Bournemouth School CCF Contingent News Releases

Provided below are news releases which relate to recent Bournemouth School CCF:

13 – 15 December 2009		MCM Sea Days at Faslane, Scotland Four cadets and two officers enjoyed a cold but dry Scotland aboard HMS Penzance an operational Mine Sweeper around the waters of Gareloch. Time was also spent on the water aboard Fleet Tender Oransay, an FML and a fast rib. During the quick two day visit the cadets experienced man over board drills, helicopter fly pasts, navigation and driving the ships.
8 November 2009		Remembrance Parade – Bournemouth The contingent showed a strong and smart presence for this years parade. LS Marshall and Cpl Green both gave readings during the service and WO1 Hastrop laid one of the wreaths around the memorial.
16 October 2009		Contingent Field Day – Orienteering, Wareham Forest The whole contingent ventured to Wareham Forest for an orienteering competition that was kindly organised by Wessex Orienteering Club. Lesson learnt in the classroom were put to the test for this event and it was clear that Andy Holder had listened and trained for this event as he won by an impressive margin. At times during the day the cadets thought it was crufts rather than orienteering as some supporting staff brought along their pets; Oscar, George and Biscuit.
19 – 24 July 2009		Clyde Fleet Tender 9 Cadets from the three sections joined 9 cadets from Maidstone Grammar CCF to enjoy 4 days touring the Lochs of Scotland visiting Rothesay, Inveraray, Campbeltown, Isle of Arran, Isle of Cumbrae and Tarbert. Various activities took place whilst on board the Fleet Tender; Navigation, Bridge Duties, Barbecues, Cleaning and Cycling (but not on the vessel!). It was a welcome return for retired CO Cdr Sanders, his experience aboard the Fleet Tender was appreciated by Lt Bryant.
11 – 18 July 2009		Contingent Central Camp – Warcop, Lake District 70 Cadets attended a very informative and fun week at Warcop training camp. The hectic schedule included Raft Building, Signals, First Aid, Weapons appreciation, DCCT usage, Orienteering, Obstacle Course, Shooting competition, climbing, abseiling, defensive position drills and the highly entertaining Warcop Wanderer Exercise.
18 June 2009		Year 9 Field Day – Brenscombe High Ropes Course The new recruits had their first experience of personal challenges and team work with the added difficulty of being 7 metres off the ground. The day was a great success and the first of its kind for BSCCF and will be repeated in 2010 for new cadets. Thanks should be given to the staff at Brenscombe Outdoor, especially ex cadet Liz Palmer who helped with the organisation.
9 – 10 May 2009		Ten Tors Bronze and Silver – Okehampton Camp, Dartmoor Another successful entry for BSCCF as both teams completed their respective distances. The training sessions taken by Sgt Johnson had prepared the cadets well for the challenges that Dartmoor had to offer.

News before 2009 can be seen in the Archive

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