News

Great Success at the District Regatta this year held on the River OUse and at Stewartby Water Sports Centre.

Saling Boathandling - Winners

Power Boathandling - Runners Up

Rowing Boathandling - Runners Up

Kayaking Junior Boys - Winners

Kayaking Junior Girls - Runners Up

Great Results, well done all.

Due to the growing number of cadets the new divisional system will now be in place, with divisions named after the new Type 45 Destroyers currently deploying with the Royal Navy:

Dauntless Division: Petty Officer (SCC) J Blackstaffe

Daring Division: Petty Officer (SCC) J Wixted

Diamond Division: Petty Officer (SCC) L Bettle

Dragon Division: Petty Officer (SCC) B McGovern

Russell Division: Petty Officer (SCC) C Allen

Flitwick & Ampthill Sea Cadets have had an incredibly busy start to the year!

Following on from the success at Area drill lots of activities have been taking place within the unit, including 2nd Class First Aid and Cook Steward courses, Piping awards, and multiple adavancements. Well done everyone on a successful winter season!

Throughout April the unit ran Adveture Training (Campcraft), which involved topics such as tents, map and compass and cooking outdoors. It was a lot of fun, and gave cadets the opportunity to explore the local area.

Now that May has arrived it mean it's Boating Season!! Excluding the first Tuesday of each month, we'll be parading down at Stewartby Lake and training hard for the regatta.

Over the weekend of the 28th January, Beckingham camp and Newark Showground held Eastern Area's drill competition.

Flitwick and Ampthill/Beds District Unarmed squad did superbly, finishing an amazing 2nd!! This is a brilliant acheivement, and a success we can build on for next year. BZ to everyone involved:

LC Lombardi  - also placed 2nd for unarmed squad commander, really, really well done!

LC Nye, AC Howe, OC Lugg, OC Cartwright, OC Horvat-Kelly, Cdt Dunham, Cdt Davis, Cdt Evans, Cdt Bryant L, Cdt Cross, Cdt Ferrari, and Cdt Bryant N

You all did yourselves and the unit proud!

On Sunday 11th December F&A's unarmed squad travelled up to Cambridge for the District drill competition (stopping for breakfast on the way).

On arrival it was straight into 1's and then the dress inspection. The hard work put in by staff and cadets, particularly APO Turner Weir and PO Howe really pair off, and they all looked super-smart! We had a while to wait before it was time for our routine, but it was certainly worth it; everyone did superbly, and all of the staff, parents and POC's watching were incredibly proud.

Prizegiving was a return to form for F&A unit, and we came away with not only the Unarmed team trophy; we also won Best Dressed Squad, with LC Lombardi winnign Best Squad Commander!

Super well-done to: LC Lombardi, LC Nye, AC Howe, OC Lugg, Cdt Dunham, Cdt Davis, Cdt Cross, Cdt Bryant, Cdt Ferrari, Cdt Bryant Cdt Horvat-Kelly, Cdt Evans and Cdt Welham.

GOOD LUCK for Area 27th-29th Jan !!