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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.
 
New Cadet CSM 06/29/2010
 
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Cdt S/Sgt Michael Sargent of Alnwick Detachment was promoted to the rank of Cdt CSM this evening.

Michael, W Company's senior cadet, has been with the ACF for five years. He recently completed his APC 4-Star , a leadership course and the Senior Cadets' Instructors' Cadre.

The OC W Company, Major Mark Ewart, said: "It gives me great pleasure to promote S/Sgt Sargent to the rank of CSM, in recognition of the exemplary work he has done during his time as a cadet. This is the most satisfying presentation I have made during my time as Company Commander."

Eighteen year old Michael will spend his remaining months in the ACF shadowing the adult CSM, SMI Peter Lawrence.
 
 
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Thursday 25th March saw the basic training cadets be given their cap badge & Hackle, as they formally became members of the detachment.  Ten new cadets have been enrolled into Alnwick, and seven into Broomhill.  Unfortunately the parade clashed with one of the school ski trips, so four of the Alnwick cadets missed the night.  They will be enrolled informally at the next parade night.

County Cadet Commandant, Colonel David Smith, gave out the basic training pass awards, along with best recruit, best cadet and promotions.

Congratulations to all the cadets for a very good night!

Alnwick:
Best Recruit: Cdt Beveridge
Best Cadet: Cdt Netherwood
Promotion: L/Cpl Netherwood (from cadet)

Broomhill
Best Recruit: Cdt Eason
Best Cadet: Cdt Mayes
Three Star Award: L/Cpl Wintrip
Promotion: Cpl Wintrip (from L/Cpl)

Further photos available in the Alnwick Detachment gallery.
 
 
Alnwick and Broomhill Detachments have just returned from a successful week's ski trip in Samoens, France. 

Ten cadets from Alnwick and four from Broomhill along with Staff Sergeants Ralph Brown and Becky Matthewson attended the trip, raising funds at various events throughout the year.

The trip was a great success, with a mix of cadets having some experience, to absolute beginners. By the end of the week all cadets were skiing from Samoens, right across the mountains to the villages of Morillon and Les Carroz and off-pisting along great runs such as the Marvel, the Dahu and the Sairon.

Lt Lister and the Rothbury cadets head out on their trip to Samoens on March 6th, where they will also be looking to have a great time.

Members of the ski party are pictured below (from L to R): L/Cpl Mark Newson, S/Sgt Michael Sargent, L/Cpl Will Young, L/Cpl Mark Robertson, L/Cpl Kevin Straughan, Cdt Lydia  Donaldson, L/Cpl Joe Pendrich, L/Cpl Ed Inkster, L/Cpl Luke Wintrip, Cdt Kate Netherwood, L/Cpl Meg Straker, Cdt Emily Brunton, L/Cpl Ellie Tribe & L/Cpl Callum Turnbull.
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Further photos of the trip will appear in Alnwick's photo gallery shortly.
 
 
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Cadets from Alnwick Detachment were out in force today to support the annual Alnwick Gardens Duck Race.

The race, in support of the Grace House North East children's hospice, saw some 36,000 brightly coloured rubber ducks travelling down the Garden's Grand Cascade over a three hour period.

SSI Ralph Brown, Detachment Commander and big kid at heart, couldn't resist taking a dip in the cascade too.

More photos in the Detachment's Photo Gallery.
 
 
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W Company cadets recently took part in a 15 mile sponsored walk from Cresswell to Alnmouth on the north-Northumberland coast.

The eleven youngsters, from our Alnwick and Broomhill Detachments, were raising funds for the annual W Company ski trip, which is taking part in January 2010.

SSI Ralph Brown shuttled backwards and forwards in the minibus and mountain bike to ensure safety coverage.

SI Becky Matthewson (and Rocky the dog) accompanied the cadets throughout the brisk beach walk, which included a well deserved fish and chip break at Amble.

The cadets who took part, shown in the image above, were LCpl Brett Rogerson, LCpl Joe Pendrich, LCpl Ed Inkster, Cdt Meg Straker, Cdt Kate Netherwood, Cdt Callum Turnbull, Cdt Will Young, LCpl Luke Wintrip, Cdt Mark Newson, Cdt Mark Robertson and Cdt Lydia Donaldson.

 
Armed Forces Day 06/27/2009
 
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Cadets from Alnwick, Amble and Broomhill Detachments have been taking part in the UK's first official Armed Forces Day.

In Amble cadets from Amble and Broomhill took part in a small parade and provided a range of different activities on the Town Square for members of the public to participate in. The cadets also provided an information stand and took the opportunity to recruit some of the more inquisitive local youngsters.

In Alnwick cadets from the local Detachment took part in a parade through the historic town with veterans and fellow cadets from the Air Training Corps. Unfortunately the Army and RAF were a bit too busy fighting wars to be there.

The Duke of Northumberland, whose family has a close affinity with the Fusiliers, took the salute.

Photographs of both events will be appearing shortly in Alnwick Detachment's photo gallery.

 
 
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Congratulations to the following Alnwick Detachment cadets on their recent promotion to LCpl:

- LCpl Eleanor Tribe
- LCpl Edward Inkster
- LCpl Kevin Straughan
- LCpl Joe Pendrich

The new NCOs received their stripes from the 2IC W Company, Capt. Mark Ewart, on 1st June 09.

 
Druridge Bay 10k 05/24/2009
 

Cadets from Alnwick and Broomhill Detachments spent this weekend helping with the annual Druridge Bay 10k Charity Run.

The run, set in the picturesque surroundings of Druridge Bay Country Park, was in support of the Grace House North East Children's Hospice. The charity slant was evident by some of the bizarre outfits the runners were wearing.

The weekend is also the ideal opportunity for the cadets to explore the beach, socialise and enjoy a barbecue bite to eat. The park warden agreed to the cadets camping in the park so they could get an early start in the Sunday morning.

The cadets assisted with the setting up, marshalling and packing away of the event. Northumbria ACF's world famous climbing wall was also available for any members of the public brave enough to have a shot.

A special mention also goes to Lt Barry Lister, Detachment Commander of Rothbury Detachment, who managed to complete the course in just under an hour.

 
 
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Cadets from Alnwick Detachment were recently called upon to assist in a rather unusual world record attempt.

Members of the North Northumberland Dog Training Club assembled at Alnwick Rugby Club intent on making a tunnel with more than 1,000 pairs of legs for their dogs to run through.

The cadets, under the watchful eye of WO2 Lynne Bannister, were only too happy to lend a helping leg in this final rehearsal of the record attempt.

The dogs will be back in action at the Northumberland County Show on 25th May.