Palatine Detachment

Lt A Boulton

The Detachment Parades twice a week:

Tuesday & Thursday 1900-2100 (7pm to 9pm)

"Energy and Enthusiasm are the hallmarks of Palatine Cadets - they get involved with everything!"

 

 

13 July 2010

Palatine detachment would like to congratulate Colour Sergeant Mohammad Shah on his sucessful completion of the Cadet Leadership Cadre at Frimley Park. C/Sgt Shah said the course was enjoyable and he would recommend it as an excellent developmental course for cadet NCOs.

 

10 July 2010 

As part of their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award, the cadets of Palatine detachment have been working as part of the Conservation Crew at Beacon Fell Countryside Park. Since February they have helped lay paths, cut and burn back vegetation and clear away rubbish to improve the facility for visitors to the park.

 

 L/Cpl Abbie Booth, L/Cpl Reece Boulton, Cdt Lisa Franklin, Cdt Jennie Franklin

03 July 2010

Palatine detachment would like to congratulate Cadet Jennie Franklin for being a part of the winning team in the ACF National Hockey competition.

 

26 June 2010

 

On Saturday morning five teams from Palatine detachment took on the ATC as part of Blackpool Council's "It's a Knockout" for the young people in local uniformed organisations during the Veteran's Week celebrations. Unfortunately the ATC team was stronger on the day, however all the cadets had great fun.

 

13 June 2010

 Palatine detachment would like to congratulate L/Cpl Dale Pace and Cpl Andrew Hulse on sucessfully completing their Activity First Aid badges.

 

30 May 2010

 Palatine would like to congratulate C/Sgt Mohammad Shah on achieving his Silver Duke of Edinburgh, Cadet Celtic Pace on achieveing her Bronze Duke of Edinburgh, and the following cadets for complting their St John Ambulance Youth First Aid Qualification: Cadet Lisa Franklin, Cdt Jamey Pace, Cadet Kiera Spivey, Cadet Jenny Franklin, L/Cpl Curtis McKenna and Cadet avid Draycott.

13 May 2010

Palatine detachment wishes to congratulate the following cadets on their promotion.

Cdt Dale Pace - L/Cpl
Cdt Martyn Pinington - L/Cpl
Sgt Mohammad Shah - C/Sgt

11 May 2010

It was with great sorrow that Palatine Detachment tonight said Good-bye to their senior 4* cadet. Sgt Major Stephen Draycott had joined the detachment in May 2005 and during his service he has represented Lancashire in the regional football and the North-West in the Nation football on three occasions. He has been a stalwart of the detachment's military skills team since joining, finally captaining the team to a second success in 2009 by winning both the Colour McKay competition and the Staff Weighill drill plaque. It is his positive influence and leadership abilities that will be most missed.

Sgt Maj Draycott & Lt Boulton

Cpl Hulse, Cdt Franklin, Sgt Maj Draycott, Cdt Draycott, Cdt Franklin and L/Cpl Boulton

11 May 2010

On Thursday night Palatine detachment hosted the members of Blackpool Civic Trust to promote the activities of the Army Cadet Force and their impact on the lives of the local young people. Following a presentation showing the achievements of the local young people, members of the Trust were able to talk to some of the cadets who happily answered questions. Members of the Civic Trust were highly complimentary about the turnout and manners of the cadets.

11 March 2010

On 11 March 2010, Lt Boulton was invited by her cadets to attend a birthday party. The party was being held by the Muslim community in Blackpool to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed and was attended by the Mayor, local digntaries and numerous local school children. After a parade from the library to the promenade, there was a poetry contest in honour of the Prophet and addresses from the gathered community leaders the guests were treated to a feast of various foods.

Cadet Sgt Mohammad Shah and Cadet Michael Heywood

 

21 February 2010

Palatine Detachment would like to congratulate Sgt Mohammad Shah on the completion of his Senior Cadet Instructor Cadre. As our newest 4*, he has a lot to live up to, but we know he can do it.

Sgt Maj Draycott, Colonel Williams, and Sgt Shah

 

17 December 2009

Palatine Detachment hosted it's annual award ceremony. It was difficult to choose the winners of some of the awards as the competition was fierce, so I wish to offer my congratulations to all members of the detachment.

Best Shot 2009                    Cdt Abby Booth

Cadet in the Community       Cdt Olivia France

First Aider 2009                  Cdt Reece Boulton

Sports Person 2009             Cdt John Pace

Best Turnout 2009               Sgt Mohammad Shah

Best Drill 2009                    L/Cpl Channon Heaney

Most Improved                    Cdt Charlie-May Heaney

Best NCO 2009                  C/Sgt Stephen Draycott

Cdt Hughes

Recruit of the Year                Cdt Codie Hughes

Cpl Hulse 

Best Cadet 2009                   Cpl Andrew Hulse

 

Christmas Promotions

Congratulations to the following cadets on their promotions

L/Cpl Abby Booth

L/Cpl Reece Boulton

L/Cpl Curtis McKenna

Sgt Maj Stephen Draycott

 

15 December 2009

Palatine Detachment Christmas Meal at the Alpine Hotel Ghurkha Restaurant

 

7 December 2009

I got a telephone call from Cdt CSM Longden, asking if I was available to be on the honour guard for Her Majesty The Queen. At first I couldn't believe it, however on my next parade night, Lt Boulton told me that I would be getting a new uniform; I didn't know it would be Number 2 Dress. S/Sgt Gisbourn measured me for the uniform, and then advised me that I would need immaculate boots. I bulled and re-bulled them to ensure they were good enough.

On the day we assembled at Company Headquarters and made the last minute adjustments. Once ready we were not allowed to sit down in case we got our uniform creased. At Blackpool North train station we along with cadets from the Sea Cadet Corps and the Air Training Corps lined the route the Her Majesty and His Royal Highness Prince Philip would take. My heart was racing as time went by

On Monday 7^th December, I along with five other cadets from Wingate Company assembled on the platform of Blackpool North Train Station to form an honour guard for HM The Queen and HRH Prince Philip as they made their way to the Royal Variety Show at Blackpool Opera House. As they arrived, I felt a mixture of fear, in case something went wrong and pride at having been selected. It was a privilege to have been on the honour guard and something I will never forget.

Sgt Mohammed Shah

 

5 December 2009

The detachment was asked who want to help Raise money for the North West Air Ambulance. Yes I thought, I enjoy fund raising and helping ‘Santa' raise money would be fun. When I arrived in Blackpool I met up with the other cadets, and I wondered who the Santa would be. Imagine my surprise when it was decided that the tallest cadet would be Santa, which turned out to be me. After putting on the costume which was nice and warm I tried 3 times before finally getting on the sleigh.

I have been brought up to believe in the magic of Christmas, so I knew exactly what the children wanted to hear from Father Christmas. I asked all the parents if their children had been good this year and they all replied yes then I told the children that all of them where on the ‘Nice list' and asked them what they wanted for Christmas. I really enjoyed being Santa for a few hours and helping raise money.
 
The big surprise of the day was when my parents walked past and asked where I was, and were directed to see Santa who was sat on his sleigh. My mother walked over and said 'Hello Santa' and to her surprise my response was 'You're on the ‘Naughty list'. Santa must have been impressed with my impression of him because he brought me everything that I wanted.

 
Cpl Andrew Hulse

 

23 November 2009

Palatine Detachment wishes to congratulate the following cadets for passing their test on the company weekend

Basic Testing

Cdt Amy Cartmell

Cdt Daniel Clarke

Cdt Samuel Dootson

Cdt Laura Doyle

Cdt Kaylen Lyne

Cdt Karla Mould

Cdt Sophie Rea

Cdt Thomas Ridge

Cdt Michael Wilkes

 

Activitity First Aid

Cdt Abbie Booth

Cdt Reece Boulton

Cdt Olivia France

Cdt Martyn Pinington

Cdt Jamie-Ann Rowley

 

15 November 2009

On Sunday 15^th of November, cadets from Palatine & St. Aiden's detachments went to the Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.

We were initially taken round the main part of the museum by a member of the museum's staff.  At certain points of the day, there are themed shows composed of archive pictures, recordings and letters left by different people. The Children of War showed the wars from the point of view of children. I found this very interesting because it showed how the families of the soldiers were affected, as well as the soldiers themselves.

I also enjoyed the war-time living room that was placed there. I really enjoyed this because the furniture was large and made like comic book style furniture. On the T.V. it was showing some clips from different conflicts and showed how the media reported them.  Also, on the table were old newspaper articles showing political opinions on the war.

My favourite part of the museum was the Air Shard, which is a massive tower 29 metres high. I really liked the Air Shard because it showed a great view of Manchester, but it was also quite scary because the floor a metal grate you could see through to the actual ground.

Cadet Reece Boulton

 

07 November 2009

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

Blackpool and Palatine detachments again joined forces to participate in the Royal British Legion's Annual Poppy Appeal. With the kind support of the Poppy Appeal Organisers, Mr Spencer Leader in Lytham St. Annes and Mrs Irene Hargreaves in Blackpool, the two detachments managed to raise £4,408.13. Lt Boulton and U/O Sellars would like to thank the cadets and staff of Blackpool and Palatine for all their support and hard work in achieving this fantastic total.

 

18 October 2009

Colour McKay Military Skills Competition 

In 2009, Palatine detachment were again the proud winners of the Colour Sergeant McKay Military Skills trophy and the Staff Sergeant Weighill Drill Shield. Colour Sergeant Stephen Draycott was delighted to lead his team to reclaim the trophies of the previous year and said "It is one of the high points of my Cadet career".

Also congratulations to the following cadets for passing their APC tests

1* Passes

Cdt Charlie May Heaney 

Cdt Lisa Franklin

Cdt Jenny Franklin

 

Basic Passes

Cdt Jordan Cooke

Cdt Nathan Cross

Cdt Daniel Crossfield

Cdt Daniel Dobson

Cdt Michael Heywood

Cdt Codie Hughes               

Cdt Aimee Swann

Cdt Stella Travis

Cdt Olivia Winstanley

 

27 September 2009

Over the weekend of 25 - 27 September, fifteen members of Palatine detachment joined Wingate company on the annual sponsored walk and helped to raise a detachment total of £335 for the nominated charitie, the Army Benevolent Fund and CLIC Sargent.

This was the first camp I had ever been on with the ACF. It was a great experience and I met a lot of new people. The first day of out walk was very tiring, there were steep parts and flat parts alongside Hadrian's Wall. The views were amazing from high up, and at times it was very windy and others very cold. On the first day we walked eight miles and at the end of the walk we got a chance to have a picture with a very old, famous tree from the film Robin Hood Prince of Thieves.

After the exhausting first day of walking, the second day was easier as we strolled through the countryside and fields. We went to another three museums which showed us how Hadrian and his army had built the eighty mile long wall to keep the Scots out of Britain. However the wall is no longer the divide between England and Scotland as the English have pushed the boundary further North. I found the walk very educational and would enjoy doing this again.

Cadet Stella Travis

Palatine Detachment

Cadets at the Bath House at Chesters Roman Fort

30/08/2009

Following Annual Camp 2009 Palatine detachment wishes to congratulate the following cadets for their achievements at Barry Budden

Promotions:

Cdt Channon Heaney to Cadet L/Cpl

Cdt Cpl Mohammed Shah to Cadet Sgt

Cdt Sgt Stephen Draycott to Cadet C/Sgt

1* Passes:

Cadet Abigail Booth                           Cadet Reece Boulton

Cadet Charlotte Bumby                      Cadet David Draycott

Cadet Olivia France                            Cadet Rory McKenna

Cadet Jamie-Ann Rowley

2* Passes:

Cadet Aaron Heaney                          L/Cpl Channon Heaney

3* Passes:

Sgt Mohammed Shah                         Cpl Andrew Hulse

L/Cpl Dale Pace

Silver Duke of Edinburgh:

C/Sgt Stephen Draycott

2nd Class Shooting:

Cadet Reece Boulton                          Cadet David Draycott

Cadet Olivia France                            Cadet Jamie-Ann Rowley

1st Class Shooting:

Cadet Charlotte Bumby                      Cadet Rory McKenna

Marksman Shooting:

Cadet Abigail Booth              

Well Done Everyone!!!

 

24 June 2009

On Wednesday evening the staff from Palatine detachment joined the Wingate Company tables to attend the annual Veterans Gala Dinner at the Norbreck Castle in Blackpool. They enjoyed a five course dinner whilst listening to the sounds of the Lancashire Artillery Band and then were entertained by a cabaret line up.

25 May 2009

On the Wingate Company weekend at Halton Training Camp three of Palatine's cadets were promoted. Cadet Lance Corporals Mohammed Shah and Andrew Hulse were promoted to Cadet Corporal and Cadet Dale Pace was promoted to Cadet Lance Corporal. Well done gentlemen!

17^th May 2009

It's A Knockout

Palatine entered a trio of teams into Blackpool Borough Council's "It's A Knockout!" competition, held at Stanley Park on a very wet Sunday. However rain did not stop play, and all three teams put in a strong performance. Unfortunately Boulton's Heroes lead by L/Cpl John Pace were eliminated after the first round defeated by their colleagues,  The Yeadon Way Yankee's led by L/Cpl Mohammed Shah. The Yankees lead the board at the end of the first round, and were joined in the semi finals and finals by the Duke's Troopers lead by L/Cpl Andrew Hulse. In the end the Duke's Troopers almost won the day, loosing only after a fine performance by St. Aidan's Hawks and they finished a creditable second, with the Yankees coming fourth.

 

Coming Second

 

30th April 2009

 

On the monthly sports night Palatine cadets were given a TaeKwonDo demonstration by L/Cpl Andrew Hulse and his Dad Mr Steve Hulse. Andrew recently finished two years training and passed a grading to qualify as a Second Poomse (Black Belt) in the Martial Art. Andrew has used his TaeKwonDo training as the Physical section of the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh's Award, and he has now completed the whole award. Congratulations Andrew!

 

 

19 April 2009

Palatine's newest 4*, the recently promoted Cadet Sergeant Stephen Draycott proudly displays the certificate of his achievement. His pass off ceremony was watched by his proud parents who were delighted by Stephen's achievement. The Senior Cadet Instructors' Cadre was also the residential element of Stephen's Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award

 

14 Feb 2009

Palatine's "Rock Stars & Angels" Valentine Disco

Just to prove it's not all work - Palatine cadets let their hair down on Valentine's Day and danced the night away.

 

13 Jan 2009

Palatine's Annual Award Ceremony

Each year the detachment has an annual prize giving ceremony to acknowledge the achievements of the cadets throughout the year. This year the prize for Best Junior Cadet was awarded to cadet Jamie-Ann Rowley, for never giving in when she's found thing difficult. Jamie-Ann is determined to succeed and embodies the ethos of try, try and try again!

 

14 September 2008

Wingate Company Military Skills Competition

In 2008 Palatine detachment were the proud winners of both the Colour Sergeant McKay Military Skills Trophy and the Staff Sergeant Weighill Drill Shield. Cadet Sergeant Major Roxanne Walby was thrilled to lead her team to victory, having been a stalwart of Palatine's team since 2004. "It was a dream come true for us to finally win!"