Official Twitter of Astrea Academy Dearne Combined Cadet Force, Barnsley. Formed 2018 & badged RLC as part of the Cadet Expansion Programme. Tweets by Lt Guy
Congratulations to
@AstreaCadet
Contingent Commander
@sammyjlynch1
on receiving her rank slide following her well deserved promotion to Captain. A proud day for the contingent
Incredibly proud day for
@AstreaCadet
as we had our 1st inspection. Col Emerson inspected the contingent taking time to speak to every cadet. 4 cadets received their promotion - congratulations L/Cpls Clarke, Fletcher, Jones & Scothern
@sammyjlynch1
@TO_ACoy_HSY
@DearneMrChild
Big parade night are becoming a thing, 31 at
@AstreaCadet
tonight - with berets and belts now issued there was a seriously smart turnout. Directed by
@TO_ACoy_HSY
there weren’t many helicopter landing pads either. Older cadets into wk2 of
@CadetCIS
with
@sammyjlynch1
With great sadness
@AstreaCadet
has closed. We had an amazing 6 years, survived online lessons, cancelled camps, successes, promotions and everything else. From the start we instilled a collective “family” mentality and we knew we were all part of something special. 1/3
To paraphrase a well known film… we’re gonna need a bigger street.
Awesome to have our new
@AstreaDearne
Y8s join us swelling
@AstreaCadet
contingent numbers to nearly 50!
We’re really proud of the start you made but maybe not as proud as
@AtkoHistory
&
@2026cohort
who kept 🫣
Fantastic final
@AstreaCadet
parade night of the year. Treasure hunt and party and a couple of surprise promotions - the now LCpl Lewis and the one and only Sgt Dom getting their rank slides from Contingent Commander Lt
@sammyjlynch1
BZ
WOW! Thank you so much to
@DESLandEqpt
for the rank slide,
@Official_REME
TRF and Coin for the
@AstreaCadet
challenge it is really appreciated as we strive to collect every cap badge, TRF and rank slide. Also big big thank you to
@leigh439
🙏🏼 😯
Congratulations to
@AstreaCadet
2Lt Guy who braved the Biblical weather with
@hsyacf1
SSgt Harvey and the dream team of 8 hardy
@DurhamAcf
CFAVS to pass the K Qual at Strensall under the equally damp expert tutorage of
@The_Black_Rats
CTT Sgts Martin, Ken, Johny &
@leigh439
Cadet Caitlyn Keddy only joined her cadet unit in January. But today at
@greatyorkshow
she got the honour of her life after being invited to join the line-up to welcome HRH Prince Charles to the military village.⬇️
@AstreaCadet
@RoyalFamily
@YORKS_REGT
Our 2nd massive shoutout goes to
@neilsexton659
- thank you so much sir for your kind words and generous donation to the
@AstreaCadet
challenge. All the best sir and thank you again
First night in uniform for
@AstreaCadet
recruits Cdt Wade and Cdt Parker. There was a lot of pride amongst all the cadets tonight and 2 potential new recruits
@sammyjlynch1
@leigh439
Happy Birthday to our amazingly supportive CO
@DearneALC
who has been totally behind
@AstreaCadet
since the start, as well as guiding
@AstreaDearne
through everything that the pandemic has thrown at the school
#teamdearne
The end of
#CCFCentralCamp
gave contingent commander Capt
@sammyjlynch1
a chance to recognise the achievements of cadets with promotions. 4X CTT OC Major Prew presented them their rank slides.
Firstly Cdt to L/Cpl, congratulations L/Cpls Emmi and Louis 1/2
What’s the best way to make 32 teenagers smile?
@AstreaCadet
PIZZA NIGHT! No drill, no skills, just a social night with awards…
@sammyjlynch1
blew the budget on food so paper plate awards… went to Cdts Clarke, Brown, Jarvis, Pearson, S Jones, Wilkinson, Hardman & LCpl Davenport
There was a final emotional presentation as Lt Guy stood down as
@AstreaCadet
’s 1st OC Army Section since it’s inception 5 years ago, following a difficult decision to leave
@AstreaDearne
this summer. He received gifts, cards and photos from Capt
@sammyjlynch1
and cadets.
Now this is going to take some beating... a huge
@AstreaCadet
thank you to
@CO_RedBlack
for this contribution to our challenge of collecting every cap badge, TRF and rank slide. Special note to WO2 Ravenscroft for the accompanying letter explaining each badge and TRF. 🙏🏼
1st
@AstreaCadet
parade night for 3 weeks and another busy one. Peninsula Platoon (recruits)
@2026cohort
sized and fitted for their uniforms, Lucknow Pl (APC) continued Exped and Taku Forts Pl (JNCO/MOI) practiced their lessons to start delivering next week.
What an awesome Thursday evening meeting 18 new
@AstreaDearne
Y8 recruits to
@AstreaCadet
- it was introduction to drill learnt virtually last month and checking they hadn’t grown since getting measured up!
@sammyjlynch1
@hsyrsmi
next week it’s the turn of Y9
@MissCleary3
👍
The adult staff, Capt
@sammyjlynch1
, SSI WO1 Robinson
@HSYSportsRep
& Lt Guy would like to thank every
@AstreaCadet
cadet for an amazing week. You have done us proud, all demonstrated 100% commitment even when out of your comfort zone.
Lifelong memories made 👍
A great evening for
@AstreaCadet
where cadets learnt the duties of a sentry and we started training our 1st Standard Bearer with the aim of being ready for Armistice Day. An absolutely brilliant effort for a first go, and complemented by lots of
@AstreaDearne
staff
Tonight’s shout out goes to the inimitable
@NormanF99621763
who rallied his colleagues and minions with this fantastic contribution to the
@AstreaCadet
challenge of collecting all cap badges, rank slides and TRFs. Thank you so much 😊
Can anyone top this? Please let us know 👍
So that’s a wrap for this academic year for
@AstreaCadet
- a year that started in front of a computer screen ended in front of royalty! Who knows what next year will bring, but the Contingent Commander
@sammyjlynch1
SSI
@hsyrsmi
and 2Lt Guy want to thank all cadets for this year
Fantastic session on 4/6 fig grid refs delivered by Lt
@sammyjlynch1
to all
@AstreaCadet
on Wednesday.
More Nav this week along with building those skills required for a successful Summer Camp
2Lt Guy demonstrating those essential
#lifeskills
to
@AstreaCadet
again, this time at the business end of an iron - he’s expecting perfectly turned out cadets next Monday 👍
All contingents fed out in the field this evening. From pork chops and cottage pie (and vegetarian option) followed by cheesecake and apple crumble. This was the queue for 2nds so must be good 👍. All
@AstreaCadet
now chilling
What a day for army cadet Alfred Rex and air cadet Thomas Langan as they received the honour of greeting HRH Princess Anne as she visited the
@greatyorkshow
!
We're at the showground all week, come and see us in the military village 😎
Further photos from Weds
@AstreaCadet
night. The treasure hunt required cadets to decode a riddle in both morse and semaphore! The SSI
@TO_ACoy_HSY
also presented the camp gizzits - even though camp didn’t happen the cadets still got something to remember this year by.
Happy Birthday to
@AstreaCadet
longest standing cadet - the one and only Cdt Dom - a great character who has grown massively as an individual and has been with us since the start of our
@CCFcadets
journey. Have a great day Dom
Fantastic news:
@AstreaCadet
is restarting training in the new year. Y9 & 10 face to face & Y8 virtually on Teams. Letters coming out this week + info in form period. Also looking to recruit additional
@AstreaDearne
staff to get involved... is this you???
@2022cohort
@MissCleary3
Another busy parade night for
@AstreaCadet
After
@TO_ACoy_HSY
handed out APC 1/2 star and Air Rifle classification badges it was onto practice for Armistice Day. Sgt Ward took the contingent for drill whilst Lt Guy took the new Standard Bearers for 1:1 training. Get Sewing 🧵
Personal tweet:
I am so humbled by the cards and gifts I received today.
@AstreaCadet
has been 1 hell of a journey since 2018. I have been privileged to see the self-development journey of all the cadets and the how Y8 recruits have been nurtured and taken their first steps 1/2
In the penultimate rotation, whilst
@AstreaCadet
group 5 were preparing their rafts! Group 4 were out on the SUPs, including Contingent Commander Capt
@sammyjlynch1
& SSI WO1 Robinson
@HSYSportsRep
Final promotions and changes to the
@AstreaCadet
ORBAT came with 3 new Cpls. Congratulations and well deserved recognition for Cpls Declan, Lewis and Clarke. Very proud Contingent Commander Capt
@sammyjlynch1
SSI
@HSYSportsRep
Lt Guy and SI Sjt
@leigh439
Waking up on the final morning of camp under a basha after a night when it didn’t rain! Is there many better experiences to end
@AstreaCadet
‘s 1st week-long annual camp?
#CCFCentralCamp
So that’s a wrap for 2022. Contingent Commander
@sammyjlynch1
laid on a wonderful spread from
@AstreaDearne
catering and SSI
@TO_ACoy_HSY
provided the tunes (and the moves)
#chachaslide
Merry Christmas to all cadets and families from the CFAVs. See you in 2023
Can we RT and share to get
@AstreaCadet
CFAV 2Lt Guy over £1000 for
@RBLI
? He’s already raised £940 sleeping out last night raising money for homeless veterans. Come on Twitter let’s do this 👍🙏🏼
Back on parade for
@AstreaCadet
saw marching with Sgt Walker and Mr Ward and basic 1st aid with Lt Guy. Essential skills and drills as we move into another action packed year. Also brilliant to welcome back Cdt Sgt Dom
@DominicHays1
@sammyjlynch1
@TO_ACoy_HSY
Lt Guy presented the new annual Marksmanship Cup & Espirit de Corps Award. Cpl Collins’ was the best shot on camp (after Lt Guy obvs 🙄) and Cdt Wardell-Johnson received unanimous votes from Capt
@sammyjlynch1
WO1 Robinson
@HSYSportsRep
Lt Guy and Sgt Ward for her commitment 3/3
Following the
@AstreaCadet
ceremony at
#BoltonUponDearne
cemetery 2Lt Guy,
@DearneALC
& cadets were invited by local residents to visit a memorial garden on the site of an old school. This beautifully maintained memorial recorded the names of former students who gave their lives
It’s been (as cadets would say) “a reet day” - not only did the Y8
@AstreaCadet
recruits look brilliant in uniform but we received 2 fabulous donations for our challenge of collecting every cap badge, TRF and rank slide. Thank you so much
@UrchTyrone
@home_comdsm
&
@DEPCOMDACF
Final parade saw promotions for cadets for all 3 contingents.
Following Capt
@sammyjlynch1
at the start of camp,
@AstreaCadet
now has Cdt L/Cpl Davis and our 1st Cpl - Cdt Cpl Cristea. Congratulations and welcome to the NCO team
What a fantastic day at
@TheNYWP
A great team of young enthusiastic staff matched by that of
@AstreaCadet
and the other contingents. Back to the campsite for tea, organising kit, hopefully some games (if they’ve got any energy left) and lots of reminiscing
#CCFCentralCamp