News

21 June 2009
30,000 take part in worlds largest simultaneous sleepover.

Over 22,000 children and 8,000 adults took part in a Giant Sleepover last night, with simultaneous events taking place across 890 locations in the UK and abroad.

Highland District Junior Sea Cadets from Inverness, Moray, Orkney and Thurso Units took part in a Sleepover at Inverness Unit, which coincided with the Crossing, a part of the Homecoming 2009 celebrations.

Sunday morning we had to brush our teeth together, attempting to break another record, before going back to the boats for the rest of the day. While there, we also completed 18 qualifications for the cadets.

The Giant Sleepover has grown to a Guinness World Record of 35,000 participants in 2008.

Match Report by PO Ross & S/Lt Hay
25th January 2009

Play started 40 minutes late, and it was 1100 before we had our first game in Boys Junior League 1 (of 2), beating Fife & Tayside 2-1. An hour later, Tyne South just beat us 1-0, but after another hour, Edinburgh won 5-2. Just over an hour later, we were in the lead 2-0 against Clyde South, eventually losing 4-3.

After the playoffs, Clyde South took Bronze, Northumberland took Silver and Grampian were the trophy winners with Gold.

Other results:

Boys Seniors: Bronze Fife & Tayside; Silver Grampian; Gold Northumberland.

Girls Juniors: Bronze Teesside; Silver Fife & Tayside; Gold Grampian

Girls Seniors: Bronze Teesside; Silver Tyne South; Gold Clyde South


Highland came away with 4 District points, and Tyne South were winners of the overall points trophy, having lots of teams entered! Player of the day was from Grampian.

To round the presentations off, Lt.Cdr. Ian Wilson was introduced to the Canada Trophy awarded to the best unit in the UK, in advance of formal presentation by the Second Sea Lord.