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NAVY NEWS, SEPTEMBER 2008 45
Gas men
power
Boat is lost to
through
tasks
FIVE British Gas engineers gave
vandalism...
up a day of their time to carry
out maintenance work at the
Tunbridge Wells unit. CADETS from one of the Bristol units
The engineers were all local were in for a shock when they arrived
trade union leaders, and their
for a pulling training session at the unit
● SIX former sea cadets are currently undergoing training at the
regional manager Jon Vanns – who
Royal Marines School of Music. All six agreed that their cadet
one Sunday.
is a member of the Corps – wanted
training stood them in good stead and are immensely proud of
The youngsters and staff of the Bristol
to undertake some team-building.
their old units – as they are of the RM Band Service of which they
What better place, thought Jon,
Adventure unit arrived to find that one of
are now a part. The six are, from left, Msn Tim Scrivener (Dover),
than a sea cadet unit?
their boats had gone missing – not the first
Bugler Jamie Ritchie (Dundee), Buglers James Horner and Tom
The five helped clear weeds,
time this had happened. Cartwright (Reigate), Buglers Lee Kidd and Ben Paine (Chatham
replaced fitments and felted a roof
A glance across the docks revealed the Marines)
among other things.
charred remains of a much-loved unit boat.
Unit chairman Derek Ireland
‘Drake’, one of the unit’s two ASCs, had
praised the efforts of the gas men
been stolen in the early hours of the morning
and the volume of work they got
and set alight. Further examination of the
through, and explained just how
boat has shown it to be a complete write off.
valued such work is to units like
This was the second time within three
Tunbridge Wells.
weeks that one of the boats had been taken
The engineers were impressed
during the night – only this time it won’t be
by the range of activities in which
coming back.
the cadets were involved, and the The staff and cadets of the unit were
dedication of adult volunteers. saddened that surrounds this mindless act of
vandalism, particularly those who were using
Unit affi liates
that boat to train for the Area combined
regatta that the unit was scheduled to host.
● The remains of Drake, the boat which was set ablaze
with Legion
MILFORD Haven unit has officially
...but three more are saved
● Cadets from the Hinckley and Northampton and
Wellingborough units joined forces to represent the Northampton
affiliated to the local branch of the and Leicestershire District on the water (above), and their combined
Royal British Legion. CDR Keith Hornby Priestnall alongside the River Trent. Unit CO CPO David Nichol talents took all the honours at the area regatta in Nottingham.
Lt Col Doug Joyce, RBL RNR, president of Burton-upon- The boats had obviously been put together a rescue team, which The Hinckley sailing boat handling team put in a particularly good
branch president, presented the Trent unit, was rather surprised released from the chained and retrieved the undamaged boats. show, winning the top prize for the second year running – though
affiliation certificate to PO (SCC) to receive a very early morning locked moorings, allowing them to CPO Nichol said the matter LCs Hartwell, Watton and Parry, and ACs Dodds and Dickins were
William Elliot, Officer in Charge call from the Third Sea Lord, Vice drift a couple of miles downriver had been referred to the police,
tested to the limit on the River Trent. CO Lt Neil Hartwell said: “This
of Milford Haven, for display in
Admiral Trevor Soar. to the weir, where they stopped particularly as the boats were kept was a fantastic achievement for our cadets. They all had a great
the unit.
But the senior officer had some because of the low levels of water. padlocked to a metal boom at the weekend. It was the result of many hours’ training.” Northampton and
After the presentation Lt Col
good news – three of the unit’s boats Had the river been deeper, they training ship; two padlocks were Wellingborough will be sending a total of 32 cadets to the national
Joyce chatted with cadets and had
were sitting, roped together, on the could have been swept over the missing, which suggested it could boating fi nals, which Unit CO Lt (SCC) Chris Read RNR believes is
his photo taken with them.
weir just outside his apartment weir, severely damaging them. have been vandalism. an unprecedented fi gure
Summer
camp is
staged on
Benbecula
CADETS from Northern Area
units have held their annual
summer camp in the Outer
Hebrides.
And those taking part believe
this may be something of a first
– unless anyone out there knows
better…
● Capt Jonathan Fry unveils the plaque marking the Tooting and
Balham unit centenary
Around 60 cadets from the
Ayr, Paisley, Queensferry and
Centenary bash
Rosyth units, were based at the
Army facilities on Benbecula, one
of the Hebridean islands off the
west coast of Scotland.
TOOTING and Balham unit have welcomed to TS Constant.
Numerous activities took place
celebrated their centenary. Capt Fry unveiled a plaque to
on and around West Camp at
The unit started life as the Boys mark the occasion – a first for him,
Balivanich over the course of the
Naval Brigade in May 1908, and but probably not the last…
week, from cycling to shooting.
was based at All Saints Church in The following day the Mayor of
Benbecula has long featured on ● City of Liverpool Sea Cadets and Australian Naval Cadets from TS Culgoa about to take a flight in
Franciscan Road. Wandsworth, all unit staff and the
the British military map. an RAAF Hercules C130
Over the years it has seen many committee, as well as many staff
An airfield was built during
changes, firstly to the name of the from neighbouring units, attended
World War 2, which during the
organisation, then the structure another celebration.
Cold War became the control
of the Corps and also with the The unit had also managed
centre for rocket and missile
Australia welcomes Liverpool
unit’s move to its present home in to trace many former members
ranges on the adjoining islands
Mellinson Road. of staff and cadets, which meant
of North and South Uist. That
A DOZEN cadets from Merseyside
That was the centre of the there were representatives from as
airfield is now Benbecula Airport.
have been seeing how their
celebrations on the Friday night far back as 1932.
The RAF have also used the
colleagues Down Under operate.
as Captain Sea Cadet Corps These old hands took the
three islands as radar heads over
The Commanding Officer
and Director of Operations Capt chance to see how the unit has
the decades.
and 12 sea cadets of the City of
Jonathan Fry, Area Officer Cdr developed over the decades, as
The Army came relatively late,
Liverpool unit, accompanied by
establishing a camp in 1958.
Paul Haines and many of the well as sharing memories with the
the Deputy District Officer for
The military is still one of the
cadets’ parents and carers were present generation.
Liverpool, Lt Cdr (SCC) Paul
main employers, with teams of
Rycroft RNR, and two members of
technicians servicing the missile
staff spent three weeks in Australia
ranges, used in the Eurofighter
visiting the Royal Australian Navy
development programme.
and the Australian Navy Cadets.
The trip was the result of two
years hard work and fundraising
● Pam Jennings, who
has been associated with
by the CO, S/Lt (SCC) Eddie
Scarborough unit for more
Pownall RNR, and the cadets.
than 20 years, became a lay
During the visit to Sydney the
● Lt Cdr (SCC) Paul Rycroft RNR and S/Lt (SCC) Ed Pownall RNR
preacher in 1990, offi ciating
Brits were hosted by the RAN at
enjoy the sights of Sydney
at Sea Cadet parades and
HMAS Kuttabul and accompanied
ceremonies. One of her sons
by the CO of TS Culgoa, Lt Lismore, where the parents turned the doors open, spotting many
was a cadet, and is now a
(ANC) Kay Aldridge, who stayed out in force to stage a BBQ. dolphins and whales on the way.
chief offi cer in the Merchant
with the group throughout. They headed north again to Returning to South West Rocks
Navy. Earlier this summer
Whilst in Sydney they attended Tweed Heads, a suburb of the the cadets were able to go sailing
Pam was ordained deacon
Chief of the Navy’s divisions and Gold Coast, and a two-day stay with the unit, where more dolphins
by the Archbishop of York at
spent time on HMAS Ballarat with TS Vampire. made an appearance.
York Minster, and among the
before moving up country to South On the return leg they were Then, after a round journey of
congregation were members
West Rocks to visit TS Culgoa. lucky enough to be invited to over 1,000 miles, they returned
of the unit (left), supporting
Having spent three days with fly in an RAAF Hercules C130, to Sydney for another three
their very own offi cial padre.
them they travelled north again to spending an hour on a low-level days before returning home via
Ballina and spent two days with TS flight along the Gold Coast with Shanghai.
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