The Salopian Summer 2023

SCHOOL NEWS
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CCF
The Cadet Cambrian Patrol is the premier national Army
Cadet competition, held at the infamous UK Ministry of
Defence Sennybridge Training Area in South Wales. It is
designed to test the skills, teamwork, fitness and leadership
abilities of some of the best CCF cadets in the country.
This year, Shrewsbury’s Army Section Cambrian Patrol team
won the tremendous accolade of achieving a gold medal.
This achievement places them in the premier league of
Army Section teams.
Geography teacher Captain Charlie Kenzie (Officer
Commanding the Shrewsbury Army Section) was glowing
in his praise of the team’s success:
“I cannot overstate the significance of this achievement
and how proud I am of the team. The competition is
truly gruelling: sleep deprivation and upwards of 30km
patrolling across difficult ground, whilst completing infantry
activities such as Section Attacks, take a huge physical and
mental toll on your body. Having spent eight years as a
front-line Infantry Officer in the British Army, I know and
understand the extent of the challenges they faced over the
weekend. I can say with utter certainty, that there are some
regular soldiers who would have struggled, if not failed, to
complete the arduous nature of this year’s exercise.”
Section Commander Sgt Charlie Silver (EDH L6) deserves
particular credit. She was ably supported by her Second-in-
Command Sgt George Edwards (PH L6), SSgt Imo Voelcker
(G L6), Lcpl Casper Dugdale (I L6) and cadets Will Beeston
(PH 4), Richard Wolskel (Rb 4) Alex Mackinnon (Rb 4) and
Tom Brough-Byatte (R 4).
ShrewsMUN VII
Co-Secretary General Oscar Rink (PH U6) reports.
In March, we once again had the honour of hosting our
own Shrewsbury School Model United Nations Conference,
welcoming over 170 delegates from ten schools.
We chose as our theme ‘multiculturalism’, celebrating the
School and our international community, where we continue
to embrace diverse ethnicities and cultures. Despite finding
ourselves in a difficult situation with Mr Peach’s passing, our
team managed to put together what proved to be a very
successful and engaging conference.
Under the guidance of our experienced chairs, debates in
committees were lively and productive and a wide range of
issues were discussed, from women’s rights in Iran to the
role of AI in conflict. Our social event was also a hit with
our delegates, thanks to our very own George Rink (PH 4)
making his debut as DJ.
General Assembly (where all 170+ participants debate
together) was filled with fruitful debate as we attempted to
resolve the issue of spy balloons, addressing topics such as
national security and sovereignty.
Our winner of the Huw Peach Best Delegation Award at
ShrewsMUN VII was Withington Girls’ School. Representing
Australia, their delegates performed at the highest standard
across the committees. We further commend all other
delegations for their hard work, great teamwork and
outstanding public speaking skills.
There was an impressive level of debate, and we were
delighted to see delegates grow in confidence throughout
the conference. We look forward to seeing more in the future
and continuing the legacy of ShrewsMUN.