On Wednesday 20 May, several staff from Gresham’s School CCF attended the Lord Lieutenant’s presentation of awards for meritorious service, held at Carrow Road.

In a unique achievement for the school, Lady Dannett presented certificates of meritorious service to recognise the outstanding contribution to the cadet forces of three Gresham’s CCF Officers:

Lt (RN) Lynne Roberts, who was a founding member of the RN section at the school and has given significant service both to the afloat training programme and nationally to CCF music, including numerous band camps at Dartmouth.

Major Anna Brighton-Watt, an ex-regular Army Officer, who has now commanded the CCF Army section for many years and overseen a fantastic programme for a huge number of cadets, both boys and girls, which has built their confidence and leadership skills.

Wg Cdr Matt Williams, who has run a highly successful RAF programme, both for the CCF Section, local RAFAC Squadrons and with courses on a regional and national basis; he has also been appointed to be the new Contingent Commander at Gresham’s.

It was fantastic to see all three sections of Gresham’s CCF recognised by these prestigious presentations.