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April Swimming Date Change
Due to the Unit Easter Camp at Ashworth Valley, the monthly swim at Middleton Arena has been moved to the second Saturday in the month (10th). Usual times (muster) 1715 to 1845 (depart).
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Burgee for 2010
Following on from our Unit Review last month, TS TREMADOC BAY has been awarded an efficiency Burgee for 2010.
A big thank you to all the staff, cadets, committee members and parents for their help in 2009-2010.
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Lord Lts Poppy Appeal Competition
Midd&Chad Unit came 2nd in the Lord Lieutenant of Manchester's Poppy Appeal Competition.
In 2009 we raisd over £5000, a vast imporvement on 2008 but not enough to beat our neighbouring unit (Oldham) who raised just over £8000.
The cadet forces of Manchester raised £112,000 in 2009.
The CO and 4 cadets attended the awards night and recieved two awards for the 2009 Poppy Appeal.
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Unit Review 2010
The Unit was host to LtCdr David McKee and his inspection team on Monday 1st Feburary for our Unit Review (Inspection).
The District Officer was very pleased with his visit to the Unit and our performance in the 2009-2010 Unit Review and our 2010 Area Logistics Officer's Visit.
Following the Review TS TREMADOC BAY has been awarded...TBC
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Swimming & Keep Fit 2010
For the 2nd year monthly swimming and keep-fit sessions have been arranged at Middleton Arena for the cadets & staff.
Swimming ~ 1st Saturday of Month (1730-1830)*
Keep Fit ~ 3rd Thursday of Month (1930-2030)
* Swimming in January will be the 9th not 2nd.
Muster 15 mins before the session.
Transport to/from Unit not provided except for swimming sessions on training weekends.
Both sessions continue to be free but this will be reviewed perodicaly by the UMC.
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L/Cpl Rogers joins the Army
L/Cpl David Rogers joins the Army on 3rd January 2010. He was presented with a card; gifts and a vote of good luck from the Ship's Company during the last parade night.
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POC & BETC for L/C Elliott
L/C Elliott has sucessfuly passed his POC board and was informaly advanced during the last parade night. His formal advancement along with his BTEC presentation will be at the Unit Review in January.
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District Swimming 2009
Midd&Chad overall Winners!!
Congratulations to the cadets who represented the Unit at the District Swimming Competition.
Senior Boys ~ 1st Place
Senior Girls ~ 2nd Place
Intermedaiate Boys ~ 1st Place
Intermediate Girls ~ 2nd Place
Junior Boys ~ 3rd
Junior Girls ~ 3rd
Overall Boys ~ Winners
Overall Girls ~ Runners-up
Overall ~ 1st Place
A number of cadets will now represent the District at the Northwest Area Swimming Gala at Everton Baths on 19th Sept.
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District Shooting 2009
Midd&Chad overall Winners!!
Congratulations to the two teams who represented the Unit at the District Shooting Competition.
Senior Team ~ 1st Place (Amos, Elliott, Saunders & Squire)
Junior Team ~ 2nd Place (Cunningham, Finley, Townsend & Wolfenden)
Overall ~ 1st Place
We then went on to represent the District at the Northwest Area competition where we came 7th.
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Burgee for 2009
TS TREMADOC BAY has been awarded an efficiency Burgee for 2009.
A big thank you to all the staff, cadets, committee members and parents for their help in 2008-2009.
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Area Drill Competition 2009
Well done to the Colour Party squad who represented the District at the Area Drill Competition. We came 8th, not bad for a 1st attempt.
L/C Beswick ~ Guard Commander
L/C Elliott ~ Colour Bearer
O/C Garforth, O/C Hurndall & A/C Squire ~ Colour Escort
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Royal Naval Parade 2009
The Unit was host to LtCol Steve Wothersoon on Thursday 09th February for our Royal Navy Prade (Inspection).
The Area Officer was very pleased with his second visit to the Unit and our performance in our 2009 Unit Review and our 2009 Logistics Visit.
Visitors on the night included parents, members of the RNA and RNLI and other local supporters.
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Swimming & Keep Fit
Following feedback from the cadets at the end of year review, monthly swimming and keep-fit sessions have been arranged at the brand new Middleton Arena for the cadets & staff.
Swimming ~ 1st Saturday of Month (1730-1830)
Keep Fit ~ 3rd Thursday of Month (1930-2030)
Muster 15mins before the session.
Transport to/from Unit not provided except for swimming sessions on training weekends.
£10 for four months or PAYG £1.50 per session.
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Mayor's Visit
The Mayor of Rochdale presented the Unit's 2008 Efficiency Burgee at the Annual Presentation on Monday 1st December.
In addition the Mayor presented numerous annual awards, four BTEC awards, one DofE award and the highlight of the evening Sgt Gallacher's Cadet Forces Medal.
The CFM is awarded for 12 years Uniformed service to the cadet forces.
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Marine Field Assessment 2008
The Marine Detachment recently spent a weekend at Altcar Army Base undertaking their annual SRMOs field assessment.
The detachment achieved a "very good" grade, which is an improvement on their their performance over the past few years.
Well done to the Section Commader Cpl Brogan amd his 2ic Cpl Smith.
Well-done team!
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District Swimming 2008
Midd&Chad won the "Overall Winners" trophy at the District Swimming on Sunday 5th October.
Results:
JnrJnr Boys - No Entry
JnrJnr Girls - 1st
Jnr Boys - 3rd
Jnr Girls - 1st
Snr Boys - Joint 2nd with Rochdale
Snr Girls - 2nd
Overall Boys - 2nd
Overall Girls - 2nd
Overall - 1st
Congratulations to all who took part.
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BTEC First Diploma in Public Services
The following 4 cadets have been awarded their BTEC(PS) which is worth the equivalent of 4 GCSEs.
Cpl Danny Thomas (Distinction *)
L/C Mathew Amos (Distinction *)
Cpl Gavin Smith (Distinction *)
L/C Lauren Brogan (Distinction *)
Congratulations on this fantastic achievement.
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DOs Mess Dinner
On Saturday 19th April, the Unit hosted a Mess Dinner for the DOs in the NW Area.
Cook/Steward Cadets from Midd&Chad, Bollington & Stretford Unit silver served the Senior Staff.
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Unit Review 2008
The Unit was host to LtCdr David McKee and his inspection team on Monday 11th Feburary for our Unit Review (Inspection).
The District Officer was very pleased with his visit to the Unit and our performance in the 2007-2008 Unit Review and our 2008 Area Logistics Officer's Visit.
Visitors on the night included parents, members of the RNA and RNLI.
Following the Review TS TREMADOC BAY has been awarded an efficiency Burgee for 2008.
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Burgee for 2007
TS TREMADOC BAY has been awarded an efficiency Burgee for 2007.
This is the first Burgee since 1992!
A big thank you to all the staff, cadets, committee members and parents for their help in 2006-2007.
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Royal Navy Parade 2007
The Unit was host to LtCol Steve Wothersoon on Thursday 14th June for our Royal Navy Prade (Inspection).
The Area Officer was very pleased with his first visit to the Unit and our performance in our 2007 Unit Review and our 2007 Logistics Visit.
Visitors on the night included parents, members of the RNA and RNLI, supporters and our ex-First Lieutenant Steve Homa.
The Area Officer presented our seven DofE Bronze awards and a certificate of appreciation from SCC HQ to Steve.
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DofE Bronze
Congratulations to the seven cadets who have recentley completed their DofE Bronze Awards. Good Luck with your Silver.
Cpl Smith
Cpl Thomas
L/C Brogan
A/C Amos
L/Cpl Lund
L/Cpl Brogan
MC1 Croke
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Weymouth Bound
Eleven cadets along with Lt Sinden and CI Sharples spent the long Mayday Bank Holiday weekend in Weymouth.
The cadets spent a day offshore sailing on TS BOB ALLEN and a day expedition training around the Isle of Portland. TS BOB ALLEN is a mini-brig with a full suite of square and traditional sails and over a mile of rigging.
Other activities included, crab fishing, fairground appreciation, rock climbing, physical training, practical navigation and the weekend ended with a firework display in Weymouth Bay.
On the journey back the cadets went to Wookey Hole to look at one of the largest cave networks and the traditional papermaking mill.
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Belfast Buffet
A weekend in Northern Ireland teaching our friends over the water the basics of Cook/Steward was recently organised by Lt Sinden and PPO Amos, with two other instructors from Stretford Unit.
Three NI instructors and eleven NI cadets passed their Class 3 C/S and are now working towards Class 2. The course included a buffet for 20 people, which was held in the excellent facilities of Carrickfergus Marina Complex.
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Marine Field Assessment 2007
The Marine Detachment recently spent a weekend at Altcar Army Base undertaking their annual SRMOs field assessment.
The detachment achieved a "good" grade, which is consistent with their performance over the past few years.
This year’s assessment was seen as tougher by the staff as we have a new SRMO and MCSO and they seem to be putting on the pressure.
Well done to the Section Commader Cpl Smith and his 2ic MC1 Brogan.
Well-done team!
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Heartstart First Aid
Congratulations to the five Juniors who have completed their Heartstart First Aid training.
Jnrs, Amos, Garforth, Milne, Leunig & Rutter.
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Food Hygeine
We hosted our first food hygeine course at the unit today with 15 people from all corners of the Northwest Area attending.
Congratulations to PPO Amos and CI Sharples for passing their Essential Food Hygeine Course.
A big thank you to Lt McGarry for running the course for us.
Other sucessful candidates represented Bury, Bollington, Holyhead, Stretford, Salford, Workington and Wallasey Units.
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Pennant for 2006
TS TREMADOC BAY has been awarded an efficiency Pennant for 2006.
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Acting Up
Following the retirement of CPO Homa the Unit's OCMCD will be acting up as the Executive Officer.
Sgt Gallacher has been with the Unit since 1995 and has lead the Marine Detachment since 2005. Previously Sgt Gallacher was a Divisional Officer for the Bluejackets and OC Juniors.
Sgt Vicky Martin is acting as the OCMCD until Sgt Gallacher returns to her post. Sgt Martin is a keen Expedition Leader and hopes to focus on training a team for the area competition during her spell in charge.
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Chief Homa Retires
CPO Steve Homa officialy retired from the corps at the end of 2006 following 40 years of service to both Midd&Chad and Oldham Units.
The highlight of his cadet career was collecting his Gold DofE Award from HRH Prince Phillip in 1972.
Steve still hopes to keep in contact with the corps and is considering joining our PSA. Steve was presented with a selection of retirement gifts by the Unit President ~ Jack Woods.
The Commanding Officer would like to wish Steve and Gill a long and happy retirement.
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Unit President
At the Unit AGM in October, Shipmate Jack Woods from the Royal Naval Association has been elected as the Unit President.
Jack is the Chairman of the North Manchester Branch of the Royal Naval Assoiciation. He is a keen supporter of the Unit and a regular at our social functions.
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