Berwick Detachment High Sheriff Visit 09/24/2011
 The High Sheriff of Northumberland, The Reverend Fiona Sample, visited Berwick Detachment, Northumbria Army Cadet Force, on Tuesday 20th September. Holders of the office of High Sheriff are appointed as the Sovereign's judicial representative in the county they serve. The Reverend Sample spent two hours with the cadets, first of all carrying out an inspection of the cadets, then she went around various stands covering topics from Fieldcraft, Adventurous Training, and the cadets' recent trip to Belgium before finally taking part in .22 shooting on the indoor range. The High Sheriff is pictured with LCpl Natalie Spence in the image above. More pictures of the visit can be viewed in the 2011 gallery. Add Comment Berwick Belgium Battlefield Tour 05/22/2011
 The Berwick cadets with Lt General Mark Evans, Australia's Chief of Joint Operations. Ten cadets and three adult instructors have recently returned from a twelve day visit to the WW1 battlefield sites in Belgium & the National Arboretum at Alrewas, Staffordshire. It was all part of a cadet in the community project that the detachment undertook into the links between the town of Berwick and one of its local regiments, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and its predecessor the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. The cadets have been trying to trace former members of both regiments and interview them in regard to they're service. The trip was a year in the planning and the decision made that the cadets were to camp using Scout Camp sites in the UK and a public site in Ypres and to travel by minibus. The Detachment set off on Monday 18th April and headed to Staffordshire where they stayed at Beau Desert camp site, whilst there they visited the Arboretum and took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the National Memorial, with Cadet/Cpl Chris Wilkinson laying the wreath on behalf of Northumbria ACF. The next three days were spent in Maidstone, Kent, whilst there the detachment visited, The Tower of London, which is the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers HQ, HMS Belfast and then the Naval Dockyard in Chatham. Then it was onward to Ypres, whilst there the cadets visited many WW1 battle sites & Commonwealth War cemeteries, the most poignant being, Tyne Cot, where many Northumberland Fusiliers are buried. The cadets also took part in two ceremonies at the Menin Gate, one on invite from the Australian Armed Forces to take part in their ANZAC day memorial, with Cadet/Cpl Chris Munro carrying the detachment colours, the following day Cadet/LCpl John Jerdan laid a wreath on behalf of the Fusilier Association. Given time to reflect on the trip that they had undertaking, they had a greater understanding of what the youth of previous generations had given up on our behalf and the hardships that they had undergone. Many new friends were made on the trip, with the public of many nations complementing the cadets on their manner and positive impression they made for the youth of Britain & Berwick in particular. Article by Lt Keith Marchant, DC Berwick. Further photos in the gallery. Newly Qualified Instructors 04/09/2010
W Company is delighted to announce that two of our cadets have successfully completed the Senior Cadet Instructors Cadre at Stainton Camp, near Barnard Castle. Cadet Corporals Craig Holman and Greg Hogarth have just returned from the demanding week-long residential course, which is run under the watchful eyes of the Regular Army NCOs of 11 Cadet Training Team. Craig impressed the Team so much that he was awarded the prestigious title of best cadet. New instructors Craig and Greg, of Belford and Berwick Detachments respectively, will given extra responsibility for training junior cadets. Their qualification will allow them the opportunity to instruct up to APC 2-Star level, making a real difference to the smooth running of their Detachments. It also qualifies them for consideration for promotion. Former TA warrant officer, SMI Lynne Bannister, W Company's new CQMS, also attended Stainton and completed the week-long Adult Initial Training Cadre. W Company congratulates them all on their continued hard work and dedication. Berwick First Aid Success 03/27/2010
The cadets of Berwick Detachment have had another successful month, with five of them completing the St John Ambulance Youth First Aid course. LCpl John Chapman and Cdts Ryan Jeffery, Natalie Spence, Nhiall Farish and Caroline Purdon have slogged away one night a week for the past couple of months to achieve their hard earned qualification. Thanks to the high level of training delivered by their boss, Lt Keith Marchant, all of the cadets were up to scratch for their end of course assessments. Well done all. The Detachment will also move home to the TA Centre on Ravensdowne this week, which will make a pleasant change from the cold and damp of Berwick Barracks! Berwick Tops £6.5k for Help For Heroes 10/26/2009
Cadets from Berwick Detachment are coming to the end of a mammoth six months of fundraising in support of forces charity Help For Heroes. Back in April three of our cadets - Cpl Greg Hogarth, Cdt Nathan Jerdan and Cdt Connor Armstrong - hit on the idea of raising a few hundred quid towards this very noble cause. With the help of Debra Jerdan of Berwick Youth Project, Lt Keith Marchant their ACF Detachment Commander and Tony Brown of the Royal British Legion they set about gathering public support for their fundraising efforts. The lads' fundraising frenzy culminated in a coffee morning in the town's Guildhall, which saw their total shoot to well over £6,000. This event was well supported by many local businesses but a special mention has to go to Haggerston Castle Holiday Park, who donated the four main raffle prizes, hosted a car boot sale and whose enthusiastic staff participated in a number of different fundraising events. Army cadets from Berwick and Duns took part in a sponsored overnight 25 mile walk around Berwick's historic town walls and organised collections in several shops and pubs around the area. With sponsor money still trickling in the grand total could top £7,000 - a tremendous effort by all those involved. Further coverage appears in the Berwick Advertiser. Berwick Fire Station Visit 06/09/2009
 Cadets from Berwick recently paid a trip to the local fire station. | ArchivesJanuary 2012 CategoriesAll |
