Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC

Staff at 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron.

[Merseyside Wing @MerseysideWing]

Officer Commanding Merseyside Wing, Wing Commander Joe O’Riley RAFAC with his Christmas message for 2025, to the Cadets and Staff of Merseyside Wing, Royal Air Force Air Cadets.

Stay safe and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

#merrychristmas #happynewyear

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

A busy remembrance weekend for me as well as all those at 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron. Overall I attended 4 services, 2 parades and supported the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal. Overall a very successful and well spent three days.

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

Had the great pleasure to be part of the Merseyside Wing contingent who accepted the Honorary Freedom of Cheshire West and Chester Borough smiths evening at Chester Town Hall. A great honour for all our Cadets and Staff Volunteers. Congratulations to all of Merseyside Wing.

[Merseyside Wing @MerseysideWing]

This weekend, Cadets and Staff from Merseyside Wing Squadrons, attended a course ran by the Wing Media Team aimed at building and further developing skills and concepts surrounding the use of photography, social media and the promotion of the activities of the RAF Air Cadets.

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

The awards list for the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire has been released & we are proud to say that one of our Squadron is among them. Congratulations to Fg Off Mark Armitage who will receive a Lord Lieutenants Certificate of Meritorious Service from the Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire.

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

A busy but enjoyable weekend for me has just passed at Altcar Training Camp, having attended parade and sword drill courses under instruction of our Wing Warrant Officers, hoping to be ready to hold a place on the Wing Review next year.

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

On Sunday, I attended the Merseyside Wing Conference at North Liverpool Academy with the new OC of 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron and other Adult Volunteers to hear plans & generate new ideas for better methods of delivering the Cadet experience across our Sqns.

[Merseyside Wing @MerseysideWing]

This weekend, Cadet Forces Adult Volunteers of Merseyside Wing Air Cadets attended the Wing Conference at North Liverpool Academy, to find ways to improve how we deliver the Cadet experience to Cadets on our 27 Squadrons.

@OCMerseyside @AirCadetsNorth @ComdtAC

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

Wishing all a very Happy Mother's Day for 2024 from everyone here at 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron.

We hope you all have a wonderful day.

#mothersday2024

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

@RAFinWales Thank you for your service sir and best of luck in your future roles.

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

A great day this past Sunday as Media Officer for the Merseyside Wing ATC Sunday Parade, got a load of great pictures & some drone footage of the event courtesy of Pilot Officer Frawley, posted some of the best pictures to Merseyside Wing social media today.

@OCMerseyside

[Merseyside Wing @MerseysideWing]

Merseyside Wing held its annual ATC Sunday parade last weekend to celebrate the 83rd anniversary of the RAF Air Cadets with 286 Cadets & 56 CFAV’s present, with guests including both the Lord Lieutenant & High Sheriff of Merseyside plus the Mayors of several Squadron towns.

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

A cold & somewhat wet day out on M Range at Altcar Training Camp yesterday, but ultimately very successful as we ran through multiple practices using the 25 and 100 metre firing points. It’s been a while since I’ve ran one of these as the RCO & it was great to be back out there.

[Merseyside Wing @MerseysideWing]

Yesterday at Altcar Training Camp, the Merseyside Wing Shooting Team were on the Range to consolidate, practice & develop skills on the running of Cadet Marksmanship Ranges ahead of the 2024 training year, with many of our Cadets soon to be trained & developing their own skills.

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

Plus a publication from the Standard the very next day, celebrating two of the Squadrons Cadets receiving certificates for their successful completion of a BTEC award in Aviation Studies.

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

For more of past achievements of Air Cadets of 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Sqn, we find an article from the Ellesmere Port Pioneer with an account of the Squadrons Bronze Expedition along Offa’s Dyke for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme which was published on 15 January 2003.

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

For our second post looking at the past achievements of our Cadets, we have an article from the Ellesmere Port Standard published on 9 January 2003, detailing the Cadets receiving several awards, ranging from their first class & leading cadet badges to the Cadet of the Month.

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

Wishing you all a Happy New Year for 2024 from all of the Cadets & Staff at 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets.

#HappyNewYear

@ComdtAC @ACO_RCNORTH @OCMerseyside @aircadets @AirCadetsNorth @MerseysideWing

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from all of the Cadets and Staff at 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets.

#merryxmas

@ComdtAC @ACO_RCNORTH @OCMerseyside @aircadets @AirCadetsNorth @MerseysideWing

[Merseyside Wing @MerseysideWing]

Officer Commanding Merseyside Wing, Wing Commander Joe O'Riley with his Christmas message for 2023, to the Cadets & Staff of Merseyside Wing, RAF Air Cadets.

Stay safe and have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

#merryxmas #HappyNewYear

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[Merseyside Wing @MerseysideWing]

On a cold damp day in November, 32 Cadets & accompanying Staff from Sector 1 of Merseyside Wing, travelled to the National Memorial Arboretum in Burton-on-Trent, where they paid their respects to those who have served in all conflicts & who gave their all.

We will remember them.

[1074 (Ellesmere Port) Squadron, RAF Air Cadets @1074Sqn]

On final parade this past Thursday, Cadets from 1074 (Ellesmere Port) Sqn received their certificates marking their completion of the Blue Level Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme offered by Royal Air Force Air Cadets to give them their first experience of the schemes requirements.

[Fg Off Mark Armitage RAFAC @1074RAFAC]

Wishing a Happy Saint Andrew's Day, to all RAF Air Cadets and Staff in Scotland and to all throughout the United Kingdom.

#saintandrewsday