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Sussex Army Cadets

With over 1000 cadets and in excess 200 adult volunteers across 25 locations in Sussex, there is something in Sussex ACF for everyone.

Sussex Army Cadet Force has 25 detachments across Sussex.

The county is split into 5 Companies:

  • A Company - East Sussex
  • B Company - West Sussex
  • C Company - North Sussex
  • D Company - Central Sussex and Brighton and Hove
  • E Company - HQ Company that hosts the Corps of Drums, Signals Platoon, KitKar Display Team, Adventurous Training and Duke of Edinburgh Scheme amongst other activities.

Our Headquarters are in Brighton within the grounds of the Army Reserve Centre on Dyke Road. It is home to our Permanent Support Staff and the Cadet Force Adult Volunteer (CFAV) Head Quarters Command team.

Wherever you live in Sussex, there is a detachment near you.

A Company

A Company is based in East Sussex

No.3 - Hastings

No.8 - Crowborough

No.10 - Eastbourne

No.14 - Bexhill

No.19- Hailsham

No.25 - Heathfield

B Company

B Company is based in West Sussex

No 7 - Chichester
No 9 - Worthing
No 17 - Bognor Regis
No 18 - Littlehampton
No 22 - Steyning
No 26 – Thorney Island
No 27 - Midhurst

C Company

C Company is based in the north of Sussex

No 4 - Lewes

No 5 - Haywards Heath

No 6 - Crawley

No 11 - Horsham

No 16 - Hurstpierpoint

No 24 – Burgess Hill

D Company

D Company is based around Brighton and Hove

No 1 - Brighton

No 2 - Seaford

No 12 - Hove

No 13 - Shoreham

No 15 - Brighton

No 21 - Newhaven

Keep up to date with the latest news from around the county:

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QAVS Award

Sussex ACF were one of the 2020 recipients of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

The QAVS is the highest award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise outstanding work done in their own communities. It was created in 2002 to celebrate the anniversary of The Queen's coronation. It is the MBE for volunteer groups.

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You can get involved:

We are always looking for new cadets and adult volunteers to join our County.

If you are a young person aged 12 or over (and in school year 8 or above) there is a detachment near you where new friendships and exciting new challenges await.

We are also looking for adult volunteers to join our team of committed instructors. No prior experience is necessary.

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Meet some of the people at County HQ

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Colonel Morris Commandant

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Lieutenant Colonel Earley Deputy Commandant

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Major Kelly CEO

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As well as activities within the APC Syllabus, in Sussex ACF we also offer opportunities in the following:

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Duke of Edinburgh Award An internationally recognised qualification.

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Kit Kar Display Team The only one in the country as far as we know.

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Sports Compete in team and individual sports at national level.

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Adventurous Training Including rock climbing, kayaking, mountain biking and many more...

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Sussex ACF Pictures

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If you need to contact us, here are our details:

Highcroft House

198 Dyke Road

Brighton

BN1 5AS