Saturday 10 th March 2007 was a special occasion for Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing Air Training Corps as it was the occasion of the annual Ladies' Night Dinner held in the Tower Suite at Drayton Manor Park.

159 guests made up from 20 squadrons attended and were entertained during dinner by the music of 495 (Sutton Coldfield) Squadron's band led by Sgt Dan Harvey. Cadets from 163 (Coventry-Phoenix) were also on hand once again to act a Stewards before and during the course of the meal.

Guest of Honour was the Commandant Air Cadets Air Commodore Gordon Moulds MBE RAF. During his speech he outlined his vision for the future of the Corps and praised the volunteer staff. He also made some presentations, the first being the coveted Kreigie Trophy that was made to Ben Homer an ex Cadet of 492 ( Solihull ) Sqn. The trophy which was given to the Corps by the RAF Ex Prisoner of War Association is awarded annually for the best cadet on the Junior Leaders Course at Frimley Park . President of the RAFExPOWA Air Commodore Charles Clarke OBE together with two members of the Association Wg Cdr David Bernard MBE and Mr Peter Benefield were also present and praised Ben for his efforts.

The Commandant also presented the Wing Commanding Officer Pravin Ladwa with a Millennium Volunteer Certificate in recognition of 150,000 hours of voluntary service and a Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme Certificate to mark ‘1000 years' of commitment to the Scheme by the wings adult volunteers.

Other VIP guests included Air Commodore Duncan Mitchell Wing President and former Commander for the Centre of Defence Medicine and Honorary surgeon to the Queen.

The Commandant was presented with a Wing tie by Wg Cdr Pravin Ladwa and a Plaque by the Mess President Sqn Ldr Martin Harrison as a memento of his visit and time with the Wing. Following dinner guests had the opportunity to mingle and socialise and to speak with the Commandant.

Mess President Sqn Ldr Harrison said “Another successful occasion made all the more so by the presence of our Commandant. It is was also an honour to have three members of the RAF Ex Prisoner of War Association present as when you consider what they went through during the 2 nd World War they are in my opinion the real ‘War Heroes'. I also think it was great to see two ex cadets of 2030 (Elmdon & Yardley) Squadron present Marine Matt Croucher and Fg Off Matt Cox both of whom have joined the regular services. Mention must also be made to the cadets of 495 Squadron's band who played so well during and after dinner and the stewards of 163 Squadron. These cadets gave up their Saturday evening to help out and make the evening even more special”.