W Company

The first County Cadre Weekend of the year is rapidly approaching. The weekend will focus on SCIC training, 2-Star training, adult first aid, adult D of E and adult shooting coaching.

Transport timings this Friday (10 Feb 2012) are as follows:

Berwick: 1830 hrs
Belford: 1850 hrs
Alnwick: 1915 hrs
Rothbury: 1940 hrs
CTC Otterburn: 2010 hrs

Cadets are to ensure they are at their designated pick up times promptly, with all the uniform and equipment they'll need for the weekend.

We shall depart CTC Otterburn at around 1400 hrs on Sunday, 12 Feb 2012.

Transport timings for the JNCO Cadre at Alnwick this weekend are as follows:

Minibus 1 (SMI Guthrie to drive):
Broomhill 0800 hrs
Amble 0810 hrs
 
Minibus 2 (Major Ewart to drive):
Berwick 0715hrs
Belford 0745 hrs
Rothbury 0830 hrs

Cadets attending are reminded to bring their overnight kit, including sleeping bag. The Regimental Dinner is now cancelled, but there will still be food and entertainment on the Saturday night.

Please stay tuned to this website and the Company Twitter feed for any last minute changes. It's getting to that time of year when we need to think about the possibility of bad weather.

Transport arrangements for the journey up to the Cadre weekend this Friday are as follows:

Minibus 1 (SMI Guthrie to drive):
Broomhill, 1930 hrs
Amble, 1940 hrs
Alnwick, 2000 hrs (including 2 x Belford cadets)
Rothbury, 2020 hrs
Otterburn, 2100 hrs

We will depart Otterburn at about 1500 hrs on Sunday for the reverse journey home.

Speak to your DC if you have any questions.

The Champion Company Colts Canter team is as follows:

Sgt W. Young (M) Alnwick
Sgt E. Tribe (F) Alnwick
Cpl E. Inkster (M) Alnwick
Cpl J. Pendrich (M) Alnwick
Cpl J. Truman (M) Broomhill
LCpl B. Mayes (M) Broomhill
LCpl J. Miller (M) Broomhill
LCpl B. Charlton (F) Bellingham
LCpl J. Douglass (M) Bellingham
Cdt M. Nixon (M) Broomhill
Cdt M. Witherley (M) Broomhill
Cdt T. Hall (F) Alnwick

We will move to Otterburn this Friday night, spend Saturday on last minute training and take part in the competition on Sunday. All cadets will need weekend kit plus competition kit.

Transport times for Friday (Lt Lister driving):

Alnwick: 1830 hrs
Amble: 1850 hrs (if anyone to pick up)
Broomhill: 1900 hrs
Otterburn: 2000 hrs (drop off)
Bellingham: 2030 hrs

We will return late on Sunday - it's difficult to give a time, but the last cadets are unlikely to be home before 1900 hrs.

Just a quick reminder that the Admin Area contains many of the routine forms that cadets and adults alike might need to use.

Please browse over there and see what's available for download.

Timings for Colts Canter training this weekend will be as follows:

Fri, 16th Sept: Minibus 1 (SI N. Watson):
Broomhill: 1845 hrs
Amble: 1900 hrs
Alnwick: 1915 hrs
Otterburn: 2000 hrs

#Note these timings have changed slightly from earlier.

We should leave Otterburn at around 1400 hrs on Sunday for the return journey home.

The training will involve navigation, first aid, command tasks, shooting and the march. Please pack accordingly and remember you'll need a parental consent form for the weekend.

Please keep checking back here in case there are any last minute changes before the weekend.

On the final day of annual camp today the Company recognised the leadership, instructional skills and dedication of several cadets by making the following promotions:

To LCpl:
Cdt Bethany Charlton, Bellingham Detachment
Cdt Jacob Douglass, Bellingham Detachment
Cdt Natasha Reid, Bellingham Detachment
Cdt Joe Miller, Broomhill Detachment

To Cpl:
LCpl Josh Truman, Broomhill Detachment

To Sgt:
Cpl Ellie Tribe, Alnwick Detachment
Cpl Will Young, Alnwick Detachment

Newly promoted LCpls Charlton, Douglass and Reid are the first cadet NCOs to arrive at Bellingham Detachment, which only opened in September 2010.

The cadets were presented with their new stripes by the OC W Company, Major Mark Ewart, at a special promotion parade early this morning.

The Company congratulates the cadets mentioned above on their achievements, thanks them for their commitment to the ACF and looks forward to them developing their NCO skills further in the future.

Photos of the presentation appear in our annual camp gallery.

In common with a lot of other rural Army camps the internet facilities at Warcop aren't great. Even so the Company hopes to provide regular updates on the cadets' progress on this website.

We will also be Tweeting as we go if you want to follow us that way!

The cadets of W Company will begin the move to Warcop Training Camp on Saturday (20th Aug 11) morning.

Transport times are available in the previous post.

The cadets will travel in civilian clothing and adult staff in uniform.

Should parents need to get in contact with their youngster during camp the Guardroom telephone number is 01768 343236.

The Guardroom is manned by MOD Guard Service staff 24 hours a day and they will be able to get a message to us.

The full postal address for camp is:

[Cadet's Name]
W Company
Northumbria ACF
Warcop Training Camp
Warcop
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Cumbria
CA16 6PA

Hopefully the cadets should be thinking about packing their kit by now. A quick reminder that a suggested kit list is available to download here.

We look forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

Transport timings for the move to Warcop Training Camp, on Sat 20th Aug 2011, will be as follows:

- Coach 1 (IC Lt Marchant):
 Berwick 1200 hrs
 Alnwick 1240 hrs
 Broomhill 1315 hrs

- Minibus 1 (Dvr SI Watson):
Belford 1200 hrs
Alnwick 1230 hrs (2IC)
Amble 1245 hrs

- Minibus 2 (Dvr SSI Dilger):
Bellingham 1200 hrs

- Minibus 3 (Dvr Lt Lister):
Rothbury 1200 hrs

Cadets should arrive at least 10 mins prior to the departure times given above. The transport will not wait for latecomers.

A recommended kit list for annual camp can be download here. Cadets should address any questions to their Detachment Commander in good time.