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July 2012

Midshipman Lloyd Glanville has been named as the winner of the CVQO's Duke of Westminster Award.  Attending a lunch and awards ceremony at Ironmongers' Hall in London, Lloyd was presented with the Duke of Westminster Award by Admiral the Right Honourable the Lord West of Spithead for his commitment to the Sea Cadets and his community.

The Duke of Westminster Award is an annual competition organised by the CVQO to recognise its most outstanding learners.  Lloyd was selected from over 20,000 eligible CVQO learners nationwide. 

Of CVQO’s work, Lord West said, “50,000 people’s lives have changed for ever as result of the educational opportunities this charity has made available them. At the time of engaging with CVQO 20,000 of those young people had no GCSEs and many had little prospect of a secure future in the workplace. CVQO helped change that bleak outlook and the vast majority have since gone on to higher and further education and into work.”

25/06/2012

The Saturdays, James Cracknell, Gary Neville, Helen Skelton, Barney Harwood and Jessie Ware are just some who have voiced their support for Sea Cadets with birthday messages as it celebrates its 156th anniversary on June 25 2012. 

Sea Cadets helped HM The Queen celebrate her Diamond Jubilee earlier this month with a 55 strong flotilla in the Thames Pageant and beacons being lit across the country, and now it’s their turn to celebrate. 

We’ve been inspiring and challenging young people through nautical adventure for 156 years and we are thrilled that so many stars have wished us Happy Birthday. Sea Cadets across the country will be baking a specially designed Gala cake recipe courtesy of Fiona Cairns in celebration and stars will be tweeting congratulations throughout the day.
 
Said Helen Skelton “I love a challenge from time to time but you guys face them daily with pride, passion and perseverance.  What a great organisation.  Big birthday wishes to you all!”
 
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16/06/2012

Congratulations to A/Lt Cdr (SCC) Chris Read MBE RNR on receiving an MBE in HM The Queen's birthday honours list. 

Also in the honours list were CinC Fleet, Admiral Sir George Zambellas KCB DSC, Second Sea Lord, Vice Admiral Sir Charles Montgomery KBE ADC and one of our MSSC Vice Presidents Commodore Ian Gibb OBE.

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!

To see more pictures from the day look here

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