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THE REGIMENT
ARMY CADET FORCES
COMBINED CADET FORCES
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire ACFt
Abingdon School, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Oswestry School, Oswestry
Royal County of Berkshire ACF
Abraham Darby Academy, Shropshire
Pangbourne College, Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire The City and County of Bristol ACF
Adam’s Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire
Prior Park College, Bath, Somerset Buckinghamshire (The Rifles) ACF
Barnard Castle School, Barnard Castle, County Durham
Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Cleveland ACF Batley Grammar School, Batley, West Yorkshire
Reddam House, Wokingham, Berkshire WHY USE RIFLES DIRECT?
Cornwall ACF (The Rifles) Bloxham School, Banbury, Oxfordshire
Redruth School, Redruth, Cornwall
Devon ACF Blundells School, Devon
Rockwood Academy, West Midlands
Dorset ACF Bradfield College, Reading, Berkshire
Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe,
When it comes to purchasing military equipment, it is
Durham ACF Canford School, Wimborne, Dorset
Buckinghamshire
essential to find a reliable and supportive supplier. One such
Gloucestershire ACF (The Rifles) Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Rutlish School, Merton, London
option that stands out is the Rifles Direct, our official online
Gwent and Powys ACF City of London School, London
Sherborne School, Sherborne, Dorset
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Shiplake College, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire may have heard of the online shop, you may not be aware
Hereford and Worcester ACF Dean Close School, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury, Shropshire Humberside and South Yorkshire ACF
Durham School, Durham
St Bartholomew’s School, Newbury, Berkshire
the benefits the initiative brings to the regiment.
City of London and North East Sector ACF
Ellesmere College, Ellesmere, Shropshire
St Edward’s School, Oxford
Greater London South East Sector ACF
Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire
Stowe School, Buckinghamshire
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Greater London South West Sector ACF Exeter School, Devon
Taunton School, Somerset
is that a percentage of the store’s generated revenue is paid
Greater London, Middlesex and North West London Five Acres High School, Gloucestershire
Thomas Hardye School, Dorchester, Dorset directly to the Regiment. By making purchases through this
Sector ACF
Forest School, Snarebrook, London
Trinity School, Devon
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platform, you diMrecrstelysidceoAnCtFribute to the financial growth of Warminster School, Warminster, Wiltshire Haberdashers’ Adams, Newport, Shropshire
your Regiment. This revenue share can be reinvestHeadrroiwnHtoigh School, Harrow London
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Oxfordshire (The Rifles Battalion) ACF Wells Cathedral School, Wells, Somerset made through the store.
specialised equipment, sports initiatives or supporting
Shropshire ACF
Hele’s School, Plymouth, Devon
West Buckland School, Barnstaple, Devon Somerset Cadet Battalion (The Rifles) ACF Hereford Cathedral School, Hereford
Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire welfare programs for regiment members, their families, and
Warwickshire and West Midlands (South) ACF
King’s College, Taunton, Somerset
Wolsingham School, County Durham veterans. Wiltshire ACF
King’s School, Bruton, Somerset
To give you some additional confidence in your purchase, Wrekin College, Telford, Shropshire
Yorkshire (N&W) ACF
Lisnagarvey High School, Antrim Writhlington School, Radstock, Bath, Somerset Rifles Direct is an authorised supplier, meaning they pay Rifles Direct takes pride in stocking a wide range of
2nd NI Bn ACF Lucton School, Leominster, Herefordshire Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire copyright fees to ensure that all equipment and merchandise regimental merchandise, including PT clothing, giftware,
Monkton Combe School, Bath, Somerset
sold adheres to legal requirements. In addition, every
and presentation pieces. With a substantial inventory
product has been approved by RHQ. This provides peace of available, they offer a convenient one-stop-shop for all your
mind whilst protecting the Rifles brand.
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