A HUDDERSFIELD air cadets' group made it to the finals of a national award.

The 59 Squadron Air Training Corps were among finalists in the class for best in-house team for public relations at the Fifth Estate Awards.

The awards - presented in London - recognised people working in public relations for voluntary and non-profit groups.

Fifth Estate is part of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations.

The PR officers at 59 Squadron juggle their duties with full-time jobs.

Civilian instructor and squadron communications officer Gary Taylor works full-time as an information officer at public transport organisation Metro in Leeds.

Squadron commander Flt-Lt Emma Leech is head of marketing and communications at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Emma and Gary are pictured with the certificate for 59 Squadron.