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Easter Camp

Easter Camp

14 Cadets and 7 Staff went to SCTC Thrapston (Eastern Area Boating Station) for Easter weekend.

 Lt Dawson took PO Kundi, PO Stansfield, OC's Auty and Weavil, and Cadtes Morris and Mays to learn how to sail, with CPO Watson as the safety boat driver. WO1 Young took PO Powers, AC Hanson-Lunn, OC Watson and Cadet Armitage powerboat handling, SLt Sadler took PCI O'Melia, AC Townley, OC Young and Jnr's Joyce-Milner, Weavil, Stansfield and Hansom rowing.

Sailing Qualifications - RYA Youth Sailing Scheme (YSS) Stage 1 OC's Auty and Weavil and Cdt's Mays and Morris and RYA Level 1 sailing PO Kundi and PO Stansfield

Rowing Qualifications Competent Crew - Jnr's Hansom, Stansfield, Joyce-Milner and Weavil and PO Powers and Supervised Coxswain PCI O'Melia, AC Townley and OC Young

Power Qualifications RYA Level 1 PO Powers, AC Hanson-Lunn, OC Watson and Cdt Armitage and RYA Level 2 Power (Planing endorsement) SLt Sadler

Huddersfield Unit celebrates 70th Anniversary

Huddersfield Sea Cadet Unit is in its 70th year this year. To celebrate, Staff, Parents and supporters of the Unit gathered for a celebratory dinner at the Cedar Court Hotel, Huddersfield. VIP's included the Mayor and Mayoress of Huddersfield, and the guest of honour was Commodore S R Baum RN, Naval Regional Commander for Northern England and IOW.

VIP's were piped aboard by Ordinary Cadet Destine Hanson-Lunn, who also piped the Dinner Call to request diners to be seated for the meal.

Speeches were made by the Commanding Officer, Sub Lt (SCC) Craig Dawson and First Lieutenant, PO (SCC) K Kundi.

New sailing dinghy for Huddersfield Unit.

The boat was bought with a collection raised at the funeral of our late Chairman, Lt Cdr Reg Horner. The boat was presented to the unit by Lt Cdr Horners wife, Mrs Angela Horner.

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