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THE MERCURY Devon and Somerset Wing Air Training Corps THE MERCURY Devon and Somerset Wing Air Training Corps Winter 2014 In This Issue A winning Band Griffin 2014 Cadets put best foot forward in Arnhem A Word from The Boss .At this time of year it is good to look back and see what has been achieved in the Wing. Unfortunately it would take a long letter from me to cover all of the outstanding events we have been involved in this year. The Wing parade in Weston-Super-Mare was a magnificent sight and a good opportunity for us to show off the Wing, to the general public. One of the special occasions for me was the Commandant coming to Honiton to present CWO Jake Rosen with the Dacre Sword for being the Best Male Cadet in the Corps. When you hear what Jake has achieved in his ATC career it is remarkable and most of his achievements are available to every cadet in the Wing, if they go and seek them out. Hosting the International Air Cadet Exchange and escorting the group to London, Cranwell, RAF St Mawgan and Exeter was a very busy summer for me. Luckily I had the support of CWO Harry Neve of 1064 Honiton Squadron who did an outstanding job. He ensured all cadets were at the right place at the right time and who answered the myriad of questions from our visitors. Hopefully, the Staff and Cadets who hosted them on the Sunday of their visit to Exeter, enjoyed the experience. Camps at RAF Valley, RAF St Mawgan and RAF Benson were enjoyed by all, unfortunately as always there were not enough places for all the Cadets who wished to attend. Band camps at Okehampton and BRNC Dartmouth were enjoyed and I also had the opportunity go to Holland and cheer on our two Nijmegan teams this year, a great achievement. Arnhem marches were also completed by a number of staff and cadets from the Wing. The Three peaks challenge was indeed a challenge, but was achieved with seventeen minutes to spare, with monies raised going to the MacMillan nurses as requested by WO Tonks. Staff and Cadet Training courses have continued at Chickerell despite all the difficulties we have with accommodation and classroom space, especially with bookings being made by other units and not actually used. I look forward to the Wing having its own Training Centre at Chickerell, for our sole use. The most enjoyed camp must have been Phoenix Griffin IV with its new location at Swynnerton. A very varied programme was produced with some very interesting activities which were different from the norm. Our visitors Lady Gass, ACM Sir Peter Squire, Brig Dalby-Welsh, Grp Capt Remlinger and Lt Col Adams had an enjoyable day, seeing and talking to participating cadets and to the Staff putting on the exercises. The Wing Music Flight has progressed greatly during the year under the direction of CI Dawn Symes-Podic; with the Band leading our Wing and Battle of Britain Parades, playing at the Dartmouth Royal Regatta and many more functions during the year. Winning the Regional Band Competition was a great achievement. Our results at the many sporting activities have seen an increase, with many firsts. At the time of writing we are in the lead for the Regional Banks Trophy with only a few events to go. The above is only a very small snapshot of the many activities provided for our Cadets by a Wing of dedicated voluntary staff. They all go the extra mile to ensure our cadets achieve much from their membership of the Corps. My sincere thanks to every adult volunteer within the Wing that makes the Wing so successful, without you all, we would be a much the poorer. Can I also ask you to thank your families from me, for letting you spend time on ATC activities. I am also very lucky to have a much supported team at Wing HQ led by Sqn Ldr Steve Gray with Charlotte Buckley and Yvonne Townsend who are brilliant at supporting our volunteers. They spend many hours of their own time for the benefit of our cadets. And to finish the year on a high the Wing Music Flight has won the National Corps Band and Ensemble Competition at RAF Halton. A first for the Wing, which was a great achievement by our Cadets. They have put so much work into the music and the drill together with the total support and dedication of our staff members. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2015. B W Wills-Pope Wing Commander And in first place it’s... This is it. The final day. Today’s the day that the entire year comes down to. Uniforms are to be no less than perfect; instruments are to be no less than blindingly sparkly. Today is the day of the National Air Cadet Marching Band Championships 2014! Throughout the course of this year, Devon & Somerset Wing Music Flight have experienced many triumphs and successes one after another. It seemed that they were invincible, winning competition after competition, piling up the medals and trophies. We’ve heard of the many victories the band has won for the Wing through magazines, articles, social media and even television! So it should come as no surprise to anyone that the band was one of the finalists for the annual National competition after winning almost every single category at Regionals, However at National level, the band is competing with the best of the best. Including squadron bands who practised almost every day of the year. The band’s biggest ‘rival’ was 93 Squadron (City of Bath), who have been the reigning national champions for a good few years. So the question is, how did we do..? First things first, every single competitor is formally inspected on their uniform and instrument maintenance: a crucial factor to winning the Best Turnout competition, which the band had won the previously. This is an essential stage, as it not only determines how every band does for the turnout competition, but also carries some weight for the other competitions too. If a parade shoe was scuffed ever so slightly, that’s a crucial point docked by the judges. After the nerve-wracking inspection, the band are forced to stand at attention whilst watching the previous band performance. This, for the band, was almost torture as they were inclined to keep their eyes on the almost flawless routine and music of a competitor. At this point, the band got their first taste of what they were competing with this year. Thirteen minutes later, the performing band marches off to a standing ovation and our heroes are just seconds away from marching on. From this point on, every member of the band knows they cannot afford a single mistake. Every small move is done with caution and precision; nobody wants to be the one to throw away a year’s worth of work. Then, the tannoy system sounds to announce the band, and our beloved band march into the performance area to determine their fate. Here goes everything. A small section of RAF March Past is played beautifully as they march on into the view of the judging panel. They’re off to a strong start and the judges can be seen scribbling notes already. First impressions are everything: in the first few seconds, the judges will see everything. Every minor detail. A few nods of approval and then the band halt, ready to start their hopefully perfected routine. The room is so silent you could’ve heard a pin drop. Every pair of eyes in the room are fixated on the Band now. And then they start. The next thirteen and a half minutes are both the most emotional and tense moment’s of our lives. Every aspect of the routine was beyond perfect. It was as if the music transported the entire audience through an entirely new world. A world where there is a gentle, flowing river one second, which then quickly turns into a raging tsunami. Although the band had previously struggled with dynamics, it is evident that they have conquered and mastered volume now, adding a rich texture to the performance. The band surprised the audience when they started slow-marching to Nimrod, a piece that even the Royal Marines Band would hesitate to attempt. It was a risky move, but the band pulled it off effortlessly, showing off the talent and dedication that had gone into preparing this routine. Halfway through Nimrod, even the ACO Ambassador, Group Captain Carol Vorderman, was seen to be wiping tears away. The effect that this piece had on everyone in that room was something that could never be expressed in words, something so eerily beautiful that it completely wiped that floor with the rest of the bands. Another special commendation goes to the Band’s performance of Where Eagles Dare. Another slow march, but this time dominating and almost frightening as the Band slowly edged towards the judging panel. How the Band pulled this magic trick off, we’ll never know, but it certainly grabbed the attention of the audience. The dynamics, yet again, reinforced the contrast between the first raindrop and the oncoming storm. It couldn’t have been more perfect… Afterwards our band marched off to an absolute uproar of applause, no former band or later seemed on the same level again. Although they were incredibly talented and would’ve won any other competition, none of them could quite match up to the standards our Band had set this year.
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