Cadets' Mountain Activities Courses In North Wales

Cadet training course in Wales where they practice skills such as mountain climbing, knot tying, map reading and first aid.

One of a collection of three Cadet training films of the Hertfordshire County Police filmed in Hertfordshire and at their outdoor training centre in North Wales. Camera pans over the mountains in North Wales and shows the Police Cadets climbing the mountain rocks. They reach the peak and look down over the edge. View from the top of the mountain. Shots of the Cadets doing exercises and boxing inside the training centre gym. Outside, someone picks up a map from a table and gives it to one of the uniformed Cadets. Two Cadets look at the map. Shot of a chalk board with ‘Navigation- Map Reading’ written across it. Shot of a group of Cadets sitting on the ground looking at the chalk board. Close up of the teacher showing them how to use a compass. Close ups of the Cadets learning to read maps and use a compass. The instructor trains them in Morse Code. Shots of the Cadets practising Morse Code. The instructor teaches them First Aid. Shots of the Cadets practising by bandaging another boy's head and arm. The instructor gives them training in knots and lashes. The Cadets set up a tent. They gather around a table as the instructor teaches them how to use a paraffin stove. The uniformed Cadets march across a field. Close up of a sign reading ‘Welcome To Wales’ followed by another road sign, ‘BEDDGELERT 3½ M. NANTGWYNANT, PENYGWRHYD 4 M.’ View of the fields and trees at Nantgwynant. Camera pans across the fields and a brick wall alongside the footpath. Close up of a shield with ‘Hertfordshire County Police’ written on it. Shot of two cars parked outside a hut. View of the mountains. Camera pans down a hill to the Cadet campsite at the bottom of it. Cadets stand in a line and the instructor stands at the front and notices someone is missing. They point to a tent and he goes over to it and makes the boy get out of bed. The boy runs and gets into line. Various shots of the Cadets doing exercises, cross country running, tug of war and diving into a river and swimming. Shot of them playing football. The Cadets march past the camera and walk up a hill, climb over rocks at the bottom of a waterfall and walk over mountain terrain. A group of Cadets prepare camp meals. Close up of the paraffin stove. Cadets wash up and clean themselves in a stream followed by a shot of them practising a mountain rescue with a stretcher exercise. Various shots of Cadets doing a rope assault course over water followed by them doing a night time exercise. Shot of the Cadets drinking. A man arrives in a saloon car and talks to the Cadets all standing to attention. The Cadets walk past the camera and walk up a hill in single file. Shot of the instructor holding some rope and explaining to the cadets how to use it. The Cadets climb a mountain as part of their training in how to use ropes. Various shots of the Cadets rock climbing. The Cadets all gather at the bottom of the mountain and drink out of mugs. Shot of them cleaning up. The Cadets sit on the mountainside and look at the view. Camera pans over the mountains. Shot of the campsite and the Cadets putting down the tents and packing their things into rucksacks. They walk past the camera wearing their rucksacks and climb a mountain. Camera pans over the tents and shows Cadets camping on the mountain and marching in the rain. Shot of a river flowing near the campsite. Camera pans over the lake at the bottom of the mountain. Shot of Cadets gathered on the campsite wearing coats followed by a shot of a Cadet in his tent eating. The Cadets walk past the camera wearing their rucksacks and walk down a country lane. They pitch their tents and stand in a group and look at a map. A man at the front points to something in the distance and the group walks in that direction. Shot of the Cadets climbing over a wall, walking past a river and climbing a mountain. The Cadets carry out a mock rescue of a man who slips and is injured on the mountainside. They use a stretcher to bring him down the mountain. They bandage him up and put him in the back of an ambulance. The ambulance drives away and the camera pans to show the view of the mountains.

Featured Buildings

Hertfordshire County Police outdoor training centre in North Wales.

Keywords

Cadets; Camping; Exercise; First Aid; Map Reading; Mountains; Navigation; Rock Climbing; Training; Tug of War; Police

Intertitles

The Hertfordshire Constabulary Presents: Cadets Mountain Activities Courses In North Wales.

Other Places

Nant Gwynant, North Wales.