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We had a great result at the Essex Wing Inter-Squadron Swimming Competition on Saturday evening, held at Harlow Leisure Zone. An excellent effort from all of our cadets saw the squadron achieve third place in the Junior Boys category and first place in the Senior Boys category, resulting in an impressive third place overall. Well…

On the evening of Friday 30th January, we held our annual Presentation Evening, celebrating an outstanding year of achievement throughout 2025. We were honoured to be joined by our special guests, OC Essex Wing, Wing Commander Jones, and the Essex Wing Warrant Officer, WO Kemp, alongside parents, families and friends who continue to support our…

On Thursday evening, 34 cadets, two members of staff, and one civilian committee member took part in a laser tag session at Megazone Rayleigh. A great time was had by all, so thank you to our Jack Petchey Award winner, Cpl Ahmad, for choosing such a fantastic activity.

From night to day. After completing night navigation on Friday evening, our focus shifted to daytime navigation yesterday as some of our cadets took to part of the Roche Valley Way in the Stambridge area for a map skills and development walk. During the session, cadets practised a range of map-reading techniques, including the 5…

‘Stranger Things’ were occurring out in the local countryside on Friday evening . A group of Southend and Rayleigh cadets were introduced to night navigation. Including the use of the stars and the moon for north and south, then they planned a journey to locate an air cadet geocache. All enjoyed the experience and want…

On Monday 8 December 2025, 1312 (City of Southend-on-Sea) Squadron Air Cadets were proud to mark a significant milestone with the official opening of our new Squadron Headquarters, based within the Southend Army Reserve Centre. The new building forms part of a Joint Cadet Centre and is now home to both our squadron and the…

We had eight brilliant acts take to the stage at our talent show on Saturday, with everything from singers to creative makers. Every performer brought their best and really made it feel like anyone could win. After a tough competition and an even tougher vote, Southend’s Most Talented Cadet was crowned as Cpl Solomon with…

Yesterday, we organised an exciting visit to IWM Duxford for a group of our cadets, who were joined on the day by cadets from 1476 (Rayleigh) Squadron. The group spent the day exploring the museum’s many hangars and learning about a wide range of historic aircraft and their roles in aviation history. It was a…

As a result of their success at the Inter Squadron Competition, six of our cadets were selected to represent Essex Wing at the Central and East Region Cross Country Competition at RAF Cranwell yesterday. Our cadets made up a quarter of the Wing team. Well done to all who took part and contributed to the…

On Friday evening, our Civilian Committee held its Annual General Meeting. We were sad to say goodbye to two long-standing and highly valued members who have stepped down after many years of exceptional service: our Secretary, Kevin Allen, and our Deputy Chair, Jennifer Byford. Both have shown outstanding dedication to the Squadron, consistently going above…