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Sea Cadets Cambridge
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The official Bluesky account of Cambridge Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets. We offer adventurous training and skills for life for young people aged 10-18.
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Sea Cadets Cambridge @seacadetscambridge.bsky.social · Nov 26
Make friends, learn valuable skills and have fun while doing it! We are recruiting for young people (ages 10-18). Get in touch to find out more by messaging us or sending an email to nicholas.jones@cadetmail.mod.uk.

#seacadets #seacadetsuk #royalmarinescadets #juniorseacadets #cambridge
A recruiting poster showing two Sea Cadets and two Royal Marines Cadets practicing first aid skills.
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Our last Divisions night of the year on Friday saw presentations galore for Cadets from the Unit. Well done to everyone involved.

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Junior Cadets Akpan-Etuk I and J, Junior Cadet Crighton and Junior Cadets First Class Malin and Burton receiving their Red and Blue badges from the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Jones. Junior Cadets First Class Malin and Burton receiving their Yellow badges from the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Jones. Junior Cadets Akpan-Etuk I and J, and Junior Cadet First Class Burton receiving their SCC Row 2 badges from the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Jones. Royal Marine Cadet Pasztor receiving his RYA Youth Windsurfing Level 1 and SCC Offshore Sail Grade 1 badges from the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Jones.
December 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Well done to the Cadets and Adult Volunteers from the Unit who took part in the Mill Road Winter Fair last Saturday. They raised over £230 for the Unit through the tombola and met lots of potential New Entries and Recruits.

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Our Unit Chair, Gale Bryan, behind the tombola stall as it is set up at the start of the Mill Road Winter Fair. Royal Marine Cadet York and Petty Officer Rosenstiel stood behind the tombola and recruiting stall at the Mill Road Winter Fair.
December 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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On Tuesday night the 7 Troop Commander, Captain Galpin, visited the Unit and was able to advance Lance Corporals Champion and Kujawska to Corporal. Well done again both!

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Corporals Champion and Kujawska following their advancements. Captain Galpin presenting Lance Corporal Champion with her Corporal slides. Captain Galpin presenting Lance Corporal Kujawska with her Corporal slides.
November 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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Huge congratulations to Lance Corporals Champion and Kujawska who both successfully completed their Corporal's board with at Beckingham Camp this weekend. They should both be very proud.
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Lance Corporals Champion and Kujawska in uniform at their Corporal's Board.
November 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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We are a bit delayed on posting this but a huge well done to everyone from the Unit who participated in Sunday's Remembrance Parade at Hills Road War Memorial in Cambridge. Everyone from the Unit looked very smart.

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The Cadets and Adult Volunteers of Sea Cadets Cambridge stood to attention following the Remembrance Parade.
November 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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It was great to welcome the South East District Officer, Lieutenant Commander Janner-Burgess, and the District Training Officer, Chief Petty Officer Easter, to the Unit tonight.

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November 7, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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It's Trustees' Week and we'd like to recognise and thank our trustees for the vital role they play in guiding and supporting our Unit. Their time, expertise and commitment help us to offer a great experience for young people in and around Cambridge.

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A Trustees' Week social media image that says "Celebrating, supporting and inspiring trustees".
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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Well done to our Cadets and Adult Volunteers collecting again today in the Grand Arcade for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal.

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Two Sea Cadet Adult Volunteers and three Royal Marines Cadets stood behind a Royal British Legion table while collecting for the Poppy Appeal.
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Here's a photo of (almost all of) the Cadets and Adult Volunteers from the Unit after yesterday's South East District Trafalgar Parade. Well done again to everyone who was there.
The Cadets and Adult Volunteers from Sea Cadets Cambridge after the South East District Trafalgar Parade stood on the stairs outside of the Old Custom House in Ipswich.
October 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Our Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets are collecting for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in the Grand Arcade today. Please come along and say hello if you're in the city.

#seacadets #seacadetsuk #royalmarinescadets #poppyappeal #cambridge
Three Royal Marines Cadets stood behind a Royal British Legion table while collecting for the Poppy Appeal.
October 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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As well as Armed Forces Day, the Unit was honoured to join HMS Protector for their parade to receive Freedom of the City of #Cambridge earlier today. Well done to all of the Cadets and Adult Volunteers involved - everyone was very smart!

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June 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Our Cadets and Adult Volunteers are at Parkers Piece today for #ArmedForcesDay. Our stall has got lots of information for anyone interested in joining as well as some fabulous cakes baked by the Treasurer to raise some funds for the Unit.

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June 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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As #VolunteersWeek draws to a close, we wanted to say a massive thank you to all of our Cadet Force Adult Volunteers for everything they do to keep the Unit open and running for young people in and around Cambridge.

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An image with the Volunteers' Week logo and beneath it the dates 2nd to 8th June 2025 and the hashtag #VolunteersWeek. An image that says Thank You, Volunteers with the hashtag #volunteersweek beneath and then the Volunteers' Week logo.
June 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Our Royal Marines Cadets were honoured to join others from Lima, X-Ray and Zulu Companies at the Graspan Memorial Parade in London last Sunday.

It was fantastic to parade alongside Royal Marines past and present. Well done to everyone involved!

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Our Officer in Charge, Sergeant Champion, flanked by Lance Corporal Champion and Royal Marines Cadet Day in front of the Graspan Memorial in London. Royal Marines Cadets marching down the Mall with Buckingham Palace in the background.
May 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Congratulations to General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE RM on his appointment as First Sea Lord - the first Royal Marine to hold the role.

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General Sir Gwyn Jenkins KCB OBE RM
May 15, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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On Thursday evening members of the Unit joined the Service of Remembrance for the 80th Anniversary of VE Day in Cambridge.

The event was an important reminder of the sacrifices made to secure the freedoms we enjoy today.

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Lieutenant Jones, Chief Petty Officer Edwards, Lance Corporal Champion and Sergeant Champion stood outside St Andrew's Street Baptist Church with the Sea Cadet and Royal Naval Association standards following the Service of Remembrance.
May 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Huge congratulations to Able Cadet Taylor-Crush on his advancement to Leading Cadet at the recent Sea Cadets South East District Advancement Board.

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Able Cadet Taylor-Crush receiving his Leading Cadet slides from the District Officer, Lieutenant Commander Janner-Burgess.
May 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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This is great news. We’re proud of the support we provide to young people in and around Cambridge.

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April 9, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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Well done to Recruit Knowles who said her Royal Marines Cadet Promise and was enrolled last night as a Royal Marines Cadet.

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Royal Marines Cadet Knowles stood next to our Officer in Charge, Sergeant Champion, shortly after saying her Royal Marines Cadet Promise and being enrolled into the Unit.
March 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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District champion! Well done to Able Cadet Taylor-Crush who won today's South East District Individual Piping Competition and Cadet Hall who came second at his first ever competition. 🥇🥈 They will both now be going forward to the Eastern Area Competition.

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Able Cadet Taylor-Crush holding the District Individual Piping Trophy next to Cadet Hall who came a very admirable second in the competition.
February 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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What a great way to start 2025! Congratulations to Recruit Day who said his Royal Marines Cadet Promise and was enrolled as a Royal Marines Cadet on our first parade night of the new year last night.

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Recruit Day receiving his beret upon being enrolled as a Royal Marines Cadet by our Officer in Charge, Sergeant Champion. The newly enrolled Royal Marines Cadet Day stood next to our Officer in Charge, Sergeant Champion.
January 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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This week has been all about our staff preparing for the return of our cadets tomorrow night (Fri 10 Jan).

We had a productive staff meeting to prepare on Tue evening and our Executive Officer has been on a training refresher about Safety, Health & Environment this evening.

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January 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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What an inspiring story to start the year about a rower from Cambridge!
cambridgeindy.bsky.social Cambridge Independent @cambridgeindy.bsky.social · Jan 1
Happy new year everybody!

2025 will be a big year for 21-year-old Zara Lachlan, who has now passed the halfway mark in her record-breaking 4,000-mile solo and unsupported row across the Atlantic

www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/cambrid...
Cambridge woman reaches halfway in solo Atlantic row
Zara Lachlan has covered more than 2,050 miles so far.
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January 1, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Wishing all of our followers a Happy New Year.

We will be reopening on Fri 10 Jan and we are all looking forward to an exciting 2025, full of adventure for all of our cadets.

#seacadets #seacadetsuk #royalmarinescadets #cambridge #HappyNewYear
January 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Great to see one of our Royal Marines Cadets winning medals at the International Taekwon-Do Federation (ITF) World Cup.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Cambridge martial artists win medals at Taekwondo World Cup
The club's lead instructor, who won a medal herself, says it was
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December 17, 2024 at 7:23 AM