Nailsea Army Cadet Force

General information

The Army Cadets is a voluntary uniformed youth organisation, partly sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. It has been successfully helping young people in their development for over 150 years. There are around 41,000 boys and girls aged between 12-18 years in the Army Cadets nationwide, with around 650 cadets and 220 adults in Somerset Army Cadets. There are four companies in the battalion; Gibraltar, Normandy, Jellalabad and Salamanca, all being named after our parent regiment's Battle Honours. In addition we have the Silver Bugles Band - a nationally recognised asset that has played for HM The Queen amongst others.

Somerset Army Cadets’ national web site: https://armycadets.com/somersetacf/

The aim of the Army Cadets is to inspire young people to achieve success in life with a spirit of service to their country and their local community, and to develop in them the qualities of a good citizen.

It is one of the country's leading youth organisations, run on military style guidelines, so a certain amount of discipline is to be expected. Army Cadets offers a full training syllabus designed to help young people to become good citizens and responsible members of the community. We offer various activities: climbing, canoeing, first aid training, target shooting, sports, weekend camping, annual camps, courses (cooking, leadership, physical training, communications), musical skills, service to the community, overseas expeditions, participation in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and St John Ambulance, friendship, discipline, leadership, development - and loads of fun!

The Somerset Army Cadets' PR Team can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/PRTeamSomersetACF/ where everything that is required in support of recruiting and training can be found.

Somerset Army Cadets Facebook Groups (20170928)

Current links to all authorised Company, Platoon and specialist team’s Closed Groups.

To view or join any of the groups you will have to have an association with that group and be accepted for membership by one of the administrative staff.

GIBRALTAR COMPANY

Gibraltar Company HQ
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GibraltarCompanySomersetArmyCadets/

Burnham-on-Sea & Highbridge Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BurnhamonSeaPlatoonSomersetACF/

Cheddar Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CheddarPlatoonSomersetACF/

Clevedon Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ClevedonPlatoonSomersetACF/

Nailsea Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NailseaPlatoonSomersetACF/

Portishead Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/153739064776672/

Worle Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorlePlatoonSomersetACF/

Yatton Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YattonPlatoonSomersetArmyCadets/

JELLALABAD COMPANY

Jellalabad Company HQ
https://www.facebook.com/groups/JellalabadCompanySomersetACF/

Bishop’s Hull Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BishopsHullPlatoonSomersetArmyCadets/

Bridgwater Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BridgwaterPlatoonSomersetArmyCadets/

Cannington Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CanningtonPlatoonSomersetACF/

Doniford Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DonifordPlatoonSomersetArmyCadets/

Fox’s Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FoxsPlatoonSomersetACF/

Minehead Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MineheadPlatoonSomersetACF/

Wellington Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WellingtonPlatoonSomersetArmyCadets/

NORMANDY COMPANY

Normandy Company HQ
https://www.facebook.com/groups/normandycoyacf/

Bath Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BathPlatoonSomersetACF/

Beechen Cliff Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BeechenCliffSomersetACF/

Frome Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FromePlatoonSomersetACF/

Glastonbury Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/GlastonburyPlatoonSomersetACF/

Midsomer Norton Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/midsomernortonplatoon/

Paulton Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PaultonPlatoonSomersetACF/

Shepton Mallet Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SheptonMalletPlatoonSomersetACF/

Wells Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WellsPlatoonSomersetACF/

N Coy Canoeing
https://www.facebook.com/groups/NCoyCanoeingSomersetArmyCadets/

SALAMANCA COMPANY

Salamanca Company HQ
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SalamancaCoySomersetACF/

Bruton Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrutonPlatoonSomersetArmyCadets/

Castle Cary Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/castlecaryacf/

Chard Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChardPlatoonSomersetACF/

Crewkerne Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrewkernePlatoonSomersetACF/

Ilminster Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/IlminsterACF/

Langport Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/LangportPlSomersetACF/

Martock Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/martockplatoon/

Yeovil Platoon
https://www.facebook.com/groups/YeovilPlatoonSomersetArmyCadets/

SOMERSET ARMY CADETS’ TEAMS

Somerset ACF 3 Star Company
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3StarCoySomersetArmyCadets/

PR Team, Somerset Army Cadets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PRTeamSomersetACF/

Cosford & Nijmegen Marches, Somerset Army Cadets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/CosfordNijmegenSomersetArmyCadets/

Rifles Cup, Somerset Army Cadets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/RiflesCupSomersetArmyCadets/

County Shooting Team, Somerset Army Cadets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ShootingTeamSomersetArmyCadets/

Silver Bugles Band
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SilverBuglesBandSomersetArmyCadets/

Somerset ACF Cambrian Patrol
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SomersetACFCambrianPatrol/

Ten Tors Team, Somerset Army Cadets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TenTorsSomersetArmyCadets/

WOs’ and Sjts’ Mess
https://www.facebook.com/groups/SjtsMessSomersetACF/

Officers’ Mess, Somerset Army Cadets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/OfficersMessSomersetArmyCadets/

Florida Signals, Somerset Army Cadets
https://www.facebook.com/groups/FloridaSignalsSomersetArmyCadets/