18 December 2018
I am delighted to introduce you to my 2018 to 2019 Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets. From left to right, they are Leading Cadet Asa Schuman of Avon District Sea Cadet Corps, Cadet Sergeant Lewis Leppier from Bristol Army Cadet Force, Cadet Warrant Officer Charlotte Moss of Bristol and Gloucestershire Wing Air Training Corps and Cadet Warrant Officer James Tovey from Colston’s School Combined Cadet Force. Each of the Cadets will be able to wear the prestigious Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet badge denoting their status. They also receive a framed certificate signed by the Lord-Lieutenant marking their appointment. The Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadets perform an interesting role, accompanying the Lord-Lieutenant on duties such as royal visits, Remembrance Sunday and other occasions. Each has been selected on the basis of their application to cadet force activities and opportunities, their personal characteristics and drive. ’To be appointed as a Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet, these young people have undergone a rigorous assessment process involving both their cadet force leaders and the Wessex Reserve Force and Cadet Association,’ explained Mrs Peaches Golding OBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Bristol. ‘I thoroughly enjoy widening the horizons of the Cadets by giving them a glimpse into a wider social and community role than most young people of their age encounter.’ The Cadets were appointed in October 2018.