NAVY NEWS, OCTOBER 2007 39
● Out: Cdre Laurie Brokenshire
Out with
the old,
in with
● OC Rhys Lyall, of the Swansea unit, at the
war memorial in tribute to those who served in
the Merchant Navy and lost their lives for their
country. A total of 207 names were read out on
the new
the roll of honour during the service, held on
Merchant Navy Day, when Sea Cadets stood
alongside Merchant Navy veterans, members of
AFTER three years at the helm of
the Association, families and dignitaries
the Sea Cadet Corps, Cdre Laurie
Brokenshire retired this year.
During a critical and exciting
Dedicated
phase of the Corps’ life, Laurie
brought his own inimitable style
to the role.
To give just one example, the transport
Corps is not thought to have had
● Cadets and staff from Arbroath unit battle white water rapids in the Austrian Alps
a member of the Magic Circle on
LOUGHBOROUGH unit, with the help and
staff before…
support of the Rotary Club, have now replaced the
Corps staff and cadets wish
minibus which spectacularly blew up in June 2006
him a well-deserved retirement
on the way back from a ship’s visit to Liverpool.
and every success in his future
Cadets were stranded for four hours as recovery
endeavours.
was arranged for the bus, which had smoke
The Royal Navy has decided
pouring from the engine.
to appoint a serving officer to the
The hills are alive Over the past year transport consisted of staff
role, and Capt Jonathan Fry will
members’ cars, which limited ship visits and the
join as Director of Operations and
like.
Captain of the Sea Cadet Corps
The new bus, which came via Leicestershire
later this month.
Police – who also generously provided six months
He is an Engineer Officer and
road tax and MOT – cost £2,000, of which
has been working at Fleet HQ
£1,500 was provided by the Rotary Club.
in Portsmouth as Fleet Marine
Members of the club attended a dedication and
Engineer Officer (Surface Ships)
blessing service at the unit HQ on Beeches Road.
and professional head of the
with the sound
The blessing was conducted by the unit’s
Marine Engineering (ME) sub-
branch since May 2005.
chaplain, Rev David Featonby, and attended
During his 28 years of service
by the cadets, staff and committee of the unit,
he has served as a Commander
including Deputy Mayoress Maureen Pacey.
Marine Engineer Officer on HMS
Loughborough’s CO, S/Lt Kay Adey, also
Invincible, worked as a project
praised TI Mick Vann and his employers, I&J
manager within the Defence
Commercial Spray Centre Loughborough Ltd,
Procurement Agency and gained
of Scottish music
who made the minibus look “like new”, with a new
experience of training young
paint job and the application of the unit’s name
people in marine engineering at
and telephone number.
A PARTY of cadets and staff
they returned to the same town several Commanding Officer David Gerrard
HMS Sultan.
S/Lt Adey said: “A minibus is very much
from Arbroath unit spent ten
days later to do a spot of last-minute (silver) and First Lieutenant Justin
As Director of Operations and
a necessity to enable us to get cadets to
days in the Austrian Alps on
shopping. Bothwell (bronze).
Captain of the Sea Cadet Corps
competitions, training venues and visits to ships.
On the female side, gold went to unit
his primary role will be to provide
Their last evening was spent on their “We will have to do a lot of fundraising to pay
their summer camp.
operational leadership to the
second trip to the nine-pin bowling lanes assistant Amy Bolland, a former cadet, for the upkeep, but this is outweighed by the use
Based in the beautiful village of
Corps, with specific focus on the
in Bach. OC Catherine Macfarlane took silver we will get out of the bus.
safe delivery of training.
Bach, tucked into the Lechtal Valley
The shooting competition saw and PO Melissa Edwards was in bronze “We cannot thank the Rotary Club enough for
The Royal Navy’s decision to
amidst the mountains of western AC Steven Boyd win gold, ahead of position. helping us to get this bus.”
put a serving officer into the post
Austria, the cadets undertook a
has been welcomed by the Corps
busy programme which combined
and reflects the importance that strenuous outdoor activities with
Privileged view
the RN attaches to the charity and some more cultural interludes.
the Sea Cadet Corps. Various members of the group – 29 ICE patrol ship HMS Endurance hosted a visit by 50 excited
cadets and eight staff – tried their hand Sea Scouts of the 1st Southbourne unit, for some of whom
at canyoning, rock-climbing, white water it was their first time on board a Royal Navy ship.
rafting, swimming and shooting. Endurance is in dry dock for maintenance before an
They took a trip on the Alpine coaster extended deployment later this year, prompting one of the
at Imst – the world’s longest, taking younger scouts to ask: “ Has your ship got a puncture?”
riders down a twisting, dipping 3.5km The scouts toured Endurance with members of the ship’s
track up to 6m above the ground. company, who were impressed with the Scout’s knowledge
A cable car ride took the party to the
of both Endurance and the RN.
Jochelspizt, an elevation of some 1,800m,
One highlight was the bridge and Captain’s chair, and the
and on the walk down the strains of
view from the monkey deck (see right), but they were also
Flower of Scotland could be heard across
impressed by the selection of Playstation games available
the Alpine meadows.
in the Wardroom.
A trip to the German town of Fussen
Their visit ended with the scouts taking part in the Sunset
allowed cadets to go ice skating, and
ceremony (see below). Pictures: Surg Lt Cdr Matthew Turner
● In: Capt Jonathan Fry
Boat party
NUCLEAR submarine HMS
Turbulent ended a period of
operations by hosting sponsors
and affi liates in Devonport.
Joining sponsors Admiral Sir
Desmond and Lady Cassidi were
cadets from TS Obdurate, the
Warrington unit – the T-boat is
affiliated to the Cheshire town.
Visitors were given a tour
of the boat, with practical
demonstrations in fire-fighting,
escape and a simulated Spearfish
torpedo attack.
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