Swansea

Swansea Unit Awarded Burgee for 2012

Swansea unit has done it again! We have been awarded a Burgee for 2012. This is the highest effeciency award that a unit can earn. 

Well done to all of the cadets and staff for all of their hard work in the year leading up to this.

Swansea Brings Home The Silverware From The Area Drill Competition

After Swansea's triumpth at the West West Wales District Drill Competition they have now returned from the South West Area competition with a huge armful of trophies and medals. 

In all we returned with...

1. Best Dressed Cadet - Third Place
2. Best Dressed Cadet - Second Place
3. Best Dressed Cadet
4. Best Dressed Guard
5. Best Guard Commander
6. Best Guard

Good luck to the guard, and all of the other units from South West Area, who will be joining them at the National competition.

Article in the South Wales Evening Post about the competition. 

Success at District Drill Competition

Success for Swansea at the West Wales District Drill and Piping Competition. 

We won best guard, best dressed guard and best guard commander along with second place for the piping team - which is a fantastic result for all of the cadets who took part.

We wish 'Good Luck' to all of the cadet from West Wales District going forward to the South West Area Competition. 

Unit Trip to HMS Raleigh

Pictures from the unit trip to HMS Raleigh.

Junior Sea Cadets Visit to the Helwick Lightship

Pictures from the Junior Sea Cadets recent visit to "light vessel 91" more commonly known as "Helwick" as it spent most of it's life warning ships of the Helwick sandbank in the Bristol Channel (Just off worms head in Gower).

Junior Section Halloween Party

Junior ET

This weekend Junior Sea Cadets from Swansea embarked on an Adventure Training weekend held in Ammanford. The young cadets between 10 - 12 years of age undertook an expedition by foot and learnt some of the essential skills for surviving in these conditions including map reading, building a shelter and expedition cooking. This was the result of weeks of classroom based training leading up towards the expedition and it is clear to see that it has all paid off.

Opportunities such as these are very rare for cadets of this age, but this group stepped up to the mark and did incredibly well in all aspects. We have received some fantastic feedback from all the cadets involved and another training weekend is being planned and will hopefully go ahead shortly.

Success At The National Combined Regatta

Swansea unit return triumphant from the National Combined Regatta in London. 

Our Sail Boat Handling team won their competition and are now National Campions. This is the third year that Swansea have been to the National Combined Regatta - and this year they returned as National Campions, bringing the trophy back to Swansea with them.

Several kayakers from Swansea also represented South West area and earned well deserved medals. 

Swansea also provided a cadet to help neighbouring Port Talbot unit to win the National Open Girls Rowing competition.

All in all a fantastic result for Swansea unit, West Wales district and South West Area.

Swansea Water Carnival

Cadets from Swansea Unit were at the annual Swansea Water Carnival hosted by the Swansea Yacht & Sub-Aqua Club providing a guard for the Commodore of the SYSAC and to great the Swansea Life Boat and its crew.

As well as the guard the cadets took part in several rowing races beating local teams including one from South Wales Police.

Excellent Results for Swansea at South West Area Regatta

It was an excellent result for Swansea unit at the South West Area Regatta held at T.S. Adventure in Bristol.

Teams from Swansea represented West Wales district in Sail Boat Handing and Kayaking competitions. The Sailing Boat Handling team and several of the Kayaking team won their respective events and are now going forward to the National Competition at the Excel Centre in London.

Swansea Sea Cadets In Dramatic River Rescue

Swansea Sea Cadets rescued a man who had jumped in to the River Tawe.

The units rowing teams were practising for the district rowing competition when then were alerted to a man in the water by people shouting from the Tawe Lock. The man was rescued from the water and taken back to the pontoon where he was checked over by paramedics. 

Click here to view the article in the South Wales Evening Post about the rescue.

National Drill Comp 2011

Swansea unit are celebrating their succes at this years National Drill Competition at HMS Raleigh.

Swansea came away with Best Guard Commander, Best Dressed Guard and were overall Runners-Up, this is despite the guard only getting the new weapons 5 weeks before the competition. 

Well done to all cadets involved, and a massive thank you to all of the staff who helped during the training.