NAVY NEWS, DECEMBER 2009 43
Acquaint
Sea Scout group celebrate centenary
way to
A SEA Scout group which can trace
its ancestry back to 1909 is seeking
learn...
former members as part of its centenary
celebrations.
The idea of forming a Scout group
occurred to the vicar of Holy Trinity
THE third Armed Forces Careers Church in the town in the autumn
Acquaint course at Inskip saw of 1909, sowing the seeds of the 3rd
seven Sea Cadets and one air
Margate Scout Group.
cadet try out a wide range of
These Scouts had important roles to
Services-related activities.
fulfil in both world wars, as coastguards,
Under the leadership of Lt
observers and messengers – and one
(SCC) Tony Smith RNR, the
former member, an RAF pilot named
eight students flew, sailed, shot,
Webb Davies, died on active service
navigated and even managed a bit
in 1941.
of down-time.
Their church HQ was bombed in
● Lt Cdr (SCC) Jim Budgen RNR
Flt Lt Alan Howard RAFVR(T)
June 1943, and it was to be 16 years
provided air navigation instruction,
before a new church was consecrated.
after which the youngsters went
The group changed allegiance
airborne in a Squirrel helicopter,
Hospital
from land to sea in the 1960s, and
while the Fleetwood Nautical
were accepted into the Royal Navy
Campus of Blackpool and the
Recognition Scheme in the late 1980s
Fylde College taught sea survival
as RN-50.
visitors
skills.
Group Leader Terry Pankhurst said
Inskip’s Commandant, Cdr
they would like to hear from anybody
(SCC) Barry Glanville RNR,
who has been a member of the 3rd present
and CPO (SCC) Mike Farley
Margate Holy Trinity Scout Group and
taught the principles of maritime
Holy Trinity (Margate) Sea Scouts.
navigation in preparation for a
Contact the group on 01843 230348
trip down the Solent – using the
(evenings only) or email Accounts.
certificate
college’s ship bridge simulators,
trinitymargate@tesco.net or skip@
rather than travelling south.
rn50.org.uk – and the group still has
A SPECIAL presentation to a
RIB training was made possible ● Members of the 3rd Margate Holy Trinity Scout Group – forerunners of the current Holy Trinity long-serving member of staff at
(Margate) Sea Scouts – on board HMS Ramilles in 1919
room for boys and girls aged between
by the loan of boats by Blackpool
six and 14, and adult volunteers.
Ruislip unit had to be amended
unit, shooting was staged on the at short notice when the recipient
indoor range of RAF Woodvale was confined to hospital while
and the cadets also went aloft in a
recovering from an operation.
Tutor aircraft.
An award was to be made to
The following Sea Cadets
Lt Cdr (SCC) Jim Budgen RNR
attended: POC L. Fitzpatrick
(79), who has just completed 50
(Leicester), POC B. Marriette
Solemn duty and an
years service in the Corps.
and LC D. Heffy (Huyton
So prior to the event at the
with Roby), ACs N. Cook
cadets’ HQ, the London Area
and A. Horrocks (Lancaster
Officer, Cdr Paul Haines, the CO
and Heysham), AC L. Fell
Illustrious affiliation
of Ruislip unit, James Parkinson,
(Runcorn), POC K. Isherwood
and unit chairman Aidan
(Warrington) and Cpl C. Bruffell
Harris visited Jim at Hillingdon
(2359 (Walton) Sqn ATC).
Hospital.
Vital support came from
There they presented Jim with
WO2 P. Bolton, supported by S/
a certificate of appreciation, and
Lt (SCC) J. Wrigley RNR, S/Lt
later, back at HQ, they read out
(SCC) M. Mitchison RNR and
the citation for Jim’s award.
PO A. Spence SCC.
(SCC) Keith Marshall RNR and a
That outlined a career spanning
CADETS and unit staff
detachment of 12 Marine Cadets
half a century, starting in the
Arbroath
from the Malta GC unit autumn of 1959 when Jim joined
under the command of unit OiC,
gathered at the Cenotaph
the instructing staff of TS Pelican,
Lt (SCC) Donald Montebello
in Floriana to take part in
having already spent 12 years in
RMR.
welcome
the Royal Navy.
their nation’s remembrance
Other Cadets and members of
He became a lieutenant in 1971,
ceremonies.
staff were also on duty as wreath
and in 1984 he was appointed CO
bearers to attending VIPs and
Canadians
Reflecting ceremonies held
of Ruislip unit.
dignitaries.
around the world in honour of
During those years Jim was at
Amongst those laying wreaths
the fallen, a parade was led by
the forefront of unit routines, but
at the foot of the memorial were
the band of the Armed Forces of
is especially remembered for the
ARBROATH cadets played host
the President of the Republic of
Malta, followed by two 50-strong
activities centred around the boat
to Canadian colleagues who were
Malta, Dr George Abela, the Prime
detachments from the Army and
house on the Grand Union Canal
staying at HMS Caledonia.
Minister, Dr Lawrence Gonzi, the
the Police.
in Uxbridge, for unit fundraising,
The Canadians travelled north
Presidents of the British Legion
Marching behind the British
for expeditions and for the number
from Rosyth after lunch, and
and the Poppy Appeal Fund and a
● Sea and Marine Cadets of the Malta GC unit who took part in
Legion contingent were
of pennants and trophies won by
were treated to a visit to the local
large number of ambassadors and
remembrance ceremonies on the island
representatives of the Royal Naval
the unit and its cadets.
lifeboat station, where some of
High Commissioners, including
Since standing down as CO,
Association and Royal Marines
British High Commissioner Louise The quartet were among 500 the Mediterranean than Portsmouth
them got the chance to try on
Jim has continued his active
Associations, followed by the Sea Stanton – who is also patron of the affiliates who were taken to sea in November, the visitors enjoyed
lifeboat protective clothing.
involvement with the unit.
Cadets and the Girl Guides. unit. for a day on board aircraft carrier the cruise into the Solent and
They also called in at the Signal
He still provides instructional
This year the Malta unit was Four members of the unit have HMS Illustrious, with which the the Channel, and as a token of
Tower Museum – which was
expertise (and has occasionally
well represented by a nine-strong been on duty a little further afield Malta GC unit enjoys strong ties. their gratitude presented CO Capt
opened specially for the visitors –
stood in for the CO at parade
squad of Sea Cadets led by Mid than Floriana. In sunshine more reminiscent of Ben Key with a hand-made ship’s
and the day was rounded off with
evenings and other events), he
badge inscribed Malta Convoys –
a trip on the passenger launch
has devoted many years to ship-
Corps role models win awards
the most special of Lusty’s Battle
Girl Katherine 11, which took
keeping – the maintenance and
Honours, in their eyes.
them along the cliffs and shoreline
upkeep of the unit’s HQ – and he
In return Capt Key presented
around the port.
also tirelessly promotes TS Pelican
the unit with a White Ensign in the local community, not least
Before they headed back to the
TWO outstanding cadets have which unit chairman James Davis through his long involvement with
Forth, the Canadian cadets were
been rewarded for demonstrating said will take pride of place at the the local RNA and the HMS
given stovies and bannocks for
the qualities to which cadets are unit’s Taranto Night dinners. Ganges Association.
their tea.
encouraged to aspire.
The Canadians last visited the
L/Cpl Bradley Price joined
North Sea port five years ago, so
as Marine Cadet in 2005 and
the youngsters of TS Arbroath
has been active in all areas of For SER
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ALUE
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back – and hope it is not too
waterborne activities and achieving
second-to-none…
long till they make their way back
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again.
He has been an excellent role
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and
model in his unit, Hastings,
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