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SOUTH WEST LONDON ARMY CADET FORCE

Major E Burtenshaw, the Officer Commanding has sent us a copy of their first-
ever monthly Newsletter “In the Loop”, which is designed to let the members of
14 Coy know about everything that is going on within the Company.

In her introduction to the Newsletter Major Burtenshaw referred to 14 Coy as
being “the best uniformed youth organisation”.
The first issue of their Company Newsletter coincided with their first ever Company Fundraising
Event - Race the World for ABF, and Major Burtenshaw was delighted to announce that there
would be a prize for the cadet who contributed most miles over the duration of the event. Race
the World for ABF requires both cadets and staff to get active and support a worthwhile cause as
they attempt to cover the distance of all 7 continents between 17 October and 5 December 2022.
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She also reports that the Company are pleased to encourage cadets who are 17 years of age, or are
approaching that age, to enrol for the Army Cadets BTEC Level 2 course.
Major Burtenshaw was also very pleased to report that LCpl Withers from 145
Cadet Detachment was Top Shot at the 3 Star Sector Skill At Arms Meeting in
September with an impressive 100% score.
She also reported that 148 Detachment were fortunate enough to have a visit from The Coldstream
Guards, who showed the cadets some of their kit, demonstrated how to pack their field kit and ran
through some section battle drills, as can be seen from the pictures below.

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