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On Thursday 31st July 2014 six of our Juniors enjoyed a lovely day on the local Canal. 

The Cadets were welcomed on board the narrow boat by our Unit Padre, Rev Rob Barker who gave them a very important safety brief followed by a small tour of the vessel.  During the day the Junior Cadets had the opportunity to take part in different tasks such as taking the helm (steering) and other crew tasks.  The day was enjoyed by all who attended and plans are already taking shape for the next trip to allow other members of our Junior Division to take part.

Thanks go to all Staff who assisted on the day and a special thanks to Helene Devey, Training & Development Worker, North West Area Sea Cadets for taking the time to attend and talk to our Cadets

The newly formed TS Forward Band performed and supported the Friends of the Sea Strawberry Tea Event on Sunday 29th June 2014.  The Band Cadets helped to set up the venue & then entertained the guests on the lawn whilst the strawberry tea was being served.  Guests who attended had nothing but praise for the Cadets attitude, behaviour and performance.  The Commanding Officer PO (SCC) Arron Ainslie & the 1st Lt CPO (SCC) M Farley are very proud of the Cadets and would like to thank the Friends of the Sea who support the Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets year on year.

On Monday 23rd June 2014, Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets went sailing at Crosby Sailing Centre in Liverpool.  Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets and volunteers pledged to sail 50 miles to help the UK Sea Cadets reach a collective total of 7,380 miles, which is the number of miles equivalent to sail around the UK. Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets aged 10 – 18 and volunteers managed to sail 75 miles on the day and raised funds for the UK Sea Cadets as well as for their own unit.  All Cadets who attended had lots of fun and gained waterborne experience.  The Commanding Officer PO (SCC) Arron Ainslie would like to thank all who made this event happen and for the Cadets for their hard work and commitment during this event.

On Saturday 21st June TS Forward held another successful Summer Fete at their fantastic HQ.  The Fete was attended by a large number of local organisations & businesses along with a number of other charities all there to have fun and come together as a community.  This year the Fete was visited by the Mayor of Ellesmere Port and was officially opened by a local businessman.  The Commanding Officer PO (SCC) Arron Ainslie would like to thank everyone who helped, attended and gave so generously.  All funds raised will ensure that Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets offer the best Cadet Experience for all it's members.

On Tuesday 22nd April, the Junior Division of Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets held a small awards evening at the end of their general training to reward a number of cadets who had gained qualifications. These qualifications ranged from promotion, RYA Boating to Module awards. The module awards are aimed to promote leadership and team work as well as teaching the new members about the Sea Cadet Corps and its core values, providing them with the catalyst to go further within the organisation. This then transfers into the promotions where the cadet takes what they have learnt in their modules and are able to put it into practice as they are given responsibility over other cadets. Finally the RYA Boating qualifications are nationally recognised qualifications which help the cadets when they enter into the world of work.  

The following cadets gained the following qualifications:

C. Ainlise: 1 Star (Promotion) Red Module, Blue Module, RYA Power Boating Level 1
J Cavanagh: 1 Star (Promotion) RYA Power Boating Level 1
M Davies: 1 Star (Promotion) Red Module
E McKevitt: Yellow Module, RYA Sail Taster Certificate

We are extremely proud of our Junior Cadets and the Commanding Officer P.O. (SCC) A Ainslie and OIC Juniors P.O (SCC) R. Clay would like to congratulation them on behalf of the ships company of T.S. Forward.