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ST ALBANS unit made a clean
sweep of the Hertfordshire five-a-
side football tournament.
Murder squad host
Playing at the Metropolitan
Police HQ in Hendon, the three
teams went home with three
trophies – junior cadets, senior
female cadets and senior boys.
Ten-year-old Max August also
won the Player of the Tournament
Award for his cat-like prowess in Stevenage visitors
goal for the junior team.
All three teams now go on to
represent Hertfordshire at the STEVENAGE cadets were
passing-out parade which was
Eastern Area competition in St
invited by murder detectives
staged under the watchful eye of
Ives this month.
Metropolitan Police drill officer
to attend a police station.
Peter Clements.
● PO James Thompson (left)
No sinister reasons, though At the end of proceedings a is roped in with Apprentice
PLYMOUTH Drake unit has – the lads and lasses of TS debrief session was chaired by
star Margaret Mountford and
been short-listed for a Lottery
Andromeda were at the
DCI Tony Nash in order to gauge
MSSC Legacy Offi cer Lt Cdr
award competition with a
Metropolitan Police Training
the views of cadets and staff.
(SCC) Roger Busby RNR
chance to win funding of
£50,000.
School’s Peel Centre, Hendon,
DCI Nash said: “It was a
unique opportunity for the cadets
The cadets are one of six
as guests of the Homicide
to be exposed to the Metropolitan
groups within the West Country
Command.
Offi cer
Police Service and for police
preparing to compete for the
Their day included a tour
officers to talk to young people
funding through the ITV’s
of the centre which took in the
about their perception of current
tidies up
Peoples Millions programme.
remembrance garden and book
crime issues such as knife-enabled
Plymouth Drake Sea Cadets
for fallen officers.
crime and serious youth violence
were set to go head-to-head The tour features original and associated police actions.
campaign
with Portland’s Quarry Trust in exhibits from the Great Train “It is clear that both groups
a live telephone vote on the Robbery, including a champagne benefited from the experience.”
early evening regional news bottle with a fingerprint of The Commanding Officer of
logo knot
show as Navy News went to Ronnie Biggs which led to his TS Andromeda, PO (SCC) Tracy
press. identification. Attridge, said: “I would like
ROPED in to help launch a
The Murder Squad went on to to thank all the officers of the
national legacy campaign, PO
TWELVE Sea Cadet instructors
explain how they go about their Murder Squad for allowing my
James Thompson spotted a knotty
from all over the UK were
work, and DS Steve Baldwin and staff and cadets to experience a
problem – the logo for Forget-Me-
recognised for their community-
DC Hazel George talked to their little insight into the challenging
Knot Week was just not pusser...
based learning achievements when
guests about knife crime. work undertaken by the unit
Quick as a flash, the nimble-
Admiral the Lord West of Spithead
Next stop was the skid pan,
and to all the other officers who
fingered Hornchurch PO solved
presented them with awards at
where staff from the driving
contributed to a memorable day
the image issue with a swift “right-
a CVQO (Cadet Vocational
school demonstrated their
for my cadets.”
over-left-and-under… left-over-
Qualification Organisation)
dizzying skills.
right-and-under” to produce a
graduation ceremony at Britannia
Back on dry land, the visiting ● Cadets and staff from
perfect reef knot.
Royal Naval College Dartmouth,
group was supplied with Stevenage unit gather around
Twenty charities took part in the
in front of colleagues, families and
refreshments, and then it was on the statue of Sir Robert Peel,
London launch of the ‘Remember
friends.
with the packed programme. founding father of the modern
a Charity in your Will’ campaign,
The deserving dozen were
The cadets changed into police force, outside Peel House in which the Marine Society and
presented with a City and
their No 1 uniforms and were at the Metropolitan Police Sea Cadets highlight the legacy of
Guilds Senior Award in Youth
invited to attend the probationer Training School at Hendon the wartime RNVR with a “wavy
Management and Training,
lace” appeal.
comparable to foundation,
honours and masters degrees and
Big thanks
Jess is Top Fin
Surprise
Lassoed with Alan (now Lord)
Sugar’s Apprentice guru, Margaret
achieved through their work as a Mountford, for the photo-call at
Cadet Force Adult Volunteers.
www.cvqo.org
to Gary
the start of the week-long publicity
THE Sea Cadet Corps National Diving
Acquaint Course is regarded by many as the
for five drive, James joked: “Good job I
marina
AFTER three years with the CCF hardest that a Sea Cadet can undertake.
spotted that ropey knot in time,
SEA Scouts from across the as Area Instructor for the London The course is open to adults and cadets
FIVE staff were in for a surprise otherwise I would have been
globe gathered in the UK to NW Region, CPOPT Gary who are already qualified divers, and teaches
when they attended the Essex ribbed by my shipmates.”
celebrate the World Centenary Aldridge is returning to manage subjects such as rope signals, different types
District annual seamanship
of Sea Scouting.
the Gym at HMS Sultan. of searches, night diving and correct use of
competition.
Roebuck’s day
A wreath-laying and church
Two of the courses he was most thunderflashes.
PO (SCC) Greg Salter
service took place at St Andrew’s
closely involved with in the CCF It is not only physical but mentally
(Chelmsford), CPO (SCC)
LOCAL VIPS, including the
earlier in the year, with local
were the leadership weekend and
demanding as well.
Sharon Smith (Colchester),
Mayor and Mayoress of Taunton
scouts joined by colleagues
week-long courses based in HMS
So to pass the course is an achievement
CPO (SCC) Les Rudd
Deane, local MP Jeremy Browne
from New Zealand, the United
Raleigh and the sports courses.
– allowing the diver to wear the elite diving
(Hornchurch), CPO (SCC) Ben
and the Deputy National
States and Ireland.
All the cadets and staff with
badge – but to be ‘Top Fin’ as well is the
Mearing (Chelmsford) and
Hydrographer, Capt Vaughan
Roy Masini, who specialises
whom CPO Aldridge has been
icing on the cake.
Lt (SCC) William Rock RNR
Nail, attended Taunton unit’s
in the recording of Sea Scout
associated wish him well in his
So well done LC Jess Bereznyckyj, of
(Walton) were enticed to the
annual RN parade.
history, gave a talk on how
new job and thank him for his
Nottingham unit, who beat seven other
event on various pretexts, at
TS Roebuck, based at the UK
the idea of scouts on water
generous comments, unflagging
students (four of them adults) to the
which point they were presented
Hydrographic Office, comprises
was developed by Robert
energy and enthusiasm which
award.
their Cadet Forces Medals by
24 senior and 11 junior cadets, led
Baden-Powell and his close
has helped make his courses so
Jess is also the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet
Deputy District Officer Lt Cdr
by CPO (SCC) Geoff Kerswell
associates.
enjoyable and memorable.
for 2009-10.
(SCC) Michael Chittock RNR.
and his team of adult instructors.
● LC Jess Bereznyckyj
Units mark Trafalgar victory across the country
WHILE the main event took place in London (see under the direction of Lt Cdr (SCC) Jim Spink Marine cadets of Mercia District units, along with Berkshire District units headed for Henley-on-
p44) units and districts around the country also RNR, representing nine units, paraded at Castleford members of HMS Forward (Birmingham RNR) and Thames (see above), where the flag lieutenant was Lt
marked the victory at Trafalgar with style. this year (see above) with the Mayor and Mayoress of Sea Scouts, paraded around Nelson’s Statue before Simon Thompson RN, a former Marlow cadet.
And though we cannot cover every parade and Castleford as VIPs. marching through Birmingham city centre to a More than 100 cadets from Basingstoke, Henley,
event, we can at least give an idea of the time and Severn District Trafalgar Day parade was hosted reception hosted by the Lord Mayor (above, centre). Maidenhead, Newbury, Reading and Slough and
effort put in by all those cadets and staff who took by Ross and Monmouth unit in Ross-on-Wye, Commemorative medals were presented to each Windsor took part.
part to ensure that smart dark blue uniforms are seen where the Inspecting Officer was the Deputy Lord cadet to acknowledge the 200th anniversary of the Somerset and Dorset’s parade was held in
in towns and cities around the UK. Lieutenant of Herefordshire, Air Cdre Smart. unveiling of the statue, the first in the country paid Weymouth, where the lead officer was Lt Cdr (SCC)
Some 150 West Yorkshire cadets and 50 staff In the West Midlands, 65 bluejackets and 15 for by public subscription. Andy Jennings, of Bridgwater unit.
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