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Bridgwater Band take part in RNLI Overland Launch

On the 13th January 2024 our Sea Cadet Band played as part of the last quarter mile leg of the 125th annual celebration of the RNLI Overland Launch at Porlock Weir in Somerset. 125 years ago, due to severe weather, the Lifeboat team at Lynmouth made the decision to hike their boat 13 miles over land to Porlock Weir where it was safer to launch and rescue crew of a vessel in trouble, which they did. The 2024 procession involved over 100 people pulling the boat overland.

It was an honour for our Band to be invited to such a special event. It was a cold day but as ever our Cadets and Adult Volunteers did us proud.

 

Royal Marine Band, Workshop, Bridgwater Band

Royal Marine Band workshop for South West Cadets

At the end of November, some of our Band Cadets attended a band workshop hosted by TS Weston in Weston-Super-Mare with members of the Royal Marines Band Service. It was a unique opportunity for our cadets to develop their Bel Lyre, Drum and Drum Major skills and learn some new pieces with guidance and advice from members of the Royal Marine Band.

Remembrance Day Parade

Remembrance Day Parade

The unit fully took part in Bridgwater's remembrance service and parade on Sunday 12th November with cadets acting as part of the guard of honour at the cenotaph, carrying the mayors mace, laying the units wreath and parading through the town led by our fantastic band!

Junior Cadets help flood relief

Junior Cadets help flood relief

PO Dave Goodwin and Parent Volunteers Christine Homewood and Mark Hill took  some cadets on Saturday 15th March to the J24 depot for flood relief victims. The cadets had collected 5 shopping trolleys worth of cleaning materials, some of the items were kindly donated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs by way of Sea Cadet Parent Mark Hill. Christine is an existing FLAG (Flooding on the Levels Action Group) volunteer and came up with the idea of using the Sea Cadet e mail network to get cadets to bring materials in

The three junior cadets in the picture raised money for buying paintbrushes and deocaring materials by wearing plain clothes to sea cadets and paying a £1 for the privelege.

The cadets then visited Burrow Mump to view the extent of the flooding. This gave them a good understand of the nature of the problem. Community interface is a key part of the sea cadet curriculum.

Clipper Race Update

Clipper Race Update

Updated: 10/03/2014

 

All change at the top as Bridgwater Sea Cadets’ adopted flagship, Mission Performance romps home to Qingdao Olympic Sailing Centre.  With two boats still racing and one retired, this strong performance puts Mission Performance back in contention.  Qingdao marks a crew change with Bridgwater Unit’s PO James Kenyon and 11 other Sea Cadet instructors joining skipper Matt Mitchell for Race 10 to San Francisco.  With only six days in harbour to undertake repairs and quite literally learn the ropes, the pressure’s on to make the crew gel and work together as a coherent team.

 

More to come as the countdown to Race 10 starts here…

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