Member News Archives - East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association

Image of our 2026 AGM showing Association President and Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk Lady Philippa Dannatt MBE standing in front of an RFCA banner, addressing a seated audience

Celebrating achievements and looking to the future at our 2026 AGM

30 June, 2026 | AGM, Members | 3 minutes of reading

Members of our Association from across East Anglia joined honoured guests at our 2026 AGM, or Annual General Meeting, last Tuesday, 23rd June. The Army Reserve Centre […]

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Inside St Edmondsbury Cathedral, the service in honour of Lady Euston, who is standing between two of her chosen Cadets for the year, saw her retire as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk

Service in honour of Lady Euston as she retires from Lieutenancy

4 May, 2026 | cadets, lord-lieutenant, suffolk | 2 minutes of reading

St Edmundsbury Cathedral last month hosted a service in honour of Lady Clare, Countess of Euston and HM Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, to mark her retirement after 11

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Lady Phillipa Dannatt MBE, sitting on a bench by a pond with a small dog

A note from the Association President

3 November, 2025 | lord-lieutenant, Members | 3 minutes of reading

I was honoured to take on the presidency of East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) this summer, and I am enormously grateful to the Lord-Lieutenant

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Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC, Chief of Defence Staff for the UK in August 2025, speaking about alliance and confidence

Britain’s Chief of Defence Staff talks about alliance and confidence—and what faces NATO members in the coming years

20 August, 2025 | national, NATO, reserve forces | 15 minutes of reading

On 14 August 2025, Adm Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC spoke at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, a bipartisan thinktank in Washington DC focused on

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Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire Robert Voss, wearing his uniform, speaks into a microphone at a lectern

Our outgoing President looks back at his three years heading East Anglia RFCA

31 July, 2025 | lord lieutenant, Members | 5 minutes of reading

Robert Voss CBE CStJ Hon.LLD is an experienced company director, consultant and commodity trader who has held leadership roles in national and international bodies since his early

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Our outgoing president, the Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire, presents a long service certificate to a member of our Cambridgeshire team

Association marked a year of achievement at its 2025 AGM

3 July, 2025 | AGM, Members, staff | 3 minutes of reading

East Anglia RFCA marked a year of achievement and welcomed new Members and committee chairs at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) last week. Members and guests in

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Strategic Defence Review aims to make UK secure at home and strong abroad

2 June, 2025 | DRM, national, reserve forces | 2 minutes of reading

HM Government published the report from the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) today, setting out how our Defence community will keep our country safe in the coming years.

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Council of RFCAs newsletter for April 2025

3 April, 2025 | CRFCA, Members, national, NDPB | 1 minute of reading

The Council of RFCAs’ newsletter for April 2025 is now available for Members and the public to read. The Council is a joint committee of all the

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Association staff pictured from the back of a meeting room, sitting in a theatre-style audience as a presentation is given at the 2024 staff conference

Association Board approves staff choices for organisational values and behaviours

10 February, 2025 | Members, staff | 2 minutes of reading

At their most recent meeting, East Anglia RFCA’s executive board endorsed a new set of organisational values and behaviours chosen for the Association by its workforce. These

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Major Geoff Hammond received a certificate of meritorious service from the Lord Lieutenant of Cambs following his retirement as the RFCA's Cadet Executive Officer for the county

Sad news from family of retired Cadet Executive Officer for Cambs

7 January, 2025 | cadets, lord lieutenant, staff | 2 minutes of reading

We are very sorry to share the sad news that Geoff Hammond, former Cadet Executive Officer for Cambridgeshire’s Army Cadet Force, passed away on 26 December 2024

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