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🏃🏽 INTER-SQUADRON ATHLETICS 🥈

And last, but by no means least, we ended the week with a trip to Monkton Stadium in Jarrow for the annual Inter-Squadron Athletics competition.

15 cadets attended the event to represent 2214 and we couldn’t

🍔 THANK YOU BARBECUE 🍗

Following a successful Annual Formal Inspection, our staff team hosted a barbecue and games evening for our cadets and their friends, to say thank you for all their efforts in the parade practices.

With Sgt Terry on the gri

🥉ANNUAL FORMAL INSPECTION 🫡

On Tuesday, we welcomed Deputy OC Durham Northumberland Wing Air Cadets Squadron Leader Burton to the squadron for our Annual Foral Inspection.

Accompanied by the Deputy Wing Warrant Officer, Sqn Ldr Burton took the ti

⚡️ RADIO TRAINING SUCCESS 📻

We’ve had a packed week at 2214 - be prepared for a lot of updates!

Firstly, we made the most of Bank Holiday Monday with some basic radio training - a refresher for those who already have their qualifications, bu

🥾 FANTASTIC FIVE 🏹

Over the weekend, five cadets took part in the @dnw.aircadets AT Challenge, one of the most popular events on our squadron calendar!

AT Challenge veterans FS Hair and FS Rushton, alongside Cpl Hattersley, Cdt Lee and Cdt Urwin

✈️ TAKE-OFF AT TOPCLIFFE ☁️

Despite some less than favourable weather, four cadets from 2214 Squadron got their first taste of gliding at RAF Topcliffe yesterday.

The successful day saw Cpl Atkinson and Cdts Campbell, Hall Turnbull and Johnston get

🕹️ MULTI-ACTIVITY MONDAY 🎯

If you’ve followed us for a while, you will know we love to make the most of a bank holiday, and today was no exception!

Today cadets from 2214 and @1507squadron enjoyed a day of activities at the squadron, includ

🥾 DOFE IN DURHAM ⛺️

Over the weekend, seven cadets from 2214 began the expedition section of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, completing the tough but fun practice weekend.

Corporals Allan and Hattersley, alongside Cadets Graham, Hall, Sanchi

🏐 IS VOLLEYBALL 🏐

Yesterday, 11 cadets from 2214 attended the Inter-Squadron Volleyball competition at the Graham Sports Centre in Durham.

Led by Cpl Hattersley as team manager, our cadets played a number of games throughout the day in intense, h

⭐️ WHAT A WONDERFUL WEEK 🗓️

It’s been a busy week at 2214 Squadron!

On Thursday’s parade night, FS Rushton led the cadets through some Casualty Simulation training, keeping our young people’s first aid skills up to date.

On Fri

🏐 SERVES, SETS AND SPIKES 🏐

If you’ve followed us for a while, you know we love a game of volleyball in front of a Vulcan!

Last week, our cadets developed their volleyball skills and worked towards a Thursday night inter-flight competition,

🏃🏽 RUNNING, RAIN & RISING SUN 🏃🏼&zwj;♀️

We’re extremely proud of our cadets who took part in the Inter-Squadron Cross Country at Rising Sun Country Park today! Not only did a third of our unit compete, but we came away having left our

⏱️ SERGEANT TASKMASTER 🧩

Last night, our cadets experienced something a little different for March’s inter-flight competition.

Sergeant Terry hosted an evening of unusual games, adopting the new title of Sergeant Taskmaster; the two flights

⬆️ WELCOME TO THE TEAM 🤝

Congratulations to our resident flight sim technicians, Corporal Allan and Corporal Hattersley, who were formally welcomed into our Cadet NCO team last night.

Their new rank slides were presented on final parade by the Off

🪐 STELLAR WORK 🚀

A huge well done to our cadets who were presented with their Blue Space Awards last night!

We’re proud to say that 13 cadets at 2214 can now wear the blue badge on their brassards and are ready to take the next step in thei

⬆️ CROWN EARNED AT 2214 👑

Tonight, there was another new appointment at 2214!
In recognition of his hard work and commitment to the squadron, we said congratulations to Sergeant Hair on his promotion to Flight Sergeant- keep working hard, Flight S

⛑️ BADGES GALORE ⬆️

When we arrived back after Christmas, Flt Lt Siberry was pleased to present a number of new classification badges, as well as six Essential First Aid awards - all of which our cadets achieved in the closing weeks of 2025.

Well d

✈️ BELOW ZERO, ABOVE YORKSHIRE ❄️

Today, two of our cadets ended their winter break early for a spot of gliding at RAF Topcliffe.

Cadets Lee and Graham, accompanied by APO Johnston, made the early morning trip down to North Yorkshire for our first

Happy New Year to all our cadets, staff, civilian committee members and everyone involved with 2214!

We look forward to welcoming back our cadets and potential new recruits on 6 January!