The Cambridgeshire ACF Corps of Drums will be taking part in the Salute for Heroes event taking part at Glemham Hall, Suffolk this weekend. This is a massive event with the organisers expecting thousands to attend over the two days. There are just loads of displays, too many to list here, for you to feast your eyes on, with plenty of stalls to peruse as well. All proceeds will be going to Help for Heroes and local charities. This is going to be an event not to be miss and a great family day out. For all the information about the event the visit the website at http://www.archantsuffolk.net/salute-our-heroes/ . We hope to see you there!

It’s not only Cadets that are training this weekend as the latest intake of Adult Instructors are training too. The weekend training compliments the Monday evening training the PI’s (Potential Instructors) do. Covering topics like Safety, Fieldcraft, Map & Compass and Drill they can put the things they have been taught so far into practice. With a great Adult Instructor Training Team, with a wealth of knowledge and experience, and a great Training Programme the PI’s should benefit enormously from the weekend.

Cadets from 1 Company are on their Pre Annual Camp weekend starting tonight. Both 2 and 3 Companies have already held their successful weekends.

One of the criteria of a Cadet being able to attend Annual Camp is that they have attended at least one training weekend beforehand. Homesickness can be an issue for some Cadets so we try to minimise the chances of this. For some cadets a training weekend may be the first time they have ever spent the night away from home. The way the weeknd is structured is very similar to how Annual Camp is structure, except Annual Camp is for a longer period with more activities included.

The Pre Annual Camp weekend also allows for any testing to be done, especially weapon handling tests to ensure that cadets will be safe to fire weapons. A cadet can only fire a weapon that they have been fully trained on with more senior cadets firing a wider variety of weapons. A subject that a Cadet may pass on this weekend may mean they complete a Star level which may make a difference to which Cadre the will be in at camp.

Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force would like to wish it’s shooting team good luck at the Inter Services Cadet Rifle Meeting. Held at Bisley in Surrey this is the biggest cadet shooting Competition of the year. Working their way up the Army Cadet rankings the team are hoping to do well on the multi services stage. Let’s hope the team are on target for another successful competition!

Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force would like to wish cadets from the Corps of Drums best wishes for tomorrow. Selected cadets will be on parade in London as they makeup part of a massive parade marching down the Mall for an inspection by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. The royal review in Central London and Buckingham Palace garden party are the centrepiece of the cadet movement’s 150th anniversary year and echo the centenary celebrations in July 1960 when Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh reviewed the cadet forces in the gardens of Buckingham Palace. For more information visit http://www.armycadets.com/scrapbook/cadet150-buckingham-palace-garden-party.aspx

There are those events and Competitions that come around every year in the Army Cadet Force calendar. This weekend is the start of the First Aid Competition trail, with the Regional First Aid Competition taking place at the Cadet Training Centre at Waterbeach.  Our First Aid team will be battling it out with teams from across our region with the Air Training Corps among them. A field Cambs ACF has excelled in over the last few years but with seniors leaving and new cadets coming in will this change the team dynamics? As always in the Regional Competition Cambs ACF will be the team to beat, others will have a tough challenge.

Cambs ACF would like to wish its First Aid team all the best and hope to see them victorious in the Regional First Aid Competition 2010.

The Webmasters PC is undergoing surgery!

The Webmaster has been having major computer issues, as a result has been unable to maintain the website. Due to the severity of the problem it may take another week or so before things are up and running again. In the meantime the webmaster can gain access to Facebook, Twitter and the Blog via other PC’s, so can use these mediums to get information out. Obviously as soon as normal service resumes we will have the pictures from the Cadet150 Ely Parade and from the Royal Anglian Return home parade in Cambridge to publish. We apologise for any inconvenience you are caused at this time and thank you for your patience.

The Cadet150 Ely Parade takes place tomorrow, Sunday 6^th June. Full timings of the event can be found on the website at http://www.cambsacf.com/events/calendar.htm . This is our biggest parade of the year and we hope to see you there!

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Earlier this year Baxterbear joined the ranks of Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force. The aims of the partnership are to help the Cadets raise money for charity, while raising the profile of Baxterbear in England.

You can read the full story on the website http://www.cambsacf.com/media/news/news10/0410.htm

A proud Baxterbear with his brassard and Basic Star Badge