Suffolk Army Cadet Force
report submitted to the Suffolk Section

'The Britannia and Castle' and 'The Castle'
in Apr 06		    

Camp 2006   Congratulations   Events   In, Out and Appointments   Join Us   Photographs   Sport
Maj John L Raybould TD, reports :

The past months have been a period of success. Spirits are high.
Events
In March 2006, a most successful Officers’ Training Weekend included a Dinner at the Joint Norfolk/Suffolk Weekend Training Centre in Thetford. We were honoured with the presence of HM Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk, The Lord Tollemache.

Teams of 8 cadets contested the annual SACF inter-coy Colonel's Cup Competition at Stradishall to select the SACF Team for the Brigade 'Combat Cadet' Competition in April. There were 3 elements: Phase 1 - Military Skills Stands; Phase 2 - Night Navigation Exercise; Ph 3 - A 2.3 km speed march with kit and rifle.
The B Coy Team from Beccles, Bungay and Lowestoft RA were the winners.

Under Command of Capt Cathy Bradshaw and Lt Steve Rhind, the usual successful Adventurous Training Wales at Easter was held in Wales.
Steve, our County D of E and Adventurous Training Officer has been selected to join the ACF Expedition to climb Mt Kenya in 2007.

In the ‘Suffolk Spring Clean’ the Sudbury Det hit the press with a report of their collecting bags of rubbish.

A new initiative for 2006 is the hosting of a evening Reception at County HQ, Ipswich TAC, on Sat 24 Jun 06, where there will be a Guard of Honour, Stands and Exhibitions manned by Adults and Cadets.

Our County Executive Offr, Maj Bob Potter MBE (former Viking, Tiger and Pompadour) is undertaking a sponsored London to Paris cycle ride in Sep 06 in aid of the Royal British Legion. The 200 cyclists will cover 280 miles in 3 legs: the 1st to Dover then 2 in France. At the conclusion they will be escorted up the Champs Elysees. (It was Bob who questioned the writer in 2005 concerning his parachute jump: ‘'Did the doc also test for brain failure?'’)

Sport
© Major John L Raybould TDAt the Eastern Region ACF Regional Cross Country Championships in March 2006, our Senior Boys were Regional Champions.
Three were selected to represent Eastern Region ACF at the National Cross Country Championships at Warcop.
Cdt Cpl Jamie Dines of Ipswich became National ACF Senior Boys Cross-Country Champion after gaining Silver Medals in 2003 and 2004.

The SACF Junior Boys 6-a-side Soccer team represented Eastern Region at Warcop in the National Soccer Competition in March 06.
Although knocked out in the semi-finals, they deserve our sincere congratulations.

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Congratulations:
Cdt Cpl Kirsty Featherstone (then at Beccles) had her head shaved in aid of the 2005 BBC Children in Need Appeal and is to be congratulated on raising almost £500.
March 2006 saw a unique 'SACF Cadet Quintuple' at the presentation of awards to members of Suffolk Reserve Forces and Cadets: 2 Suffolk ACF Cadets appointed as Lord Lieutenant's Cadets to The Right Honourable Lord Tollemache, HM Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk: Cdt Sgt Frankie Rush, Southwold Det and our 'double-bereted' Cdt Cpl Storm Rae of both Framlingham College CCF and Woodbridge Det; 2 Adults presented with their Cadet Force Medal: SSIs Christine Forsdike and Phil Hubert of County HQ and a Certificate for Meritorious Service to SSI Roger Hemp, Southwold Det.

© Capt Les Jackson © Capt Les Jackson © Capt Les Jackson © Capt Les Jackson © Capt Les Jackson
Left to right, with The Right Honourable Lord Tollemache, HM Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk :
The 2005-6 Lord Lieutenant's ACF and CCF Cadets; SSIs Christine Forsdike; Phil Hubert and Roger Hemp.

© Capt Les Jackson
SSI Roger Hemp (right) receives the Les Jackson Trophy for 2005 from Les; 'Sinead' - before and after !

Camp 2006
The 2006 2-week Annual Camp is in Jul/Aug at Sennelager, Germany. A vast range of activities are planned: Adventurous Training, Assault Course, Canoeing and Sailing at The Mohne See Lake Centre, Fieldcraft, First Aid, Initiative Tests, Military Training, Mountain Biking, Orienteering, Parachuting, Soccer, Survival Techniques, Swimming, Target Rifle Shooting, Tug-of-War, Included are ‘Cultural visits’ to 28 Eng Regt at Hamelen, the Bundeswehr (German Army) Barracks, ‘Fort Fun’, Mohne Dam (of ‘Dambusters’ Fame), Paderborn Street festival, Queen’s Dragoon Guards at Osnabruk and the Wewelsburg Museum. Including a ‘uniform’ of polo and T-shirts with track suit trousers and reversible jacket, for £100 all-found it must be the best bargain this summer !

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© Maj John L Raybould TDIn, Out and Appointments
In April 2006 Cadet SSgt Matthew Porter (right) of Beccles was promoted on appointment as the new County Cadet RSM.
In recent months we said ‘Farewell’ to 3 stalwarts: SI Sarah Eagle, Bungay Det since 2000 and Revd Michael Thorpe RAChD, C Coy Chaplain since 1993. Lt Barry Forster retired in 2006 after serving since 1992 as Canoeing Instructor, Ixworth, Bury St Edmunds and Sudbury Detachments, A Coy Training Officer then County PRO. In the latter appointment he produced 5 flagship editions of our glossy ‘Suffolk Cadet Magazine’.
Maj John L Raybould TD has taken over as SACF PRO and Lt Gary Day has been appointed as Trg Offr A Coy with promotion to Capt.
We welcome Padre David Flower RAChD who transferred from Oxfordshire ACF.

Join Us We are always looking for adults who wish to become instructors.
Telephone our Cadet Executive Officer Maj Bob Potter (former R Anglian) on 01473 252562 and visit the website at: www.suffolkacf.fsnet.co.uk
B&C 106 Jun 06

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