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Harrogate Sea Cadets provided the Band, and the equipment for the Drumhead ceremony and the buglers for The Last Post  (you can just see them in the Balcony of the Town Hall.) Cadets entered tri cadet competitions so we got to know the other cadet forces and we were glad to be able to play our part in remembering the debt of gratitude we as a nation owe to the men and women in our armed services. The day finished with a wonderful fly past by a Spitfire and a Hurricane - magic!

15 Sea Cadets from across the region were specially selected to form an Honour Guard for the Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps, His Royal Highness The Duke of York, during a special Word War Two commemoration in York recently.

Amongst them were 2 cadets from TS Cleopatra - LC Abi Langford and AC Rosie Lischke. They lined the steps of York Minster as part of the annual Kohima Commemoration, which marks a decisive battle in World War Two over the Japanese.  They formed part of a line of honour for their Admiral, who welcomed their role in the ceremony, and formed an Honour Guard for the veterans of the Kohima Battle at the Chapter House and the Kohima Memorial.  It was the first time in the Sea Cadets history that they been known to form a part of the Kohima Commemoration Service.

Boys and Girls teams headed off to Scarborough for the District rowing regatta. Despite only limited practice both teams aquitted themselves well - the girls in particular only just been beaten into 2nd place by the eventual winners of the competition. Despite the rivalry it was great to meet up with cadets from the other units in our area and enjoy time together.

Once again our Unit led the Remembrance Day Parade at The Cenotaph on Sunday 11th November. With the squad marching behind the band the Unit set the pace and the standard for the day as they marched at the front. Many complimented the cadets on their turn out and what a privilige it was as well to see former service people all turned out well and still marching with pride as they would have done many years ago.

Everyone pulled out all the stops on Monday night to make our awards night extra special. Every single cadet and Junior cadet got recognized for their outstanding contribution to the unit. There were runners up to every award and those awards varied from best overall cadet to those who had contributed most to our Band and excelled on Expedition training. The Mayor of Harrogate Councillor Len Ellington presented the prizes and Lt Cdr Martin Rhodes of The RNR made a great motivational speech that left us all really buzzing. At the end, the highlight of our Year, being awarded a Burgee for overall excellence in the Unit was presented to the Senior Rate Daniel Fabretti who accepted it on behalf of TS Cleopatra. Thanks to all our guests sponsors commitee and staff who made all this happen.