Field Gun

The Field Gun run has been described as trying to achieve an almost impossible task in a ridiculously short time with too few men on an unsuitable track. Meridian Tonight called it "the toughest mans' team sport in the world", but that was before Wellington's 2006 crew proved that not only boys have what it takes, by including our first girl field gun runner.

The Field Gun run at Wellington was started in 1984 by CPO Edwin Harris, SSI and Lieutenant Commander S.R. Braidwood R.N. (Ret'd), the C.O. of the Royal Navy Section of the CCF at the time. Our gun and limber were scaled down versions of the real thing, but the rigging and obstacles are full sized. Weighing a total over 2000lbs moving the real gun and limber is an enormous task for full-grown men. Students, with an average age of about 16, train for just the summer term with a gun and limber with a combined weight of just over 700lbs.  Our Field Gun Run is one of the highlights of Speech Day.