Nottingham

Rowathon is this weekend!

The Rowathon for the new Royalist fund is this weekend at Nottingham Rowing Club.

To sponsor our cadets, please visit www.justgiving.com/tsorion and donate!

Or text ORIO58 plus your amount to 70070.

Row Around the World

Sea Cadets from across the UK will be attempting to row the circumference of the world (24,900 miles) in 80 hours between 18 April and 21 April 2013, raising vital funds needed to help them replace their tallship TS Royalist.

Coinciding with an attempt by the Sea Cadet HQ team – who will be rowing a Trinity 500 along the canal network from Abingdon to the Thames – cadets from some of 400 UK units will be taking to rowing machines at approved British Rowing Clubs to help reach the target.

Nottingham is undertaking the challenge over the Saturday and Sunday (20th and 21st April) with a team of around 10-15 cadets and staff. We will be using a local rowing club to make use of their machines.

If you are interested in sponsoring any of the cadets for their efforts, please get in contact.

Advancement Board Successes

Nottingham Sea Cadets were hosts to a District Advancement Board in February where a selection of Notts and Derby District's cadets attended hoping for promotion. Nottingham sent 5 cadets on the board itself after the cadets had been training with A/SLt (SCC) Carter RNR and PO (SCC) J Hendry. 

The cadets all worked incredibly hard, and we ended up with all 5 of our cadets passing successfully. Some even gained an Instructional Methods grade.

The cadets were:

LC Sarricchio

AC Twelves

AC Curzon

AC Vaites

AC Taylor

Well done all!

Royal Marines Cadets Detachment Fully Open

Our Royal Marines Cadets Detachment, Languard Division, are now fully open and operational after successfully being signed off from their six month probationary period.

The detachment is being led by A/Sgt (SCC) Pete Rigley, with PCI (SCC) Josh West and PSgt (SCC) Greg Hendry instructing.

The next challenge will come this October where the detachment will attend the SRMO inspection, but before that they have XRay Coy Easter Camp to look forward to at the end of March.

Double Birthday!

We recently celebrated a double birthday - our CO SLt (SCC) A Crump RNR and Cadet Howbrook-West.

The Cook Steward class worked hard to prepare a delicious buffet for the Ship's Company, and A/SLt (SCC) R Carter RNR baked a rainbow birthday cake for everyone to share.

It was a lovely evening and the Cook Stewards did themselves proud. Thanks to PO (SCC) C Lilley and POC Palmer for organising and supervising the cadets.

£5000 winner!

Nottingham Sea Cadets were one of the two lucky winning organisations in Nottingham to win £5000 from Lloyds TSB Community Fund.

The Lloyds Banking Group Community Fund provides much needed funding to organisations working locally to inspire and support young people

Lloyds Banking Group colleagues nominated over 1400 organisations to be considered for the award. Only staff could put forward inspiring organisations. For each of the 66 Evening Celebration Sites of the Olympic, four projects from each community were shortlisted and profiled, giving them great exposure in their local community

Organisations worked over the Summer months to generate support from the public, who voted at the Evening Celebration events, online and via SMS. Over 200,000 members of the public showed their support by voting for the shortlisted organisations.

Two organisations from each of the 66 communities have been awarded £5,000 each
A total of £660,000 of funding has been awarded

Nottingham Sea Cadets will be using the funds to go towards a brand new shower block which will increase the level of our facilities for boating.

Thanks for voting!

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RNP 2012

On the 8th of March this year, Nottingham had their biennial Royal Naval Parade. For 2012, Nottingham have achieved their 27th consecutive burgee, an efficiency award which is only awarded to the highest calibre of units. This year’s RNP was attended by the Captain of the Sea Cadets, Captain Mark Windsor RN.

The evening began with a full ceremonial display including an armed guard of 6 cadets and an inspection of all the divisions by both the Captain and the Area Officer, Cdr Eric Langley RN. The VIPs were given a tour of the unit, showcasing some of the areas which have recently been refurbished thanks to the generosity of the local TA, whilst the parents were treated to stand easy where they could peruse the various static displays.

All of the VIPs and visitors were then invited to watch this year’s evolution, entitled ‘Coach Trip’, which took the form of a film highlighting Nottingham’s achievements from 2011. The normally drab boatshed was transformed into a high tech cinema, complete with pretend popcorn and 3D glasses for each audience member. Scenes included the National Trafalgar Day parade, an international exchange to Canada, and Nottingham’s spectacular Gold medal win at the National Combined Regatta in September.

The night was concluded by presentations and the Area Officer’s address, where he commended the unit on their efforts. The presentations included the advancement of Bayleigh Sills to Leading Cadet, and Jack Palmer to Petty Officer Cadet. The evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all and the burgee was certainly well deserved.

District Competition

In February Nottingham Sea Cadets participated in the first District 'Combined' competition which consisted of Seamanship, Marine Engineering and Communications.

The team was POC Hendry, LC Pooler, Cdt Marks and Cdt Collins who all did very well.

Annual Awards and Christmas Party

Nottingham had their final parade on the 15th December at the East Midlands Railway Club Association in Colwick.

The evening began with the New Entry passing out parade for the following cadets:

Then we went to the qualifications and rates gained from the previous Training Programme. Many cadets achieved their next rate, as well as cadets gaining Third Class Seamanship, and Piping.

ACs Matthews and Sarricchio were rated up to LCs.

This was followed by the Annual Awards which included awards for attendance, most qualifications gained, and community service. Full results of this are to follow.

The cadets from the Rowing Boat Handling team presented CPO (SCC) Woolley with a hand made photo frame as a thanks for his hard work training them during the year for their win at Nationals in September.

Then the cadets were allowed to get changed and attack the buffet (!) followed by disco dancing and karaoke for all.

The night was very enjoyable and a great success. Thanks to the P&SA and also to LtCdr (SCC) M Welsh RNR for being the Inspecting Officer on the night.

District Drill and Piping Competition

The District Drill and Piping Competition was held at Worksop Unit on the 11th December. This year we entered 12+1 Unarmed, Team and Individual Piping, and Colour Party.

Results:

Best Guard - Worksop
Best Unarmed - Burton On Trent (Runners Up - Nottingham)
Best Colour Party - Newark (Runners Up - Nottingham)
Best Individual Piping - Mansfield (1st & 2nd - both to Area)
Best Team Piping - Mansfield (Runners Up - Nottingham)
Best Dressed Cadet (Piping) - Mansfield
Best Dressed Cadet - Worksop
Best Guard Commander - Worksop
Best Squad Commander - Burton On Trent (Runners Up - Nottingham)
Gary Priestley Trophy - Nottingham

The Gary Priestley Trophy is an award which recognises the amount of participation in District competitions and events by each unit. Winning this award is a testament to the continual hard work and determination of all the cadets and staff at TS Orion.

Colour Party

Piping Team

12+1 Unarmed

District Advancement Board

The third and final District Advancement Board of the year was held at Long Eaton uni on the 2nd-4th December.

In attendance were LC Palmer, AC Sarricchio, AC Matthews and AC Sills. SLt (SCC) Crump RNR assisted with the board and PO (SCC) Carter was also helping.

LC Palmer received a partial pass and will be reassessed at Worksop unit in the new year, along with AC Sills who also received a partial.

AC Sarricchio passed and AC Matthews gained a credit pass.

Well done to all!

District MACT

In November two weekends were put on to provide a chance for cadets in the District to gain second class qualifications. The first weekend was held at Chesterfield unit and the second at Mansfield. 

Second Class Seamanship

Second Class Cook Steward

Naval Acquaint Course

On the 13th November, 4 cadets (LC Pooler, OC Vaites, CDT Lettinga and CDT Collins) went to SCTC Raleigh for a Naval Acquaint course, where they experienced lots of new things including fire fighting and sea survival. For some of the cadets it was their first time on a National Course away from home, but all cadets came back with certificates and a big grin on their face!

Remembrance Parade 2011

This year, Nottingham Unit took part in the Remembrance Day Parade on the Embankment in Nottingham. There was a fantastic turn out from the cadets who had spent some of the weekend adding the final touches to their uniforms and also learning about why we remember.

APO (SCC) J Hunsley carried the standard for the unit and was featured on the front page of the Nottingham Post.

Halloween Party

Nottingham is very lucky to have a dedicated Parents and Supporters' Association, who often put on special events for the cadets.

This year a Halloween Party was held on the 3rd November with prizes for the best costumes. A disco and buffet was also provided.

If you would like to know more information about joining the unit's P&SA, please get in contact with us.

Trafalgar Day 2011

This year, the unit participated in two Trafalgar Day parades, one at District level in Burton on Trent on the 16th October, and also the National parade in London on the 23rd October.

The cadets were well turned out for the District parade and the event was covered in the Navy News. CDT McGrory was also awarded the LtCdr Welsh Special Recognition Award during the parade - this was for his spectacular dedication to the unit. He was awarded a free weekend on an Area Boatwork Course in March.

8 cadets were selected for the National parade to be part of the Eastern Area platoon. The platoon was made up of cadets entirely from Trent District and was supervised by SLt (SCC) Mitchell RNR and PO (SCC) Carter.

The cadets who attended the London parade were:

District 5 A Side Football

Win at District

Nottingham entered the District 5 A Side football competition on the 2nd October and a fantastic time was had by all. The results are as follows:

Senior Boys

Winners: Nottingham

Runners up: Burton on Trent

Junior Boys

Winners: Mansfield

Runners up: Nottingham

Junior Girls

Winners: Mansfield

The competition ended early enough for a few friendlies to be played, including Nottingham's Senior and Junior teams playing against each other...

University of Nottingham Volunteering

TS Orion has been listed as a volunteering project by the University of Nottingham's Student Volunteer Centre.

We hope to find some new willing adult volunteers who can bring new skills to our unit and fit in with our big family!

Area Adventure Training Challenge

Where are you?

Two teams of 4 cadets entered the Area Adventure Training Challenge from the 16th to the 18th September, based at Robin Hood Scout Camp in Mansfield. The competition involved walking a set route and completing challenges to do with rope work, first aid and map reading.

PO R Carter trained and led the two teams for the competition, and although we didn't win, everybody involved certainly had an experience!

Junior team: AC Sarricchio (Team Leader), AC Sills (2ic), OC Curzon and CDT Neale.

Senior team: AC Matthews (Team Leader), LC Edwards (2ic), OC Thacker and CDT McGrory.

Gedling Show

Cadets recruit in Gedling

Whilst cadets were competing at the National Regatta in London, others were assisting with a stall at the Gedling Show alongside members of the P&SA in order to raise awareness of our charity.

The photo shows the stall and members of the P&SA.

National Combined Regatta

Fantastic Result for Nottingham

This year's National Combined Regatta, held at the ExCel Centre in London, saw Nottingham walk away with the gold trophy for Rowing Boathandling representing Eastern Area. This is the first time Nottingham have won the competition in as long as we can remember, so everybody is incredibly proud!

The unit will hold the trophy for a year, although hopes are high that we can retain it at next year's competition!

The team consisted of POC Lena Urbacz, LC Edward Pooler, OC Josh Taylor, CDT Ben Hunter and CDT Liam McGrory. LC Hayley Filsell has also been involved in the team this year, entering the area competition whilst POC Urbacz was in Canada.

Congratulations to CPO M Woolley who has been training teams for this event for the past ten years and has finally achieved his goal!

The photo shows the team alongside Captain Mark Windsor RN, the Captain of the Sea Cadets, and Cdr Eric Langley RN, Eastern Area Officer.

Also attending the National Regatta was AC Alice Love-Twelves who achieved a Silver medal in her kayaking event. Alice has since left the unit to join Welbeck Defence College and we wish her the best of luck in the future.

POC Urbacz goes to Canada

Canadian Exchange

POC Lena Urbacz was selected to represent the UKSCC on an international exchange to Canada at the end of July. The exchange consisted of nautical and cultural activities, and POC Urbacz enjoyed herself immensely. It was a great honour for her to be selected out of all the applicants in the country, and she was a fantastic ambassador for the corps.

SCTC Weymouth Unit Week

Fun times in Weymouth

The 24th-29th of July saw Nottingham Sea Cadets take 20 cadets to SCTC Weymouth for a week of boating. Cadets enjoyed a great week and came back with a wide variety of qualifications in sailing, powerboating, kayaking and windsurfing.

Eastern Area Combined Regatta

District Advancement Board

Five out of Five

Five cadets from Nottingham attended a district Advancement Board from the 8th to the 10th of July.

Jack Palmer, Edward Pooler, James Edwards, Ryan Marks and Gregor Hendry all attended, with SLt A Crump and PO R Carter also assisting on the board. Palmer and Pooler achieved credit passes, Marks achieved a pass, and Edwards achieved a partial pass which has since been upgraded to a full pass. Hendry also achieved a credit pass for his Petty Officer Cadet rate which is awaiting confirmation.

Palmer, Pooler, Edwards and Marks are all now full Leading Cadets and are doing fantastically well.

This story is also covered in September's edition of the Navy News.

New Unit website

Welcome to our new look website. It has been redesigned as part of the Sea Cadets image refresh and we hope you enjoy navigating it. Take a look and round and see what you think!