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First years enjoy PGL Liddington.
Historians visited the First World War battlefields of Ypres, the
Somme and Arras. At the Menin Gate memorial Sam Penrose found
his great-uncle Robert Mowforth Penrose, who was in the Australian
Army and died in the attack on the Messines Ridge in 1917.
Third year ancient historians visit Caerleon.
Third and fourth year Chinese students visited the V&A
Museum where James Trapp, a Chinese Language
Consultant, gave a lecture on the history of China’s cultural
contacts with the rest of the world and a guided tour of the
Chinese galleries. The lecture was followed by dinner in
China Town where the boys practised their language skills.
32 boys successfully completed their Gold assessed
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award expedition on the Isle of Arran.
Chinese Trip
WW1 Battlefields
Sailing in the Solent
The largest ever CCF Easter Camp saw 119 cadets at the Longmoor Training
Area. Everyone performed very well with particular congratulations to Jasper
Trilk - Best Recruit and Sinclair Pearce - Best AI Cadre.
CCF Easter Camp
During the Easter break, 27
cricketers, representing a
senior side and an U15 side,
toured Sri Lanka in preparation
for the new season.