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On Sunday 9 November 2014, we were honoured to have been asked by the Whitley Bay and North Shields District Royal British Legion to take part in its Remembrance Day parade. Naturally, this is an event Whitley Bay Sea Cadets have participated in for many years and are proud to do so. We paraded through Whitley Bay town centre along with other uniformed youth groups, laid a wreath and our unit were the focus of attention as we formed the cenotaph party. Please see our Facebook page for more information which can be accessed by clicking the Facebook link on our home page.

It's all a bit spooky at Whitley Bay Sea Cadets on Friday 7th November, as we have a belated Halloween party for our cadets and will be joined by our friends Newburn Sea Cadets! There will be lots of fun and games, fancy dress and prizes!  

The Chronicle's Wish Campaign enables not for profit groups to receive a share of £35,000 by collecting tokens from the newspaper. Our cadets, parents and supporters have been busy collecting tokens and we're delighted to announce that they have helped us raise £96.27 which will enable us to give our cadets an adventurous treat! For those of you who helped, thank you very much.

Whitley Bay Sea Cadets hosted their annual cadet awards evening on Friday 26 September and presented a wide range of trophies and shields to those cadets who have excelled. We are all very proud of all our cadets and congratulations to those who were nominated for awards. We look forward to the year ahead and pledge to continue supporting our cadets reach their goals. We welcomed a number of honoured guests who presented awards; the Northumberland District Officer - Lt Cmdr Alfie Simpson MBE RNR, Mr Mervyn Lisher - the branch chairman of the Whitley Bay and District Royal British Legion, the Northern Area Chair - George Bone, Councillor Linda Bell and our President, Cmdr Elizabeth Bryson RD* DL RNR Rtd.

Pictured is the Northern Area Chair, George Bone presenting the Communities Award and medal to Cadet Edward Penlington who has taken part in a vast array of community engagement last year demonstrating his commitment to the unit and local people.

OC Jack Harley (pictured below) has won the district sailing trophy! This is fantastic news because it is the second year in a row Jack has secured  this accolade to his name. The competition was held on 20 September 2014 and Jack had to demonstrate a wealth of sailing skills in order to be declared the winner and was pitched against cadets representing other units in the district. Congratulations Jack!