RFCA for Wales welcome more than 130 guests to annual briefing
The Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association (RFCA) for Wales welcomed more than 130 guests to its annual briefing on Thursday 19 October.
Annual Briefing 2023. Copyright: RFCA for Wales
The event took place at HMS CAMBRIA in Cardiff Bay and was attended by a diverse audience, including members of the Armed Forces community, partner organisations, employers, and other key stakeholders.
RFCA for Wales chairman Brigadier Russ Wardle OBE DL and Chief Executive Colonel Dominic Morgan OBE gave an update on the past year, reflecting on the secretariats’ achievements. They also detailed the outputs of RFCA for Wales’ key pillars of Cadets, Reserves, Estates and Engagement.
The keynote speaker for the event was General Sir Richard Barrons KCB CBE. Other speakers included Richard Selby MBE DL, chair of the Institute of Directors Wales, and Managing Director and co-founder of Pro Steel Engineering in Pontypool; who gave the employer perspective.
Reservists Corporal Jared Seale and Corporal Sharon Penhale from 203 (Welsh) Field Hospita gave a presentation on the Nijmegen Marches in July 2023.
A presentation was then given on the South Africa Summer Exercise 2023 by Army Cadet Force Cadet Force Adult Volunteer Captain Dan Priddy, along with ACF cadets: Cadet RSM Matteo Molica-Franco (Clwyd and Gwynedd ACF), Cadet Molly Dickinson (Gwent and Powys ACF) and Cadet Gethin O’Sullivan (Dyfed and Glamorgan ACF).
The event was compered by ITV news presenter Andrea Byrne.