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The High Sheriff of Derbyshire, Sir Henry Every, donned his official robes of office to take part in a legal service at Derby Cathedral. The event was attended by the Queen’s judges and key county figures including the Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire, the Queen’s representative in the county, Mr Willie Tucker. Judges in traditional robes and wigs made a grand spectacle as they paraded into Derby Cathedral for the prestigious service which was attended by the county’s civic dignitaries. The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Band of Derbyshire Army Cadet Force played under the direction of the County Bandmaster, SSI Peter Ward, to announce the arrival of the High Sheriff. The Band performed by kind permission of Colonel T A Paulucci, Commandant Derbyshire ACF.
Cadet CSgt Adam Clark from Alfreton Detachment, B Company, has recently been appointed Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet in Derbyshire after being recommended by his OC and undertaking
a rigorous interview with the Commandant and Honorary Colonel. At the annual presentation evening held at the County Headquarters in Derby, Adam gave an outstanding presentation of his time and achievements whilst in the Army Cadet Force. Over 50 guests, including the Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff, Honorary Colonel and many Mayors and Chairmen of Councils from across Derbyshire attended.
Following his briefing to the assembled guests, The Lord Lieutenant presented Adam with the Lord Lieutenant’s badge of office to signify his official appointment. Adam’s duties will include accompanying and assisting the Lord Lieutenant at special civic and military engagements over the next twelve months. Adam takes a full and active rôle in all aspects of cadet training, excelling particularly at shooting, music and sports. Presentations were made to the outgoing ACF Cadet CSM Shergold and to Cadets of the Sea Cadet Corps and Air Training Corps.
Derbyshire Army Cadet Force (Mercian Regiment) Snowdon
A and B Company potential cadets took part in selection for EXPED 2010 over a recent weekend. They all completed the Snowdon Horseshoe taking in the summit of Snowdon (1086 metres) and Liiwedd (998 metres). Snowdon (Welsh: Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in Wales and is Great Britain’s highest mountain south of the Scottish Highlands. It has been described as “probably the busiest mountain in Britain.” It is located in Snowdonia National Park (Welsh: Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri) in Gwynedd. The summit is known as Yr Wyddfa, Welsh for “the tumulus”, and lies at an altitude of 1,085 metres (3,560 feet) above sea level. In terms of “absolute height”, it is the same height as Table Mountain in South Africa. The highest peak in Wales, Snowdon is one of three mountains climbed as part of the National Three Peaks Challenge. The English name Snowdon comes from the Saxon “Snow Dun” meaning “Snow Hill” although the amount of snow on Snowdon in winter has been decreasing recently, having dropped by more than 55% since 1994. The Cadets ascended this in just under three hours! They all worked extremely hard and showed spirit and resolve which are some of the qualities we seek.
Cadet 150 Cadets, Instructors and Members of 2 Mercian at the Westfield 102 October 2010
On 16th February 2010, the joint cadet services of the East Midlands met at Chilwell to practise and lay on demonstrations for the press for the launch of Cadet 150. A total of about forty cadets from the three services attended and were treated to four stands consisting of paintball, semaphore, climbing wall and obstacle course. There was rivalry between the four groups touring the stands which was fun to watch as each group had cadets from each service. They jelled together very quickly. Many thanks to the regular PTIs from Chilwell who made the use of the obstacle course possible and the cadet volunteers who gave up a day to assist. On 17th February, the launch day proper was held in Derbyshire at the Westfield Centre in Derby. The day was shared with the 2 MERCIAN recruiting team who made it most enjoyable for the cadets from D Company manning the stand.
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