summer 2021

Statue of Lord Nelson looks over the Thames

Wordsearch: Battle of Trafalgar

Take a break and see if you can beat our Trafalgar-themed puzzle

HMS Victory replica

Quiz: Battle of Trafalgar

Test your knowledge on the
Battle of Trafalgar and how Sea Cadets marks its anniversary

A volunteer helps a cadet with rope work

Volunteer spotlight: working with young people

A new training course will help our volunteers to pass on their knowledge and inspire cadets

Christmas card showing a cadet playing a bugle in the snow

Get your Sea Cadets Christmas cards

Get Christmas cards and more from the Sea Cadets shop

Cadets at a Remembrance Day

Lest we forget

Meet a unit in Merseyside that plays a big role in its community by taking part in local Remembrance Day events

Cadets on the water at Royal Docks Boat Station

Your photos: cadets on parade

Cadets got back to parading over the summer and you shared some of your fantastic pictures with us

Young people looking at a map in an outdoor setting

Course spotlight: BTEC Level 2

Get more out of your Sea Cadets training with a new qualification in Teamwork and Personal Development in the Community

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Know your knots: figure eight knot

Find out how to tie a figure eight knot
and take a quick quiz to test if you know what it’s used for

Gold walking expedition Dartmoor

Course spotlight: Duke of Edinburgh’s Award with a Difference

Like with many other things, restrictions have delayed cadets completing their Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards – but DofE with a Difference can help

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The Sea Cadets guide to leadership

There’s much more to good leadership than just telling people what to do. Drawing from his 37 years in the Royal Navy, Commodore Robert Bellfield RN, Naval Regional Command Eastern England, shares his top tips

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, inspecting the Royal Guard of Sea Cadets at the Knightsbridge TAVR Drill Hall - The little drummer boy talks to the Duke (Photo by NCJ Archive/Mirrorpix/Mirrorpix via Getty Images)

The legacy of a lifetime

When HRH the Duke of Edinburgh passed away in April, sea cadets around the country paid tribute to him. We take a look at how he helped to steer Sea Cadets and hear from some of those who met him

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Get offshore!

Going offshore is one of the most exciting things cadets do. With a new series of taster days you can have adventures on three Sea Cadets vessels as they visit ports around the UK