By FLT LT ELAINE PORTER
Wing Sports Adjutant
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The Herts and Bucks Wing Athletics competition was held in the blistering heat of Sunday 11th May 2008. The top three squadrons in the overall competition were announced on the day and have already been reported on this site, but now further results are available.
The top three units in each of the various classes were as follows. Classes A, B and C are male and classes D and E are female.
Class A: 2384 Bushey & Oxhey (first), 2313 The Chalfonts (second), 1113 Berkhamsted (third);
Class B: 2366 Bletchley Park (first), 2F Watford (second), 2409 Halton (third);
Class C: 1239 Broxbourne and Hoddesdon (first), 795 Harpenden (second), 2313 The Chalfonts (third)
Class D: 2409 Halton (first), 1239 B/H (second), 2F Watford, 248 Letchworth and 1066 Hitchin (joint third);
Class E: 332 High Wycombe (first), 2370 Denham (second), 1066 Hitchin and 2532 Milton Keynes (joint third).
The result for the overall male competition was: 2366 Bletchley Park (first), 1239 B/H (second), 2313 The Chalfonts (third). The result for the overall female competition was: 2409 Halton first), 332 High Wycombe and 1066 Hitchin (joint second), and 248 Letchworth (third).
In addition, a number of Wing records were broken. These were as follows:
Class A 800m – Cdt N Sims, 2384 Sqn – 2.36.31
Class A Shot – Cdt A Sibun, 1113 Sqn – 10.71m
Class B 200m – Cdt N McCormack, 2409 Sqn – 0.24.38
Class B Javelin – Cpl C White, 955 Sqn – 42.42m
Class C 100m – Cdt A Richards, 1239 Sqn – 0.11.40
Class C 1500m – Sgt A Pointer, 2370 Sqn – 4.58.47
Class C Javelin – Cdt P Phwiphan, 2532 Sqn – 28.70m
Class C Long Jump – FS T Vaux, 795 Sqn – 5.78m
Class D 100m – Cdt K Vickers, 1239 Sqn – 0.13.19
Class E 200m – FS C Hunt, 2409 Sqn – 0.28.03
Class E 1500m – Cpl J Haywards, 1113 Sqn – 6.02.80
Overall there were 26 units in attendance. We had in total 162 male cadets and 95 female cadets competing, plus 46 staff overseeing things.
Congratulations to the winners and record breakers, but also to all those units who took part. My thanks to all those staff who helped make the day a success and thanks as well to Berkhamsted St John Ambulance, who provided first aid cover and were kept busy.
The Regional Athletics competition takes place on Sunday 1st June and those cadets selected to represent the Wing will be notified in the next few days.
The Herts and Bucks Wing Athletics competition was held in the blistering heat of Sunday 11th May 2008. The top three squadrons in the overall competition were announced on the day and have already been reported on this site, but now further results are available.
The top three units in each of the various classes were as follows. Classes A, B and C are male and classes D and E are female.
Class A: 2384 Bushey & Oxhey (first), 2313 The Chalfonts (second), 1113 Berkhamsted (third);
Class B: 2366 Bletchley Park (first), 2F Watford (second), 2409 Halton (third);
Class C: 1239 Broxbourne and Hoddesdon (first), 795 Harpenden (second), 2313 The Chalfonts (third)
Class D: 2409 Halton (first), 1239 B/H (second), 2F Watford, 248 Letchworth and 1066 Hitchin (joint third);
Class E: 332 High Wycombe (first), 2370 Denham (second), 1066 Hitchin and 2532 Milton Keynes (joint third).
The result for the overall male competition was: 2366 Bletchley Park (first), 1239 B/H (second), 2313 The Chalfonts (third). The result for the overall female competition was: 2409 Halton first), 332 High Wycombe and 1066 Hitchin (joint second), and 248 Letchworth (third).
In addition, a number of Wing records were broken. These were as follows:
Class A 800m – Cdt N Sims, 2384 Sqn – 2.36.31
Class A Shot – Cdt A Sibun, 1113 Sqn – 10.71m
Class B 200m – Cdt N McCormack, 2409 Sqn – 0.24.38
Class B Javelin – Cpl C White, 955 Sqn – 42.42m
Class C 100m – Cdt A Richards, 1239 Sqn – 0.11.40
Class C 1500m – Sgt A Pointer, 2370 Sqn – 4.58.47
Class C Javelin – Cdt P Phwiphan, 2532 Sqn – 28.70m
Class C Long Jump – FS T Vaux, 795 Sqn – 5.78m
Class D 100m – Cdt K Vickers, 1239 Sqn – 0.13.19
Class E 200m – FS C Hunt, 2409 Sqn – 0.28.03
Class E 1500m – Cpl J Haywards, 1113 Sqn – 6.02.80
Overall there were 26 units in attendance. We had in total 162 male cadets and 95 female cadets competing, plus 46 staff overseeing things.
Congratulations to the winners and record breakers, but also to all those units who took part. My thanks to all those staff who helped make the day a success and thanks as well to Berkhamsted St John Ambulance, who provided first aid cover and were kept busy.
The Regional Athletics competition takes place on Sunday 1st June and those cadets selected to represent the Wing will be notified in the next few days.
Cadets from the unit took part in the biennial Park Street Fete, as th
Cadets Josiah Eyeinton and Andrew Kent were able to imagine themselves as Junior Air Mechanics circa 1918, inspecting the newly-formed RAF’s latest acquisition, the Royal Aircraft Factory SE5A. The pair might have recently arrived at Halton from their home village to train as Air Mechanics on these modern fighting machines.
Corporals Thomas Le Baigue (16) and Adam Stevens (17), pictured above, attended RAF Henlow, where No.616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron is based, for six consecutive weekends.
