Today we celebrated ATC Sunday with a service for cadets, staff and parents at All Saints Church. ATC Sunday celebrates the founding of the Air Training Corps. Our Padre led a wonderful service focusing on our Corps Ethos, some brave cadets gave fantastic readings and music was even provided by our very own cadets and…

Congratulations to Mr Rob Wilkinson who has been presented with a Certificate of Good Service for his exemplary service throughout his time as a cadet. Rob joined 234 (City of Durham) Squadron in 2009. In the six years that he has been a member of the Squadron, he has taken part in an enormous range…

Cadets from 234 (City of Durham) Air Cadets have completed the Duke of Cornwall’s Community Safety Award. This award involved the cadets learning how to cope in an emergency, such as if their area floods or there is a fire, as well as learning about medical emergencies. Those who successfully completed the award were all…

Durham cadets are celebrating after coming top of 24 squadrons in the area to win this year’s Adventure Training Challenge at RAF Spadeadam. The challenge consisted of events testing the cadet’s skills in a variety of adventurous pursuits including trekking, first aid and orienteering.  The team, consisting of Flight Sergeant Kirton, Sergeant Wilkinson, Sergeant Hopper, Cadet Fenwick and Cadet Taylor, had trained for months in preparation for the event…

A team of 12 Air Cadets and 2 staff from 234 (City of Durham) Squadron have returned from the challenge of a lifetime, trekking in the French Pyrenees and summiting the mighty Pic du Canigou.   It had taken 15 months of planning, fundraising and training, so when the Cadets arrived at the airport ready…

Our cadets have been having an unforgettable week in the Pyrenees climbing Canigou today at a staggering 9,000ft. The cadets also visited Villefranche-de-Conflent and Fort Liberia earlier in the week exploring the history of the area. See a video of the cadets acclimatising on the Roc Colom peak before their Canigou ascent below along with photos from…

This week 12 of our cadets are hiking in the Pyrenees on our annual overseas expedition. The cadets have been out on their first hike today and even ended up using slings and carabiners! For the latest updates follow our cadet run Twitter account @Durham_ATC_Live or check out our Facebook page   Some photos of the trip so far,…

Air Cadets from 234 (City of Durham) and 1407 (Newton Aycliffe) Squadrons are among the last in the UK to experience a flight in the Search & Rescue Sea King Helicopters stationed at RAF Boulmer before they are scrapped in September.   It was undoubtedly the highlight of the weekend for the 24 cadets from…

On 15th February 2015, four of the cadets from 234(City of Durham) squadron took part in the Inter-squadron Climbing competition. This was a contest against around 15 squadrons from across the wing. Not only did Sgt Wilkinson come second in his category but we also won ‘Best Squadron’ overall. This was an excellent achievement for…

Cadets and staff at 234 (City of Durham) Squadron Air Cadets are celebrating after 3 staff members are presented with Commandant’s Certificates of Good Service and 2 cadets are amongst the first in the country to be recognised for their fund raising initiative. Civilian Instructors Jane Dunn, Matthew Leathard and Megan Thorns, all ex cadets…