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Newsletter

February 2008

Newsletter

February 2008

Youth Opportunities Fund

Canoe Trailer

Several of the Units Young people recently applies for funding via the YOF under the guidance of CPO D. Smith. Rye Sea Cadets have been lucky enough to recieve funding to purchase a brand new canoe trailer with funds from East Sussex County Council's Youth Opportunities Fund.

The new Canoe Trailer built by Trevor Steels trailers is big enough to suit all of our canoe/kayaking needs.
LT Spicer and CPO D. Smith travelled all the way to Yorkshire recently to collect the trailer and bring it back to it's new home.

Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports Cadet 2009

"LORD WARDEN CADET"

Above: POC James Jury and The Lord Warden.

Rye and District Sea Cadet James Jury has been given the special honour of becoming one of the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports cadets.

James, a Petty Officer Cadet joined Rye Sea Cadets as a Junior at the age off 11, and has gained various qualifications including Meteorology and Marksmanship. He is currently studying locally at Rye College and hopes the experience he gains within the Sea Cadets will help him find employment in the future.

James met the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, Admiral the Lord Boyce, GCB, OBE, DL, at a ceremony held at Dover last month. He will accompany Lord Boyce on civic and ceremonial duties.

James said: "It's a great achievement and honour, and I'm looking forward to representing the Town of Rye and the Sea Cadets at the various functions in the coming year."

HMS Trumpeter

"Sea Training Day"

Tuesday 13th January 2009 saw 10 cadets from Rye and District Sea Cadets travel down to Portsmouth for Sea Training Opportunities.

Invited by the Commanding Officer of HMS Trumpeter, Rye's very own Chief Petty Officer Smith and Petty officer Dalgleish took the cadets to portsmouth in the units minibus.

After initial Health and Safety briefings by the ships company.

HMS Trumpeter commenced sea training in the Solent at 0930. The cadets had a chance to gain hands on experience of Navigation and chartwork, Seamanship and life aboard a Naval Vessel

Lunch was provided by the ships company onboard the vessel.

For pictures from the the sea Training Day, click here

Winchelsea Opera - June 2009

"OPERATION WHEELBARROW"

Rye Sea Cadets were asked if they could help out at the Winchelsea Opera and being an obliging lot agreed instantly. They were asked if they could find someway of getting picnics and chairs being brough by the opera lovers from their cars to the main arena - some distance away.

This led to operation "wheelbarrow" being placed into immediate effect. Cadets met the opera goers at their cars and asked if they wanted a hand with their belongings. Many of the agreed and said it was a fantastic idea.

Many of the customers of this unique service left a donation at the wheelbarrows.

Lt Spicer - the units commanding said he would like to thank all of the cadets for their hardwork, it was obviously apreciated by the people attending the opera as they left enough donations to enable the cadets to go for a bowling evening.