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Blackburn Sea Cadets are Voluntary but not Amateur!
Blackburn Sea Cadets proved that they were Volunteers but not Amateur when they showed off their wares at an exhibition of that name held at King George’s Hall, Blackburn.

The aims of the event were to raise the profile of the voluntary sector, encourage partnership working and promote volunteering to the public.

Some 800 members of the public and council officials visited the event, at which 100 voluntary, community and faith groups exhibited.

Many visitors commented on the diversity of training offered by the Sea Cadets, and were astonished that all the adult officers were volunteers.

In interviews with BBC Radio Lancashire the Unit were able to announce that they have recently been offered temporary premises at Leamington Road Church following some months of a rather nomadic existence, as previously reported here.

Summer Review

Wizard time for juniors when the Corp’s new Commodore dropped in at their annual summer camp in Cornwall and donned his Merlin outfit.

Commodore Laurie Brokenshire, a member of the elite Magic Circle, entertained the 10-12 year olds and earned a reputation for performing “miracles” with his repertoire of masterly magic.

His theme was more nautical when he visited the Corps’ summer camp aboard HMS Bristol at Portsmouth and watched the cadets demonstrate their skills on the water.

Then it was the turn of “the green machine” to show their paces, the Marine Cadet Detachments treating their new “boss” to a full scale battle-ground

display of commando tactics at their annual camp in leafy Hampshire.

Commented Cdre Brokenshire: “The summer camps were an ideal opportunity for me to see cadets doing what they do best, having fun.”

Cadets make “super sailors”

So said First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Alan West in a tribute to the Corps, revealing that over 35% of his senior ratings are ex-cadets. Extolling the value of cadets who opt for a career in the Senior Service Sir Alan also highlighted the contribution cadet units make to the community. “The value of such a well motivated and led youth organisation in communities up and down the country needs o be more widely recognised,” he told a meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Sea Cadet Group, “There is a major role for Local Authorities to support the work of Sea Cadet Units.”

Cadets will restart on 09/01/2007