Volunteers Week – Time to try something new? Why not Volunteer with 470 Air Cadets!
Do you want to do something interesting in your spare time? Time to try something new? Why not Volunteer with 470 Air Cadets! We are celebrating Volunteers Week and the huge impact that our volunteer staff make to the young people in our community. 470 Squadron is actively recruiting a new generation of adult volunteers... Read More
470 Celebrates RAF 100
We were immensely proud to participate in local celebrations of the centenary of the Royal Air Force recently on May 26th 2018. The celebrations saw nearly one hundred staff and cadets from six Squadrons, including: 470 (Falkirk), 1333 (Grangemouth), 1271 (Bathgate), 1019 (City of Stirling), 383 (Alloa) and 498 (Wishaw), all parading together in festivities... Read More
470 Nominated as one of the local good causes for the Green Token Giving Campaign at ASDA Falkirk
470 is delighted to announce that we have been selected as one of the three good causes in the Falkirk area to benefit from the Green Token Giving campaign. Our aim is to raise additional funds to purchase ceremonial equipment to allow the full Squadron to participate in this years events for the RAF100 celebrations... Read More
470 Sqn is running at Full Speed! New Superfast broadband Fitted
This week 470 took a leap into the digital future with the installation of its own dedicated fibre line into Falkirk Cadet Centre. Our new broadband connection replaces our previous problematic BT line and now gives us a 350MB download and 20mb upload capability for our computer network! We wish to pass a special thanks... Read More
Spring 2018 Cadet Promotions
470 Squadron is proud to announce the following Cadet promotions: Corporal Edward Baker Corporal Cameron Donald Corporal Megan Fraser Corporal Kyle Sneddon Corporal Logan Tait-Curtis Sergeant Kristian Tait Sergeant Keris Simpkins Sergeant Ellie Bererton Well done everyone!
470 Wins Regional Morris Trophy Award for Scotland & Northern Ireland
2018 has got off to a flying start for 470 (Falkirk) Squadron of the Air Training Corps as we have been formally recognised as the best large RAF Air Cadet squadron in Scotland and Northern Ireland for 2018 and a flagship Squadron of West Scotland Wing. Our unit which has been in continuous operation in... Read More
FRI 2ND MARCH 2018 – SQN STAND DOWN DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS
Yes, the “Beast from the East” has us beaten 🙁 Due to local transport issues and the volume of snow at the Cadet Centre we will be on stand down until Tuesday 6th March – We hope to have a good thaw by that point. Weekend activities are expected to be cancelled as well but... Read More
TUES 27TH FEB – SQN STAND DOWN DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS
Unfortunately we are going to stand down tonight due to the “Beast from the East” – We should be back on as normal on Friday.
Internet Safety Visit with Police Scotland’s PCGav
On Friday 9th February 2018 we were pleased to have PC Gavin McDevitt from Police Scotland visit us for an open forum discussion on Internet Security and how to keep safe online. This also included a presentation on the latest threats out there so that young people (and adults) know how to deal with them... Read More
