News

Thank you Chief Rawlinson and Goodbye (for now)

After 5 years of hard work, Chief Petty officer (SCC) David Rawlinson stood down as Commanding Officer of Birmingham Sherbourne on 31st December 2015. Chief Rawlinson has taken TS Sherbourne from strength to strength, maintaining the 19 years unbroken record of the highest honour of the SCC, a Burgee, for all his 5 years in office.

It has not been easy, Chief Rawlinson has lived and breathed Sea Cadets for all his term and given himself completely for the good of the young people that have come, gone and still remain at TS Sherbourne. Chief Rawlinson will now have more time to dedicate to himself and his family as well as developing a wider roll within the Mercia District and continuing as an instructor for Canoeing, Seamanship and putting his recently achieved Dinghy Instructors qualification to good use in the existing boats and the new RS Quest too.

Chief Rawlinson will be joining the Royal Fleet Auxillary, staff, UMT and Cadets all wish Chief Rawlinson the very best of luck for the future.

Thank you Chief

Gold Wings For OC Nash

OC Nash is the first Cadet in the District to achieve Bronze, Silver and Gold Wings for Sea Cadet Aviation.

Congratulations on a job well done Jamie.

Jamie's full report in his own words of his experience will appear in the next issue of the Newsletter and is hoped it will encourage other cadets to follow suit.

He did however wish to thank all the sea cadet aviation staff and the instructors from 727 squadron for providing him with such an awesome and helpful experience that has easily helped him decide to pursue flying in the Navy as a career.

Onwards and upwards as they say Jamie!

Yole Club Ordered!

With grateful thanks from all at Birmingham Sherbourne to:

Property for Kids; The Bernard Piggott Charitable Trust; The Cook & Wolstenholme Charitable Trust; The Edward & Dorothy Cadbury Trust and EWV Trust Fund for their kind donations. We have now raised the order for our own Yole Club and should be with us within the next few weeks.

The Yole Club is a sliding seat rowing boat suitable for 1 or 2, easy to use for people of all abilities and is recommended for introduction and training.

Thank you again!

A really big Thank You to the board of Trustees of Baron Davenports Charity for their kind donation of £1,000 for the refurbishment of the old comms room into a fully functional classroom, we can't wait to get started!

20% towards our Yole!

A Huge thank you to the Trustees of the Edward V Vincent Trust for their kind donation of £500 towards the cost of purchasing a Yole, this gives us the first 20% and a goal for us to aim at. Fundraising will now begin to raise the balance and achieve our target as soon as possible.