Website Changes

Version 2 - 1 January 2002

This website first went public in April 2001 (just as Foot and Mouth disease put a stop to most of our activities) so it's time for a few changes, as well as a seasonal update to set out our plans for 2002. 

I've left the general look and feel alone - people seem to like it, and it's reasonably fast, even with a slow connection. If you've visited this site before you'll notice that I've re-organised the structure a little to accommodate some new topics. Nothing significant has been removed so if you're looking for a particular page, keep looking - it's still here somewhere!

As for new content, I've added some important information about the qualifications required to lead mountaineering activities following the recent amendments to ACP17, which still seem to be causing some confusion across the Air Cadet Organisation (ACO). From past experience it's likely that different Regions and Wings will interpret the rules and guidelines differently so please don't assume that anything stated here applies to everyone in the ACO, especially if you are not in Herts & Bucks Wing. Check in the first instance with your own Wing Adventure Training Technical Officer or Wing HQ

Finally, I happen to think it's essential for everyone who takes out groups of young people to be an walker, climber, paddler or whatever in their own right, so I've added the "looking outside" section to cover what's going on in the wider world of adventure training. For now I've put in a few short news items but I plan to expand this section to cover topics like the Walking Group Leader Award and BELA in more detail

The site will change more frequently over the next few weeks, so keep coming back. Expect to see more pictures - and try clicking on them: most of them will zoom to a larger size!

Geoff Bowles

Wing Adventure Training Technical Officer: Flt Lt John Smith RAFVR(T)         Web site by: Flt Lt Geoff Bowles RAFVR(T)       Last updated  10 January 2002