Sea Cadets Leicester

24/08/2026

First Sea Lord Cadet POC Satvik spent the weekend at the National Band Competition. Looks like a great event! BZ POC.

If you're aged 9-17, come along and join us. Email [email protected] for more information.

21/08/2026

Well done POC Samik on your Westminster Award finalist expedition! We're looking forward to hearing about it and we're all extremely proud of you.

18/08/2026

We had a great week at HMS Raleigh on Eastern Area summer camp! Cadets undertook sailing, seamanship, marine engineering and promotion boards. They also enjoyed the aqua park! All cadets were a credit to the unit, gained new friends and made some lifelong memories. We are extremely proud of all their efforts during the week.
Thank you to the CFAVs who made this possible by instructing courses and undertaking duties, and thank you to POC Satvik and POC Roksana, who acted as cadet instructors during the week.
If you're 9-17 years, come and see what it's all about! Email [email protected] for more information.

13/08/2026

Good luck to POC Samik and all the other finalists taking part in the Westminster Award final stage!

The journey continues for this year's Westminster Award finalists.

After progressing through a rigorous selection process, our finalists have now embarked on the next stage of the Westminster Award, Cadet Vocational College's most prestigious accolade.

Over the next 10 days, these outstanding young people will be challenged, inspired and encouraged to step outside their comfort zones through a programme of adventure, leadership, conservation and personal development activities.

Selected not simply for achievement, but for their selflessness, community spirit and commitment to helping others, these finalists represent the very best of the cadet and youth organisations we work alongside.

The expedition is an opportunity to build confidence, develop leadership skills, forge lifelong friendships and demonstrate the qualities that make the Westminster Award so special.

We'll be sharing highlights from their journey over the coming days as they take on new experiences and prepare for the final stage of the competition.

The overall Westminster Award winner will be announced at the prestigious Awards Lunch at the House of Lords this September.

Good luck to all our finalists. We can't wait to see what the next 10 days bring. 💙

07/08/2026

Thalatta Day 5
Well, what a week!
Today we went seal spotting, then lifted the anchor and returned to Ipswich. We had a clean up, had a knot competition with silly walk category, and put things back to how they started on board. We've had the best week and are sad to be leaving.
Thank you to Cyril, Ian and Anne for a wonderful week onboard Thalatta ! Thank you to PO Jordan for coming on an adventure and driving!
Thank you to The Ulysses Trust for supporting our voyage with a generous grant!

07/08/2026

Thalatta Day 4
Didn't seem to post when I created it last night so here goes...
We started the day litter picking plastic waste off the beach. Then we got the sails up and travelled miles in variable wind conditions down the coast to Walton Backwaters. We had a paddle on the beach and a shell competition. Then we had an amazing apple and plum crumble! We looked at the charts to see where we'd been. Another wonderful day.

06/08/2026

Thalatta Day 3
Today we had our midweek clean up, we practised some knots and motored to Orford. We visited the castle, had some ice cream and went back onboard. We lifted the anchor and motored again to our mooring point for the night. We played games and had a fish finger dinner. Another fun day!

04/08/2026

Thalatta Day 2
Today we lifted the anchor and made our way to Aldeburgh where we had some shore leave. We had a lovely day sailing!

04/08/2026

Thalatta Day 1
Yesterday we joined Thalatta in Ipswich, had our briefing and set off through the lock. We picked up a mooring, lifted the small boats and set the topsail and foresail. We anchored for the night and enjoyed a beautiful sunset after dinner. The cadets had their first night in their hammocks.

30/07/2026

We've had a busy few days at Leicester Sea Cadets.

Yesterday we hosted Cadet Vocational College for a BTEC Level 2 delivery day. We took part in some filming and interviews, and the CEO came to visit!

Then two of our team were assessed for their rowing instructor qualification. Well done Sgt Farrer and POC Samik!

Today we held an emergency first aid at work course for some of our cadets.

Well done all! And thank you to those who volunteered their time to make these things possible.

If you're aged 9-17, come along on a Tuesday or Thursday at 6.30pm and see what we do. Email [email protected] for more information.