CCF Mess Dinner

6th Form CCF Mess Dinner

The CCF held a mess dinner in the most prestigious venue, HMS Nelson Wardroom, to bid farewell to some of our senior cadets. The dinner was held in the grand surroundings of the dining hall where paintings of the Battle of Trafalgar as well as Coats of Honour of Nelson’s Captains adorn the walls. Naval traditions were followed throughout the evening, including the Naval toast of the day for ‘A willing foe and sea room’. Let us hope that there are not too many willing foes around the corner!

The guest speaker was OP Captain Andrew Ainsley Royal Navy who both inspired and reminded us that our school, The Portsmouth Grammar School, and CCF are preparing us for lives of leadership. Leadership may require physical courage, but will certainly require moral courage and successful leaders are those that inspire others to lead. He willingly answered questions at the end of the dinner on a range of topics from hardest leadership moment through to favourite PGS moment. It was an honour to be able to hold the dinner in HMS Nelson and have Captain Ainsley talk to us.