b'THE ELLESMERIAN45At the end of the Michaelmas term, we reluctantly said goodbye to Chris Collins, our SSI for eighteen years and, latterly, i/c of our Navy Section. We wished him well as he moved on to pastures new.The challenges and restrictions posed by Covid-19 did have some positive outcomes. In our search for appropriate training activities we gave our Year 11 cadets the opportunity to gain their FAA Level 2 Award in Student First Aid, a nationally recognised qualification which lasts for three years. This course was delivered by Sister Chrissie Hinton and was very well received and we have now embedded it into our future training programme with the aim that every Middle School cadet will gain this qualification and then be retrained on entering the Sixth Form. This will help to make our cadets more useful citizens in the world in which we live. It was teamed with citizenAID training which was delivered by Major Gareh. This is a training course on immediate actions to major incidents and First Aid, following stabbings, bomb-incidents or mass shootings. In the light of the awful incidents such as The Manchester Arena bombing or the London Bridge Attack this seemed an important opportunity. This too, is now embedded in our programme.In June we were able to see all of our Year 9 complete their Bronze Award Expedition in the local area. This was a very encouraging event and saw our Ellesmerians at their very best. We said goodbye to our senior NCOs who were awarded with their CCF Colours. Cadet Sgt James Manton was awarded the Blake Hartley Trophy for Best Cadet.My thanks to all my fellow officers who have worked so hard to keep our training programme alive and well.Lt Colonel Martin Clewlow, Contingent Commander'