W Company

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!

Four cadets from Belford Detachment recently took part in the Northumbria ACF annual First Aid Competition at the Cadet Training Centre, Otterburn Camp.

The weekend involved the cadets honing their skills during several realistic training scenarios before battling against some of the finest first aiders in the County. They were under the watchful eye of their Detachment Commander, SI John Grey.

Fellow W Company member SI John Rollo provided some horrendous simulated injuries, which were so realistic that cadets recoiled in terror when they saw them.

The Belford team managed to come a very creditable second place, behind last year's Regional champions from Y Company.

Thanks to all the cadets and staff involved for their hard work leading up to and during the event.

Team members (Cpl Craig Holman, LCpl Becky Riseborough, LCpl Megan Smith and Cdt Hannah Parkin) are seen preparing for the competition below.

Fifteen W Company cadets have successfully completed the St John Ambulance Youth First Aid course after an intensive weekend of training.

The new first aiders are:
LCpl Edward Inkster (Alnwick)
LCpl Calum Turnbull (Alnwick)
LCpl Will Young (Alnwick)
Cdt Rachel Ker (Alnwick)
Cdt Ben Rutherford (Alnwick)
Cdt Shaun Shepherd (Broomhill)
Cdt Mark Robertson (Broomhill)
Cdt Lydia Donaldson (Broomhill)
Cdt Joe Miller (Broomhill)
Cdt Josh Truman (Broomhill)
LCpl James Scott (Amble)
Cdt Tim Hamilton (Amble)
Cdt Piers Barber (Rothbury)
Cdt Hayden Power (Rothbury)
Cdt Greg Mason (Rothbury)

SI John Rollo of Amble Detachment provided some realistic casualty simulation, which the cadets used to hone their practical skills.

LCpl Will Young, pictured below, gets to grips with a nasty open fracture.