cadet150 Lichfield Parade - 15 May 2010

On Sat 15 May the Cadet Forces of Staffordshire and West Midlands celebrated the cadet force movement with over 700 cadets parading through Lichfield following a short Cathedral Service. The parade involved elements of the Sea Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force and the Air Training Corps. The parade included a march past at the Guildhall where Staffordshire Deputy Lieutenant (DL) - Major General Andrew Farquhar CBE took the salute.

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Other guests attending the parade and reception at the Guildhall included the Chairman of Lichfield District Council, Mayor of Dudley, Mayor of Walsall, Mayor of Wolverhampton, Mayor of Stone, Mayor of Stoke on Trent, Mayor of Stafford, Mayor of Lichfield, Mayor of East Staffs Borough Council, Mayor of Tamworth and Surgeon Commodore Walker OBE Royal Navy, Medical Director of Selly Oak Hospital Birmingham, as the senior Royal Navy Representative.

The Army Cadet Force is busy celebrating a century and a half of support to young people with events all over the country throughout 2010, all designed to promote the movement and encourage people of all ages to get involved. The year of celebration is entitled Cadet150 and HM the Queen is Patron.
Cadet150 honours the role the Cadet Forces play in assisting young people towards responsible adulthood through learning new skills and developing self-confidence, and recognises the contribution the young people themselves make to their local communities.
Central to the national commemorations will be a royal review of the Cadet Forces in central London in 2010, but regional celebrations will be ongoing throughout the year, all reflecting the spirit of fun, excitement, adventure and community service at the heart of the movement.