Wiltshire Army Cadet Force

A great fundraising challenge by one of our cadets later this month! Seventeen year old Cadet Staff Sergeant Mae Allen of our Marlborough Detachment is competing in the 125 mile long Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race in just over a week from now (19-22 April).
Mae has been kayaking for three years, including taking part in national events and is putting this experience to good use by paddling to raise money for Help for Heroes.
Why not check out Mae's story ove...r on her JustGiving page and hopefully help her reach her target and leave her and her canoe partner some messages of support.
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ma e-allen….
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Who else was really hoping that this wasn't an April Fool's joke?
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How many of you got excited about the new ration pack meals launched today? Hopefully you will agree that it was too good an April Fool's joke from Cadet Direct for us not to share.
But don't worry, there are still plenty of real tasty ration pack meals for our cadets to enjoy.

New ration pack meals are being launched today that specially cater for cadet tastes. First up from today is 'burger with ketchup and cheese', and 'kebab with chilli sauce'. Also planned are ‘chicken burger’, ‘chips with curry sauce’ and ‘cheese and tomato pizza’. Head over to https://www.cadetdirect.com/…/new-briti sh-army-ration-menu…/ to find out more about this exciting launch today...

Is it too early to start thinking about this year's annual camp yet? Only four months to go...

Cadets from Wiltshire Army Cadet Force​ are organising a challenging cycle ride across the county to raise £2,500 for service charity Walking with the Wounded. Cadet Sergeant Thomas Hearn from Swindon is leading the team of cadets and adult volunteers as they cycle for charity across the Wiltshire countryside.
To find out more about this challenge and lend your support our team of cadets and adult volunteers, head over to https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/ThomasHe arn.

We'd like to wish all those who have made 2018 a great year for everyone at Wiltshire Army Cadet Force a very Happy New Year and the very best wishes for the coming year.
Thank you for all your support overcoming challenges, swinging into action and making new friends, and we are looking forward to making 2019 even better!

Wishing all of our cadets, our volunteers, our supporters and all their friends and families a very Merry Christmas. We hope you all have a wonderful day.

Cadets from Westbury Detachment took part in the Remembrance Parade this morning, and I'm sure you'll all agree they look very smart. Why not share your photos from the parades and services today with us here.

Across the county, cadets and volunteers from Wiltshire ACF will be taking part in parades and services to mark Remembrance Sunday. Hopefully all our Facebook followers will join us in two minutes of silence at 11am to remember those who fell in WW1 and the conflicts that followed.

While taking part in the #ArmyCadet100 visits to the Somme last month, Wiltshire ACF too time out and worked with staff from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to take part in a massive thank you at the Thiepval Memorial. Here's the result.
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We have posted some more photosgraphs from the recent Cadet Armistice 100 visit to the Somme. Why not share your photographs and memories of the trip with us here too.

After a late evening meal after getting back to camp, our cadets are packing up their kit and most likely getting an early night after their trip. It will soon be lights out here, so thank you all for joining us on our journey to the Somme and back today, and goodnight from all the cadets and adult volunteers on the Cadet Armistice 100 visit team.

Docked at Dover and just waiting to drive off the ferry. It's been a long but memorable day, now it's just the short hop back to camp for a meal and some well earned sleep.
We hope you enjoyed the small selection of photographs from today almost as much as our cadets enjoyed the trip.
Keep a look out for more photographs being posted here and our @WiltsACF Instagram account over the next few weeks.

Over 850 Army Cadets gathered at the Thiepval Memorial to commemorate all who fell in the battle of the Somme. Our Wiltshire ACF cadets looked particularly smart today.

Any ideas what our cadets are doing?

Braving the cold and wind at Beaumont Hamel, our cadets are finding out about Newfoundland's contribution to the WW1.

Wiltshire ACF cadets at the Ulster Tower and Mill Road cemetery.