969 St. Helens Squadron - Royal Air Force Air Cadets

969 St. Helens Squadron - Royal Air Force Air Cadets To promote St. Helens squadron activities, achievements and awards. Parade Monday & Thursday 19:00 -

✈️Bronze Wings✈️A few days ago, our very own Sgt Williams attended Bronze Wings. On the course, the Sgt learned a variet...
16/06/2026

✈️Bronze Wings✈️

A few days ago, our very own Sgt Williams attended Bronze Wings. On the course, the Sgt learned a variety of lessons on the flight sim:

What was learned:

• Critical movements of the aircraft which include the use of rudders, ailerons and elevators.
• Inside the cockpit and the use of the instruments.
• Emergency movements incase the aircraft stalls and why it happens.

Congratulations to the Sgt for passing, as well as a huge thank you to the Staff and Flight Staff Cadets that made the course possible.


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🎖Cadet Warrant Officer🎖We are so very proud to be publishing this post as this is a unique occasion.Recently, one of our...
08/06/2026

🎖Cadet Warrant Officer🎖

We are so very proud to be publishing this post as this is a unique occasion.

Recently, one of our very own cadets had to prove themselves worthy through an interview with Wing staff. After lots of revision and dedication, we are happy to congratulate the newly promoted..

Cadet Warrant Officer Leech.

It is an excellent achievement for him and the Squadron. We are looking forward to all of his future endeavours.

🪖Bronze Leadership🪖Recently, our staff have ran a Bronze Leadership course for our Sector.We are proud to announce that ...
04/06/2026

🪖Bronze Leadership🪖

Recently, our staff have ran a Bronze Leadership course for our Sector.

We are proud to announce that several of our cadets have now passed their Bronze leadeship, further excelling themselves in their cadet career. We would also like to congratulate Sgt Williams on becoming one of the wing's newest Bronze Leadership assessors.

We are looking forward to how our cadets further put the skills they've learnt into practice and we can see they are NCOs in the making.


🎯 Initial Weapons Training 🎯 Two of our cadets and CI McMullen recently part-took in the initial weapons training for th...
02/06/2026

🎯 Initial Weapons Training 🎯

Two of our cadets and CI McMullen recently part-took in the initial weapons training for the L98A2!

They took on many physically demanding tasks during the weekend and worked incredibly hard to excel in their knowledge of:

● The components and mechanics of the weapon

● Positions in which to safely and accurately operate the weapon

● And many different drills on how to use the weapon safely in different conditions

We are incredibly proud of our cadets and staff and welcome them back
knowing that they have opened up many pathways for their careers within the RAFAC!

Many thank you's are in order to the wing staff staff that worked tirelessly to make the course happen and train all students safely.

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✈️ 969 Soaring the Skies ✈️More of our cadets have had the unique opportunity to take flight with 10 AEF at RAF Woodvale...
28/05/2026

✈️ 969 Soaring the Skies ✈️

More of our cadets have had the unique opportunity to take flight with 10 AEF at RAF Woodvale.

What they did:
- Performed amazing aerobatic maneuvers!

- Took control of the aircraft and demonstrated their knowledge!

- Have an enjoyable and unforgettable day!

Well done to the cadets that we sent, you represented our squadron brilliantly. Thank you to 10 AEF for making this possible, we can't wait to send more of our cadets your way!


🏆inter-squadron athletics🏆On Sunday 14 of our cadets travelled over the water to compete at the inter-squadron athletics...
06/05/2026

🏆inter-squadron athletics🏆

On Sunday 14 of our cadets travelled over the water to compete at the inter-squadron athletics competition at the Bebington oval
And boy did they make an impact this year with multiple medals won in multiple competitions and in overall results !

🏆🥉- boys over 16s
🏆🥉- girls under 16s
Sgt Malpus - 🥉 🥉
Sgt Williams - 🥉
Cpl Martindale - 🥉
Cpl Mckeegan - 🥇🥈
Cdt Duxbury - 🥈

Congratulations to everyone who competed we couldn’t be more proud and next year we’ll come back even stronger !


🫡DTI Course🫡Three of our cadets recently part-took in the Drill Training Instructor course. They took on challenging tas...
26/04/2026

🫡DTI Course🫡

Three of our cadets recently part-took in the Drill Training Instructor course.

They took on challenging tasks during the weekend and worked incredibly hard to excel in their:

● Knowledge of drill

● Uniform standards

● And the process of teaching drill to inexperienced students.

We are incredibly proud of our cadets and welcome them back
knowing that they can aid in teaching and improving drill standards.

And a massive thank you to the many DI's and staff that helped make the course happen and gave the cadets this opportunity.

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✈️ 969 taking Flight ✈️Our cadets had the amazing opportunity to fly the Grob-Tutor at RAF Woodvale. All of our cadets w...
24/04/2026

✈️ 969 taking Flight ✈️

Our cadets had the amazing opportunity to fly the Grob-Tutor at RAF Woodvale. All of our cadets who attended loved the experience.

What they did:
- Take control of the aircraft with the guidance of the pilot.

- Experienced pulling up to 4G which is 4x their body mass!

- Performed their own aerobatics while being followed through by the pilot.

We are so proud of our cadets and cannot wait to introduce flying to the rest of our squadron.
And a huge thank you to everyone who made the day possible.

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🚀Silver Space🚀Last weekend, several of our cadets attended the Wing's FIRST Silver Space course!They learnt about differ...
24/04/2026

🚀Silver Space🚀

Last weekend, several of our cadets attended the Wing's FIRST Silver Space course!

They learnt about different types of telescopes, the UKs involvement in space and the pros and cons to Crewed vs Uncrewed. 🛰

Our sqn represented themselves as the ISRO in their own space race, after a tricky start they were able to bring home the win and gain the top points in the course!🎖

Well done to them all, and thank you to the staff for running it.

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🎖SGT PROMOTIONS🎖We are incredibly proud to announce the promotion of three cadets to the rank of Cadet Sergeant:⭐ Sgt Jo...
30/03/2026

🎖SGT PROMOTIONS🎖

We are incredibly proud to announce the promotion of three cadets to the rank of Cadet Sergeant:
⭐ Sgt Jones
⭐ Sgt O'Neill
⭐ Sgt Malpus

Reaching Sergeant is a significant achievement.
It marks their transition into senior leadership, where they will now take on greater responsibility for squadron discipline, drill, and mentoring junior cadets.

Your dedication and hard work have truly paid off. We can’t wait to see you excel in your new roles! 👏🫡


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