On Saturday 21 st November cadets from 487 Kingstanding and Perry Barr Sqn, and the 487 Sqn Detached Flight helped people pack their bags at the Tesco supermarket at New Oscott in Birmingham . The Sqn carried out the event in aid of the RAF Benevolent fund, and also in aid of Sqn funds.

The supermarket, which is only a few miles from the Sqn had kindly agreed to the request for a bag pack which was made initially by CWO Adam Wilkes. CWO Wilkes currently works at the store and following the initial request, a letter was sent to the store by the Civilian Committee. The cadets and staff also had an information point at the store in relation to recruitment.

On what turned out to be a very windy and wet day, the store itself was not busy, but the cadets and staff managed to collect £400 and this was later added to by CWO Wilkes who was working until 2200 on Saturday, and he managed to collect a further £23.

This was a great effort by the cadets of both the Sqn and the D/F and they hope to collect even more money at a further bag pack which is planned for the early new year.

The pictures show CWO Adam Wilkes working on the tills at Tesco (in uniform!) and Cdt Tom Breakwell giving a helping hand.