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NAVY NEWS, JULY 2010


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Scouts celebrate completion of hut roof


THE 3rd Gosport Sea Scouts celebrated the completion of a new roof for the main scout hut with an evening of fun and games and a barbecue. VIP guest was Cdre Mark


l LC Gareth Griffiths


TS Cardiff doubles up


CARDIFF unit had twice the reason to celebrate when it came to deciding on Lord Lieutenant’s Cadets. At the Lord Lieutenant’s


Awards ceremony in South Wales, LC Matthew Keen took over the baton from LC Rebecca Callan. And in the Gwent version


of events, the coveted title was awarded to LC Gareth Griffiths.


Dinner date


for former CO NEWHAVEN and Seaford unit staged a mess dinner at Seaford Golf Club to honour their former Commanding Officer, Lt (SCC) Neil Rogers RNR. Lt Rogers commanded the unit for eight years before ill health forced him to retire and hand over the reins to S/Lt (SCC) Steve Townsend RNR. Officers and staff attended the dinner and saw another former CO and unit vice president Lt Cdr John Owen present Lt Rogers with an outdoor clock and barometer to thank him for his dedicated service to TS Defiance. Lt Rogers’s wife S/Lt (SCC) Carol Rogers RNR is the unit’s First Lieutenant


Slawson, the Commanding Officer of HMS Sultan who, ably assisted by a group of excited youngsters, cut the ceremonial ribbon. The development became necessary when the old roof fell into a poor state of repair, and the Scouts enthusiastically set about raising funds to renew it. Having almost reached their target the group approached HMS Sultan for assistance and a


contribution of £3,890 was made, which meant the work could start.


The money was donated from the HMS Sultan Summer Show, an annual event that raises money for local and Service charities. Cdre Slawson said: “I am delighted the HMS Sultan Show was able to help this fine cause, and it is heartening to see so many young people enjoying themselves whilst doing something constructive. “Great credit must go to the


helpers and supervisors who give a lot of their time and without whom the group would not exist.”


l Cdre Mark Slawson cuts the ribbon at the Gosport Sea Scout hut


New image ‘will help raise Corps profile’


THE Marine Society & Sea Cadets has updated its image, including the introduction of a


new logo for the Sea Cadets. The charity, parent body of the Sea Cadet Corps, has been working to modernise its look and feel so that it can continue to appeal to its many audiences. Mike Cornish, chief executive officer of the Marine Society & Sea Cadets, said: “This fresh new direction is the result of looking at how the elements of the charity work together and how best to move the charity forward in these changing times, so that we can continue to offer the very best to the maritime sector in terms of promoting our maritime heritage,


while supporting its future. “By creating three new identities for each of the arms of the business, the Marine Society & Sea Cadets believes it can champion that cause far more effectively.”


The umbrella organisation now becomes MSSC, to reflect its


Newport seeks


parental role in governing the two charities.


The Marine Society moves to a dynamic representation that reflects its valued status as a provider of educational opportunities and professional seafarer support to those in all of the sea services.


And the Sea Cadets has received a modern and vibrant look with the purpose of appealing to new volunteers and young people and in keeping with its commitment to support young people via a range of nautical adventure activities. The charity worked with London-based design agency SEA Design to develop the three looks, and conducted a staff survey into attitudes about the organisation to get a feel for the direction in which to go. The charity believes these new looks are a step towards establishing itself more firmly and raising its profile to continue to support professional seafarers and Britain’s youth as Sea Cadets.


boat gear


NEWPORT unit is seeking help in returning a dinghy to the water. The unit owns a Heron sailing


boat, which was stored over the winter.


building but the mast, sails and rudder were in a storage unit, which was destroyed when vandals set it alight.


l Portland unit’s band plays to 700 departing tourists on board German cruise ship Albatros in the harbour, a Naval dockyard for 150 years before it was sold in 1996. Cruise passenger numbers this year are expected to top 10,000 compared to 2,000 in 2009


Port aids TS Penn


PORTLAND unit has been given an equipment and training grant worth more than £16,000 by the local harbour authority. The Dorset port is to give the unit £4,250 to buy two boats – a state-of-the-art pulling boat and a safety RIB plus trailer – as well as a five-year £2,500 annual bursary for maritime training. The bursary will enable a total of 50 cadets to undertake nautical training. Part of the donated funds will also provide essential equipment allowing cadets to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. Steve Davies, chief executive of


the Portland Harbour Authority, said:


“Portland Sea Cadets


provide the next generation with their first understanding of skilled seamanship, yet often they are restricted by existing equipment and available funds for training. “The Port is keen to nurture the organisation and support their long-term goals – helping young cadets learn valuable nautical and land-based skills.” Unit chairwoman Janet Philipps


said: “This has been a wonderful surprise; not only will we have the boats for the cadets to use all year round and land-based equipment for Duke of Edinburgh expeditions, but each year ten of our most hard-working youngsters will be able to develop their training and gain nationally-recognised maritime qualifications.”


may know of some place where spare parts are still available. “It seems a great pity to dispose of a serviceable hull that could be of use to either ourselves or another sailing enthusiast.” Contact CPO Bowen at beerscold@ntlworld.com


Jeffrey Bowen said: “We are now left with a perfectly good hull but nothing else because the Heron is no longer being built and we have been unable to obtain those parts that were destroyed. “It may be possible that there are other damaged Heron boats around that could be salvaged for our missing spare parts. “Alternatively, Navy News readers


Officer in Charge CPO (SCC) The hull was inside the main


l Capt Mark Windsor, Captain Sea Cadets (left) and Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster, FOSNNI, with members of Weston-super-Mare unit and the much-coveted Canada Trophy


Best Weston


THE annual Weston-super-Mare unit Presentation Evening saw plenty of prizes handed out – but the most desirable of all was the result of a collective effort. There were two VIP guests – Rear Admiral Martin Alabaster, Flag Officer Scotland, Northern England and Northern Ireland, and Capt Mark Windsor, Captain Sea Cadets – and both inspected more than 80 cadets in front of staff, parents and other guests. The senior officer presented the awards for achievement; CPO


(SCC) Adrian Main received a Cadet Forces Medal and 40 Canada Trophy medals were distributed to staff and committee members. Then came the highlight of the night – the award of the Canada Trophy, marking out TS Weston as the best unit in the country. The evening also saw the return


of a familiar face – former POC, now ET, George Davis travelled from HMS Collingwood to pick up his BTEC Certificate for Public Services and Music which arrived after he left to join the RN.


Staff ride will span Britain


OFFICE staff in Southern Area are to undertake a charity cycle relay from Land’s End to John o’Groats at the end of this month. All personnel at the office in


HMS Nelson, Portsmouth, plan to take part – eight men and two women, all over the age of 40, and each cycling around 125 miles in around three weeks. The group also hope that


Corps adult volunteers from the areas visited during the ride will accompany members of the official relay team for sections of the course. To cut overheads, all cyclists and the back-up team will be accommodated where possible at Sea Cadet units en route on a dinner bed and breakfast basis – though most overnight stays are likely to be austere, using camp beds and sleeping bags. The eight taking part are


Cdr Andy Giles RN, Maj Andy Henderson RM Retd, Martin McCluskey, Janette Bartlett, John Hall, James Stewart, Ann Shirley and Ronald Cheek.


All money raised – and more than £1,300 has been pledged so far – will be used to allow partial or full funding for a disadvantaged or disabled Sea Cadet from Southern Area to either spend a week on an offshore voyage on one of the MSSC’s training ships, or attend a one-week Outward Bound training course in Snowdonia. The relay will take place


between July 22 and August 11, and a Just Giving website has been set up at www.justgiving.com/ SASeaCadetsLEJOG


Beccles’ Jimmy is rewarded


AN officer at Beccles unit has been rewarded for her involvement in Sea Cadet matters which started when she was five – though she was never a cadet herself. S/Lt (SCC) Sharon Meadows RNR was born and bred in Lowestoft, where she still lives, and works at the local college as a facilitator for adult learning. Her involvement with TS Brave


started when her father was an instructor – and he is now the unit president.


RYA First Aid Instructor, Sharon held a Writer/Stores Instructor qualification as well, though that is now redundant; the officer also holds a RYA Level 2 Power accreditation.


TS Brave, as well as Administration Officer – an ideal situation as she has turned her hand to several jobs at the unit, including Divisional Officer, Stores Officer and Officer in Charge.


Sharon is the First Lieutenant at A qualified Sea Cadet and


She is also the District Staff Officer for First Aid. Sharon, who attended the recently-closed SCTC Inskip for her National Officer Selection Board in October last year, has been presented with the Certificate of Meritorious Service to Sea Cadets by the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Lord Tollemache.


Gunwharf showcase


SOUTHERN Area cadets gathered at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth to make their contribution to the Cadet 150 anniversary this year. The start of the weekend – which showcased Sea Cadet talents, though Cadet 150 covers all three Armed Forces plus the


l Cadets from Poole and Parkstone units form an armed guard drill display team. The squad, trained by CPO (SCC) Stephen West (Poole) and assisted by PO (SCC) Burton (Parkstone), used SA80 rifles to put on a display without orders to the song Eye of the Tiger


CCF – was marked with the firing of a cannon.


And then it was a non-stop


programme of displays and ceremonials.


In the Gunwharf complex itself – once HMS Vernon, home of the Royal Navy’s torpedo and mine warfare specialists – were displays of club-swinging and the hornpipe as well as performances by a Sea Cadet band. On the water there were pulling


and powerboating demonstrations, while the Corps’ sail training vessel TS Royalist was also present for the event.


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