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DAY TRIP TO RAF COSFORD: SATURDAY DEC 6TH
The next day trip for the unit will be to RAF Cosford, which will take place in November. There are plenty of planes to see from all the past decades and simulators to go on. If you would like to see more information on RAF COSFORD click here. The cost for the day should be no more than £5 per person.
EXACT DETAILS OF THE TRIP WILL BE COMING SOON.
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LASER QUEST Saturday 22nd November
It has been arranged for the cadets to go to Laser Quest in Coventry on saturday the 22nd of November.
The cost for those who helped the unit move into the new unit in may, will be £3. The unit is paying for one games as a reward for all the hard effort that the cadets put in. The cost for new cadets is £6.
EXACT DETAILS OF THE EVENT WILL BE GIVEN SOON.
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REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE NOVEMBER 9th
Cadets, Staff and Committee turned out on parade on sunday the 9th of november for Remembrance Day. Thnaks to everyone who turned up. Its a challange every year trying to cover 3 towns, but every year, we do it very successfully.
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SHOOTING WEEKEND DATES FOR 2009
9th-11th of Jan at Okehampton army base.
6th-8th of Feb at Okehampton army base.
20th-22nd of Feb at HMS Raleigh.
13th-15th of Mar at HMS Raleigh.
20th-22nd of Mar at Sennybridge army camp.
18th-19th of Apr at Sennybridge army camp.
8th-10th of May at Sennybridge army camp.
22nd-24th of May at HMS Raleigh.
5th-7th of Jun at Sennybridge army camp.
12th-14th of Jun at HMS Raleigh.
14th-22nd of Aug at Sennybridge army camp (ANUAL SHOOTING SUMMER CAMP)
11th-13th of Sep at HMS Raleigh.
10th-11th of Oct at Sennybridge army camp.
NOTE: THIS LIST DOES NOT LIST COMPETION DATES
Cadets need to be 13.5 years of age to attend. Costs aproximately £15-£20 each weekend.
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POWER BOATING WEEKEND AT T.S. PALATINE 17th - 19th of OCTOBER
Cadets and staff have just come back from TS Palatine for the units power boating course. Time was spent learning how to drive planning and displacement boats such as ribs and champs. The aim of the course was for the cadets to work towards there RYA Level 1 and 2 power boating certificate. Congratulations to everyone who achieved a qualification and those who went for more experience. If you want to see more photos from the weekend go to the picture gallery.
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MORE CANOE AND KAYAK TRAINING - YIPPEE
The canoe and kayaking course starts on tuesday 23rd of september for 4 weeks at the Leam Boat Centre.
The canoe and kayak course has started. Everyone is having great fun. You can see some photos from canoeing training in the Picture Gallery
The course takes place over 5 sessions, each lasting an hour and a half (5pm - 6:30pm).
Cadets who have previous experience will be having lessons in canoeing and working towards their BCU 2 star. All new recruits will be doing their BCU 1 star in Kayaking.
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CADET GENERAL TRAINING COURSE OCTOBER 2008
Dan, Tom and Lucy have just come back from HMS RALEIGH where the cadets have the opportunity of living and eating alongside RN sailors under training. During the week the cadets did many activities. On the first day they did the assault course and in the afternoon they went onboard HMS Cornwall for a ships tour and then went swimming. During the rest of the week they took part in many other activities such as: naval fire fighting, ships damage control evolutions run by the Royal Navy, orienteering, drill, museum visits, first aid and gym. By the end of the week the cadets will also have earned their orienteering badge and a Heartstart First Aid Certificate. This course is open to cadets between 12.5 and 15.5 years of age. The course cost £55 for the week and includes transport to and from HMS Raleigh.
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CADET GENERAL TRAINING COURSE PHOTO
Well done to Lucy, Tom and Dan for completing the course.
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POWER BOATING, SAILING AND KAYAKING WEEKEND 2009
All courses are at TS Palatine.
Power Boating: 20 to 22 March, 09 to 11 Oct
23 to 25 Oct
Canoeing: 10 to 12 April 15 to 17 May 12 to 14 June
Sailing: 26 to 28 June
Adult Only: 17 to 19 July Canoeing, Sailing, Power Boating.
IF YOU WANT TO GO PLEASE LET PPO BROWN KNOW ASAP.
The cost of the weekends are aprox £28. A £10 deposit is required.
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Juniors Weekend Away
Two junior cadets attended the area expedition training weekend at Symonds Yat. Juniors learnt how to pitch a tent, cook their own meals and many navigation skills. They also went swimming and had plenty of fun around the campsite. They where both awarded the Bronze Navigation Award.
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JUNIOR SUMMER CAMP AUGUST 2008
Junior Cadets, Jack and Dan have just returned from the National Junior Summer Camp 2008, which is held at SCTC Inskip near Preston. They have taken part in a multitude of activities to suite all. Jack and Dan did fire fighting, shooting,absailing, cake decorating, army battle tactic manoeuvres, orienteering, crawling through lots of mud and a game of “it’s a knock out”. The highlights of the week were going to a theme park for the day and the end of week disco. A great time was had, having fun and making new friends from all over the country. The great thing about this course is that it only cost £55. The course lasts for a week and there are several course dates that run through out the summer holidays. Junior cadets join the course on a Sunday and come home on the Friday.
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Unit Trip to HMS Belfast and the War Memorial Museum. March 2008
5 cadets and 2 members of staff took a trip on the train down to London to visit the HMS Belfast, which is of great historic interest. Everyone explored the many decks and took great pleasure sitting in the captains chair on the bridge. Then we hoped onto the underground and visited the War Memorial Museum. The unit plans to do many more trips like these. So far we have visited the National Maritime Museum, The Royal Observatory, HMS Belfast and the War Memorial Musuem. Out next planned trip is to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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