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Welcome to this edition of Suffolk Cadet.
The annual detachment Inspection season is well advanced and I see all the reports when they are returned to County Headquarters to enable me to add my comments before they are sent on to HQ 49 Brigade for the Commander to read and make his comments too.
Two things stand out from the reports I have seen to date. First, the sheer diversity of activities that cadets are involved in within the community : collections made on behalf of the RBL Poppy Day, Marie Curie Cancer Relief, Alexander Rose Day on behalf of SSAFA ( not forgetting the sponsored events for them too) and the participation in the Band Concert at St Joseph’s College, Ipswich, in aid of The Army Benevolent Fund, to name but a few. All of these activities underline the ACF commitment to the community and help to boost the image of cadets and raise awareness of our organisation. Well done everyone. Secondly, I have noted that recruiting has gone particularly well in many detachments and this is very good news for all of us.
I am delighted to bring to your attention Tom Tica and Jamie Dines (Ipswich Guards) who have proved to be the two most outstanding middle and long distance athletes in Eastern Region. They came 1st and 2nd in the Regional Cross Country Championships in March and were selected to represent the Region at the National Championships in which Jamie came first in the Senior Boys’ Race. You may have seen his photograph and interview in the Spring ‘Army Cadet’. Tom gained a Bronze Medal.

Jamie Dines, Tahnee Hearn and David Mills (Ipswich Grenadier Guards) were selected to represent Eastern Region at the National Athletics in Jun 06 at Grantham.
Our Girls Tug of War Team, 2005 National Champions, will again be competing at the National Championships in York in July.
Congratulations to them all.
The Open Evening at the TA Centre, Ipswich, 24 June 2006, gave cadets and Adult Instructors the opportunity to meet Civic and Community Leaders from the county and to demonstrate their skills and talk about life in the ACF.
Last but not least, camp at Sennelager, Germany, is literally the chance of a lifetime,
Funding has been withdrawn for future overseas camps so 2006 will be the only opportunity the county will have to go overseas. We will make the most of it.
More details about Camp 2006 and other events appear elsewhere in the magazine.

Colonel Paul Denny

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