W Company

Alnwick Detachment was officially reaffiliated to the Alnmouth Branch of the Royal British Legion on Monday night.

The cadets regularly help the Legion with fundraising in the local area.

The hour long presentation saw an exchange of certificates between Branch officials and Detachment Commander, SSI Ralph Brown. Our colleagues at 1801 (Alnwick) Squadron ATC were also reaffiliated.

The image above shows army and air cadets, members of the Royal British Legion and local dignatories.

We are pleased to announce that our new Bellingham Detachment will open its doors for the first time at 7 pm on Monday, 6th September 2010.

The new Detachment, which is badged to the Royal Regiment of Artillery, is open to male and female cadets between the ages of 12 and 18 years.

The Detachment meets at the Drop In Centre, behind  Bellingham Police Station.

The Detachment Commander, SMI Cy Dilger, looks forward to welcoming new cadets and their parents/guardians to a special opening and enrolment ceremony on the night.

W Company hosted a public meeting in Bellingham last night, which takes us one step closer to a new Detachment in the town.

The OC, CSM and SMI Dilger, DC Designate of Bellingham Detachment, made a short presentation about the ethos and organisation of the ACF before fielding questions about the new venture. SSI Matthewson, SI Hedley, Cdt CSM Sargent and Cdt LCpl Straker were on hand to demonstrate some aspects of ACF training to the fifty strong audience.

We're pleased to report lots of positive feedback from the locals, with many youngsters expressing an interest in becoming army cadets as soon as the doors open.

Stay tuned for futher updates on the realisation of Bellingham Detachment.

W Company were runners up in Northumbria ACF's annual military skills competition, Northumbrian Warrior, which was held at Otterburn this weekend.

The team took part in a wide range of military activities against stiff competition from other Companies in the County. This included a kit inspection, cross-county speed march, command tasks, shooting and first aid incident. The event was made even more challenging this year by the driving Otterburn rain.

The winning team are shown in the photo above.

Thanks to the cadets for their effort this weekend and all the adults who helped to train them.