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Chiswick unit was invited to attend the Annual Civic Service event being held in Westminster Abbey. 4 of our Cadets went accompanied by CPO Peach. 

The Civic Service was attended by The Lord Mayor of Westminster Councillor Audrey Lewis and Councillors of the City of Westminster who the Cadet were lucky to meet.

This years Boat Race was held late afternoon on Sunday 6th of April. The weather was miserable but it did not stop Chiswick Cadets from fundraising at the pier house.

With the new A/V setup in the hall visitors could hide from the rain and watch the race comfortably. All of the regular stalls were on offer to visitors with our Tombola attracting the most interest.

Despite the rain our Cadets still managed to raise £159 for their unit, Well done to them.

Near the end of the year our long serving Cheverton Champ went away for a three week service. The boat was in some need of repairs and a face lift. This year HQ have been replacing the old 2 cylinder Lister engines that have been fitted into Sea cadet Champs and giving them new Yanmar engines. The result gives the boat a lot more power and reliability.

Chiswick held its second mess dinner just before Christmas this year. The whole event was organised by POC Bales with the other senior Cadets taking charge of the Cadets cooking and Stewarding. Parents and supporters of the unit were invited to dine with us and celebrate the years successes.

The Cadets did an outstanding job and the guests enjoyed the evening very much.

As with every year the first Wednesday parade after Remembrance Sunday is the units Annual Gerenal Meeting. This is an evening for parents and supporters to attend and hear about what the unit has achieved over the year. We also have our Unit Management Commitee members restand for their poisitions and for any additional people to put themselves forward. We were joined this year by The Worshipful The Mayor of the London Borough of Hounslow, Councillor Pritam Grewal who chaired the meeting.

After we had finished it was time for the annual presentations. This year we started with seven of our New Entries saying the Sea Cadet promise and receiving their white caps from the CO. Afterwards the Mayor presented the awards to the Cadets for their achievements.

They were as follows -

Cook/Steward - Cdt 1 Bond

Marine Engineering - NEC Pentony

Seamanship and Navigation - Cdt 1 Perkins

Sportsperson - POC Bond-Vaughan

Sportsmanship - AC Baker

Newcomer of the year - Cdt Collins

Quartermaster - Cdt 1 Fitzgerald/Colborne

Best Dress Cadet - POC Bales

Attendance Award - POC Bales/Cdt 1 Canter

Most Improved Cadet - LC Vidler

Best Cadet 2013 - POC Bales