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05/12/2013

24 lucky Sea Cadets that were on a TS Royalist voyage in September were filmed for BBC The One Show! The footage will be shown on tonight’s episode (Thursday 5 December) on BBC One at 7pm.

In September The One Show filmed cadets on TS Royalist, as part of the First World War commemorations. They were comparing the life of a teenager during the First World War with a teenagers life in 2013.

We will also have nine Sea Cadets and one RMC that were on TS Royalist during the filming in the audience on tonight’s show.

It’s also available on BBC iPlayer for the next week.

29/11/2013

Today 50 Sea Cadets are joining Air and Army cadets with Combined Cadet Force to debate at the House of Lords Chamber! A team of five Sea Cadets will debate the question: ‘One hundred years after World War One, what is the legacy for the UK and how does it shape the nation today?’

Our Sea Cadets team is made up of David from Chester and Staffordshire District, John from East Kent District, Bryony from North East Yorkshire District, and Alex and Sam from Tyne South District (pictured).

The House of Lords, in partnership with the MoD, The Royal British Legion and the English-Speaking Union, is bringing from all over the UK around 150 Sea Cadets, Army and Air Force Cadets and Combined Cadet Force cadets, together with veterans of all ages and military backgrounds.

Watch the debate live on the House of Lords website and on the House of Lords YouTube channel following the event. Watch it on BBC Parliament TV.

27/11/2013

A 1:15 scale model of Sea Cadets new flagship sailed through wind tunnel tests at the University of Southampton. Shipbuilders, Astilleros Gondan, and the Marine Technology and Industrial Aerodynamics Wolfson Unit put the fully rigged model (approximately 2m long and 1.6m high) through sail optimisation and performance trials in the large, low speed section of the university's wind tunnel. Watched by Sea Cadets during their offshore voyage on TS Royalist, the model ship was tested at different wind angles, with rig configurations from full sail to bare poles. The test proved that the mast position and centre of effort, sail size and shape, brace and sheet leads is correct and successful.

The new flagship will launch the sailing season in March 2015! Find out more about our new Ship Appeal

21/11/2013

Step Up to Serve, a brand new campaign launched today by HRH, The Prince of Wales and all three political parties, pledges to increase opportunities for young people in their local community to improve their sense of belonging, emotional wellbeing, educational outcomes and career prospects.

As part of this campaign Youth United, a network of voluntary youth organisations, is pledging to offer 40,000 places for young people to join Sea Cadets, and other youth groups including Air and Army Cadets, Scouts and GirlGuiding UK.

This pledge will enable young people to join Sea Cadets to give them the best possible head start in life. Sea Cadets and other youth organisations are working together to encourage young people, particularly in disadvantaged communities, to learn new life skills such as communication, team work and problem solving.

To find out more about the Step Up to Serve campaign click here, and to find your local Sea Cadets unit click here.

14/11/2013

Please support us this season and the vital work we do working with young people. Sold in packs of ten (single design) from £3.95 all profits go back into the charity. We have seven designs this year with a brand new design!

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