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Sea Cadets celebrate with Dannii Minogue

Sea Cadets celebrate with Dannii Minogue

Sea Cadets helped CVQO Patron, Dannii Minogue, celebrate being presented with her honorary doctorate in Media from the University of Solent at HQS Wellington, London on Wednesday.


Representing Sea Cadets were AC Luke Short from City of London Unit and LC Dani Qais from Haringey unit.  Also present was POC Charlotte Robinson, a finalist and prizewinner at this year’s Duke of Westminster Awards, an annual competition run by CVQO to reward the most outstanding cadets across the UK.


Of being a patron for CVQO Dannii said, "The biggest thing about CVQO is giving young people who want to further themselves a chance, and to provide mentors who want to help them along the way. It’s incredible to see the enthusiasm from the cadets and to see how they develop throughout their time.”

Cadets march for Trafalgar Day

Cadets march for Trafalgar Day

Sea Cadets aged between 12 and 18 marched onto Trafalgar Square, London, today to celebrate the 206th national Trafalgar Day. A  spectacular ceremonial display of marching band, ‘Skip Jump’ and club swinging by 500 young people entertained spectators at the iconic London landmark.

Army and Air cadets also took part and the Platoons of each cadet force were inspected by Royal Marines, Major General Buster Howes OBE and Captain Mark Windsor RN, Captain Sea Cadet Corps.

Sea Cadets led Platoons with a traditional blue jacket parade from the Mall to Trafalgar Square, with an 80 strong marching band, joined by the Army and Air cadets.
 

Sea Cadet 50 yr service medal

Sea Cadet 50 yr service medal

Captain Mark Windsor, RN Captain Sea Cadet Corps awarded 18 special service medals for 50 years of adult service to Sea Cadet volunteers at the Charity's Annual Court on Wednesday 12 October 2011. This equates to about almost a millennium of service between them. This was the first presentation of this new award to recognises volunteers unwavering commitment and incredible dedication to supporting young people across the Sea Cadet Corps. Congratulations to all the winners, who are named below.

Lieutenant (SCC) Newman RNR, Michael Parker, Lt Cdr (SCC) Carter RNR, Lt
Cdr (SCC) Desmond RNR, Lt Cdr (SCC) Rowles RNR

Peter Mould, Ron Lusty, Geoffrey Beresford-Hartwell, Lieutenant (SCC)
Lubbock RNR, Lieutenant (SCC) Wilson RNR

Lt Cdr (SCC) Mison RNR, Lt Cdr (SCC) Mason RNR, Lt Cdr (SCC) McKee RNR,
Lt Cdr (SCC) Gearing RNR, Robin Guinness, Ernie Shoebridge

Richard Jones, Lt Cdr (SCC) Dixon RNR.$$ A millennia of service
recognised

See our new selection of Christmas Cards!

See our new selection of Christmas Cards!

With Christmas around the corner, there are four cards on offer to help support the work of the MSSC.

In a Manger

A colourful card that tells the nativity story in Bethlehem under the North Star, with shepherds and kings welcoming the new born Baby Jesus. Card size: 126 x 126mm

Harbour Scene

A bright and cheerful snowy harbour scene with Sea Cadet boats afloat in the foreground. Card size: 172 x 126mm

Christmas in Trafalgar Square

On a frosty winter evening in London, Admiral Lord Nelson keeps a watchful eye over Trafalgar Square. Card size: 172 x 126mm

A Christmas Mail Ship by Peter Knox

This painting was formerly donated by supporter Peter Knox to the Marine Society some years ago. As this card proved extremely popular as a Christmas card in 1998, we have decided to re-print it. It is a painting of a ship delivering it’s Christmas post to eager recipients waiting in the snowy harbour. Card size: 172 x 126mm

A pack of ten cards with envelopes costs £3.95, and can be ordered by clicking on the link and downloading the order form. Each card reads the same message “With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year”.

Show your support today and buy our Christmas Cards here

National Combined Regatta 2011

415 Sea Cadets from across the UK took part in an amazing day of boating at the Sea Cadets national combined sailing regatta at Excel in London Victoria Docks on 3 September.

Southern Area were the overall winners with Northern Ireland winning Paddle sport, Southern and South West  joint winners for Yole, plus Southern also took Boat handling, and  South West rowing, well done to everyone, the weather was fantastic and the atmosphere electric.

The competition, which tests skill in rowing, boat handling, paddle sport and sailing, is the culmination of a year’s preparation by Sea Cadets through out the UK who have competed at district and then area level, to qualify to take part.

Twenty brand new rowing boats, the Trinity 500, officially launched just this year were in play as well as 15 Power Vessels and 50 Kayaks. The event started at 08.30am with competitions running till 4.30pm.

 

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