181 City of Gloucester Air Cadets

06/10/2026

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A special message for everyone who makes the Cadet Forces what they are. 🎖️

As we celebrate the first ever National Cadets Week, His Majesty The King has shared a message recognising the dedication of cadets, volunteers, families, employers and supporters across the UK.

A moment to celebrate everyone who helps young people build skills, character and confidence for life.

📅 5–11 October 2026

Find out more about National Cadets Week: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-cadets-week-2026

13/08/2026

🌟 Skills at 270 Climbing Park! 🧗‍♀️🧗‍♂️

Our cadets headed to 270 Climbing Park for an action-packed Skills session!

Last night, the team were lucky enough to have a 2-hour session on the high ropes course, putting their confidence, teamwork and problem-solving skills to the test. 💪

There were plenty of challenges, lots of encouragement, and no shortage of fun along the way! 🙌

A huge well done to all the cadets for getting stuck in and supporting each other. 🚀

07/08/2026

This week has been packed with fantastic opportunities for our cadets during Sector 2 Training Week at RAF Little Rissington Cadet Training Centre alongside 2419 and 181 Squadrons.

📍 Monday – Wednesday | RAF Little Rissington Cadet Training Centre
🔹 Monday & Tuesday
• Air R***e training, with cadets achieving their Trained Shot qualification.
• Blue and Bronze Space Syllabus training.

🔹 Wednesday
• Archery sessions.
• Mountain biking activities, developing confidence, resilience and teamwork.

📍 Thursday
A fantastic visit to RAF Shawbury Aircraft & Maintenance Storage Unit, giving cadets an insight into aircraft engineering and maintenance, followed by an afternoon exploring the incredible exhibits at the RAF Museum Cosford.

A brilliant week of skills, adventure and aviation, giving our cadets hands on experiences they won't forget. Well done to everyone who took part, and thank you to all the staff and volunteers who made it possible!

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06/07/2026

181 Sqn attended Wing Activities day yesterday. They competed in Banner Drill, Archery, STEM, Leadership and First Aid. They did a brilliant job and whilst we weren’t successful in winning any of the activities this year the cadets had an enjoyable day.
The staff are proud of the work and commitment they put in both prior to and on the day of the activity. They are a credit to the unit.

27/06/2026

Today we did a morning of model flying with the Gloucester BMFA club, it was a lovely day 🛫

08/06/2026

Well done to the four cadets who competed in Wing Athletics Sunday. The Sqn came third in the wing for group B (15-17 year olds). Which is a valiant effort when there were only three cadets from 181 in that age group.

Congratulations to FS Sendall for winning two gold medals.

We are proud of all the cadets who participated

24/05/2026

Cadets had a fantastic day yesterday gliding at Little Rissington the weather was absolutely beautiful! ☀️✈️

A massive congratulations to our CWO, who successfully completed his final flight for his Gold Wings achievement. An outstanding accomplishment and a proud moment for everyone involved! 👏

11/05/2026

A couple of 181 cadets have completed their Ten Tors 45 mile this weekend, well done to those who took part, awesome weekend

17/04/2026

Wednesday night 181 squadron went to 270 Climbing centre and had the best time … it was a great adventure for the squadron.