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TS LN Runners up in district

TS LN Runners up in district

After a long hard year and a long, but enjoyable, Trafalgar parade in Lowestoft the rankings were announced for the East Anglian District Cup. Despite a fairly successful competition campaign Norwich were pipped to the top place by Beccles and unfortunately came 2nd, however this has only galvanised the strong team spirit down the unit and are already to prepare for next year to reclaim the cup.

Norwich march on to victory... again

Norwich march on to victory... again

On the 9th of October TS Lord Nelson travelled to RAF Honington for the annual East Anglian Drill and Piping competition. Norwich entered Unarmed Squad, Colour Party, Piping (individual and team), and returned with 1st place in the unarmed, colour and runner up places in both categories. An added bonus was L/C Austin bringing home best squad commander, a personal touch to a brilliant team effort.

Due to Beccles' late Inspection the winner of the District Cup will revealed at the district Trafulgar day parade... watch this space!!!

A Master class in Seamanship...

On Thursday night TS Lord Nelson had a very special visitor; Mrs K.C. Masters Daughter of Mr D. Masters kindly showed her fathers very special medal to members of the unit. The medal was the Cornwall Medal awarded to sea cadets throughout the UK who excelled in seamanship.

It all came to light when the ship was open to the public during the Norwich Heritage week. Mrs Masters boarded the ship and asked if we had any information on her father who used to be a cadet then after naval service as a member of the training staff. It was during his time as a cadet when he embarked on the very hard road towards the presentation of this rarely awarded medal.

Mrs Masters said " I was very pleased to show the medal to the unit. My father always said that out of all the medals and decorations I received whilst serving in the navy, the one I was most proud of was the Cornwall medal. I was very pleased to find more information about my father from the comprehensive records of the history of the sea cadets which is maintained at the unit". The medal which was one of two which was hard earned by cadets, and reflects the very high standard of training within the Norwich Unit.

 

Unit opens hatches to the public

Unit opens hatches to the public

The 10th of September saw TS Lord Nelson allow members of the public on board to see what the Sea Cadets are all about as apart of Norwich Heritage week. Along with tours conducted by the Cadets and Staff there were cakes and merchandise available to buy, all with the view to raise money for the unit's finds. The day also turned into training for the cadets as they took the water in the Unit's Champ (powerboat) and one of the T500 Rowing Boats. The training then turned into a mini boating display, which the members of the public enjoyed watching. The day as a whole was a success with the visitors being very impressed with the professionalism of the Unit's Cadets.

A BIG BZ to all those who helped in the day's activities.

Competition time for Norwich

Competition time for Norwich

It’s that time of year again when we’re out on the water again competing against other units from East Anglia District.

Thankfully we have enjoyed some fabulous weather over the competition weekends which definitely helps. We did well at all of the competitions returning with trophies and certificates, and here is how we got on:

Sailing Regatta 

Bosun: 2nd place
Topper: 2nd place
Pico: 3rd place

Well done to all of the sailors, there were some very challenging conditions with very little wind to start the day so this was a great effort, good luck for the Area competition in early June!

Canoeing Regatta 

Open Boys: Joint 1st with Ipswich and Beccles
Open Girls: 2nd place, congratulations to AC Jessica Perry who gained this all by herself
Junior Boys: 1st place
Overall: 2nd place

A good result from a small Unit team at the Canoe Regatta, everyone worked hard and put in a lot of effort to come up with some good results. We are hoping to get some more cadets qualified this year in order to put in a bigger team next year. Well done all!

Combined Regatta 

Pulling Boat Handling: 1st place
Sail Boat Handling: 1st place

A big congratulations to the boat handling teams. Both crews were new to the competition so this is a fantastic result and the first time we have entered the sailing competition for as long as I can remember!

We had some very very windy conditions to contend with but you all acted and reacted well to the conditions that you were faced with. 

Open Boys: 3rd place
Open Girls: 3rd place
Junior Boys: 2nd place

All of the pulling teams did really well in some extremely windy conditions, well done to all of the teams and those who acted as coxswain for the teams as well.

A good effort by all with the boating competitions this year, and we look forward to taking some of the cadets to the Area events across the summer months.

BZ all

 

(picture: Cadets and staff showing their cheesy smiles after the EA District Canoeing Regatta at Eagles Canoeing Centre, Norwich)

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