Me & my trusted companion (Myla the dog) enjoyed our first 3 miles this evening as we start our RAF Air Cadets RAF Benevolent Fund 80 in 80 challenge 🥾 🐶

Congratulations to 1279 (Melton Mowbray) Squadron Air Cadets on being awarded the prestigious #QAVS2021 (the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK). Formal recognition for an outstanding group of CFAVs & Cadets. South & East Midlands Wing Air Cadets C & E Region RAFAC Commandant RAF Air Cadets @AOC22Group Leics Lieutenancy

Many congratulations #team1279 - outstanding achievement 👏

What an achievement! Full story here on volunteers with the #Melton air cadets receiving the highest available honour in the UK: meltontimes.co.uk/news/defence/a… 1279 (Melton Mowbray) Squadron Air Cadets @QueensAwardVS #QAVS2021 #team1279

Pleased to announce South & East Midlands Wing Air Cadets newest CWO - congrats to CWO Jacob Griffiths 1360 Squadron on passing his Wing Board this evening. It was especially enjoyable as conducted F2F at the Sqn HQ. Great to see Cdts back parading 😀

Do you have any spare time or need a new challenge? You won’t regret it! #joinus #reachingforthestars

Always a pleasure (never a chore) to catch up with the South & East Midlands Wing Air Cadets Sector Cdr team. Productive meeting this evening as we are seeing units F2F parading again. Small steps, but certainly going the right way! TY team 🙏

Great words by our very own LGBT+ Rep CI Rob Sayers

My thanks for all the kind messages following the announcement of the award of MBE in the QBHL21. Overwhelmed by the comments & honoured to be recognised for service in the RAF Air Cadets South & East Midlands Wing Air Cadets. V grateful to my fellow volunteers & especially my family for their support 🙏

Great to visit 1101 (Kettering & District) Air Training Corp this evening to see Cdts & CFAV in action. Privileged to present promotions to Cdt FS Mehta & Cdt Sgt Bedford and a Commandant RAF Air Cadets Commendation to Sgt David Wilson RAFAC - very well deserved 👏 My thanks to OC Fg Off Gore for his outstanding leadership 👍

I will be handing over this Twitter handle by the end of this month & I encourage you to follow by successor for all things South & East Midlands Wing Air Cadets related. My new acct will be Gp Capt Andy Pass MBE RAFAC as I assume the RAFAC Senior Volunteer Advisor role wef 29 Jun. TY

Congratulations to Flt Lt Phil Bannister OC 1359 (Beeston) Sqn on receiving HM Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire Certificate of Meritorious Voluntary Service. Wholeheartedly deserved for service to RAF Air Cadets South & East Midlands Wing Air Cadets 👏 Commandant RAF Air Cadets East Midlands Reserve Forces & Cadets Association Nottinghamshire County Council

Thank you 504 Squadron RAFAC 1359 (Beeston) Sqn 😉 You are all brill - keep up the great work you are doing 👏 🙏

Still time to get involved in the Commonwealth War Graves RAF Air Cadets research project to discover some truly remarkable & touching local stories👇South & East Midlands Wing Air Cadets C & E Region RAFAC Commandant RAF Air Cadets @MeganEKelleher

We have run the staff and Cadet chat sessions since February and they are still going strong, albeit a lot quiter now Sqns are getting back F2F. Looking forward I want to see what uptake there will be over Summer (August) Please take part in the poll

Here at 2195 Long Eaton Squadron our cadets are taking on the Do It 4 Youth, a Duke of Edinburgh sponsored challenge. Go to our Facebook page to find out more details. Any donations to support our cadets are greatly appriciated. events.dofe.org/fundraisers/21…

Excellent video by 1279 (Melton Mowbray) Squadron Air Cadets reinforcing the close ties between local cadet forces and veterans across the community 👏

A delightful way to end the year by attending @1211AirCadets annual presentation evening. Congratulations to the many award recipients (Cadets & CFAVs) and thank you to the remarkable staff team for delivering another fantastic year of activities 👏 See you in 2024!