E Company News

I was lucky enough to be selected to attend the cadet cookery course earlier this year at Worthy Down, near Winchester. It is the tri-services catering training school for all military chefs; consequently the kitchens are equipped with really modern equipment and the instructors are excellent. We also had an opportunity to cook in field kitchens.

The course was brilliant fun and I learned a lot of new skills as well as getting the chance to meet new people. Each day we cooked a variety of dishes including lasagne, apple crumble, scones, swiss rolls, sausage rolls, bread and butter pudding and sponge cakes, plus a full English breakfast - and we got to eat everything we made!

In the evening various activities were put on for us and these included films, orienteering, command tasks and skinning and gutting a rabbit! Luckily we didn’t have to cook and eat the latter!

The course was run over 5 days and could take up to 24 students; unfortunately, only 18 of us turned up and most of these were from the CCF so the ACF was very under represented. Details of next year’s course is now out and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who has an interest in cooking, so ask your detachment commander for details and get your bids in as soon as possible.

Cdt Sgt Hannah Bradbury
E Company