Oxfordshire ACF News
Keep up with the latest news from across the Battalion.
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Headington Det raises £3573.52 | 2 January 2012
SI Gurung
Army cadets from Headington Detachment may have [url=/news/2011/Christmas-Social-with-photos]celebrated the end of a great year[/url] a few weeks earlier, but t...
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Christmas Social (with photos)! | 7 December 2011
SI Gurung
Yesterday evening, cadets from Headington, Slade Park, Elsfield Way and Kidlington Detachments congregated in Oxford for an exciting evening of winter celebrati...
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Remembrance Sunday 2011 in Oxfordshire | 13 November 2011
SI Gurung
Oxfordshire army cadets paraded today in towns and villages across the county, to remember those who have given their lives in conflicts, past and present. Imma...
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Another fantastic weekend for Quebec Company | 24 October 2011
SI Gurung
Cadets from Quebec Company have enjoyed another great weekend at Read House, our residential training centre in Bicester. Young people attended from all over Ox...
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Affiliation with Bicester RBL | 24 October 2011
Maj. Hames
At a recent ceremony in Bicester Town Council's offices, the Chairman of Bicester RBL, Mr John Gilmore, and the Commandant of Oxfordshire ACF, Colonel David Car...
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Annual Camp - Ripon 2011 | 26 August 2011
SI Gurung
Over 300 army cadets from Oxfordshire ACF spent two weeks of their summer at Ripon Camp in Yorkshire, taking part in a variety of exciting activities including ...
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An action-packed weekend for Oxford cadets | 26 May 2011
SI Gurung
Last weekend, forty adventurous cadets from Oxford and Kidlington spent two days at our residential centre in Bicester, participating in a huge range of excitin...
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Cadets learn vital first aid skills | 22 January 2011
SI Gurung
This weekend over 20 cadets from across Oxford and Kidlington gathered in Blackbird Leys for a weekend of first aid training with Quebec Company. As soon as the...
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Headington go ice skating for Xmas | 4 January 2011
SI Gurung
Cadets and instructors from Headington Detachment rounded off 2010 in style with an evening of ice skating followed by an all-you-can-eat buffet at a Chinese re...
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Army cadets lead Remembrance Parade in Oxford | 14 November 2010
SI Gurung
Today over twenty cadets from Quebec Company, Oxfordshire (The Rifles) ACF joined servicepeople and youth groups from across the county at a community Remembran...
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Oxfordshire ACF Outreach 2010 | 21 September 2010
SI Gurung
On the afternoon of Thursday 16th September, seventeen young people from Oxford and Kidlington jumped onto two Army Cadet Force minibuses headed for Llangorse i...
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Eynsham Detachment 40th Anniversary | 13 August 2010
SSI Sharman
Eynsham Detachment, Oxfordshire (The Rifles) Army Cadet Force, celebrated its 40th Anniversary on Monday 19th July 2010. Battalion and Somme Company staff, cade...
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Q Coy rescue hostage on field ex | 25 July 2010
SI Gurung
This weekend a platoon of army cadets from Quebec Company, Oxfordshire (The Rifles) ACF took part in a tactical field exercise at Bramley Training Area in Hamps...
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Cadet150 Service and Parade | 12 July 2010
Maj. Hames
Just under 200 cadets and adults from the Army, Air, Sea and Combined Cadet Forces marched through Oxford to celebrate Cadet150 and Armed Forces Day on Sunday 2...
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D-Day Normandy Tour 2010 | 18 June 2010
Brigadier Hames
At 6am on Tuesday the 1st of June, cadets who would normally be fast asleep were up, showered and wide awake loading their suitcases into the minibus. This was ...
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Cadet150 Queen's Birthday Flight | 15 June 2010
Capt. Rodwell
As part of the Cadet150 celebrations the combined cadet organisations were given a chance to take part in the annual fly past for the Queen on her birthday. Thi...
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Q Coy wins the Otmoor Challenge 2010 | 6 June 2010
SI Gurung
For many years, Quebec Company have helped with car parking at the Otmoor Challenge half-marathon event in Horton-cum-Studley, which raises money for local char...
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Outreach 2010 Discovery Weekend | 12 May 2010
SI Gurung
On the evening of Friday 7th May, nineteen 12-14 year olds from the local community arrived at the Army Cadet Force training centre in Bicester to take part in ...
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What did you do this Easter? | 17 April 2010
SI Gurung
Sixty recruits from across Oxfordshire came together for a week of exciting training at our residential centre, and took part in a huge range of activities.
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Band Camp 2010 in 40 Photos | 9 April 2010
Lt. McAndrews
Cadets from Oxfordshire (The Rifles) ACF enjoyed a week of musical, adventurous and military activities at our Weekend Training Centre in Bicester. S...
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BTEC and Medal presentation at Oxford Town Hall | 23 March 2010
Maj. Hames
On Wednesday 10th March 2010, two officers were presented with bars to their Cadet Force Medals and two others were presented with their Cadet Force Medals by t...
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BTEC First Diploma in Public Services | 11 February 2010
Maj. Cook
Leaders aren't just born, they're made. The ACF can help not only in basic survival skills and leadership training, but also in giving you the skills and self-c...
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4 Log Support visit Wallingford | 21 January 2010
Lt. Williams
4 Logistic Support Regiment visted Wallingford this week and all our cadets received hands-on instruction with a range of their latest weapons. This is a great ...
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Henley Detachment Sponsored Walk | 14 December 2009
SSI Quigley
Army cadets from Henley Detachment have completed a sponsored walk in Oxfordshire to raise money for the Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal.
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Somme Company Awards 2009 | 22 November 2009
Maj. Cook
Concluding Somme Company's exciting training weekend at Read House in Bicester, Maj. Broome and Capt. Cook presented annual awards to: - Best Cadet (...
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Remembrance Sunday 2009 | 10 November 2009
Maj. Hames
At 11:00 on Sunday 8 November 2009, in towns and villages throughout Oxfordshire, silence fell as people remembered those who had given their lives in defence o...
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Normandy 2009 D-Day Tour | 28 August 2009
Maj. Hames
22 members of Oxfordshire (The Rifles) Army Cadet Force were in Normandy from 2nd to 8th June undertaking the 11th Annual Oxfordshire ACF Battlefield Tour and p...
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BTEC Awards Ceremony | 6 August 2009
Lt. McAndrews
A number of cadets from Oxfordshire ACF were recently presented with their BTEC Awards from the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, Mr Tim Stevenson. Cad...
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Armed Forces Day, Carterton | 25 June 2009
Maj. Cook
Fifteen Cadets from Carterton Detachment including L/Cpl Maih, Carterton's Mayors Cadet, attended a parade at Carterton Town Hall on the request of Town Mayor M...
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A Night at the Museum | 18 June 2009
Lt. McAndrews
Cadet musicians can sometimes be asked to perform in rather unusual venues or situations, none more so than the 13 cadets from the Corunna Bugles and Drums band...
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