NAVY NEWS, AUGUST 2007 43
Visitors fi nally see the sea
A PARTY of seven land-
the Falklands conflict.
locked cadets visited
“It was a very moving service,”
Whitehaven during the
said CPO Bostock, “and we were
privileged to have been a part
town’s maritime festival
of it.”
– and for some it was their At the end of the festival,
first glimpse of the sea.
S/Lt Crowe presented each of
The Whitehaven unit
the Stoke cadets with ‘competent
welcomed five sea cadets and
crew pulling’ and ‘basic water
two Marine cadets from the
safety’ qualifications which they
Stoke-on-Trent unit, and set
had earned during the weekend.
Whitehaven unit chairman
out to make it a memorable
Chas Tinkler added: “It was a
occasion.
real pleasure meeting the staff and
S/Lt (SCC) Harry Starkey
cadets from TS Talent.
RNR, TS Talent’s First Lieutenant
“They joined in enthusiastically
and a former Whitehaven resident,
and coped admirably with
contacted Whitehaven to ask if
everything we threw at them.
he and his Commanding Officer,
“They are a real credit to
CPO (SCC) Bev Bostock, could
themselves, their parents and their
bring a group to the International
Maritime Festival.
unit, and excellent ambassadors
“The response from Whitehaven
for Stoke on Trent.
was a very simple yes,” said S/Lt
“We wish them all well for
Starkey.
the future and look forward to
“Basically, all they needed to
welcoming them back”
know was how many cadets we
The Whitehaven cadets made
would be bringing.”
such an impression on the Master
Whitehaven’s CO, S/Lt (SCC)
of the Grand Turk, Capt Ian
Keith Crowe RNR, said it had
Macdougal, that he invited six to
been a pleasure to have the TS
spend a day at sea as the tall ship
Talent crew on board.
sailed from Whitehaven to Silloth.
“We were told that several of the
In addition, three of them
cadets had never even seen the sea
were given the chance to spend
before, and we were determined
a further three weeks on board,
to make it a visit that they would visiting Belfast, Chatham and
enjoy and remember for a long Scarborough.
time. I think we succeeded.”
During the three days of the
festival, the contingent from TS
Talent took a cruise along the
West Cumbrian coast on board the
● Cadets from Stoke in the sea at Whitehaven after gaining their
steamer MV Balmoral, courtesy
basic water safety qualifi cation (above), while two Whitehaven sea
of the festival’s Chief Executive,
cadets and two Stoke Marine cadets provide a Guard of Honour for
Gerard Richardson.
a VIP function on board the tall ship Grand Turk (left)
“When our own cadet unit told
us of the visit, it was our pleasure
to welcome this group of young
people to Whitehaven,” he said.
“We felt that a cruise on
Methil hosts cadets
board the Balmoral would be an
appropriate gift from the Festival
and I hope they enjoyed it.”
The cadets also visited several
from across the Pond
of the tall ships, including Grand
Turk, appeared on BBC TV’s Look
METHIL and District unit the vicinity, and alternative
North programme, and on BBC
had the privilege of hostying had to be found.
Radio Cumbria – several times.
a visit by cadets from the The answer was a football
There were also VIP seats for
United States Naval Sea (or soccer) and deck hockey
the firework display.
Cadet Corps. tournament involving hosts
But there was also a serious side
The American cadets were and visitors.
to the weekend.
staying at HMS Caledonia Not only did it help sharpen
A guard of honour for a VIP
in Scotland, along with two skill levels, but it meant the
event on board Grand Turk was
escorting officers. youngsters worked up a
provided jointly by two Whitehaven
They had already enjoyed a sweat as well.
cadets and the two Marine cadets
varied programme, including The evening culminated in
from Stoke.
a visit to Type 42 destroyer the exchange of plaques, with
Sunday saw a harbourside service
HMS Exeter when the warship an American escort officer
commemorating the anniversary of
visited Dundee, and a trip to handing over an engraved
see the Wallace Monument version as a token of gratitude,
at Stirling. while Methil’s Officer in
Skipper on the river
The orginal plan was for the Charge, CPO Gordon Squires,
cadets to also go kayaking presented a TS Ajax crest.
under the care of the unit’s The cadets also entered
civilian instructor, Alan Innes. into the spirit, swapping gifts
MEDWAY Towns cadets have just added a new 15ft Skipper motor
But with time running short, such as caps and pens as
launch to their fleet, thanks to a series of grants which will make it
and the threat of lightning in souvenirs of the visit.
easier for members of the unit to undertake training.
After laying up their last
displacement craft in 2006,
cadets had to travel to other
units and to Southern Area
Corps Admiral
courses to train.
Awards for All provided
£8,645, with £2,000 from the pays a visit
Rochester Bridge Trust, which
when added to a previous grant
from Medway Sports Trust
allowed the unit to buy the
to Leith unit
launch and trailer.
LEITH unit were honoured with a visit by the
Cadets have already had a
Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps, the Duke
look at the new arrival on the
of York.
River Medway, and although it
Prince Andrew was visiting Edinburgh to
will be known officially as MTC
(Medway Training Craft) George
attend the General Assembly of the Church
● Cadets line up along the route of the Duchess of Cornwall at the
Ward, after one of the founder
of Scotland.
BAE Systems yard at Barrow-in-Furness
members of the Medway Sports
But he managed to fit in a 40-minute
Royal welcome
Trust, the youngsters have
visit to TS Howe, allowing him the chance
decided it will be known simply
to meet committee members, staff and unit
as George.
supporters, and he spoke to each cadet as he
toured the unit’s facilities.
SEA Cadets were out in force at sea cadets, along with their Army Before leaving, Prince Andrew presented
the launch of the Royal Navy’s and RAF colleagues, staged a
Gold and silver
the unit’s 2006 Efficiency Pennant to cadet
latest submarine, HMS Astute. series of displays, including a field
TWO members of the East
Peyton Murdoch, the youngest member of
Members of the Barrow-in- gun run.
Kilbride unit won medals at the
TS Howe.
Furness, Kendal, Maryport and They also took part in a
Scottish National RYA Honda
During his week in Scotland, the Duke of
Helensburgh units marched into Falklands memorial parade and
Youth Challenge event.
York also visited the Lady Haig poppy factory
position along with the RN Guard watched a spectacular firework Cadet Alexander Wilson took in Edinburgh, and travelled to Inverness and
of Honour from HMS Astute. display, and with some 21,000 the gold medal, while Junior Cadet Aberdeen.
Cadets lined the route for the people visiting the yard during Jack Cann won silver. The Leith unit HQ is at the Prince of Wales
royal sponsor, the Duchess of the weekend it meant valuable The unit’s Field Gun team has Dock (beyond the security gate), Leith Docks,
Cornwall, and many of the 100 exposure for the units. also been in action, racing against and the group meets Tuesdays and Fridays
cadets and staff were lucky enough Cadets managed to fit in some the rest of the Clyde North between 7.30pm and 9.30pm.
to get a handshake and chat with boatwork, and visited HMS district at St George’s Square in
the Duchess. Lancaster and HMS Exeter, both Glasgow, supporting a senior RN ● The Duke of York presents the Leith
During the weekend of of which were at Barrow for the
race involving HMS Neptune and unit’s 2006 Effi ciency Pennant to Cadet
celebrations following the launch, weekend.
HMS Caledonia. Peyton Murdoch
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