Volume 2, Issue 1

Royal Naval Parade and

Efficiency Award 2008
April 2008

Mayors of Marlow, Coun- a learning experience for

cillors Richard Scott, many of the young ca-
Doug Anson MBE and dets and staff.
Roger Wilson.
As a result of the eve-
The evening commenced ning (and for the third
with ceremonial divi- year in succession) the
On Tuesday 19 February,
sions including a Guard Unit has been awarded a
we had our biannual
of Honour which gave pennant in its efficiency
Royal Naval Parade. This
Cdr Bushell an opportu- assessment. These as-
parade was an opportu-
nity to inspect the uni- sessments also cover
nity for the Southern
forms of all of the cadets other areas of the Unit's
Area Officer, who is a
present. This was fol- activities from Health
serving officer in the
lowed by two evolutions and Safety to achieve-
Royal Navy, to inspect
during which the cadets ments in training.
the Unit and it forms part
had the opportunity to
of the Unit's annual effi- The year leading up to
Apollo Review

ciency assessment.
This year Cdr Gary
Bushell RN made his
first ever visit to the Unit
MARLOW SEA CADETS
demonstrate some of
this pennant was a
the skills they had learnt
tough one for the Unit,
over the last year. The
with only one uniformed
first of these demon-
member of staff for the
strated leadership and
majority of the time.

for the parade, accompa- teamworking skills while

nied by the District Offi-
cer, Lt Cdr (SCC) Peter
Piercy RNR, and Deputy
District Officer, Lt Cdr
(SCC) David Carter RNR.
There were also a num-
ber of other VIPs at the
evening, including three
the second showed
some alternative com-
munication skills by way
of a Boatswain's Call.
All those present en-
joyed themselves at the
evening which was quite
However with PPO (SCC)
Chloé White completing
her initial probation and
moving into uniform and
the recruitment of three
other members of staff
things are certainly mov-
ing in the right direction.

St George’s Night Mess Dinner

Forthcoming events
• 25-27 April: District Training
Course (Cook/Steward and Writ-
ers/Stores - applications to PPO
White)
• 9-11 May: District Training Course
(Canoeing - applications to PPO
White)
• 23-25 May: District Training Course
(Sailing - applications to PPO
White)
• 24 May: Bag Packing Fundraiser at
Waitrose
• 31 May: Boatswain’s Store/Marine
Workshop Clear Out (parents and
supporters welcome)
For more forthcoming events see
http://units.ms-sc.org/marlow/news
Saturday 12 April saw
the Unit's annual St
George's Night Mess
Dinner. PPO (SCC) Chloé
White took charge of the
evening which brought
together many months
of planning by her, the
other staff of the Unit
and the Unit Manage-
ment Committee.
The guest of honour was
Cdre Richard Hawkins
RN, who once again had
Some of the guests at the Mess Dinner
an excellent time. He
was joined by over 40
other supporters of the
Information about newsletter
Unit, including the Mayor
of Marlow and represen- Welcome to the second ever Apollo Review. This newsletter was first
started in 2000 by the then Officer in Charge but after a single issue it fell
tatives from the other by the wayside. However the aim now is to publish it quarterly as a way of
cadet forces in the town. keeping all supporters up to date with all of the goings on at the Unit!
If you have any comments about the newsletter, please email them to
In total the evening marlowscc@googlemail.com.
raised approximately
This newsletter is published by Marlow Sea Cadets. No part of this publi-
£500 for the Unit, which cation may be reproduced without permission of the editor. Information
will go towards the gen- was correct at time of going to print. Articles reflect the opinions of the
writers and not necessarily those of the Marine Society and Sea Cadets.
eral operating costs.
 HMS Ark Royal Passage
From Monday 11 to of the ship. number of their lifeboats
Wednesday 13 February which escorted the ship
The cadets particularly
three cadets and one past the Needles and
enjoyed visiting the Ma-
member of staff from around the Isle of Wight.
rine Engineering Depart-
the Unit travelled on This was a very difficult
MARLOW SEA CADETS ment on board where
board HMS Ark Royal as approach to Portsmouth
they were able to see the
Commanding Officer: S Lt (SCC) Nick Jones RNR it went from Newcastle as in normal conditions
various engines that
Wethered Road to Portsmouth. The ca- the ship would be too
power the ship. Most
Marlow dets, Able Cadet Smith, large but, due to the
Buckinghamshire impressive of all were
Cadet Rhodes and New height of the tide on this
SL7 3AH the gearboxes which
Entry Hughes were given occasion, it was possi-
were the size of a small
Tel: 07952 922836 a taste of life in the ble.
Email: marlowscc@googlemail.com
Royal Navy through a cottage!
Website: http://units.ms-sc.org/marlow/ All those attending had a
Charity number: 300299 series of stances and As the ship approached
fantastic time and hope
evolutions based around Portsmouth, the RNLI
Interested in joining? to visit the ship again
each of the departments added to the fleet with a
Please contact us! soon as and when its
deployment schedule
allows. Their thanks go
Donation from to the Unit's affiliate
officer, Lt Alex Goddard
Marlow Striders RN, who not only helped
organise the visit but
also hosted them during
On Thursday 24 January, two ca- their stay.
dets and a Unit Management Picture left to right: AC
Committee member from Marlow Smith, NE Hughes, Cdt
Sea Cadets attended the Annual Rhodes
General Meeting of the Marlow
Striders to collect a donation of
£2,500 for the Unit.
Marlow Striders are a local group Join us!
of runners who collect money for
two charities each year. In 2007, We are currently recruiting cadets,
our Unit was lucky enough to be members of instructional staff and
selected as one of these charities. Unit Management Committee mem-
bers at Marlow Unit.
Leading Cadet Murray and Able
Cadet Smith attended the meet- Boys and girls aged between 10 and
ing with Bob Savidge, the Unit 18 are welcome to join the Unit as
Treasurer, to collect the cheque. cadets and will get an opportunity to
The donation will be put towards take part in the many activities we
the renovations of the garage into have to offer.
a new Boatswain’s Store and Ma- If you are too old to join as a cadet
rine Workshop, which we aim to but still wish to get involved in these
complete over the course of this activities you could consider volun-
year. teering as a member of the instruc-
To find out more about Marlow Cadets and committee collect the donation
tional staff. If you have specialist ex-
Striders please visit their website Left to right: LC Murray, Bob Savidge (Unit Treasurer), pertise which you can pass on to the
at www.marlowstriders.co.uk. AC Smith cadets that is excellent but if you
don’t then we can provide you with
training to instruct a variety of sub-
jects. No previous experience is re-
Refurbishments of the Unit quired to join our staff.
Finally our Unit Management Commit-
tee is looking for volunteers to help
Since Christmas a large amount of work has been carried out to improve the Unit with the crucial fundraising required
and bring it up to legally required standards. The work was prompted by the require- to keep the Unit afloat. Any DIY skills
ment to have a disabled head (toilet) at the Unit but additionally the male and fe- would also be much appreciated here
male heads have been completely revamped. In particular two new sinks have been as there is always work to be done
added in the male heads and a new stall and two new sinks have been added in the around the building.
female heads, all of which should help when the Unit is running weekend training
courses. At the same time the rest of the lower deck has been repainted with par- If you are interested please contact
ticular work being done on the Quartermaster's lobby, the galley (kitchen) and the the Commanding Officer using the
wardroom bar. Funding for the work came from Haymills and Marlow Town Council. details at the top left of this page.