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C.C.F. Notes
from May 1953
by StPetersYork
A diary of the holiday may be of interest : Monday : travel, leaving York 1-8 a.m., with dinner in Paris and a night train to Annecy. Tuesday : from Annecy by bus, arriving Faverges for "petit dejeuner".
Morning spent settling in. Walk in afternoon to St. Ferreol. Wednesday : market day in Faverges. Walk to Sythenex. In afternoon bus to Gorges de Fier and Castle of Montrottier. Thursday : visit to Geneva. Friday : walk to Col de Tamie. Saturday : visit to Chamonix—outward via Col des Aravis and the
Gorges de l'Arondine, back via the Gorges d'Arly. Sunday : walk to St. Ruph. Afternoon in Faverges for some who watched football, etc. Monday : morning in Annecy. Afternoon by bus to Lac du Bourget, visiting Abbey of ∎Hautecombe and Aix-lesBains. Tuesday : free day in Faverges. Depart in evening. Wednesday : breakfast in Paris, and journey home.
The three section accounts that follow have been largely written this term by the Senior N.C.O.s, an aim many times attempted but seldom achieved. In this introduction, therefore, it will only be necessary to give a general picture of the term's activities.
The term has been devoted entirely to the preparation for the various examinations, with little time for combined exercises and the more interesting aspects of training.
History was made by the appointment of Petty Officer Shaw to the post of "C.'S.M." Since he is the first member of the Naval Section to be appointed to this office, the choice of style caused some difficulty, and it was finally decided that he should be known as "Contingent Petty Officer"--C.P.O. for short. This rank should not be confused with the Naval Chief Petty Officer, a rank that does not exist in the C.C.F.
The Band started training very much earlier this year under the new Drum Major, D/M. Wheatley; and have now put in a consider.able amount of practice in readiness for next term's Inspection.
On ,17th February the Army Training Platoon paid a visit to the Drill Hall of the 5th Battalion, The West Yorkshire Regiment, to watch a demonstration, which had been arranged most efficiently by an Old Boy, Capt. Denison, now serving with the T.A. We welcome such visits to our affiliated Regiment as we have only too few associations with it.
