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Welbeck Leadership Challenge (May 2011)
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After many months of planning the Welbeck Leadership Challenge 2011 kicked off at 1800 on Friday 6th May. The student planners (Georgina Jones, Matthew Knifton, Amy Cook, Aaron Griffiths, Lucy Stephens and myself) had put a lot of their own time into the project which was headed initially by OCdt Burbidge and subsequently taken over by Welbeck’s new Training Officer Flt Lt Askew at a later stage.
When the teams arrived they were directed to their carefully planned camping areas by an enthusiastic team of Welbeck students who acted as hosts to individual teams throughout the weekend, and after some late arrivals the cadets settled in for what promised to be both a physically and mentally challenging weekend.
The next day gave the teams a lie in (by Welbeck standards) with a parade straight after breakfast and tasks commencing at 0900. Following a quick briefing by Welbeck CCF OC Major Reid the game was on.
The tasks were completed over two days and ranged from physically demanding assault course/gun-run and orienteering courses to the intellectual challenge of the planning task and quiz. Three of the four sponsoring corps from the Army were represented with stands kindly supplied by the Royal Signals, Royal Engineers and the REME with regular PTIs manning the assault course. The teams were also given ‘jokers’ that would double the points the teams received on the task which it was played on. The tactical use of these added a strategic element to proceedings and had the power to completely change the course of the competition.
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As hosts, Peter Rhodes and Joe Solway were pleased to hear that three of the eight cadets were already signed up to Army sponsorships and careers and that more were interested in military life. Throughout the weekend the effect of the CCF was evident in the teams’ capable handling of challenging tasks, both physical and mental, and good organisation and effort from the Directing Staff allowed the stands to flow seamlessly into one another. With tasks such as air rifle shooting, PT, orienteering and a military quiz the Pentathlon allowed cadets of all levels to take plenty away from the weekend, and the improvement across the board was plain for all to see. The visitors were a pleasure to host and guide and the weekend saw the very best brought out of them with enormous amounts of effort being put in all round.
Congratulations to Hockerill Anglo-European College CCF team who ended up on top in what was a very close competition. We look forward to seeing all the teams and hopefully a few newcomers on 27 – 29 April next year. The full results list is as follows:
| Rank | Name |
| 1 | Hockerill Anglo-European College CCF |
| 2 | Haileybury CCF |
| 3 | Dollar Academy CCF |
| 3 | Pocklington School CCF A |
| 4 | Pocklington School CCF B |
| 5 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School CCF B |
| 6 | The Leys School CCF |
| 7 | RGS Newcastle CCF B |
| 8 | Bedford School CCF |
| 9 | Culford School CCF |
| 10 | Bradfield School CCF |
| 11 | Lancaster Royal Grammar School CCF A |
| 12 | RGS Newcastle CCF A |
| 13 | 1 Coy Beds and Herts ACF |
William Fawcett-Hirst, Nelson 09e
