During October half term, 13 cadets and 3 members of staff made the long trip via Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg to Volharding Game Ranch in the northern district of Limpopo, South Africa. The cadets from Reed’s CCF and our state partnership school, Hinchley Wood were in for an incredible 10 days in the South African …
Ex Southern Leopard 2015 – Reed’s School Combined Cadet Force Read More »
Between 17th and 27th October 2015 a group of Cadets, and Adults from Oldham Hulme Grammar Schools Combined Cadet Force visited the Carpathian Mountains of Slovakia and Poland to complete a 6 day trek through the Slovakian and Polish Tatra Mountains as part of the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Expedition. Our journey started with …
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With the messages from the Speech Day still ringing in our ears, we headed north, to Halton Camp on the banks of the River Lune. Those essential characteristics of resilience, self-reliance and self-confidence would certainly be tested in this week, the aim of the week was to develop a solid nucleus of junior leaders within …
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From the 14th February until 21st February 2015, Writhlington School Combined Cadet Force undertook an expedition to Andorra in the Pyrenees. The aims of the expedition were to introduce alpine skiing to novice cadets and to develop the skills of those with previous experience. All cadets were assessed on the Snowsport Scotland Snowlife Award scheme. …
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At West Buckland School CCF we are keen to get some of the more intrepid cadets away from the DofE treadmill of Exmoor and Dartmoor and do something far more adventurous. Expedition TIGER VENTURER ICELANDIC EXPLORER (catchy, I know) was born, and in August seven cadets and three staff travelled to Iceland to extend the …
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Fifteen 6th form cadets from Oakham School’s CCF set off in mid-August on a 10 day expedition to explore the Peninsular battlefields of Central Spain where their forebears of the two affiliate units – Royal Anglian Regiment and Royal Logistic Corps – fought against the French during Wellington’s ultimately triumphant campaign. In particular, the battlefields …
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Twenty six members of George Heriot’s School CCF spent six days of their October break embarking on Adventure Training in the Lake District. For many it was their first experience of adventure sports outside and every member of the party was looking forward to the challenges which lay ahead. The expedition had three main objectives; teamwork and …
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On Sunday 20th July 2014, 32 excited teenagers and 9 equally excited adults gathered at Manchester Airport for the beginning of our mammoth trip across the world to embark on the Gold expedition for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. For the previous 10 months, students and staff alike had been working hard to train, prepare …
Hawaiian Saunter Venturer 2014 Read More »
This expedition must rank as one of the most successful ever mounted by the Army Cadet Movement. 57 out of 58 participants, in two independent groups and 8 adults and 20 cadets, summited Point Lenana (4,985m) on Mt Kenya. Also a local primary school was given a brand new classroom that was built from scratch. …
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Colston’s School is based in Central Bristol and Ex Scaffold Tower’s aim was to have a first foray further afield from Bristol in a true area of Wild Country summiting the peak of Scafell Pike. The Lake District provided the area and the expedition was a great success despite the 10 cadets being wittled down …
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