Colonel Ted Shields MBE DL was honoured to represent the Lord-Lieutenant on a visit to Lanarkshire’s Army Cadets at Barry Buddon near Dundee on 6 August 2026.
Over 300 Cadets from Airdrie, Newmains, Strathaven, Motherwell, Hamilton, Lanark, Larkhall, Coalburn, Bellshill, East Kilbride and Cambuslang were enjoying all that the week-long camp and training area has to offer.
The culmination of the Cadets’ training year, there is always much to be done – shooting on the ranges, field craft, nights out under canvas, adventure training and leadership tasks at Monikie Country Park, sports, drill, film nights, bingo, map reading, first aid . . . it is all go. They have been learning new skills for life but, above all, having fun and making new friends.
It is inspiring to see today’s young Scots making the most of these opportunities; perhaps it is the fate of every generation to be maligned in their youth but these Cadets, as their predecessors before them, are every bit as enthusiastic, diligent and dedicated as any of the older generation ever were.
We pay special tribute to the Cadet Force Adult Volunteers for none of it would be possible without them.
