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THE SALAMANDER | JULY 2017
I’m one of a hundred accepted to abseil the
Leadenhall Building ‘Cheesegrater’ on Friday
8th September at one of the official events in
aid of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2017.
I’m keen to raise as much money as possible by
undertaking this death defying, heart stopping,
exhilarating, some might say foolhardy, 629ft
descent from level 47 (four from the top) of
the building and reckon it deserves ‘sterling’
support and some safe hands with a jump net
on the day.
Charitable donations that can receive gift aid
allowance and go directly to The Lord Mayor’s
Appeal 2017, can be made via my ‘justgiving.
com’ account.
Alternatively, please make a cheque payable to
‘The Lord Mayor’s Appeal 2017’ and post it to
my home address at 3 NorthumberlandAvenue,
Kennington, Ashford, Kent TN24 9QG.
Alan about to do his decent in 2012
Another Charitable
descent for Alan
This squadron, affiliated to The Worshipful
Company of Firefighters since the 1st March
2016, is currently competing for the National
‘Top Squadron’ Morris Trophy in competition
with other Squadrons from London and Essex.
Group Captain Lewis, Commandant, London
& South-East Region inspected the Squadron
during the evening of the 26th April, observing
their training activities. This included working
with a flying training simulator which the cadets
themselves have constructed, under the
guidance of their flying instructor.
The flying training simulator is part of an
Aerospace Training Centre they have designed
and created, The Centre replicates reception
and briefing for trainees, a simulated control
tower communications facility and the flying
simulator itself which gives realistic hands-
on flying experience of a Cessna light aircraft
over the Manston area of Kent. The Centre
is in its early stages of development which
the Charitable Trust of our Company helped
facilitate with a financial grant.
The cadets and their instructional staff have the
will and enthusiasm to continue its development
and make it something truly sophisticated. It will
become a useful training facility to introduce the
young people to the realism of flying operations
and aircraft handling.
Soon after the inspection the Squadron’s
Commanding Officer, Flight Lieutenant Geoff
Hobbs-East, let us know that 2433 Squadron
came out top of this inspection stage of the
national competition and will now go forward to
the final stage representing London & the South
East. Further news since has put 2433 squadron
as one of the top three cadet squadrons in the
Air Cadets and a further inspection for the
trophy is now awaited. Geoff firmly believes the
flying training facility gave them the edge they
needed to win through.
I’m sure we wish them every success.
Our Air Cadets
2433 (Ramsgate and Manston)
Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets