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44 NAVY NEWS, OCTOBER 2009
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CADETS from the South West
Area stepped out in style whilst
collection
putting on an armed guard drill
display for HMS Raleigh’s Open
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Two female Senior Rates and 45
MEMBERS of the former
Sea and Marine Cadets performed
Tunbridge Wells Royal Marines
two impressive displays in front of
Association branch have been
large crowds.
hosted by the Marine Cadets of
None of the cadets had done
Tunbridge Wells unit.
drill with an SA80 rifle before
The evening started with the
the start of the week, but with the
Colours, with MC2 Montandon
help of Raleigh’s senior parade
as commander of a guard provided
instructor, PO ‘Fred’ Perry,
by the detachment.
and one of the Area’s staff drill
After Colours the branch
instructors, CPO (SCC) ‘Snowy’
chairman inspected the guard
Dawes, the cadets blossomed into
and other members of the
a superb guard, winning praise
detachment.
from the Captain of Raleigh.
With the formalities over
a continuity drill display was
performed to the 30 members of
ST ALBANS cadets were
the branch who attended.
delighted to receive confirmation
The display, written by S/Lt
of a £10,000 grant from the Big
(SCC) Groves RNR, the unit’s
Lottery ‘Awards for All’ scheme.
First Lieutenant, showed the
Together with £5,000 from
cadets’ competence and ability
Grassroots, the money will
at ceremonial with the SA80
help refurbish the unit HQ at
rifle accompanied by traditional
Westminster Lodge, built in
military and more modern
1974 and now in need of major
● Cadets Matt and Courtney show off their cookery skills with celebrity chef Nick Martin at the Whitehaven Food Festival
chart music – with no words of
maintenance.
command.
The evening, organised by
detachment commander Sgt
(SCC) Martin, concluded with the
branch standard being presented to
MC2 Evans and the safe custody
of the unit’s Marine Cadets before
Whitehaven’s cooking
TWO members of Evesham unit
are planning to make tandem
parachute jumps this month to
help towards the running costs of
TS Explorer.
Unit management team
a buffet was enjoyed by all.
chairman Rosemary Naylor and
This presentation now adds to
colleague Kathy Woodward are
the unit’s collection of affiliated
MEETING celebrity chefs, ships were among the visitors.
tours,” said unit chairman Chas PO (SCC) Stuart McCourt, TS
set to make the leap into the
insignia; a similar evening in One of them, the Zebu, was Tinkler. Bee’s First Lieutenant, said it had
unknown, and are seeking hard
2008 saw Tunbridge Wells RNA’s
rustling up tea for jet skiers,
short-handed over the weekend,
“The cadets were more than been a busy but very enjoyable
cash as well as a soft landing.
standard given to the unit for
showing visitors round
and was considering closing to the
happy to lend a hand and we weekend.
safekeeping after the branch closed, someone else’s tall ships
public when the cadets stepped
organised a rota to ensure that the “Most of our cadets and staff IT’S not every day that you find
coupled with the presentation of
– Sea Cadets take it all in
in.
ship was properly crewed and able were away on annual camp and a group of Sea Cadets helping
the last White Ensign flown by the
unit’s namesake HMS Brilliant on
their stride.
“We had a call from the Festival
to take visitors.” this left us with only half a dozen the mayor pack bags at the local
or so cadets,” he said. supermarket.
her final voyage into Devonport
Whitehaven
Company who explained the
Another attraction was a
unit was on
problem and asked if we could
programme of demonstrations by “But, when they weren’t cooking But had you been at one of
before decommissioning in 1996. duty at the town’s two-day
provide two or three cadets and a
celebrity chefs including Jean Paul or sampling the food, they have the Tesco stores in Halifax that’s
All are proudly on show on the
Food Festival, where three tall member of staff to help with the
Novelli, Nick Martin and Ainsley had a go at archery, been riding what you would have seen – 12
unit’s Main Deck. Harriott. on Segways and tried on deep-sea cadets from Huddersfield unit
Two cadets went along hoping diving equipment.” spent a couple of days lending
Long Eaton
to show Nick a Marine Cadet To round things off, Ainsley a hand to shoppers, while
ration pack and watch his show, Harriott made a special visit to Cllr Arshad Mahmood, Mayor
but ended up on stage with him, the Sea Cadets’ stall, where he of Calderdale, pitched in and
form new
cooking chicken chili with rice – spent 15 minutes or so looking chatted to the youngsters.
from the ‘rat pack’ – and seafood at the display, chatting to cadets, The cadets raised more than
risotto. signing autographs and having his £350 for the Mayor’s charity, the
affiliation
In another part of the harbour photograph taken. Supporting Us Supporting Each
cadets were keeping the Xtreme “He’s really nice and very
Other Trust for youngsters with
JetSki display team supplied with friendly” said one cadet, “and
diabetes.
LONG Eaton unit has taken
flasks of hot tea. much taller than he looks on TV.”
delivery of some top-notch Navy
memorabilia, thanks to a new
affiliation with the HMS Protector
Caterham rebuild
HINCKLEY cadets pushed
themselves to the limit with an
11-hour fund-raising challenge.
Association.
In the spirit of the Royal
The Battle Honours board and
deck plate from the old ice patrol
ship, plus a cup and shield, were a better future
Marines’ per mare, per terram (by
sea, by land), the cadets travelled
the 22 miles of the Ashby Canal,
presented to the unit at a fund- first by kayaking from Bedworth to
raising barbecue held at the Seven CATERHAM unit TS Zephyr and donated by Direction Fire their Hinckley HQ then yomping
Oaks Inn at Ilkeston. showed remarkable stoicism when Ltd), emergency lighting, cooking to the finish at Snarestone.
Attending the barbecue was vandals smashed in the front of facilities, disabled ramps and The event raised just under
the Mayor of Erewash District
● The newlyweds emerge from St Barbara’s Church to a ceremonial
their HQ. improved fire exits.
£1780 for Help for Heroes, and
Council, Cllr Terry Holbrook,
arch of pace sticks
The latest bout of vandalism The work was funded by a
Lt (SCC) Paul Horton RMR,
who has chosen the unit as one of
occurred just three days after Surrey Grass Roots project, a
Instructors marry
Detachment Commander, said he
his charities for his year of office.
repairs were completed following grant from the Marine Society
was proud of the cadets’ efforts.
Also present was the chairman
an earlier attack. and Sea Cadets, and a sky-dive by
of the HMS Protector Association,
But seizing the opportunity, 17-year-old cadet, POC Richard
MEMBERS of the Leith (TS
Keith Towle, and members of the
TWO Sea Cadet instructors from and Faversham to provide an
the unit undertook an ambitious Fearis, which raised £2,200.
Howe) and Edinburgh (TS
association committee – one of
Kent tied the knot at St Barbara’s honour guard, which traditionally
building project worth more than Caterham moved into the
Trinity) units joined war veteran
whom, Stan March, once served
Garrison Church in Brompton at Sea Cadet weddings form an
£15,000 – more than the unit’s wooden twin-hut building 12
Alf Tubb at a ceremony in a local
in HMS Indomitable, which is
over the summer. arch with oars.
annual income – not simply to years ago when their old barracks
cemetery where a memorial was
also the name of the Long Eaton
Lt (SCC) Michael Goodwin But as Mike is a drill instructor
repair the damage but also to was sold off for redevelopment.
unveiled by the Commonwealth
unit’s training ship.
RNR and PO (SCC) Caroline and Caroline is training to be one,
bring the accommodation up to The site is owned by the South
War Graves Commission in
A more formal presentation Manington met at a training the oars were replaced with pace
modern standards. East Reserve Forces and Cadets
memory of cabin boy Reginald
took place later at the unit HQ, weekend in Portsmouth. sticks, the badge of office for drill
The project, now almost Association (SERFCA), which has
Earnshaw.
when AC Alex Brown presented Mike had already had a long instructors.
completed, involved the fitting supported the work, but the unit is
Reggie was probably aged
his cap tally to Keith Towle for the and distinguished career with the After a reception at the HQ of
of a state-of-the-art fire alarm responsible for maintenance and
15 when he died in July 1941
benefit of Stan March, while an Military Police before he joined the RNR (Medway Division) at
system (worth almost £5,000, upkeep.
on the SS North Devon, having
HMS Protector ship’s badge was the Corps at Whitstable as a Collingwood Block, Brompton
lied about his age to join when
handed to the Mayor’s cadet, LC civilian instructor, moving to Barracks, the newlyweds left for
he was 14.
Natalie Walton. Canterbury and taking over as honeymoon in Singapore – where,
His shipmate Alf, a former
The Protector Association has CO of Faversham in 2007. true to form, they visited Kranji
machine gunner, spent four
pledged to offer support to the After the service it had been War Memorial and Changi Prison
years trying to find Reggie’s
cadet unit wherever possible, and arranged for division of cadets from to lay wreaths on behalf of the
unmarked grave.
hope the affiliation will prosper. Caroline’s unit, Medway Towns, Gillingham branch of the RBL.
Alf had shot down one of the
aircraft which attacked the ship,
Course supremo wins award
but could not rescue his friend
from the engine room because
of escaping steam.
THE man behind one of the Sea
Cadet Corps’ most ambitious courses POC Josh Falconer, of
has been rewarded for his dedication Northampton and Wellingborough
to youth organisations. unit, spent a week at sea on the
Lt (SCC) Tony Smith RNR, who yacht TS Leopold Muller, earning
developed and now runs course C64 his RYA Day Skipper ticket.
Adventure/Military Training from During the same cruise Harry ● The UK cadets with IMC delegate Vice Admiral John McAnally
SCTC Inskip, has been awarded a Boyde (15) was selected to be
Clasp to the Cadet Forces Medal.
Tony (left of picture) was presented
Italian perspective
part of the 2010 Sea Cadet yacht
racing squad.
with the award by Lt Cdr (SCC) Seven cadets from the unit
Barry Glanville, Superintendent of
SIX cadets – five from Portrush Navy used to train competitors also went to sea, this time in
SCTC Inskip, at the conclusion of
unit and one from Bristol for international sports. TS Royalist, visiting Plymouth,
this year’s exercise.
Avonmouth – represented the The two-week camp included Dartmouth and Brixham.
Tony said: “I suppose around 1,500
UK at an International Maritime activities such as sail training, Members could choose
cadets have gone through courses
Confederation (IMC) sail training rowing, volleyball and football. between two summer camps –
I have organised, and it gives me
camp in Italy. There were also excursions, one on board HMS Bristol in
immense pleasure to think they have
The camp was held at Sabaudia including one to Rome, and the Portsmouth Harbour, the other
got so much joy out of it all.”
in central Italy, around 100km camp was well supported by the including abseiling and sea survival
Picture: SqnLdr Eddie Challoner RAFVR(T) from Rome, where the Italian Italian Navy. techniques at Inskip, Lancashire.
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