NAVY NEWS, JULY 2008 33
Warsash
Buxton
seen at
retain
Warrior
shooting
CADETS from the fl edgling
trophy
Warsash unit, based at the
Warsash Maritime Academy,
BUXTON unit cadets have had
gave their fi rst public
performance in the form of
plenty of opportunity to brush
a traditional club-swinging
up their seamanship and military
and hornpipe display.
skills over the past couple of
And amongst those
months.
watching the display were
In April the unit won the North
the Earl of Wessex and Royal
West Area small-bore shooting
Navy VIPs at an annual fund-
competition for the second year
raising event on board HMS
running, thereby retaining the
Warrior 1860 in Portsmouth.
Chetwyn Cup.
The event raises money
One member of the unit, LC
for the Maritime Society and
Anthony Hargreaves, achieved
Sea Cadets and the Duke of
the highest individual score and
Edinburgh Award Scheme.
was presented with the Peter
Warsash unit were helped
Gravestock Trophy.
by two National Display
The following month a group
team members from the
of 26 cadets and four staff spent a
area, LC Amanda Irwin
weekend at Hollingworth Lake.
from Chichester unit and
Eight of the cadets achieved
AC Bridie Hawkin from
Stage 1 sailing qualifications
Newhaven and Seaford
and all had a good time, despite
‘difficult’ sailing conditions.
That same weekend the
● Warsash unit cadets go
through a club-swinging
Commanding Officer of the unit,
routine on board HMS Warrior
his deputy and two committee
1860 in Portsmouth Harbour
members attended a reception on
board assault ship HMS Bulwark,
hosted by her CO Capt Jeremy
Blunden.
John Jerwood
The following Monday 11 of
the older cadets and two staff,
together with personnel from the
Rhyl and Stoke units, had a
taste of life at sea in a Royal Navy
warship.
As Bulwark sailed from
Liverpool and down the Mersey
to the rescue
in the afternoon the cadets lined
the ship.
They arrived in Devonport on
the Wednesday after a range of
activities which included operations
in the engine room and the bridge,
steering the ship, learning to pipe
from a qualified instructor, doing
A GROUP of cadets
PT, watching a man overboard

drill and a firefighting exercise and
from land-locked Sutton
experiencing the test-firing of the
Coldfield were given a rare main armament.
opportunity to show their
The cadets won praise from
● The Bristol Adventure cadets on board HMS Bulwark boat-handling skills in a
the ship’s company for their
disciplined contribution to the
crisis on the high seas.
Bristol help with
activities.
Well, maybe not the high
Meanwhile fundraising at the
seas, but far enough out from unit continues apace, with William
Plymouth to make a rescue a
Vithoulkas making a particular
little challenging.
impact by raising £30.
ferry crossing
The group were on board
As Navy News went to press
the powered training vessel TS
the unit was due to be holding its
John Jerwood when she sailed
annual general meeting.
from Plymouth into worsening
A PARTY of 13 cadets and two up the cyclists.
weather.
staff from the Bristol Adventure With the cadets lining the stern
There had been a warning of Thanks to
unit were on hand to cheer on a the landing craft returned to the
gales, so the master of the training
million-pound charity cycle ride as ship to cheers and applause.
vessel planned to make a dash
they headed across the Channel. They were welcomed aboard
for Dartmouth and the shelter of Sainsbury’s
The group joined assault ship by the CO, who presented them
Dart Estuary, keeping close to the
HMS Bulwark in Devonport just with a cheque from the ship’s
Devon shore.
SAINSBURY’S store in
before she sailed for Dunkirk. company.
At around 10am, not long
Kingswood, Bristol, has been
There she picked up around Cadets showed visitors to cabins
after the cadet’s trip had started,
supporting the fundraising efforts
300 cyclists who were undertaking and the heads before everyone Brixham Coastguard received a of the Bristol Knowle unit for
a Help for Heroes charity bike ride assembled on the flight deck distress call from a small Shetland many years.
which took them along the north for a commemoration service to 18 fishing boat which had As a sign of the unit’s
coast of France, visiting D-Day mark the 68th anniversary of the experienced engine problems. appreciation, Junior Cadet Ryan
landing beaches along the way. Dunkirk Evacuation in 1940. There were three men reported Williams, Cdt Kate Williams and ● Cadets from Sutton Coldfi eld unit on board the powered training
Bulwark’s cadets were given The best was yet to come. to be on board the little semi-open vessel TS John Jerwood
unit Commanding Officer Lt
plenty to do during their brief Cadets and staff boarded one boat, and they had no VHF radio,
(SCC) Wendy Houlden presented
visit, thanks to Liaison Officer of Bulwark’s smaller landing craft no waterproofs and no lifejackets. secured a tow rope and started a
the cadets, particularly as it was the manager of the store, Julian
Lt Will Burgoyne, who arranged and were lowered down the side The only way the men could slow tow back to the safety of the
the group’s first day at sea. Collier, with a Certificate of
seamanship and drill practice, of the ship and into the sea for raise the alarm was using a mobile Mayflower Marina in Plymouth.
They and the rescued trio Appreciation signed by the
visits to the operations room and the final journey to Dover beach, phone. The tow, in a strong and rising commented that all had displayed
Captain of the Corps, which is
bridge, and a session of physical where the ramps were lowered and When the Coastguard put out wind, took more than an hour, a high standard of seamanship and
now hung in a prominent location
training on the flight deck. everyone clambered ashore. a call for help, the John Jerwood and when the training vessel went teamwork, and were a great credit
in the shop.
When Bulwark reached Dunkirk As the riders headed on to was around five miles away, and alongside Coastguard officials to the Corps.
Mary Tilley, a unit assistant,
Harbour she launched her four London, the cadets boarded a her crew and cadets rose to the were waiting on the pontoon. After lunch, the John Jerwood set
works at the store and is classed as
large landing craft from the well minibus back to Bristol. challenge. Both Brixham and Plymouth course for Dartmouth once again,
a ‘Local Hero’ by Sainsbury’s for
deck and they ran ashore to pick marina Million-pound ride, page 19 They sped over to the boat, Coastguards praised the efforts of arriving safely just after 5.30pm.
the work she does with the unit.
It may be DAfT but it’s useful
HIGHLAND District units gathered at
Inverness for a DAfT weekend – that’s
DAfT as in District Afloat Training rather
than being a boat short of a flotilla.
Seven units sent 41 cadets and 86
qualifications were achieved, 60 of them
being waterborne in paddle sports, pulling,
powerboating and sailing.
With space at a premium, some cadets
camped outside, finishing their campcraft
and expedition qualifications after snow had
put the kibosh on Easter Camp.
The weather was kinder this time, with
sun-block being the order of the day, and
the weekend marked a big step up for AC
Sutherland, who gained the qualification she
needed to step up to Leading Cadet.
● Highland dancing – possibly – (left) and
waterborne sports (right) at Inverness
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