Sub-Lieutenant Althea Bumpstead is the Commanding Officer at Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth Sea Cadets. As Commanding Officer, she oversees and organises the welfare, training and activities for the unit. Outside of the cadets, she works as a Development Officer for Forest Voluntary Action Forum, a charity that supports young people and youth groups. We spoke to Althea to find out why being a volunteer…
Ordinary Cadet Bella (15) is a Sea Cadet with Ross-on-Wye and Monmouth Sea Cadets. She decided to follow in the footsteps of her sister who had already joined the unit, as she was interested to find out more about what the Sea Cadets do. We spoke to Bella to gain an insight into why being a Sea Cadet is an amazing experience, and…
Three outstanding cadets from the Worcestershire region have been chosen as the new Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets for the forthcoming year. Annually, the Lord-Lieutenant for each county appoints several young people from their area to serve as the new Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets. These hail from the Sea Cadets, Army Cadet Force, Royal Air Force Air Cadets, Combined Cadet Forces and other uniformed cadet organisations. Each cadet…
A volunteer with the Sea Cadets has been awarded an MBE for supporting his local community. Lieutenant (SCC) Oliver Chambers RNR is both a Trustee and Uniformed Volunteer with Birmingham Vernon Sea Cadets in Ladywood, Birmingham. He started his journey as a Sea Cadet in 1994, and re-joined as an adult volunteer 19 years ago. In his current role as Commanding Officer of…
Superfast IT has become one of the latest organisations in the West Midlands to show their support for our military community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. Hosted as a virtual event, the signing was attended by Wing Commander Simon Briggs of the Royal Air Force. The organisation has pledged its support to the Armed Forces Covenant; a promise that those who serve…
Reservists from 4 Battalion The Mercian Regiment have been on Exercise Saxon Shield to maintain their soldiering skills and test their marksmanship. The ten-day exercise at the Otterburn training area in Northumberland, is designed to make sure the reservists maintain a high standard of skill and readiness to deploy with regular units. It saw the soldiers complete their Military Annual Training Tests. The…
We are proud to be sponsoring Coventry and Warwickshire Chambers 21in21 Women in Business Mentoring Programme, which was officially launched, over Zoom, on 8th March 2021. Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, the president of the British Chambers of Commerce, was the guest of honour at the launch. The new scheme has matched 21 mentors with 21 mentees across the region to offer one-to-one support including…
Senior Aircraftman (SAC) Caitlin Boudewyn is a Reservist with Cosford based No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron. No stranger to the Air Force, Caitlin began her journey as an Air Cadet as a teenager – and never looked back. She shares her account of her journey so far with us… “For as long as I can remember the military has been part of…
Over 50 guests joined our Engagement Team for a webinar focused on exploring how the Armed Forces support youth and community groups in our region. Representatives from the Armed Forces often visit schools and colleges to deliver careers talks and showcase the roles on offer in the Military, but their work with youth within the community can often go unseen. Hosted in partnership…
In January 2021, Holly Lodge Combined Cadet Force (CCF) became the first CCF in the UK to start the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme. The RCN set up the initiative, which is sponsored by HRH Prince of Wales, for young people aged between 16 and 25. One of the provisos for the scheme was that the cohorts…
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