Up coming Events :
? QUEEN VISITS
COSFORD-12TH
JULY
? ALBRIGHTON FAIR–
14TH JULY
? SECTOR SHOOT14TH-15TH JULY
? ANTIQUES ROADSHOW-26TH JULY
The streets of Newport were packed with
thousands of spectators giving the band a
huge audience!! It was a long parade, requiring a number of short rest stops. Fortunately, the weather just about held up.
? LARGE MODEL AIRCRAFT RALLY-28TH29TH JULY
? SUMMER CAMP11TH AUGUST
? GIC-8TH SEPTEMBER
( FOR MORE DETAILS
ON ANY OF THE ABOVE
SEE THE NOTICE BOARD
OR ASK THE APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBERS )
The day was enjoyable with the cadets being allowed time to look around the Carnival
before making their way home. They managed to get the above picture in the Shropshire Star as well!
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