Yesterday morning, Dunstable Sea Cadets supported Dunstable Town Council for the setup of their Around the World event in Priory Gardens.
Following this, we had an additional training day at the unit, where both seamanship and drill activities were covered, finishing off with with the cadets enjoying themselves with a boys vs girls water fight.
Staff stayed on and were joined by family and friends of the unit for a social night. A great day for everyone.
Around the World event
4 August 2024
Captain Matthew Flinders
Yesterday, Dunstable Sea Cadets were invited to represent Eastern Area Sea Cadets at the re-interment of Captain Matthew Flinders in Donington, Lincolnshire. Captain Flinders was a naval explorer, who lead the irst circumnavigation of Austrailia, then known as New Holland and credited as the first person to utilise the name Australia to describe the continent.
He died in London in 1814 and was buried in St James' Burial Ground, Camden, but the exact location was lost by the mid 19th Century, and was thought to be under Euston Station. During the excavation of the burial grounds as part of the HS2 Project, his coffin was located and yesterday saw him laid to rest in the village of his birth.
Cadets were there to line the route as the hearse arrived with Captain Flinders.
Well done to all involved.
Lord Lieutenant Service
9 June 2024Well done to the cadets from Dunstable Sea Cadets, who lined the entrance to Priory Church for the Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire's Annual Service of Thanksgiving. The cadets piped the Lord Lieutenant into the church on her arrival. We received numerous comments from the VIPs present about how smartly turn out they were. A credit to the unit.
Dunstable Classic Motor Rally
8 June 2024Thank you to all the cadets and staff who supported Dunstable Classic Motor Rally at Priory Gardens today. It was an early start for those who were at the event from 0800, assisting with getting the cars onto site and helping with unloading cars for the stall holders.
By 0930, when the last car was let in, there were several last cars 
, the gardens were very full. The early cadets, had by then been joined by the remainder of the cadets who were supporting the day, and all assisted with keeping the grounds clean as well as looking at all of the cars.
Late morning, cadets and staff also supported the Dunstable & Leighton Buzzard Truck Convoy as it passed through the town.
80th D-Day Beacon lightings
Thank you to cadets and staff who supported the 80th D-Day Beacon lightings in both Dunstable and Houghton Regis tonight.
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