Appointments and Promotions

• Promoted to Major - Capt Andy Smith OC A Coy (HQ Bury St Edmunds) and Capt Malcolm Cole OC B Coy (HQ Lowestoft)

• Cpl Jessica Holland, Wattisham Det, appointed the 2005 Suffolk High Sheriff's Cadet to Maj PW Hope-Cobbold

• Cdt SSgt Sarah Revell of Felixstowe Det appointed The Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet to The Lord Tollemache

• Capt Andy Smith OC A Coy (Bury St Edmunds); Lt Col Mike Smye County Support Group wef 1 Apr 05

• Brooks Stick 2005 winner - SSgt Luke Harris, Bury St Edmunds (R Artillery) Det , A Coy

• Cadet RSM Sarah Revell wef Aug 05

• Cadet SSgt Matthew Porter - Cadet RSM designate wef Apr 06

• SMI Becky Baldwin appointed CSM A Coy wef 1 Sep 05

• Capt Cathy Bradshaw appointed 3 Star Trg and Shooting Offr in Cty HQ wef 1 Oct 05

• Capt Malcolm Cole appointed OC B Coy (HQ Lowestoft) wef 1 Oct 05

• Lt Gary Day appointed Trg Offr A Coy and promoted to Capt wef 1 Oct 05

• Lt George Haldenby appointed Trg Offr B Coy wef 1 Oct 05

• 2Lt Nick Binks appointed Shooting Offr A Coy wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Kevin Betts appointed Det Commander Haverhill, A Coy, and promoted to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Julie Cooke promoted to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Alan Coyne appointed D of E Offr C Coy and promoted to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Tony Soanes appointed Det Commander Stowmarket, A Coy, and promoted to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

Archive Competition 2004-2005 Results - There were 7 entries

• County Parade Presentations

• 1st - Beccles, Royal Anglian (B Coy) as in 1995, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2004! Majestic with 535 photographs.

• 2nd - Wattisham, Army Air Corps (A Coy)

• 3rd - Ipswich Grenadier Guards (C Coy)

• Highly Commended - Stowmarket,  Royal Anglian (A Coy) and Felixstowe, Royal Artillery (C Coy)

• Commended - Kesgrave,  PARA (C Coy) and Holbrook Guards, Ipswich (C Coy)

Archive Competition 2005-2006 Detachments should be preparing their folders for judging at 2006 Camp Sennelager, Germany.
Prizes: 1st £65, 2nd £40, 3rd £30.
Items displayed should relate to the Competition Year which runs from 1 Jul 05 to 30 Jun 06.
Find where your Detachment features on this site by a click on the link Unit Seeker.
Likewise, locate where your Detachment Cadets feature with a click on the link Name Seeker.
Do 'lift' photographs from this site.
However, courtesy requires you acknowledge the source and the name of the photographer !
New rules came into effect in Aug 05, a print copy of which is available from Detachment Commanders or by a click here.
In summary :

• the album will display a frontispiece listing the Cadets who have contributed to the archive
• the list will indicate the prime Cadet co-ordinator, who will be invited for interview at Annual Camp to discuss the album.

• Written reflections and observations from cadets will be included.

Brooks Stick Winner 2005

• SSgt Luke Harris, Bury St Edmunds (R Artillery) Det, A Coy

• PR piece

BTEC

• Suffolk ACF offer you an opportunity to gain a BTEC First Diploma in Public Services, equivalent to 4 GCSEs at A to C Level.
  A start on registering cadets was done at Rollestone Annual Camp 05.
  The SACF County BTEC Co-ordinator is Maj Bob West TD (a serving College Lecturer), assisted by SSI Christine Forsdike (SACF Chief Clerk ) and Maj John L Raybould TD (SACF County Webmaster and long-retired schoolmaster).
  Click here for details.

Camp 2005 Rollestone, Wiltshire, Sun 24 Jul - Fri 5 Aug Historical extracts about Rollestone Camp, Views of the camp,  Camp 2005 Rollestone photographs, My favourite Rollestone 05 camp pics, Rollestone 4 Star Cadre, Rollestone Archive Competition Awards, Rollestone Archive Competition Folders and Comments and Rollestone Cty Pde 4 Star Certs
For the over-16s, an additional voluntary opportunity, for extra cost, was a static line parachute jump from 3500’ and a tandem skydive from 12 500’. The Suffolk ACF Webmaster had some of that after permission from the boss at home was given!

Click here for more details of this exciting venture at the Joint Services Parachute Training Centre, Netheravon.

Order, online, any of the 159 high quality Rollestone Camp 05 photographs taken by Stuart Turkington on Thu 28 Jul 05.
There is an option to pay with a credit card by a secure payment facility or you can pay with a cheque by post.
(Click 'Photographer details' after step 5 for his address).
Follow steps:

1. www.stphotos.co.uk

2. Click 'Online Albums'

3. In the new screen, click 'Events'

4. In the new screen, locate 'Suffolk ACF Camp' and click 'Select Album'

5. In the new screen, enter the password (e-mail me Major John L Raybould TD for it!)

6. In the new screen, click 'View Images'

7. Select images and place order.

Camp 2006 Sennelager, Germany Sat 22 Jul - Sat 5 Aug

A deposit of £25 is required by 1 Apr 06 and 50% of the total cost is due by Fri 2 Jun 06.

A Passport and the New European Health Insurance Card (the old E111) - see www.nhs.uk - will be required !

We have the USA cadets with us for the 2 weeks.

Communications Thanks for the e-mails and conversations:

• Maj Ken Howard, County Training Officer, Bedfordshire ACF 'Congratulations on an excellent site, very professional.'

• SMI Danny, Kent ACF 'I've been looking at your web site which is very good.'

• The Senior Director of Marketing, SOA Software Inc, Santa Monica, California who sought permission to use the Tug of War cartoon (click here for it ) to illustrate the issue of conflict between computer people and business people!

• Tahnee Hearn who performed admirably, winning an Intermediate Javelin Gold medal, at the Regional Athletics Meeting.
  The Webmaster failed to note she was wearing 2 Gold Medals (the other for Tug-of-War) and omitted her from the original list.

• Whitney Early who performed equally admirably, winning a Junior Javelin Gold medal, at the Regional Athletics Meeting on Sun 15 May 05.
  The Webmaster somehow transposed her 1st and surnames on the original list.

• Trevor Willoughby who informed the Webmaster of several errors in the web pages concerning the Regional Athletics Meeting and the Regional Tug-of-War - especially the venue and that of the National Athletics Meeting which is at Grantham.

• The 3 above are problems old chaps have - especially long-retired schoolmasters! All has now been corrected - with apologies to you all.

• Jessica Holland who informed us that Wattisham (AAC) Det, A Coy, won the Lucas Tooth Shield at Wathgill in 2003.

• William Picton-Jenkins who informed the Webmaster of the remaining medal winners at the Regional Athletics Meeting.

• Kirsty Featherstone of Beccles Det for names of B Coy Cadets in the Leek Camp 04 photographs Set 4

• Lindsey Rumbell of Wattisham Det for names of A Coy Cadets aboard the 4-tonner in the Leek Camp 04 photograph in Set 3

• Jamie Lee, Lowestoft QDG for a comment on May 05 Battlefield Tour and some photographs

• Tahnee Hearn of Ipswich Guards who added a name to Leek Camp Aug 04 Set 5

• Cdt Sgt Lindsey Harvey, Ipswich Holbrook Guards, the Spongebob Competition Winner, appeals for help.

• Cdt Sgt Lindsey Harvey, Ipswich Holbrook Guards, the Spongebob Competition Winner, advised that Spongebob had an emergency operation by SI Mo Frampton just before the National Championships.

• LCpl Mitch Lambert, Stowmarket Det, advised that the Stowmarket Parade night is Monday (1930 to 2130) not Tuesday.

• SSI Trevor Willoughby Felixstowe (Royal Artillery) Det for the National Tug of War Championships Jul 05 report and photographs

• SSI William Picton-Jenkins (C Coy Sports Offr) for his comments on the National Tug of War Championships Jul 05

• Maj Bob West TD for his archive photographs of Minden Day at Longmoor Camp in 1999

• Col Paul Denny ref the SACF site Aug 05: 'Just finished perusing the Suffolk website. Many thanks for all your tireless efforts in keeping it up to date. Thanks also for the Welbeck piece.  I enjoyed the parachuting pictures - the pink helmet and Royal Marines T-shirt should produce some leg-pulling ! I hope the 'Suffolk Skydivers' enjoyed the experience.'

• LSgt Tahnee Hearn (Ipswich Guards) on naming some Rollestone Camp parachutists.

• Maj Bob Potter MBE, SACF CEO, on hearing of my arduous pre-parachuting medical:
  'Stand up, raise arms over head, touch toes, look left and look right.'
  He asked: 'Did the doc also test for brain failure?'

• Lt Col Mike Vokes TD****, Senior Dep Comdt Hants & IoW ACF, on hearing of the Webmaster's parachuting :
  'I always had my doubts about you - now I see the evidence to know for sure!'.

• Maj Stan Bullock MBE R&Y (former Newmarket Cadet), on hearing of the Webmaster's parachuting :
  'I did wonder about you but now I am certain ! Which hospital ward are you in ?'

• Jon and Jessica Holland Wattisham (AAC) Det with news of their website at www.wattisham-acf.co.uk

• Our Commandant, Col Paul Denny, at the Sep 05 'Head Shed' conference: 'Democracy is fine but too much is a nuisance!'

• Richard Collyer, Lowestoft RA, for indicating the site did not mention Germany as the venue for Camp 06 Sun 23 Jul - Fri 4 Aug

• Lee Knowles, Beccles, B Coy, for the names of 2 Cdts at the Menin Gate and of 3 Cdts receiving Minden Roses from Lt Col Mike Smye

• Jessica Holland, Wattisham Det, for the name of the Wattisham Cadet on Rollestone Set 9

• Clair Nagorski, Haverhill Det, for the name of a Cadet on Rollestone Set 11b

• Andrew Turnbull, Ipswich Grenadier Guards, C Coy, for details of the amended Trg Evening - from Tue & Thu to Mon & Thu

• Kirsty Featherstone, Beccles, B Coy, for names Frankie Rush B Coy Battlefield Tour May and 1st name of Viv Reeve Rollestone Set 2a

• Kirsty Featherstone, Beccles, B Coy, for notification she is having her head shaved at The Butcher's Arms, Kemps Lane, Beccles on 24 Nov 05 in aid of the 2005 BBC Children in Need Appeal. Your pledge or sponsorship - no amount is too small - should be sent to B Company HQ, B Coy, TA Centre, St Peter's Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR32 2LS or you can text or telephone 01502 516768 and make a donation.

• Lindsey Rumbell, Wattisham AAC, A Coy for spotting the remaining errors (now corrected) of my stating BStE is R Signals on this page.

• A Dec 05 message from SI Steph Pollard for all at QDG Lowestoft South Det

• Capt Dick Jarvis on scanning the Bury Free Press article of Ixworth Det, A Coy, on their Nov Charity Walk

• 'Sinead' of Beccles Det, B Coy, in raising over £400 for having her head shaved in aid of the 2005 BBC Children in Need Appeal.
  Click for photographs Before and After.

• Click here for Comms in 2004

Competitions

• The Webmaster offered a crisp Fiver to the 1st Suffolk ACF Cadet who identified the owner of the shiny boots featured at Leek Camp Set 3. The winner was the owner of those immaculate boots, Cpl Tahnee Hearn, Ipswich Grenadier Guards Detachment, C  Coy.
  As promised, a crisp fiver was sent. It is great to see the site is read!

• The Webmaster offered a crisp Fiver to the 1st Suffolk ACF Cadet to correctly name the Suffolk ACF Officer
  (serving with County HQ, A, B or C Coys) with the lowest Regimental number. (See Regimental Numbers.)
  The competition closed on 30 Apr 05 and no one surmised that it was 481370 Lt Col Mike Smye, County Support Group.
  The next in line is 498990 - your Webmaster!

• The Webmaster offered a crisp Fiver to the first Suffolk ACF Cadet who could state the first name, surname and Det of the 2 'Anchors' in the SACF Tug of War Teams featured at the Regional Tug of War 15 May. The competition closed on Thu 9 Jun 05 and no one named both.
  However, LCpl (Tank Ace) Mitch Lambert, Stowmarket Detachment, A Coy, correctly named the girls' anchor as LCpl Lindsey Rumbell, A Coy, Wattisham detachment, so he wins the fiver!
  Who was the boys' anchor? (Answer please to Major John L Raybould TD, Webmaster Suffolk ACF.)

• With thanks to Lindsey Rumbell, Anchor for the SACF Girls ToW 2005 Team, the Boys' anchor was Sven Alderton, Ipswich Holbrook Guards.

• The Webmaster offered a crisp Fiver to the first Suffolk ACF Cadet who correctly counted the number of appearances on this site of Spongebob, the Suffolk ACF Girls Tug-of-War Mascot.
  The winner was Sgt Lindsey Harvey, Ipswich Holbrook Guards, with the correct total of 6.

• The Webmaster offered a crisp fiver to the first Suffolk ACF Cadet who correctly reported the name of the scruffiest officer in SACF County HQ (once described by his Chief of Staff in Bosnia as 'often somewhat dishevelled'. And that was on a good day !)
  The competition closed on 13 Nov 05 and no one surmised that it was your Webmaster !

Congratulations to

• Capt Andy Smith OC A Coy (HQ Bury St Edmunds) and Capt Malcolm Cole OC B Coy (HQ Lowestoft) on promotion to Major.

• C Coy Trg on STANTA in the snow Feb

• Lt Andy Smith, OC Wattisham Det on his promotion to Capt and appointment as OC A Coy (Bury St Edmunds) wef 1 Apr 05.

• Haverhill Detachment as prime movers in a parade at Haverhill on Fri 6 May 05 to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the end of WW2.

• Sgt Julie Cooke of Beccles Det on the award of the new Permanent Staff Trophy - see Julie's Reward.

• Cdt SSgt Sarah Revell, Felixstowe Det on appointment as The Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet to The Lord Tollemache.

• Cdt SSgt Sarah Revell, Felixstowe Det, on being selected to attend an Apr 05 Master Cadet Course at the Cadet Trg Centre at Frimley Park

• Kesgrave Det, C Coy, on a 1st Class Annual Inspection in Apr 05. (As that Great Welshman Max Boyce was wont to say: 'I know - I was there!')

• Cpl Jessica Holland, Wattisham Det, on her appointment as the 2005 Suffolk High Sheriff's Cadet to Maj PW Hope-Cobbold.

• Sgts Oliver Hare, Haverhill Det, and Robert Hudson-Hill, Sudbury Det, both of A Coy, on gaining 'VG' (the highest grade) on the National Cadet Leadership Course.

• Beccles Det on raising over £1300 for SSAFA and retaining the 'Fund Raising Trophy' for the 2nd Yr in succession.

• Our County Sports Officer, SMI Ralph Bianco, on his initiative on organising the first ever SACF County Sports on Sun 8 May 05 at Colchester Stadium and to the cadets, adults and parents who supported the event. Sadly, a '3-line-whip' to attend a family Christening prevented the SACF Webmaster from attending but some majestic photographs are awaited!

• Our County Sports Officer, SMI Ralph Bianco, on his award by Beccles Town Council, of the 'Robert Elwood Memorial Plate', as 'Citizen of the Year'.

• The Suffolk ACF Girls Tug-of-War Team, Regional Champions at Lincoln on 15 May 05. They are demonstrating the sport v Norfolk ACF Girls at the National Athletics meeting at Grantham on 18 Jun 05. They go on to the National Championships at Colchester on Sat 16 Jul 05.

• SSI Trevor Willoughby and SI Pete Fowler for their coaching of the victorious Suffolk ACF Girls Tug-of-War Team at the May 05 Regional Sports.

• The Suffolk ACF Senior Girls Athletics Team, Regional Champions at Luton on 15 May 05.

• The participants, accompanying adults and the medal winners at the Regional Athletics Championships held at the Yarborough Arena in Lincoln on Sun 15 May: Dan Adlington, Holbrook Guards, Junior Shot Gold; Alicia Crewe, Kesgrave PARA, Intermediate Javelin Gold; Whitney Early, Felixstowe RA, Junior Javelin Gold; Tahnee Hearn, Ipswich Guards, Intermediate Javelin Gold; David Mills, Ipswich Guards, Senior High Jump Gold; Tom Tica, Ipswich Guards, Senior 800m Gold; Jake Allen, Felixstowe RA, Junior Long Jump Silver; Jamie Dines, Ipswich Guards, Senior 1500m Silver and Lindsay Harvey, Holbrook Guards, Senior High Jump Silver. Gold medallists will be competing in the National Athletics meeting at Grantham on 18 Jun 05.

• Lt Barry Forster on his production of the Jun 05 'Suffolk Cadet' glossy magazine. It is majestic so ensure you get a copy!

• Tug of War Coaches SSI Trevor Willoughby, SI Pete Fowler and the Suffolk ACF Girls Tug-of-War Team, Regional Champions at Lincoln on 15 May 05, on their win, demonstrating the sport v Norfolk ACF Girls at the National Athletics Championships at Grantham on 18 Jun 05 - in brand new kit! See: Tug of War Demonstration at National Athletics 18 Jun

• The following on their results at the National Athletics Championships at Grantham on 18 Jun 05
  Gold: Tom Tica (Ipswich Guards) Senior 400m, 800m and 4x100m Relay; Alicia Crewe (Kesgrave) Junior Shot Put
  Silver: Tahnee Hearn (Ipswich Guards) Intermediate Javelin
  3rd: David Mills (Ipswich Guards) Senior High Jump; Whitney Early (Felixstowe) Junior Javelin
  4th: Daniel Adlington (Holbrook Guards) Junior Shot Putt

• The following on their success at the Regional 1st Aid Competition 26 Jun 05:
  Team members Matt Dickerson, John Havelock, Jess Holland and Mitch Lambert. Coaches SSIs Kevin Havelock and John Stewart.

• SSI Trevor Willoughby and the Suffolk ACF Girls 2005 Tug of War Squad - National Champions at Colchester, Sat 16 Jul!
  The Girls Team were:
  Sarah Revell - Felixstowe RA; Lindsay Harvey - Ipswich Holbrook Guards; Kelsey Coyne - Ipswich QRL;
  Katie Barnes - Ipswich Royal Tank Regt; Alicia Crewe, Rebecca Ford, Katie Hinton - Kesgrave PARA;
  Laura Day, Ali McLaren, Karen Rose - Stowmarket Royal Anglian; Lindsey Rumbell - Wattisham Army Air Corps.
  Click here for a report - with sincere congratulations to you all from the Webmaster, once ToW Coach, Ngora High School, Uganda. Click here to play an extract from 'We are the Champions'. Turn up the sound!

• SSI Christine Forsdike, our Chief Clerk in Ipswich SACF HQ, who raised over £650 in sponsorship for an Ipswich Children's Hospice after her parachute jump at Rollestone. And see Set 4 !

• Tahnee Hearn of Ipswich Guards on promotion to Lance Sergeant.

• Cadet RSM Sarah Revell Aug 05

• Brooks Stick 2005 winner SSgt Luke Harris of Bury St Edmunds (R Artillery), A Coy

• The Adults from B Coy HQ - Capt Les Jackson, Bungay - SI Sarah Eagle, Halesworth - SI Andy Tasker and Lowestoft QDG - CA Steph Pollard; the Cadets from Bungay - Connor Allen, Hannah Burrows, Ben Clitheroe, Charlie Graham, Louise Hall, Talisa Indelicato, Ashley Sewell and Halesworth - David, Jamie and Raymond Wilby who provided a Parade Party for the Mon 15 Aug 05 VJ Day Commemoration at Halesworth, attended by the Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk, The Lord Tollemache.
  A most splendid event where our Cadets did us proud. Click here for the photographs.

• Welbeck Bound in Sep 05 LCpl David Wilby and Cdt Will Wingfield from Halesworth, LCpl Vicci Willis from Ipswich Grenadier Guards, Bdr David McNeish from Bury St Edmunds.

• Cadet SSgt Matthew Porter - Cadet RSM designate wef Apr 06

• Olli Hare of Haverhill Royal Anglian Bound Sep 05

• Russell and Alex Rookyard - Beccles; Dawn Guinivan - Haverhill and Oliver Backhouse - Kesgrave, on being selected to represent Eastern Region at the National Swimming Championships on Sat 8 Oct at Aldershot where Russell became ACF National Champion at Junior butterfly and Oliver ACF National Champion in the Senior freestyle relay. Russell was selected to join the National ACF team for the tri-service championships at Catterick on the last weekend of November.

• SMI Becky Baldwin on appointment as CSM A Coy wef 1 Sep 05

• Capt Cathy Bradshaw on appointment as 3 Star Trg and Shooting Offr in Cty HQ wef 1 Oct 05

• Capt Malcolm Cole on appointment as OC B Coy wef 1 Oct 05

• Lt Gary Day on appointment as Trg Offr A Coy and promotion to Capt wef 1 Oct 05

• Lt George Haldenby on appointment as Trg Offr B Coy wef 1 Oct 05

• 2Lt Nick Binks on appointment as Shooting Offr A Coy wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Kevin Betts on appointment as Det Commander Haverhill, A Coy, and promotion to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Julie Cooke on promotion to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Alan Coyne on appointment as D of E Offr C Coy and promoted to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

• SI Tony Soanes on appointment as Det Commander Stowmarket, A Coy, and promotion to SSI wef 1 Oct 05

• The following Cadets who exerted themselves on the weekend Sat 19-Sun 20 Nov, at the Eastern Region Girls’ Netball, Volleyball and 5-a-side Soccer Championships, held at RAF Honington, organised by Suffolk ACF.
  Dawn Guinivan, Kirstie Lumm, Clair Nagorski Haverhill; Karen Rose Stowmarket; Lucy Deans, Bryony Smith Wattisham - A Coy
  TJ Featherstone, Shannon Garner, Denise Lake, Chloe Simms Beccles;
  Hannah Burrows, Alice Mulhearn, Hatty Mulhearn, Talisa Indelicato  Bungay - B Coy
  And thanks to the accompanying adults:
  SMIs Ralph Bianco & SMI Rebecca Baldwin, SSIs Julie Cooke &Trevor Willoughby, SI Rob Simpkin and Maj (Retd) John Symonds
  Click here for the photographs

• Our Commandant, Col Paul Denny, on his significant 3 Dec birthday

• Ixworth Det, A Coy, on their Charity Walk Nov 05

• 'Sinead' of Beccles Det, B Coy, in raising over £400 for having her head shaved in aid of the 2005 BBC Children in Need Appeal.
  Click for photographs Before and After.

Did you hear / know about?

• A now-Senior SACF chappie wanting to parachute
• Bashas and a Lt Col
• Minden Roses and Minden Day
• Sgt Arthur Saunders VC, The Suffolk Regiment
• The Car Journey
• These military facts
• The Postcard
• The prestigious Defence Sixth Form College at Welbeck
• The Victoria Cross
• Cpl Sidney James Day VC
• The Victoria Cross forfeited

• Gerhard Shroeder, at the swearing-in of new army recruits

Help Wanted

• Cdt Sgt Lindsey Harvey, Ipswich Holbrook Guards, the Spongebob Competition Winner, appealed for help.

• Spongebob has had a broken leg since the Regional Tug of War Championships.

• Lindsey says her sewing skills aren't amazing so asks for help in mending it.

• Of course, Spongebob will be at Rollestone camp.

• Webmaster Comment: Chaps are not excluded!

Help Achieved

• Cdt Sgt Lindsey Harvey, Ipswich Holbrook Guards, the Spongebob Competition Winner, appealed for help - see above.

• Spongebob has had a broken leg since the Regional Tug of War Championships.

• Lindsey said her sewing skills aren't amazing so asked for help in mending it.

• Subsequently, Lindsey advised that Spongebob had an emergency operation by SI Mo Frampton (Felixstowe RA) just before the National Championships.

• Webmaster Comment: Well done Mo!

Reports

• On the 152 mile solo walk in Nov 04 from Sudbury in Derbyshire to Sudbury in Suffolk by SSI William Picton-Jenkins (PJ) in aid of the BBC 'Children in Need' Charity. Click here for the report.

• B Coy Battlefield Tour May by SSI Roger Hemp Southwold (Army Air Corps) Det

• Regional 1st Aid Competition Jun by SSI Kevin Havelock.

• SSI Trevor Willoughby Felixstowe (Royal Artillery) Det on the National Tug of War Championships Jul
• Steph Pollard Lowestoft (QDG) on the B Coy Thetford Forest Adventure Training Weekend 9-11 Sep
• B Coy Halesworth VJ Day Commemoration Aug 05

• Ixworth Det, A Coy, Charity Walk Nov 05

Thanks

• To those who sent the Webmaster photographs and text for the 'Castle' (The Regimental Journal of the Royal Anglian Regt) and for the Suffolk Section of the 'Britannia and Castle' (Regimental Journal of the Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Royal Norfolk, East Anglian and Royal Anglian Regimental Associations).
  An A4 page of copy, plus photographs, is submitted, respectively, to the Regimental and Suffolk Section Editors, so the SACF Webmaster has no control over what is published!
  Click below for the copy sent to the : Jun 05 Castle Journal and The Britannia and Castle Journal of the Suffolk Regt Association

• To those who made the Sat 18 Jun 05 Suffolk ACF Garden Party such a success:
  Maj Bob Potter, Capt John Catt, SMI Austin Rogers, SSIs Christine Forsdike and Roger Austin.
  Cdts from Wattisham Det, A Coy, who dispensed sustenance: Cpl Jess Holland (the 2005 Suffolk High Sheriff's Cadet to Maj PW Hope-Cobbold who was present), Cdts Tom Dowling, Jonny Richards and Bryony Simon.
  Cdts from Hadleigh Det, C Coy, for route marking and car parking: Cpl Alex Marks; LCpls Billie Brace and Rob Green; Cfn Henri Clements, Sam Cook, Austin Hooper and Olly Mattock.
  Capt (Retd) Dick Jarvis for his advice to the President of the Offrs Mess Committee - the Webmaster !
  Our 1992-2004 Suffolk ACF Honorary Colonel, Maj Gen Tony Pollard CB CBE DL, for again permitting us to use his most beautiful garden.
  Photographs are at Suffolk ACF Garden Party 18 Jun

• Kirsty / TJ Featherstone of Beccles Det for names of B Coy Cadets in the Leek Camp 04 photographs Set 4

• Lindsey Rumbell of Wattisham Det for names of A Coy Cadets aboard the 4-tonner in the Leek Camp 04 photograph in Set 3

• Jamie Lee, Lowestoft QDG for a comment on May 05 Battlefield Tour and some photographs

• Tahnee Hearn of Ipswich Guards who added a name to Leek Camp Aug 04 Set 5

• SSI Trevor Willoughby Felixstowe (Royal Artillery) Det for the National Tug of War Championships Jul 05 report and photographs

• SSI William Picton-Jenkins (C Coy Sports Offr) for his comments on the National Tug of War Championships Jul 05

• Maj Bob West TD for his archive photographs of Minden Day at Longmoor Camp in 1999

• Capt Dick Jarvis on scanning the Bury Free Press article of Ixworth Det, A Coy, on their Nov Charity Walk

Tug of War Training offered to Dets

• SSI Trevor Willoughby is willing to visit your detachment to carry out ToW training.
  Send him an e-mail with name, age and Det if you are interested Trevortrigg@tiscali.co.uk

Welcome to

• WO2 Angus Kaye, right, the Norfolk/Suffolk ACF Training and Safety Advisor (TSA). With 22 years experience in the REME, he brings a wealth of knowledge to share with us. Gus will work in County HQ,  normally on a Tues and Thu and, later, visit weekend training and detachments.

• SMI Rebecca Baldwin on transfer from Hampshire and Isle of Wight ACF - Jun 05.

• Lts Peter Malone and James Preston, appointed to HQ C Coy - Jun 05.