A new Trust has been created to help support the Army Cadets of Shropshire. The Shropshire Army Cadet Force Trust has been established to raise funds to support Shropshire Army Cadet Force activities. Local businesses and organisations have been invited to the official launch on 12th October at RAF Shawbury to hear from current Army Cadets about how life in the Army Cadet…
Cadets from across Shropshire aimed high at the county’s Inter Services Cadet Clay Competition. At the start of June, teams from the Sea Cadets, Army Cadets and RAF Air Cadets competed for both team and individual titles, testing their precision at the Buller Clay Range in Donnington. A notable success for Shropshire Army Cadet Force (ACF) included Cadet Hewitt from the Newport Detachment…
Ahead of Armed Forces Day, Summit Learning Trust welcomed HM Lord-Lieutenant for the West Midlands, Sir John Crabtree CVO OBE, to a special event to mark the official launch of the Trust’s Army Cadet Force (ACF) detachment. Welcomed to Ninestiles, an Academy – one of Summit’s eight schools – by CEO Vince Green, Sir John proceeded through a Guard of Honour provided by…
Three cadets from Redditch & Bromsgrove Sea and Royal Marines Cadets were given a once in a lifetime opportunity to take part in offshore voyages to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day Landings in Normandy. Taking part in two-week voyages on TS Royalist and TS Jack Petchey, the Sea Cadets Offshore fleet escorted a ferry taking D-Day veterans from Portsmouth to France…
Photographs before works commenced. The kitchens at the Tiddesley Wood and Bramcote Cadet Training Centres (CTC) have been revitalised with upgraded facilities. Working together with Three Pines Ltd, Principal Designer/Architect David Richards, and Abraxas Catering Equipment, our Building Estates Manager for the South Region, Richard Cameron project managed the works to modernise and improve the facilities. With our commitment to tackling climate change…
Works to upgrade a cadet centre in Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, have been completed by our Estates team to improve the cadet experience. The cadet centre was once home to the 1459 (Heart of England) Squadron Air Training Corps who moved offsite in an amalgamation with another unit, this newly formed unit of 2504 (Fordbridge) Squadron will be the ones to benefit from the…
To celebrate Volunteers Week we are shining the spotlight on some of the Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAV) in our region and today we are introducing you to Lt James Newport Cater who has been a CFAV with the Army Cadets for over 10 years. Lt Newport Cater is currently the Deputy County Training Officer (Cadets), Officer Commanding of Waterloo Platoon (the senior…
Cadets at TS Kingfisher were on top form as they welcomed a unit visit from Major General Tim Hodgetts CB CBE KHS OStJ DL, Surgeon General to His Majesty’s Armed Forces and Honorary Surgeon to His Majesty the King. Opening the evening with the Ceremonial Colours and a drill display, their Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets showcased their precision on parade for…
43 cadets and six instructors from Hereford and Worcester Army Cadet Force travelled to Spain over the February half-term for a week’s skiing in the Pyrenees as part of Exercise Venturer Snow Cub. Out of the group 30 cadets had never skied before, but by the end of their first day of tuition they were able to successfully make it down the nursery…
Fourteen organisations from across the wider West Midlands area attended an awards ceremony in Shropshire to receive their Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Awards, recognising their exceptional level of support to the Armed Forces community. Held at Lilleshall House and Gardens in Shropshire – also home to one of the UK’s National Sports Centres and the Royal British Legion’s Battle Back Centre…
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