Queensferry Sea & Royal Marine Cadets

01/11/2026

Remembering Those Who Gave Their Tomorrow for Our Today

This morning, cadets and volunteers from TS Lochinvar – Queensferry Sea & Royal Marines Cadets visited Queensferry Cemetery to place poppy crosses at the graves of service personnel who lost their lives during the First World War and subsequent conflicts.

Our young people spent their Sunday morning ensuring these graves were marked ahead of Remembrance Sunday.

Among those remembered were sailors who lost their lives following the Battle of Jutland in 1916, alongside servicemen who returned wounded and sadly passed away while receiving care locally at our current home in Port Edgar.

Perhaps one of the most poignant moments was seeing graves belonging to young people who were just 14 and 15 years old when they died. Not much older than some of the cadets standing before them today.

As generations grow older and those who have traditionally carried out these acts of remembrance become fewer, the responsibility increasingly passes to the next generation.

For our cadets, this is becoming more than an annual activity. It is a responsibility they are helping to carry forward, ensuring that the names, stories and sacrifices of those who served are not forgotten.

These are young people choosing to give their time to their community, quietly doing something meaningful that might otherwise become increasingly difficult to sustain.

We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our friends at the West Lothian Branch of the Royal Naval Association, whose support in preparing the poppy crosses by hand, identifying the graves and working alongside us has been invaluable in making this possible.

We’re incredibly proud of our cadets, not just for their efforts this morning, but for the respect, maturity and commitment they continue to show towards their community.

Remembrance belongs to every generation. Today, our young people are helping ensure it belongs to the next.

We Will Remember Them.


Sea Cadets Edinburgh District
Sea Cadets Northern Area
Royal Marines Cadets - Yankee Company
Queensferry & District Community Council
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Lowland Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association

20/10/2026

Congratulations to our very own Leading Cadets, Murray and Katie.

BZ both of you and all on the board.

14/10/2026

⚓🌟 ATTENTION ALL EDINBURGH DISTRICT SEA AND ROYAL MARINE CADETS! 🌟⚓

🏆 HAS SOMEONE INSPIRED YOU? NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU! 🏆

Across Edinburgh District, our amazing adult volunteers give up their time, share their knowledge and help make Sea Cadets the fantastic experience it is! 💙

So, here's a question for YOU, our Cadets...

🌟 Is there an instructor who has inspired you to believe in yourself?

🌟 Someone who has helped you achieve something you never thought possible?

🌟 A volunteer who always goes that extra mile to make your cadet experience special?

🌟 Someone who has supported, encouraged or inspired you along your Sea Cadet journey?

THEN LET'S GIVE THEM THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE! 🙌

🏅 The Cadet Adult Recognition Awards (CARAs) celebrate the incredible adult volunteers who make a real difference in young people's lives.

And the best part? YOU, THE CADETS, get to nominate them! 👏

👇NOMINATE YOUR SEA CADET HERO

https://www.lowlandrfca.org.uk/cadets/caras/

⏰ NOMINATIONS CLOSE AT THE END OF OCTOBER!

YOUR VOICE. YOUR NOMINATION. YOUR CHANCE TO SAY THANK YOU! 🌟⚓

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Units below please share :)

Sea Cadets Dunbar
Musselburgh Sea Cadets & Royal Marines Cadets
Sea Cadets Leith
Sea Cadets Edinburgh Trinity
Queensferry Sea & Royal Marine Cadets
Grangemouth Sea Cadets & Royal Marines Cadets
Sea Cadets
Sea Cadets Northern Area
Lowland Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association

10/10/2026

Please speak with Sgt Lessells if this is of interest to you.

09/10/2026

⚓ MEET SOME OF OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM ⚓

Every good ship needs more than one pair of eyes on the chart.

At TS Lochinvar, our Officer in Charge is supported by two key members of the unit leadership team: our Executive Officer and Royal Marines Cadet Detachment Commander.

🔵 Our Executive Officer supports the day-to-day leadership of the unit, oversees our Sea Cadet section and helps coordinate training, staff, standards and the many moving parts behind each parade night. The XO also deputises for the Officer in Charge when required and helps turn the unit’s direction into practical delivery.

🟢 Our Detachment Commander leads our Royal Marines Cadet Detachment, overseeing its training, discipline, welfare and development. The DC ensures our Royal Marines Cadets are challenged, supported and given opportunities to grow through teamwork, responsibility and high standards.

Together, they provide experience, continuity and honest advice—supporting the Officer in Charge, guiding the wider staff team and helping ensure that decisions lead to worthwhile opportunities for every cadet.

Like every member of our team, both are volunteers, giving their time alongside work, family and other commitments.

Leadership at Lochinvar is not about one person or one uniform. It is a team effort, built around doing the best we can for our young people.

08/10/2026

This week, during National Cadets Week, we recognise the adult volunteers who make cadet experiences possible.

🥊 A SMALL SNAPSHOT OF SOME OF TEAM LOCHINVAR! 🥊

🔵 IN THE BLUE CORNER!

Some of our Sea Cadet team—bringing seamanship, leadership, training and the occasional firm reminder that the Navy has a correct way of doing absolutely everything!

🟢 IN THE GREEN CORNER!

Some of our Royal Marines Cadet team—bringing teamwork, fieldcraft, high standards and an entirely different interpretation of what counts as “comfortable.”

⚓ IN THE SPIRITUAL CORNER!

Our Chaplain—providing pastoral support, a listening ear and probably the best chance of keeping both corners on speaking terms!

🍫 AND DEFENDING THE NUTTY!

Janice and Amanda, our Unit Assistants & UMT members — helping keep everyone fuelled, supported and pointed in roughly the right direction.

This is only a small snapshot of some of the volunteers who help keep TS Lochinvar moving. Whether in uniform or working quietly behind the scenes, everyone brings different skills, personalities and experience to the unit.

CFAV Recognition Day may have been yesterday, but gratitude does not expire after 24 hours.

To everyone pictured—and every member of our wider volunteer team—thank you for everything you give to Lochinvar and its young people.

Their greatest opponent? Probably paperwork… or the mysteriously disappearing pens.

08/10/2026

https://www.sea-cadets.org/queensferrydistrict

Click on the link to find out more.

07/10/2026

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