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Sea Cadets from Shirley & District are celebrating the Sea Cadet’s 156^th birthday on June 25 and their own 56th anniversary this year! 

The Saturdays, James Cracknell, Gary Neville, Helen Skelton, Barney Harwood and Jessie Ware are just some who have voiced their support for Sea Cadets with birthday messages.

We’ve been inspiring and challenging young people through nautical adventure for 156 years and we are thrilled that so many stars have wished us Happy Birthday. Sea Cadets across the country will be baking a specially designed Gala cake recipe courtesy of Fiona Cairns, in celebration and stars will be tweeting congratulations throughout the day.

Said Helen Skelton “I love a challenge from time to time but you guys face them daily with pride, passion and perseverance.  What a great organisation.  Big birthday wishes to you all!”

Website:           sea-cadets.org

Facebook:        facebook.com/seacadetsuk

Twitter:             @SeaCadetsUK

We are the UK’s largest maritime youth charity established in 1856 and we work across the country in 400 towns with 14000 Sea Cadets aged between 10 and18.  Cadets learn vital life skills like leadership and team working via nautical adventure activities, and can earn extra qualifications which help boost confidence and give young people a head start in life. Visit www.sea-cadets.org/shirley

During the week 6th to 11th May 2012 Cadets from our unit took part in a training exercise of the Sea Cadet training ship Jack Petchey.

From all comments from the cadets it would appear that they thoroughly enjoyed the experience and gained useful qualifications.

Picture of the cadets at rest after a hard day.

On Monday 14^th May cadets from the Unit were able to use the second Trinity 500 rowing boat on Olton Mere.

This boat was purchased with donations from local sponsors and supporters for which the cadets, staff and committees are totally grateful.

This now means that, in addition to canoeing and sailing, some 10 cadets can practise rowing in preparation for the forthcoming boating regatta in June.

In addition to the Mayors visit the Local Shirley Royal British Legion had arrange a visit to present us with final confirmation document of the affiliation to their organisation this was conducted by Lt CDR R A STEVEN from the legion

We also presented them with a plaque of Shirley Sea Cadets (although this was not the official logo for TS Gamecock)

On Friday 11^th May the current Mayor of Solihull (Cllr Irene Chamberlain) and her consort paid one of her final visits to a charitable organisation prior to her handing over her title on 15 May.

During her visit to the Unit she was presented with a memento of her term as the President of the Unit in the form of a ‘piping call’ on a plinth