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Sea cadets Birmingham

The Baron

The Baron

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When I was thirteen I joined the sea cadets at Boldmere gate. Every Friday and Sunday morning we took part in activities including sailing and pulling (rowing - not birds) on Powels Pool. Thirty years later as an instructor in the sea cadets in Somerset I took groups of cadets to Sutton sea cadets for canoe training. All three of my children canoed or sailed there and I was full of telling them how I virtually lived in the park as a kid…

Hi your above para; made me look up this Photo taken of our eldest Granson being presented with a Rowing Cup of the Sea Cadets at Powles Pool a few weeks ago.
 
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I seem to recall on my journey to school on the No 11 bus that we passed a Sea Cadet establishment in Acocks Green just down from the Railway station. I thought that was T.S. Vernon or is my memory playing tricks?
 
TS Dolphin is the old Cadets i was there in the late 60´s early 70´s moved dont know when to Ward End Park´, TS Stirling was /is at Shard End
 
I was a cadet on TS Leopard in Great Barr. Apparently, TS Vernon were our rivals (so I was told), they were good at all of the marching guard’s and sailing stuff. I did spend a weekend training course with some of the cadets from TS Dolphin, they had a super commando team.

My naval career was quickly sunk once I realised that my expectation of becoming an officer after the first week and admiral by the second in the navy were a little over ambitious.
 
Gerry Cannell said:
T/S VERNON was on Edgbaston Resevoir mate. I was there for two years. Then funnily enough...I joined the Guards!
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TS Vernon was at gas st basin birmingham we then moved to Edgbaston reservoir was at the laying of the first stone by the Lord Mayor yes we had a good guard a good band.and rowers in the ASC and Wealers
 
Morturn said:
I was a cadet on TS Leopard in Great Barr. Apparently, TS Vernon were our rivals (so I was told), they were good at all of the marching guard’s and sailing stuff. I did spend a weekend training course with some of the cadets from TS Dolphin, they had a super commando team.

My naval career was quickly sunk once I realised that my expectation of becoming an officer after the first week and admiral by the second in the navy were a little over ambitious.
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T S Vernon,We use to practice by pulling buckets behind the boats or by towing another boat behind with people in it the guard was disciplined by Phil Stroud we even done a silent parade the only thing you heard was a sh sh before the next manoeuvre Ts Dolphin commando team was ok but second best to TS Sherborne who competed the Ten tors on Dartmoor
 
Brummie tom said:
T S Vernon,We use to practice by pulling buckets behind the boats or by towing another boat behind with people in it the guard was disciplined by Phil Stroud we even done a silent parade the only thing you heard was a sh sh before the next manoeuvre Ts Dolphin commando team was ok but second best to TS Sherborne who competed the Ten tors on Dartmoor
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TS/Vernon: John Henry from Great Barr was our instructor.
 
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