News

18/11/2014

TS Royalist, Sea Cadets faithful flagship, will sail into Gosport for the ship’s decommissioning ceremony on Thursday 20 November. Hundreds of Sea Cadets will gather at Petrol Pier to say farewell to the 43 year old ship that has taken 30,000 cadets on an offshore voyage they will never forget.

TS Royalist was commissioned 1971 by HRH The Princess Royal and built by Groves and Gutteridge Ltd in Cowes. Since then the ship has sailed 212,850 nautical miles – nine times around the world, taking 900 Sea Cadets on an offshore voyage every year.  In 1971, TS Royalist received the Lloyd’s Register Yacht Award for the ‘best constructed, best designed and best equipped vessel for its purpose.’

A new 21st Century flagship is currently being built at Spanish shipyard Astilleros Gondan S.A, to replace TS Royalist, to ensure future generations of Sea Cadets can benefit from an offshore experience.

17/11/2014

Get ahead of the Christmas rush this year and order your Christmas cards from us! Please support the vital work we do by inspiring young people to get a head start in life through the confidence they gain as a Sea Cadet!

Sold in packs of ten (single design) for £3.95, all profits go back into the charity. The Sea Cadet Shop is selling seven designs this year, including the popular Christmas in the docks. Christmas cards are available to buy here.

11/11/2014

At 11am today, Sea Cadets will be observing a two minute silence in remembrance of all those who fell in the First World War.

Cadets across the country have been involved in commemorative parades and services to mark Remembrance Day, and to honour all those who have lost their lives in conflicts.

POC James from London Western District was given the honour of taking part in the World War One centenary at the Tower of London, where he met The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to help them plant a poppy. The iconic exhibition 'Blood Swept Lands' features more than 800,000 ceramic poppies pouring out of the tower and into the dry moat, and has been visited by thousands to pay their respects.

10/11/2014

Thousands of Sea Cadets from across the UK are taking part in services and parades to commemorate Armistice Day.

Sea Cadets from South West Area attended the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance; an annual event to honour those who lost their lives in conflicts. They laid a wreath at the national Remembrance Sunday service, which the Royal family and political party leaders attended at the Cenotaph Parade in Whitehall, London on Sunday 9 November. 

07/11/2014

Over 100 Sea Cadets from across London are taking part in the Lord Mayor’s Parade on Saturday 8 November in the City of London, to celebrate the arrival of the 687th Lord Mayor.

Thousands of people will be lining the streets to watch the procession, including our float, which has been designed this year with the theme of nautical adventure and fun. All made possible with the generous support of the Worshipful Company of Management Consultants and Quatro Plant Ltd. If you can't make it on the day, BBC will be covering it live!

Crowds will also be treated to Sea Cadets signature tune, Ready Aye Ready, played by bands from Tunbridge Wells, Herne Bay and Poole. Check out the photos on the Sea Cadets UK Facebook page.