Since this historic event it has been re-enacted at the Royal Tournament each year. This display is the junior version of the Royal Tournament Gun Run. Competition commences with a thunderflash and the race begins. The winners are the crew with the fastest time and the least amount of penalties. Minimum Arena size is 70 x 40 metres
Portsmouth Area V.C.C. Field Gun Display is now well established and today’s Cadets range from 9 - 16 years. Since its beginning the organisation has expanded to include HMS Dolphin, Dryad, Collingwood, Sultan and a Royal Marines unit as well as the units in Devonport. The Cadets meet twice weekly for a wide range of sporting activities. The VCC Gun Competition started in 1920’s and the display simulates the relief of the town of Ladysmith in South Africa during the Boer War where guns were brought ashore over arduous terrain for many miles to defeat the Boers
