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03/09/2014

Over a hundred thousand people flocked into Falmouth for the Falmouth to Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Regatta 2014, to witness the spectacular Parade of Sail. On Saturday 30 August, TS Royalist with 49 other tall ships from across the world positioned themselves at the start line at Falmouth Bay to race to St Catherine’s point off the Isle of Wight. 24 Sea Cadets from across the country are competing in this race on TS Royalist.

They finished the race at around 4pm on Tuesday 2 September. They are now sailing into Greenwich to arrive at 12pm on Friday 5 September. Sea Cadets, the joint official charity partners for the Royal Greenwich Tall Ships Festival, will have a stand at Greenwich for the festival (5 – 9 Sept), please do come and see us!

Pictured is TS Royalist at the start line at Falmouth Bay (photo credit ASTO/Dan Towers)

02/09/2014

Get ahead of the Christmas rush this year and order your Christmas cards from us! Sold in packs of ten (single design) for £3.95 all profits go back into the charity.

The Sea Cadet Shop is selling seven designs this year, including the popular Mail Ship design and the Christmas in the docks for Sea Cadets. Christmas cards are available to buy here.

Please support the vital work we do by inspiring young people to get a head start in life through the confidence they gain as a Sea Cadet and help us to help seafarers get to where they want to be, whether on land or at sea through the work of the Marine Society.

20/08/2014

Sea Cadets has been selected to benefit from a share of £10 million from the Uniformed Youth Social Action Fund, the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne confirmed today.

Sea Cadets as well as 14 other youth uniformed organisations including Girl Guiding, St John Ambulance and The Scouts Association, were selected to receive funds to encourage young people living in disadvantaged areas or hard to reach communities to get involved in social action by joining uniformed youth organisations.

Martin Coles, CEO, says “Sea Cadets are delighted to be one of the charities selected to receive such an amazing investment. This means we can reach out to even more young people with the incredible opportunities we offer. Across the UK 14,000 cadets are challenging themselves and developing new skills through nautical adventure for the best possible head start in life.”

19/08/2014

Sea Cadets are getting ready for a competitive September, as this year’s area and district finalists go head to head for the National Combined and Sailing Regatta trophies.

Hundreds of Sea Cadets from across the UK will be competing at the National Combined Regatta at the Royal Victoria Docks on Saturday 6 September, and the Sailing Regatta at Southport on Saturday 27 September.

Throughout the year, cadets have been competing in district and area regattas in over 400 towns, in a range of water sports, including sailing, windsurfing, rowing and power boating.

Congratulations to everyone who has taken part in the regattas throughout the year, and good luck to those competing in September!

13/08/2014

Hartlepool Sea Cadets have secured the future of the unit, thanks to a generous donation from Hartlepool Youth - a grant giving organisation. Local solicitors Square One Law helped to draw up the contract. The £100,000 donation ensures that they can buy the building that they currently lease.

Paul Harrison, treasurer of Hartlepool Sea Cadets, said: “This is a fantastic location for Sea Cadets and we could not have it any better, being so close to the marina and all the facilities we have here. With Hartlepool being such a proud maritime town, we have an active unit and securing ownership of our building means that we can look forward to a very exciting future.”

Photo: Hartlepool Sea Cadets with (left to right) Eric Priest, president of Hartlepool Sea Cadets; Jeanette Henderson, chairman of Hartlepool Youth; Robert Atkinson, trustee of Hartlepool Youth; and Satpal Pandal, of Square One Law.