NAVY NEWS, NOVEMBER 2010


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Clasp is awarded to chief


A MEMBER of staff at Brighton unit has been recognised for more than 35 years of service to the Corps.


was awarded his third clasp to his Cadet Forces Medal by Lt Cdr (SCC) Peter Gooding RNR. The presentation was made


at Longmoor Army Camp in Hampshire during a Southern Area Multi-Activity Staff Training (MAST) weekend,


Lt Cdr Gooding is the officer in charge.


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a year, and for the past decade or so CPO O’Keefe has regularly attended to support the logistical side of the camp. The senior rating’s wife Cathy and son Karl are also uniformed members of TS Brighton, and the family has now been joined in uniform by Michael’s ten-year-old granddaughter Elisha.


Fishguard celebrates


FISHGUARD unit has been celebrating the success of its Senior Girls pulling team, who brought the national title back to West Wales. The TS Skirmisher team – Naomi Groves, Emily


and


Zoe Day, and Laura and Lucy Callard – had previously won all their district and area regatta races, qualifying them for the nationals.


And in a display of faultless pulling technique at the ExCeL in London – along with plenty of determination – the Fishguard girls continued to win, taking the Burton Cup back with them along the M4.


Such weekends are held twice which CPO (SCC) Michael O’Keefe


Chatham hosts bands


THE HISTORIC Dockyard at Chatham hosted the Southern Area Sea Cadet Band contest – the first time in living memory the event has been held outside Portsmouth.


Six bands and ten soloists gave visitors to the dockyard a pleasant surprise attraction in addition to those normally on display. Coming from as far away as Poole and


Area Officer (South), noted the “encouraging quality of the playing,” and particularly enjoyed one of the bugle solos – and as an ex-Royal Marines Director of Music he should know... Results: Novice Class Band: Folkestone Contest Class Band: Herne Bay; Premier Class Band: Tunbridge Wells; Best Solo Drummer: AC A Heald,


Tunbridge Wells; Best Solo Bugler: MC2 G Evans, Tunbridge


Wells; Best Drum Major: MC2 L Reed, Tunbridge


● Buglers compete at the Southern Area Sea Cadet Band contest at Chatham


Best Dressed Band: Tunbridge Wells. Sponsored by the Kent branch of the MSSC and the Historic Dockyard, the day was a great success, raising the profile of the Corps and presenting almost 100 cadets with an opportunity to put into practice the skills they have learned as cadets. Organisers Lt Cdr (SCC) Phil Coast RNR and S/Lt (SCC) Allison Bowen-Davies RNR agreed that it was a fantastic venue and a real spectacle for those who took part and watched.


Wells;


Warsash – and as near as Ashford and Tunbridge Wells – the 70 or so cadets that competed were watched by a crowd of hundreds, including one group on a yacht that hauled up alongside Thunderbolt Pier when they heard the music. Guest of Honour Admiral Sir Peter Abbott said after the presentations that it had been “an absolute delight to see the cadets performing at the Historic Dockyard, and the standard of musicianship – even in the novice class – was excellent.” Admiral Abbot also thanked the dockyard for the use of their facilities, the Kent branch of the Marine Society and Sea Cadets for sponsoring the marquee and refreshments, and all the volunteers who had made the day such a great success. Major Andy Henderson RM (Rtd), Deputy


● Maria Hoyles


Ex-cadet steps up to Navy


A FORMER Sea Cadet from Shropshire has joined the Navy and is training for a career in logistics. Maria Hoyles, who was a member of the Telford unit, passed out of her basic training at HMS Raleigh in the summer. But her interest in the Senior


Service is long-standing. Maria joined TS Wrekin at the age of ten, and has packed a great deal into the subsequent eight years.


Through the unit she achieved Bronze and Silver Duke of Edinburgh Awards, ocean/sports and naval acquaint scuba diving qualifications, a BTEC in Public Services and numerous Sea Cadet Corps qualifications,


including


kayaking/canoeing, offshore sailing and power boating. Maria also attended various ceremonies, and was chosen to be the sword-bearer for the High Sheriff of Shropshire. Two things stand out in Maria’s


career. The first was reaching the rank


of Petty Officer Cadet, the highest rate a cadet can achieve.


And the second had to be representing the Corps and the UK on a three-week international cadet


exchange to Perth in


Australia. During her time Down Under


Maria stayed on a Royal Australian Navy base.


With the gruelling nine-week basic training course at HMS Raleigh under her belt – Maria admitted that “it was hard at times”,


despite her thorough


grounding in all things Naval – she then faced Phase Two training. That involves a 14-week stint


● Cdr (SCC) Barry Glanville, Assistant Director of National Training for the Corps (left) presents the Cadet Forces Long Service Medal to Lt Micky Shone


Medal for Micky


A SEA Cadet officer from Torpoint who has organised training at HMS Raleigh for around 80,000 young people has been rewarded for his long and dedicated service. Lt Micky Shone was presented with a Cadet Forces Long Service Medal in recognition of 12 years involvement with the Corps, administering the training


programme for visitors to the National Sea Cadet Training Centre, which offers 15 bespoke training courses. Lt Shone, who joined the Nay in 1964 and completed 35 years service, said: “Being involved with the Cadets is an absolute pleasure and I have enjoyed every moment of the past 12 years.”


● International exchange cadets with their hosts in South Korea Flying the fl ag in Korea


A MEMBER of Northampton and Wellingborough unit had a particularly busy summer, training up in boat station skills, learning to be a dinghy instructor – oh, and fitting in an international exchange trip to South Korea as well. LC Lara Jolley was chosen as one of the top cadets in the UK to take part in the exchange, which saw youngsters


the United States, Canada, the Netherlands and Russia hosted by South Korean cadets. The British representatives did


● The Royal Navy section of King’s Bruton CCF leads the march- past after the Duchess of Wessex had conducted an inspection


Royalty at King’s


THE Countess of Wessex was the VIP guest at King’s Bruton School to help celebrate the centenary of the establishment of the CCF contingent. To mark the occasion the inspected the cadets,


Countess and then watched a fly-past by the


Fleet Air Arm. The day also saw the re-opening


of the school’s Memorial Hall, in commemoration of former pupil Sgt Ben Ross RMP, who died while serving in Afghanistan in 2009. A panel created in honour of Ben was unveiled by his family.


not have much time to unwind on arrival in South East Asia, getting some lunch and a little rest before they joined the others for a traditional Korean dinner. They were then given a briefing


on what to expect for the rest of the week, and finally got to bed. The following day saw a tour to a typical Korean village, where Lara and her group took part in a Korean tea ceremony and had the chance to bash away at Korean drums.


They were then whisked from the UK,


away from the traditional when they were taken to Lotte World, a massive indoor and outdoor amusement park in Seoul. The first formal element of the exchange took place that evening with an opening ceremony and speeches over dinner by the President of Sea Explorers in Korea. That set the pattern for the rest of the week. The following day was spent


at the demilitarised zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea and visited the War Memorial of Korea, then it was on to the Korean Naval Academy, where they toured the museum and took part in the opening ceremony for the Sea Festival. In between formal events the cadets took the opportunity to get to know their international comrades, a crucial element of such exchanges. A regatta gave the visitors a chance to indulge in a water fight and ride various craft, including dragon boats and banana boats,


and there were more tours, to a museum and a warship. Day Seven finished with a good night out, so the following day proved quite tiring, with a full programme of visits to a palace and exhibitions, a little sailing and a trip up Seoul Tower; the cadets were


also photographed by the


Korean media. Then it was time for goodbyes


– “this was a very sad moment as we had become close friends with the other cadets on the exchange,” said Lara. “This was a brilliant exchange,


everything was very well organised and set to a schedule, however the cadets had enough freedom so that they could enjoy themselves and have a good time. “The co-ordinator planned the


event so the cadets could get the most out of their day and made sure that they were having a good time. “Everybody was very polite and


it was really good to experience other cultures and mix with new people.”


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learning about supply chain logistics back at Torpoint before going to a naval base for a year to put her training into practice. Maria said: “I enjoyed my time in the Sea Cadets going places, doing things and, best of all, the friends I made all over the country, and if I had not joined the Cadets a lot of this would not have been possible.


“Just because you join the Sea Cadets does not mean you have to want a career in the Navy – just enjoy the fun, friendship and experiences.


“But the Cadets can help if


you want a career with the Royal Navy.”


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