Durham Army Cadet Force

Durham Army Cadet Force Durham & South Tyne Army Cadet Force
County Badge
Active	before May 1982 [1] –present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army Army Cadet Force
Type	Registered Volunteer Youth Organisation
Role	To provide pre-training and experience of life in the British Army
Size	County [a]
Part of	Headquarters North East
County HQ	Gilesgate
Website	Durham Army Cadets
Insignia
Headquarters North East Badge
Army Cadet Force Badge

The Durham Army Cadet Force (Durham ACF) is the county cadet force for Durham, which operates as part of the Army Cadet Force. Since 2014, the county has been part of Headquarters North East and comprises approximately 850 cadets and 200 adult volunteers in 41 detachments and four companies, including a band and bugle corps. ^[2]

Background

In 1863, along with the formation of the Volunteer Force, the first government sanctioned cadet groups were allowed to be formed. These groups would mostly be formed in connection with existing volunteer companies and battalions. Following the Territorial and Reserve Forces Act 1907 which organised the former Volunteer Force into a coherent organisation, known as the Territorial Force (TF), the cadets were expanded. Each company consisted of no less than 30 cadets, and four of these companies formed a "Cadet Battalion", the predecessors to the modern "Cadet County". ^[3]

Unlike their modern successors, the first cadet battalions were administered by their local County Territorial Force Associations, and rarely ever came under an "army command". However, following changes to the organisation of the Cadets, in 1923 all cadet forces were taken under complete control of the County Associations. ^[3]

Following the reorganisation of the cadets and Territorial Force in 1908, the following cadet battalions were formed in Durham (almost all affiliated with the Durham Light Infantry): ^[4]

• 1st County of Durham Cadet Battalion
• Church Lads Brigade
  • 2nd County of Durham Cadet Battalion
  • 3rd County of Durham Cadet Battalion
  • 4th County of Durham Cadet Battalion
  • 5th County of Durham Cadet Battalion
  • 7th County of Durham Cadet Battalion

The first official mention of the 'Durham Army Cadet Force' appears in 25 May 1982 edition of the London Gazette though the county is referred to as the 'Durham and South Tyne Army Cadet Force'. ^[1]

Organisation

Each Army Cadet Force 'county' is in-fact a battalion, and each 'detachment' equivalent to that of a platoon. ^[5]

• County Headquarters, Durham Army Cadet Force, at Chester le Street Army Reserve Centre, Chester le Street DH3 3SR
• County Cadet Training Team, Durham Army Cadet Force, at
• Borneo Band and Bugles of the Durham Army Cadet Force, at Picktree Lane, Chester-le-Street DH3 3SR

Detachment	Affiliation	Location	Postal Code
A Company [6]
A Company Headquarters
Alamein Detachment		34 Dexter Way, Gateshead	NE10 9JJ
Inkerman Detachment		34 Dexter Way, Gateshead	NE10 9JJ
Blaydon Detachment		Blaydon Bank, Blaydon-on-Tyne	NE21 4AU
Felling Detachment		34 Dexter Way, Gateshead	NE10 9JJ
Gateshead Detachment		Elmgrove Terrace, Gateshead	NE8 4HX
Hebburn Detachment		Victoria Road West, Hebburn	NE31 1BX
Jarrow Detachment		Beech Street, Jarrow	NE32 5LD
Seaburn (Martin Leake) Detachment		Dykelands Road, Seaburn	SR6 8DP
Northfield Gardens Detachment		Northfield Gardens, South Shields	NE34 6HH
B Company
B Company Headquarters
Alanbrooke Detachment		Sunderland Road Army Reserve Centre, Horden	SR8 4NL
Annfield Plain Detachment		Church Street Cadet Centre, Chatchgate, Stanley	DH9 8HE
Barnard Castle Detachment		Stainton Camp, Barnard Castle	DH!2 8UJ
Birtley Detachment		Birtley Land Cadet Centre, Birtley	DH2 LP
Boldon Detachment		New Road, Boldon Colliery	NE35 9DZ
Chester-le-Street Detachment		Picktree Lane Army Reserve Centre, Chester-le-Street	DH3 3SR
Frenchmans Fort Detachment		Londonderry Hall, Dean Road, Westoe	NE33 4EF
Horden Detachment		Sunderland Road Army Reserve Centre, Horden	SR8 4NL
Joseph Swan Academy Detachment		Joseph Swan Academy, Saltwell Road South, Gateshead	NE9 6LE
Redhouse Detachment		Rutherglen Road, Red House Estate, Sunderland	SR5 5LN
Shiney Road Detachment		Herrington Burn YMCA, Herrington Burn, Houghton-le-Spring	DH4 4JW
Shotton Hall Detachment		Shotton Hall Army Reserve Centre, Sunderland Road, Horden	SR8 4NL
Stanley Detachment		Stanley Cadet Centre, High Street, Stanley	DH9 0PW
Sulgrave Detachment		Stephenson Industrial Estate, Washington	NE37 9HR
Sunderland South Detachment		Sunderland South Cadet Centre, Railway Row, Sunderland	SR1 3HE
Washington Detachment		Washington Cadet Centre, Sulgrave Centre, Washington	NE37 3BJ
C Company [7]
C Company Headquarters		Gilesgate Army Reserve Centre, Durham	DH1 1JR
Durham Detachment		Gilesgate Armoury, Durham	DH1 1JR
Houghton le Spring Detachment		96 Newbottle Street, Houghton le Spring	DH4 4AJ
Ryhope Detachment		Ryhope	DH4 4AJ
Seaham Detachment		Tempest Place, Seaham	SR7 7BY
Ushaw Moor Detachment		Station Road, Ushaw Moor	RH7 7PY
D Company [8]
D Company Headquarters
Bishop Auckland Detachment	Rifles Regiment	Saint Andrews Road, Bishop Auckland	DL14 6RX
Churchill Detachment	Royal Corps of Signals [9]	Neasham Road, Darlington	DL1 4DF
Hummersknott Detachment	Royal Artillery	Edinburgh Drive, Darlington	DL3 8AR
Newton Aycliffe Detachment	Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers	Greenwell Road, Newton Aycliffe	DL5 4EW
Spennymoor Detachment	Rifles Regiment	Villiers Street, Spennymoor	DL16 6AL
Willington Detachment	Royal Army Medical Corps	Willington	DL15 0QF
CTC Stainton Detachment	Royal Dragoon Guards

ACF Mission

The Army Cadet Force is a national, voluntary, uniformed youth organisation. It is sponsored by the British Army but not part of it and neither the cadets nor the adult volunteer leaders are subject to military call-up.  They offer a broad range of challenging adventurous and educational activities, some of them on a military theme. Their aim is to inspire young people to achieve success in life and develop in them the qualities of a good citizen.

The ACF can be compared to their counterparts in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (USA), Hong Kong Adventure Corps, and Canadian Army Cadets, amongst others.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of Army Cadet Force units
• Combined Cadet Force

Footnotes

Notes

1. In the Army Cadet Force, a 'County' is equivalent to an army battalion

Citations

1. "No. 48990". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 May 1982. p. 6924.
2. "Durham Army Cadets". Army Cadets UK. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
3. Westlake 1984, pp. 1–3
4. Westlake 1984, p. 19
5. Army Cadet Force Regulations, Army Cadets Order #14233. Version 1.12. Headquarters, Army Cadet Force. February 2017.
6. "A Company | About Us | Durham ACF | Army Cadet Force". 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
7. "C Company | About Us | Durham ACF | Army Cadet Force". 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
8. "D Company | About Us | Durham ACF | Army Cadet Force". 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
9. "The Royal Corps of Signals: Find a Unit (Cadets used on map below Army Cadet Force unit tab)". Royal Corps of Signals Corps Website. Archived from the original on 9 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

References

• Westlake, Ray A. (1984). A Register of Territorial Force Cadet Units: 1910 – 1922. Wembley, Middlesex, United Kingdom: Sherwood Press. ISBN   978-0950853024. OCLC   60073924.