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Huge thank you to the six cadets and adults that helped the Birmingham Canal Navigations Society (BCNS) with the Canal clean up yesterday.

Our cadets helped to remove from the canal near Tipton; 72 tyres, 2 wheel barrows, 2 wheelie bins, 2 shopping trolleys, a bike, a pram, a small scooter, a computer, 2 large ladders plus lots of other plastic and rubbish.

Well done all on a very productive day. You are a credit to the unit

And the results are in for the South West Area Sea Cadets Drill and Piping Competition 2017.

Results for Shirley & District:

4th Best Guard Commander (Shirley)

2nd Best Guard (Shirley)

A huge congratulations to all cadets from across the District that have competed today.

2nd Overall Position

Thank you to all of supporters too, many of which have travelled many miles to be with us today.

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I am incredibly proud of the cadets today that competed at the Warwickshire District Drill & Piping Competition 2017. Every cadet that took part can also be proud of themselves and their achievements. The many hours of training have paid off with the following results:

Armed Guard Commander 3rd Place (Bronze Medal) - AC J Joseph

Armed Guard 1st Place (Gold Medal)

Colour Party 6th Place

Team Piping 4th Place

Individual Piping 9th Place and 11th Place

Overall 3rd Place

The Armed Guard will now progress onto the South West Area Sea Cadets Drill and Piping Competition to be held at HMS Raleigh in March.

A huge thank you to all the adult staff that have trained, supported, managed and encouraged our teams this year.

Sub Lt (SCC) Dean Marshall RNR Commanding Officer

More success today with our Junior Boys team competing in the South West Area Sea Cadets 5-A-Side Football Competition, representing Warwickshire District.

Some very strong matches today with the following results:

Match 1: 3 Warwickshire Vs Avon 0

Match 2: 4 Warwickshire Vs Devon 1

Match 3: 6 Mercia Vs Warwickshire 0

Semi Final: 2 Warwickshire Vs South Wales 0

Final: 2 Mercia Vs Warwickshire 1

The Junior Boys received Silver Medals

A successful start to the 2017 competition year with two teams; Junior Boys and Senior Girls competing in the Warwickshire District 5-A-Side Football in Coventry.

After a very competitive day of some good indoor football the results, I'm proud to announce, are:

Senior Girls: Joint 4th      Junior Boys: Winners

The Junior Boys received Gold Medals and will progress onto the Area Level competition at the end of January, to be held in Gloucestershire.