Cadets on parade for Remembrance Day service at CRC

Hundreds of students and staff at Cambridge Regional College took part in a moving Remembrance Day tribute to remember those who lost their lives in war.

The college’s cadets, many of whom will go on to join the Services, were on parade for the service, which was attended by the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire Roger Herriot OBE and Major Trevor Longmuir Officer Commanding 4 Company.

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Cadet Oliver Goodridge, read the Ode of Remembrance, with the honour of standard bearer going to Emma Baldwin as the 58 cadets stood to attention.

Paula Spalding, who heads the college Chaplaincy service, led the prayers in memory of those who had given their lives for peace and freedom.

“We pray for peace and reconciliation, for the servicemen and women who have died in the violence of war, for all members of the Armed Forces who are in danger today, and everyone who has suffered through war,” she said.

The start of two minutes’ silence was marked by the Last Post played by bugler Chris Fagg, the father of a Uniformed Services student. The service was brought to a close by the sound of bagpipes, played by CRC security manager and city councilor Russ McPherson.

After the service Col Herriot praised the student cadets for their outstanding professionalism. “I thought the cadets were excellent and very professional,” he said.

Lecturer Peter Hockey, who leads the college’s cadet detachment, said he was very proud of the cadets’ excellent parade.

“They all put a lot of work into preparing for the Remembrance Day parade and were absolutely outstanding during the service. Their attention to detail is superb and I am very proud of them,” he said.

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