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The District Drill and Piping competition fell on Sunday 19^th February and once again was held at RAF Halton and the unit attended with both competitors from both our Sea Cadets and Marine Cadets, all of whom have been learning routines for many weeks and preparing their uniforms. Our Sea Cadets sadly did not get through to the Area Competition this year but there were a lot of lessons learned that will allow them to come back even stronger next year. A special mention has to go to the combined Junior Unarmed Squad (Aylesbury & High Wycombe cadets) on coming first place, with JCFC Hannah Morgan being presented with a Sea Cadet polo shirt for being the best Junior Squad Commander.

Whilst the Sea Cadet competition was underway, in another area of the Drill sheds the Marine cadets were taking part in the 1 Troop Drill competition.  This year there were 3 entries – Milton Keynes, High Wycombe and Aylesbury.  Despite Aylesbury’s contingent just being a small squad this consisting of Cpl Medhurst, Cpl Wilson, Cpl Nicklin, L/Cpl St John and MC2 Nixon, they successfully gained a very credible 2^nd place and will now join forces with cadets from Milton Keynes to represent the Troop at the Company Drill competition

Overall Results:

•          Combined Junior Drill team (Aylesbury & High Wycombe) – 1^st Place
•          Colour Party – 3^rd Place
•          Senior Piping Team – 3^rd Place
•          RMCD Drill Squad - 2^nd Place

‘Bravo Zulu’ to all who took part and a big thank you to the unit’s P&SA who once again ran the ‘Nutty bar’ and provided much needed refreshments to all the cadets and staff from across the District.

Five Junior Cadets were invited to a sleep over with our friends at Milton Keynes Sea Cadets over the 13^th and 14^th February.  The Junior Cadets arrived at Milton Keynes on the Monday evening where they slept overnight at the unit and were introduced to their Junior Cadets. On the Tuesday the Cadets were up early for breakfast and to prepare their own lunch before heading out into Milton Keynes for a long day. First stop was a meeting with the Mayor where they all had the chance to put forward a question.  After this they were off to see the landmark sites of Milton Keynes which included the Point, Escape and of course the famous concrete cows. After a busy day they were treated to a nice pub dinner before joining Milton Keynes Sea Cadets for their parade night.  They were all collected at 21:30hrs, exhausted but having had great fun.  A big thank you to Milton Keynes Sea Cadets for having the sleepover and a big ‘Bravo Zulu’ to the Junior Cadets for taking part.    

On the 1^st February 2017 a detachment of Cadets led by the XO, PO McCowan were invited to attended the Royal British Legion Aylesbury branch for a presentation of a trophy for being the Cadet force that raised the most amount of money for the 2016 Poppy Appeal. Cadets, Staff and Supporters of the Unit worked hard over the weekends leading up to Remembrance Day in 2016 and raised a staggering £2,118.87 for the Aylesbury branch of the Royal British Legion.  A very big ‘Bravo Zulu’ to everyone that gave up their time to support this very worthwhile charity and we look forward to trying to raise even more this year.

New Unisex Shoes - suitable for Sea Cadets or Juniors - £10 per pair

Sizes available – 2prs size 9L, 2prs size 7L, 1pr size 6L, 4prs size 6M.

New Female Parade Shoes - suitable for Female Juniors - £10 per pair

Sizes available – 1pr size 265L, 1pr size 265S, 1pr 260L, 1pr 260M, 1pr 255M, 2prs 245S, 1pr 220M. 

(265 = size 8, 260 = size 7.5, 255 = size 7, 245 = size 6, 220 = size 3.5)

First come first served – (all proceeds go to the P&SA Committee).

Please leave orders and money with the First Lieutenant, deliveries will then take place the following parade night.

Over the weekend 20-22 January, the new training year kicked off in style with the first District training weekend held at Marlow unit.  We had 4 cadets attending - OC Lockley-Brown attended a Meteorology course where he was able to complete a number of modules against his Cadet Training Plan (CTP) and is now in a position to sit his test to gain the qualification.   Cdt Durden successfully passed Piping Basic, Cdt Barnett passed First Aid 3rd Class which also goes towards his CTP and advancement to CFC and Cdt Edwards passed his Navigation course.  ‘Bravo Zulu’ to all the cadets and thank you to PO Cox who was involved with the Seamanship training and PO McCowan who was assisting with the CIS training.