News

4th Oct 2009
We went to HMS Caledonia, Rosyth for our Area Swimming Gala. We competed in lots of races, such as Breast Stroke, Front Crawl, Back Stroke and Butterfly. Highland District competed very successfully and we came back with 9 medals including 2 Gold, 4 Silver and 3 Bronze. We are very proud of our cadets efforts.

13 Sept 09
We assembled in the town centre at 10:30 with other youth organisations. The parade formed up and the Parade Commander inspected us. At 10:45 we marched off and passed the town hall where the provost took the salute. We then marched to the Old High Church for the service, but because Church Street was closed we had to go a long way round. After the service, we marched back to the Town House for a bun fight. In the afternoon we enjoyed our usual boating session.

4-6 Sep 2009
The District AFloat Training (DAfT) weekend in Orkney was excellent. To get us in the mood we travelled to Orkney on the new catamaran ferry from Gills Bay to St Margarets Hope.
During the day there were lots of activities including power boating, paddle sports, sailing and pulling (rowing). Orkney is a fantastic place and the seas are very challenging and great experience.
In the evening we saw people para-surfing – that was great. We played football in the pitch dark which was an interesting experience and great fun as we could not see the ball! We also had a first aid session and played games such as tig.
The food was good and we enjoyed ourselves. It was nice to meet and work with other cadets. We hope to be able to go again and would like to say thank to all cadets and staff who made this possible.

28th July – 2nd August 2009
This year, our Unit TS Briton took part in the Inverness Tattoo, as we have for 58 years. This is a major source of funding for all the Inverness Cadet Units. The Tattoo takes a year of planning, at least four days to set the scenery and then a week of attendance. Some cadets managed to attend all six night’s performances – an excellent effort! The visiting dignitaries representing the three Armed Forces came to greet and meet the cadets every night before the full performance began. We all think The Imps on their motorcycles were the best act. On Saturday night a huge crowd gathered in Eastgate to watch the cadet units and Pipe bands assemble and march through the town to the Northern Meeting Park.

29 Jun 09
A few of us, Sea, Army and Air Cadets, were invited to the to the Queen’s reception when she opened the new Culloden Battle Field Experience Centre.
The Queen accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh spoke to all the cadets who were there. She seemed very interested about what we are do in the cadets.

The Duke of Edinburgh asked if we were doing his Award Scheme and was pleased that we said yes. Then they went for lunch and opened the centre. Many of the guests came over to speak to us and ask us about cadets. It was an interesting experience and for many of us the first time we had met or spoken to royalty.