RFCA staff have been putting the final touches to preparations to welcome 380 Army cadets and 120 adult volunteers to the first residential summer camp to be held in Yorkshire North and West region for three years.
Dormitories at Strensall Cadet Centre have been laid out with duvets, pillow and sheets ahead of the arrival of cadet from across the county.
Transport to activities
More than 20 coaches and 30 mini-vans have been booked to transport cadets to the centre and to ferry them between activities which will include the rifle range, fieldcraft, adventurous training as well as a day out at a theme park.
Storerooms have been filled with spare kit, uniforms and rations packs for cadets with a range of dietary requirements.
Welcome back
“Residential summer camps have been unmanageable for the past two years because of the restrictions caused by the Covid-pandemic,” said RFCA cadet executive officer Tom Woodall.
“So we couldn’t be happier to be welcoming cadets back and to play our part in helping them to enjoy what is an essential part of the cadet experience.”
The RFCA professional staff at both Strensall and Driffield Cadet Centre – which serves Humberside and South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force – have been preparing for months for this summer’s camps.
Cadets in Humberside and South Yorkshire
Humberside and South Yorkshire ACF’s annual camp got under way a week ago in Driffield with 341 cadets and 113 adult volunteers.
“There will be a lot of excitement and the full RFCA team will be based 24 hours a day at the cadet centre for the duration of the camp to make sure we’re on hand to provide support and help sort out any of problems that inevitably arise along the way,” said Tom.
