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21/05/2015

Sea Cadets have once again been chosen to be one of five charity partners for the Tall Ships festival 2015, held between 2 - 5 July in Belfast. 

Sea Cadets from across Northern Ireland are getting ready to welcome visitors of this year's festival. 42 Tall Ships from all over the world will anchor in Belfast, before sailing onto Alesun in Norway and Aalborg in Denmark.

In 2014 the charity was proud to be a Tall Ships partner in London and saw thousands of spectators pour through the gates of Greenwich to witness the spectacular display of 40 tall ships sailing down the river Thames. 

This is the third time that Belfast has hosted the races, having previously welcomed the ships in 1991 and 2009.

The City hopes to attract 500,000 people, with another 500,000 watching the ships arrive and leave along the Northern Ireland and Irish coasts. The ships will be berthed in and around Belfast Harbour and the Titanic Quarter area. It's a fantastic experience and helps to put Sea Cadets in the centre of the community, we are thrilled to be taking part.

15/05/2015

The Royal Navy invited Sea Cadets from Portsmouth Unit to take part in their video that saw them lip syncing and dancing to Pharrell Williams hit single ‘Happy’. The video features Sea Cadets, Royal Marines, Royal Navy and Royal Marines Band Service!

It was launched at the Mountbatten Festival of Music at the Royal Albert Hall in London on the 16, 17 and 18 April. 

Watch the video here!

11/05/2015

On Friday 8 May, AC Henry from South Yorks District was announced as this year's winner of the Sea Cadet Amateur Open Category Award, in the Royal Navy Peregrine Photography Competition 2015. 

Henry's photo, 'Unexpected Fun', impressed the judges with its fun spirit and professional composition. He was presented with his award at a ceremony on HMS Ocean in London, alongside prestigious photographers from the Royal Navy. He has also won an offshore voyage and Sea Cadets vouchers for himself and his unit. Well done Henry!

You can have a look at Captain Sea Cadets Captain Phil Russell Royal Navy with Henry at the award ceremony on our Facebook page.

08/05/2015

Sea Cadets up and down the country are taking part in VE Day ceremonies to commemorate the 70^th anniversary of the end of World War Two.

Grangemouth Sea Cadets will be escorting the Provost of Stirling when he lights a beacon at Stirling Castle. In Liverpool, a Sea Cadet will bugle to signal the start of their ceremony and in Stevenage Sea Cadets will be playing the Last Post at a service in Hertfordshire as well as a host of other units taking part in local commemorations.  

07/05/2015

On 27 April, 77 Sea Cadets and 19 volunteers from Northern Area set sail for five days on HMS Ocean, to experience what life is like on a Royal Navy ship.

Starting in Glen Mallan, cadets sailed around the north of Scotland, gaining experience in navigation, engineering, aviation, catering and communications. They even experienced a mock medical operation! The trip was a fantastic opportunity for cadets to gain first-hand experience of the inner workings of a naval ship. Well done to all cadets and volunteers who took part!