Our monthly newsletter brings together the top stories from our region, showing how our staff and members support the Reserves and Cadets in the region.
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Air Cadets’ surprise at meeting former fellow cadet.
Air Cadets from 308 (Colchester) Squadron recently visited Stanway Green Lodge Residential Care Home. The cadets talked about their Air Cadet experiences with residents. During the visit, a resident of the care home shared that he had himself been an Air Cadet with 308 (Colchester) Squadron in his youth. Not only that, but photos and memorabilia from…
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South East RFCA Cadet Link magazine – out now!
South East RFCA published the latest issue of Cadet Link magazine which includes a selection of uplifting stories from each of the uniformed Cadet Forces and a foreword from Group Captain Al Lewis RAFR, the RAF Air Cadets Regional Commandant for London and South East Region .
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Alternative Venues funds extra Reserve and Cadet building projects in East Anglia
East Anglia RFCA earns Regionally Generated Income (RGI) to modernise Reserve and Cadet spaces. East Anglia RFCA’s commercial wing, Alternative Venues, generates an essential income which supports the further betterment of our estate. By hiring our venues, client organisations are supporting their local Armed Forces community and aiding the recruitment and retention of Reserves and…
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East Anglia RFCA representatives attend QVRM Association tree dedication ceremony
The QVRM Association, of which four of its holders from East Anglia (in photo: Col Ray Wilkinson, Wg Cdr Mike Almond, Lt Col Jackie Allen, Gp Capt Gary Bunkell), planted a Copper Beech tree in Windsor Great Park at Smith’s Lawn on Saturday. Afterwards, a commemoration lunch was held in the Vicar’s Hall at Windsor…
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Cambridgeshire Army Cadets win national first aid competition
Cambridgeshire ACF represented our region at the Army Cadet Force national First Aid competition over the weekend of the 21st – 23rd October 2022 and won both categories (cadets and young adults). The competition involved the teams responding to a range of medical conditions and accidents including, diabetes, anaphylaxis, poisoning, asthma, seizures, burns and scalds. The Army…
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British Army Scholarships awarded to Essex Cadets
The British Army Officer Scholarships were awarded to two Combined Cadet Force Cadets from the Brentwood School in Essex. The scholarship includes £3,000 in the recipient’s final school year, plus a confirmed Army bursary, worth up to £6,000, if they choose to study a recognised degree at a UK university. The scholarship awards young people…
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Suffolk Lord-Lieutenant Awards honour deserving cadets and cadet force adult volunteers
The Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, The Countess of Euston, presented Certificates to her new Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets, Cadet Force adult volunteers and a reseervist at an annual ceremony in Ipswich. The Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, The Countess of Euston, presented Certificates to worthy Cadets, Cadet Force adult volunteers and a reservist at a ceremony held at Ipswich Army…
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RFCA Cadet Health Check report 2021 looks at recovery of the Cadet Forces post-pandemic.
The Reserve Forces and Cadets Associations provide the Chief of Defence People with an annual report containing independent observations on the overall health of the cadet forces, their ability to deliver MOD-endorsed outcomes, and any risks to their future well-being. The Cadet Health Check team aimed to deliver this report to the Chief of Defence People…
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Change of command at 158 Regiment RLC
Lt Col Anna Swales takes up command of 158 Regiment RLC. The reservists of 158 Regiment RLC are based out of Peterborough, Bedford, Ipswich and Colchester in the Eastern Region, with more locations in the East Midlands. For more information about the regiment and its people, visit their page on army.mod.uk. Back in 2018, then a…