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Leading Cadet Dylan has been selected as the new Lord Mayor Cadet for Sea Cadets in Coventry. Dylan has been part of Coventry Sea Cadet unit for 4 years, and has been a key player in the Coventry team. This selection as the Lord Mayor Cadet is a proud moment for Dylan, who has reflected “I am extremely delighted to be representing my unit and the Royal Navy within Coventry, and look forward to joining the Lord Mayor on some of their official visits”. Dylan was presented his award on Tuesday 14th of October by Lt Commander (SCC) Steve Warwick, who is the Warwickshire District Officer.

“Each year, the Lord Mayor of Coventry asks all the cadet services in Coventry Cadets to nominate a young person to be a Lord Mayor Cadet. The Lord Mayor's Cadets are representative of all the tri-services and are included in the Ceremonial Planning Group where they can influence and shape the local delivery of Armed Forces Week, Remembrance Sunday etc.”- Armed Forces Covenant – Coventry City Council

SLt (SCC) Caroline Proctor RNR, Officer in Charge of Coventry Unit, said, “We're incredibly proud of Dylan for representing Sea Cadets as part of the wider Coventry community. Supporting the Lord Mayor offers an opportunity for our young people to be involved with our civic leadership and to emphasise the strong links between our landlocked city and the Royal Navy.”

Well done to all of the cadets and staff who attended the Trafalgar Day memorial parade in Tamworth this year. The effort you put into the training session in the morning clearly paid off with how smooth the parade went in the afternoon and how well you worked as a team with the rest of the district. 

Trafalgar Day is an important date in the naval calendar as it recognises the success of the Battle of Trafalgar, which was a huge victory for the British Navy.  

Coventry Sea Cadets is recognised as a RYA (Royal Yachting Association) recognised training centre, where we can deliever our own training and can award sailing, powerboating and windsurfing qualifications without cadets having to go and do external courses. Alot of hard work goes into running the training center, from boat maintainence to ordering certificates. Every year we have an inspection from a Trainer from the RYA (someone who teaches sailing instructors how to be sailing instructors- so they really know their stuff!). 

We had an extra successful inspection this year- we passed as an RYA centre, but we also awarded two Stage 2 sailing awards that day too- well done to the two cadets who worked hard to acheive this, and congratualation to WO Warwick and Lt Ryder for their hard work in preparing for the inspection and entertaining the inspector on the day. 

Although we are now rolling into the quieter afloat season due to the colder weather, it's a great time to have a think about what you would like to do next year!

It's been a busy summer, finishing with the annual unit boating week at Whale Island in Portsmouth. Across the week cadets took part in a range of afloat training including kayaking, sailing, rowing and powerboating to upskill and gain qualifications on the water. 

Well done to everyone for the efforts they put in on their respective courses, reflected in the impressive range of qualifications. 

The annual unit boating week is a long standing tradition at Coventry, and an important date in our calendars! 2026 is already booked, so make sure you save the date! 

Huge congratulations to our two newly minted Petty Officer Cadets, POC Layfield-Thompson and POC Chester! They have worked incredibly hard to reach the highest rank possible as a cadet, passing a challenging selection board with flying colours. 

POC Layfield-Thompson and POC Chester have been excellent rolemodels at the unit over the years and demonstrated leadership and committment. To become a POC you must demonstate progression during your time as a cadet, and both POC Layfield-Thompson and POC Chester have acheived one of the highest rowing qualifications nationally too! 

When looking back at their cadet career so far, and what advice they would give their younger selves, they reflected that persistence if key and to take risks, make friends and have fun! 

Congratulations both!