Leighton Buzzard Sea Cadets & Royal Marines Cadets, TS OCEAN

01/06/2026

Well done to Marine Cadet Teresa from our Detachment who successfully completed her Initial Weapons Training and Weapons Handling Test on the L144 A1 Cadet Small Bore Target Rifle this weekend ! This was followed up with a morning of Live Fire Marksmanship Training out on the range 👍

Cadets are taught rifle handling skills and undertake range target shooting as part of a structured programme of supervised training that emphasises safe and responsible use.

25/05/2026

Today was an early start for our team in Eryri to complete the ascent of Elidir Fach and Elidir Fawr at the northernmost end of the Glyderau range on the final day of our trip. Varied terrain today from soft mossy ground and flat grass to rocky scree. The team worked together to bag two more summits at Mynydd Perfedd and Carnedd y Filiast with amazing views all round.
An awesome performance all weekend from a great team of cadets, Bravo Zulu 💪 !

24/05/2026

Absolutely stunning conditions for the team in Eryri today as they headed out early for the ascent to Yr Wyddfa summit via the Rhyd Ddu path. They worked together all day to complete the 4 hour ascent and took in some cracking views from the summit before leaving the crowds behind and descending the Snowdon Ranger path to complete the 12km route. On the way down we were able to see over to the Glyderau range and identify tomorrow’s summit !
After dinner and a map reading task, it’s time for some relaxation ahead of another early start for our final day.

24/05/2026

Yesterday a team of cadets arrived in north Wales for an adventure training weekend. We started the trip with a visit to RNLI Holyhead Lifeboat Station where their fantastic volunteers talked us through their D Class lifeboat and some of the equipment they use with cadets getting hands on !
It was back the bunkhouse for dinner and briefing about today’s mountain route, for which the weather is looking fantastic. We’ve awoken to great views of Bangor harbour before heading out to Yr Wyddfa ⛰️.

22/05/2026

This evening a small squad of both Navy and Royal Marines Cadets took part in a short remembrance ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of Operation Telic. Led by the Royal British Legion at the Leighton Buzzard War Memorial, two of the team also stepped forward alongside our Army Cadet Force colleagues to lay a joint Cadet Forces wreath. Great work by the team on a very warm evening 👌.

22/05/2026

20/05/2026

Our Junior Section were pressing on with their Green 🟢 Outdoor & Recreation modules this week. Having previously created their own miniature landscapes including growing forests 🌳, they moved onto creating their own maps and taking an imaginary journey through some of their features. This week, we investigated how some of those features are shown on a real map, checked out the legend and learned how to give a grid reference to describe a unique 100m square ! 💪

05/05/2026

Yesterday was our first public appearance as Sea Cadets and Royal Marines Cadets at Leighton Buzzard’s May Day Fayre !
Thank you to everyone who came to see us to chat about Sea Cadets or support our fundraising, it was nice to meet you 👍
We raised exactly two thirds of the value of our annual licence to access local waterways to paddle our (new !) kayaks ! 😃

01/05/2026

We’re looking forward to taking part in this year’s May Day Fayre in Parsons Close Recreation Ground. Come along on Monday and say hello to the team, just look for the blue Sea Cadets gazebo !

This Bank holiday Monday FREE FUN EVENT for all the family in Leighton Buzzard!
May Day Fayre - Monday 4th May 2026 10am to 4pm

The event covers all of these areas - Leighton Buzzard High Street, Church Square and Parsons Close Recreation Ground. A helpful location map can be found in the comments of this post if you are not familiar with these areas of Leighton Buzzard.

There is a link to the free event program in the comments of this post -allowing you to see the timings and locations of the acts thorough the day.

The May Fayre in Leighton Buzzard has traditionally been the largest single-day event of its kind in Bedfordshire and this year there will be numerous returning acts along with some new ones!

Jot it down in your diary – Don’t miss it!

Leighton Linslade Rotary.

28/04/2026

At this week’s Parade Night we welcomed back CdtSgt Rafael from a successful weekend at HMS Raleigh where he only went and retained his title as National Piping Champion for the third year in succession ! Having qualified through District and Area competitions, he was able to hold his nerve and impress the judges once more, congratulations on a hoofing performance 👏 !
Elsewhere on board, the Marine Detachment continued with their Fieldcraft programme and our Juniors created model landscapes which should begin to grow at home ready for mapping 🗺️. Our Navy Division grabbed the last of the evening sunshine outdoors, creating a spider with their seamanship skills to divide the eight directions around around a ship 👍