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Parents of cadets in Yorkshire have become the first in the UK to be able to pay for their child’s cadet activities online.

The video ceremony of the first of Yorkshire’s four Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant Awards events has been launched online and attracted more than 1,500 viewers. More than 100 viewers watched the South Yorkshire event live as it premiered on YouTube with hundreds more people watching the event ‘on demand’ and over the RFCA’s other media […]

Reservists from across Yorkshire are gearing up for new tests designed to check they are fit enough for the role they do. A new physical employment standards were introduced in 2019 and the region’s army reservists will begin taking the tests this month.    “The tests have been developed by sports specialists from Chichester […]

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TWO Yorkshire army cadet force volunteers donned their santa hats and walking shoes to complete a 25-mile trek to support a veterans charity. Matt Marquis, 26, and Phil Bate, 23, who are both cadet force adult volunteers from B Company, Yorkshire (N&W) Army Cadet Force plotted a route that took them to all four of York’s […]

[…] “But I was coming to the end of my time with the Guides and joining the cadets was a natural next step. “So far it’s been all online. There’s been quizzes which are a lot of fun and talks given by some really interesting people about space and satellites – things I wouldn’t otherwise […]

[…] become cadets during lockdown. And she’s enjoying all that her local unit, 868 (Mirfield) Squadron, has to offer – albeit virtually. Air cadets is fun “We meet online once or twice a week and get to do things I would never get the chance of anywhere else,” said Mya who is a pupil at […]

This year’s Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant’s Awards will be staged online to comply with new social-distancing rules introduced to tackle Covid-19. But the RFCA is determined to make sure all four award events are still occasions to remember for the outstanding cadets, cadet force adult volunteers and reserves they honour. Paying tribute “The Lord-Lieutenant Awards […]

[…] payment methods that many parents consider archaic – such as cheques and cash. ParentPay However, the new cadet executive officer for the cadets Tom Woodall is introducing online payments via ParentPay – a system commonly used by schools and which is familiar to parents as a way of  viewing outstanding payments, settling them via […]

The RFCA’s employer engagement team are to host a series of online workshops to support businesses and organisations aiming for awards under the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS). They’ll be sending invitations to the events to employers in the region over the next few days and hope the workshops will give participants the information they need […]