| About the CCF |
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| The Contingent was formed in 1975 from an existing ACF unit at Bangor Grammar School. Girls from Glenlola Collegiate joined in 1995, and Bangor CCF was the first contingent in the UK to successfully bring together cadets from two different schools in this way. From then until now, the CCF continues to provide a unique opportunity within both schools for all those who want to take advantage of what it has to offer in terms of Leadership and team building in both the Army and Royal Navy Sections |
| The CCF trains every Friday afternoon at Bangor Grammar School from 3:45pm until 5:00pm with training lessons taken by older members of each section, sometimes with the help of Officers. From joining as a recruit, cadets will move on after their first year to complete their Army/Navy Proficiency Certificate at standard and Advanced level before doing a Method of Instruction Cadre to learn how to take lessons within the Contingent. By the time they reach this stage, cadets will have a good knowledge of their respective syllabus and be confident enough to teach a class of up to 30 younger cadets. Progression through the different levels also leads to the opportunity to gain promotion, with the chance in the final year to apply for promotion to the highest levels (RSM, CSM and Coxswain) |
| It's not all about sitting in classrooms though! All that time spent in lessons on Friday afternoon pays off when you get to put it into practice on Field Days, Range Days, Inspection Days and various weekends at Ballykinler, Rosyth, Ballymena, or other military bases around the UK. There's also the chance to go on Annual Camp - Portsmouth for the Navy Section and different locations for the Army. In past years the Army have spent a week in Leek, Warcop and Cultybraggan, Penhale, Longmoor, Nesscliffe and Chickerell to mention but a few. CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL TRAINING LOCATIONS |
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| Adventure training also plays a big part in the CCF, with cadets getting endless oppotunities to try activites that most other people our age would never get to have a go at. These include climbing, kayaking, raft building, sailing, diving, abseiling, bananaboating, mountain biking, hillwalking, bouldering and alot more! This also extends to the courses that are available to cadets from any CCF section to go on. These include sailing, windsurfing, climbing, powerboating, expeditions (this years was 'Fire and Ice' to Iceland) first aid, Frimley Park leadership and BRNC Dartmouth Summer Camp. |
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| "The aim of the CCF is to provide a disciplined organisation in which boys and girls may develop responsibility, self-reliance, resourcefullness, endurance, perseverance, a sense of service to the community and leadership whilst having a good time." |
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