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Woking Sea Cadets were joined by the Mayor of Woking, Cllr Mohammed Iqbal on July 30 as he celebrated the start of a major new building development which will see local Sea Cadets get an amazing new Unit. The £1.7 million build is funded by Woking Borough Council. The new two-storey building includes a special boatyard area with considerable boat storage. The new unit offers Woking Sea Cadets fantastic new facilities.

The new site is also perfectly positioned for sailing on Goldsworthy Park Lake. In addition it will provide valuable new meeting facilities for the Goldsworth Park community. The building project is part of a multi-million initiative by the local council to improve the area.

Margate Sea Cadets launched their new 6mt £30,000 RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) from Margate Harbour on 28 July. Local TV presenter Sarah Saunders officially launched the boat, named in her honour and was then treated to a whizz round the harbour in the vessel with cadets from the Unit. The boat was made possible by a ‘People’s Millions’ grant when the Unit competed successfully as runners up in the national competition to be selected.

The Southern Area Lands End to John O’Groats cycling team triumphantly reached John O’Groats on Friday afternoon 6 August at 4.30pm having pedaled over 970 miles from Lands End. The abiding memory for the team will be the camaraderie, friendship and hospitality offered by the Sea Cadet Units along the route. From Penzance to Wick we were welcomed, hosted and looked after in a marvelous fashion by everyone. With just two punctures, one chain that came off and two minor falls the entire trip went extremely smoothly, and we were even blessed with a fortnight without any significant rain and very little wind. After a celebratory meal of Haggis, Neeps and Tatties prepared by Unit staff at Wick, they then had a 16 hour mini-bus drive back to the South Coast (thank you TS Alamein for the invaluable loan of your Unit mini-bus!). The team thanks everyone who has donated and encourage others to do so at; www.justgiving.com/SASeacadetsLEJOG All money raised will go to help more of our youngsters to experience life offshore or to take part in the excellent outward bound courses that we run in Snowdonia.

The team has just crossed the Forth Road Bridge a milestone mark in the journey to John O’Groats!  The Sea Cadet Units on route have been fantastic in taking care of the team with cooked meals in the evenings and packed lunches for the journey next day. Next stop, Perth Sea Cadet Unit! The team head across the Firth of Forth on their way to the finish line. To support, donate here http://www.justgiving.com/seacadets/SASeaCadetsLEJOG

We arrived safely in York and are staying at TS York tonight (Friday 30 July). As we approach the halfway point the team can bask in the glory of completing 400 miles of this epic cross country challenge!  The Units we’ve visited along the way are outstanding and we were thrilled when cadets at TS Lightning, Doncaster donated £35 to the fund. Tomorrow there are team changes and we tackle the Cleveland Hills before arriving in Hartlepool. Wish us luck!