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REVIEWS OF THE YEAR
the Imperial War Museum in London
following its recent refurbishment. The
following day was spent at the Hillingdon
Outdoor Activity Centre engaging in
team-building challenges including indoor
caving, an obstacle course that had to be
navigated wearing blindfolds and a 3G
swing. One or two failed to achieve the river
crossing entirely successfully and returned
rather damp. For the second Field Weekend
the Section visited the Air Museum at RAF
Cosford and then, after joining the Army
overnight at Nescliffe training camp, went
to RAF Shawbury, the home of the Defence
Helicopter Flying School.
For the Contingent as a whole there were
two particularly important events in the year:
Remembrance Sunday and the Annual
Inspection. On November 9th after a service
in the Memorial Quad when six crosses were
laid in memory of the first OSE to fall in the
First World War, the CCF marched from
Lower to Upper Wolvercote, joining the local
community at St Peter’s for their Service of
Remembrance. On May 1st the Quad was
looking at its finest and the Guard of
Honour were on top form to welcome our
Inspecting Officer, Air Commodore CJ Luck
MBA, ADC, current parent and
Commandant RAF College Cranwell. We
were very grateful to him for his words of
encouragement and for handing out the
CCF awards during the Inspection.
Sword of Honour and Hopes
Award (RAF):
Hugo Marsh and
Oscar von Hannover (jointly)
Sultan Trophy (Navy):
Ted Popham
Wakeling Stick (Army):
James Chainey
Commendation Awards:
Freddie Bickers,
Simon Brookes, Helene Burghoff,
Toby Cornish, Tom Hayes, Bart Pawley,
Beth Reed, Magnus Speirs
Top Gun Trophy (best Fifth Form):
Will Webb
Congratulations are also due to Hugo
Marsh for successfully completing his Air
Cadet Pilot Scheme - a two-week course at
Tayside Aviation in Dundee, culminating in
a 15-minute solo flight –and to Will Webb
(Army) and Matthew Abell (RAF) who
distinguished themselves during their
respective Cadet Leadership Courses at
Frimley Park and RAF Cranwell during the
summer holidays.