42 NAVY NEWS, AUGUST 2007
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THIRTEEN cadets and staff
from Northampton provided the
Guard of Honour at Bletchley
Park to mark the 25th anniversary
of the Falklands Campaign.
That same weekend
Wellingborough Detachment
cadets took part in the sponsored
Wendle Walk.
CPO Tony Norman, who has
devoted 12 years to TS Laforey,
was presented with the Cadet
Forces Medal by unit CO Lt
(SCC) Chris Read RNR.
The unit has celebrated its 65th
● ACs Ryan Morley and Hannah
anniversary, having been formed
Thompson are escorted from
during Warship Week 1942, with
HMS Campbeltown’s Lynx
events including a formal dinner,
a disco and a party.
Six join
The unit is seeking information
on its history, particularly the
years 1975 to 1981 – newspaper
the fun
cuttings or photographs from this
time would be gratefully received.
at Kiel
A LATE change of plan meant
two London cadets had to turn
south at Amsterdam instead of
north – but they still got plenty out
festival
of their visit to HMS Roebuck.
They were due to meet the
survey ship at Den Helder,
LOUGHBOROUGH cadets have
with travel costs supported
been putting in some serious sea
by the Worshipful Company of
time over the past month or two.
Scientific Instrument Makers.
Nine cadets and two members
But the rendezvous was
of staff spent a day sailing between
switched to Ostend, where
Poole and Portsmouth in the unit’s
Roebuck attended the annual
affiliated ship, HMS Quorn.
Festival of the Sea.
The cadets were accommodated
The cadets, PO Adebambo
the night before by their
Salawu and AC Gary Weeks,
compatriots from the Poole unit.
then had a chance to take part in
On arrival in Portsmouth the
ship-board routines, and to train
group toured HMS Victory before
on the sea boat and guns before
heading back to the Midlands.
they arrived in Devonport.
Six members of the unit, four
● Second Sea Lord Vice Admiral Adrian Johns with members of the Poole unit at his annual garden party in Portsmouth. Members of TS
of them cadets, ventured further
Drax supported the event by providing a band display at the Admiral’s residence, Admiralty House in Portsmouth Naval Base, as well as
MEMBERS of the Indefatigable
afield when they took up an
forming a Guard and staging a display of marching
Old Boys’ Association (IOBA)
invitation to join frigate HMS
Picture: AB(WS)1 Pentecost
travelled to East Sussex to see
Campbeltown in Kiel, Germany. the Indefatigable Trophy handed
A five-hour flight delay meant to Rye and District as the most
a rather shorter time in Germany
Malvern heroes
improved unit in the UK in 2006.
than planned, but they still The presentation, including a
managed to enjoy the live music cheque for £700, comes on the
and food of the Kiel Festival. back of Rye teams going head-to-
The cadets willingly took on head in a national shooting contest
a number of ship’s duties, with – and taking the Shell Trophy for
AC Ryan Morley helping chefs the third year running by beating
prepare the Captain’s dinner and the best Army and Air Cadets.
AC Samantha Mitchell testing the
to the rescue
LC Amy Faulkner has been
firefighting equipment. installed as the Lord Warden of
All six were tested on weapon- the Cinque Ports Cadet.
handling skills as the frigate passed
through the Kiel Canal.
TAMESIDE has been awarded
One highlight was a flight in
a grant totalling £5,570 to buy a
Springer, the ship’s helicopter.
new Laser Bahia sailing boat.
S/Lt Kay Adey, the unit’s
The Community Foundation
Commanding Officer, said: “This
soon as they arrived, our act of make positive plans of escape for Greater Manchester grant
was the opportunity of a lifetime
MALVERN cadets proved
kindness to strangers being more should any road around Malvern means the unit can add a bigger
for the cadets and staff.
the heroes of the hour as
than they could bear. reopen – this proved extremely boat to their fleet of four Laser
“We are so grateful to everyone flooding devastated parts of
“Many were in shock and all helpful to morale.
aboard HMS Campbeltown who
England. were emotionally drained. “I managed to get a direct line to
were all enthusiastic and friendly,
Mike gives
Picos and two Laser Vagos.
The unit was due to host the “Staff utilised the full resources the police control centre and was
and many of whom went out of
of the unit, and not one person in able to brief our guests regularly
six decades
POC Kate Sloman’s seven years
their way to ensure the cadets had
South West Area 2nd Class
need was turned away. on an accurate state of play.
of dedication to the Blackpool
a good time.
Cook/Stewards Course, but as
“Unfortunately some had to “Things moved really fast –
unit has been recognised by the
“LS Ritchie Bye was our host,
roads into the town became
to Cadets
award of the Lord Lieutenant of
spend the night sat in a chair as landslides, fallen trees and parts of
and many of his duties were impassable the attendees were
Lancashire’s Certificate of Merit.
every camp bed, mattress or roll roads washed away were the norm
covered by his shipmates to allow contacted and turned back in
Kate was commended for her
mat had been taken up. Some and happened quicker than they
him to spend time with us.”
time.
leadership qualities as well as
families were three to a camp bed. could be reported by local radio.
The unit also took part in the
A VOLUNTEER who has
As the area gradually became
being a team player, and for taking
Giant BT Sleepover – 19 cadets
“The unit’s stock of food was “A police sergeant who I know given more than 60 years to
an island, the unit was left with
on increasing responsibilities with
and five staff stayed at their HQ
exhausted, all five fridges and came up and told me, ‘Bob, if
the Sea Cadets has retired.
plenty of resources – food,
minimal supervision.
– and has held its annual RN
three freezers were emptied. you hadn’t opened up your unit
Mike Myson (75),
accommodation and staff – and
parade, at which new Trainee
“I gave authority for more to be I don’t know were we would had
Community Officer of the
were determined they should not
Instructor Mark Sykes raised £33
purchased as soon as local stores taken them – there just wasn’t
Bury St Edmunds unit,
AC ELANA Fitzgerald has
go to waste.
by having his hair cut off.
were opened, and a shopping crew anywhere left to go.’
joined the cadets in 1946 as
received her prize as Swansea
So the unit contacted the
spent nearly two hours queuing at “Emergency service crews also
a 14-year-old, and has been
unit’s Cadet of the Year.
County Council Emergency
Scottish
the local supermarket for essential popped in throughout the night
Community Officer for the
First runner-up was OC
Planning Team at 9.15pm and
supplies – panic buying had to have a well-earned cuppa, some
past 47 years.
Tristan Gjertson, and third place
made those resources available to
started early. food and a break from the chaos
Although he should have
went to CPO Nigel Morton.
the emergency services.
units help
“Around 9am a relief crew that reigned.
retired at 60, no one else
Best fundraiser for TS Ajax
Unit chairman Bob Thomas takes
was organised to take over those “One extremely mad night and
was willing or qualified to
was Cadet James Cookson.
up the story: “I also gave permission
who had worked to the point of an awful lot of people extremely
for all unit-held buoyancy aids and
take over, and units cannot
on river
exhaustion, having set up dozens grateful to our dynamic team.
lifejackets to made available to the
exist without a community LC STEPHANIE Queen, a
of camp beds, moved most of the “I am extremely proud of them
Fire Service and Mercia Inshore
officer. member of the Stretford and
unit furniture into the compound all. Some of our unit staff, after
Search and Rescue.
Now someone has Urmston unit, has been awarded
CADETS from across the west of
area to make sleeping room, served being at work all day on the Friday,
“By midnight on Friday (July
stepped into the breach a Certificate of Merit by the Lord
Scotland will use their specialist
hot drinks, various snacks and slogged on without complaint and
20) around 60 stranded and
– although Mike (above) is Lieutenant of Greater Manchester,
skills at this year’s Clyde River
then over 100 cooked breakfasts, no sleep for 28 hours.
exhausted children and adults had
staying on as Boat Officer
Col Sir John Timmins.
Festival, scheduled to be staged as
starting at 5am and serving till “The unit and a team of
been rescued and delivered by the
and Sailing Master, as sailing
Navy News went to press.
7am, when all had been fed. volunteers continue to be on
police, and were ensconced in a
is one of his passions.
This year’s two-day festival,
“Lt Barber set up an OS map standby until stood down.
TOBY Baker, of Oundle School
warm and friendly Sea Cadet unit
Mike, who runs a
the third and largest so far, will
area for drivers to view. “There are so many stories to
CCF, won the Directors’ Prize
with hot food, hot drinks, toilets,
successful building
involve ships of all sizes, including
“This deflected the minds tell which will keep us going whilst
for his support of sailing and for
showers, and camp beds.
company, teaches sailing
the Corps’ flagship, TS Royalist.
of drivers away from negative sat around the fire on cold nights
charity work.
“By 2am the numbers had
two nights a week and at
As well as cadets crewing
thoughts and allowed them to for years to come.”
Toby organised a music festival
swelled to over 100, including two
weekends in the summer, which ran for eight days and
the Royalist, local teams will be
pregnant ladies – one 34 weeks
and he spends the winters raised £11,000 for a fishing boat
responsible for delivering two of
and the other not far behind. Corps skills lead to diploma
maintaining the boats. to be used at a camp for homeless
the main roles needed to make the
“Fortunately soon after their
“We in Bury St Edmunds children in the Ukraine.
festival run safely and smoothly.
arrival a doctor turned up, followed
SEA Cadets now have the equivalent to four GCSEs (grades and surrounding areas owe He trains cadets in sailing
Teams on the water and
by a surgeon and his family of
opportunity to gain an A*-C) or four Scottish Standard Mike and his volunteers a skills, and will pass the skills on
quaysides will be guiding visiting
four, and then a paramedic, all
internationally-recognised Grades, and is available to cadets big debt of gratitude,” said to the Ukrainians when he leads
vessels up the Clyde, ensuring they
trapped by the floods.
vocational qualification without over 16 who have completed the Bryan Garnham. a team out to show them how to
dock safely in the right place. “We continued to receive doing any additional work outside SCC marine engineering syllabus. “Mike has been our
get the best out of the new boat.
This year cadets from Airdrie, rescued people throughout the their cadet engineering training. The Corps is unique amongst Nelson, and he has
Campbeltown, Clydebank, East early hours, some who had waded The BTEC First Diploma the Cadet Forces in offering a given 61 years of public
Kilbride, Glasgow, Helensburgh, chest deep to get to safety from in Engineering (Maintenance) syllabus that develops the training, service without fuss or
Lochaber and Oban are expected trapped cars and had no dry offered by the Cadet Vocational skills and knowledge that meet the remuneration.”
to be involved in the event. clothing broke down in tears as Qualification Organisation is criteria to gain the diploma.
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