On 9th December, Major Geoff Hammond, CEO Cambridgeshire ACF, and Mrs Kirsty Knowles, Admin Officer, assisted the Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire, Mrs Julie Spence OBE QPM, with the HRH The Princess of Wales Satellite Carol Service. This service was to reflect and recognise those people and organisations within the community that had gone above and beyond to support others throughout the year. This request by our Lord Lieutenant saw both Mrs Knowles and the CEO meeting and seating 200 invited guest in St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough.
CAROL SERVICE SUPPORTED BY THE ROYAL FOUNDATION OF HRH THE…
The participating cadets.
The service was supported by the Royal Foundation of HRH The Princess of Wales and was one of a select number of events around the Country leading up to the carol service hosted by the Princess of Wales at Westminster Abbey on the 15 December 2022.
This was a community carol service, with readings by our Lord Lieutenant and The Dean of Peterborough, also a reading from the Quran by Ayman Datoo and a blessing by Dr Singh DL. Prayers were finalised by the Archdeacon of Oakham and the Bishop of Peterborough. All guests then assembled to enjoy mulled apple juice and mince pies.
St John the Baptist Church, Peterborough.
Each of the Cadet forces were asked to trawl its ranks and select 5 adults and 10 cadets who had gone above and beyond, to attend the service in addition to the Lord Lieutenant's Cadets.
The members from Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force were:
Col Lesley Deacon – Commandant
AUO Ros Whyall – County DofE Officer
SSI Nathan Drummond – Burwell Detachment
SSI Rylan Ray – Fletton Detachment.
SI Matthew Parker - Longstanton Detachment.
Cdt RSM Moule
Cdt Sgt Cook
Cdt Sgt Simpson
Cdt Sgt Clarke
Cdt Sgt Corby
Cdt Sgt Nicholas
Cdt Sgt Britchford
Cdt Allenden
Cpl Parry
Cpl Dunn
LCpl Easwaran
The Members from Bedfordshire & Cambridgeshire Wing Royal Air Force Cadets were:
Wing Commander R Bradshaw
Flt Lt Kidger
Sgt Kennelly
Cpl Jeff
CWO Simpson (Mayor’s Cadet)
Sgt Richards
Sgt Gowler
Cpl Anders
Sgt Airewele
Sgt Smithers
Sgt Spinks
Cpl Wilson
Cambridgeshire Lord Lieutenant's Cadets who attended were:
Sgt Georgia Pescod – RAFAC
Cpl Olivia Corner – Kimbolton CCF
WO Joseph Elliott - RAFAC
Cpl Paris Bufton – Kimbolton CCF
Story by Mrs Kirsty Knowles – AO Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force.