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Cadet Force Bands tour Gibraltar
Members of the Cadet Force Bands recently spent a few days in Gibraltar following an invitation by His Excellency the Governor of Gibraltar, Lt Gen Sir James Dutton. The 26 cadets were from Oxfordshire, Royal County of...
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Celebrating International Friendship Day 2018
Moving to a new area or school can be a tough and challenging time, especially when it comes to meeting new people and making friends. Lots of friendships start because people have things in common. This is where...
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Four Army Cadets honoured with The Diana Award
Four Army Cadets from across Great Britain were named as recipients of The Diana Award 2018. Jodie Standen (1st Btn The Highlanders ACF), Amanda Logan (Glasgow and Lanarkshire Btn ACF), Jessica Tappenden-Rowell...
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Army Cadet wins prize at CVQO Westminster Award ceremony
Jasmine Roper of Yorkshire North and West ACF, Scarborough Detachment was awarded the ILM Achievement Award at the CVQO Westminster Award ceremony which took place on Thursday 21st June at the House of Lords. All 11...
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Female cadets attend inspiring engineering event
Over 150 female Army cadets from across the East Midlands and East Anglia assembled at Chetwynd Barracks in Nottingham last weekend to take part in a special event to help them to consider a career in engineering. ...
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Welsh cadets take part in Cardiff STEM event
Over 50 Welsh cadets recently attended a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) themed session at the Volvo Ocean Race Village in Alexandra Dock, Cardiff Bay. The Wales-wide group of teenagers included...
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Former cadet performs life saving CPR
A former Army Cadet saved the life of a man who suffered a cardiac arrest in Mansfield town centre. Seventeen-year-old Melanie Jeske used the skills she had learned in the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and quickly called the...
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Cadets take part in Beating Retreat 2018
Staffordshire and West Midlands Corps of Drums along with members of Gwent and Powys Army Cadet Force took centre stage last week at The Household Division's Beating Retreat. The evening pageant of music and...
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First Colonel Cadets for HQ South West appointed MBE
The first Colonel Cadets for Headquarters South West has been appointed MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Colonel David Carson, who started his military career as a Reservist in 1980, has worked as part of...
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One Thousand mile pedal power charity challenge in aid of cadet bursary fund
Two intrepid cyclists and staff members at the Army Cadet Force Association have cycled 1,000 miles in a bid to raise much needed funds for underprivileged young cadets. Maj Richard Walton, the Director of Finance at...