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WCIT Affiliated Cadet Units
46F(Kensington) Squadron ATC
T
he Squadron is in great health with 55 cadets and eight Staff. The Unit,
led by Flt Lt Chris Butler, is an active unit and delivers a wide range of
activities including the Duke of Edinburgh Award programmes, a wide
range of sports, camps and competitions and of course not forgetting flying and
gliding! Recently the squadron won several trophies in both football and
athletics.
Earlier in the year WCIT Liveryman Paul Jagger delivered a talk to the
Squadron on the City, Freedom and Livery and in the summer the Deputy
Master, Michael Grant, represented WCIT at the 46F ATC Dinner in London.
The Squadron band is in good tempo and high demand. They have recently
played at the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the Mayor and
the drum corps impressed us all at our own WCIT Mansion House dinner this
year. The Drummer's achievement made all the more impressive by the fact that they are
self-taught! We look forward to welcoming the cadets to many more of our events and
functions and look forward to reporting on their achievements in the future.
A
lso this year our affiliated unit, 46F Kensington Squadron set up their own trip to Scotland codenamed
Exercise Highland Fling. Below is an extract of the post camp report…
During August cadets aged from 14 to 17 years and 3 adult volunteers travelled to the Highlands of Scotland for a
week of multi-activity adventure training. As part of the fund raising efforts the cadets packed bags at the
checkouts of the Cromwell Road Sainsburys store. They were also assisted by a grant from the Ulysses Trust and a
Squadron reunion dinner.
For most this was their first time to Scotland. Based in Norwegian Lodge high up on the Cairngorms mountain
range, the week provided a unique chance to experience wild country and take part in a wide
range of challenging and adventurous activities. The aim of the exercise was to encourage and
promote personal qualities such as character, leadership and initiative. This was summarised each
day by everyone discussing the highlights, the lessons learnt and what they all took from the
experience going into the next day.
By the end of the exercise cadets had developed their skills to meet physical, managerial, technical
and organisational challenges. It proved to be an exciting and challenging activity that enhanced
their self-sufficiency and effectiveness, both as individuals but also as a team. This will serve them
well during their time with the Air Cadets and in the longer term in the work place.
With thanks to WCIT Cadet
Liaison, Freeman Tony Piedade, for
help with these articles and photos
Highland Fling enabled the group of cadets to experience the wilds of Scotland, the
journey itself opened their outlook (for some it was the first time they had seen mountains) on
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