OKEHAMPTON Air Cadets have been presented with a £500 cheque from the town council towards a new flight simulator to allow the cadets to get their first taste of flying.

Mayor of Okehampton Jan Goffey handed over the money at a coffee morning and cake sale hosted by the 2443 Squadron.She is pictured with mayor’s cadet Cpl Charlie Thompson, Flight Sergeant Dave Wilkinson and other cadets at the event in the Charter Hall, which raised £299.60 towards the £4,500 cost of buying the corps’ preferred flight simulator.

As well as raising funds, the event was held to mark the centenary of the RAF.

Picture by James Bird.