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Exclusive resource portal launched for East Cambridgeshire businesses

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Businesses across East Cambridgeshire are being encouraged to sign up for a new resource portal dedicated to helping them gain a competitive edge in today’s dynamic economic landscape. East Cambridgeshire District Council’s Economic Development team has written to more than 5000 businesses, encouraging them to register their interest. Those that sign up will gain free …

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East Cambs Businesses Invited to Shop Watch Launch

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Businesses that want to find out more about Shop Watch in East Cambridgeshire and collect a free Members’ Pack are invited to a special event on Tuesday 5th December. Shop Watch is a scheme similar to Neighbourhood Watch. Running via WhatsApp it allows businesses to effectively communicate with each other to help tackle shoplifting and …

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Good Vibes Local Celebrates 10th Birthday Great Little Giveaway

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Spotted in Ely celebrated its 10th birthday back in August 2023 and as part of the celebrations the Trustees of Good Vibes Local (GVL) decided to launch a second Great Little Giveaway for local organisations, but this time offering grants of £200 with the criteria of healthy lifestyles. The Giveaway was promoted throughout August and September.  …

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A Bit of High School Musical from Witchford Amateur Dramatic Society Youth Group

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Witchford Amateur Dramatic Society‘s newly-formed youth group will bring the story of High School Musical to life this week. The performances will take place in the Main Hall of Witchford Village College from Thursday November 30th to Saturday December 2nd. Individual tickets cost £12 or £40 for a group ticket. Doors open at 6.30pm for …

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Swan Spectacle Makes for a Wild Winter at WWT Welney

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Visitors at WWT Welney in Norfolk can experience a white winter wonderland with a difference as thousands of swans return to the area after completing incredible journeys from their summer homes in Arctic Russia and Iceland. To celebrate this migratory miracle, the wetland site is putting on a range of events to allow people to …

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Government changes support right first-time approach to planning

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Impending changes to the way the planning system operates should support a right first-time approach according to Cllr Bill Hunt, chair of East Cambridgeshire District Council’s planning committee. New government regulations, to be brought in on 6th December 2023, mean that anyone bringing forward a planning application is advised to make sure it meets all planning policies and requirements before it is submitted to …

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Ely Museum receives grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to develop collections, events and new exhibitions

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Museum continues good work with grant funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund Ely Museum is delighted to announce the support of The National Lottery Heritage Fund for their project to increase access to their historic collections and to develop and grow the exhibitions and events that they hold for the community.  Faced with growing operational …

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Babylon Arts Winter Open returns for a second year.

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‘Small, but perfect’ is Babylon’s second Winter Open exhibition, and features 300 brilliant original artworks from local artists. All the pieces are for sale, with prices ranging from £60 to £150, and would make the perfect festive gift. Due to the success of their first Winter Open in January earlier this year, Babylon Arts iscommitted …

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Trials of Terror

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Though the Haunted season has since passed and thoughts turn to Christmas, that didn’t stop the specters of history from appearing before a sold out audience at Ely’s Sessions House on 10th November, when three trials were recreated in the very court room in which they were first heard. In a first of its kind …

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Local Artists Deliver a Family Exhibition Inspired by the Fen Landscape

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Fen Textures is an exhibition at Babylon Gallery from artists Bob and Carol Banks, and  Carol’s daughter, Violet Shaw. Their different creative practices come together to encapsulate the fen landscape, including jewellery, oil painting, pastels and pottery. There will also be an opportunity to create ‘Fen Textures’ of your own, with a family activity in …

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Council Ranked Highly for Combating Climate Change

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East Cambridgeshire District Council has officially been ranked 29th out of 164 district councils for its work to combat climate change, putting it in the top quartile for performance. This is the second time campaign group Climate Emergency UK has officially scored local authorities on their performance. The assessment consisted of 91 questions or less, depending …

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Art Unequalled returns to The Maltings this November

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Fourteen years ago, local sculptor Sally Dunham had a vision to create a new Art event for the Ely area. Sally wanted to create an event that brought together independent artists and craftspeople creating handmade work to the highest standards at a friendly and welcoming event. In October 2010, Art Unequalled was held for the …

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Funding for Wildlife Area Will Help Create a New Green Loop for Soham

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Plans to establish a new wildlife area in Soham have been given a boost thanks to support from East Cambridgeshire District Council. Soham Town Council has been awarded a £4600 Pride of Place grant to buy trees, wildflowers, hedging and bug hotels for Drayton Meadows. The money will also pay wildlife information boards and a …

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Fen Authors and Explorers: An Afternoon of Talks

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An afternoon of talks about how the Fens offered inspiration for the work of local authors and photographers is taking place in Ely this Saturday, 21st October between 1.30-4.30pm.  The event titled ‘Fen Authors and Explorers’ is organised by Fascinating Fens, a local group that brings people together across the Fens through projects involving heritage, …

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Applications invited for affordable home in Fordham

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An opportunity to purchase a one-bedroom affordable home in Fordham for £117,000 is available to residents who meet the eligibility criteria. The property is one of a number set aside by East Cambridgeshire District Council to help local residents struggling to get on the housing ladder. They are sold to local people on average salaries …

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Robin Hood in the City: Ely’s Spellbinding Christmas Pantomime Makes for the Perfect Gift this Christmas

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Poets House in Ely saw a spectacular promotion of the highly awaited pantomime, Robin Hood. Local organisations such as press houses, the media and local business gathered in droves in the heart of Ely to watch the engaging presentation. The Christmas Pantomime which will see the cast Paul Cassaro (Robin Hood), Elisha Hancock (Little Joan), …

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Soham Benevolent Association Held their 70th Soham Carnival this Year

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We raised £8,350 to give to various clubs, schools, organisations and charities. Our 2 main beneficiaries this year were the East Anglian Air Ambulance who were awarded £2000.00 and The Ely/Soham Food Bank who were awarded £2250.00.  Helen Bavester, Treasurer of Soham Benevolent Association, states “We gave the food bank £1250.00 in cash and decided …

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Statement from Cllr Anna Bailey, Leader, East Cambridgeshire District Council

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I am delighted with the news the Government has announced plans to improve Ely Railway Junction and the A10 between Ely and Cambridge. The Ely Area Capacity Enhancement (EACE) programme to allow more trains to run through Ely is something, we as a council, have been championing for many years providing it includes a road …

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East Cambridgeshire Organisations Encouraged to Bid for £700,000 Fund

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East Cambridgeshire District Council has released the second round of its Growth and Infrastructure Fund to support sustainable projects that improve the quality of life for residents. Organisations, clubs or councils that want to deliver a project have until 5pm on Friday 8 December 2023 to place bids for a share of the £700,000 fund …

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Council welcomes news Congestion Charging proposals won’t go ahead

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East Cambridgeshire District Council has welcomed the decision of the Greater Cambridge Partnership Executive Board not to endorse the Making Connections outline business case.  While the district council supports many of the concepts of the business case it had been concerned that road charging proposals would have a detrimental impact on people living in East …

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Ely’s Window Wanderland is back! 3rd-5th November 2023

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Now in our fourth year, The Stained Glass Museum and Babylon ARTS, working with the community of Ely will be hosting Window Wanderland 2023. The Window Wanderland festival has now been a part of UK communities since 2015, with over 25,000 windows decorated across the nation in hundreds of events. Ely has been part of …

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Peacock’s Meadow Receives Funding for Eagerly Anticipated Wildlife Pond

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Peacocks Meadow in Littleport is about to start building its eagerly awaited eco-pond thanks to a Pride of Place grant from East Cambridgeshire District Council. The community garden has been awarded £13,414 towards the cost of building the 15 metre pond which will boost the environment for a broad range of aquatic invertebrates, pollinating insects, …

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Lucy Frazer Attends Soham Town Rangers U16 Girls Training to Discuss Local Sport and Physical Activity with Living Sport

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Lucy Frazer attended Soham Town Rangers U16 Girls training session to meet the team and to discuss with Living Sport wider sport and physical activity within our local area. Living Sport is an independent charity focused on improving the health, happiness, and wellbeing of the people of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. They work collaboratively with partners …

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Hedgehogs win the hearts of people in East Cambs

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Hedgehogs have found their way into the hearts of East Cambridgeshire’s residents, young and old. In a public vote, they have been chosen as the endangered animal residents would most like East Cambridgeshire District Council to support over the coming year. Hundreds of people attending the council’s recent Youth Fusion events, as well as at …

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Council Votes Against Local Transport Connectivity Plan

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East Cambridgeshire District Council was among councils across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough that have voted to reject the Local Transport Connectivity Plan (LTCP). The plan, which included the option of a road charge across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, went before the Board Meeting of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) on Wednesday (20 September 2023). In …

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Babylon Young Curator brings us a visual feast

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A Matter of Taste, the curatorial debut from Babylon Young Curator, Nancy Mead, is a visual feast which explores the aesthetics of food in a mouth-watering display of paintings, photography, and sculpture. The exhibition will be open to the public from 5th October to 29th October, at Babylon Gallery. Nancy has taken the universal topic …

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Conservation Charity Celebrates Regional Revival of Rare Wading Bird with Free Event

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WWT Welney is hosting a special day-long event later this month with the RSPB to mark the end of a seven-year programme that has boosted the numbers of one the UK’s rarest breeding wading birds, the black-tailed godwit, by an incredible 40%. The wetland site will be opening its doors at 6.30am on Sunday, September …

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ATCL Diploma for skilful King’s Ely pianist 

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A young musician at King’s Ely has achieved her Associate of Trinity College London (ATCL) Diploma in piano. The ATCL is equivalent in standard to the first-year recital of an undergraduate degree, but King’s Ely Sixth Form student, Sayuri Okunushi, has earned hers, aged just 18. Trinity Performance Diplomas are the organisation’s most advanced performance …

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Ely Cathedral Environment Lecture with Baroness Brown

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Net Zero: Critical, but not Enough is the talk being given by Baroness Brown of Cambridge at the inaugural Ely Cathedral Environment Memorial Lecture on 12th September. Baroness Brown is a highly respected engineer, who sits in the House of Lords where she chairs the Select Committee on Science and Technology and is the incumbent …

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Soham Village College GCSE Results 2023

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Students from Soham Village College are celebrating their GCSE results. Notable performances were made by students of all abilities including Jason Angove; Thomas Assheton; William Botcher; Ella Brown; Logan Bye; Sarah Cross; Danny Dean; Tabitha Dyer-Stephens; Freddie Emms; Elsie May Enrico; Madison Ford; Emily Franklin; Finley Froment; Callum Hardy; Louise Hardy; Noah Jewkes; Leah Johnson; …

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Grants Available to Local Organisations

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Applications have reopened again for a short period and applications are invited from local, voluntary and charitable organisations that provide a service which benefits the parishioners of the City of Ely.  This includes Ely and the villages of Prickwillow, Stuntney, Chettisham, Queen Adelaide and Shippea Hill. The Council has a small budget which is allocated …

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Gaming wall plugged in at Littleport Youth and Community Centre

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A giant interactive gaming wall, designed to provide positive fun activities, has been installed at the new Youth and Community Centre in Littleport. The wall is 2.5 metres high and 4 metres wide and incorporates a number of fun games and sporting activities all designed to help people get fit, encourage teamwork, and improve co-ordination and movement. A laptop, or …

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FRESH. In Ely Rolls Out The Ramp! Making Their Studio Fully Accessible To The Public

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FRESH. gives its local community a sense of confidence and independence with its three-year fundraiser. FRESH. which focuses on community, health, inclusion and sustainability, launched a crowd funder three years ago. The crowd funder raised £1,435 through individual donations, clothes swap events like the “Swish” from Ely Swishing Group, plant sales, funding from the Rotary …

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King’s Ely Students Celebrate Fantastic A-Level Results

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Hardworking King’s Ely students have once again achieved places at their first-choice universities and institutions having gained a stellar set of A-Level grades.   Teachers and staff at King’s Ely Sixth Form are especially proud of the Year 13 cohort’s results, since COVID measures during their GCSE year meant that it was their first time sitting …

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Bishop Laney Sixth Form Students Celebrate Post-16 Success

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Students at Bishop Laney Sixth Form, part of Meridian Trust, have achieved a fantastic set of Post-16 results this year. Adam Steels, Head of Bishop Laney Sixth Form, said: “We are delighted with these results which reflect the continued growth and success of Bishop Laney Sixth Form. These results mean our students are completing their …

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Oliver Cromwell’s House is Recognised as Tripadvisor® 2023 Travelers’ Choice® Award Winner  

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Historic House, once home to the Cromwell family Earns a Place Among Travelers’ Favorites for 2023 Oliver Cromwell’s House today, announced it has been recognised by TripAdvisor as a 2023 Travelers’ Choice award winner for a Visitor Attraction.  The coveted award celebrates businesses that have consistently received great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the last …

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Health and Well Fair – Free wellbeing event at Ely Country Park

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East Cambridgeshire residents are invited to join in a fun and free Health and Well Fair taking place at Ely Country Park on Sunday 3rd September.  The event, hosted by East Cambridgeshire District Council will be a fun day out with a focus on wellbeing.  The aim is to encourage visitors to take steps towards …

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The Visit Ely app puts our Incredible City in Global Spotlight 

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After two years of extensive development, the Visit Ely App is launching for public download from both the Apple and Google Play stores, allowing anyone with a compatible handset to discover the enormous amount that this fantastic pocket city. With over three hundred businesses already listed, 5 exciting trails and a heritage focused Quest the …

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Gum Busting Machine to Help Out in Sticky Situations

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Two new gum-busting machines are being brought in by East Cambridgeshire District Council to help out in sticky situations. The Ghostbusters-style backpack is being used by a dedicated street cleansing team to rid the district of the perils of chewing gum. Many streets in the district, especially the high streets of Ely, Soham and Littleport, …

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Celebrating Success at Swim England Age Group Nationals – City of Ely Amateur Swimming Club

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City of Ely Amateur Swimming Club Member Oliver Davey was invited to Swim England Nationals as one of the top competitors in the 50m Freestyle in the 14-year-old age group. This was the first time at nationals for Oli and he swam brilliantly in the heats to achieve a personal best time of 25.77 which …

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Country Park and Jubilee Gardens Awarded Green Flag Status

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Two of Ely’s biggest parks have been awarded Green Flag status. Ely Country Park and Jubilee Gardens, which are both owned by East Cambridgeshire District Council, were given the prestigious award during a national ceremony. The coveted Green Flag status is awarded to parks and green spaces which are free and open to everyone to …

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National Charity Calls for East Anglian Nature Lovers to Create Watery Havens for Wildlife

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From drainpipe wetlands to bogs in backyards, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) is calling on residents across East Anglia to make room for nature by creating a network of watery habitats to help wildlife in the region, particularly in cities/towns like King’s Lynn, Bury St Edmunds, Ely and Wisbech. As summer temperatures look set to soar, …

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East Cambridgeshire Businesses Pledge Support for Mums

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Business owners in East Cambridgeshire are saying yes to offering a warm welcome to mothers who breastfeed and pump, as part of a new initiative supported by East Cambridgeshire District Council. FreeToFeedCP encourages businesses to sign up as a breastfeeding and pumping friendly business, so mothers can feel relaxed, comfortable and confident feeding their children …

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City of Ely Amateur Swimming Club National Open Water Success

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An excellent swim at the regional open water competition saw seventeen-year-old Daniel Kendall qualify for the National Age Group Open Water Swimming Championship for the first time.  This event was held on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Rother Valley Country Park, Sheffield, where Daniel swam in the 5km race. It was a cool and windy …

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Veterans Attend Ely Royal British Legion Service Marking Korean War Armistice

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The City of Ely branch of the Royal British Legion organised a solemn service of remembrance at the city’s war memorial today (27th July) to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice in 1953 which brought an end to the Korean War. The war began in June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea following …

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Ely Air Cadet’s Report from The Royal International Air Tattoo

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Whilst some of Ely Squadron’s Air Cadets and staff have been working away last week at RAF Fairford on the Royal International Air Tattoo airshow, Sergeant Carter was there privately enjoying his love of aircraft and photography. Here is a report from our Staff Cadet Sergeant Jay Carter: “This past week I have been at …

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