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Surrey
Cadets Support TA100 Army Benevolent Fund & BLESMA |
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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.
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Reigate
Cadets Support Marie Curie |
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On
29th March 2008 Reigate Detachment supported the Marie Curie Cancer Fund
by raising £350 at Burgh Hill ASDA Supermarket.
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Target
Rifle Course |
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During
the period from Friday 14 to Wednesday 19 March 2008, Surrey cadets
attended a Target Rifle Coaching Course held at the Surrey ACF Weekend
Training Centre at Farncombe and on ranges at Bisley and Stoney
Castle.
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Food
In The Field |
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During
the period of Easter Sunday and Monday cadets from Deepcut Detachment
assisted the Royal Logistics Corps Museum in their special
event " Food in the Field"
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Potential
Officers Under Pressure |
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Six
Potential Officer candidates from Surrey, Sussex and Kent
ACFs were put through the mill at Sussex ACF state of the
art Weekend Training Centre at Crowborough. The candidates
were put through their paces to determine whether they
were made of the right stuff to go forward to an Army
Officer Selection Board later in the year.
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Chobham
Detachment Help Army Benevolent Fund |
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On
a freezing cold March Saturday cadets from Chobham Detachment under the
Command of SSI Mat Pedwell spent four hours at Waitrose on Goldsworth
Park raising donations for the Army Benevolent Fund.
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Lord
Lieutenant's Cadet Poppy Appeal Competition |
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For
the second year running Walton Detachment snatch the Duke of Connaught's
Cup for the Detachment that raised the most money for the Royal British
Legion Poppy Appeal with a monster £6,660.92.
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Walton
Detachment Raises Funds for ABF |
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Walton
Detachment targeted the ASDA
Supermarket at Burghill, near Epson and raised over
£1,400
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Surrey
Orienteerers Run A Good Race |
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The
Surrey ACF Orienteering Team, has once again demonstrated its metal in
the National Cadet Orienteering Championships by winning
the Senior and Junior Boys team events and gaining
first place gold medals in the Senior and Junior Boys and
the Senior and Junior Girls events.
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Remembrance
Day Parades in Surrey |
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Throughout
Surrey and despite the damp and rainy day, Detachments of
Army Cadets have joined with the British Legion, other
cadet organisations and their local communities in remembering
those servicemen and women who gave their lives during the
two World Wars and other conflicts since.
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Tri-Service
Cooperation On The Cards |
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On
Wednesday 7th November 2007, a tri-service conference involving senior
staff from the Sea Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force and the Air
Training Corps was held at Surrey ACF weekend training centre. The
meeting arranged by ACF Commandant, Colonel Andrew Blowers, and presided
over by Brigadier Graeme Bartlett (Chairman of the Surrey Cadet
Committee)
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Octavia
Hill Honoured |
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On
Sunday the 12th August Cadets from Mytchett, Farnham and Pirbright
Detachments along with the Corps of Drums Detachment took part in the
unveiling of a blue plaque to commemorate the formation of the first
army cadet detachment by Miss Octavia Hill, the renowned Victorian
social reformer.
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Defiant
Cadets Jump Out Of Aeroplane |
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Ten
Surrey ACF cadets with three instructors took part in Exercise Defiant
Cadet 2 in July this year to learn how to parachute at the Joint
Services Parachute Centre at Bad Lippspringe in Germany – JSPC(L).
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Nijmegen
Team in Successful 100 Mile Stroll |
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Five
cadets and two instructors from Surrey ACF participated in the gruelling
annual Nijmegen Four Day marches in Holland.
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Surrey
ACF Cadet Appointed The Master's Apprentice |
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 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.
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ABF Summer Charity Bazaar |
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On a blisteringly hot June
day, Surrey Army Cadets were out in force at Sandhurst -
aided by colleagues from Berkshire ACF - in support of
the Army Benevolent Fund's first Summer Charity Fair at
the Royal Military Academy.
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Queen's Royal Surreys |
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On Sunday 17th June 2007, cadets from
Guildford and Merrow Detachments participated in the Annual Service of
the Queen's Royal Surrey Regiment at Guildford Cathedral. Under the
command of Under Officer Graham Croucher and SSI Alan Rutter the cadets
lined the cathedral steps and assisted as ushers at the church.
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Queen's
Royal Surrey Regt - Sponsorship |
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At
the annual reception of the Queen's Royal Surrey
Regimental Association at Clandon Park on Monday 21st
May 2007, the Chairman, Colonel Tony Ward MBE, presented
Surrey ACF with cheques to the value of £2,400 as donations
from the QRS Regimental Trust and Territorial
Associations.
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:: Surrey
ACF Music |
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For information about how you can learn to play
a musical instrument see:
www.sacfmusic.co.uk |
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Our Band and Corps of Drums is one
of the best in the country. Why don't you come along and give
it a try? |
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:: Not
From Surrey? |
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The Army Cadet Force has Detachments located
all around the UK. Check out the
National ACF Website to find
your nearest Detachment! [more] |
So,
what did you do last weekend? Was it similar to the
weekend before? What about tonight, up to much? Did
you do the same thing last night? What about tomorrow
night?
Cadets are taught
a range of military style skills as they progress through
a structured programme of star level training which
includes: map reading, drill, military knowledge, shooting
and fieldcraft. Surrey Army Cadet Force also has two
specialist Detachments for those cadets pursuing an
interest in music. 
The
Army Cadet Force encourages good citizenship and service
to the community, leadership and personal development
and other life skills including First Aid.
All cadets can participate in a wide variety of adventurous
activities from rock climbing and canoeing to target
rifle shooting, camping, mountain biking and a variety
of sports.