Congratulations to:
SSgt Instructor William Picton-Jenkins (PJ, as he is known in ACF circles) undertook a 152 mile sponsored walk from Sudbury, Derbyshire, to Sudbury, Suffolk, on behalf of the BBC 'Children in Need' Charity. 'It's downhill if you do it that way', he said. During the gruelling 4-day schedule that he set for himself, he slept both in a bus shelter and in a telephone box before being offered free accommodation in The Old Red Lion, Horseheath, Cambridge on his third night. The chef at the pub, Ben, even sponsored him for a fiver! PJ’s tally was 75 hrs walking and 20 hrs rest. His longest day was Sat/Sun, walking for 23 hrs, 2 am to 1 am. He raised £500 for the charity. (Click here for a full report.)
An aim, says PJ: ‘Is to walk around the world starting at the age of 65 or thereabouts.'

Cdt Staff Sgt Sarah Revell of Felixstowe Det, appointed as The 2005 Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet to The Lord Tollemache. (Click here for some photographs.)

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

Cadet 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 £1312 (half of which goes to SSAFA) through a ‘bag-pack’ at the Safeway store and retaining the 'Fund Raising Trophy' for the 2nd Yr in succession.

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'.

C Coy, based in Ipswich, who held a Training Weekend on Thetford STANTA on the coldest weekend in Feb 05. Morale remained high! (Click here for some photographs.)

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Photographs 2005

'Cold? I'm not cold as it's nice and warm in my sleeping bag.'

Cadets can fly!

A Felixstowe Cdt SSgt receives her certificate on appointment as The Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet to The Lord Tollemache

SMI Ralph Bianco flanked by the Senior Beccles Councillor and Town Mayor

Two A Coy Suffolk ACF  Cadets flank Maj Gen Tony Pollard CB CBE DL with his presentation statuette on 'Dining Out' as Suffolk ACF Honorary Colonel Dec 92 - Aug 04

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Camp 2005
The 2005 2-week Annual Summer Camp in July/August is at Rollestone on Salisbury Plain. A vast range of activities are planned: abseiling and climbing (on a purpose-built indoor wall), archery, adventurous training, assault course, camping, canoeing, fieldcraft, First Aid, initiative tests, military training, mountain biking (or, as it is Salisbury Plain, biking on mountain bikes!), orienteering, soccer, survival techniques, target rifle shooting, tug-of-war and walking. For £70 all-found it must be the best summer 2005 bargain in Suffolk !

The initiative of our Commandant, Col Paul Denny, an additional voluntary opportunity, for extra cost, is a static line parachute jump from 3000’ or a tandem skydive from 10 000’ at the Joint Services Parachute Training Centre, Netheravon. The Suffolk ACF Webmaster is on for that, now that permission has been granted from the boss at home!

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