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15th Feb 2018

This evening Stratford upon Avon Sea Cadets were visited by The Shakespeare Lions.  Each year the Lions award The John Whitfieldtrophy in recognition of voluntary service to the community by young people in Stratford-upon-Avon.  Both APO Walters and APO Drinkwater were presented with Highly Commended certificates.  

15th Feb 2018

This evening Stratford upon Avon Junior Cadets made a Chinese Dragon with the help of the UMT. The Juniors then took part in recreating the Dragon Dance that is traditionally performed at Chinese New Year Festivals.

11th Feb 2018

Cadets from TS Gurkha competed in Warwickshire District Football Competition. Not only did we have enough cadets to field both a senior and junior team but our subs also joined other teams to make up their numbers so that they could take part.

Stratford walked away with lots of medals. Junior Cadets came away with Gold after a fantastic performance securing their place in the South West Area Football Competition.

Stratford upon Avon may be miles from the sea but Junior Sea Cadets at TS Gurkha now know all about the dangers that they may encounter by sea after they were visited by the RNLI.

Mr & Mrs Knight, RNLI volunteers, brought along helmets, wellies, buoyancy aids and protective clothing worn by the crews of the RNLI’s lifeboats around the country. They also explained to the cadets the dangers of the sea, rip tides, using inflatables and the craze of tombstoning (jumping in a vertical posture into the sea from rocks or cliffs.)

Officer in Charge of Juniors, APO Drinkwater, was full of praise for the RNLI visitors. ‘Our cadets are used to having fun in the water, so it is really important that they also know of the dangers and the RNLI volunteers that are there to keep them safe.’

The cadets also learnt the meaning of the beach lifeguard flags and what to do if they see someone in trouble.

Junior Cadet Libby Cooke, aged 11 really enjoyed the visit. ‘It was a very informative night’ she said. ‘The visitors explained how the RNLI works with lots of interesting stories and facts. My favourite thing was the game we played where we had to spot the dangers.’

Open to children aged 10-12yrs, the Junior Sea Cadet Section at Stratford upon Avon meet every Thursday night. Juniors work towards badges, gaining useful skills and knowledge. Many of the Juniors join the senior Sea Cadets when they reach their 12 birthday.

25th Jan 2018

VIP Visit

This evening Stratford upon Avon Sea Cadets was visited by Ryan Ramsey who gave an insprational talk to cadets and staff.

Ryan Ramsey is a former Royal Naval Submarine Captain who had the privilege to command the Nuclear Power Attack Sumbmarine HMS TURBULENT for 3 years and led, in total, over 400 personnel on variety of covert missions and deployments world wide.