NAVY NEWS, JULY 2007 45
Rye bags
Units join
coveted
charity
silverware
weekend
RYE has been selected as the
most improved Sea Cadet unit in
CADETS from two units in
the UK in 2006, and was the first
Cornwall District, City of
recipient of the silver Indefatigable
Truro and Padstow, took part
Trophy.
in the Tregothnan Estate charity
The trophy, once the RN
weekend to raise money for
Swimming Cup, is so valuable
Cornwall MSSC and other local
it has to remain in the old TS
charities.
Indefatigable College in Anglesey. Sea Cadets performed rigging
Winning units keep a shield. displays while Marine Cadets gave
The college closed in 1995 but a demonstration of patrols and
is now a Joint Services training hand signals.
establishment.
This was followed by an attack
The Indefatigable Old Boys
on an ‘enemy’ position – the
Association decided to present the
enemy in this case being Sea
trophy annually to the Sea Cadet
Cadet volunteers.
Corps and association chairman
The final display had an extra
Col William O’Leary travelled from
member – Taylor, son of the
Oxford to present it to Lt (SCC)
David Spicer RNR, CO of TS Rye.
Head Gardener at Tregothnan,
celebrated his tenth birthday
Top of
by slotting in with ease (he had
watched the displays closely all
weekend).
the pipes
Members of the public tried
the Marine Cadets’ ration packs
– some older visitors rued the
THREE cadets from the Portland demise of the bacon grill and
unit have become champions at mixed fruit pudding – and were
the National Sea Cadet Piping surprised at the amount of kit
Competition at HMS Raleigh.
stowed in the average bergen.
LC Richard Samuel, AC Megan
The units were grateful to
O’Donovan and Cadet Taryn
● The annual RN Sea Scout camp at Whale Island in Portsmouth Harbour marked the Scouts’ centenary year with a group photograph of
Ingleheart beat teams from across
300 Scouts on the water outboard of HMS Bristol. During their week-long camp they enjoyed many activities, including sailing, kayaking,
Evelyn Boscawen for allowing
the UK to win gold in the Team
power boating and hiking, plus visits to Action Stations, HMS Victory and the Royal Marines Museum. They also had the chance to compare
them to join the annual event
Piping event, retaining the trophy
Sea Scouting in the past with the present – and predicted a bright future
– the estate is only open to the
Picture: LA(Phot) Emz Tucker (FRPU (East))
public once each year.
Portland won last year.
LC Samuel also won a bronze
in the Individual Piping event.
Cdt Ingleheart only began to
learn piping four months before the
competition, and managed seventh
place in her first national event.
The cadets were trained by
Lochaber gets
CPO Louise Dench.
Domenic is
remembered
A REDEDICATION ceremony
has been held at the Sefton
its fast boat
unit’s Atlantic Memorial Garden,
created to remember L/Cpl
Domenic Salzano, killed during
LOCHABER unit has been Foundation and money raised
in seamanship, navigation,
parachute training in 1995. awarded a grant of £8,320
by the Fort William unit itself.
teamworking and boat-handling
skills, and will also be used as a
Domenic and his brother Ged,
from the Awards for All
Unit chairman John
the former CO of 42 Cdo RM and
Fotheringham said: “We’re
safety boat for sailing activities.
who is now based in London, were
lottery scheme for the
really delighted to receive this
CO Derrick Warner said: “We
both Sefton unit cadets.
purchase of a fast motor
substantial grant, which marks a
understand that this is the biggest
grant ever awarded to the unit
Former staff and cadets boat which will enable
major stepping stone for our unit.
attended, including District
“It has taken a great deal of
and we would like to say a huge
them to train their cadets
Officer Lt Cdr (SCC) Norman
time and effort to put this funding
‘Thank you’ to everyone who
Wood RNR and Lt Cdr Griffiths
in a variety of skills. package together, and I would like
has been involved in making this
● Members of the Kings Lynn unit soak up the sun in Bermuda
RNR, both former Sefton COs.
The lottery award is the last
to pay particular tribute to the work
project a success.
“It means that we’ll be able to
Exeter are
piece in a jigsaw of funding
put in by our treasurer Bob Lee.
packages from organisations
“He has done a fantastic job.”
offer a whole new set of training
The new pride of the unit is a
opportunities to both our cadets
which include £1,500 from
Bermudians host
on the Run
5.7m Humber RIB, powered by a
and instructors.”
HBOS, £2,868 from the
The unit is currently looking
40hp outboard motor.
CADETS from TS Exeter helped
Scottish Communities
for adults to help run things
It will be used to train cadets
both behind the scenes and as
ensure that the Great West Run
instructors.
King’s Lynn team
went smoothly – and the unit even
“The hard work of the unit
fielded a team of runners. management committee has really
Members arrived early to help delivered a tremendous piece of
FOLLOWING a visit by Sea afford something.
with car-parking; MC2 Cranmer equipment which will serve us
Cadets from Bermuda for the The cadets and staff were
and Hoskins stayed on through the for many years to come; and this
Trafalgar 200 celebrations in 2005, given a very warm welcome in
morning to ease the departures of is only the first part of the story,”
members of the King’s Lynn unit Bermuda, where staff from TS
runners and supporters at the end he added.
have now made a reciprocal trip Admiral Somers took time off
of the half-marathon. “We are currently on the
across the Atlantic.
work to chaperone them around
Other cadets helped give out lookout for potential instructors
Although guests of TS Admiral
the island.
medals and certificates at the end.
to help us in our work.
Somers, there was still a major
Visits included St Catherine’s
A team of six junior cadets and
“You don’t need to be ex-Navy,
fund-raising effort by cadets, aided
Fort, the Bermuda Aquarium
an instructor took part in the 2.5-
or even a skilled sailor. You just
by groups such as the local branch
(where cadets had a behind-the-
mile Family Fun Run.
need to be keen to work with
of the RNA.
scenes tour), the dockyard and the
young people and have a couple of As a result the cost was reduced
Governor’s house.
Money raised by the team will
hours to spare each week.” to £350 per person, and allowed a
They also met the Mayor of St
be divided between unit funds and
Honeylands, a local respite centre
For more information, call fund for entrance fees and sundry
George’s.
for children with disabilities.
01397 712605 or 01397 712779, expenses while on the island – the
One of the memorable trips
● Eastbourne unit raised £600 for St Dunstan’s with their Cadet
Challenge – pulling a field gun along the promenade (above). The
or see their website at http:// principle was that no one should
was to the Blue Hole Hill Park,
Flame held
Mayor of Eastbourne, Cllr Colin Belsey, set them on their way, and
units.sea-cadets.org/lochaber/ miss out because they could not
which included swimming in the
they completed the half-marathon distance of just over 13 miles in
caves that were formerly used for
by charity
around five and a half hours.
dolphin shows.
The group took part in the
island’s Palm Sunday walk around
MEMBERS of the Southwark
various beauty spots, which lasted
unit assisted at a ceremony which around three hours and attracted
saw Marie Curie Cancer Care
Reunion looks Forward
some 2,000 people.
assume responsibility for the
NO BUS pass – but possibly a Lottery, staff themselves want
They also managed to fit in
Millennium Flame.
new home for TS Forward. to do as much as possible to
some canoeing and sailing in warm
Politician and broadcaster
Ellesmere Port unit
water, and noted how odd it was
Edwina Currie accepted the flame
contribute, hence the reunion.
celebrates its 65th birthday
to suffer vertigo whilst canoeing,
on behalf of the charity, which will
It is open to anyone who has
this year, and is organising a
as the water is so clear you could
pass it on after a year and a day.
ever been involved with TS
reunion to celebrate as well as
see up to 50ft down.
The flame will be housed at City
Forward, such as cadets, staff,
raising funds for a new HQ.
The staff and parents of the
Hall in London while Marie Curie
TS Forward has been at its
parents and management
island unit also welcomed them
Cancer Care are the keepers.
current location for 29 years,
committee members.
into their homes for meals, BBQ’s
The Millennium Flame was
and the HQ is showing its age.
The reunion will be at 7.30pm
and general socialising.
used by the Queen to light the
A plot of land has been
on Saturday August 18 at
The King’s Lynn cadets were
National Millennium Beacon in
earmarked for a new unit HQ
Ellesmere Port Civic Hall. fine ambassadors for their unit
London on December 31 1999,
by the local council, but some
For more information or
● Flag Offi cer Training and Recruiting Rear Admiral John Borley
and their home country, and it
and again on June 3 2002 in the
£300,000 will be needed to
to book call 0151 355 1779
hands over to Capt Nick Davis RNR, his Director Youth and Cadets,
is hoped to continue with the
Mall to light the National Golden
start the process.
(Mondays and Thursdays
the keys of four Fox terrier-class yachts recently made available for exchange in years to come – the
Jubilee Beacon.
As well as seeking grants from 7.30pm to 9pm) or email
use both by RN Sections of the CCF and by Cadet organisations. UK cadets have been invited back
The cadets were accompanied
bodies such as the National
karenciomapark@uwclub.net
Following a refi t, the 22ft yachts will join STC Amaryllis and powered in two years to join in the island’s
by Lt Cdr Alan Phillips. vessels Black Swan and Blue Swan for training in the Solent 400th anniversary celebrations.
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