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An official signing ceremony took place last week (Thursday 26 July) to transfer the deeds of the land based at Spring Gardens on which the cadet centre used by both 378 Mannock Squadron Air Training Corps (ATC) and Wellingborough Army Cadet Force (ACF) is based. It was agreed by the council’s resources committee that 2018 […]

The group joined Army Cadets from Middlesex and Northwest London to visit Australia and take part in a cadet competition with both the Australian and New Zealand Army Cadets. The visit took place from 28 June to 16 July. Team UK won the International Trophy with Cadet Staff Sergeant Elby Williamson who is from St […]

Their role involves planning medical cover for camps, medical risk assessments, medicines management and ensuring that there is sufficient medical provision in the county. It may not be the most glamourous role in the ACF but it is vitally important to ensure the safety and wellbeing of cadets. In order to gain a better understanding […]

The event that took place at Nottinghamshire County Council on the Embankment, saw cadets be joined by Cadet Force adult volunteers, veterans, council employees and civic dignitaries. The annual event included a veteran raising the flag who had previously served in as a National Serviceman in the Royal Army Medical Corps in the late 1950s […]

Exercise Sapper Cadet took place at Chetwynd Barracks in Nottingham from 22 – 24 June to give female cadets aged from 12 to 18 years an opportunity to experience the trades, capabilities and opportunities available if they were to consider a career in engineering in the future. The event celebrated women in engineering showcasing career […]

The new Cadet Force commission is the first new commission granted by Her Majesty in over 150 years and recognises the immense contribution made by volunteer staff as leaders of national uniformed youth organisations sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. Army Cadet Officers from across the East Midlands (Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland) […]

Using skills she had learned in the Army Cadet Force (ACF) the 17 year old was able to establish that the gentleman had suffered a cardiac arrest. Melanie quickly set about performing CPR and instructed a member of the public to call an ambulance. Melanie was able to revive the gentleman briefly but before the paramedics arrived his […]

Being a volunteer can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people, however, it could see you give up some of your spare time to help your community, make a positive difference to the lives of other people and have the opportunity to gain new skills such as leadership and the […]

Conversation with Cadets is an annual event hosted by Nottinghamshire ACF where employers from across the county spend the day speaking to cadets and adult volunteers in order to find out more about what they do in cadets and how it can have a positive impact on both them personally and the civilian organisations they […]

Second Lieutenant Paul Thomas, the Commander of Ticknall Detachment joined the Army Cadet Force Association (ACFA) Cycle Challenge when it travelled through Derbyshire on 14 May.  The ACFA Cycle Challenge is run in order to raise money for the Matthew Bacon Bursary Fund, which is used to fund an adventurous training course for cadets who […]