Between Sunday 19th to Friday 24th August, our forth annual unit summer camp took place. We were based at Stithians Lake during the day and used the facilities that we have available there. At night, we were accommodated at our Unit. The activities for the week included windsurfing, sailing and expedition training, and some raft building. The week was a great success and cadets gained the following qualifications:
Seven RYA Youth Sailing Scheme Stage 2 and one RYA YSS Stage 3.
On 16th August 2012, eleven cadets and three staff members were invited on board both HMS Mersey and HMS Enterprise for guided tours. HMS Mersey is one of the Royal Navy's patrol vessels, used for fishery protection and the prevention of drug trafficing and piracy. It is also one of the leading training vessels for young warfare officers and sailors returning back to sea before joining their new draft. The cadets were shown around the ship and given various demonstrations, including first aid, fire fighting and the ship's armoury.
HMS Enterprise is an Oceanographic and Hydrographic survey ship for the Royal Navy. Again, the tour consisted of various demonstrations involving fire fighting and sea survival. The cadets were allowed to dress up in all "the gear", learning about different hoses and their uses, and then they moved on to the surveying equipment. They learnt how the equipment worked and what is was used for, and were especially impressed by the ship's very own goldfish! Fun was had by all during which a great deal was learned about the Royal Navy and its different roles.
As part of assessing standards within a Sea Cadet Unit, we had our Unit Review in May conducted by District Level staff. As a result of a very successful assessment, we have received a Burgee for 2012. This is the highest award for standards within a Sea Cadet Unit and is the third year in a row that we have achieved this level, something never before achieved at Falmouth and Penryn Unit! We would like to thank all the cadets, the staff and the Unit Management Team for making our unit such a success!
On Thursday 31st May 2012 we held our annual Presentation Evening at the Unit. The VIP for the night was Captain Entwistle from RNAS Culdrose who made the presentations to the deserving cadets for various achievements throughout the previous year. We would like to thank all the cadets for being a credit to their Unit, and for Captain Entwistle, the parents and distinguised guest for supporting the evening.
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