Baroness Goldie, a Minister of State at the Ministry of Defence recently attended an RAF Air Cadet virtual prize giving ceremony to the winners of the Wales and the Battle of Britain competition.
Together with Air Officer Wales, Air Commodore Adrian Williams and Wales & West RAF Air Cadets Regional Commandant, Roger Simon, the Baroness praised the dedication and skill of each air cadet’s winning entry.
Air Cmdr Williams who was one of the judges and the originator of this competition said, “I have been amazed at the standard of entries and it was difficult to choose the eventual winners.”
The competition was open to all air cadets in Wales (part of Wales and West Region) and gave them the chance to research and prepare a piece of work that fitted within the “Wales and the Battle of Britain” subject.
The judges were Air Office Wales, Group Captain Roger Simon, Regional Commandant Wales & West, RAF Air Cadets, Peter Sinclair, Squadron Leader RFCA North Wales and Tim Jenkins, the Guild of Aviation Artists.
The winners are as follows:
Group 12-16 years old:
Wales and the Battle of Britain History
Cadet Emily Harries, 2480 (Holywell) Sqn, No 2 Welsh Wing
Battle of Britain Model Aircraft
Cadet Luke Unsworth, 1378 (Mold) Sqn, No 2 Welsh Wing
Wales and the Battle of Britain Art
Cadet Sergeant Mia Jones, 1465 (Gwynedd) Sqn, No 2 Welsh Wing
Wales and the Battle of Britain Literature
Cadet Eagle, 1358 (Pontardawe) Sqn, No 3 Welsh Wing
Wales and the Battle of Britain Music
Joint First
Cadet Kevin Titus, 30F (Llandaff) Sqn, No 1 Welsh Wing and Cadet Corporal Ifan Rhys Hughes, 1310 (Eryri) Sqn, No 2 Welsh Wing
Group 17-20 years old:
Wales and the Battle of Britain History Cadet
Flight Sergeant Thomas Stenson, 2012 (Caldicot) Sqn, No 1 Welsh Wing
Wales and the Battle of Britain Model Aircraft
Cadet Flight Sergeant O’Beake, 1054 (Llanelli) Sqn, No 3 Welsh Wing
Wales and the Battle of Britain Art
Cadet Sergeant Millie Davies, 30F (Llandaff) Sqn, No 1 Welsh Wing
Wales and the Battle of Britain Literature
Cadet Sergeant Harry Lancaster, 30F (Llandaff) Sqn, No 1 Welsh Wing
Wales and the Battle of Britain Music
Cadet Corporal C Young, 1358 (Pontardawe) Sqn, No 3 Welsh Wing
Llongyfarchiadau/Congratulations to you all