Next in May it was time for the Southern District Combined Regatta which this year was held at Welsh Harp Boating Station. A good entry in the Power Boat Handling earned Callum Malone, Benjamin Wood and Sian Cummins gold medals and a place in the London Area Regatta. The Open Boys Rowing crew achieved 2nd place finishing only a boats lengthy behind winners Tooting. The Junior Sea Cadet crew also performed well winning their class and a place at Area on 23 June 2012.

On a May afternoon cadets joined up with Wandsworth Unit at their Unit HQ in Putney for a BBC filming event to be broadcast during the Thames Jubilee River Pagent on 3 June 2012. Wandsworthy cadets manned theitr Cheverton Champ while Southwark cadets provided the Trinity 500. During filming there was ample opportunity to prasctice in preparation for the Pageant as both units will be providing crews.

May and the calendar remains as busy as ever. For three cadets over the May bank holiday it was the London area 24 hour Sailing Regatta at Welsh Harp Boating station. Then the London Area Sailing Regatta was held on the following Saturday with Callum Malone and Ben Wood in the Bosun class and Alfie Button in Topper. Next, the District First Aid Competition was held on the Sunday with the senior team finishing 3^rd and junior team 2^nd. And together with all this, training for the District Regattas, May 20^th, and Thames Jubilee Pageant, June 3^rd, continues.

 Well done to everyone on the award of an efficiency burgee for 2012

In April cadets from Southwark, TS Cossack, and Clapton & Hackney, TS Bulwark, attended the annual HMS Cossack Association parade in HMNB Portsmouth. After a night aboard accommodation ship HMS Bristol Band and platoon were inspected by Admiral Sir James Eberle, President of the Association having led the parade and march past. Sir James spoke to all cadets present and swapped stories with those from Clapton as he had previously served on the Centaur-class light aircraft carrier Ro8 ‘HMS Bulwark’ while an Admiral. Admiral Eberle also presented the Association’s annual achievement award to Cadet Nathaniel McQueenie during the annual reunion dinner at Southsea. The following day Nathaniel carried the Sea Cadet Standard in the parade. Association Chairman Ken Satterthwaite thanked all involved ‘The band was well appreciated by all and I had a special thank you note from 'Lady Digby' and her son 'The Honourable Rupert Digby' who are the daughter and grandson of the late Vice Admiral Sherbrook VC, Captain of Cossack (LO3) during the 2nd  Battle of Narvik’.