Sgt (RAFAC) Lewis Melia
Sgt Lewis Melia joined the ATC at the age of 13 and rose to become one of the senior cadets on the squadron ageing out at the age of 20 in May 2018. On leaving his time as a cadet…
CI Brian Rogers
Wg Cdr R B Rogers RAFVR(T) Rtd. CI Rogers joined 148 (Barnsley) Sqn in 1949 as a cadet and progressed through the ranks finally becoming its Commanding Officer, a post he held for 19 years. He was then appointed to…
CI Mandy Colton
CI Colton has been involved with the ATC as a staff member since 2010. She joined the Corps as she saw the positive influence it had on young people and her partner is and two children were also involved in…
Cadets Take to the Skies!
On the 17th June 4 cadets were taken flying in Grob Tutor aircraft. It was quite an early start where we took the minibus to our destination. When we arrived, we took a briefing with the cadets from the other…
Sgt Richmond Completes the International Waendal March
On the 11th and 12th of May I took part in the Waendel road-marching walk. During the walk I would carry plenty of water and food for energy to help me walk the 25 mile distance per day, I also…
Barnsley Cadet Named Top 6 In the Country
On the 11th May 2019, I travelled down to RAFC Cranwell to be introduced to the other nominees for the RAFAC National Awards both ATC and CCF. I was North Region’s nominee for the ATC 75 Sword; The best female…
Cadets Complete RAF Cosford Road Marching Award
On the 27th/28th April, myself and Sgt Richmond travelled to RAF Cosford to participate in the Cosford WARMA Marches as a member of the South+West Yorkshire Wing Road Marching Team. The aim is to complete a 2x 40km walk throughout…
Archery Fun!
Recently I have participated in Archery and it was really interesting and fun! Before we did archery, we had to go through all the safety rules to make sure we were all safe in this potentially dangerous sport. This was run at Squadron by the…
Cadets Complete Bronze Leadership Course
On the 7th April cadets attended the final phase of a Bronze Badge Leadership Course, held at 148 (Barnsley) Squadron. We arrived at 0900 to get through a busy day, which was well-worth attending! Up until Lunchtime at around 1300,…