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Prince Phillip Challenge.
On the 20th of September Maidenhead went head to head with Windsor and competed to win the Prince Philip Trophy.
The two units participated in a variety of events which included a kayaking relay, a pulling boat race, raft building, heaving line throwing and a juniors relay race.
Windsor put up a good fight but Maidenhead Unit won overall.
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Caribbean weekend
On the 21st to the 23rd of August the unit held a weekend for the cadets themed on the caribbean. The Cadets and staff were spilt up into three different teams and had to compete in a number of challanges.
The events included :
A cooking challange
Raft building
Fishing
Naval terms
The cadets really enjoyed it and can't wait till do it next year.
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National boating.
On the 21st to the 22nd of August, four of our cadets represented Southern Area in Kayaking. They did extremely well, coming back with two silvers and a bronze.
All in all southern area came 1st, and we won the overall trophy.
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District Regatta Success
Last weekend (6th-7th June) saw Maidenhead go head to head with other units within the district for the annual district regatta.
Saturday saw the kayaking and boat handling competitions, and Sunday saw the Pulling races.
Maidenhead performed extremely well, and the results will be posted shortly.
Needless to say, Maidenhead will be representing Berkshire District in numerous disciplines at Area Kayaking (in Reading) and Area Regatta (Whale Island)
Well done to all those who took part.
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Annual Juniors' Weekend
It is that time of year again!
T.S. Iron Duke is hosting Berkshire District's annual Juniors' weekend.
This year's theme is "Cowboys and Native Americans" and always there will be a wide range of activities, and it will definitely be fun!
The weekend is open to all Juniors, and starts at 1400 on Saturday 23rd May and ends at 1400 on Monday 25th May.
We have had a great response so far, and are even expecting Juniors from Plymouth Drake unit.
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Royal Naval Parade
14 April 2009 sees our bi-annual inspection by the Southern Area Officer. This year we will be inspected by the new Area Officer Commander Andy Giles.
Make sure your uniform is perfect and you arrive on time.
Parents, friends and supports all welcome for what we hope will be a fun and entertaining evening.
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Area Drill and Piping
A good day at Area last Sunday. Our piping team came 4th in the piping and stood out well in the dress achieving the bronze position. Our individual pipers also did well with LC Sawyer reaching 4th and OC Rooke 7th.
Our Colour Party also proved themselves by achieveing a respectable 6th place, with only 9 points seperating 2nd and 6th placings.
The cadets gave an outstanding performance. BZ
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District Drill
Congratulations are due to all those cadets who took part in the district drill and piping competition. What matters is that you all did your best, and the main thing is that you enjoy these events. From what was witnessed this year, the staff are very much looking forward to next year's competition.
As many of you know, Slough unit pipped us in a couple of the disciplines - and it was very close! However, this means that (due to area regulations) Maidenhead could end up representing Berkshire in one of the area events.
Once again, well done to all those involved. And thanks to those parents who came to show their support.
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