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The North West Ambulance Service has awarded Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets a bronze award for First Aid Training. Only a few providers in the North West have received an award so well done to all involved.

After 22 years as Commanding Officer of TS Forward and 45 year involved within Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets, Lt Cdr (SCC) Toni Cioma MBE retired on January 1st 2013.  After the Ships Company returned from Christmas leave, Lt Cdr (SCC) Cioma MBE handed over the command of TS Forward to Petty Officer (SCC) Arron Ainslie.

TS Forward would like to wish Lt Cdr (SCC) Cioma MBE well in his retirement and thank him for his years of commitment, dedication and service.

On Friday 12^th October members of the Vauxhall Charity Committee visited Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets to present them with a cheque of £200.00 to help towards their training fund.  Recognising the fantastic work that Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets do for children in the local community, the Ellesmere Port Charity fund donated £200.00 which will help towards the their training fund.  Andrew Miller, Labour MP for Ellesmere Port and Neston who is a strong supporter of the sea cadets says:  “Out of all the local youth charities the Sea Cadets is one of the most productive providing great experiences and training”.

On 6-7 October, the UK’s largest charity food collection took place in 900 Sainsbury’s stores and Cadets from the Ellesmere Port Sea Cadets & Royal Marine Cadets worked alongside Sodexo Defence Staff in the Ellesmere Port Sainsbury store , with latest estimates showing that two million meals were donated over the weekend’s activities.

Run in partnership with Sainsbury’s, the appeal encouraged customers to help make a difference by adding just one extra item to their shopping to help feed those in need – with every meal donated matched by Sainsbury’s.

The items collected are destined for local charities and projects in their surrounding communities, such as the soup kitchen run by the Astell Foundation that provides aid, accommodation and long-term support for London’s homeless. Through these organisations, 36,500 people will benefit from the food every day.

On Tuesday 10th July, 16 Ellesmere Port Sea & Royal Marine Cadets were invited over to Royal Marines Reserve Merseyside at HMS Eaglet in Liverpool to have an evening of absailing and learning about all the different weapons they use out on operations.  A big thank you from all the Cadets to RMR Liverpool for a great evening.