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Heliport 8th Feb 2016 01:49

They are not in church.

The last pic was taken at the post service reception held in the Great Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice across the road from St Clement Danes.

LlamaFarmer 8th Feb 2016 02:07


Originally Posted by Heliport (Post 9262953)
They are not in church.

The last pic was taken at the post service reception held in the Great Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice across the road from St Clement Danes.


My mistake... looked a bit churchy.

CoffmanStarter 8th Feb 2016 09:03

Is Sir Chris Hoy still involved ... I thought he was appointed as a Hon Group Captain 'Ambassador' a little while back ?

romeo bravo 8th Feb 2016 09:37

Mr Hoy did nothing, CV has been seen events and is more of a role model :E

POBJOY 8th Feb 2016 14:29

New Horizons
 
Its all to get ready for the new generation of Air Cadet Creche's.
No flying to speak of anymore so get them in young and teach them childcare, sewing,cascading,facebook,and supermarket bag filling.
Much easier than messing about with equipment that needs a correct servicing system, and anyone in the system to make a real decision about anything mechanical.

ExRAFRadar 8th Feb 2016 20:42

what's 'cascading'?

brokenlink 8th Feb 2016 22:36

Glad a communion service was not considered at Ely, we had around 1000 cadets on the parade and cathedral service, would still be opening bottles now I suspect.

POBJOY 9th Feb 2016 18:38

Whats Cascading
 
Its an 'in joke' on the AIR CADETS GROUNDED thread.
It is how 'nil information' that contains no useful items is (not) spread around the Air Cadet system nowadays.
It is not really a joke but a testimony to the complete C.....F.... that has kept all Air Cadet Gliders on the ground for nearly two years.
The worst aspect being the contempt that Cmt 2FTS has for the Volunteer VGS staff,and his complete lack of ability and leadership.
Not just my opinion but a fair appraisal of the common thoughts of most VGS staff past and present. Sad but TRUE.
The Air Cadets need to get the AIR bit back as a priority not pussy foot around with fancy websites,facebook,twitter,and endless meetings that go nowhere.
We had the finest basic Cadet hands on airborne training facility in the world and the 'system' KILLED IT. SAD but TRUE.

Flying Lawyer 9th Feb 2016 22:11

LlamaFarmer


My mistake... looked a bit churchy.

An understandable mistake. The Great Hall of the Royal Courts of Justice is reminiscent of a cathedral.



The architect, George Edmund Street RA, had an extensive ecclesiastical practice and is renowned for his many churches (here and abroad) in the Gothic Revival style. He was the sole architect for the entire project (covering about six acres) from foundations to spires.
Street died (aged 57) a year before the building was opened in 1882 by Queen Victoria, after eleven years of construction. He is buried in Westminster Abbey – an indication of the esteem in which he was held.

(The photograph appears to have been taken on a 'tourist' day, not a working day.)


Aviation content - Aerial views (video) of the Royal Courts of Justice and surrounding area

Heathrow Harry 10th Feb 2016 16:18

he probably used the drawings he'd made for an unsuccesful Cathedral Quote.....

G-CPTN 10th Feb 2016 16:59

It is amazing (at least to me) how many cathedrals and great churches have histories that date back to the mid 19th Century.

It is tempting to assume that these buildings as we see them today 'have always been like that', however, after the Dissolution, many fell into disrepair with sections collapsing.

During the 1830s there seems to have been a resurgence in 'religion' and rich benefactors emerged to finance the reconstruction of many fine buildings as we see them today.

I mention just one as an example - St Albans:- 19th Century.

Mechta 10th Feb 2016 18:41


During the 1830s there seems to have been a resurgence in 'religion' and rich benefactors emerged to finance the reconstruction of many fine buildings as we see them today.
On visiting a country church (Milbourne Port near Henstridge), the vicar told me that in Victorian times the churches were going up at such a rate that there were 50% more church pews available than there were bottoms to fill them.


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