NAVY NEWS, APRIL 2009 41
A NAVY NEWS ADVERTISING FEATURE
Trinity flies high
Kelly’s proud of
Naval history
THE SAYING goes that the
KELLY College, founded by rugby and athletics, while hockey
month of March ‘comes in
Admiral Kelly in 1877, is proud and netball teams have achieved
like a lion and goes out like a
of its 130 years of service to county and regional success.
lamb’. Torrential rain around the Royal Navy. Kelly, situated At the same time, Kelly is
Yeovilton on Tuesday
in the beautiful south-west of particularly proud of its music and
March 3 did not augur well
England, offers a co-educational drama and delighted to be taking
for Trinity School CCF
full and weekly boarding, and day advantage of the new Performing
Air Experience Flight Day
education for pupils aged 11–18. Arts Centre.
scheduled for the next day.
It is a school of 370 students One of Kelly’s strengths is the
of whom half are boarders. range and diversity of its societies
It was dark, cold but with a
Kelly offers all the facilities of a and activities – from squash to
settled cloudless sky when 11
larger school, while retaining the shooting, debating to drawing,
cadets met around 6 am to set
advantages in the individual care sailing to surfing, public speaking
forth for RNAS Yeovilton.
and class size of a smaller school. to pottery – with dozens to choose
Spirits plummeted when the
The Preparatory School is from there is something for
minibus, driven by the OC/
co-educational and has a further everyone to enjoy.
RN Section Lt Gérard Poulet,
200 pupils aged 2½–11 years. The school aims to nurture the
encountered snow on Telegraph
The Prep School shares many of academic potential of all pupils.
Hill which had brought traffic to
the facilities of the senior school In recent years, every leaver who
a snail’s pace. Similar conditions
including boarding from Year 5. has wished to proceed to Higher
prevailed over the Blackdown
Kelly provides a high-quality, Education has done so.
Hills on the A303.
well-balanced education with a Small class sizes ensure individual
However on arrival at West
Gate, RNAS Yeovilton, the sun For one young 15-year-old, it
to control the Grob themselves fast jet careers with the FAA, it
strong commitment to a whole attention and a committed staff
was shining brightly as they were was to be the experience of a
during flying manoeuvres. Sgt was time for the course debrief
range of extracurricular activities. seek to work with parents to
The staff are fully involved seven achieve the personal goals of each
greeted by Lt Andy White, a pilot lifetime as Dominic Ellen had Jack Golpin, a 6th former who (verdict: “absolutely brilliant”)
days a week, 24 hours a day. pupil, whether that be a place
on holdover until he starts his never flown before. co-leads the CCF Army section and borrowed kit to be returned
Kelly enjoys an established at a top university, international
next phase of fast jet training next The ‘man’ was Mr Matt Moses, was described as a ‘natural’ by his to Stores.
reputation for good academic sporting representation, or a
month. a former pupil and CCF cadet at training pilot. Not even heavy snow showers on
results (100 per cent pass rate at chosen career.
A quick visit to Temporary Trinity, now a member of staff at Dominic Ellen alighted from
the long drive back to Teignmouth
A-level for the last six years, with For further information about
Stores soon found each cadet the school and an Adult Instructor his Grob with an ear-to-ear grin.
could diminish the high spirits of
65 per cent at Grades A + B in bursaries for Service Families or
fitted out with flying suit, boots, for the past year, in preparation He said: “It would be a bit like
AEF06/09 on their way home after
2008) and for its cultural and to arrange a visit, please contact
gloves and safety knife. for taking a TA commission and flying to your holiday destination
such a long exhilarating day.
sporting achievements. the registrar, Candace Greensted,
Then off to the HQ of 727 joining the CCF Army staff. when the pilot asks the passengers
Many thanks to Lt Jerry Tribe The sporting record of the on 01822 813100, 01822
NAS to be met by Lt Jerry Divided into four groups, if anyone who has never flown
and the pilot instructors of 727 school is very strong; Kelly has a 612050 (fax) or admissions@
Tribe. Shown to the students’ each group was then briefed by before would like to come to
NAS for making it happen. national reputation in swimming, kellycollege.com.
crew room that would be their their respective Pilot Instructors, the cockpit and help him fly the
home for the day, the cadets and namely Lt Cdr Steve McArdell, aircraft; only better because I was
their accompanying staff made Capt Sam Lucas, Capt Jerry with Capt Millward and it was
themselves a welcome ‘wet’ (hot Millward, and Capt Nigel Pitcher; just the two of us, up there above
drink, tea or coffee to landlubbers) and then the sorties began. Somerset with the most amazing
and then assembled in the briefing Each cadet was escorted to views”.
room for a presentation on the their Grob and shown the external After the exhilaration of flying,
role of 727 NAS and the wider safety checks before sliding into the group toured the Fleet Air Arm
Fleet Air Arm plus the essential the trainee’s seat in the cockpit, Museum and talked to engineers
safety briefs in preparation for the fastening the seat harness and involved in the restoration and
flights in Grob tutor aircraft. plugging the helmet into the com reconstruction of one of the only
Then came the excitement of unit to listen to the Air Traffic remaining WW2 Fairey Swordfish
donning the flying clothes and Control and their pilot as they torpedo/bomber aircraft, originally
being fitted with a helmet and taxied on to the runway for take built in 1941.
parachute – more teenage mutant off. The group then visited both the
Ninja Turtle look than high street Each flight averaged 40 to 45 Radar room and the top of the
fashion! minutes and on landing many Air Traffic Control tower where
The 11 cadets from both RN of the cadets had experienced they could see at first hand the
and Army Sections of Trinity the thrill of loop the loop and weather closing in while a group
School ranged from Year 10 to barrel roll aerobatics. Army cadet of Lynx helicopters were returning
Lower 6th and had been selected Cameron Ashton also enjoyed the to their base on the other side of
on their commitment to and thrill of a glide landing. the airfield.
enthusiasm for CCF. Many cadets had even managed After a presentation about
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