News

18/06/2014

Sea Cadets new flagship is well on its way to being constructed! The stern section, from engine room forward bulkhead to transom, is the second section to be constructed after the keel was laid in April. Look at our photos that show the steel stern section and elements of the glass reinforced polyester superstructure on the Sea Cadets UK Facebook page.  A flagship voyage is the pinnacle of the Sea Cadet experience and one which the charity wants to ensure future generations of Sea Cadets can benefit from.

16/06/2014

Congratulations to Sea Cadet volunteers Lt Cdr (SCC) Alfie Simpson RNR, District Officer for Tyne South/Teesside and Superintendent of the Derwenthaugh Boating Station, Ms Leslie Hastie, a civilian instructor at TS Rebel and A/Lt Cdr (SCC) Ruth BELL RNR, District Officer for Bedfordshire, for being awarded an honour by Her Majesty in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Alfie and Ruth were awarded an MBE and Leslie an OBE for their outstanding contribution to Sea Cadets and their local community.

Over 1,000 people have been honoured by Her Majesty in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list which was released on Friday 13 June to mark The Queen’s Official Birthday.

13/06/2014

24 young people aged 13 to 18 from uniformed youth organisations across the UK were on board Sea Cadets flagship TS Royalist for a six day offshore voyage travelling from Newcastle on Saturday 7 June arriving at Inverness on Friday 13 June.

The young people were from a range of Youth United member organisations, including Sea Cadets, Boys Brigade Sea Scouts, Army Cadets, Air Cadets and Police Cadets. They spent the week living on board TS Royalist and took part in a range of activities including hoisting the sails, anchor watch and learning to tie nautical knots.

06/06/2014

Two Sea Cadets from Salisbury Unit are in France this week to lead a parade to commemorate the D-Day landings. Royal Marine Cadet Gregor and Sea Cadet James were chosen to represent Sea Cadets at the 70th anniversary event in Port en Bessin-Huppain, where Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy in June 1944.

They will be joining the mayor of Port en Bessin-Huppain to lead the parade through the town and then take part at the monument with surviving veterans and their families.

04/06/2014

Two Sea Cadets from Portsmouth Unit were featured on BBC One this morning talking about the importance of marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day for a documentary called ‘D-Day 70: The Heroes Remember’. They were interviewed by TV Presenter Sophie Raworth at Royal Naval Base in Portsmouth with two Air Cadets about how their units are commemorating the Normandy Landings.