Council of Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (Council of RFCAs)

The Rt. Hon The Lord de Mauley TD OBJECTS OF THE COUNCIL President Council of RFCAs 1. The object of the Council is to assist the Associa- HIGHLAND Lieutenant General tions in promoting the efficiency and well-being Sir Freddie Viggers KCB CMG MBE DL of the Reserve Forces and the service cadet Chairman Council of RFCAs organisations of the United Kingdom. Brigadier T H Lang QVRM RD* DL 2. In order to achieve this object the Council will:- Deputy Chairman Council of RFCAs a. collect, compile and disseminate information relevant to the Reserve Forces and the service LOWLAND Captain I M Robinson OBE RD RNR Colonel R A Hooper MA DL cadet organisations to all the constituent NORTH OF Colonel T S Richmond MBE TD Associations. ENGLAND NORTHERN NW Air Vice-Marshal M D Smart DL b. examine, consult upon, and report about IRELAND ENGLAND Vice-Chairmen Council of RFCAs any matters submitted to it by the Ministry & IoM of Defence or other relevant bodies. YORKSHIRE COUNCIL SECRETARIAT AND c. represent to the Ministry of Defence, or other HUMBER Air Vice-Marshal P D Luker CB OBE AFC DL Chief Executive relevant bodies, the collective opinion of the Council on any matter relating to the statutory Colonel D H R Stephenson CBE duties of the constituent Associations. EAST Director of Administration MIDLANDS Cdr G R Bushell RN Director Cadets & Youth d. take such action as may be decided by the Council for the attainment of its object. WALES WEST Mr S Blissitt MSc Director Volunteer Estate MIDLANDS EAST e. take action on any relevant matter at the ANGLIA Mr T C Corry Director Employer Support request of one or more Associations, or Mr I Scarfe Secretary Pension Scheme GREATER of the Ministry of Defence. LONDON Address: Holderness House, 51-61 Clifton Street, f. coordinate, manage and consolidate at year London EC2A 4EY. Tel: 020 7426 8350 end the Corporate RFCA budget against WESSEX SOUTH EAST DFTS: 94625 8350. FAX: 020 7426 8362 DFTS outputs on behalf of Stakeholders. FAX: 94625 8362. E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.rfcacouncil.org.uk

Note: Each Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association is represented on this Council by its Chairman.

1. HIGHLAND ASSOCIATION (HIGHLAND RFCA) 4. YORKSHIRE AND THE HUMBER ASSOCIATION 7. WEST MIDLAND ASSOCIATION (WM RFCA) Counties forming the Association: The counties of President: Lieutenant Colonel G S Johnston (RFCA Y&H) President: Colonel A E H Heber-Percy KStJ JP Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, OBE TD JP CA President: Dr Ingrid M Roscoe BA PhD FSA, HM Lord-Lieutenant Norfolk and Suffolk. The Unitary Authorities of Luton, Chairman: Colonel A I Taverner MA MCIPR HM Lord-Lieutenant Chairman: Colonel S J Cartwright TD Peterborough, Southend-on-Sea and Thurrock. Chief Executive: Col A K M Miller CBE Chairman: Captain I M Robinson OBE RD RNR Chief Executive: Colonel T F L Weeks OBE Association address: Springfield Tyrells, Deputy Chief Executive: Wing Commander J M Chief Executive: Colonel (Retd) C E M Snagge Deputy Chief Executive: Major M Young 250 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6BU. Henderson Deputy Chief Executive: Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Phone: 01245 244800/802 DFTS: 94660 4800/4802. J D Bleasdale Counties forming the Association: The counties Fax: 01245 492398 DFTS Fax: 94660 4823 The Lieutenancies of Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute of Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and E-mail: [email protected] (less the Island of Bute), Angus, Banffshire, Caithness, Counties forming the Association: The County of Worcestershire. The metropolitan districts of Web: www.reserve-forces-anglia.org City of Aberdeen, City of Dundee, Clackmannanshire, North Yorkshire, the Metropolitan Districts of Barnsley, Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Dunbartonshire, Fife, Inverness-shire, Kincardineshire, Bradford, Calderdale, Doncaster, Kirklees, Leeds, Walsall and Wolverhampton. The Unitary Authorities of Larnarkshire (northern part less the former Monklands Rotherham, Sheffield and Wakefield; the Unitary Herefordshire, Stoke-On-Trent and Telford and Wrekin. 11. GREATER LONDON ASSOCIATION (GL RFCA) and Motherwell Districts), Moray, Nairnshire, Orkney areas of The East Riding, Kingston upon Hull, North President: Sir David Brewer CMG JP HM Islands, Perth & Kinross, Ross & Cromarty, Shetland East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire; the non- Association address: Tennal Grange, Tennal Road, Lord-Lieutenant for Greater London Islands, Stirling and Falkirk, Sutherland, and The Metropolitan districts of Craven, Hambleton, Harrogate, Harborne, Birmingham B32 2HX. Chairman: Colonel E G Cameron TD DL Western Isles. Richmondshire, Ryedale, Scarborough and Selby. Phone: 0121 427 5221 Fax: 0121 427 8380 Chief Executive: Colonel H M Purcell OBE DL E-mail: [email protected] Director of Youth, Cadets and Community Engagement: Association address: Seathwood, Association address: 20 St George’s Place, Web: www.wmrfca.org Lieutenant Colonel R B Paddison MBE DL 365 Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1LX. York YO24 1DS. City Secretary: Lieutenant Colonel P L d’A Willis Phone: 01382 668283 Fax: 01382 566442 Phone: 01904 623081 DFTS: 94777 2568 8. EAST MIDLANDS ASSOCIATION (EM RFCA) Director of Estates & Commercial Lettings: E-mail: [email protected] Fax: 01904 622245 Mr N Summers BSc FRICS FB Eng Web: www.hrfca.co.uk E-mail: [email protected] President: Sir Andrew Buchanan Bt KCVO Web: www.rfca-yorkshire.org.uk HM Lord-Lieutenant Area forming the Association: Greater London Chairman: Colonel T S Richmond MBE TD DL 2. LOWLAND ASSOCIATION (LOWLAND RFCA) Chief Executive: Group Captain N D Sharpe Association address: Fulham House, 87 Fulham High President: Captain J D B Younger LVO 5. NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND AND ISLE OF MAN Deputy Chief Executive: Lieutenant Colonel Street, London SW6 3JS. Chairman: Group Captain R G Kemp CBE QVRM AE DL ASSOCIATION (NW RFCA) P S P Worsley RA Phone: 020 7384 4640 DFTS: 94624 4640 Chief Executive: Colonel R D Gibson MBE President: Colonel The Rt Hon the Lord Shuttleworth Fax: 020 7384 4660 DFTS Fax: 94624 4660 Deputy Chief Executive: Colonel T C Mathew KCVO Counties forming the Association: The counties E-mail: [email protected] Chairman: Colonel C T Hillock RD* DL of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Web: www.glrfca.org Councils forming the Association: The Scottish Chief Executive: Colonel G J O Wells-Cole OBE DL Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire. The Unitary Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, City of Deputy Chief Executive: Lieutenant Colonel I J Sawers Authorities of Derby, Leicester, Nottingham and Rutland. 12. SOUTH EAST ASSOCIATION (SE RFCA) Edinburgh, Midlothian, West Lothian, South Lanarkshire, that part of North Lanarkshire that formerly comprised Counties forming the Association: The counties of Association address: TA Centre, Triumph Road, President: Major General M S White CB CBE JP Monklands and Motherwell Districts, East Ayrshire, Cheshire, Cumbria and Lancashire. The metropolitan Lenton, Nottingham NG7 2GG. Chairman: Lieutenant Colonel G H Wright TD DL North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire, districts of Bolton, Bury, Knowsley, Liverpool, Phone: 0115 924 8610 DFTS: 94451 5610 Chief Executive: Colonel S J Oxlade MBE East Renfrewshire, City of Glasgow and that part of Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, St. Helens, Salford, Fax: 0115 924 8629 Deputy Chief Executive West/COS: Argyll and Bute Council comprising the Island of Bute. Sefton, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan and Wirral. E-mail: [email protected] Lieutenant Colonel CSS Booth The Unitary Authorities of Blackburn with Darwen, Web: www.eastmidlandsrfca.co.uk Deputy Chief Executive East: Association address: Lowland House, Blackpool, Halton and Warrington and the Isle of Man Lieutenant Colonel P G B Ellis QGM* 60 Avenuepark Street, Glasgow G20 8LW. 9. WESSEX ASSOCIATION (WESSEX RFCA) Counties forming the Association: The Royal County Phone: 0141 945 4951 DFTS: 94561 2009 Association address: Alexandra Court, of Berkshire and the Counties of Buckinghamshire, East Fax: 0141 945 4869 28 Alexandra Drive, Liverpool L17 8YE. President: Mrs Anthony Pitt-Rivers HM Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 0151 727 4552 DFTS: 94552 8164 and West Sussex. The Unitary Authorities of Bracknell Web: www.lowlandrfca.org.uk Fax: 0151 727 8133 DFTS Fax: 94552 8133 Chairman: Colonel O J H Chamberlain QVRM TD* FRICS DL Forest, Brighton and Hove, the Medway Towns, Milton E-mail: [email protected] Keynes, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Web: www.nwrfca.org.uk Chief Executive: Brigadier T Dalby-Welsh 3. NORTH OF ENGLAND ASSOCIATION Deputy Chief Executive: Lieutenant Colonel West Berkshire, Windsor and Maidenhead and Wokingham. (NORTH OF ENGLAND RFCA) P G Adams AFC 6. WALES ASSOCIATION (RFCA FOR WALES) Association address: Seely House, Shoe Lane, President: N Sherlock Esq OBE KStJ JP Aldershot, Hants GU11 2HJ. Chairman: Lieutenant General R V Brims CB CBE DSO DL President: Mrs K Thomas CVO JP HM Lord- Counties forming the Association: The City and County of Bristol and the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Phone: General Office 01252 357604 Chief Executive: Colonel J R M Hackett CBE Lieutenant for Mid Glamorgan Fax: 01252 357620 Deputy Chief Executive: Lieutenant Colonel Chairman: Lieutenant Colonel D G Clarke OBE TD DL Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, the Channel Islands and the Scilly Isles; The Unitary Authorities of Bath and North E-mail: [email protected] D R Summers Chief Executive: Colonel N R Beard TD DL Web: www.serfca.org Deputy Chief Executive: Colonel P J Hubbard OBE DL East Somerset, Bournemouth, North Somerset, Plymouth, Counties forming the Association: The counties of Poole, South Gloucestershire, Swindon and Torbay. Durham and Northumberland. The metropolitan districts Counties forming the Association: 13. NORTHERN IRELAND ASSOCIATION (NI RFCA) of Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Tyneside, The counties of Wales. Association address: Mount House, Mount Street, President: Colonel D A J Keegan OBE, South Tyneside and Sunderland. The Unitary Authorities Association address: Centre Block, Maindy Barracks, Taunton, Somerset TA1 3QE. HM Lord-Lieutenant for the City of Londonderry of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cardiff CF14 3YE. Phone: 01823 254571 Fax: 01823 259935 Chairman: Colonel N J P Walker OBE TD DL Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. Phone: 02920 220251 DFTS: 94355 8205 E-mail: [email protected] Chief Executive: Colonel J W Rollins MBE Fax: 02920 224828 DFTS Fax: 94355 8313 Web: www.wessexrfca.co.uk Deputy Chief Executive: Major R C W Chisholm MBE Association address: 53 Old Elvet, E-mail: [email protected] Durham DH1 3JJ. Web: www.rfca-wales.org.uk 10. EAST ANGLIA ASSOCIATION (EA RFCA) Counties forming the Association: The six counties Phone: 0191 383 6250/55 DFTS: 94721 6250 of Northern Ireland. Fax: 0191 384 0918 President: Hugh Duberly Esq CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of E-mail: [email protected] Cambridgeshire Association address: 25 Windsor Park, Belfast BT9 6FR. Web: www.rfca-ne.org.uk Chairman: Colonel H N D Gill TD JP Phone: 02890 665024 Fax: 02890 662809 Chief Executive: Colonel J D Lacey CBE DL E-mail: [email protected] Deputy Chief Executive: Lieutenant Colonel J A Allan TD Web: www.reservesandcadetsni.org.uk

Responsibilities of RFCAs

1. Territorial Army (TA) 2. Royal Naval Reserve (RNR) and 5. Army Cadet Force (ACF) Army Cadet Force (ACF) - continued a. Recruiting support and publicity for units Royal Marines Reserve (RMR) a. The organisation of the ACF, subject to any i. Recruiting, local publicity and promotion of of the TA. a. The provision and maintenance of on-shore directions which the Defence Council may give. good relations with the public. accommodation for the Royal Naval Reserve b. The provision and maintenance of b. Recommendations for the appointment of j. Encouraging co-operation and good relations and the Royal Marines Reserve as required. Honorary Colonels and Cadet Commandants between the TA and the ACF. accommodation for TA independent units b. Recruiting Support and publicity as appropriate. (ACF). and the furnishing, heating, lighting and 6. Air Training Corps (ATC) cleaning of such accommodation. c. National and Regional Employers Support. c. The grant of paid acting promotion in the ranks of Captain and Major, within establishment. The provision and maintenance of c. Liaison with employers, trades unions and 3. Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF) d. The appointment of Adult Instructors and their accommodation and facilities management. local authorities and relations with the public. a. The provision and maintenance of promotion within establishment. 7. Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) d. The administration and maintenance of accommodation for RAuxAF units as required e. The provision, furnishing and maintenance of training areas and ranges vested in them. and the furnishing, heating, lighting and accommodation. Liaison responsibilities and assistance where cleaning of such accommodation. possible with the provision of accommodation. e. Welfare, through grants and support. f. The provision of non-public equipment and stores. b. Recruiting, publicity, welfare and liaison as f. Representation. appropriate. g. The issue, storage, maintenance and accounting of public stores. 4. Combined Cadet Force (CCF) h. The general supervision of the administration of All accommodation matters. private funds.

September 2011 Eleventh Edition