378 Mannock Sqn Atc, Wellingborough

Well done to all our cadets who represented the Sqn today in the Wing Athletics competition. They all did well and we have 4 finalists. Cdt Dichie won his race and has been selected to represent the wing in the 100m. Well done Cdt Dichie and well done all.

Great Parade for the opening Ceremony of Waendal Walk. Privledge as always to support this fantastic event!

Great to see cdt FS Lydall enjoying himself on his lowland leaders course!

Beautiful weather for flying today, 5 cadets from 378 all had a brilliant time. A big thank you to 7 AEF for a great day.

The 1st of April marks the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Air Force. As per tradition with all big birthdays check out the RAF Air Cadets national Choir (feauturing our own Cdt Cpl Spillane) on choir camp singing "happy Birthday" to the Royal Air Force #RAF100

Flying at RAF Cranwell for Mannock cadets. It was touch and go whether or not the weather would be good enough but luckily it was good enough for all cadets to fly. We had 7 cadets fly today, all had a brilliant time.

Last week FS Lyddall completed his parachute jump to raise money for the John Thornton Young Achievers Foundation. A fantastic achievement from Sean who arranged this terrifying challenge himself and faced it head on! It looks like he had a brilliant time!
Thank you to everyone who sponsored him, it made the jump very worthwhile and the money does go to a good cause. There is still time to sponsor if you haven’t already done so. The John Thornton foundation provide bursaries for a number of organisations, including the Air Cadets, to change the lives of young people.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/se an-lyddall

This week we welcomed four new additions to the Sqn NCO team. Four cadets were promoted to Cpl this week and are eager to take on more responsibilities as they learn more about the role of an NCO. This strengthens our extremely valued NCO team led by the recently promoted FS Lyddall. Congratulations to all.

Well done to All the Cadets from 378 Sqn, who competed in South & East Midlands Wing annual cross country competition. We had 12 cadets competing from the other 27 Squadrons in the Wing which extends as far as Nottingham and Derby.
Fantastic performance by all the Mannock Cadets!

New Recruit Intake Night!
378 (Mannock) Squadron RAF Air Cadets in Wellingborough recruit both young people and adult volunteers throughout the year. Young people aged 12 (and in school year eight) up to 16 1/2 years are welcome to find out more about our recruitment evenings.
... The Squadron meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings at their headquarters at the Cadet Centre, Spring Gardens, Wellingborough, NN8 2AA.
Come and speak to us, get involved and join the squadron!
http://www.378.org.uk/recruiting.php
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Today was ATC Sunday, which commemorates the anniversary of the Corps, founded in 1941. Mannock Sqn joined Rushden Sqn to mark this occasion. The cadets represented the Sqn well, thank you to all who supported this.

Sgt Lyddall is on the prestigious Junior Leaders course and he needs to raise a minimum of £500 for the John Thornton charity. Please may all Mannock Sqn friends consider helping this brilliant cause.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/se an-lyddall

Annual Christmas Message from Her Majesty the Queen.

The cadets have returned from a brilliant Christmas camp full of fun, food and flying! Thank you to the cadets for being so enthusiastic and to the staff who organised it.

Well done to the cadets who went bag packing yesterday, a brilliant effort. Unfortunately bag packing today is cancelled because of the weather. Hope you all stay safe and warm.

A cadet from 378 Mannock Squadron recently attended her investiture as the next Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet for Northamptonshire. Cadet Sergeant Jahnavi Monya, 18, who was nominated by her Squadron and Wing for her outstanding bearing, professionalism and commitment to the Corps, attended an Investiture Ceremony at Northampton’s Town Hall along with the cadet representatives from the Army Cadet Force and the Sea Cadet Corps. Jahnavi will spend the next twelve months providing a... ceremonial escort to the Lord Lieutenant, Mr David Laing. When on duty, Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets wear a distinctive badge of their appointment, to denote their role. Describing the recent appointment as being one of the highlights of her Cadet experience, Jahnavi was praised by her Commanding Officer, Flying Officer Warr who said: “Sergeant Monya is a credit to our unit and her appointment to this post is a unique honour and a fantastic opportunity that she will take with her for years to come.”
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Congratulations to FS Michelle Coles for being the Central & East Assistant Region Coach and Corps selector for the Senior Girls Netball. The tournament ended with the Central & East Team coming third place, after they all played extremely well.

Congratulations to Sgt Lyddall who was picked to play in the Central & East Region Senior Boys Rugby Team. They went on to win the Inter Region Senior Boys Rugby. A fantastic achievement for the team and a brilliant personal achievement for Sgt Lyddall to be selected.