The
Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a cadet organisation based in the
United Kingdom . It is a voluntary youth group sponsored by the
Ministry of Defence (
British Army ). Local units of the ACF, called
Detachments , are based in towns and villages across the UK and formed of those cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) parading together at that location.
Detachments are grouped into Areas, which may also be termed
Company , Squadron, Battery or Group; which are grouped into Counties, also known as Sectors or Battalions. ACF Counties may encompass one or more geographical
counties . Counties are commanded by British Army Regional Points of Command (RPOCs), which report to
Regional Command . Each RPOC has a Cadets Branch, responsible for policy and administrative support, and Cadet Training Team, formed of Full-time Reservists and CFAVs who provide support and senior cadet training.
[1]
Detachments may be numbered, named for the locality in which it resides, named in accordance with specific regimental or historical links, or a combination of those. Each detachment, and in some cases entire Areas and Counties, will be affiliated with a
Regiment or Corps of the British Army , and wear their insignia including
cap badge ,
beret and
stable belt .
The following list is broken down into RPOCs, Counties, Areas and Detachment localities.
38th (Irish) Brigade
1st (Northern Ireland) Battalion, Army Cadet Force
[2]
HQ
Carryduff
Weekend Training Centre in
Magilligan
A Company , HQ in
Omagh -
Cookstown ,
Dungannon Open ,
Enniskillen Open ,
Enniskillen Royal Grammar School ,
Fivemiletown ,
Magherafelt ,
Omagh Open , and Omagh Schools
B Company , HQ in
Derry -
Ballymoney ,
Caw ,
Coleraine ,
Coleraine College ,
Drumahoe ,
Limavady ,
Lisneal College , and
Newbuildings
C Company , HQ in
Ballymena -
Aldergrove ,
Antrim ,
Ballyclare ,
Ballymena ,
Cambridge House Grammar School ,
Cullybackey ,
Glengormley ,
Larne , and the battalion Band, Drums and Pipes in
Antrim
D Company , HQ in
Abbotscroft -
Carnmoney ,
Carrickfergus Open ,
Carrickfergus Grammar School ,
Dunmore ,
Greenisland ,
Model Schools ,
Monkstown ,
Whitehead , and
Whitehouse
2nd (Northern Ireland) Battalion, Army Cadet Force
[3]
HQ in
Carryduff
Weekend Training Centre in
Ballykinler
E Company , HQ in
Armagh -
Armagh ,
Kilkeel ,
Lurgan Open ,
Lurgan College ,
Markethill ,
Portadown ,
Richhill , and
Tandragee
F Company , HQ in
Belfast -
Ballygowan ,
Ballykinler ,
Ballynahinch ,
Banbridge ,
Banbridge Academy ,
Breda ,
Down High ,
Dromore ,
Hydebank ,
Killyleagh
G Company , HQ in
Holywood -
Bangor ,
Comber ,
Donaghadee ,
Dundonald ,
Gransha ,
Holywood ,
Movilla ,
Newtownards ,
Peninsula ,
Sullivan Upper
H Company , HQ in
Belfast -
Ashfield (currently meets in Clonaver Cadet Centre),
Clonaver ,
Dunmurry ,
Glenwood ,
Grosvenor Grammar School ,
Lisburn ,
Malone ,
Moira ,
Sunnyside Street
51st Infantry Brigade and Headquarters Scotland
1st Battalion The Highlanders ACF
Affiliated to the
Royal Regiment of Scotland
[4]
HQ in
Inverness
Weekend Training Centre in
Dingwall
Caithness Company , HQ in
Thurso -
Brora ,
Castletown ,
Farr School ,
Halkirk ,
Thurso , and
Wick
Inverness Company , HQ in
Inverness -
Aviemore ,
Fort Augustus ,
Fort William ,
Fortrose ,
Inverness , and
Raigmore
Western Isles Company , HQ in
Stornoway -
Back ,
Benbecula ,
Daliburgh ,
Harris ,
Stornoway , and
West Lewis
Moray Company , HQ in
Elgin -
Ardersier ,
Culloden (two detachments: Culloden, and the battalion Pipes & Drums),
Elgin ,
Forres , and
Nairn
Ross Company , HQ in
Dingwall -
Alness ,
Dingwall ,
Dornoch ,
Kyle ,
Tain , and
Portree
Orkney & Shetland Battery -
Brae ,
Kirkwall ,
Lerwick , and
Stromness . Orkney and Shetland Battery still wears the capbadge and associated accoutrements of the
Lovat Scouts .
2nd Battalion The Highlanders ACF
[5]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Boddam, Aberdeenshire
A Coy -
Aberdeen (four detachments: one "badged"
Parachute Regiment , one
Royal Army Medical Corps , one
Royal Engineers , and one
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ),
Aboyne ,
Banchory ,
Bridge of Don (two detachments: Bridge of Don, and the battalion Pipes and Drums),
Stonehaven , and
Woodside
B Coy -
Ellon ,
Fraserburgh ,
Inverurie ,
Peterhead , and
Strichen (
Royal Signals )
C Coy -
Banff ,
Buckie ,
Huntly ,
Keith ,
Portsoy , and
Turriff
Angus and Dundee Battalion ACF
[6]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Barry Buddon
Arras Company , HQ in
Forfar -
Arbroath (
Black Watch ),
Brechin ,
Forfar ,
Kirriemuir ,
Montrose
Cambrai Company , HQ in
Dundee -
Arbroath (
Royal Artillery ),
Carnoustie ,
Grove ,
Monifieth ,
Panmure Scots DG
Salamanca Company , HQ in
Dundee -
Dundee
Royal Artillery ,
Dundee
Parachute Regiment ,
Dundee
Royal Army Medical Corps ,
Dundee
Royal Signals , and
Stobswell
Waterloo Company , HQ in
Dundee - the battalion Pipes and Drums in
Dundee ,
Dundee
Royal Scots Dragoon Guards ,
Kirkton ,
Newport Scots DG ,
St Marys , and
Strathmore
Royal Engineers
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion ACF
Affiliated to the 5th Battalion,
Royal Regiment of Scotland (
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders )
[7]
HQ in
Dumbarton
Weekend Training Centres in
Arrochar, Argyll and
Lochgilphead
[8]
A (
Stirling ) Company -
Bannockburn ,
Callander ,
Dunblane , Pipe Major McLellan Detachment (Pipes and Drums in
Stirling ), and Stirling
B (
Falkirk ) Company -
Bo'ness ,
Camelon ,
Denny ,
Falkirk ,
Grangemouth , and
Larbert
C (
Clackmannan ) Company -
Alloa ,
Alva ,
Tillicoultry , and
Tullibody
D (
Argyll ) Company -
Campbeltown ,
Dunoon ,
Isle of Mull ,
Lochgilphead , and
Oban
E (Dumbarton West) Company -
Arrochar ,
Clydebank ,
Dumbarton ,
Garelochhead ,
Helensburgh ,
Milngavie and
Vale of Leven
F (Dumbarton East) Squadron -
Bishopbriggs ,
Condorrat ,
Cumbernauld ,
Kilsyth and
Kirkintilloch . F (Dumbarton East) Squadron is affiliated to the
Royal Tank Regiment .
Black Watch Battalion ACF
[9]
HQ in
Perth
Weekend Training Centres in
Dunkeld and
Glenrothes
Battalion Bands in
Glenrothes - Pipes and Drums, and Military Band
Alma Company -
Auchterarder ,
Crieff ,
Kinross ,
Newburgh , and
Perth Viewlands
Burma Company -
Cupar ,
Kirkcaldy ,
Leven ,
St Andrews , and
Woodside (Glenrothes)
Korea Company -
Blairgowrie ,
Dunkeld ,
Perth ,
Pitlochry , and
Stanley
Ypres Company -
Ballingry ,
Cowdenbeath ,
Dunfermline ,
Rosyth , and
Viewfield (Glenrothes)
Glasgow and Lanarkshire Battalion ACF
Detachments are named for the various Regiments and Corps they are affiliated to.
[10]
[11]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Cambuslang .
Amiens Company
Invictus Company
Normandy Company
Lothian and Borders Battalion ACF
[12]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Broxburn .
Alma Company
Kohima Company
Minden Company
Somme Company
West Lowland Battalion ACF
[13]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Ayr
Balaklava Company -
Arran ,
Erskine ,
Garnock Valley (
Beith ),
Gourock ,
Port Glasgow ,
Renfrew ,
Rothesay , and
Saltcoats
Inkerman Company -
Auchinleck ,
Ayr ,
Belmont ,
Dalmellington ,
Girvan ,
Kilmarnock (two detachments: one Royal Artillery, one
Royal Highland Fusiliers ),
Maybole , and
Tarbolton
Kohima Company -
Barrhead ,
Giffnock ,
Irvine ,
Johnstone ,
Paisley (two detachments: one Royal Artillery, one Royal Engineers), and
Troon
Minden Company -
Annan ,
Castle Douglas ,
Dalbeattie ,
Dumfries - three detachments: one in
Dumfries Academy , one on North West Community Campus, and one in Nunfield House Army Reserve Centre,
Kirkconnel ,
Kirkcudbright ,
Lockerbie ,
Moffat Academy ,
Newton Stewart , and
Stranraer
160th (Welsh) Brigade
Clwyd and Gwynedd ACF
[14]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Kinmel Camp, Bodelwyddan
Burma Company -
Amlwch ,
Bangor ,
Bethesda ,
Conwy ,
Holyhead ,
Llandudno ,
Llangefni ,
Menai Bridge , and
Penmaenmawr
Cambrai Company -
Bradley ,
Brynteg ,
Buckley ,
Llangollen ,
Mold ,
Rhos ,
Rossett , and
Wrexham
Minden Company -
Barmouth ,
Blaenau Ffestiniog ,
Caernarfon ,
Llanberis ,
Penygroes ,
Porthmadog ,
Pwllheli , and
Tywyn
Somme Company -
Colwyn Bay ,
Deeside ,
Denbigh ,
Flint ,
Holywell ,
Kinmel ,
Prestatyn , and
Rhyl
Dyfed and Glamorgan ACF
Detachments within the county are affiliated to the
Royal Welsh ,
Welsh Guards ,
1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards ,
Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers ,
Royal Logistic Corps ,
Royal Corps of Signals , and
Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps .
[15]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Litchard ,
Bridgend
A Company (Cardiff & Barry) -
Barry ,
Cathays ,
Fairwater ,
Gabalfa ,
Llandaff North ,
Penarth , and
Tŷ Llewellyn
B (Rorke's Drift) Company (Swansea & Neath) -
Clydach ,
Glamorgan Street ,
Gorseinon ,
Morfa ,
Morriston ,
Neath ,
Port Talbot ,
The Grange , and
Townhill
C Company (Bridgend & Pontypridd) -
Beddau ,
Bridgend ,
Litchard ,
Maesteg ,
Pontypridd ,
Porthcawl ,
Talbot Green , and
Tonyrefail
D Company (Merthyr Aberdare & Rhondda) -
Cwmbach ,
Ferndale ,
Hirwaun ,
Merthyr , and
Mountain Ash
E (QDG) Squadron -
Fishguard ,
Haverfordwest ,
Milford Haven ,
Narberth ,
Neyland ,
Pembroke Dock , and
Tenby
F (RW) Company - Band (Corps of Drums) in
Llanelli ,
Burry Port ,
Llanelli ,
St Clears , and
Trimsaran
G (Welsh Guards) Company -
Aberystwyth ,
Ammanford ,
Cardigan ,
Carmarthen ,
Cross Hands ,
Garnant ,
Lampeter ,
Newcastle Emlyn
Gwent and Powys ACF
[16]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Cwrt y Gollen
A Company -
Builth Wells ,
Knighton ,
Llandrindod Wells ,
Llanfair Caereinion ,
Llanfyllin ,
Llanidloes ,
Machynlleth ,
Newtown , and
Welshpool
B Company -
Brecon ,
Crickhowell High School ,
Cwrt-y-Gollen ,
Cwrt-y-Gollen Band Det (F),
Gilwern ,
Gurnos ,
Hay-on-Wye , and
Talgarth
C Company - Band in
Raglan Barracks ,
Cwmbran ,
Griffithstown ,
Malpas ,
Pontypool ,
Raglan Barracks , and
Rhiwderin
D Company -
Aberbargoed ,
Abertillery ,
Abertillery Learning Community ,
Blackwood ,
Caerphilly ,
Cascade ,
Cwmcarn ,
Ebbw Vale , and
Tredegar
E Company -
Abergavenny ,
Blaina ,
Caldicot ,
Caldicot School ,
Chepstow ,
Monmouth
Zulu Company - Senior Cadets and Adult Development
Cyprus SBA Episkopi ACF -
Episkopi and
Dhekelia
[17]
Headquarters Centre
HQ Centre (East)
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire ACF
[18]
HQ in
Hertford
Weekend Training Centre in
Bassingbourn Barracks
1 Company -
Bishop's Stortford ,
Borehamwood ,
Cheshunt ,
Hatfield ,
Hertford ,
Hoddesdon ,
Waltham Cross , and
Ware
2 Company -
Buntingford ,
Harpenden ,
Hitchin ,
Letchworth ,
Royston ,
Stevenage (two detachments: Stevenage (North), and Stevenage (South)), and
Welwyn Garden City
3 Company -
Berkhamsted ,
Hemel Hempstead ,
Leavesden Green ,
Rickmansworth ,
South Oxhey ,
St Albans ,
Tring , and
Watford
4 Company -
Ampthill ,
Chicksands ,
Dunstable ,
Leagrave ,
Leighton Buzzard ,
Lidlington ,
Luton and
Stanbridge
5 Company -
Bedford ,
Biggleswade ,
Cranfield ,
Kempston ,
New Cardington ,
Sandy ,
Sharnbrook , and
Stotfold
Cambridgeshire ACF
[19]
HQ and Weekend Training Centre in
Waterbeach
No 1 (Hereward) Company -
Chatteris ,
Fletton ,
March ,
Ramsey ,
Talavera ,
Walton ,
Whittlesey ,
Wisbech and
Yaxley
No 2 (Cromwell) Company -
Cambourne ,
Cherry Hinton ,
Chesterton ,
Comberton ,
Huntingdon ,
Longstanton ,
Melbourn ,
St Ives ,
St Neots and
Swavesey College
No 3 (Ironside) Company -
Burwell ,
Cambridge ,
Ely ,
Haddenham ,
Linton ,
Newmarket ,
Sawston ,
Soham , and
Waterbeach
No 4 Company -
Cambridge Regional College , Drums (in
Peterborough ), and
Peterborough Regional College
Derbyshire ACF (Mercian Regiment)
[20]
HQ & Band in
Sinfin
Corps of Drums in
Chesterfield
A Company , HQ in
Buxton -
Ashbourne ,
Bakewell ,
Buxton ,
Chapel-en-le-Frith ,
Glossop ,
Matlock ,
New Mills , and
Wirksworth
B Company , HQ in
Chesterfield -
Alfreton ,
Bolsover ,
Boythorpe ,
Chesterfield ,
Clay Cross ,
Creswell ,
Eckington , and
Staveley
C Company HQ in
Ilkeston -
Belper ,
Codnor Park ,
Draycott ,
Heanor ,
Ilkeston (two detachments, Ilkeston, and Hallcroft),
Long Eaton , and
Ripley
D Company HQ in
Derby -
Etwall ,
Kingsway ,
Mickleover ,
Phoenix Street ,
Sinfin ,
Spondon ,
Swadlincote , and
Ticknall
Essex ACF
[21]
HQ in
Chelmsford
Weekend Training Centre in
Blackheath, Colchester
A Company -
Basildon ,
Brentwood ,
Grays ,
Harris Academy Riverside ,
Ongar ,
Stanford-le-Hope ,
Tilbury ,
Waltham Abbey , and
Warley
B (Essex Yeomanry) Company -
Chelmsford (three detachments: Chelmsford, Melbourne, and
Springfield Corps of Drums ),
Dunmow ,
Epping ,
Harlow ,
Maldon , and
Saffron Walden
C Company -
Billericay ,
Canvey Island ,
Leigh on Sea ,
Rayleigh ,
Shoeburyness ,
South Woodham Ferrers ,
Southend-on-Sea , and
Wickford
D Company -
Blackheath ,
Braintree ,
Clacton ,
Colchester (two detachments: Colchester, and Parsons Heath),
Dovercourt ,
Manningtree , and
Witham .
Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland ACF
[22]
HQ in
South Wigston
Weekend Training Centre in
Yardley Chase
A Company - "Anzio" in
Northampton Academy ,
Clare Street Drill Hall (three detachments: A Coy Corps of Drums, "Burma", and "Simpson"),
Gibraltar Barracks (three detachments: "Gibraltar", "Quebec", and "Salamanca"), "Kabritt" in
Towcester , "Martinique" in
Daventry , "Rhine" in
Magdalen College School , and "Talavera" in
Moulton College
B Squadron -
Leicester (five detachments: Blackbird Road, Brentwood Road (two detachments: Brentwood Road, and B Sqn Corps of Drums), Hadrian Road, and Ulverscroft Road),
Braunstone ,
Desford ,
Evington ,
Glen Parva ,
Hinckley ,
Lutterworth ,
Oadby ,
Syston (Wreake Valley) , and
Wigston
D Company -
Market Harborough , "Montagu" in
Kettering ,
Raunds ,
Rothwell (two detachments: Rothwell, and D Coy Corps of Drums),
Rushden , and
Wellingborough
E Company -
Corby (three detachments: "Alexandra", "Corby III", and E Coy Corps of Drums),
Melton Mowbray ,
Oakham ,
Prince William School , and
St George's
F Squadron -
Ashby ,
Barrow upon Soar ,
Castle Donington ,
Coalville ,
Ibstock ,
Loughborough (two detachments: Loughborough, and F Sqn Corps of Drums), and
Shepshed
Lincolnshire ACF
[23]
HQ in
Sobraon Barracks
Weekend Training Centre in
Beckingham
1 Coy , HQ in
Lincoln -
Cherry Willingham ,
Metheringham ,
Navenby ,
North Hykeham (two detachments: North Hykeham, and the County Band),
Sobraon Barracks (three detachments: Abbey, Newport, and Sobraon), and
Washingborough
2 Sqn , HQ in
Sleaford -
Bourne ,
Grantham (two detachments: one
Royal Logistics Corps , one
Royal Lancers ),
Market Deeping ,
Sleaford , and
Stamford
3 Coy , HQ in
Boston -
Billingborough ,
Boston ,
Holbeach ,
Kirton ,
Long Sutton ,
Skegness , and
Spalding
4 Coy , HQ in
Louth -
Caistor Yarborough School ,
Gainsborough ,
Horncastle ,
Louth ,
Market Rasen ,
Somercotes Saltfleet
Norfolk ACF
[24]
HQ in
Dereham
Weekend Training Centre in
Thetford
Britannia Company -
Aylsham ,
Cromer ,
Dereham ,
Fakenham ,
Hunstanton ,
Kings Lynn ,
North Walsham , and
Swaffham
Cadet Norfolk Artillery (Crosskills) Battery -
Acle ,
Aylsham Road ,
City of Norwich All Saints Green Detachment
Gorleston ,
Harleston ,
Loddon ,
Mousehold
Cadet Norfolk Engineer Squadron -
Attleborough ,
Diss ,
Downham Market ,
Long Stratton ,
Thetford ,
Watton , and
Wymondham
Nottinghamshire ACF
[25]
HQ in
Toton
Weekend Training Centre in
Chilwell
A (Rifles) Company -
Beeston ,
Chilwell ,
Clifton ,
Ruddington ,
Sherwood ,
West Bridgford , and
Wigman Road
B (Mercian) Company -
Clipstone ,
Harworth ,
Ollerton ,
Retford ,
Warsop , and
Worksop
C (South Notts Hussars) Battery -
Bath Street ,
Bulwell ,
Eastwood ,
Hucknall ,
Kirkby-in-Ashfield , and
Sutton-in-Ashfield
D (Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry) Squadron 'Royal Yeomanry'-
Arnold ,
Blidworth ,
Carlton ,
Newark ,
Nottingham Academy ,
Southwell , and
Toot Hill
Suffolk ACF
[26]
HQ in
Ipswich
A Company -
Bury St Edmunds (two detachments: Bury St Edmunds, and "Minden"),
Haverhill ,
Ixworth ,
Mildenhall ,
Stowmarket ,
Sudbury , and
Wattisham
B Company -
Beccles (two detachments: Bury St Edmunds, and "Dettingen"),
Framlingham ,
Halesworth ,
Leiston ,
Lowestoft , and
Pakefield
C Company -
Felixstowe ,
Hadleigh ,
Ipswich (three detachments: one
Royal Logistic Corps , two
Grenadier Guards : "Anzio", and "Waterloo"),
Kesgrave ,
Priory Heath , and
Woodbridge
HQ Centre (West)
Hereford and Worcester ACF
[27]
HQ in
Hereford
Weekend Training Centre in
Tiddesley Wood
Alamein Company -
Bromsgrove ,
Church Hill ,
Droitwich ,
Halesowen ,
Redditch ,
Rubery , and
Stourbridge
Gheluvelt Company -
Evesham ,
Kidderminster ,
Malvern ,
Pershore ,
St John's ,
Stourport , and
Worcester
Inkerman Company -
Bromyard ,
Hereford (two detachments: Hereford City Platoon, and Hereford Bugle Platoon),
Kingstone ,
Ledbury ,
Leominster , and
Ross-on-Wye
Shropshire ACF
[28]
HQ in
Copthorne Barracks
A (Somme) Company -
Bridgnorth ,
Broseley ,
Dawley Bank ,
Madeley ,
Newport , and
Shifnal
B (Lucknow) Company -
Donnington ,
Ellesmere ,
Market Drayton ,
Oswestry ,
Wellington ,
Wem , and
Whitchurch
C (Peninsula) Company - Band and Bugles in
Copthorne Barracks ,
Bishop's Castle ,
Church Stretton ,
Copthorne ,
Harlescott ,
Ludlow ,
Pontesbury , and
Shrewsbury
Staffordshire and West Midlands (North Sector) ACF
[29]
HQ in
Beacon Barracks
Weekend Training Centre in
Cannock Chase
A Company -
Aldridge ,
Bloxwich ,
Brownhills ,
Old Hill ,
Oldbury ,
T P Riley School ,
Walsall ,
West Bromwich , and
Willenhall
B Company -
Bilston ,
Brockmoor ,
Crestwood ,
Dudley ,
Ellowes Hall ,
Kinver ,
Perton ,
Scotts Green ,
West Park ,
Wolverhampton , and
Wombourne
C Company -
Burton ,
Cannock ,
Hednesford ,
Lichfield ,
Rugeley ,
Stafford (two detachments: Stafford, and Band Det (Corps of Drums)),
Stone ,
Tamworth , and
Uttoxeter .
D Company -
Bucknall ,
Cheadle ,
Cross Heath ,
Leek ,
Sandford Hill ,
Stockton Brook (temporarily closed),
Stoke , and
Tunstall .
Warwickshire and West Midlands (South Sector) ACF
[30]
HQ in
Harborne
Weekend Training Centre in
Bramcote
A (Normandy) Company -
Alum Rock ,
Kingstanding ,
Northfield ,
Sandwell Academy ,
Sutton Coldfield ,
Tennal Grange ,
Washwood , and
Witton
B (Al Basrah) Company -
Alcester ,
Canley ,
Coventry (two detachments: Holyhead Road, and Westfield House),
Kineton ,
Leamington ,
Stratford , and
Warwick
C Company -
Alexander Road ,
Barrows Lane ,
Brandwood ,
Chelmsley Wood ,
Haslucks Green ,
Mossfield , and
Stoney Lane
Z (Minden) Company -
All Saints Bedworth ,
Atherstone ,
Glascote ,
Grace Academy ,
Kingsbury ,
Nuneaton Band Det (Corps of Drums) ,
Rugby Band Det (Corps of Drums) , and
Wyken
London District
City of London and North East Sector ACF
[31]
Greater London South East Sector ACF
[32]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Blackheath
7 Company
9 Company
10 Company
Greater London South West Sector ACF
[33]
HQ in 131
Battersea
13 Company
14 Company
15 Company
Middlesex and North West London Sector ACF
[34]
Headquarters North East
Cleveland ACF
[35]
HQ in
Coulby Newham
Weekend Training Centre in
Stainton Camp
A Company , HQ in
Norton —
Billingham ,
Hardwick ,
Hartburn ,
Hartlepool (two detachments: one Royal Engineers and one
RIFLES ),
High Tunstall ,
Manor College ,
Norton (two detachments: one Royal Engineers and one
Royal Military Police ), and
Yarm
B Company , HQ in
Coulby Newham —
Brambles Farm ,
Burlam Road , Corps of Drums in
Middlesbrough ,
Coulby Newham ,
Ingleby Barwick ,
Lytton Street ,
Parkwood ,
St Peter's School ,
Thornaby , and
Trinity College
C Company , HQ in
Loftus —
Freebrough Academy ,
Guisborough School ,
Guisborough Town ,
Loftus ,
Normanby ,
Nunthorpe School ,
Redcar ,
Redcar Academy , and
Saltburn
Durham ACF
[36]
HQ in
Chester-le-Street
Weekend Training Centre in
Stainton Camp
A Company -
Alamein ,
Blaydon ,
Felling ,
Gateshead ,
Hebburn ,
Jarrow ,
Northfield Gardens , and
Seaburn (Martin Leake)
B Company -
Annfield Plain ,
Birtley ,
Chester-le-Street ,
Consett ,
Stanley ,
Sulgrave ,
Sunderland South , and
Washington
C Company -
Durham ,
Horden ,
Houghton-le-Spring ,
Ryhope ,
Seaham ,
Shotton Hall , and
Ushaw Moor
D Company -
Barnard Castle ,
Bishop Auckland ,
Darlington Churchill ,
Hummersknott ,
Newton Aycliffe ,
Spennymoor , and
Willington
D Company - Borneo Band in
Chester-le-Street , Inkerman in
Gateshead , and
Joseph Swan School
Humberside & South Yorkshire ACF
[37]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Driffield
A Company - Band in
Hull ,
Beverley ,
Bridlington ,
Driffield ,
East Hull ,
Hedon ,
Hornsea ,
Mona House , and
Withernsea
B Company -
Brough ,
Cottingham ,
Goole ,
Howden ,
Hymers College ,
Middleton ,
Pocklington ,
Signals ,
Wenlock ,
Wolds , and
Wolfreton
C Company -
Adwick ,
Balby ,
Bentley , Corps of Drums in
Doncaster ,
Darfield ,
Doncaster ,
Mexborough ,
Rossington ,
Thorne , and
Wath
D Company -
Barnsley ,
Birdwell ,
Endcliffe ,
Greenhill ,
Hillsborough ,
Manor Top ,
Rotherham , and
Wombwell
E Company -
Ashby ,
Barton ,
Brigg ,
Cleethorpes ,
Epworth and Isle of Axholme ,
Grimsby ,
Immingham ,
Kirton Lindsey ,
Scunthorpe , and
Waltham
Northumbria ACF
[38]
HQ in
Cramlington
Weekend Training Centre in
Otterburn Training Area
W Company -
Alnwick ,
Amble ,
Bellingham ,
Berwick ,
Broomhill , and
Rothbury
X Company -
Bedlington ,
Blyth ,
Cowpen ,
Cramlington ,
Guide Post ,
Morpeth , and
Newbiggin
Y Company -
Excelsior Academy ,
Fenham ,
Gosforth ,
Hexham ,
Kingston ,
Ponteland ,
Prudhoe , and
Slatyford
Z Company -
Cassino Band of Northumbria Army Cadet Force in
Newcastle upon Tyne ,
Heaton ,
Heaton Manor ,
Monkseaton ,
Seaton Burn ,
Tynemouth , and
Walker
Yorkshire (North & West) ACF
[39]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Strensall
A Company -
Catterick ,
Malton ,
Northallerton ,
Ripon ,
Scarborough ,
Thirsk , and
Whitby
B Company -
Acomb ,
Castleford ,
Fulford ,
Harrogate ,
Knaresborough ,
Lumley ,
Selby ,
Strensall , and
Woodlesford
C Company -
Bradford ,
Harewood ,
New Carlton ,
Otley ,
Seacroft ,
Shipley ,
Thornbury (Corps of Drums) ,
Towerhurst , and
Yeadon
D Company -
Allerton ,
Bingley ,
Halifax ,
Huddersfield ,
Keighley ,
Odsal ,
Skipton ,
Spen Valley , and
Thongsbridge
E Company -
Batley ,
Fitzwilliam ,
Mirfield ,
Normanton ,
Ossett ,
Pontefract ,
South Elmsall , and
Wakefield
Headquarters North West
Cheshire & The Isle of Man ACF
[40]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Fox Barracks
Messines Company -
Alsager ,
Congleton , Corps of Drums in
Sandbach ,
Crewe ,
Nantwich ,
Northwich ,
Sandbach ,
Weaverham , and
Winsford
Normandy Company -
Birchwood ,
Knutsford ,
Macclesfield ,
Penketh ,
Stockton Heath ,
Warrington ,
Widnes ,
Wilmslow , and
Woolston
Somme Company -
Chester (two detachments: Abbots Park, and
The Castle ),
Ellesmere Port ,
Frodsham ,
Halton ,
Neston ,
Runcorn , and
Tarporley
Isle of Man Company
[41]
Cumbria ACF
[42]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Carlisle Castle
Arnhem Company -
Brampton ,
Castle ,
Currock ,
Harraby ,
Longtown ,
Morton ,
Penrith , and
Wigton
Burma Company -
Barrow ,
Dalton ,
Kendal ,
Millom ,
Ulverston (Band Det) , and
Walney Island
Chindit Company -
Aspatria ,
Cleator Moor ,
Cockermouth ,
Keswick ,
Maryport ,
Whitehaven , and
Workington
Greater Manchester ACF
[43]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Holcombe Moor Camp
1 (Minden) Company -
Bury (two detachments: Bury and Corps of Drums),
Crumpsall ,
Heywood ,
Middleton ,
Radcliffe ,
Ramsbottom , and
Rochdale
2 (Kohima) Company -
Bellevue ,
Chadderton ,
Collyhurst ,
Failsworth ,
Oldham ,
Royton , and
Stalybridge
3 (Somme) Company -
Bredbury ,
Cheadle Hulme ,
Hyde ,
Levenshulme ,
Reddish ,
Rusholme , and
Stockport
4 (Korea) Company -
Broughton ,
Clifton ,
Eccles ,
Flixton ,
Manchester Academy ,
Sale ,
Salford , and
Stretford
5 (Anzio) Company -
Bolton (two detachments: one
Royal Artillery , one
Duke of Lancaster's Regiment ),
Farnworth ,
Hindley ,
Leigh ,
Tyldesley , and
Wigan (two detachments: one
Grenadier Guards , one
Queen's Own Yeomanry )
Lancashire ACF
[44]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Fulwood Barracks
Egypt Company -
Accrington ,
Barnoldswick ,
Blackburn (three detachments: Blackburn (
Royal Signals ), "Quebec", and "Somme"),
Brierfield ,
Burnley (two detachments: Burnley Kimberley and Burnley Waterloo),
Clitheroe , and
Haslingden
Salerno Company -
Chorley ,
Fulwood ,
Garstang ,
Leyland (two detachments:
Leyland , and "Dunkirk"),
Longridge (two detachments:
Longridge , and the Corps of Drums),
Lostock Hall ,
Ormskirk ,
Preston , and
Skelmersdale
Wingate Company -
Blackpool (three detachments: Blackpool,
"Chindit" , and "Palatine"),
Carnforth ,
Fleetwood ,
Heysham ,
Kirkham & Weeton ,
Lancaster (two detachments: Lancaster, and Lunesdale),
Lytham St Annes ,
Morecambe , and
Thornton
Merseyside ACF
[45]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Altcar Training Camp
1 Company -
Ainsdale ,
Aintree ,
Bootle ,
Crosby ,
Netherton ,
Southport , and
Walton
2 Company -
Childwall ,
Huyton ,
Kirkby ,
Newton-le-Willows ,
Prescot , and
St Helens
3 Company -
Birkenhead ,
Heswall ,
Hoylake ,
New Ferry ,
Oxton ,
Upton , and
Wallasey
4 Company -
Aigburth ,
Allerton ,
Anfield ,
Deysbrook ,
Knotty Ash ,
Norris Green , and
Old Swan
Headquarters South East
Buckinghamshire (The Rifles) ACF
[46]
HQ in
Aylesbury
A Company
E Company
G Company
I Company
Hampshire and Isle of Wight ACF
[47]
Kent ACF
[49]
HQ in
Maidstone
Weekend Training Centre in
Folkestone
[50]
A Company -
Broadstairs ,
Canterbury ,
Deal ,
Faversham ,
Herne Bay ,
Margate ,
Sittingbourne , and
Whitstable
B Company -
Ashford (two detachments: "Alamein", and "Tobruk"),
Aylesham ,
Dover ,
Folkestone ,
Shorncliffe ,
St Marys Bay , and
Tenterden
D Compay -
Boxley ,
Cranbrook ,
Ditton ,
Mascalls ,
Moncktons ,
Sevenoaks ,
Snodland ,
Tonbridge ,
Tunbridge Wells , and
Wrotham
Kent ACF Sqn RE -
Dartford ,
Gillingham (two detachments: Gillingham, and Woodlands),
Gravesend ,
Rochester ,
Sheerness ,
Strood ,
Swanley , and
Walderslade
Oxfordshire (The Rifles) Bn ACF
[51]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
MoD Bicester
[52]
Calais Company -
Banbury Jordan ,
Bicester ,
Chipping Norton , Corunna Band & Bugles in
Abingdon , and
Thame
Nivelle Company -
Didcot ,
Faringdon ,
Henley ,
Wallingford , and
Wantage
Quebec Company -
Abingdon ,
Blackbird Leys ,
Headington , and
Kidlington
Somme Company -
Burford ,
Carterton ,
Eynsham ,
Falklands House , and
Witney
Royal County of Berkshire ACF
[53]
Surrey (PWRR Bn) ACF
[55]
HQ & Weekend Training Centre in
Farncombe
[56]
A (Anzio) Company -
Banstead ,
Caterham ,
Felbridge ,
Horley ,
Lingfield ,
Redhill ,
Reigate , and
Royal Alexandra & Albert School
B (Burma) Company -
Cranleigh ,
Dorking ,
Farncombe ,
Guildford ,
Haslemere ,
Leatherhead ,
Merrow , and
Walton
C (Cambrai) Company -
Addlestone ,
Chertsey ,
Chobham ,
Deepcut ,
Farnham ,
Mytchett ,
Pirbright ,
Woking , and Yorktown and the Corps of Drums in
Camberley .
Sussex ACF
[57]
[1]
HQ in
Brighton
Weekend Training Centre in
Crowborough
[58]
A Company
B (Roussillon) Company
C (Gibraltar) Company
D (Cassino) Company
E (Minden) Company
Former Detachments
Headquarters South West
The City and County of Bristol ACF is split into 3 companies and 1 Squadron (A, C and Chanel Islands Coy)(B Squadron) and has detachments in
Bristol (
Bishopsworth ,
Brislington ,
Clifton , Hanham, Horfield Common,
Keynsham ,
Kingswood ,
Mangotsfield ,
Oldland Common ,
Patchway ,
Pilning , Purdown,
Shirehampton ,
Speedwell ,
St George ,
Stockwood ,
Stoke Gifford , Winterstoke Road,
Yate ), Frampton Cottrell and
Thornbury . Speedwell detachment shares its unit base with Whitfield Corps of Drums. Also, a fourth company( D coy) exists, although informally, and contains only one detachment which is officially counted as a unit within the CCF.
Cornwall Cadet Battalion (The Rifles) ACF comprises three companies:
Gibraltar Company has detachments in
Camborne ,
Falmouth ,
Hayle ,
Helston ,
Redruth ,
Penryn ,
Penzance ,
Isles of Scilly and
Cornwall College .
Inkerman Company has detachments in
Bude ,
Liskeard ,
Looe , Lostwithiel,
Launceston ,
Saltash and
Torpoint .
Lucknow Company has detachments in
Bodmin ,
Newquay ,
St Austell ,
St Blazey ,
Truro and
Wadebridge .
Devon ACF is broken down into 4 Companies with its headquarters in
Exeter .
[59] Devon ACF's regimental affiliation is to the
Rifles , an
Infantry Regiment in the
British Army which counts the
Devonshire and Dorset Regiment amongst its antecedent regiments. The Detachments of Devon ACF are as follows:
A (Aubers) Company (Exeter and East Devon)
[60] -
Wyvern (
Exeter ), West Exe (Exeter), Cranbrook (Exeter),
Exmouth ,
Crediton ,
Honiton ,
Cullompton ,
Tiverton ,
Sidmouth ,
Uffculme
B (Bois des Buttes) Company (Plymouth)
[61] -
Tavistock ,
Plymstock ,
Plympton ,
Mutley ,
Marine Academy Plymouth , All Saints Academy, Ivybridge, Crownhill.
C (Cambrai) Company (North Devon)
[62] -
South Molton ,
Okehampton ,
Holsworthy ,
Ilfracombe ,
Torrington ,
Braunton ,
Bideford ,
Barnstaple ,
Chulmleigh
D (Delville Wood) Company (Torbay)
[63]
[64] -
Bovey Tracey ,
Newton Abbot ,
Paignton ,
Teignmouth , Ashburton,
Torquay ,
Totnes
Devon ACF also maintains a Corps of Drums Detachment, whose cadets are normally drawn from across the county's existing Detachments. The Corps of Drums enables cadets to attain qualifications within the Army Proficiency Certificate Music Syllabus.
Dorset ACF
[65] consists of one battalion sized unit containing 4 companies with its headquarters in
Dorchester .
[66]
E (El Alamein) Company (
The Rifles ) has detachments in
Bournemouth (Boscombe) ,
Christchurch ,
Lytchett Matravers ,
Parkstone ,
Poole ,
Rossmore and
Wallisdown .
N (Normandy) Company has detachments in
Blandford (
Rifles ),
Gillingham (
Rifles ),
Shaftesbury (
Rifles ),
Sherborne (
Rifles ),
West Moors (
RLC ) and
Wimborne (
RTR )..
W (Waterloo) Company
Beaminster (
Rifles ),
Bovington (
RTR ),
Bridport (
Rifles ),
Dorchester (
Rifles ),
Lyme Regis (
RWxY ),
Portland (
Rifles ) and
Weymouth (
Rifles ).
Gloucestershire Cadet Battalion (The Rifles) ACF has detachments in
Bishop's Cleeve ,
Bourton-on-the-Water ,
Brockworth ,
Cheltenham ,
Cinderford ,
Cirencester ,
Coleford ,
Dursley ,
Fairford ,
Gloucester (Eastern Avenue, Malmesbury Road, Milton Avenue),
Innsworth ,
Moreton-in-Marsh ,
Newent ,
Stonehouse ,
Stroud ,
Tetbury ,
Tewkesbury and
Wotton-under-Edge .
Somerset Cadet Battalion (The Rifles) ACF has detachments in:
Gibraltar Company -
Burnham-on-Sea ,
Cheddar ,
Clevedon ,
Nailsea ,
Portishead ,
Weston-Super-Mare ,
Worle ,
Yatton
Jellalabad Company -
Bridgwater ,
Cannington ,
Doniford ,
Minehead ,
Taunton, (Bishops Hull, Bishops Foxes and Priorswood) ,
Wellington .
Normandy Company -
Bath ,
Coleford ,
Frome ,
Glastonbury ,
Midsomer Norton ,
Paulton ,
Shepton Mallet ,
Wells .
Salamanca Company -
Bruton (Sexeys School) ,
Castle Cary ,
Chard ,
Crewkerne ,
Ilminster ,
Langport ,
Martock , and
Yeovil .
Wiltshire ACF has 4 companies. Their affiliate regiments are the Rifles, the Royal Artillery, the Tank Regiment, the Royal Corps of Signals and the Wessex Yeomanry.
A (Ferozeshah):
Abbey Park School ,
Swindon Academy ,
Dorcan Academy ,
Royal Wooton Basset , Church Place
B (Anzio):
Abbeyfield ,
Calne ,
Colerne ,
Corsham
Devizes ,
Marlborough
C (Arakan):
Melksham ,
Trowbridge ,
Warminster ,
Westbury , Lavington,
Tisbury
D (Gallipolli):
Larkhill ,
Sarum Academy ,
Old Sarum ,
Downton ,
Bulford
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