News

09/03/2015

Six Royal Marines Cadet (RMC) detachments competed against each other at the weekend at the Royal Marines Commando Training Centre in Lympstone, Devon to take home the Gibraltar Cup. The weekend saw 48 RMCs complete a tough obstacle course as well as six leadership tasks that tested their navigation, teamwork and communication skills.

Congratulations to Truro Detachment (Alpha Company) for coming first, and to Cpl Oliver (Zulu Company) for being awarded a Section Commanders' Leadership Trophy for communicating, listening and navigating his team exceptionally.  

1st place - Alpha Company (Truro Detachment)
2nd place - Zulu Company (Ashford Detachment)
3rd place - Lima Company (Kingston Detachment)
4th place - Bravo Company (Stockport Detachment)
5th place - XRAY Company (Welwyn-Garden-City Detachment)
6th place - Yankee Company (Queensferry Detachment)

Look out for photos coming soon on the Sea Cadets UK Facebook page!

06/03/2015

On Saturday 28 February and Sunday 1 March a group of 23 young people from across the UK came together to take part in a Social Action project to get stuck in painting a unit’s main deck, canoeing, sailing and mountain biking, to encourage them to volunteer at Sea Cadets!

The young people, aged 16 - 18, who have all completed the National Citizen Service travelled from across the country to Birmingham Vernon’s Unit to spend the weekend painting the decks, rock climbing, canoeing, sailing and mountain biking, whilst learning key life skills like leadership, citizenship, team work and communication. 

One of the young people on the project told us "It was absolutely brilliant!”.

02/03/2015

On Saturday 28 February, hundreds of Sea Cadets across the country took part in our national 5-a-side football competition at RAF Cranwell, Lincoln. Congratulations to everyone that took part, the winners are:
 
Overall Winning Area: North West Area
Girls Junior: Birmingham Sherbourne / Vernon units (South West Area)
Boys Junior: Birmingham Vernon / Sherbourne units (South West Area)
Girls Senior:  Cowes / Portsmouth (Southern Area)
Boys Senior: Huyton with Roby (North West Area)

Check out the photos on the Sea Cadets UK Facebook page.

26/02/2015

RS Sailing and Sea Cadets have teamed up to develop a brand new sailboat, the RS Quest! RS Sailing partnered with Sea Cadets to offer 14,000 young people across the UK the chance to get out on the water, and Sea Cadets were looking for a brand new boat based on young people’s needs and custom. The RS Quest is built perfectly for training purposes.

Designed by RS Sailing and Jo Richards, the RS Quest is a 14’ 1” dinghy developed in conjunction with Sea Cadets.  The RS Quest has been developed based on requirements from Sea Cadets, such as a versatile dingy to cater for a range of sailing courses, simple and effective controllers, to be easily reefed and the ability to recover easily from capsizing.

19/02/2015

A very brave Junior Sea Cadet used his First Aid training which he learnt at his unit to save his dad’s life. Josh, aged 11, from Northants & Leics District, saw his dad collapsed on he floor and rang 999 immediately and calmly performed CPR. Paramedics arrived while Josh was in the middle of performing CPR, and then took over to get his heart beating again.

Josh was presented with a bravery award from the ambulance crew. Well done Josh!!!

Photo caption: Josh with his dad (Credit: EMAS)