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Sea Cadets at National Memorial Arboretum

Sea Cadets at National Memorial Arboretum

A Memorial Plaque was dedicated to all members of the Sea Cadets who served the Corps or their Country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. Former First Sea Lord, Admiral The Right Honourable The Lord West of Spithead GCB DSC PC unveiled the special plaque at the National Memorial Arboretum, the UK’s year round centre of Remembrance in Staffordshire on 8 June.

The service was led by North West Sea Cadets Padre on behalf of the Corps Chaplain and later followed by the dedication of the anchor of the now dismantled RFA ship ‘Sir Percivale’. The anchor will be a centre piece of the Merchant Navy Convoy, a site with in the Arboretum of  2535 oaks each representing a merchant vessel lost during WWII. Seafarers UK secured the anchor and young cadets from the local Sea Cadet unit at Tamworth had the honour of providing the Honour Guard.

Royalist Regatta

2011 saw the 14th Royalist Regatta in Portsmouth on 17-18 May and with 13 boats competing, the most sponsors Sea Cadets has ever had! With 20 knot winds on race day the Royal Thames Yacht Club committee brought the competition to a close after four of the six races, it was a challenging but exiting time for all competitors. The Royal Navy took the Shipwrights Trophy and the dishiest crew with the City Cup was awarded to Worshipful Company of Management Consultants and Worshipful Company of Shipwrights, the Best Dressed Crew to Yusen Logistics and The Bonhams Telescope for the crew that demonstrated the most need thereof went to Worshipful Company of Haberdashers.
 
Competitors sat down to the Regatta Dinner on HMS Warrior 1860 with speeches from Southern Area Navy Board Cadet POC Zoe Jones and the guest of honour and former First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Jonathon Band GCB DL ADC. Fundraising on the night raised £5,070 for the charity – a big thank you to all that took part!
 

Scunthorpe cadet is part of winning team

Scunthorpe Sea Cadet Charlotte Seal took part in the 25th annual RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Eric Twiname Championships at Rutland Sailing Club on 7-8 May. This is the pinnacle of the RYA’s Junior racing calendar, and saw young competitors in over 285 boats and windsurfers pit their sailing skills against the best young talents from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Charlotte was the second girl in her class overall and her team, the North Zone, won the team trophy for windsurfing. Charlotte sails in the Bic Techno 7.8m class.
 

National Drill & Ceremonial Competition 2011

The 2011 competition took place over the weekend of the 6 - 8 May 2011 at HMS Raleigh, Torpoint, Plymouth.  286 cadets and 100 staff took part in the event which included the following classes: Unarmed, Armed, Royal Marines Cadets, Colour Party and Piping.
 
CEO, Martin Coles and Captain Sea Cadets, Captain Mark Windsor RN were amongst those attending the event and fortunately the weekend’s downpour held off until the end of the competition.
 
Congratulations to South West Area who were crowned overall winners.

South African adventure for prize winning cadet

South African adventure for prize winning cadet

Congratulations to Charlotte Robinson from Hereford Unit who has won a trip to South Africa as part of CVQO’s Duke of Westminster Award competition. She joins eight other cadets for a three week trip to South Africa. From 20,000 potential nominees, 21 competitors took part in a challenging selection assessment in April. The nine finalists were selected from 300 nominations, from over 20,000 eligible CVQO learners nationwide. These are young people who possess a wide range of skills and abilities and have overcome personal challenges, as well as demonstrating a consistently high level of commitment to their communities and their peers.

Charlotte says, “I have found through applying to university that competition for spaces is high, and I have been accepted into my first choice university of Bristol. Out of the 1764 applicants for my course, only 122 were given an offer. I believe that CVQO has helped me become one of the lucky ones.”

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