44 NAVY NEWS, DECEMBER 2010


Newburn beat the odds to take sixth burgee


NEWBURN unit has been awarded a Sea Cadet burgee for the sixth year in a row – despite the constraints of a building project at the unit’s headquarters. The prized burgee was presented by Lt Cdr (SCC) David Finlay RNR to the Officer in Command, PO (SCC) Darren Tannock, and unit chairman Lindsay Miller. In the past year or so Newburn, on the


champions as well as having a Portsmouth Yardstick team at the national sailing regatta, finishing eighth. Newburn’s HQ is currently undergoing £20,000 worth includes


outskirts of Newcastle-on-Tyne, have won the Stephenson Trophy as national powerboat


Parade fell bang in the middle of the building work, making preparations for the big day all


wardroom, toilets, stores, and creating a brand new CO’s office. PO Tannock said the unit’s Royal Naval


redeveloping


of building work, which classrooms,


the


the more challenging. The fact that cadets and staff achieved their


aim was down to sheer hard work, getting the place shipshape in time and performing well enough on the night to claim the burgee. PO Tannock has


in Command for 18 months, and was an ex-Newburn cadet himself 16 years ago. PO Tannock said: “It is a great honour to win the burgee at what was my own unit as a cadet.”


● Pearly royalty at the gathering in


London the Guildhall Square


A right royal


in


Queen celebrates 150th anniversary


knees-up


SOUTHWARK Sea Cadets mixed with royalty at a celebration in London to mark the change of the seasons. Pearly kings and queens from boroughs across the capital gathered in the square outside the Guildhall in the City of London for a lively programme of events, including maypole and morris dancing.


A pipe band and marching band provided music, mayors and dignitaries in red robes with gold chains paraded, there were people from Rochester in Dickensian costume, there were donkeys with carts and veteran cars and even the odd hobby horse prancing about.


THE QUEEN helped cadets celebrate the 150th anniversary of the youth organisation in


Northern Ireland. Beginning the second day of


a visit to the country, the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh attended a reception at Hillsborough Castle, just outside Belfast to mark the anniversary, which has been celebrated through a series of high-profile events across the UK this year. Prior to joining around 180 guests in the Throne Room and Drawing Room, the Queen met Brig Edward Smyth-Osbourne, Commander, 38 (Irish) Brigade and Col John Rollins,


Chief


Executive, Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Northern Ireland. The royal guest, accompanied


And the cadets from TS Cossack were prominent at the annual event, demonstrating their whole-hearted commitment to the local community. Meanwhile, two members of the unit have reaped the reward of months of hard work.


Callum Malone has completed his Silver Duke of Edinburgh Award, which involved extensive commitment in sections titled volunteering, expedition.


skills, physical and


Callum is now planning to crack on with the Gold Award. And Kerry Szmidt notched up her second BTEC Level 2 Diploma in music in less then 12 months. Kerry had to follow a programme of planning,


performing in order to gain this prestigious award – the CVQO (Cadet Vocational Qualification Office) NVQ distinction* pass which she achieved is equivalent to four GCSE A-grade passes. That make four awards


at distinction* in less than 12 months for Southwark unit, which they believe makes them one of the


the London Area. highest-performing units in rehearsing and


by Brig Smyth-Osbourne, then met cadets aged between 14 and 17 years and their leaders from a variety of groups. Meanwhile, in the Drawing


Prizes at Hastings


CADETS from Hastings unit were presented with a string of awards by a Royal Navy officer. Cdre John Kingwell was guest of honour at TS Hastings’ annual prizegiving night, handing over more than 40 awards in his new role as unit president. Among


congratulated were 11-year-olds Aleisha Whitear and Samuel Mozundar, who were presented with the Commodore’s Pennant, the highest award for Junior Cadets. Elsewhere,


Huggett was given his Duke of Edinburgh Award, and numerous comrades of Paul’s were congratulated for their work in shooting, church parades, physical training, boat work and a host of other categories.


18-year-old Paul those who were


Room, Prince Philip, accompanied by Col Rollins, met a further group of around 60 cadets and leaders. In Northern Ireland some 3,600 cadets and 500 adult volunteers make up the four cadet forces – the Sea Cadet Corps, the Army Cadet Force,


the


Corps and the Combined Cadet Force, whose 1,200 cadets are located at Bangor Grammar School, Campbell College, Foyle and Londonderry College, Royal Belfast Academical Institution and The Royal School Armagh. Portrush unit TS Duke of York


were represented at the event by cadets Ronan Sherman, Aaron Brogan and Eimile Sherman.


Air Training


● Cadets cycle to Stoke Bruerne to raise money for unit funds


● The Queen meets Sea Cadets and Marine Cadets during a reception to celebrate the Cadet 150 movement at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland


Combined Forces take over Iveston


282 Squadron Air Training Corps live side-by-side at the Cornwell VC Cadet Centre in East Ham. But the visit to TS Iveston, the decommissioned minesweeper which acts as a training facility in Tilbury Docks, was a first for the combined force. Over the course of the weekend, sea and air cadets were able to take part in sailing, powerboating and pulling activities. The odd capsized dinghy was not a problem, leading nicely into the Sea Cadet swimming test and water safety certificate – though the ten air cadets could not be persuaded to join in the swimming. ATC staff were welcomed into the ship’s wardroom.


TWO cadet units which share an HQ went on a joint activity weekend for the first time in their history. Newham Cornwell VC unit and


“We undertake many water- based activities in the Air Cadets but not many courses,” said Pilot Officer Booty, 282 Squadron’s Commanding Officer. “The Sea Cadets run many


courses, and this could be the start of something new for our cadets.” The appropriately-named Cadet Nelson said: “It was something different for me.


“Being placed in command of a deck or the mess was a huge responsibility but I enjoyed it. “As an Air Cadet is was great to sample another organisation, but I don’t think I would trade in a trip in a glider for a session of rowing...”


Executive Officer of Iveston, Newham unit are now planning to hold a combined forces engineering BTEC award, from their unit and Iveston.


run


Ipswich agree to share party cash


CADETS at Ipswich have been saving hard for Christmas, putting aside money at stand-easy over the year to ensure a memorable party. But when they heard that a local school for disabled children had been burgled they knew what had to be done.


Victory – at last


FINCHLEY unit finally clinched victory


expedition training competition – the first in 46 years of trying. Team captain LC Connor Geraghty also took individual honours by winning the Reg Wheeler Trophy for leadership and navigation.


Longmoor, consisted of navigation The competition, held at in the Chosin exercises, Cup


spear-throwing, alpine traverse, fire prevention and first aid, a military fitness test and scaling an electric fence (to name but a few...). Pictured with LC Geraghty


raft-building, archery,


(right) are (from left) AC Brendan O’Gorman, OC Sophie Lockhart, POC Shanice Henry, OC Frank Di Landro and AC Matthew Fernandez.


Cash taken from the Suffolk School for Parents had been set aside for a Christmas party for the pre-school children with motor learning difficulties. But


staff opening up the


charity’s premises one morning found that their safe, containing cash and electronic equipment, had been stolen overnight. The safe was later found empty, dumped beside a main road in the county.


The theft threatened the children’s party, as the cash had


been earmarked for presents and food.


Local paper the Ipswich Evening


Star reported the theft, and that story was spotted by members of TS Orwell.


Without prompting, the cadets


agreed to donate half of their savings to the charity to ensure the children’s party can go ahead. Unless they can raise funds


quickly, the cadets will settle for a less lavish bash of their own. Former Sea Cadet officer Mike Parry said: “This


goes to show


just how much the ethos and training the Sea Cadets provide have moulded the thinking and moral fibre of these young people. “We should all be very proud them! They are a credit


of to


themselves, their parents, and of course, the Sea Cadet Corps.”


After discussions with the


● Capt Mike Walliker presents the Baden-Powell Challenge Award to Fiona


Captain presents top award


OVER the summer nine leaders and helpers from Basingstoke Central District Girlguiding took 20 Brownies and 18 Guides to a sleepover on HMS Belfast as part of the Girlguiding UK centenary celebrations. One


of the Guides, Fiona,


had recently completed her Baden-Powell Challenge Award, and when the group found that Type 23 HMS Richmond was alongside the wartime cruiser, they approached the frigate and asked if the Commanding Officer or a member of the wardroom would be able to make the presentation. And CO Capt Mike Walliker


was more than happy to make the presentation himself on board his ship.


The Baden-Powell Challenge


Award is the highest award a Guide, from the age of 13, can gain in that age group. It consists of two parts, ten challenges and the Baden-Powell Challenge Adventure, and the award requires commitment – it is not unusual to take 12-18 months to complete.


Biking the


canal


CADETS at Northampton and Wellingborough unit travelled the waterways to raise funds for their unit – but left their boats behind. The youngsters and volunteers


travelled the eight miles to Stoke Bruerne by bike, bringing in more than £200 for unit activities. The unit’s new Royal Marine Cadet detachment has also stepped up to the mark, undertaking its Staff RM Officers field assessment – and the cadets themselves were so pleased with the progress they have made that they held a special ‘cammo’ weekend for unit juniors so that they could demonstrate some of their new skills. Rushden cadets have made a number of local visits, including a call on the Mayor of Wellingborough and a look round the fire station. And, as usual, the unit hosted Rushden’s annual Trafalgar Day parade, when more than 100 cadets paraded the Colour through the streets led by the Sea Cadet band from Kettering.


Grampian victories


GRAMPIAN District cadets left it late, but an outstanding performance at the Northern Area swimming gala swept the Montrose Trophy from the grasp of Clyde South District at the last sporting event of the year. The district – comprising


Peterhead and Stonehaven units – won all eight of the trophies up for grabs at the gala, held at HMS Caledonia’s pool in Rosyth. So with all the figures in, the final calculation for the Montrose Trophy, for the top sporting district in the North, placed the prize in the hands of the units from the north-east coast of Scotland. Meanwhile,


only been Officer


as Navy News


went to press, Stonehaven was preparing to welcome the Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire, Mrs Carol Kinghorn, to the unit HQ for a presentation evening, during which the guest of honour will meet and inspect cadets and staff.


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