Bristol & Gloucestershire Wing
Air Training Corps
Well done to the Wing Netball team who finished 5th against some very strong teams in today’s competition.
Also 4 male cadets attended the Senior Rugby selection event. Three cadets were selected for the South West Region team with the other cadet selected as a non-travelling reserve.
Well done to all the cadets who competed today and thank you to the staff who supported the teams.
Another great day for the Wing Sports team! The Hockey team won their competition and the Football team finished second. 5 cadets have been selected for the Region Hockey team and 3 cadets for the Region Football team. Well done to all the cadets who competed and thank you to the staff who assisted today.
Another very successful day for the Wing Sports team!
The Wing finished 3rd in the today’s event. We won both the Junior female and Junior male age groups. Several cadets have also been selected to represent the Region at the Corps Swimming Championships. Well done to all the cadets who competed.
Cadet Jack Wosika (93 (City of Bath) Squadron) was also named as the Best Junior Male Sports Cadet in the South West Region.
The final trophy presented to the Wing was the Banks Trophy for the best sports wing in the South West Region for the 2016/17 season. This was due to the fantastic effort put in by every cadet who represented the Wing last season .
From a very proud sports officer.
Over 100 Royal Air Force Air Cadets competed at the Wing Swimming Championships on the 9th September. It was a great competition with a fantastic atmosphere and some excellent performances.
Congratulations to 2328 (Bishops Cleeve) Squadron who won the overall competition as well as Classes A , C and D. 649 (Dursley) Squadron came 1st in Class B.
The Wing team was selected and will be competing in the Inter-Wing Championships at HMS Raleigh later this month. Bristol and Gloucestershire Wing won the event last year and are sure will do well again.
Congratulations go to all the cadets who took part and gave their best. Thanks go to the volunteers who made the event a great success.
Sam Blake (18 later this month) has signed a professional football contract with Bristol Rovers.
Sam was a cadet at 2002 (Kingswood) Squadron, leaving soon after being awarded a scholarship with Bristol Rovers Academy when he was 16.
Some cadets may remember playing alongside Sam in a Junior Wing Football Team, South West Region Junior Football Team, or swimming in the same Wing team at the South West Region championships.
Sam has been sidelined for the latter part of the 2016-17 season after suffering a serious ankle injury in a FA Youth Cup match but he had impressed enough before injury to convince Bristol Rovers to offer him a contract.
Sam is the son of Flight Lieutenant Nick Blake and nephew of Wing Commander Dave Cox (a Bristol City supporter!).
Good luck with your football career Sam - the Wing will watch your progress with great interest.
Another successful day for the Wing Sports teams, third in the Rugby with 4 selected for the Region team with 1 NTR and third in the Netball with 1 cadet selected for the Region team. Thank you to all the cadets who represented the Wing today and the staff who supported the teams. Flt Lt Kevin Lawday
Another great day for the Wing sports teams. 1st in the Hockey with only 9 players, 3 of which were selected to represent the South West Region. The football team came 3rd with 2 cadets selected as non-travelling reserves for the South West Region team. An immense effort by all - well done to the cadets and staff involved.
Sunday, 17 May 2015 saw just over 250 cadets from Bristol and Gloucestershire Wing converge on the Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham for the annual Wing Athletics Trials.
There was fantastic sportsmanship from all participants. Every cadet who participated was a winner overcoming personal goals and breaking individual, squadron and wing records.
Cadets From B&G Wing attended the South West Regional swimming championships on Sat. 5 Oct 2014.
Junior Girls came 1st in class.
Senior Girls shared 1st place in class.
With some of our best swimmers selected to join the SW region team at the upcoming Corps event.
B&G Wing came 3rd overall…. A great result!! Well done to all who took part.
Sunday 28th September saw the annual event of our Wing Activities Day (WAD), where all squadrons are encouraged to take part in the many competitions during the day. Cadets and staff prepare many months in advance in order to be the best at what they do. There was banner and squadron drill, Painting and drawing, photographic skills, shooting, model making (this year the individual aircraft was WWII Typhoon and diorama was WWI. Other competitions included Media skills, Websites, presentation skills, public/squadron display boards, aircraft recognition, and sports. The weather was fine for the event which made all the difference. Congratulations goes to 2442 Westbury-on-Trym Squadron who were delighted to win the overall trophy on the day. Well done.