1471 Horwich Squadron Air Training Corps

06/05/2026

Cadets take flight!
Last week we had 3 cadets travel to 10 AEF at RAF Woodvale for an air experience flight in a Grob Tutor with all 3 cadets getting in the air.
Cumbria and Lancashire Wing
North Region - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Commandant Air Cadets

01/03/2026

Please see this opportunity to do some online classification training. Further details are available on cadet portal.

UPDATE - The first class session on Tuesday 03 March has been cancelled, however, the session will be rearranged for Tuesday 17th March.

✈️ Are you working towards First Class or Leading Classification? 🎓

The Wing Training Team have arranged multiple classification sessions over the course of March. Each session will be delivered virtually using Microsoft Teams.

Sessions include:

The Air Training Corps - Second Class Cadet
The Royal Air Force - Second Class Cadet
Basic Radio - First Class Cadet
Initial Expedition Training - First Class Cadet
Principles of Flight - Leading Cadet

If you are interested, please sign up to the event on Cadet Portal and access using the link within the event description. Further details can be found on Cadet Portal too.

07/02/2026

Today 14 cadets from arround the wing came to 1471 Horwich Squadron to complete their Bronze Space Course. The course covers technology, satellites & rockets and much more. The course also makes up part of the Level 2 BTEC in space studies. Well done to all those that completed it.
723 Wigan Squadron - RAF Air Cadets
1969 (Rossendale) Squadron Air Cadets
Chorley Air Cadets - 92 Sqn RAFAC
Preston Air Cadets
1262 Blackburn Sqn Air Training Corps
2050 (Leyland) Squadron Air Cadets
Cumbria and Lancashire Wing
Royal Air Force Air Cadets

22/12/2025

Today we carried out our final act of 2025 which was to take the donations to our annual Winter Appeal to Urban Outreach Bolton, a local food bank benefiting the community in the greater Bolton area. We have been doing this for a few years now and once again the cadets and staff of 1471 have stepped up and given from their hearts to those in need.

This caps of an amazing year of charity work where we have again worked with Help For Heroes, Fortalice, RAFA Leigh Branch, and Royal British Legion, raising over £16k for the Poppy Appeal alone.

A massive thank you to all our cadets for their an amazing giving of their time and effort this year. We couldn’t be more proud of them.

Cumbria and Lancashire Wing
North Region - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Regional Commandant North - Air Cadets
Commandant Air Cadets
Royal Air Force Air Cadets
RFCA for the North West of England & the Isle of Man
Horwich Town Council

19/12/2025

Last night was our final parade night of 2025 where we hosted our Christmas party with fun games, prizes and pizza for the cadets, ending the year on a high. Thank you to the cadet NCO's for organising the night.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and Happy new year.

Cumbria and Lancashire Wing
North Region - Royal Air Force Air Cadets

09/11/2025

Today over 40 cadets and 10 staff from 1471 took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday parade through Horwich. We headed the parade, carrying the Horwich Town Council and British Legion Horwich Branch standards as well as our own.

Our commanding officer, Sqn Ldr Nash said "I was extremely proud of the cadets today, they all looked amazing and showed the town again just how good we are as a Squadron"

Well done to everyone who attended and braved the weather to put our best foot forward.

Cumbria and Lancashire Wing
North Region - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Commandant Air Cadets

23/09/2025

Last week we had our annual awards evening where we celebrated the achievements of all of our cadets from January 2024 - August 2025. Congratulations to all our award winners and thank you to Wg Cdr Molloy for presenting the awards

Cumbria and Lancashire Wing

12/09/2025

On Wednesday we had 4 cadets travel to 10 AEF at RAF Woodvale for an Air Experience Flight in the Grob Tutor. Despite the weather all 4 cadets managed to get in the air, with all 4 being first time flyers.

12/08/2025

Today 1471 remembers Cadet Christopher Bailey who is one of the three Royal Air Force Air Cadets who lost their lives in the Llyn Padarn disaster in 1993. Chris along with Amanda Whitehead and Mark Oakden of 1036 Bury Squadron Air Training Corps were taking part in an opportunity flight when their helicopter suffered a malfunction and crash landed into the lake at Llyn Padarn. Her crew and one other cadet managed to get out but unfortunately Chris, Amanda, and Mark could not.

Last night on parade the current cadets and staff of 1471 carried out their now tradition of leaving the right marker position free for Chris on finals, and held a minutes silence to remember him.

We Will Remember Them

Cumbria and Lancashire Wing
Greater Manchester Wing - Air Training Corps
North Region - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Regional Commandant North - Air Cadets
Commandant Air Cadets
RFCA for the North West of England & the Isle of Man
Horwich Town Council