Lord Mayors Show 2023
On Saturday the 11th November a handful of cadets assembled at the CCF hut for 0700hrs, eagerly anticipating heading up to the City of London to participate in the Lord Mayors Show. This year we were Group 37 on the parade, where we were forming part of the wider YOU (Youth Organisations in Uniform) organisation. We…
Army Section Summer Camp 2023
This year’s Royal Russell CCF summer camp took place at Pirbright Training camp which is a Phase 1 Army training base. Although the weather wasn’t always on our side, we had a lot of fun and learned many valuable skills to use and develop next September and for the future.
Exercise Wild Bush 2023
Last weekend a platoon of CCF cadets from Royal Russell embarked on Exercise Wild Bush which is our annual 48hr fieldcraft exercise. Having completed kit issue and received orders the night before, we headed off to Hankley Common on Friday evening for a weekend of fieldcraft training. Arriving late in the afternoon the cadets received…
