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13/06/2013

The Falklands Trophy, a Tri-Service cadet adventure competition, celebrated its 30^th year on 8 June. Every year cadet teams compete and this year saw Essex Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets, plus Air and Army cadets competing for the prize. It’s a great weekend of adventure, fun and challenge as cadets put their skills and determination to the test.

The last Sea Cadet win was in 2000 but this year, after a 13 year pause, Walton-on-the-Naze Unit finally brought the Trophy back home, well done!

07/06/2013

18 cadets and volunteers aged 16 -25 formed a single crew and took part in the RN’s Junior Field Gun competition at HMS Collingwood today, and went through to the final!

They competed against crews (teams) from lots of organisations including the RN, Princes Trust and Army Cadets. They were all competing for the competition shield as well as the Inter Service Cadet shield, which they won last year. The competition sees crews racing with a 1.5tonne field gun.

The Sea Cadet crew drew on cadets and volunteers from lots of units from across the UK including Newcastle and Cornwall. The competition is about team work, commitment, dexterity and coordination while manouvering the equipment over the course.

Well done to everyone who took part.

29/05/2013

Over the weekend (25 -27 May) over 200 cadets  from across the North West took part in the Battle of the Atlantic commemoration in Liverpool. They put on fine displays of parade, drill, mini field gun, hornpipe and club swinging as well as helped out at the vetern's centre where they made sure veterans all had a good cup of tea at the Old Port of Liverpool Building.

Further info here.

24/05/2013

Sea Cadets attended the Kohima Memorial Veterans Service in York at the request of HRH The Duke of York.  They lined the steps leading to the West door of the Minster – took part in the Service then formed an honour guard for the Veterans as they went into the Chapter House to meet the Duke.  Finally they went to the Kohima Memorial where wreaths were laid.

20/05/2013

The winners of this year’s Sea Cadet Royalist Regatta was Sunshine, closely followed by the Royal Navy and while Sea Cadets didn’t place in the top three (Fort Vale came 3rd) they did win best dressed crew for a second year running!

The Sea Cadet Royalist Regatta, now in its 16th year, sailed off Portsmouth on 17 May to raise funds for the charity. Sea Cadets from Edmonton unit were members of the Worshipful Company of Actuaries crew while Cowes Sea Cadets had a crew sponsored by Lord Iliffe and a mixed Sea Cadet crew took part thanks to donations from sponsors.

Racing in Beneteau Oceanis 37’ yachts supplied by Fairview Sailing 8 teams were  competing for the Shipwrights’ Trophy.

Race results were:

1st prize: Sunshine
2nd prize: Royal Navy
3rd prize: Ted Fort
City Cup:Worshipful Company of Actuaries and Edmondton Sea Cadets
Best dressed: Sea Cadets mixed crew 
Bonhams Scope: Cowes Sea Cadets
Regatta Dishiest crew: Umpires