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Welcome to May's News from Tameside Sea Cadets ...

May  2008

Welcome to May's round up of what's being going on and what's coming up at Tameside Sea Cadets. If you do know somebody who would be interested in our news then please feel free to forward this email or tell them they can sign up for their own email here....

What's happened at Tameside Sea Cadets...

Royal Navy back on Television: Warship - HMS Illustrious ...
HMS illustrious set sail on the 21st January on a deployment that took her on a mission fraught with danger, halfway around the world. Channel FIVE's cameras were onboard capturing how 'Lusty' and her 1000 strong crew survived the four-month adventure.

One of the Navy's two flagship aircraft carriers, HMS illustrious built 26 years ago has been refitted several times to keep her in service, those considering a carreer in the Royal Navy should watch this up to date insight into life aboard a Modern Warship...

To find out more about HMS illustrious then visit the Royal Navy's site here
To find out more about the program then visit the Royal Navy's site here



HMS Cadets raise funds to help pay for trip to HMS Collingwood: 30.05.08 ...
Friday 30th June saw most the window ladder team out fund raising to help toward the accomodation costs for our up coming trip to the 101st Field Gun Anniversary where they will display in Portsmouth on the 6th June 2008. Not as good as previous fund raising but the cadets managed to raise around £386 ...


Cadets suffer with to much Wind: 26.05.08 ...
The bank holiday weekend was a great opportunity for cadets to practice their sailing skills. Unfortunatley with heavy winds causing the water in Glossop to be very rough they didnt manage any sailing. We did however spend time on the water canoeing, we did various community service work at the sailing club and took out the Delta Powerboat for wet and windy trips around Torside Resovoir in Glossop.

With only a couple of weeks to go until the Window Ladder team perform at HMS Collingwood we also took out all the portable ladder equipment to check, test and practice.

Even though we didnt manage any sailing the cadets enjoyed helping out at the sailing club, they had fun on the powerboat and during the evenings the boys watched dvds and the girls put on some face masks and had a girlie night in.

To view more images from the weekend, click here to visit our gallery page, we have two galleries for this weekend for you to view...




Leolagrange French Studens Visit the Unit: 23.05.08 ...
St Pauls School and Stalybridge are twinned with the town of Armentiere in France.

Each year about 70 students and staff visit the area for various activities and for the past three years they have spent their week here at Tameside Sea Cadets.

This year the french staff saw various improvements at the unit since their last visit and commented on efforts put in by the unit staff to satisfy the guests needs and make them and the children feel at home.

To view a few more images from the school visit, click here to visit our flash gallery...


Bonjour say Tameside Sea Cadets: 10.05.08 ...
Its been a busy week down at Tameside Sea Cadets, not only are they hosting around 50 french children and parents here to take part in football from Armentieres, Staylbridges twin town in France, but as well as that the cadets are involved in fund raising locally.

Our french friends are using the unit as their base of operations for their time in England and playing plenty of football.

The visitors presented a plate and flag to the unit and in turn the unit presented the team with a nice framed picture of them outside the unit.



As well as hosting our french visitors, we went out fundraising today in the Ladysmith Shopping Centre in Ashton Under Lyne. Lyn Williams the Manager at the Ladysmith Centre felt we would benefit from the exposure and fund raising so got in touch with us.

We helped to sell the Cheshire Hanging Baskets from the Garden centre across the road from the unit. As well as helping by trying to sell the flower baskets, we had cadets out in the centre collecting. Click here to find out more about Whitelands Garden Centre.

All in all with only 13 cadets we did pretty well and managed to raise around £650, so well done and thanks to all those involved.

To view a few more images from the weekend, click here to visit our gallery page...

What's coming up at Tameside Sea Cadets...

Window Ladder Display to head to HMS Collingwood in Portsmouth...
The Window Ladder team will be heading down to Portsmouth this weekend the 6th June. For the second time they will be performing as part of the Royal Navys celebration and 101st anniversary of the Field Gun Display..

For more information about the event click here...

Sea Cadet Photographic Competition for 2008...
The Photographic challenge is being run once again and this year in association with the Naval Photograph Club. There are two trophies up for grabs open to cadets of any age

The Tod Trophy, named after Vice Admiral Sir Jonathan Tod KCB CBE, the last chairman of the Sea Cadet Association, for the best photography of Sea Cadet activity; and the Anthony Preston Memorial Trophy, named after the renowned naval author and historian, for the best photograph of a ship.

There is also a trophy for which any adult volunteer can enter; The President's Trophy, for the best photography of any Sea Cadet Corps related activity.

The closing date is Wednesday 3 September and further details can be found by clicking here Dont forget that the unit produces many images of cadets in action over the course of the year, if you wish to purchase images whether they be a small print or large poster or a montage then all you need to do is contact the webmaster or visit www.jbmuk.co.uk

Meet your Navy 2008...
Anybody travelling to Portsmouth or interested in the Navy may like to know that for one weekend, you are invited to visit the Royal Navy Dockyard in Portsmouth. You will be able to access areas not normally open to the public, see the ships and meet the crews of modern fleet, marvel at the dynamic displayed and see lots of other activities and events.

For more info we have some brochures at the unit or learn more by clicking here...

Latest Training Opportunities
- Physical Training Weekend at Tameside Unit : 20 - 22 Jun 08 (Refer to Area Program for more Info)...

For more information on training opportunities contact the ships office...

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