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Surrey ACF has recently had the honour of being affiliated to one of London’s Livery Companies, The Worshipful Company of Coopers. Many TA regiments and battalions are affiliated to the old Livery Companies but Surrey ACF is understood to be the first ACF County (outside London) ever to have been so honoured.

The co-incidental restructuring of the County into five Companies has provided the basis for a new inter-Company competition sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Coopers.

The Worshipful Master of the Company has presented Surrey ACF with a special presentation cask that will be the prize for the competition – with a smaller cask being given to the winning Company each year to keep. In addition, the sum of £1,000 will be awarded annually to the winning Company (to be distributed amongst its detachments) and the Company Commander and his/her partner will be invited to represent their Company at the Coopers' Annual Banquet, held at The Mansion House in the City of London.

The Coopers' Cask Competition will be run annually from Annual Camp to Annual Camp in conjunction with the Mullens and Maydwell Trophy Competitions, which are for individual Detachments. The combined scores for the Detachments will be added together to give the overall Company Score. A Competition scoreboard will be displayed at County HQ, Farncombe with scores being regularly up dated.

To find out more about the Worshipful Company of Coopers follow the link: www.coopers-hall.co.uk/coopers/index.htm

:: The Coopers' Cask - Scores

The FINAL status of the 2006/2007 competition at the end of June 2007 is given below.

A Company	B Company	C Company	D Company	E Company
1454	1151	1195	544	636

The Winner was "A" (Albuhera") Company - see below.

:: The Coopers' Cask - Winner 2006/2007

The Winner of the Second Award of the Coopers' Cask for the year 2006/7 was again "A" Company comprising Caterham, Felbridge, Horley, Lingfield, and Reigate Detachments commanded by Major David Shipton.

The cask was presented to the winning Company Commander by the Master of the Worshipful Company of Coopers, Mr Richard Sibley, at the Annual 'Dining-in Night' of the Officers of Surrey ACF at Longmoor Camp. Mr Sibley spent a great part of the Saturday watching the cadets on the training area and he commented on the enthusiasm of the cadets he had seen during training and the dedication of the adult staff.

The winning Company Commander and his spouse will be the guests of the Worshipful Company of Coopers at their Annual Dinner at The Mansion House in London. The Company also receives a prize of £1,000 which will be distributed between the constituent Detachments.

:: The Coopers' Cask - Score Board

Companies can follow their progress on the Coopers' Cask scoreboard, which is located in the foyer at County Headquarters at Farncombe.

If you are not aware of the rules for the competition, which are fairly complex, you should acquaint yourselves with the documents below. The winning Company will be the one in which there is a co-ordinated effort by all detachments. The higher each detachment ranking the more points the Company will accrue. Work it out for yourselves, click on the icons below to see the rules.

	Mullens & Maydwell Competition Rules
	Coopers' Cask Competition Rules

:: The Master's Apprentice

Cadet Drum Major Robert Sobey of the Corps of Drums Detachment has been appointed as The Master's Apprentice for the academic year 2007/08.

The Worshipful Company of Coopers has been associated with Strode's College at Egham since its founding in 1704 by Henry Strode. Each year a student of Strode's College is chosen by interview from the best students at the college to be the Master's Apprentice. The selected candidate is indentured as an apprentice and receives articles and a small grant towards his or her studies. The Apprentice accompanies the Master at various functions throughout the year and may become a Cooper, in the fullness of time.

Cadet Drum Major Robert Sobey is a key member of the Corps of Drums Detachment at Deepcut where he plays side drum, bell lyre and flute. He has also been a key member of the Surrey ACF band.

:: Latest News

Surrey Cadets Support TA100 Army Benevolent Fund & BLESMA

In support of the TA and working for the benefit of soldiers in need were Surrey Army Cadets from Guildford, Merrow, Cranleigh and Haselmere Detachments led by 2Lt Adrian Paice. A total of £2,671.97 was raised by the cadets.