Website Changes

Version 3 - 1 April 2003

Overseas work commitments meant no site updates for the last few months, so this version adds details of the course programme for 2003, and makes some changes to the sections on staff qualifications, CTE and Health and Safety. There's a lot happening here, with ATC policy changing faster than I can document it, so I'll be updating this section fairly frequently over the over the next few months

I have added a trip reports section for details and photos of recent courses. New reports will be added as trips are completed, so bookmark the site and come back regularly 

As always, questions, requests and suggestions to author and webmaster Geoff Bowles please

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

Version 1 - April 2001

Initial publication

Wing Adventure Training Technical Officer: Flt Lt John Smith RAFVR(T)         Web site by: Flt Lt Geoff Bowles RAFVR(T)       Last updated  14 May 2003