NAVY NEWS, FEBRUARY 2008 43
Mark has
Winning scouts take afternoon cruise
completed
A DOZEN members of the 1st
Watchet Sea Scout Troop (RN
Group 63) and Explorer Scout
Dartmouth
Unit spent an afternoon cruising
the Bristol Channel in a traditional
wooden boat.
FORMER Stonehaven unit cadet
The stint on the 66ft Josefine,
Mark Paton has completed officer
a Danish oak sailing boat, was the
training at Britannia Royal Naval
prize for the winning patrol at the
College, Dartmouth.
Scouts’ summer camp in August.
The ten-month course included
During the trip the Scouts’
leadership, basic maritime skills,
Royal Navy pennant and ensign
global studies, English and
flew from the topmast – the first
international relations.
time on a tall ship at sea.
It culminated in a maritime
Josefine operates from Watchet,
leadership assessment exercise
and sails the coastlines of the
● Leading Juniors Ashley
which involved living on board a
south-west, particularly those
Conway and Kieron Oates
sea boat for four days, conducting
off Somerset, Devon Cornwall,
receive the Angus Pearson
wartime scenario exercises.
Pembrokeshire, Lundy, the Scilly
Memorial Shield
S/Lt Paton will now complete
Isles and Waterford.
four months Common Fleet Time
The boat can take 12 people for
on board frigate HMS Iron Duke day sailings, and six for overnight
before starting Logistic Officer cruising, in addition to her skipper
Unit is
training at HMS Raleigh. and crew.
Stonehaven unit Commanding Guests are welcome to help run
Officer Kevin Morris said: “I am the boat by setting sails, navigating
star in
absolutely delighted that Mark has or taking the helm.
completing his officer training in More details are available at
the Senior Service. www.sailjosefine.co.uk
“Mark has shown during his During their recent Admiralty
the East
time here with us at TS Carron inspection by Staff Officer Sea
ANOTHER successful year
that he has the potential to Scouts Lt Cdr David Griffiths,
for the Northampton and
progress through the ranks and Somerset County Scout
Wellingborough unit ended in
we all wish him well.” Commissioner Gareth Davies
style with cadets taking part in a
presented a friendship scarf to
number of training activities.
Ganges boys
Lt Cdr Griffiths to celebrate
Of particular note was a cruise
the centenary of Scouting and
in the offshore power training
to acknowledge the important
vessel TS John Jerwood, attended
help Ruislip
part the Staff Officer plays in
by six cadets from TS Laforey and
the development of Sea Scouting
TS Diamond.
and the friendship held between
In wintry conditions, with
RUISLIP unit were presented with the Royal Navy and the Scouting
winds reaching Force 8, the vessel
a trophy and a cheque for £400 movement.
cruised to Weymouth, Cowes and ● 1st Watchet Sea Scout troop on board the Josefi ne in the Bristol Channel
by the HMS Ganges Association
Southampton, and the cadets
(West London Division) at the
Tallow Chandlers’
learned about offshore navigation
veterans’ last meeting of 2007 in
on the bridge, engineering in the
the RNA at Hillingdon.
engine room and cooking in the
The money was collected
galley at sea.
in memory of the late Gwen
The unit was recognised in the
Scotney, and was donated to the
Eastern Area end of year awards
HMS Ganges Association by her
presentation, with Northampton
family, some of whom attended
and Wellingborough being judged
the presentation.
as the best unit in the Eastern
The chairman of the West
support waxes
Region, thereby placing the unit
London Division, 86-year-old
as one of the six top UK units.
Bill ‘Perky’ Mellow, who joined
CO Lt Chris Read said: “This
HMS Ganges as a 15-year-old in
is the fourth year that the unit
1936 and who was coxswain of a
has received this award, and the
landing craft in the Dieppe Raid
competition is extremely tough as
of 65 years ago, presented the
the top units in the area are of an
money to James Parkinson, CO
extremely high standard.
of the Ruislip unit.
MEMBERS of the Tallow Bowden and the Clerk, Brig
theme, including boatswain’s call, cadets forces, and equivalent to “At the end of the day the cadets,
The trophy will be awarded
Chandlers Company
Wilde, visited the stone frigate
bugles, drums and bell lyre. four GCSEs at grades A-C. guided by the excellent instructional
on an annual basis to one of the
A special guest assisting during staff we have at Northampton and
Ruislip cadets for achievement, visited Southwark unit on
headquarters of TS Cossack
Cadet of the Year was one of a
the evening was Bugle Cpl Sue number of awards collected by LC
Wellingborough, gave their all to
while the money will be used
their annual presentation
for the occasion.
Mr Edwards, as Inspecting
Wallace, of the London Irish Rifles George Whitfield.
achieve this impressive result.”
to fund courses and training
evening, supporting the Officer, was met by a piping party
Bugles, Pipes and Drums, based During 2007 alone this cadet
The Stephenson Trophy,
equipment for the unit.
first awarded in 1948, has never
On behalf of the unit, which long-term liaison between
and guard of honour before being
at the TA Centre at Connaught attended many training events,
House in Camberwell – the cadets including a week at HMS Raleigh,
being presented to a unit in four
is based at Cordingley Road in
the City livery company
escorted on to the maindeck for
Colours.
have a close relation with the
a week at HMS Inskip at Preston,
consecutive years, and they took
Ruislip, James Parkinson thanked
and TS Cossack – which
another prize in the form of the
both the Association and the
Father Gregory Moore, who
band, which helps with training.
and a week at HMS Gannet at
Angus Pearson Memorial Shield for
family for their generosity. includes generous financial
supports a number of local Sea
VIPs were glad to help with the
Prestwick.
the Best Junior Sea Cadet section.
He was accompanied at the
support.
cadet units, was present to conduct
presentation of awards.
Among the qualifications
TS Diamond – the
presentation by a number of
the prayers. LC Nathaniel Davenport
George has gained are Seamanship
The Master, Philip Edwards,
Wellingborough cadets form
unit staff, cadets and committee
Entertainment for the evening received his BTEC First Diploma
1st Class, Marine Engineering 2nd
his wife, the Hon Catherine
a division of the parent unit TS
members.
was provided by the cadets with in Public Service – a level 2 NVQ
Class, RYA Power Boating Level 2
Laforey – is now based at the
Edwards, Second Warden Ian
practice and displays on a musical only available to members of the
and Leading Cadet.
He was also selected to take part
Cadet Forces Building in Spring
in drill displays at the Lakeside
Gardens, and has practically
doubled in size in a year, from 14
Special award for Jamie
Centre and the National Trafalgar
Day Parade in London.
to 25 cadets.
In any spare time, George also
took part in other ceremonial
activities with the Corps, the
London Irish Rifles and the
AS WELL as the first presentation the presentation as it highlights
London Nautical School.
of two new trophies, one of the importance of a Captain’s
Among the rewards were a 22in
Whitehaven unit’s officers Commendation – they really are
flat-screen computer monitor
received a special commendation not made very often.”
presented by ViewSonic Europe
at TS Bee’s annual presentations Awards to cadets followed, and
Ltd, whose headquarters are close
evening. included trophies for seamanship,
to the unit.
More than 70 parents and engineering, sports and Cadet of
The Tallow Chandlers is one of
friends joined invited guests – the Year.
the 105 Livery Companies of the
including the Mayor of Copeland, In addition, the Ray Bragg
City of London, and dates back
Cllr Anne Faichney, and the Vice Trophy for offshore sailing was
to the tallow-melters or oynters of
Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria, John dedicated to the unit by Sandra
around 1300.
● POC Gareth Chilton
Fryer-Spedding – to celebrate the McKee in memory of her late
It gained full livery status in
cadets’ achievements during the father, who had been a keen sailor
1462, and bought the site of Tallow
preceding year. and long-time supporter of the
Chandlers’ Hall near Cannon Fishguard
The evening started with Mr Corps.
Street Station in 1476, although
Fryer-Spelling presenting PO Another new trophy, the
the existing hall dates back to 1672,
cadet in
(SCC) Jamie Mitchell (21) with Willis Metherell Trophy for most
the original having fallen victim to
a Commendation from Capt improved cadet, was dedicated
the Great Fire of London.
top post
Jonathan Fry, Captain Sea Cadets, by Cllr Metherell, who also
The Company was formed to
for his part in the rescue of the presented the unit with a cheque
regulate oils, ointments, lubricants
POC GARETH Chilton of
catamaran Hejira off Whitehaven for £450.
and fat-based preservatives and
Fishguard unit has been
in late September. Whitehaven’s chairman, Chas
to manage candle making using
appointed High Sheriff’s Cadet
The Commendation noted that Tinkler, said: “The point of our
animal fats (tallow), although
for Dyfed at a ceremony held at
the way in which Jamie acted annual presentations evening is to
it later took in other domestic
the unit’s headquarters
was “in the best traditions of recognise, reward and celebrate
products including sauces, vinegar, POC Chilton (17) will
the Sea Cadet Corps and was our cadets’ achievements. soap, cheese and herrings. accompany Col Dai Davies, the
clearly very much appreciated “Standards are becoming Today, the Company exists High Sheriff, on several of his
by all concerned, not least by ever higher and it is increasingly as a charitable and social body official engagements until the end
the Coastguard, who was able to difficult to decide who should supporting various London of his term of office.● The Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria, John Fryer-Spedding,
release the St Bees Lifeboat for presents PO (SCC) Jamie Mitchell with his Commendation receive an award. based charities and retaining Gareth said: “I am honoured
other duties as a direct result of “We are extremely proud of all strong links with the lighting to have been selected to represent
your assistance.”
acknowledged. should also be celebrated,” he
our cadets. and edible oil industries, through the Sea Cadets Corps, West Wales
Whitehaven CO S/Lt (SCC)
“Although our annual said. “I would like to congratulate various candle manufacturers, District and Fishguard unit and
Keith Crowe RNR said he was Presentations Evening is really “We are particularly delighted each and every one of them and and FOSFA International (the accompany the High Sheriff on
extremely pleased that Jamie’s about the cadets, it is right and that Mr Fryer-Spedding also thank them for their hard Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats his official visits, and to wear the
part in the rescue had been proper that staff achievement accepted our invitation to make work and dedication.” Associations). official badge on my uniform.”
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