42 NAVY NEWS, NOVEMBER 2008
Nelson – the man behind the legend
BARELY had the dust settled from the village on September 29 1758 and manuscripts.
extensive Trafalgar 200 celebrations in grew up there before going to sea at Club chairman Peter Warwick said
north Norfolk before it was time for the age of 12. His father was rector of Trafalgar 200 was a celebration of
a quiet village to step back into the
All Saints’ Church, where Nelson was Nelson’s military prowess, but the
spotlight.
christened. current initiative had a different focus.
Burnham Thorpe found itself at
One of the highlights of the Nelson “Nelson 250 allows us to celebrate
the centre of celebrations marking
250 celebrations was a service of his extraordinary life rather than
the 250th anniversary of the birth
thanksgiving for Nelson’s life, at commemorate his battles,” said Mr
of Admiral Lord Nelson, with
which cadets provided the Guard of Warwick. “We can highlight the
descendants and dignitaries attending
Honour and were inspected by the importance of his childhood and
a weekend of events.
Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral formative years.
And among those in the village were
Sir Mark Stanhope. “These national celebrations also
Sea Cadets, who helped the weekend
Also attending was Lord Lieutenant bring spirit of place since it is here in
run smoothly and smartly.
Horatio Nelson was born in the
of Norfolk Richard Jewson. Norfolk that the remarkable story of
The weekend, initiated by the 1805 Britain’s greatest naval hero begins.”
Club, included a formal dinner in The 1805 Club is a charity dedicated ● Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral
Sir Mark Stanhope inspects the Sea Kings Lynn, a Nelson birthday concert to conserving the monuments of the
Cadet Guard of Honour outside All at All Saints’ Church and an exhibition Georgian navy and its heroes.
Saints Church in Burnham Thorpe of Nelson paintings, rare books and marina www.1805club.org
Ship line
Filey Award cadets
Yorkshire
donates at Bristol in
row boats
Portsmouth
to MSSC
THE MARINE Society and Sea
show their mettle
IT WAS an early start for a number
of units in the Yorkshire area as
staff and cadets boarded coaches
for Portsmouth and their summer
camp on board HMS Bristol.
Cadets (MSSC) is celebrating the
Months of planning had gone
donation of 12 specialist rowing
into organising the training and
FILEY unit has for some years
logistics for the cadets and, apart
boats from the NYK Shipping
enjoyed a fair proportion of
from an unexpected detour on the
Line.
cadets taking part in the Duke M6, all arrived on board by early
The introduction of the Yole,
a modern two-man rowing boat
of Edinburgh Award scheme
evening for safety briefings before
for beginners, will provide a
– but 2008 must surely be the
being shown to their messes.
fast, safe, low-maintenance craft
best year so far in terms of both
For some it was their first time
specifically designed to develop
terms of numbers and results.
away from home, while for others
advanced boating skills and
To date in 2008 seven cadets
it was a chance to catch up with
enhance teamwork.
have completed their Bronze
old friends from other parts of
The boat will only be used
award, two Silver, and there are
Eastern Area.
by cadets once they have
seven doing Bronze, eight at Silver
There followed a busy week of
mastered the basic skills under
level and five doing Gold – with
training, including sailing, pulling,
the supervision of fully-qualified
three staff joining them.
power boating, seamanship,
adults.
This means the unit has 100 per
navigation, engineering, WT, first
Capt Jonathan Fry, Captain
cent participation in the 14 to 17
aid, writer/stores and, for some,
of Sea Cadets, was delighted to
age range – a statistic of which the
their PO/LC boards.
receive the boats on behalf of
unit is very proud.
Staff and cadets from Canada,
the MSSC from Ian Aitcheson,
The majority of the cadets use
America, Singapore, Hong Kong,
Group Communications Officer
their service in the Corps for the
Bermuda, Belgium and Sweden
for NYK, at the national
‘Service’ section.
were also hosted for the week, and
This includes local fund-
it was not all work – most cadets
Combined Regatta held in the
raising events, assistance to other
took the chance to visit HMS
Royal Victoria Docks, London.
organisations in Filey such as
Victory and the RM Museum.
Mr Aitcheson said he was
providing a guard of honour for
“deeply impressed by the
many of the local civic functions,
behaviour and enthusiasm of the
helping with Lifeboat Day and
Boat man gets
cadets” and hoped the new Yoles
taking part in the annual Filey
would “encourage the cadets
Festival.
to continue to develop their
All these events serve to raise
Force medal
impressive waterborne skills.”
the local profile of the Sea Cadets,
THE man who looks after boats
This is not the first sizeable
who have developed a formidable
for cadets in the South of England
contribution from NYK, who
reputation in Filey over the years.
has been awarded the Cadet Forces
donated £30,000 in 2007
● POC Stephen Merian in the power boating class of Summer 2008
In addition to the usual
Medal for 12 years of exemplary
towards the 24m powered
Trafalgar Day and Remembrance of the Award are also normally award comprising both a practice suffered blisters from hiking
service in the Corps.
offshore vessel TS Jack Petchey, Day parades, the unit also provides completed with activities that are and qualifying section as well as a through abnormally cold, windy
Lt (SCC) Michael Izzard
which is being built for the a unique guard on the Saturday done within the Corps, such as great deal of preparation in map and even snowy weather on the
RNR is the Southern Area Boats
MSSC. before Remembrance Day when a sailing, kayaking, football, power reading, route planning, menu North Yorkshire Moors, they
Maintainer, based at HMS
NYK (Nippon Yusen Kaisha) squad of cadets form a Silent Vigil boating, seamanship and other planning and kit checking. invariably come back for more.
Excellent in Whale Island.
is one of the ten largest container outside the Memorial Gardens in specialisations on offer. Despite several cadets vowing And, more importantly, they
Before that he was a CPO
and freight shipping companies in the centre of Filey. The Expedition section is that they would never undertake ended up being justifiably proud
MEA(H) in the Royal Navy,
the world. The Skill and Physical sections probably the hardest part of the another expedition after having of their achievements. serving for 28 years before joining
the Corps on his retirement.
Internationals look to the East
Nick nominated for award
In his time with the Corps he
has repaired, maintained and
EASTERN area has hosted the International Sea Lt (SCC) Michelle Welsh RNR, CO of Nottingham
renovated a huge number of
Cadet Exchange Programme for this year. unit, has hosted the overseas visitors for the past
sailing craft, but his speciality lies
Early in August some 40 cadets and staff three years, and this time they had a chance to
in recognition of dedication
in refurbishing Bosun dinghies
from Bermuda, Belgium, Canada, Hong Kong, go on board the unit’s affiliated destroyer HMS
which he can rebuild almost from
Singapore, Sweden, South Korea and the United Nottingham.
scratch.
A YOUNG man who dedicates Hall, who said he deserved the
States joined the Eastern Area summer camp on The international contingent then joined the
Mick says: “Like many bosuns
much of his spare time to award, even though it means she
board HMS Bristol. South West Marine Camp, which included trips
I knew in the Navy, these boats
running a Sea Cadet unit has hardly sees him.
During their visit the British and international to BRNC and the Fleet Air Arm Museum at
are solid workhorses that are built
been nominated for a ‘Yopey’ – a This is the first year for the
cadets took part in a number of activities and Yeovilton.
to last.”
Citygate Young People of the Year awards, which promote positive
tours, including a look at HMS Victory and a Nottingham also sent a couple of their members
award in Buckinghamshire. role models among the young.
visit to Action Stations in Portsmouth Historic overseas to other international exchanges – POC
Nick Jones was nominated by Nick joined Marlow unit 14
Dockyard, as well as undertaking tasks such as Wilkinson went to Hong Kong and POC Sills to
New chaplain
his long-suffering girlfriend Jodie years ago at the age of ten, and
leadership exercises. Canada.
enjoyed it so much he stayed on at
BARNSLEY unit has a new
18 as an adult instructor.
chaplain, Fr Peter Needham.
London units blaze fi re safety trail
When the CO of Marlow
Father Peter joined the unit
emigrated to Australia two years
after the last chaplain moved to
ago, Nick took over. With Nick’s
North Yorkshire.
CADETS from Southwark, It is hoped similar courses can two other adult instructors aged
He is not new to the dark blue
City of London and Greenwich be held throughout the UK in only 20, he believes Marlow has
uniform, as he was formerly a
units were chosen to take part the future, involving as many Sea the youngest managed sea cadets
Royal Navy chaplain.
in the Community Fire Safety Cadet units as possible. in the country.
Father Peter is parish priest of St
Ambassadors initiative, organised Southwark also welcomed a Nick lives in High Wycombe and
Luke’s Grimethorpe and St Paul’s
and sponsored by the Worshipful VIP visitor to TS Cossack, allowing commutes daily to London, where
Brierley, and lives in Grimethorpe
Company of Firefighters. them to present a special award to he works as a transport expert for
with his two dogs Mary and
Instructors from each unit one of the unit’s cadets. an international consultancy.
Joseph, and his chickens.
attended training sessions at Representative Deputy But after work he often heads
Westminster University, followed Lieutenant for Southwark, Jenny straight to the unit, only going
up by training sessions with Bianco, handed over a Deputy home after an evening of cadet
Bridge work
groups of ten cadets from each Lieutenant Certificate to LC activities, and he gives up at least STAFF and cadets from Stamford
unit at Southwark fire station. Nathaniel Davenport. two weekends a month plus other Endowed School and CCF paid
Unit staff also delivered extra After four years with the unit, time for courses. a visit to HMS Collingwood in
training during normal parade Nathaniel boasts a broad range “The Sea Cadets offered me Fareham to take a closer look at
nights. of qualifications, including the many, many opportunities which the Royal Navy.
Although it was a lot of fun, Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award,
would not have been available to One highlight was a session
there was also plenty of hard work expedition leader and offshore
me otherwise,” said Nick. in the hi-tech bridge simulator
involved, with the conclusion of sailing qualifications – all of
“I stay now because of the in Endeavour Building, used to
the Fire Safety and Awareness which have contributed towards
excellent opportunity to give help train navigators and to foster
Course being a test to assess a distinction in his BTEC First
something back to the unit that I teamwork in ships’ command
● London cadets dress up for the occasion
learning and understanding. Diploma in Public Services.
grew up in.” teams.
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