80 Bolton Squadron - Air Training Corps

09/02/2026

ATC Sunday

Yesterday, our cadets took part in the annual ATC Sunday Parade, with 2026 marking the 85th Birthday of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets, with this ceremony being held at St George's Church in Stockport.

It consisted of a lively church service, in which all cadets commited to the Promise, and some prayers to keep us going through our journeys. Following on we marched along the A6, capturing the public's eyes with our blue uniforms.

A massive thank you to the 10 cadets that came to represent squadron, and the Wing in this awesome parade!

Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Commandant Air Cadets
Greater Manchester Wing - Air Training Corps

07/02/2026

Along with all the awards given last night, there were four promotions given to cadets for their hard work and dedication over a long period of time.

The following people were promoted:
Cpl Stones
Cpl McClusky
Cpl Zglimbea
Sgt Edgar

Another even bigger well done to these cadets who have made incredible contributions to squadron in the past.

Greater Manchester Wing - Air Training Corps
Royal Air Force Air Cadets

07/02/2026

Last night, many cadets were presented badges and awards which are the first awards our squadron has given this year, giving a great start to the year for our squadron.

The following awards were given last night:

Bronze Radio:
Cdt McClusky
Cdt Perry
Cdt Savage

Bronze Leadership:
Sgt Orlando
Cdt Zglimbea

Bronze Space
Cpl Dziedziol
Cpl Edgar
Sgt Howcroft
Cdt Odukomaiya
Cdt Okonkwo
Cdt Stones
Cdt Zorlutuna

DofE
Bronze - Cdt Odukomaiya
Silver - Cdt Stones

Bronze Shot
Cpl Dziedziol

Blue Wings
Cdt Odukomaiya
Cdt Okonkwo
Cdt Perry
Cdt Savage

Classification
Senior Cadet Orlando
Senior Cadet Zorlutuna
Master Cadet Edgar

Cadet of the Month
Cdt Odukomaiya

A massive well done to all the names above for all the hard work and effort you have put in for these awards.

Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Greater Manchester Wing - Air Training Corps

23/01/2026

We are going into space on Artemis II The squadron will have its name onboard the rocket on its 685,000 mile journey around the moon.

16/01/2026

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🚨ARTEMIS II UPDATE - TOMORROW for the first time in over 50 years, a rocket capable of carrying astronauts around the Moon; will rollout of the VAB and head to the launch pad!

Rollout is scheduled to start at 7:00 AM ET; followed by a 9:00 AM ET media event featuring the Artemis II Crew and NASA Administrator!

Watch LIVE on The Launch Pad : https://youtube.com/live/LfjDCvkkfeU?feature=share

04/01/2026

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The countdown is real! In 34 days, Artemis II launches; sending astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years!!

📅 Target: February 6, 2026 (Launch date subject to change)

Follow us for the latest Artemis II updates!

14/12/2025

Tonight our cadets had a very merry evening helping Santa in his quest to fix his broken sleigh! He had lost 4 parts which needed to be found quickly and well, and so our cadets set out on four different activities in hunt for these items, dubbed ‘Operation Tinseltown’.
Firstly they had to use compasses to navigate around the area and find his lost Magic Compass!
Then they had to find his long lost Magic Hat which allows him to fly! This was done through a series of grid references using maps to navigate their way around questions which gave clues to its whereabouts.
Thirdly, they had to answer questions about Christmas songs and find the pieces to his Flight Stick
And finally they used all their cadet and military knowledge, and stealthy guided their way around the Elves Hidden Workshop only communicating through radios and hand signals, all in hunt of Santa’s Special Radio.
All in all, the cadets had a wonderful time helping out our jolly friend and all was well as all item where eventually found!!!
Greater Manchester Wing - Air Training Corps
Commandant Air Cadets
North Region - Royal Air Force Air Cadets

08/10/2025

Sergeant Howcroft, congratulations on your well-earned and well-deserved promotion, along with the Cadet-of-the-month award.
Respect - Integrity - Service - Excellence
These are the values at the heart of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets, which Sergeant Howcroft exemplifies.

Greater Manchester Wing - Air Training Corps

05/10/2025

This weekend was Sector 3 Training Weekend. 6 cadets (4 from 80 Bolton and 2 from 1005 Radcliffe squadrons) completed the Bronze Space Award.
These cadets have now completed two-thirds of the new BTEC (Level 2) in Space Studies.

29/09/2025

Over the past month, we have awarded a great number of badges for many different things including leadership, shooting and space amongst others.

28/09/2025

Recently, our cadets have been partaking in a multitude of interesting activities. Initially, they were introduced to a new STEM activity called VEX robotics through a very interesting presentation. The cadets learnt what VEX robotics was and how it was done and how they would be able to build, code and compete with their own robot as a squadron in competitions!
Our cadets have also recently done a band evening! This introduced all aspects of music within the corp to our cadets and allowed them to explore and find their own interest in all things musical! They had opportunities to do Band Drill, Snare drumming, Brass instruments like trumpet, trombones and more! This is only a fraction of what is done at 80 Bolton Squadron and it was amazing!

27/09/2025

On Sunday the Squadron took part in the annual Wing Training Day hosted at The Avro Heritage Musuem.
The day consists of many competitions from First Aid to Archery and a Shooting competition held beforehand.
We would like to thank all the cadets who took part in the day and helped to represent the Squadron and show it off at it's best!

We came 17th overall out of 32 Squadrons across the wing!

A fantastic effort by all!
Thank you to our volunteer Team Manager for the day, Squadron Leader Mehta, for his experience making sure our teams got to where they needed to be and at the right time!

Now is the time to start preparing for next year!