The best of the best from the Thames Valley area have come up trumps in the annual South West Region activities held this year at MOD Boscombe Down.

With activities ranging from Drill and presentational skills through to aero modelling and media communications, the battle was on to see which of the 6 Wings that form South West Region could come away with the silverware. It is fair to say that the competition was fierce but friendly throughout the whole days activities whilst the support provided by the staff, either directly to their own teams or in running the day as a whole was truly amazing.

Thames Valley Wing was sadly pipped to the post by Bristol & Gloucestershire Wing to which we offer many congratulations, the second place position with 18 points overall was certainly a credible one and reflected the excellent individual and team performances achieved.

Results

COMPETITION	NAME AND DETAILS
Aeromodelling U16	1st Cdt A Priest – B&G 2nd Sgt Holden – HIOW 3rd FS Nelson – B&G
Aeromodelling 16+	1st FS Callum– HIOW 2nd Sgt Buscombe – P&C 3rd No details – Apache Helicopter
Set Model Class Open Comp	1st Cdt Arif – HIOW 2nd Cdt Priest – B&G 3rd Cdt Standen – D&S
Diorama Plus Aeromodelling Wing Winner	1st HIOW 2nd B&G 3rd D&W
Aeromodelling – Staff	1st Off Cdt Parkinson – D&S 2nd Fg Off Barfoot – HIOW 3rd Fg Off Bell – D&W
Model – Open Comp	1st Cdt Willis – B&G 2nd Cdt Bennett – TV 3rd Cpl Mason – D&W
Aviation Art U16	1st Cdt Bromley – 2211 Sqn – TV 2nd Cpl Jeal – 2152 Sqn – B&G 3rd Cdt Seaton – 2327 Sqn – HIOW
Aviation Art 16+	1st Cpl Bolt – 130 Sqn – D&W 2nd J Turner – 2410 Sqn – TV 3rd Cdt Pettitt – 1216 Sqn – HIOW
AC Recognition – Individual U16	1st Cdt Flavin – 2121 Sqn – TV 2nd Cpl North 2121 Sqn – TV 3rd Cdt Cahill – 335 Sqn – P&C
AC Recognition – Winning Wing U16	1st 2121 Sqn – TV 2nd 335 Sqn – P&C 3rd 2260 Sqn – HIOW
AC Recognition – Open Individual	1st Cpl McMenamin –1446 Sqn – B&G 19 pts 2nd FS Beadle – 290 Sqn – D&S 18.5 pts 3rd Cpl Davis – 1996 Sqn – TV 17.5 pts
AC Recognition Open– Winning Wg Don Pople £10 HM Smith voucher	1st 290 Sqn – D&S 46 pts 2nd 1446 Sqn – B&G 37 pts 3rd 633 Sqn – D&W 30.5 pts
Photo- Class 1a Aviation under 16	1st Cdt Rosen – 1064 Sqn – D&S 2nd Cdt Reslan – 2515 Sqn – HIOW 3rd Cdt Curtis – 1069 Sqn – D&W
Photo- Class 1b Aviation 16 +	1st Sgt Aylott – 1329 DF – B&G 2nd Cpl Ions – 1927 Sqn – HIOW 3rd Sgt Tobin – 2533 Sqn – P&C
Photo- Class 1c Aviation Adult staff and committee	1st Flt Lt Bartley – 2392 Sqn – B&G 2nd Capt Cook AAC – 1827 Sqn – HIOW 3rd CI French – 1304 Sqn – D&W
Photo – Class 2a The ACO and it’s people. Under 16	1st Cdt Dawes – 1927 Sqn – HIOW 2nd Cdt Barnfield – 93 Sqn – B&G 3rd Cdt Angus – 13 Sqn – D&S
Photo – Class 2b The ACO and it’s people. Aged 16 +	1st Sgt Janota – 93 Sqn – B&G 2nd Cdt Ward – 1927 Sqn – HIOW 3rd No entry
Photo – Class 2c The ACO and it’s people. Adult staff and committee	1st Flt Lt Tanner – 2381 Sqn – D&S 2nd CI Webb 2407 Sqn – HIOW 3rd Fg Off Barley – 2392 Sqn – B&G
Photo – Class 3a Media Comms Under 16	1st Cdt Sheppard – 992 Sqn – D&W 2nd Cdt Seaton – 2327 Sqn – HIOW 3rd Cdt Webber – 41F Sqn – D&S
Photo – Class 3b Media Comms Aged 16 +	1st Cpl Lennon – 992 Sqn – D&W 2nd Sgt Asbridge – 1927 Sqn – HIOW 3rd No Entry
Photo – Class 3c Media Comms Adult staff and committee	1st CI Baston – 1391 Sqn – HIOW 2nd No Entry 3rd No Entry
Media Skills- General – Wing Winner	1st 992 Sqn – D&W 2nd 153 Sqn – TV 3rd 1216 Sqn – HIOW
Website	1st 2327 – HIOW 2nd 633 Sqn – D&W 3rd 2121 Sqn – TV
Presentation Skills U16	1st Cdt Petmezas – 93 Sqn – B&G 2nd Cdt Curnow – 730 Sqn – P&C 3rd Cdt Bentley – 914 Sqn – D&S
Presentation Skills 16+	1st Cpl Wyndham -381 Sqn – TV 2nd CWO Martin – 2339 Sqn – P&C 3rd Cdt Gray – 2327 Sqn – HIOW
Drill Competition – Best Wing	1st B&G – 2152 Sqn 568 points 2nd TV – 1116 Sqn – 525 points 3rd HIOW – 1350 Sqn – 517 points
Drill Competition – Best NCO	1st CWO Simmons – 2152 Sqn – B&G 64 pts 2nd CWO Wade-Arnold 130 Sqn – D&W 57 pts 3rd FS Wallis -1350 Sqn – HIOW 56 pts
Banner Drill Competition – Best Wing	1st 223 points – B&G 2nd 217 points – TV 3rd 215 points – P&C
Region Activities Day – Wing Winner	1st 22 points– B&G 2nd 18 points – TV 3rd 16 points – HIOW