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Cadet forces raise money to
add names on war memorial Thursday 29 December 2011
Two cadet forces in Whitby have donated £100 towards an incomplete war memorial in St. Mary’s Church.
The 740 Squadron has donated £50 and the cadets of 740 Squadron Air Training Corps and Whitby Detachment Army Cadet Force have collected a further £50 of their own money.
The money raised will pay for the engraving of two names on the plaque.
Squadron commander Martyn Marsh said: “The youngsters raised the money because they are very aware of the responsibilities they have to Whitby’s people of the past.”
The town council are investigating how many names are not on the memorial, which is full. They have found that there may be 30 to 35 names that are not on there.
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Mr Marsh said the cadets appreciated the work the town council had done to ensure that the memorial plaque was accurately reflecting those lost in conflicts since the Second World War. The cheque from 740 (Whitby) Squadron was presented to Mayor John Freeman by the squadron treasurer Garry Middleton in front of the 35 cadets. Any Whitby residents who know of a person’s name that should be on the plaque should contact the town council on (01947) 820227. |
Promotions Thursday 1st December 2011
Congratulations to Cadets Cousins, McCarthy and Thompson for promotion to Cadet Corporal.
Also Congratulations to Corporals Middleton, Lodge, Marsh and Galey for promotion to Cadet Sergeant. Well done to everyone and keep up the good work !
Images of the event will be uploaded shortly
Farewell and Good Luck! Monday 28th November 2011
Sadly, Whitby squadron had to say goodbye to one of its most respected and committed officers this week. Flight Lieutenant Nicole Cameron will be missed by all the squadron and we all greatly appreciate all the time and effort she has put in for the squadron and for the cadets over the last year or so. We all wish her luck for the new posting, and all the best for the future. |  |
740 Squadron Remembers 2011 Saturday 5th - Sunday 13th November 2011
Over the remembrance period Whitby air cadets were out in force to raise money and awareness of our fallen heroes both past and present. Cadets were involved in various events, parades and services, including laying a wreath at sea with the Whitby lifeboat, followed by a short service at the bandstand. Over the remembrance weekend cadets placed crosses on the war graves. Cadets also helped raise funds for the Royal British legion by tin rattling in the town center and bag packing in the local Co-operative. On remembrance Sunday cadets also attended both services in Whitby and Loftus. Overall the both weekends went very well and credit goes to all cadets who attended. Photos of Remembrance will be Uploaded Shortly |  |
Wartime Weekend 2011 Saturday 15th - Sunday 16th October 2011
Cadets from Whitby squadron attended the annual wartime weekend in Goathland. Cadets ran a raffle stall and collected for the squadron whilst enjoying the nostalgia of the 1940’s. Overall the cadets raised over £400 and the weekend was enjoyed by all who attended.
Cadets Welcome Yorkshire Regiment Tuesday 19th July 2011
Schools were out, businesses downed tools, residents put paid to their daily routine and visitors halted their sight seeing to pay tribute to Yorkshire’s soldiers.
Thousands lined the streets to bid farewell to the Second Battalion of the Yorkshire Regiment who marched through the town before being treated to a Civic reception. |  |
It was the first time in living memory such a parade had been held in the town and Mayor of Whitby Coun John Freeman said it was a “privilege” to welcome the troops to our town. Cadets from Whitby Squadron also lined the route forming a guard of honour to welcome the regiment.
Blessing of the Boats Service 2011 Sunday 10th July 2011
Cadets from Whitby squadron attended Whitbys annual blessing of the boats day held at Whitby lifeboat station.
The Whitby crew and Staithes and Runswick lifeboat crew were all in attendance. The service was led by the bishop of Whitby Martin Warner. Yachts and other boats joined the service. Luckily the rain held off long enough and the service ran well. |  |
Cordon bleu cooking with Whitby’s Air cadets Thursday 23rd June 2011
Cooking in the middle of a field with a camping stove and freeze dried, pre-packed food might not sound like a fine dining experience.
But as local air cadets discovered it doesn’t have to be stomach churning.
At one of their weekly meetings behind Caedmon School RAF Chef Corporal Mark Clerc dropped by to give them a cooking demonstration.
The ingredients may have arrived in silver foil wrapped packets but when they were dished up they were sausages and beans for breakfast, lamb curry, beef stew and chicken supreme followed by sticky toffee pudding and custard for dessert.
Flight Lt Nicole Cameron said "Cadets do various activities in the field from time to time and to do the Duke of Edinburgh they need to be able to cook correctly so they don’t end up poisoning themselves." |  |
Armed Forces Day 2011 Saturday 25th June 2011
On Saturday 25th June the Whitby’s Air and Army cadet forces attended the Armed Forces Day parade held at the Pannet Park museum in Whitby. The service opened with a short inspection of the cadets taken by the Mayor of Whitby, Coun John Freeman and the OC of RAF Fylingdales, Wing Commander Martin Johnson.
Following the inspection a flypast from the Battle of Britain memorial flights Lancaster bomber was planned however due to a technical fault with the aircraft it was unable to make the flypast.
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Following the service, a march past and salute was taken by the Mayor of Whitby. The march past itself was lead by Flight Lieutenant Nicole Cameron and Flight Sergeant Martyn Marsh (OC 740 Squadron). Also on the march past were the standards of 740 squadron and the veterans of the Royal engineers and the Royal British Legion. The service went well and a credit goes to the cadets and members of the public who attended.
Cosford Airshow 2011 Sunday 12th June 2011
On Sunday 12th June cadets from Whitby attended the annual RAF Cosford airshow. The airshow was enjoyed by all who attended despite the weather. Due to the weather not many aircraft flew however the entertainment on the ground and the RAF museum ensured that the day was still made very enjoyable to all who attended.
Successful Weekend for Whitby Cadets Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th May 2011
740 (Whitby) Squadrons first banner was officially dedicated at a recent service held at St Hilda’s Church, West Cliff, Whitby. The service in the presence of Her Majesty’s Deputy Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, Air Commodore W G Gambold DL FIMGT RAF Rtd and other distinguished guests was led by The Reverend Martin Clive Warner MA PhD, Bishop of Whitby.
The event took place on Sunday 8th May at St Hilda’s Church, Whitby. A number of other squadrons from the local area also attended the event.
After the banner was dedicated the cadets and staff performed a ceremonial march past with the new banner, where the salute was taken by the lord lieutenant, Air commodore W G Gambold DL FIMGT RAF Rtd. The event was also attended by staff of the squadron and parents of the cadets. The feedback the squadron received was extremely positive from the public and the various dignitaries and guests who attended the event. Every cadet who took part should be extremely proud.
For more photos of the event click here.
The Weekend was without a doubt one of the proudest in the squadron’s history. The day before on Saturday 7th May the squadron also won the inter wing athletics competition and beat over 20 other squadrons who also attended. Well done to all those who attended that also, many thanks to those who have supported the squadron in the last year and the last few months leading up to this event and everybody who was involved in making this banner dedication possible.
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But the biggest thanks goes to the staff, volunteers and mostly the cadets of the squadron for their huge commitment and pride in 740 (Whitby) Squadron because without them, our recent achievements wouldn’t have been possible.
Whitby in Bloom Saturday 26th March 2011
On Saturday 26th March cadets from Whitby took part in the annual Whitby in bloom contest.
Whitby in Bloom is a group of individuals who help promote, support and develop horticultural endeavours which aim to enhance the environment in which we live.
The cadets were there to help raise funds for the organisation and generally help out where it was needed. The day was enjoyed by all that attended. |   |
Promotions Monday 14th February 2011
Well done to Cadets Hann, Marsh & Mead for their promotion to Cadet Corporal.
Keep up the good work! |  |
ATC Sunday 2011 - 70th Anniversary Sunday 6th February 2011
22 Cadets from the squadron joined hundreds of Air Cadets as they marched through York to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Air Training Corps. Officers, staff and cadets, aged 13 to 20 paraded from Clifford's Tower to take part in a service in York Minster to mark this milestone anniversary.
It was the biggest procession the cadets have staged in York, and paying tribute to the organisation's long-running work with young people. The cadets set off from the Eye of York along Clifford Street, into Coney Street, passing the Mansion House where the salute was taken by the Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Lord Crathorne and the Lord Mayor of York, Councillor Susan Galloway. Also present at the saluting base, Grahame Maxwell, Chief Constable of North Yorkshire Police and Group Captain John Middleton, Commandant of the North Region of the Air Cadets. The cadets and VIPs then filed into York Minster for the celebratory service. |  For more photos from the day click here For videos click here |
Our cadets joined other Squadrons which form part of Central and East Yorkshire Wing, squadrons from York, Easingwold, Malton, Wetherby, Knaresborough, Harrogate and Ripon. Others travelled from Hull, Stockton-On-Tees, Yeadon, Scarborough, Darlington, Richmond and Redcar to take part.
Going Up! Thursday 3rd February 2011
Congratulations to Cadets Trotter, Price, Hann, Gildroy & McCarthy on recently passing their Leading classification exam. |  |
740 Squadron Welcomes its new President Monday 10th January 2011
The mayor of Whitby Cllr Terry Jennison visited 740 Whitby squadron in his first roll as squadron president. He carried out an inspection on the cadets of the squadron and began discussions relating to his new role of president. He emphasised that the squadron and the cadets have full backing from the town council and Whitby as a whole. Cllr Jennison was accompanied on his visit by Anne Cowley who is the deputy town clerk and civic officer.
His involvement with the squadron will be included within mayoral duties as a part of the town councils commitment to the youngsters within the area.
During his visit Cllr Jennison learned about cadet activities such as flying, shooting, adventure training and much more, and about the work which the cadets do in the community including the guard of honour at the blessing of the lifeboat and the guard of honour formed at the mayors own civic event at Sneaton castle. |  |
Whitby Air Cadets Remember Sunday 14th November 2010
On Sunday 14th November, cadets from our squadron in conjunction with the local Army cadet force formed a guard of honour for the remembrance Sunday church parade at St Mary’s Church in Whitby. The church service was a huge success with two of our cadets laying a reef dedicated to the people who have lost their lives in wars both in the past and present. Then a minute’s silent was held to reflect on the memories we all share of the brave soldiers “who gave their today so we could have our tomorrow”. The weekend was a huge success for the cadets and the squadron as a whole.
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On Saturday the 6th of November cadets from the squadron took part in a short remembrance ceremony dedicated to those who had sadly lost their lives in service of their country in wars both past and present.
The Cadets placed crosses on the many war graves scattered all around the cemetery in Whitby and Sleights and said short prayers to honour those who paid the ultimate price for our freedom.
On Saturday the 13th of November cadets from Whitby squadron went collecting for the Royal British legion.
The cadets raised donations through poppy selling and the day was a huge success enjoyed by all thank you to all those people who bought poppies or who just made a kind donation. | |
Wartime Weekend Tombola 16th & 17th October 2010
On Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th October Cadets for the Squadron took part in a tombola to raise funds for the squadron. The weekend was a huge success and fun for all involved. The war was recreated on the North Yorkshire Moors railway and there were many displays for the public to enjoy as well as wartime re-enactors, nostalgic steam locomotives and vehicles from the 1940's.
As well as the tombola we also did some collecting and our thanks goes to all who bought a raffle ticket or who just kindly donated, because without them it would be impossible to do all the fun activities that only the Air Training Corps would give you the chance to do. Apart from the weather having the odd turn at times we all had fun and thanks goes to cadets who gave up their weekend to help raise money for our squadron.
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Sign Language 11th & 14th October 2010
On Monday 11th October and Thursday 14th October Cadets and Staff from the Squadron took part in a basic Deaf Awareness course with signs4life which allowed them all to earn a nationally recognised certificate in basic sign language skills.
The course was run by Signs4Life, the UK's leading sign language and deaf awareness organisation. The two ladies from signs4life very kindly gave up their time, free of charge to come and teach our squadron over a four hour seminar. All our cadets and staff were very greatful for having this rare chance to learn this very useful skill. Having completed this course makes 740 (Whitby) Squadron probably the only squadron within the whole Air Training Corps to fully comply with a new equal rights policy making all cadet activities open for people with disabilities or learning difficulties to take part in whether their disabled or not. |
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This course also acted as an introduction to sign language, which meant after getting a taste many of our cadets are now keen to develop their sign language skills further. Which is a great result.
Well done to all who participated.
Diorama Competition 3rd October 2010
This year the squadron entered the annual Diorama Competition held at RAF Linton on Ouse.
The theme was "Battle of Britain", the squadron decided to model a scene of the first enemy aircraft gunned down during World War II, which happened just a few miles away from the squadron.
This was the first time we had entered the competition, so coming 3rd overall was a great success, well done to all involved! |  |
Promotions 20th September 2010
With the squadron growing at a steady rate, it has been posible to make some promotions,
Congratulationts goes to;
Sgt Clemitshaw & Sgt Wicks for their recent promotion to Flight Sergeant Cpl Bennion & Cpl Griffiths to Sergeant & Cadet's Galey, Lodge & Middleton for their promotion to Corporal |
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They have all worked very hard to acheive this and will continue to support the staff in the running of the squadron, Well done to all.
Pictures of the night are available by clicking here
