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At the beginning of May, cadets from City of London Unit provided a Carpet Guard at the annual Reflections of the Lord Mayor. The event celebrates the vital role of the Lord Mayor of the City of London, one of the oldest continuously elected civic offices in the world. This non-profit event supports charities nominated by each Lord Mayor during their time in office, with funds from the evening going to the Lord Mayor’s Appeal. This year, Sea Cadets were the chosen beneficiaries, receiving £3,125 from the appeal. Sea Cadets CEO, Martin Coles, gave a short speech at the event and expressed his gratitude for the donation and Lord Jeffrey Mountevans' continued support.

This month at Buckingham Palace, thirty-two current and former members of Sea Cadets were presented with their Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award Certificates by HRH The Earl of Wessex and Strictly Come Dancing Star Erin Boag. To achieve the prestigious gold award, the participants spent between 12-18 months volunteering, improving their physical prowess, developing a skill, completing a four-day expedition in wild country and embarking on a week long residential with other young people. We are delighted as a charity to have so many cadets recognised in one go and for them all to be celebrated at the same occasion is great.

Congratulations to all of the cadets that took part at the National Drill and Piping Competition on the weekend. 

Hours of time was put in by everyone prior to the competition taking place, with the area teams particising their routines in order to impress the judges and take home the winning prizes.

The full results of the compeitition are as follows: 

UNARMED
Best Arena Display - Unarmed - Southern Area - Portsmouth Unit
Best Squad Commander - Southern Area - POC E Day - Portsmouth Unit
Best Unarmed Squad (SCC) - Southern Area - Portsmouth Unit

ARMED
Best Arena Display - Armed - South West Area - Weston-Super-Mare
Best Guard Commander - POC B Palmer - Eastern Area - Scarborough
Best Armed Guard (SCC) - South West Area - Weston Super Mare

RMC
Best Arena Display - Southern Area - Caterham ( Zulu Company / 2 Troop)
Best Guard Commander - Northern Area - Cdt Cpl K Shackleton (Ashington/Newburn) - (Yankee Company / 3 Troop)
Best RMC - Southern Area - Caterham (Zulu Company / 2 Troop)

COLOUR PARTY
Best Colour Party - Southern Area - Portsmouth Unit

CONTINUITY
Best Continuity - Southern Area - Sheppey Unit

PIPING
Best Individual Piper - Eastern Area - POC D Ashton
Best Piping Team - Southern Area

On Tuesday 3 - Friday 6 April, the annual CVQO Westminster Awards selection event was held in the Quantock Hills of Somerset. The event pits the 40 nominees from across the Cadet Forces against eachother in a series of tasks. Sea Cadets were delighted to have nine participants. 

These annual awards recognise selfless, determined individuals who have overcome adversity or a personal challenge or have gone the extra mile to help others. The finalists took part in a week of challenges and tasks in mixed weather conditions, but all set about them with enthusiasm and vigour. The sea cadets now wait to hear which of them have made it into the final lucky 10 who will go to South Africa in the summer.

Offshore season is well and truly under way, with the inaugural voyage of 2018 kicking off last month.

This year, our two new yachts - TS City of London and TS Sir Stelios - will be out on the water, alongside our flag ship, TS Royalist, and power vessels, TS Jack Petchey and TS John Jerwood.

An offshore trip is a fantastic opportunity for young people to travel, explore new places, meet new people and earn qualifications. They are heavily subsidised, and there are also bursaries available.