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PO Ian Harris stood down as Commanding Officer of Ruislip Sea Cadets just after Easter having taken over in November,  2015. Ian will be returning to the Unit later in the year following paternity leave.

The picture shows him receiving his 6-year good conduct stripes recently from Carl Leaver, Deputy District Officer Western District.

PO Adam Tripp has now taken over as Officer-in-Charge

Four of the Unit's Royal Marine Cadets spent the Easter week-end on a training camp organized by X-Ray Company near Thetford in Norfolk. Cadets enjoyed many activities including being out in the field for much of the time.

The RMCs left Ruislip in the minibus on Thursday evening returning home in the late afternoon of Easter Monday. The detachment's lance-corporal was at Lima Company's event at Longmoor over the following week-end.

Sea Cadets and Royal Marine Cadets  enjoyed a non-uniform Pizza and Film Night at TS Pelican on Monday, 10 April. Much pizza was devoured and the film was the comedy "Nine Lives" released in August, 2016.

Junior Cadets had an Easter Egg Hunt in the Unit's grounds.

 75 years old this year, Ruislip Unit began in 1942 following Warships Week. But until recently the exact date and location of our inauguration had been lost. Researches in the archives of the local newspaper  now reveal the first muster took place at 7pm on Thursday, 16 July, 1942 in the Manor Senior School, Ruislip. In 1977 the school became Bishop Ramsey Lower School, but the site is now a housing estate.

Ruislip-Northwood Sea Cadet Unit had  100 sea cadets by the end of 1942 and approaching 150 a year later. The first CO was Lieut HL Vincent, RNVR, the first chairman was the Headmaster of Manor Senior School, Mr WG Davies and the first president local Uxbridge MP Col JJ Llewellin,  Minister of Food in Winston Churchill's war-time government.

Cadet Natalia bravely flew the flag for TS Pelican at the District Drill & Piping competition held at Kingston Sea Cadet Unit on Sunday, 12 March. This is a difficult discipline which requires much precision, so full marks for her commendable hard work in practising regularly.

Regrettably, some late pull-outs meant the Unit was unable to field a squad for unarmed drill. Not only did this mean we weren't able to compete in the Drill competition for yet another year, but it also meant that our brave piper was the sole representative cadet at Kingston on the day. A better turn-out required for the next District competition, please.