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JUNIORS VISIT HMS RAIDER
Recently our Junior Cadets visited HMS Raider when she came through the Caledonian Canal.
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HMS PENZANCE VISIT
23 cadets and staff spent the morning at sea with HMS Penzance during her visit to Fort William.
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UNIT LEADS COAT OF ARMS PARADE
We were asked to represent the youth organisations of Lochaber by leading the parade to celebrate the presentation of Fort William's Coat of Arms.
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LAZING AROUND ON THE RIVER WITH THE ROYAL MARINES !
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A highlight of the Glasgow River Festival was a unique tour of the River Clyde - RM Style!
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ON PATROL WITH THE ROYAL MARINES !
A unique vue of some of the shipping on the Clyde!
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TS ROYALIST IN THE HEART OF GLASGOW
TS Royalist the Sea Cadet Corps flagship made a spectacular sight in the heart of Glasgow.
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GLASGOW ARCHITECTURE
Fort Williams Cadets get a high speed tour of some of Glasgow's architecture!
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TYPE 45 DESTROYER
Cadets on board a rigid raider get a view of one of the latest Type 45's under construction!
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RIVER CLYDE TOUR
Some of our cadets getting a tour of the River Clyde from the Royal Marines
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GETTING READY FOR SAILING
Here you can see us preparing one of our 40 year sailing dinghies for another year of sailing!
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Kayaking on Loch Eil
Kayaking on Loch Eil at the Outward Bound Centre
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VIP TOUR OF SMITER
Both units were given guided tours of HMS SMITER after the ship pull.
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TAKING SMITER FOR A WALK !
Cadets from Lochaber and Oban Units pulling HMS SMITER along the Caledonian Canal.
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LOCHABER AND OBAN UNITS WELCOME PHAROS HOME
The Lochaber and Oban Units came together to welcome the Northern Lighthouse Boards new ship 'PHAROS' to her home port.
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LOCHABER CADET ON ROYALIST
Able Cadet David Cartledge spent two weeks on the TS Royalist as part of the crew bringing her back to Weymouth from Lisbon, Portugal.
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CLOSE LINKS WITH HMS GANNET
Through our CO we have close links with HMS GANNET. We often see their helicopters in the town durng mountain rescues on the surrounding mountains. It was a special treat therefore, to get a flight around some of our local hills with them. For two of our cadets it was their first flight ever.
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HMS DARING LAUNCH
A group of us went down to Glasgow to see the launch of HMS DARING.
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ROYAL PARADE
We were recently asked to parade before their Majesties The Queen and Prince Philip. We also had to look after the Royal Standard for the day and fly it when needed. This was a tremendous honour for us, particularly being such a small and relatively inexperienced unit.
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COMMODORE'S VISIT
We were able to take part in a short section of Commodore and Mrs Brokenshire's sponsored Land's End to John o'Groats cycle ride.
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