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Race Training Selection Weekend.
After being triumphant at the Area Regatta, 3 Sailors went through to the Area Race Training Selection Weekend held over the bank holiday weekend at Portsmouth.
We are pleased to be able to announce that all 3 are through to the National Sailing Regatta at Southport in September.
BZ to all and good luck at the national competition.
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June/ July Paddlesport
Reigate Cadets exceeded all expectations in District and Area Competitions throughout June & July. Some of the Cadets have qualified for the National Combined Regatta held in London early September.
Kerry Lewis won Gold in both the 1 mile marathon and Junior Girls 400m sprint. Daniel Lobley achieved silver in the Junior Boys 1 mile marathon.
At the Southern Area Competition Kerry Lewis again acheived Gold in the Marathon & Sprint whilst Marcus Francis achieved Gold in both Junior Boys Double Marathon & Sprint (twinned with Conor Smith of Crawley Unit).
Coach CI Graham Francis said "We are all looking forward to the National Competition at Excel London on 4th September. Supporters are welcome, our Kayak team have done exceptinally well on our first year."
The paddlers now go on to join the Surrey District Junior Girls Pulling Crew at the National Regatta. BZ to all and good luck to all competing.
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Area Regatta
Over the weekend of 3-4th July, Southern Area held it's annual Regatta and after being successful at the previously help District Competitions Reigate Unit once again represented the District.
On Saturday 3rd July, 6 Cadets went through from the District Competition and 3 Cadets successfully raced through to the Race Training Selection weekend at the end of August.
The Junior Girls Pulling Crew formed of 2 Cadets from Crawley, 1 from Woking and 2 from Woking raced their way into the Final and after a neck and neck finish had a re-run. They then used all their efforts and won their class, the crew now go through to the National Combined Regatta in London on 4th September.
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Tesco for Schools and Clubs
Reigate Sea Cadets is pleased to annouce that supporters of the unit have collected a grand total of 3,305 vouchers in the Tesco for Schools and Clubs scheme. The order is currently being processed and when the decision has been made regarding what to order a further update will be made.
All at T.S. Ark Royal would like to thank anybody who supported them by giving the vouchers and also a huge goes to Tescos who provide Schools and Clubs throughout the UK with this opportunity.
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District Pulling Regatta
Sunday, 27th June saw the District Pulling Regatta for Surrey District Sea Cadets. Competing within this competition were 3 crews from Reigate: Open Girls, Open Boys, Junior Boys. The Junior Boys won their class and will now go onto compete at the Southern Area Competition to be held in Portsmouth on Sunday, 4th June.
The Open Boys and Open Girls were runners up in their classes.
As there was no entry with the district for a Junior Girls crew A/C Lambert and CDT Williams are part of a District Crew where they will join Cadets from Crawley and Woking Sea Cadets to compete at the Area Competition also.
Good luck to all those competing at the Area Competition and congratulations to all those who took part.
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Armed Forces Day, Reigate Priory
Saturday, 26th June was Armed Forces Day and Cadets, Staff and PSA joined Cadet Forces from across the Borough to celebrate the day.
Several arts and crafts stallholders were present along with the Emergency Services and an Arena was set up for many different displays throughout the day including a Continuity Drill Display by the local Army Cadets.
T.S. Ark Royal was delighted to have been given 2 pitches at the event, the first being a recruitment stand manned by Staff and Cadets and the second was a Tombola ran by the PSA to raise funds for the unit. Over £250 was raised and a big thank you goes to all those who supported this event and assisted on the day. Also to anybody who donated tombola prized thank you too.
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Flag Week raises funds for Unit
The week of 21-25th June 2010 was Reigate Sea Cadet's annual Flag Week. During this week Cadets and staff go house to house collecting to raise funds for the unit. A total of approximately £1700 was raised in this unit and everybody from T.S. Ark Royal would like to thank everybody who collected or donated in this time for your cintinued support.
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Cadets win at District Competition
Some 34 cadets and 8 supporting staff from Reigate Sea Cadets took part in the District Drill and Piping competition held at Farnham on Sunday 21st February 2010.
We are delighted to report the following sucesses:-
Armed Guard - Winners
Piping Team - Winners
Piping Individual - Winners
Colour Escort - 2nd Place
Unarmed Guard - 2nd Place
Congratulations to all involved.
Photo's to follow shortly....
The next (Area level) competition will be held on 7th March 2010 at HMS Excellent, Portsmouth.
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Unit wins Tim Bourne Trophy
A delighted Mr RIchard Smith, Chairman of Reigate Unit receiving the Tim Bourne trophy from Jeanette Bartlett, FIBPO from Southern Area Office. The Tim Bourne trophy is awarded to the Unit that has acheived the best results in competition throughout the previous year.
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Trafalgar Day Parade - 25/10/2009 - London
Over the weekend of 22 Oct- 25 Oct, 12 Cadets from Reigate Sea Cadets travelled to Portsmouth to undertake training for the National Trafalgar Day Parade in London's Trafalgar Square. All 12 Cadets were selected to take part in a 60 man armed Guard. To be selected for such a prestigious event is an honour for each and every Cadet present.
All 12 Cadets then took part in the annual Parade in London on 25th Oct and then marched back to Wellington Barracks for lunch before dispersing back to their home unit in Redhill, Surrey.
Although a long and tiring weekend, all Cadets involved thoroughly enjoyed their time and were proud to have taken part in the annual event
Pictures in the Picture Gallery.
Picture Gallery
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Paul O' Grady Show *WATCH IT HERE*
28th September saw a member of staff and a Cadet travel to the Paul O' Grady Show for filming of the Channel 4 show.
With a nautical theme Cadets from London & Southern Area took to the floor to teach Paul O' Grady, The Saturdays and Alistair McGowan how to carry out Club Swinging. They also opened the show with a hornpipe display.
All involved received a DVD of the show along with a gift pack and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Watch the show online here
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Tesco Bagpacking
13 Cadets accompanied by members of staff, PSA & Unit Management Committee members went to Tesco Extra Gatwick to assist shoppers with their packing. In an effort to raise funds the Cadets spend 4 hours assisting the shoppers and the total raised was £491.55.
We would like to thank the staff and managemt of Tesco Extra Gatwick for allowing us this opportunity along with those Cadets who participated and to those members of the public who donated monitary contributions to the unit.
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National Combined Regatta August 2009
Cadet K. Lewis from Reigate Unit travelled up to the Excel centre in Londons Docklands on 21st-23rd August 2009 for the National combined regatta.
Cadet Lewis competed in the Canoeing and within her 2 categories that she entered gained a 4th place and a 5th place.
BZ to all who competed.
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Cadets cancelled Friday 14th August
For the night of Friday 14th August 2009 there will be no Parade Night for Cadets. We will resume as normal on Tuesday 18th August 2009.
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District Pulling Competition
The Surrey District Pulling competition was held at Hawley Lane in Camberley on Sunday, 7th June 2009.
The Reigate Junior Boys & Open Girls teams were the units reprasentatives.
After winning 2 successive races the Junior boys team won their competition and are through to the Area Competition.
After a round robin and a time trial the Open Girls crew are also through to the Southern Area Pulling Regatta.
Congratulations to the crews and good luck to them for the next stage.
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Congratulations to the Guard
Everyone at Reigate Sea Cadets would like to wish the 13 members of the Guard congratulations after placing 3rd at the National and Piping competition at HMS Raleigh, Plymouth.
The Guard successfully won the District competition and then went on to again win the Southern Area competition.
The Guard are now placed 3rd in the United Kingdom in their category out of some 400 units.
A huge congratulations to the cadets involved along with all those who helped them along the way. Thank you also goes to those unit supporters who travelled down to the competition to give support to the squad.
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Area Drill & Piping Competition
On Sunday 15th March 2009 cadets from T.S. Ark Royal took part in the Southern Area Drill & Piping Competition, held at HMS Excellent in Portsmouth.
All the cadets from T.S Ark Royal, Reigate Sea Cadets, representing Surrey District in both the Armed Guard and Piping Team Competitions gave of their utmost, proving a credit to both their Unit and the District.
The Piping Team managed a creditable 6th place, with all three members attending their first Area Piping Competition.
The Guard triumphed on the day, winning overall and will now go on to represent Southern Area at the Nationals, competing against Units from all over the Country.
The Guard Commander achieved joint 1st place, very unusually tied with two others, unfortunately the judges decided to award the winners trophy to one of the other tied cadets, however he now has a chance to go on to win at National Level!
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Surrey District Piping 2009
Congratulations go to the Reigate Piping Team who after winning the District Piping now through to represent the District at the Area Competition with the Armed Guard. The Southern Area Competition will be held in Portsmouth on 15th March 2009.
The Junior Piping Team came second and of the 2 Senior Cadets who were individuals one of them placed 3rd.
Congratulations to all participants and good luck to the Piping Team for the Area Competition.
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Southern Area Football
The Senior Boys and Senior Girls football teams travelled down to HMS Sultan in Gosport for the Southern Area 5-a-side Football competition. The competition was held on the weekend of 7-8 February and the teams were down on the Sunday representing the Surrey District.
Both teams played exceedingly well with the Senior Girls placing 2nd in their class.
All players played professionally at all times, and were a credit to the unit and the district.
BZ to all cadets and staff involved.
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HMS Ark Royal
On Sunday 11th January 2008 11 Cadets and 2 members of staff from TS Ark Royal, Reigate Sea Cadets travelled to Portsmouth Dockyard to join the Flagship of Her Majesty's Royal Navy, HMS Ark Royal for a 4 day voyage. They joined up to 100 personnel from other Sea Cadet and Combined Cadet Force Units across the United Kingdom.
The flagship travelled from Portsmouth to Liverpool where she was to remain docked for 4 days where the public were able to view selected parts of a working Naval Vessel.
All involved thoroughly enjoyed the 4 day voyage and were extremely grateful to the crew of the flagship for their hospitality during the week.
Many thanks to the crew and command team of HMS Ark Royal for providing such a enjoyable week to all who visited.
Picture Sourced from www.royal-navy.mod.uk
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Happy New Year to all at TS Ark Royal
All the staff would like to wish a Happy New Year to all at TS Ark Royal.
2008 saw many changes to the unit.
Lt Cdr Parker completed his tenur as Commanding Officer and 28 years within the unit.
Lt Mitchell took over as Officer in Charge and in October 2008 was confirmed as Commanding Officer.
Petty Officer Lowe (formerly Petty Officer Willmer) transferred to Horsham unit to become their stores officer so Petty Officer Ramsden replaced her as Stores Officer.
Chief Petty Officer Collier transferred to Farnham Unit where he is now 1st Lieutenant.
2008 also saw attainments within the unit:
2 Cadets competing at National Sailing Regatta in Bosun Class and 1 competing in the Open Windsurfing.
1 Cadet competing at National Combined Regatta in Open Canoeing class.
2008 was sent out by Cadets, staff and families alike at the New Years Eve celebrations held at the unit. The evening was enjoyed by all and a joyeous start to 2009 was seen.
Within the first 2 weeks of 2009, 11 Cadets and 2 staff will travel to Portsmouth to join our affiliated ship HMS Ark Royal. They will travel over 4 days up to Liverpool onboard the Aircraft Carrier and will then be collected by unit staff. This is a fantastic opportunity for all involved and is a great was of keeping our affiliation with HMS Ark Royal up to date.
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Southern Area Swimming
The Southern Area Sea Cadets annual Swimming competition was held on 5th October at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. Amongst those attending were 3 Junior Cadets and 1 Cadet from Reigate.
All 4 of the Reigate Cadets won at least one of their races with the Junior Girls and Junior Boys winning overall in their respeced classes.
BZ to all who entered
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National Sailing Regatta: Carrickfergus
19th-21st September saw the first National Sea Cadet competition being held in Northern Ireland. The National Sailing Regatta was held in Carrickfergus, about 10 miles outside Belfast.
3 Cadets from Reigate were selected to represent their District and Area in this competition. 2 Cadets were selected in the Bosun Class Sailing and 1 Cadet was selected in the Open Windsurfing class.
The weekend saw displays being put on by Her Majesty's Royal Marines Band Scotland, Royal Marine Commando's, Northern Ireland District Field Gun team and the Tameside Sea Cadets Window Ladder Display Team. The Royal Navy recruitment team were also in attendance.
All 3 Cadets did extremely well considering the lack of wind Saturday morning, it did pick up at times, but not consistently
BZ to all those who entered.
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National Combined Regatta: London
On Saturday 6th September, the Excel Centre in Docklands London hosted the Sea Cadets Combined National Combined Regatta.
One Cadets from Reigate represented Southern Area in the Canoeing in 2 events. The Cadet from reigate placed 5th in the team event: Open Boys Relay and 5th in the individual event: Open Boys sprint.
Congratulations to all participants, especially the Cadet from Reigate.
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National Sailing Selection Weekend
3 Cadets of TS Ark Royal represented the Unit and Surrey District at the Selection weekend for the National Sailing Regatta.
2 of the Cadets were succesful in getting through to the competition by racing throuigh in the Bosun Category.
The 1 further Cadet just missed out placing 3rd in the Topper Category. The first 2 in each category go through to the National Competition to be held in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland.
BZ goes to all involved and good luck to the units Bosun crew who go on to join our windsurfer who is in the same competition.
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Courtlands Summer Camp
With the usual 0500 start, Courtlands Farm was reached by 1030. The unit was joined by Staff & Cadets from Poole Unit and the camp was rapidly set up. After lunch the training for the week begun.
There was Physical Training before breakfast every day. Over 2 days during the week, every cadet spend a night on Dartmoor and climbed the highest peak in England South of Yorkshire.
There were many VIP visitors including the Officer in Charge, District Officer and Area Staff Officers for Expedition Training and Leadership. Some of these visitors assisted in the Expeditions on Dartmoor.
Cadet Qualifications gained on course:
3 x Basic ET,
7 x Proficiency ET
4 x EL6
2 x EL5
Staff Qualifications gained on course:
1 x EL6
1 x EL5
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Unit Training Weekend at Middle Hill
Staff & Cadets travelled dwn Friday evening to Middle Hill Expedition Training Centre at Faygate and pitched tents.
After Physical Training and Breakfast Saturday training was underway. Saturday concluded with a BBQ in the evening attended by the Officer in Charge and District Officer.
After PT and Breakfast the assessments took place on Sunday morning.
Qualifications gained by Cadets:
6 x 3rd class First Aid
6 x 3rd class Cook/ Steward
3 x Basic Campcraft
2 x Proficiency Campcraft
Qualification gained by Staff:
1 x EL6
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Southern Area Canoeing
After being successful at the District Competition one Cadet from Reigate Unit represented the District at the Southern Area Canoeing Competition.
That Cadet was part of the District team which had a renounding success and are now through to the National Combined Regatta in London in September.
BZ to all involved and good luck at the National Competition.
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New Unit Standard Presented
At the Parade held at T.S. Ark Royal in Reigate on Tuesday 8th July 2008 a new Standard was Presented to the Unit by the Out-going Commanding Officer, Lt Cdr (SCC) S Parker RNR.
Lt Cdr Parker stated that he wished to give the Unit something to remember him by, and generously presented the Standard to the current Office in Charge, Lt (SCC) J Mitchell RNR.
Those of us who knew and served under Lt Cdr Parker will find it hard to forget him, due to his endless enthusiasm and energy that he devoted to the Unit during the 10 years he served as Commanding Officer, and the preceding 20 years as an Instructor.
The new Standard will be used by the Unit on official Parades, and it is expected that it's first outing will be on Remembrance Sunday this year.
A picture of the presentation is available in the Picture Gallery.
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Presentation Parade 2008
Reigate Sea Cadets were honoured in their Annual Presentation Parade held on Tuesday 8th July 2008.
The event saw some 60 cadets on Parade in front of Captain P Mansfield Royal Navy, who presented many of them with awards for their efforts and achievements over the past year.
Also in attendance were no fewer that three past Commanding Officers of T.S. Ark Royal, Lt Cdr (SCC) M Potter RNR, Lt Cdr (SCC) J Horner RNR and Lt Cdr (SCC) S Parker RNR DO LSW.
A few pictures are available on the Picture Gallery, many more will be posted on that Main Deck at the Unit, so copies can be ordered.
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Southern Area Sailing Competition
Reigate Sea Cadets took part in the Surrey District Team at the Southern Area Sailing Competition on Saturday 5th June.
Despite very windy conditions, causing the races to be shortened and many competitors having to retire, all our cadets managed to achieve a place in the Area Race Training Selection Weekend. At this event the final team will be selected to travel to Northern Ireland for the National Sailing Competition.
Well Done to all our Sailors!
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Flag Week 23-27 June 2008
Reigate Sea Cadets will be holding one its annual fundraising activities on 23-27 June 2008. This event is Flag Week where cadets, juniors and new entries go around the local area collecting donations.
Cadets, Juniors and even new entries are all welcome every day Monday-Friday. The times are start at the unit from 1845 and finish at 2115.
All are welcome and if any parents wish to support it would be gratefully appreciated.
Please note: This fundraising is fully licensed by the local authorities
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Success at Surrey District Canoeing
Surrey District Sea Cadets held its annual District Canoeing competition in Woking on Sunday 15th June 2008.
Reigate unit entered one cadet and will now represent the District at the Southern Area Competition on Sunday 13th July.
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Surrey District Pulling Regatta
3 crews, a team manager and supporters from Reigate Unit attended this years regatta held at Hawley Lake in Camberley on Sunday 1st June.
All 3 teams were triumphant winning every one of the 10 races they competed in.
All crews now go on to represent the District at the Southern Area Pulling Competition in Portsmouth on Sunday 6th July.
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Bagpacking at Tescos Gatwick
On Saturday 31st May, Cadets, Juniors, Staff and supporters attended Tesco Extra Gatwick for a days bagpacking in an effort to raise funds for the unit.
In total throughout the day 23 cadets and 12 adults attended the event and a grand total of £771.18 was raised.
A huge BZ goes out to all those who participated in and supported the event and also a huge thank you to the management and staff at Tesco Extra Gatwick for allowing the event to take place.
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Surrey District Easter Camp 2008
Surrey District Sea Cadets held their annual Easter Camp at Farnham Sea Cadets. Originally the course was due to be held on board HMS Bristol in Portsmouth, however due to plumbing issues the course was relocated with less than 24 hours notice.
All 6 courses still went ahead and the entire camp was hailed as a resounding success with heritage visits to Action Stations, HMS Victory, The Royal Naval Museum and HMS Bristol in Portsmouth being included in the week.
Amongst the 41 Cadets and 10 Staff attending the course were 5 Cadets and 1 member of Staff from Reigate Unit. All Cadets are said to have done exceedingly well and thoroughly enjoyed the course.
For further pictures please see the Picture Gallery.
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Southern Area Guard: Round 2
The Southern Area Competition for Drill and Piping was held in Portsmouth on 13th April 2008 and Reigate Units Armed Guard was the Surrey District Representative.
After a rather early start the squad were up for inspection at 10:00 and then 'on the square' straight away afterwards.
Everybody involved worked extremely hard and did themselves, the Unit and the District proud. The end result was the Guard placed 4th overall out of approximately 70 units within the Southern Area. The Guard Commander also did exceedingly well on the day coming up against some extremely fierce competition.
A big BZ to all involved, whether it be cadets or staff and a big thank you to all those who turned out to support.
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New Chaplain
T.S. Ark Royal now has a new chaplain!
Carolyn Elgar was commissioned as Chaplain of T.S. Ark Royal on Tuesday 8th April 2008 by the District Chaplain, Mr Ian Archer and Unit Chairman, Mr Richard Smith.
The photograph shows (from left to right) Carolyn Elgar - Unit Chaplain, Ian Archer - District Chaplain, Richard Smith - Unit & District Chairman, Lt Jane Mitchell - Officer in Charge T.S. Ark Royal.
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Southern Area Guard: Round 1
The Armed Guard of Reigate Sea Cadets were due to represent Surrey District in the Southern Area Drill & Piping Competition on Sunday 6th April 2008.
They travelled for over 2 hours and only managed to get half way there and had been sat in the same place on the A3 for over 30 minutes before it was called off due to the adverse weather conditions over the South of England.
With the National Competition in 3 weeks time the Guard will have to wait a few days to find out whether the Area Competition will go ahead on a different date.
However, the Guard and the various staff did manage to take advantage of the snow at the Unit Headquarters on Hooley Lane by having a 'Snowball Fight'. A good end to a disappointing day.
The Competion will now be held on Sunday 13th April in the same location.
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Lt Cdr Parker moves on as Commanding Officer
Reigate Sea Cadets Commanding Officer Lt Cdr (SCC) Simon Parker RNR has moved on from the unit after 10 years in Command. Lt Cdr Parker has been a part of the unit for over 35 years and is deeply saddened to be leaving the unit.
He leaves the unit to move on to be the District Officer of South West London. Lt Cdr Parker is looking forward to his new role and will miss the unit and all the people who form it.
At the recent Royal Naval Parade, Lt Cdr Parker was presented with a new Ceremonial Sword by the Chairman of TS Ark Royal, Mr Richard Smith which will be taken with him and used in his new role within the Corps.
The Officer in Charge is now Lt (SCC) Mitchell RNR and all at TS Ark Royal wish both Lt Cdr Parker and Lt Mitchell the best of luck in their new roles.
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Royal Naval Parade 2008
Reigate Sea Cadets held their Royal Naval Parade 2008 on Tuesday 11th March, and it was held as a resounding success by all present.
The Parade was inspected by Commander G Bushell RN, the Southern Area Officer for the Sea Cadets, who also presented a Certificate of Meritorious Service to Mr Brian Robertson, the Unit Treasurer.
The Cadets, after taking part in the formal parade, displayed their talents in two evolutions depicting the journey from Junior Cadet through to Petty Officer Cadet, and a fun style 'game show'.
Reigate Sea Cadets were also honoured to have Mrs Evelyn Cleverly OBE in person to present her Award to the Junior Sea Cadets for being the Best Junior Section in the United Kingdom.
For more pictures please see our Picture Gallery.
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District Guard 2008
Cadets from T.S. Ark Royal, Reigate Sea Cadets took part in the District Guard Competition held at Farnham, competing against other units from Surrey & Sussex.
We are delighted that, due to the hard work and training the Armed Guard achieved overall 1st Place and will go on to represent the Surrey District at the Area Competition.
Congratulations also go to the Guard for winning the 'Best Dressed' Guard and to the Guard Commander for winning the 'Best Guard Commander'
Our thanks go to the staff who trained the Guard for this competition and we wish them all the best for the Area Competition being held in Portsmouth on Sunday 6th April.
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T.S. Ark Royal in Channel Swim
On Saturday 26th January 2008 Cadets, Juniors, Staff, Management Committee Members, Parents, Supporters and even ex-cadets set out to take up the challenge of swimming the English Channel.
However, due to a National shortage of goose grease, it was decided to carry out the challenge at Doynings pool in Redhill.
To complete the equivalent distance the participants needed to complete 1,320 lengths, this was reached with ease and the swimmers went on to complete 3078 lengths, 2.3 times the distance required! So instead of just going from Dover to Calais, the 58 swimmers covered the distance from Dover to Calais and BACK AGAIN and even had lengths spare to swim a few times around Dover harbour, a total of 77 kilometres or 48 miles!
A big "BZ" goes out to all those who swam and supported, as well as those who sponsored the participants
Also a big thank you goes to the Unit Treasurer, Mr Brian Robertson, and his team for organising the event and ensuring that everything ran smoothly.
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The Best Juniors Section in the Corps
Congratulations to T.S. Ark Royal's Junior section who won the Cleverly award for 2007.
This is only the third time the Award has been presented. It was donated to the Sea Cadet Corps by Mrs Evelyn Cleverly OBE, Honary Life Vice President of the Marine Society and Sea Cadets who was actively involved within the Girls Nautical Training Corps between 1970 and 1981.
This shield is awarded to the Unit, the Juniors Section of which, in the opinion of the Captain Sea Cadets, has been the best in the Sea Cadet Corps during the preceeding year.
The presentation to the Unit will take place in the near future.
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Unit wins Burgee for 2007
The Unit has been awarded an efficiency Burgee for 2007, the 18th in a row and another to add to our high tally overall.
A Burgee is awarded annually to those Units which achieve a very high standard of efficiency in the previous year and a Pennant to those which achieve a meritorious standard.
The awards are based on the Inspection by the Area Officer and on the performance throughout the year.
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