2493 (Alsager) Squadron Air Training Corps

06/06/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who supported 2493 (Alsager) Squadron at the Alsager Carnival today! 🎉

Glorious weather, a brilliant turnout, and a cracking effort all round. A special thank you to our cadets, who represented the Squadron superbly throughout the day your enthusiasm and hard work on the stand did us all proud.

Thanks too to our Civilian Committee and staff team, whose time and effort behind the scenes made the whole day possible, and to everyone who stopped by to chat and donate. Every penny goes towards the activities and opportunities we offer our cadets.

Well done, 2493. 👏

If anyone is interested in joining 2493 sqn please get in touch… or fill in the Join us form below on our website

https://2493rafac.org/join-us

27/05/2026

🎉 **Congratulations to our cadets!** 🎉

A huge well done to everyone who took part in our first Passing Out Parade of the year last week — you all looked incredibly smart and did the Squadron proud!

We're also delighted to celebrate a wave of recent promotions and badge achievements, welcoming a new **Flight Sergeant**, **two new Sergeants**, and **three new Corporals** with more to come in coming months to the NCO team. Your hard work, dedication, and leadership have not gone unnoticed. 👏

Well done

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✈️ **Inspired? Could YOU be our next cadet?** ✈️

Every one of our newly promoted NCOs and badge-winners started exactly where you might be right now — curious, a little unsure, and wondering if the Air Cadets is for them.

If you're aged **12–17**, we offer:
✅ Flying & gliding opportunities
✅ Adventure training & expeditions (Peak District & beyond!)
✅ Shooting, sports & fieldcraft
✅ Leadership & teamwork skills
✅ BTEC & Duke of Edinburgh qualifications
✅ Music, STEM, first aid & so much more

📍 **Where:** 2493 (Alsager) Squadron HQ
📅 **When:** Monday & Wednesday evenings, 19:00–21:30
📬 **Interested?** Drop us a message or just come along!
Take a look and send us a message on
https://2493rafac.org
Your adventure starts here. ✈️

2493 (Alsager) Squadron - Royal Air Force Air Training Corps

04/05/2026

🛡️ **OPERATION WALL GUARD — IT BEGINS TODAY!** 🛡️

For the next **8 weeks**, **nine patrols** of 2493 (Alsager) Squadron — **cadets and staff** — are taking on the length of **Hadrian's Wall — South Shields to Bowness-on-Solway** — virtually.

Every mile walked, run, marched or hiked is logged to their patrol total. Leaderboard's open. The challenge is on. 💪

**Standing the line:**
⚔️ Legio IX Hispana
⚔️ Legio VI Victrix
⚔️ Cohors I Tungrorum
⚔️ Cohors II Asturum
⚔️ Cohors I Batavorum
⚔️ Cohors I Aelia Dacorum
⚔️ Ala Petriana
*…and two more holding the frontier.*

**And in the final week — the staff make it real.** A team from 2493 will be lacing up boots and walking the **actual length of Hadrian's Wall, coast to coast, fully self-supported, 21–28 June**. Sore feet and all. 🩼

Every mile raising funds for **2493 (Alsager) Squadron**. 💙

📊 **Follow the leaderboard & live progress:**
👉 https://2493rafac.org/operation-wall-guard

💷 **Back the mission -every pound counts:**
👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/2493-alsager-sqn-hadrians-wall
A bit of background..
https://2493rafac.org/sponsorship

Huge thanks to our community partner **Everybody's Gym Alsager** for backing us from the start by helping us get fit enough..

*Cohors stat — hold the line!* 🛡️

Help us achieve our goal by sponsoring 2493 (Alsager) sqn cadets and staff…

Staff and cadets are taking on Hadrian's Wall together on foot and virtually to raise funds for 2493 (Alsager) Squadron.

03/05/2026

✅ DofE Practice Weekend — DONE! ✅

A brilliant weekend in the Peak District, with:

🥉 **2 Bronze groups ready for qualifying expedition**
🥈 **1 Silver group ready for qualifying expedition**

2493 (Alsager) and 201 (Macclesfield)

Two days of navigation, teamwork, camp craft and proper hill miles every group has earned its step up. Huge well done to all involved. 💪

A massive thank you to all the staff for their help this weekend your time, effort and expertise made it happen. 🙌

03/05/2026

✅ Day 2 underway!

Boots back on, packs back up, and Sector 2's cadets are out for one more push in the Peak District. Yesterday's lessons being put straight into practice — better navigation, slicker drills, sharper teamwork.

02/05/2026

✅ Day 1 in the bag!

Tents up, brews on, boots earned their keep a brilliant first day in the Peak District for our Sector 2 cadets. Navigation, teamwork and a fair few hills already ticked off, with smiles (mostly) still intact.

Day 2 incoming. Watch this space! 🔜

25/04/2026

🎉 What a week for 2493 (Alsager) Squadron! 🎉
Huge congratulations to all our cadets who passed their First Aid qualifications last week both Blue and Bronze levels achieved. A fantastic effort, and skills that go well beyond the parade night. 🩹
We’re also delighted to announce three well-earned promotions:
⭐ Two new Sergeants
⭐ One new Flight Sergeant
These reflect real commitment, leadership, and growth. Our Senior NCO team continues to go from strength to strength. 💙

🛡️ OPERATION WALL GUARD — KICKING OFF 4th MAY! 🛡️
Cadets received their full briefing this week ahead of the launch. While our staff team takes on the 84-mile Hadrian’s Wall walk in late June, our cadets and teams from Everybody Gym Alsager will be marching the same distance virtually step by step, session by session in support of squadron funds.
A fantastic community effort, bringing together cadets, staff, and our friends at Everybody Gym to take on the Wall together. 💪
Every mile counts. Every step matters. And every donation helps us invest back into the training, activities, and opportunities we offer our cadets.
💛 Please get behind our cadets, staff, and gym teams — share, sponsor, and follow our progress here on the page.
🔗 Sponsor us here: https://2493rafac.org/sponsorship
📊 Follow the scoreboard: https://2493rafac.org/operation-wall-guard

14/04/2026

2493 (Alsager) Squadron – Walking Hadrian's Wall
Last year, one of our cadets was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital following a serious accident. Her recovery was long, but she didn't face it alone. 2493 (Alsager) Squadron, and the wider community in Alsager, stood by her every step of the way and this summer, we're walking for her, and for every cadet who comes after her.
During May and June, our cadets are virtually patrolling Hadrian's Wall while staff complete the full 140km beach-to-beach walk, self-sufficient, starting on 21st June and finishing together on 28th June.
Every pound raised goes directly back into 2493 (Alsager) Squadron, funding expeditions, kit, and the Squadron Band, and lots of other needed equipment for the cadet experience and as importantly, ensuring no young person ever misses out because of finances.
Because when it mattered most, this community showed up for one of our own. Help us make sure we can always do the same.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/2493-alsager-sqn-hadrians-wall

14/04/2026

2493 (Alsager) Squadron – Walking Hadrian's Wall

Last year, one of our cadets was airlifted to Alder Hey Children's Hospital following a serious accident. Her recovery was long, but she didn't face it alone. 2493 (Alsager) Squadron, and the wider community in Alsager, stood by her every step of the way and this summer, we're walking for her, and for every cadet who comes after her.

During May and June, our cadets are virtually patrolling Hadrian's Wall while staff complete the full 140km beach-to-beach walk, self-sufficient, starting on 21st June and finishing together on 28th June.

Every pound raised goes directly back into 2493 (Alsager) Squadron, funding expeditions, kit, and the Squadron Band, and lots of other needed equipment for the cadet experience and as importantly, ensuring no young person ever misses out because of finances.

Because when it mattered most, this community showed up for one of our own. Help us make sure we can always do the same.

Staff and cadets are taking on Hadrian's Wall together on foot and virtually to raise funds for 2493 (Alsager) Squadron.

10/04/2026

🥚 Egg-cellent evening at 2493 (Alsager) Squadron! 🥚

Tonight our cadets took on a cracking double challenge first showing off their creative flair in our Egg Decoration Competition, then putting their teamwork and problem-solving skills to the test in an Egg Supply Challenge!

From beautifully decorated shells to some seriously inventive thinking under pressure, it was fantastic to see the cadets throwing themselves into both activities with such enthusiasm.

This is what RAFAC is all about developing young people through fun, challenging, and memorable experiences.🐣✈️