BAG PACKING
At the back end of November 2012, Cadets
from the Squadron spent 9 hours of back
breaking work, bag packing at the tills in
Sainsbury’s Telford Forge Retail Park on a
busy Saturday. Cpl Phillips and Cdt Morjaria were amongst approximately 25 cadets who gave up their free time, to raise
funds for the Squadron.
dets go camping and take part in many
other planned activities over the coming
year. The hard working Civilian Committee
of the Squadron had already raised the majority of the funds, but through the extra
efforts of the Cadets, the Squadron will now
take possession of the trailer at the end of
January 2013 in a hand over ceremony at
the Cosford Museum.
2497 Squadron are very grateful to SainIn just one day, the very generous custombury’s at Telford Forge Retail Park for giving
ers of Sainsbury’s contributed a staggering
them the opportunity to fund raise at their
£1,432 which will be put towards the purstore. ?
chase of a new trailer for use when the Ca-
WING SHOOTING
Wing. The rifles used by the Cadets are the
L98A2 and the No. 8 but plans are afoot to
The Cadets regularly have the opportunity
extend training to other weapons in the
to take part in Shooting competitions
near future.
against other Squadrons in West Mercian
Cpl Alder can be seen being coached by
Cosford’s very own Cpl ‘Blue’ Dowd. Cpl
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