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Flitwick & Ampthill Sea Cadets (TS Leopold-Muller) has once again obtained Burgee status for this year within the Sea Cadet Corps. 

Units are graded from needing improvement, to exceeding the levels expected, the very good Units receive a “Pennant” award whilst the units judged to be among the best are awarded a “Burgee”.

The Burgee is the highest award that can be awarded to a Sea Cadet Corps Unit in recognition of the hard work of the Volunteers, Cadets, UMC and P&SA.  Officer in Charge, Petty Officer (SCC) Ben Turner-Weir would like to congratulate the Ships Company of TS Leopold-Muller on achieving this level and for maintaining the excellent standards which TS Leopold-Muller is renowned for. 

The Royal Naval Parade is carried out every 2 years. This year we chose to do this at our Boat Station in Stewartby.

This is a major event for our cadets and it is an opportunity for them to display the skills and talents they have developed over the past 24 months. The event was reviewed by the serving Royal Navy Officer responsible for the 63 units making up Eastern Area Sea Cadets.

The Reviewing Officer for our Royal Naval Parade was Commander Charles Bagot-Jewitt DL Royal Navy, who also very kindly volunteered as a "man overboard"!!

The Ship’s Company of Flitwick & Ampthill Sea Cadets gratefully acknowledges the support given by:

The Commodore Stewartby Water Sports Club – Sailing Section, The Committee and Members of Stewartby Water Sports Club, Ampthill Town Council, Flitwick Town Council, Harlington Parish Council, The Bernard Sunley Charitable Trust Foundation, Ampthill & District Lions Club, Ampthill Rotary Club, Bedfordshire Freemasons, Ampthill Fireworks & Gala Day Committee, Gale Family Charity Trust, RNVR Youth Sail Training Trust, Royal Naval Association (Henlow Branch), Royal British Legion (Flitwick Branch), Tesco Stores (Flitwick), Waitrose Stores (Ampthill), Morrisons Stores (Houghton Regis), MB Haulage Ltd, Mr Philip Papper, Flitwick Fisheries, Lt Cdr (SCC) R J Knight RNR & Lt (SCC) R M Ryder RNR, District Staff (Bedfordshire),

All Unit Management Committee and Parents & Supporters Association Members

All Officers, Senior Rates, Instructors and Unit Assistants

With a special thanks to all the cadets for their enduring commitment and passion

Congratulations Team F&A, great results at District Sailing Regatta in tough Force 5 conditions; 

 AC B Dunham - Winner Open PY Class

 AC B Lugg - Winner Open Pico Class

 Cdt J Keene - Winner Junior Topper Class

 OC L Upton/OC C Kemp - Runners Up Open Bosun Class

 OC M Kerrigan - 4th Open Pico Class 

 A good effort by all.

We were lucky enough to be invited for a tour of HMS Edinburgh prior to it being decommisioned.

The 30-year-old ship, the largest of its type built for the Royal Navy, returned to Portsmouth for the final time on 31 May following a farewell tour, which
included visits to its namesake city and Liverpool, where it was built.

Built as the Fleet’s shield against air attack – protecting task forces with their Sea Dart missiles, which they did to effect in the Falklands and Gulf War
– the Type 42 destroyers have evolved into the Navy’s workhorses, patrolling the Seven Seas as and when required by Whitehall.

HMS Edinburgh is the last of the Royal Navy's Type 42 destroyers.The Type 42 destroyers are to be replaced with Type 45 vessels, which are double the weight and carry the latest missile technology.