649 (Dursley) Squadron ATC

Summer Ball Payment

We are still waiting for a number of Cadets to pay the Full amount for the Summer Ball. For those of you who have still to pay and haven't provided us with a menu choice, a choice has been made for you. This is Leek and Potato Soup, Turkey and Cheesecake for Dessert. Failure to pay up or to turn up will still invoke the £22 cost of the meal, so it is in your interest to get in touch as soon as possible and pay what is owed.

Many Thanks

Admin Team

Uniform Request

If anybody requires Uniform for the Summer Ball on friday; i.e any males requiring trousers, and will not be on Parade Monday evening could you please email the Squadron Website before 5pm tommorow evening and tell us what you require and in what sizes. We will do our best to find this from the stores and issue to you Wednesday evening in time for you to have for the Ball.

Many Thanks

Admin Team

NO 1 Uniform Update

The current status of the Uniform is the Company we were ordering from has not recieved the stock from the Airforce so are currently unable to meet our order within the required timescale, which we were notified of via telephone on Saturday.

A back up plan is in operation where we re hoping that we can get some NO 1 Jackets loaned to us from RAF Brize Norton, however at this moment i don't know how successful we will be. Because of this any monies paid for uniform will be refunded and the excepted dress (if we are unable to get the jackets) will be your issued uniform Trousers, White Shirt and Bow Tie only for Non NCO's.

Appologies for this but it was out of our hands, however we will keep you updated regarding the back up plan.

Summer Ball Final Chance to attend

For those of you attending this years Summer Ball final payment is due on Wednesday 25th June along with you meal choices if we have not already had them. For those of you that we have email addresses for you may have recieved an individual email stating what we require from you, for everyone else you should know whether you have paid or not. If not please bring the remainder of your payment tommorow evening and make you meal choices on parade (or today via email).

It is as a matter of urgency that we get this information to the Venue by Thursday morning at the very latest. No money after tommorow will mean you shall not be allocated a place to attend the Ball as there are seating plans and tables to arrange and food to buy.

If you have any questions or problems regarding the Ball then plaese feel free to get in touch in the usual way via the Squadron website.

Many thanks

Admin Team

Summer Ball payment

Can all those wishing to attend the Summer Ball provide the required £22 for the meal as well as their menu choices and names for the seating plan no later than Wednesday 18th June. After this date it will be very difficult to add numbers to the seating plan and additional meals to the kitchens.
If you require a vegetarian option, please let the admin team know as soon as possible.
Final dress information is as follows.
Uniformed staff - No 5 mess dress or No 3 interim.
Cadet NCO's - No 3 interim mess dress (No 1 with white shirt and bow tie)
Other ranks - (male) No 3 interim mess dress with/without Jacket (still white shirt and bow tie)
No head dress to be worn at the ball.
Other ranks - (female) Dress/ball gown
Other guests (male) - Dinner suit or lounge suit with black tie
Other guests (female) Dress/ball gown

A live entertainer has been booked for the event and there will be a number of presentations being made during the evening, so the evening looks to be a good one.
The CO, staff and Civilian Committee look forward to seeing you there.

Admin Team.

Summer Ball Menu

The menu for the Ball is now avaliable. Please take a look as you will be required to make your choices very shortly on a parade night. For those of you who have guests attending the ball; parents and friends, then please could you inform them of the menu choices and inform the admin team of those also.

The Gables Hotel Dining menu allows you two options for your starter, main meal and dessert. Please select only one option from each. For anyone who is Vegetarian please inform the Admin team so that we can arrange for an alternative meal to be provided for you.

Starter

Leek and potato soup with mature cheddar croutes

Or

Rustic pork pate served with cider and apple chutney

Main Meal

Traditional roast beef served with horseradish cream and Yorkshire pudding

Or

Bronzed crown of turkey served with bacon rolls and cranberry stuffing

Dessert

Warm chocolate fudge cake with chocolate sauce

Or

Strawberry cheesecake with fruit coulis

Afters

Coffee and mints to follow

After choices have been made to the admin team they cannot be changed, so please make your choices carefully.

Many thanks

Admin team

Squadron Summer Ball

The Summer Ball date is nearly upon us, but there are a number of people who have said that they wish to attend, but have yet to pay a deposit.
Deposits are now due in; please pass them on to the Admin Team as soon as possible because without them, there is a serious risk that the ball will have to be cancelled due to the pressure that is being imposed on the Admin Team regarding the costs by the Civilian Committee.
Please support the Squadron by attending the ball, and encourage your family and friends to join us for the evening.
If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail or phone; at the very least, speak to us on parade on Wednesday.

Admin Team.

Donation from Lions Club of Dursley

On Saturday 24th November 2007, Flt Lt Whatling, CI King, F/S Arundell and Cpl Tronier attended a function hosted by the Lions Club of Dursley.

The Squadron was asked to send representatives to receive a donation of £2000 which will be placed into a minibus fund so that he Squadron have their own transportation for events.
The evening went extremely well, with praise being given to the Squadron for all the support that we have shown to the Lions over the last few years.

D of E training and expeditions

For those of you looking to take part in your D of E expeditions, please make a note of the dates set up in the calendar. The expeditions will initally be for those doing Bronze, with Silver expeditions planned for early in the New Year.
If you wish to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh award and don't know how to do so, all you need to do is ask the CO. What you will find out is that every cadet on the Squadron should be taking part in this activity (even if you didn't realise that you are), and that the Civilian Committee fund your participation. There are set to be changes in how we do things; we will now start looking at getting each cadet to pay for their D of E book initially, but this will be refunded on completion of the award. The reason for the change, is that if a cadet chooses to leave the Squadron or change operating authority, the Squadron should not be left footing the bill. If you have any questions regarding payment for D of E and you wish to discuss it with the CO in private, please let him know through the contact us page; the e-mail and contact number goes directly through to him and is confidential.

Ten Tors Training

Cadets from 649 took part in the RAF Ten Tors Selection this weekend.

Cadets pictured at Dinger Tor checkpoint on Day 2.

The team from the squadron did an amazing job, they all worked extremely hard and gelled together well as a team, many also completed their Duke of Edinburgh's Award Expedition section.

On their 40+km route they visited Okehampton Camp, Oke Tor, Quintens Man, Sittaford Tor, Rough Tor, Conies Down, Lynch Tor, Willsworthy Camp, Great Links, Kitty Tor, Dinger Tor, Row Tor and finished back at Okehampton.

The team were entirely self sufficient for the whole time they were out on the moor, and despite the ground underfoot being very hard to walk on they made good time and morale was high.

Many of the other teams taking part in the event dropped out, 16 cadets fell-out on Day 1, and a further 18 cadets fell-out before leaving their overnight camp at Willsworthy!
All of 649's cadets completed the whole event and the RAF Ten Tors Training Team were very impressed with their performance, especially being their first time on Dartmoor!

Photos of the event are available in the Photo Gallery section of this website.