Page 10 - Cadet Review Spring 2020

Joint Service News
all cadets get the best possible experience of being a Sea Cadet.
During the catastrophic floods that hit Yorkshire
a few years ago, PO Everitt went above and beyond what can be expected of an adult volunteer and, in difficult conditions, minimised damage and loss by securing boating equipment. However, the impact of the flood meant the unit was closed for 18 months
– during which time PO Everitt spent a significant amount of time helping to get it back up and running as quickly as possible while also training the cadets on parade nights.
Reverend Pam Jennings became the Unit Chaplain at Scarborough Sea Cadets in 2004 and has been
an integral part of the Ships Company ever since. Her support and advice to the staff and cadets have been second to none. She has always made herself available to help people and her warm and positive character allows everyone to feel at ease to talk to her. The services she leads engage and enthuse all who attend them and her upbeat approach means she has become a firm favourite when she occasion- ally takes responsibility for teaching junior classes.
Reverend Jennings has had a huge impact in the development of the senior cadets too, providing a much-valued listening ear when times are tough at school or at home. She always puts cadets’ welfare above everything.
Pipe Major Robinson has worked at Ampleforth College for 23 years, where he has been the sole adult volunteer responsible for the support, coordi- nation and musical development of over 300 young pipers and drummers at the College. During his tenure as the master in charge of the band, he has created a unique bond between the experienced and the up and coming musicians, creating conditions where the cadets feel valued and part of a close knit team. He has a remakable talent at being able to differentiate musical abilities whilst empowering the lead pipers and drummers and ensuring the other members of the band feel they can perform with equal pride and gusto. That he has achieved this balance whilst producing musical masterclasses without seeking any form of individual recognition or reward is testament to the sort of man he is.
Reverend Pam Jennings
he has been the sole adult volunteer responsible for the support, coordination and musical development of over
300 young pipers and drummers at the College
Pipe Major Robinson
Pipe Major Robinson has gone out of his way
to ensure the Band have been able to support numerous high profile events over the years ranging from Dinner Nights to Remembrance Services in city centre parades. His management of both collective as well as individual musical talent is evident in the results obtained by the band and its members at Solo Piping, Drumming, Trio and Mini Band competi- tions. Arguably the highlight for the band was when they piped Pope Benedict XVI down Princes Street
in Edinburgh on 16th September 2010, an event he organised.
Surprise Presentation
At the conclusion of the last Lord Lieutenant’s Award events Col Chris Tearney, Colonel Cadets 4 Infantry Brigade, surprised Colonel David Fuller by presenting him with a magnificent token of appreciation.
This was following his service as Colonel Cadets, prior to Colonel Tearney and recently as Vice President of the Cadet Force Commissions Board, with a Black Rat suitably engraved and which now occupies pride of place in his office.
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