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British kids reckon the Spanish Armada is a national dish, Walter Raleigh invented the bicycle and James Cook was the captain of Starship Enterprise, according to research released by the Sea Cadets. The research was carried out to mark the anniversary of Trafalgar Day and the Sea Cadets National Trafalgar Day parade on Sunday 24 October.

The MSSC, parent charity of the Sea Cadets, appointed Mr Jack Petchey OBE as an Honorary Commodore in the Sea Cadet Corps. Mr Petchey is a great supporter of the Sea Cadets, and his foundation, the Jack Petchey Foundation, donated £1M to help fund the latest training vessel, TS Jack Petchey, named in honour of this significant donation.

Eastbourne Sea Cadets celebrated 100 years in the local community on Sunday 10 October 2010 with a full parade and visit from the Captain of Sea Cadet Corps, Captain Mark Windsor RN. The seeds of the Unit were sowed in 1909 by local man Albert Fellowes who succeeded in establishing the first Sea Scout unit in 1910 and then in 1915 that Unit formally became part of the Sea Cadet Corps and named TS Marlborough. In 1940 HMS Eastbourne, a Bangor class minesweeper was launched and the unit was adopted by her.

Thameside Sea Cadets window ladder display helped launch HMS Duncan, the last of the six Type 45 Daring Class Anti -Air Warefare destroyers on the Clyde in Scotland on 11 October.

The Royal Navy ship was released to loud cheering from the 13,000-strong crowd at the shipyard in Govan where the vessel was constructed.

Fireworks and military anthems added to the sense of occasion after the ship’s sponsor, Marie Ibbotson, wife of Vice-Admiral Richard Ibbot- son, officially launched the ship.

Across the country Sea Cadets are counting down to Sunday 24 October, when they will commemorate the historic victory of the Battle of Trafalgar with a parade on Trafalgar Square. This year Sea Cadets are joined by cadets from the Army and Air to celebrate 150 years of the cadet movement. The public are invited to witness the celebration for free.

At this the 205 anniversary of the battle,  visitors can see 500 young people in a spectacular display of formal parading, bandsmanship and a traditional window ladder display at 35 feet in the air.

The parade is a testament to the hard work and dedication of the young people involved and an opportunity for them to showcase their skills and talent to dignitaries from the Royal Navy and to London’s spectators and tourists.