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Ratcliffe’s Top Cadet!
Ben Latham, a Year 12 student, He will also be integrated into
has been selected from hundreds of platoons with Canadian cadets, for
applicants to attend a ‘Leadership and some of whom French is their first
Challenge’ course in Canada during and only language. The training will
the summer. He has been selected as involve expeditions onto glaciers
one of the top twelve British cadets for and through the Rocky Mountains,
this year’s course. horseback riding, mountain biking,
rock climbing, canoeing and
He will be challenged physically and
mentally during the six or seven weeks kayaking Grade 3 glacial rivers and a
that he is in the Rocky Mountains community parks project.
of Canada. The whole emphasis of Gareth Lloyd commented: “We are
the course is on ‘Leadership and thrilled for Ben, and very proud of
Challenge’; ‘Leadership’, as the cadets his achievement. He has worked
take full responsibility for their groups, extremely hard to win this coveted
from their welfare to ensuring that place, and will certainly benefit from
the tasks are successful. ‘Challenge’, the wonderful opportunity that awaits
as they will be training, at times, in him. He typifies the excellent work
extremely harsh environments and ethic of so many of our students, all of
tough situations, pushing themselves, whom join me in congratulating him.”
very often to the limit of endurance
and mental capacity. Mark Balmbra Ben Latham gets the award for Top
Lt Colonel OC Ratcliffe College CCF
Cadet
Remembrance Day at Ratcliffe
‘On the eleventh hour of the eleventh the moving poem In Flanders Fields,
day of the eleventh month.’ the whole congregation was lost in
thought and prayer.
The whole Senior School attended
a moving service in the Chapel The choir then sang Purcell’s ‘Thou
of the Immaculate Conception to Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our
commemorate Remembrance Day on Hearts’ in perfect harmony.
November 11th this year.
The names of Old Ratcliffians who
The entire CCF, all resplendent in their died in the two World Wars were
uniforms, marched in step to the altar then read out as representatives
with the standard-bearer in solemn from each year group processed up
procession. The first hymn, ‘I Vow to the altar with lighted candles and
To Thee My Country’, almost lifted small crosses with poppies. The
the roof and, after one of the Year Headmaster, Gareth Lloyd, laid a Marching out in step
13 Students, Elinor Thomas, read wreath at the altar, followed by Stuart
Brambell, representing those members
of Ratcliffe families who are currently
serving in the Armed Forces.
At exactly 11am, the Last Post was
sounded, followed by two minutes’
silence and the Reveille.
Fr Ted Mullen (60), Father President,
gave a blessing and the congregation
then sang the National Anthem.
This service was beautifully scripted
and executed and its memory will
certainly remain with the students for
many years to come.
Jackie Bennett
Editor
Crosses, poppies & candles representing
The standard-bearer those lives lost in the two World Wars
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Ratcliffe’s Top Cadet!
Ben Latham, a Year 12 student, He will also be integrated into
has been selected from hundreds of platoons with Canadian cadets, for
applicants to attend a ‘Leadership and some of whom French is their first
Challenge’ course in Canada during and only language. The training will
the summer. He has been selected as involve expeditions onto glaciers
one of the top twelve British cadets for and through the Rocky Mountains,
this year’s course. horseback riding, mountain biking,
rock climbing, canoeing and
He will be challenged physically and
mentally during the six or seven weeks kayaking Grade 3 glacial rivers and a
that he is in the Rocky Mountains community parks project.
of Canada. The whole emphasis of Gareth Lloyd commented: “We are
the course is on ‘Leadership and thrilled for Ben, and very proud of
Challenge’; ‘Leadership’, as the cadets his achievement. He has worked
take full responsibility for their groups, extremely hard to win this coveted
from their welfare to ensuring that place, and will certainly benefit from
the tasks are successful. ‘Challenge’, the wonderful opportunity that awaits
as they will be training, at times, in him. He typifies the excellent work
extremely harsh environments and ethic of so many of our students, all of
tough situations, pushing themselves, whom join me in congratulating him.”
very often to the limit of endurance
and mental capacity. Mark Balmbra Ben Latham gets the award for Top
Lt Colonel OC Ratcliffe College CCF
Cadet
Remembrance Day at Ratcliffe
‘On the eleventh hour of the eleventh the moving poem In Flanders Fields,
day of the eleventh month.’ the whole congregation was lost in
thought and prayer.
The whole Senior School attended
a moving service in the Chapel The choir then sang Purcell’s ‘Thou
of the Immaculate Conception to Knowest, Lord, The Secrets Of Our
commemorate Remembrance Day on Hearts’ in perfect harmony.
November 11th this year.
The names of Old Ratcliffians who
The entire CCF, all resplendent in their died in the two World Wars were
uniforms, marched in step to the altar then read out as representatives
with the standard-bearer in solemn from each year group processed up
procession. The first hymn, ‘I Vow to the altar with lighted candles and
To Thee My Country’, almost lifted small crosses with poppies. The
the roof and, after one of the Year Headmaster, Gareth Lloyd, laid a Marching out in step
13 Students, Elinor Thomas, read wreath at the altar, followed by Stuart
Brambell, representing those members
of Ratcliffe families who are currently
serving in the Armed Forces.
At exactly 11am, the Last Post was
sounded, followed by two minutes’
silence and the Reveille.
Fr Ted Mullen (60), Father President,
gave a blessing and the congregation
then sang the National Anthem.
This service was beautifully scripted
and executed and its memory will
certainly remain with the students for
many years to come.
Jackie Bennett
Editor
Crosses, poppies & candles representing
The standard-bearer those lives lost in the two World Wars
11
Register o
Register online at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uknline at www.ratclifanassociation.co.uk 11
