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CONGRATULATIONS

We would like to formally congratulate Cllr Tony Trent on being elected by the Charter Trustees of Poole as the new Mayor and Admiral of the Port for the Civic Year 2022/3 at the annual mayor-making ceremony in historic Poole Civic Centre.

Cllr Trent is no stranger to Poole Sea Cadets having attended our 2021 AGM as Sheriff of Poole.

Born and bred in Poole Cllr Trent has ambitions during his term of office to highlight youth organisations throughout the town, which we applaud.

We very much look forward to welcoming him on board at TS Drax and continuing our strong links with the office of the Mayor.

Many Congratulations to our Patron from everyone at Poole Sea Cadets

Poole Sea Cadet’s marching band was proudly in the vanguard of the massive Platinum Jubilee Youth Celebration parade at Winchester Cathedral.

Hundreds of young people from across Hampshire attended the parade and subsequent service to mark 70 years of the Queen’s reign as she is the first British Monarch to reach this impressive milestone.

The half a mile long parade was comprised of young people from schools, Hampshire Youth Parliament, Scouts, Army Cadets, Sea Cadets, Royal Air Force Cadets and Police Cadets amongst many others.

The event, which attracted a huge number of onlookers, was organised by Winchester Cathedral in conjunction with Hampshire Youth Network.

PHASE 1 OF “LIQUID SUN” IS COMPLETE

Poole Sea Cadet’s Project Liquid Sun to substantially reduce the carbon footprint of its TS Drax headquarters building in Sterte has been completed successfully.

Having attracted a grant from Low Carbon Dorset, the solar panels have been installed and are now providing the promised clean energy. Phase 2, battery storage, will follow soon.

Parts of the HQ building, TS Drax, are 83 years old and used to create a considerable ongoing electricity bill. The charity is constantly looking for ways to use money raised by fundraising and donations for the direct benefit of our young people rather than on increasing utility costs.

Following a technical survey and a briefing from Wessex ECOEnergy, Project Liquid Sun is swiftly gaining momentum.

Poole Sea Cadets are blazing a trail and setting an example which can form the basis for similar projects across the Sea Cadet Corps nationally.

At TS Drax we are entering an exciting period during which we want to expand, to accommodate those potential cadets on our lengthy waiting list. We are also looking to create an improved headquarters building. Appropriate voluntary Trustees are needed to help us achieve these objectives.