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Dates for the Diary
May
4 - Junior Air Rifle competition - Farnham unit
10 - District sailing and junior sailing competition - Hawley Lake
June
1- District pulling regatta - Hawley Lake
14 - Johnson's Wax family fun day
15 - District canoeing regatta - Goldsworthy Park Lake
July
5 - Area Sailing Regatta - Prtsmouth
6 - Area Pulling Regatta - Portsmouth
11 - Unit Royal Navy Parade - compulsory parade for all cadets, juniors and staff
13 - Frimley Green Canival
13 - Area Canoeing competition - reading
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'Easter' activities!
Last week was a busy week for Camberley cadets - 6 cadets joined TS Royalist in London and were lucky enough to visit Oostend in Belgium and Dunkirk in France before returning to Ramsgate. A great time was had by all - 2 cadets obtained their Off Shore Hand 2 awards, while the other 4 all came away with Off Shore Hand 1.
At the same time, 2 cadets were on the Surrey District Easter Camp which was hastily re-arranged to take place at Farnham Unit due to problems on HMS Bristol. It was a very successful week for the cadets who both obtained their 2nd Class Cook Steward qualification - despite only having signed up for the 3rd Class Award!
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District Piping Competition
Camberley had another success at the District Piping Competition with Able Cadet James Browne coming second in the Individual Competition.
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District Drill Competition
The Colour Party came 4th at the District Drill competition on Sunday 9 March. The standard was very high, and Camberley were the best dressed Colour Party.
For more photos, see the Picture Gallery
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Victory for Surrey District
On 2 February, Lieutenant Milligan accepted the Victory Trophy on behalf of Surrey District. It is awarded to the district in Southern Area with the best performance in competitions. Surrey fought off fierce competition and won by just two points. The close result underlines how important every cadet’s contribution was.
The award, as well as many others, was made at the Southern Area Conference, an event where all the COs, First Lieutenants, Training Officers and Chairmen in Southern Area gather to discuss the future of the Sea Cadets. This year it was hosted at HMS COLLINGWOOD in Fareham, near Portsmouth.
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Visit to RFA Fort George
10 cadets and staff were lucky enough to spend the weekend on RFA Fort George while she was in Liverpool.
While they were there, they were given tours of the ship and got to try their hand at damage limitation.
See the Picture Gallery for more photos!
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Children in Need
The cadets and staff raised £90 for Children in Need by holding a Pyjama Night.
There were some 'interesting' choices of pyjamas on display!
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Success at District Swimming!
Congratulations to all the cadets that took part in the District Swimming competition on Saturday 15th.
Camberley was well represented and came away with an impressive haul of medals for both the seniors and the juniors.
Well done everyone!
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Polo shirts now in stock!
We now have a stock of very attractive polo shirts bearing the Unit's crest.
They're a bargain at £10 each and selling fast!
If you're interested, please see Mr Meades
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Congratulations!
Congratulations to PO Leverett on his promotion to Sub Lieutenant!
(How long is that going to take us to get used to saying!)
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Parents join in the fun!
The Unit's AGM was held on 18 July at Hawley Lake when the parents got the chance to join in with the fun on the lake...
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Change of Command
After 10 years in command Lt(SCC)Kevin Milligan RNR has handed over command of the unit to his wife Lt(SCC)Victoria Milligan RNR. In a parade to mark the event on 31st March, which was supported by many cadets, parents and supporters from over the years including 5 former commanding officers, Lt Milligan said that he had enjoyed his time in Camberley and that it had been an honour to lead the unit which had attained burgee standard (top 25%)for the last 7 years. Leaving the unit to take command of another unit, he will not be going far, about 6 miles to Farnham (TS SWIFTSURE). These two units already work closely and this will continue. The new OiC, Lt V Milligan said she was looking forward to coming back to the unit where she was a cadet and that she knows has a first class record. The parade was also supported by the Deputy Area Officer, Major Andy Henderson RM.
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Bronze Medals for Camberley at Area competition
Camberley unit's piping team was awarded Bronze medals by Commodore Laurie Brokenshire CBE,RN - Commodore Sea Cadet Corps - at the southern area drill and piping competition which was held at HMS EXCELLENT ON 18th March. There were nine teams from the area and the standards were very high. The cadets have been training hard and were thrilled with the results, as was their commanding officer Lt Kevin Milligan RNR and the team manager. Family and friends followed the team down to Portsmouth to watch.
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Camberley Win Piping Competition
Camberley unit came first at the Surrey District Piping competition which was held at Farnham Sea Cadet unit on 18th Feburary. The team was trained by civilian instructor Tony Doran at the unit looked smart and sounded great as they pipied in front of proud parents and supporters. The unit also came second in the individual piping competition. The team is now looking forward to representing the district at the southern area competition on the 18th March which will be held at HMS EXCELLENT in Portsmouth.
The unit also entered the colour party competition and came third in this event and the junior piping team came fourth. All the cadets had a great day and the training team felt very proud of the achievements the cadets made on the day.
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Cadets Visit Museums
Over the last 2 weeks cadets and juniors have visited museums across the south east and London. 15 cadets visited the RN Submarine museum and HMS Alliance which the cadets thought was great although some of the taller ones thought that Alliance was very small inside. Next was a visit to the Chocolate musuem for the cadets (they said it was for the staff).
The next week it was off to another type of ship for 15 cadets when they visited HMS Belfast in the Pool of London. After a visit to the ship looking at every area of her, the cadets headed off for the rest of the day visiting the Imperial War Musueum.
Great days out were had by all the cadets and more visits are planned for later in the year including Chatham Dockyard and Thorpe Park.
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Cadets Pack Bags at Waitrose
On the 16th December a team of cadets and supporters headed by our parents supporters team went along to Waitrose in Frimley and spent the day helping the Christmas shoppers pack their bags. The shoppers between them donated a massive £710.68; this amount will help the unit to provide many things for the cadets next year and we would like to thank the shoppers of Waitrose for their genorosity and also Andrew Berstein and his team for helping the unit.
Lots of people commented on how smart and polite the cadets were and how efficient they were in packing the bags.
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Presentation Evening
Cadets gathered together for the annunal presentation evening at the unit on 24th November and the District Officer, Lieutenant Commander (SCC) R Mitchell RNR, was on hand to make the awards.
Prizes were given out for the best cadet and junior of the year, drill, most improved female cadet, seamanship and boatwork. A special award was made to Mrs Gill Tibbetts for her support over many years in running the galley; Gill was awarded a certificate of merit signed by the Area Officer.
Best Cadet of the Year AC J Browne was awarded a bursary by the Camberley Royal Naval Association for a week on the SCC Flagship TS Royalist.
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Lord Lieutenant's Cadet
Petty Officer Cadet William Edge was made Lord Lieutenant's cadet for Surrey at a presentation evening at the Redhill TA Centre by the Lord Lieutenant for Surrey, Mrs Goad. PO Cadet Edge was chosen from cadets of all the units in Surrey for this honour. During the year he had attended many courses and helped the staff within the unit. The highlight of his year was attending the Britannia Royal Naval College Course which he hopes will help him towards his chosen career as a marine engineering officer in the RN.
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National Award Winner
Petty Officer Cadet Jessica Hassall has been awarded the Tod Trophy for senior cadet photography. It is the first time the award has been made and she received it in front of her parents and family at a presentation that took place after the national trafalgar day parade in London. PO Cdt Hassall entered a photo of "TS ROYALIST" at anchor between some sand dunes. The photo was taken whilst Jessica was sailing in the ship during this year's "Tall Ships Race". During this two week voyage she also gained her Offshore (Sail) Watch Leader qualification. Admiral Tod asked if he could take a photo of PO Cdt Hassall, as he never used a camera!
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£500.00 Donation
The unit received a cheque for £500 for Rear Admiral Michael Stacey CB on behalf of the New Trafalgar Despatch for all the work the unit did in support of the events last year to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. The main event was a concert held at Bagshot Park; the unit provided a parking service, a colour party and a Royal Guard for HRH the Earl of Wessex, as well as other support. Admiral Stacey in thanking the unit said the event could not have taken place without the sea cadets.
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Surrey District Parade
Camberley unit had the honour of hosting the district parade this year. On 15th October cadets and staff from all over Surrey marched through the streets of Camberley to St Michael's Church on the London Road for a service. The Parade was led by the Band of Reigate Sea Cadets and a guard made up of cadets. It was the first time that Camberley unit had paraded their unit colour.
Following the church service the parade of 187 cadets marched dowwn the Frimley Road towards the saluting dias where the Mayor of Surrey Heath took the salute. The parade ended in Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park.
The mayor then presented cadet forces medals to S/Lt(SCC)Steve Bennett RNR & Chief Petty Officer (SCC) Adam Garland from the Staines unit before going into Camberley unit for tea and cake
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