CCF Newsletter – Remembrance 2025

Remembrance season is always a time year of reflection but also one of great uplift, with our cadets selflessly turning up to collect for our local branch of the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal at Asda, Brighton Marina. This always goes down well with the public and we thank them for their immense generosity and lovely words for our cadets. The Rottingdean Branch had told us that over this remembrance season they have raised £20,620.40. This is a huge achievement for such a small branch. We are particularly pleased that our cadets on the day of the Rottingdean Parade collected £2500.

On Sunday we attended the remembrance parade at Rottingdean. The weather was wonderful and once again the public turnout was excellent and a real credit to the Rottingdean and Saltdean communities.

Thank you to all our Cadets and staff for attending, in particular, those who took on the different roles asked of us for the day:

Escort for Legion Standard: Sgt Watkin and Cpl MacAndrew.

Standard Bearer: Cpl Vermeer.

Wreath layer on behalf of Longhill School: Cdt Coyne

All did a fine job in their different roles. We are very proud of them.

As always, it is a delight to see the number of Parents, former Longhill cadets and CCF staff who were there for the service. It’s lovely to see that their membership of the CCF continues to have a strong influence on them all.

This year it was a particular highlight to see Cpl Connor Hoad (RE) who is now a serving soldier and his partner Sidonie Lake. Both were former Longhill students (2011) and cadets. We thank him for his kind words and willingness to join our cadets for the Longhill CCF group photo.

We would also like to thank all our cadets, pupils and staff who took on the collection for the RBL during tutor time this year and to the wider school community who so generously donated.

Additional thanks go to cadets Vermeer, MacAndrew and Sheppard for preparing and delivering the remembrance year group assemblies. You did a fine job and your efforts and dedication are very much appreciated.

Maj A Pringle
Contingent Commander
Longhill School CCF

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