Sunday 7th Feb 2016 was a very special day for the Corps where we celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the formation of our organisation. As celebrations were held around the country, members of 470 Squadron joined our colleagues from across West Scotland Wing to mark the occasion with a church service at Glasgow Cathedral. The...
On Tuesday 9th February 2016, 470 Squadron will be hosting an Open Night for prospective cadets. This will give you the opportunity to visit the HQ, speak to the staff and cadets and see various demonstrations of what activities we do within the Air Training Corps. If you wish to join the Squadron on the...
For the first time in decades 470 Squadron now has an official Squadron standard for ceremonial use. Baille Billy Buchanan and Councillor John McLuckie from Falkirk Council were on hand to present the standard to the Squadron just in time for this year’s Remembrance celebrations. We are extremely grateful to both councillors for personally funding this initiative...
The last weekend of November is a notoriously busy shopping period and volunteers from 470 Sqn made the most of it to help Smyths toy store and raise funds. Our army of Santa’s little helpers was extremely busy over both days packing a huge volume of toys! 470 Sqn thanks all the staff and customers...
What is Project Keepsake? For the 75th Anniversary year of the Air Training Corps and 470 (Falkirk) Squadron we have set ourselves the task of documenting and archiving the history of 470 Squadron. Our Objective To research the history of the Squadron and digitise all the materials made available to us. A special section of our website...
Cadets from Sector 6 of West Scotland Wing and 383 (Alloa) Squadron of West Scotland Scotland Wing were invited by the chairman of Falkirk Football Club to participate at the clubs recent Remembrance game between Falkirk FC and Alloa Athletic. It was certainly a wet and miserable day but that didn’t dampen their spirits! The...
On Tuesday night we took a break from the normal training routine to focus on team building for our non-NCO cadets. This proved to be an invaluable experience for the cadets where they got the chance to participate in different forms of team building exercises which will aid them in their development. We will be running a similar advanced session...
Due to a number of staff being out of the country or on ACO business elsewhere the Squadron will stand down on Friday 20th November 2015 for one night. We will back operating as normal on Tuesday 24th November 2015.
At this time of year, the Squadron takes time to reflect on the sacrifice made by the members of our Armed Forces to allow us the freedoms we enjoy each and every day and all those who have died in conflict. Falkirk Festival of Remembrance 2015 The Festival of Remembrance is an annual commemorative event organised by...
