Dear Regional Commandants, we must ensure that all volunteers have viewed the content of the HS&E awareness/refresher training CD-ROM that I circulated to all ACO formations last year and I would be obliged if you would assist me by placing the following text into your next RRO and also on your HS&E section within BADER.

URGENT - ALL VOLUNTEERS

Following visit to ACO formations, my H&S Advisers have reported that although the vast majority are compliant, significant numbers of volunteers have not viewed the Health, Safety and Environment, awareness/refresher training CD-ROM, issued to every ACO formation last year. During a recent RA training course, not one volunteer had viewed the material.

As this is a fundamental part of the ACO, Safety Management System and a Comdt AC instruction, OC's are to ensure that all volunteers have viewed this material before commencement of any ACO activities.

Regards
Donald

Donald A W Gordon

MSc CMIOSH FRSH Dip2.OSH I.Eng MIET FTC

Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner

Head of Health and Safety ACO

Royal Air Force Cranwell

The Royal Observer Corps monitor post at Elliot on the outskirts of Arbroath has been re-furbished to it's original state and is open to visiting groups by appointment.

A tour of the facility, learning about the role of the ROC during the cold war and the function of a typical post, can be arranged by contacting ::

Mrs Cheryl Stewart, 4 Flairs Avenue, Arbroath (Tel 01242 870442).

Between 1950 and 1991, the ROC had some 1563 posts located around the UK.    For more information on these posts you can visit www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/roc/index2.shtml which has information collected by enthusiasts on all the former posts.

Many have been completely detroyed, some have been renovated, and others are securely locked.

Cadets and staff of 2231 (Forfar) sqn turned out in force to pay tribute at this years remembrance parade in Forfar town centre. Commanding Officer Flight Sergeant Mark Preston was very proud to see that every single member of the squadron was on parade on remembrance Sunday last week.

"We had 14 cadets marching in the squad and 1 carrying the ATC banner as part of the colour party; we also had one cadet on parade in Glamis. I was very proud of the turnout on the day".

On the 9th of November ten cadets from 2519 (Strathmore) Squadron, journeyed to Royal Air Force Leuchars for Air Experience Flying at 12 A.E.F. (12 Air Experience Flight).

There they joined up with cadets and staff from 38F (Perth), Squadron. They were joined in the afternoon by cadets and staff from 1192 ( Kirkcaldy), 859 ( Dalgety Bay), and 1370( Leven) Squadrons.

In November 2006, 1370 Leven Squadron decided they would start fund raising for an indoor climbing wall at their squadron premises Brewery Wynd, North Street Leven.

At first the staff thought the target price of around £20,000 was out of their reach, but not being deterred they and the civilian committee set about fund raising. The first event a ceilidh was held in early November 2006. During 2007 events like the Local Thrift shop, fund raising at local fetes and applying to companies for sponsorship continued.

1.  In order to maintain and further improve the high levels of First Aid Training currently being delivered in the ATC, a Squadron First Aid Instructor (Training) (SFAI (T)) training weekend will be held on 31 Jan - 01 Feb 2009 at RAF Cranwell.

2. The purpose of the weekend is to provide Squadron staff with an insight into First Aid and the ability to deliver training of differing levels to cadets on their Squadrons