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On Wednesday the 28th of November 2018 cadets from around the Humberside area came together to attend the annual Volunteer Police Cadet Attestation. 41 new recruits took to the stage at Hull University to take their oaths and to formally enter the Humberside Police Family. The cadets were joined by their family and friends to help celebrate their achievements so far and recognise the hard work they have put in to successfully complete their initial training.

In partnership with the Security Institute, the Volunteer Police Cadets (VPC) has joined their new initiative to inspire and attract young people to consider careers within the UK security industry.

VPC units from across the UK 'Remembered the Fallen and all who Served' On Remembrance Sunday, on the centenary of Armistice, hundreds of Volunteer Police Cadets (VPC) proudly marched alongside Veterans, Service colleagues & families in their communities. Here are just some of the amazing young people and adult leaders in the VPC standing proud as part of #OneBigCadetFamily

Alot of research and hardwork ended up in a trip to Belgium for the Isle of Man Cadets. Read about what they did in the log written by PC Michael Griffiths

Cleveland Police cadets were presented the plaque by the Police memorial trust as part of the project that they have been doing in order to remember PC 6 William Henderson, murdered in the execution of his duty in 1893, the only Officer to suffer such a fate in the Cleveland area.

On Sunday 28th October, on what was initially a very cold and wet day, cadets from Ipswich and Martlesham attended Stratford Court, Whitton, Ipswich, to take part in a community project.

Torbay VPC were due to parade on their normal cadet evening at Parkfield House, Paignton at 1830 and there was a request for some of the cadets to deploy to assist and support at the scene of a major incident. The mobilisation was co-ordinated by PS Lee Langley, Brixham neighbourhood team leader and cadet unit sergeant, and PC Nick Cull, local tutor constable and cadet unit leader, six cadets were requested to assist at the scene

On the 27th July, 8 young people (4 of which are Ex police cadets and now Durham Police Apprentices) went from County Durham on a visit to Durham, North Carolina in partnership with Sister Cities. This included people from Durham in England, Kostroma in Russia and Durham in North Carolina.

Suffolk held their annual Cadet Competition at Suffolk Police Headquarters, Martlesham over the weekend of 7th – 8th July 2018. A total of 60 Cadets attended the event from Lowestoft, Martlesham, Ipswich, Stowmarket, Bury and Milenhall and were supported by Cadet Leaders, Officers, Staff, Specials and Volunteers from their local areas.

More than 100 cadets from across Hertfordshire took part in this years competition. Activities included hostage rescue and riot shield runs. St Albans and Harpenden were named overall winners