Major G Potts of the ACF Visits
Major G Potts, a teacher of Our Lady's RC High School in England and an officer of the Army Cadet Force (ACF ), visited Barbados recently.

Major Potts was part of a delegation of teachers who were guests of the Ministry of Education of Barbados.

During his stay, the Major paid a courtesy call on CEO Major Patrick Skeete and was briefed on the

Major Skeete presents Maj Potts

with a copy of 'the Combermere Cadet'
operations of the Barbados Cadet Corps. The whole group of teachers subsequently visited our Paragon campsite on Sunday Feb 17, where a cadet camp was in progress. Major Potts was very impressed with operations in Barbados and particularly of the close relationship that has continued between the schools and the Cadet Corps.

This relationship was broken some time ago in England and there is currently a move to re-establish the original connections.

  During the visit, Major Skeete presented his visitor with  a copy of his book "The Combermere Cadet" as well as copies of the Blue Beret and a DVD highlighting last year's ICCC.

Maj Potts has promised to explore opportunities for the BCC to offer an arrangement where cadets are able to obtain the equivalent qualifications to GCSE through cadet Training as happens in England.