of the Senior Division NCC contingent and the band members played in NCC uniforms with hackles on their berets. In 2017 A Brass Band was introduced by the Principal Mr Carlyle McFarland. Both the bands now wear a designated uniform. Presently the boys are trained by Ex-Service man – Krishna Sharma who lead the AMC Centre and School Band and is decorated by the President of India. Sports facilities The college has extensive facilities for sports. There are two sports fields, known as the Polo Ground and the Fairy Dale Ground. The polo ground, as its name suggests, was originally used for polo games. Today it plays host to football and athletics. It is also the venue for the physical training displays on Annual Sports Day. Cricket and hockey are played at the Fairy Dale Ground. There is a large gym for gymnastics, a skating rink, an indoor shooting range, a Rugby field and an indoor swimming pool. The college also has a volleyball court, a basketball court, a swimming pool and lawn tennis courts. In all there are 10 Football fields, 8 Hockey fields, 2 Basketball courts, 2 Swimming Pools, A Paddock, 2 Cricket Arenas, The college has four combative sports: Judo, Taekwondo, Muay Thai and Boxing. The school has stables for horse-riding, and an archery range. The college has an Aviation Club where aviation sport is taught. The boys assemble aero model kits both control line and Remote Controlled. The Aeromodelling club is equipted with a simulator, a briefing room, test benches and a host of other equipment. The boys are prepared to appear for the Student Pilot Licence for Fixed Wing Aircraft. Power flying on Cessna 152B is scheduled to commence shortly. Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson Brevet Major William Stephen Raikes Hodson (1821–1858) was a British leader of irregular light cavalry who raised the Cavalry regiment known as Hodson's Horse during the rebellion of 1857. It exists today as the 4th Horse Regiment, an armoured regiment in the Indian Army. Hodson had the distinction of equipping his regiment in khaki-coloured uniform, which is considered the precursor of modern camouflage uniform. The tradition of the khaki uniform continues as the summer uniform in La Martiniere College, Lucknow. Hodson's grave and memorial lie within the grounds of the college. Coat of arms The La Martinière coat of arms was designed by the founder Claude Martin. The coat