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Second Class courses
There will be two second class courses held at Salford on the weekends of 5-7 and 19-21 Feborary.
You must be available both weekends and you must already hold the 3rd class speacialisation before you can move on to second class.
Marine Engineering.
Cook Steeward.
Cost £15 per weekend.
If you are interested speak to CPO Philips.
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Remembrance Sunday
Uniform Preparation – The unit will be open Saturday 2pm -5pm for all cadets to get their uniforms ready for Sunday. Staff will be around to help, so take advantage of this. Come in civvies and bring your uniform with you, bring a hanger and something to cover it with and when its ready you can leave it at the unit for the following day.
Parade - We will be leaving the unit on Sunday at 9:30, we would like all cadets there by 8:30, and we will give them breakfast at the unit. The parade starts at 10:45 but we need to be at the Crescent just after 10am as we have a number of jobs to do this year. Friends and family are more than welcome to come and watch and join in with the service. We will be back at the unit at about 1pm.
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Seamanship and Engineering Competitions
Manchester district Seamanship and Engineering competitions were held at City of Salford Unit on Sunday 1st November.
In both competitions it came down to straight match against Stretford and Urmston unit with both units taking one victory each.
Salford unit were the stronger in engineering, and Stretford ended up the winners in the seamanship competition. Both competitions were hard fought and the standard was very high this year.
Well done to all the competitors.
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Cook Steward Success
Congratulations to the following cadets who passed their 3rd Class Cook Steward this weekend.
Corporal Harry Barrett
MC Matthew Beech
Ordinary Cadet Jake Collins
Lance Corporal Daniel Lawrence
MC Leslie Mitchell
MC2 Otis Sutherland
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Halloween Weekend
There will be weekend on board on the 30th October to the 1st November
We will be doing 3rd class Cook Steward, 3rd class Marine Engineering, and 2nd class Ropework and Rigging.
The cost of the weekend is £35 and the latest time deposits can be paid is at the bag pack on Saturday 24th October.
The cost of the weekend includes a spooky surprise trip.
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Salford cadets selected for prestigious African Adventure
Two City of Salford Cadets were recently selected for places on exercise Lesotho Venturer 2010. Part of the celebrations for Cadet 150 this is a three week adventure in the kingdom of Lesotho in South Africa in conjunction with Sentabale, the cadets will be undertaking charity work helping in youth and children’s projects, as well as taking on the challenge of scaling Thebanya Netenyana, the highest mountain in Southern Africa.
Well done to both Nick Woodhead and Callum DiTondo on being selected.
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Highest Efficiency award for Salford Unit
We have recently received the report from our recent Annual Inspection and City of Salford received a Burgee for 2009. All units are graded based on the quality of their training, and achievements of their cadets and staff over the year.
This is a fantastic achievement, and reflecs the hard work put in by the staff and cadets over the last year as well as preparing for the inspection.
The SCC grades units as either no award a pennant or a burgee, and City of Salford has gone from no award to a burgee in the space of 4 years. This is a really outstanding acheivement.
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Adult Volunteers
We are always looking for new Adult Volunteers....
Our volunteers come from all backgrounds, all walks of life and eveeryone has something to offer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. I haven't been in the Navy or Marines - can I still help?
Of course you can. Whilst current or former members of the Armed Forces are always welcome as instructors, in actual fact most of our volunteers have no experience in the Armed Forces, most are ex-cadets or parents who decided to help out.
Q. Do I have to waer a uniform?
Not at all - there are a number of different roles for adult volunteers within the SCC. Some do require you to wear a uniform, but others don't. Come along and have a chat about how you could get involved.
Q. I don't have any special skils - how can I help?
OK you may not be able to kayak, or know how to march, but you will bring something hugely important, your life skills and experience are the single most important aspect of being an adult volunteer. Throw in some enthusiasm and you're more than half way there. We need people to help with everything from selling sweets at "stand-easy" to organising fundraising events. If you're willing to work as part of a great team there's a spot for you.
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BTEC Registration opens soon
Registration for BTEC First Diploma in Public Services starts soon.
This internationally respected qualification is equivalent to 4 GCSEs at A*- C level (Standard grades at levels 1-3 in Scotland).
The course mixes theory and practical elements with an emphasis on leadership, teamwork, communications, problem solving and fitness. The syllabus has been designed to improve valuable life skills. Cadets learn professional CV preparation, interviewing techniques, communication, first aid, adventure training, health and nutrition.
And best of all, it's FREE for Cadets!
Cadets must be 16 to enrol in the BTEC Programme. In addition to existing Cadet activities, Cadets are required to complete the course syllabus which includes supervised adventure training activities and occasional weekend training. All coursework is assessed by Edexcel.
Cadets do not need to contact CVQO - To enrol, contact Lt Truswell.
See the CVQO Website for more details
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