During the weekend of the 6-7th June a team of 15 cadets from 1924 Sqn set off on their Bronze D of E. The walk lasts for 15 miles and takes 2 days to complete. As we were split down into two teams on the Saturday we would have to grow used to one another in order to work well as a team. The first days walking would take us from Keston through almost 8 miles to a scout camp where we set up our tents. Fortunately we had a lot of time on our hands and so we were able to start what at first was a small fire but eventually grew until it became a team effort itself! That night in order to pass the time we all started telling stories but best of all was Gray’s about the bird seed. At the end of the last day we were all very tired but at the same time very glad to have earned our Bronze D of E’s. Well done to the following for having been awarded their Bronze D of E’s: Cpl Brown, Cpl Kateley, Cpl Carr, Cdt Beaton, Cdt Gray, Cdt Lockwood, Cdt Bishop, Cdt Gatwood, Cdt Roye, Cdt White, Cdt Savva, Cdt Davis, Cdt Seruwo, Cdt Nampuma and Cdt Ross F.

1924 won the wing drill competition for the 14th time yesterday, and 11th time in a row..... This is a fantastic acheivement for the sqn a HUGE well done to CWO Barker and his team. 

The team consisted of:

CWO Barker
FS Wren
Sgt Ozdimir
Sgt Hennessey
Sgt Ross
Sgt Hall
Cpl Kateley
Cpl Carr
Cpl Brown
Cdt Grey
Cdt Henthorne
Cdt White
Cdt Savva
Cdt Beaton
Cdt Laban
Cdt Bishop

On the day we thought the "Boys" came 3rd, however we have subsequently discovered that we have in fact won the "Boys" trophy.  Congratulations to the "Boys" team that consisted of: Carr, Laban, Bishop, and Hayes.

 The squadron came 2nd overall, with FS Barker picking up Gold in the "Junior Mens" Competition.

To view Cdt Carr's write up click here

This year Surrey Wing's drill competition was rained off.  As 1924 won the competition in 2007, we automatically went through to represent Surrey against the rest of the South East.  The team performed excellently and came 2^nd overall, very close behind the winners. 

The Pathfinder Challenge is a weekend long training camp run similar to the Bray Competition held later in the year by Surrey Wing.  It consists of teams of 5 navigating around and completing a variety of challenging tasks to improve teamwork, leadership, knowledge and navigation.