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03/06/2012

It was a great weekend of celebration and Sea Cadets were at the fore. Working as one Corps we provided amazing support to our Patron HM The Queen and offered hundreds of Sea Cadets an experience they will cherish for ever. In so doing we secured an incredible level of awareness for the great work we do as a national organisation.

Whether you were part of, or behind the scenes of the 55 Trinity 500 boats that led the royal barge, each carrying a flag of the Commonwealth, on Sea Cadet flagship TS Royalist, cheering from Westminster Bridge at the Pageant, at the concert at Buckingham Palace, lighting one of the many Beacons around the country, leading the prayers at St Paul's or having lunch with HM The Queen at Westminster Hall, a huge thank you from all of us to you for the part you played in making this a spectacular weekend for Sea Cadets!

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07/06/2012

The Prince of Wales met with craftsmen who are putting the finishing touches on the Queen's royal barge as well a brief display of  by cadets on TS Royalist of sail-setting and mast-bracing, which arrived yesterday to take her place in the Avenue of Sail.

Sunday's pageant, featuring a 1000-strong flotilla, is expected to be the highlight of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations
TS Royalist arrived on Thursday, having sailed from Gosport with a crew of cadets four days ago. The Prince also met Captain Sea Cadets, Captain Mark Windsor RN

04/06/2012

A network of  4000 Beacons are being lit between 10 -1030pm by communities and others including Sea Cadets from across the UK,  Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, along with the Commonwealth and UK Overseas Territories, on Monday 4 June 2012 to celebrate HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee. 

HM The Queen will light the first beacon in The Mall, London from 10pm, this will trigger the country wide network.

Britain has a long history of lighting beacons to celebrate a monarch’s Jubilee including in 1897 when beacons were lit to celebrate Queen Victoria’s own Diamond Jubilee.

24/05/2012

Stars from TV, film, theatre and music turned out in their hundreds to pay tribute to HM The Queen on Thursday 24 May. And Sea Cadets from five London units were invited to act as carpet bearers to welcome guests.

More than 800 people from David Hockney and Alan Bennett to Sir Paul McCartney and Tinie Tempah turned out at the Royal Academy for the celebration. Cadets had a chance to see some of the country’s biggest and most influential cultural icons as they lined the red carpet to welcome them.
This was a great opportunity for the charity to take centre stage and is an example of some of the amazing opportunities open to cadets as part of the Sea Cadet Corps.

16/05/2012

The winners of this year’s Sea Cadet Royalist Regatta was Fort Vale Engineering, closely followed by last year’s winners the Royal Navy and while Sea Cadets themselves didn’t place they did win best dressed crew!

The Sea Cadet Royalist Regatta, now in its 15th year, sailed off Portsmouth on 16 May to raise funds for the charity. Sea Cadets aged 17 from Edmonton unit are also taking part.

Racing in Beneteau Oceanis 37’ yachts supplied by Fairview Sailing 11 teams were competing for the Shipwrights’ Trophy.

Captain Sea Cadets, Captain Mark Windsor RN, says: “We had a fantastic day for sailing. With 11 yachts and 88 competitors taking part in up to six races in the Solent there was fierce but friendly competition our congratulations to Fort Vale, very well done!.”

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