Fire Cadets get a drill night visit from the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire

On Monday (22 September), the Bedford Fire Cadet unit welcomed the High Sheriff of Bedfordshire, Camilla King, to their drill night, where she presented a cheque for £1,000 following a successful grant application to Bedfordshire Crimebeat. The youth crime prevention charity of the Bedfordshire Shrievalty is governed by trustees who are former High Sheriffs of the county.

The unit plans to use the grant to expand opportunities for cadets to develop their fire craft skills, potentially enhancing their training equipment resources.

During her visit, the High Sherrif also presented Alula Arnold with the ‘Best team member’ award on behalf of the UK Fire Cadets Chair after having attended the National Fire Cadet Games in July, where the Bedfordshire fire cadets were crowned national champions.

Alula received the reward in recognition of her amazing leadership skills and supportiveness towards the other members of her team and resilience when faced with challenging situations.

Bedfordshire Fire Cadets is an extremely popular scheme open to all young people aged between 13 and 18 years old (school years 9-13). Fire Cadets gain an excellent knowledge of the Fire and Rescue Service and learn the skills that our firefighters use to save lives and protect the public such as running out hose, climbing ladders and first aid. 

For more information or to express an interest in Fire Cadets, please contact the Youth Team. Please note that there may be a waiting list for some units.