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The unit was donated £1750 from the Danny Boy Trust to help with the payment for the three yoles purchased by the unit. To commemorate this all three boats have had a Danny Boy Trust sticker put on the stern and the trustees of the Trust came down to the unit on the 7th April during our Easter Training Weekend to present them to us before we used them for the first time.

The Area Shooting team from Sheppey and Maidstone attended the Area Final on 29th January where they came 1st overall with AC Weaver from Maidstone coming 2nd individually. This was a great achievement as the teams had to shoot outdoors where the temperature was just above freezing and the cadets were not dressed to shoot in these conditions.

The Area Senior 5 a side football was held at HMS Sultan on the 15th January. The Senior Boys team from Sheppey and Maidstone won overall and progressed to the National competition where they came 6th.

Easter Training weekend held at the units Bartons Point Headquarters T.S. Kent

The District and Area Drill & Piping competitions were held in March. At District level Sheppey won the Junior Drill, Best Junior Drill Squad Commander, Best Junior Piping Team, Best Piping Team, 1st & 2nd in the individual piping and best Colour Party and Best dressed Colour Party. Apart from the Junior Drill Team all progressed to the Area Competition where both piping teams won and the cadet team were also the best dressed. In the Individual piping AC Snook came first and AC Lock came 3rd.