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Regency Run 2026 community duty and feedback, 12 Apr 2026

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Cadets and staff stepped up on 1368's first community duty of 2026 helping Leamington Round Table run their fundraising 10k run, stepping up last minute taking on extra duties and both days. Great Sheggspearian-esq feedback. Many thanks to Plt Off D for sorting. Hi- hope you're doing well and recovered from the Regency Run! I just wanted to take a moment to let you know, that I thought the air cadets were phenomenal. I am so grateful for the cadets helping us on both days. On Sunday in particular, I had no other tablers helping me on the merch tent, and as soon as I assigned a job to the 6 cadets that had been posted there, I felt immediately at ease because of how self sufficient and organised they were as a team. There were 2 girls in particular (I didn't catch their names sorry) that seemed to adopt leadership roles in the group, these 2 picked up the scanning app that I had sent you, and they just got on with it without any issues. I had a particular process that they g...
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More DofE certificates, 16 Apr 2026

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Well done to Cdt R  who has achieved her Silver DofE with 1368 Sqn and Cdt M who got her Bronze DofE. Bronze certificates & badges also arrived from Wing for Cdt Mand Cdt B.  The Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme is a key pillar of 1368. Training is already underway for Bronze and pre-DofE initial expeditions for 0925 and 0226 intakes.
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1368 Sqn NNAS Bronze Navigator Award training, 9-10 Apr 2026

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Well done to the 10 cadets who attended 1368 Sqn's first "lets do something new" National Navigation Award Scheme ( NNAS ) practical training in 2026 over Easter at Cookley and Kinver. Also a lot of fun exploring some new places for 1368, discovering stuff like Nannie's Rock, Kinver Hill Fort, Locks, and a Dragon Tree.  This is our first proper year of trying to dovetail NNAS with our traditional DofE Bronze and Initial Expedition Training (IET) build up for newbies. Great to get 2 groups going, Friday turned out to be a lovely sunny day with great views from Kinver hillfort.  Great engagement for newbies plus some doing Silver DofE very soon. It'll be interesting to see how lost they get in upcoming expeditions.
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Warwick Town Council opportunity for young persons with CV34 postcode

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Great opportunity for any 16-21 year old living in CV34 to go on the Warwick Twinning exchange visit to Germany this summer - FREE! Sponsored by Warwick Town Council and the Twinning Association...just need to apply...🇪🇺♥️
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1368 Squadron is 2nd in the Wing for DofE 2025-26

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Every year, till the end of March, the number of points for successfully completed Duke of Edinburgh Awards is added up (3pts for Gold, 2 for Silver, 1 for Bronze), and the total score is used to award the Wing DofE Trophy. This year we got 48 points, close to double what we got last year (where we came 3rd by 1pt). Congratulations to 495 (Sutton Coldfield) Squadron achieved an outstanding 50 points, securing 1st place and taking home the trophy. The full results are as follows: 1. 495 (Sutton Coldfield) – 50 points 2. 1368 (Warwick & Leamington Spa) – 48 points 3. 121 (Nuneaton) – 32 points As the Wing DofE Officer states "This year, Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing has increased its overall DofE achievement by an impressive 65% compared to last year. It has been fantastic to see so many squadrons collaborating, supporting one another, and re-engaging with the Award—particularly those returning after several years of limited activity." We do have 4 cadets hopeful...
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W&W Region Adv Training Development Course photos, NACATC Windermere, 21-27 Mar 2026

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One of 1368's most senior cadets, FS R spent a week in the Lake District. "Not a PGL week", this W&W Region Staff (and senior cadet) development course focused on training and logbook entries for professional qualifications in outdoor leadership. A chance to experience new locations and meet like-minded people.  It's great to see these region and national opportunities open for senior cadets, and them taking the chance while they have it, challenging them in their chosen sports and developing their qualifications and experience for the future. RAFAC's redeveloped Windermere AT centre is pretty swish, apparently (it even has a TV).
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Approaching 6 months of building closure

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It's now approaching 6 months now since the building was closed due to failure of the building maintenance system following the award to VIVO Defence  as a result of  Volunteer_Estate_Value_for_Money_Study_Report.pdf  which concluded that RFCA use MOD's existing built estates supplier starting in August 2024 as it would provide better value for money. We thank those members of the local community that have helped us continue to deliver with alternatives and RAFAC HQ who have tried their best to resolve. 
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