SEA CADETS TAKE LONDON BY STORM FOR TRAFALGAR DAY 2022
Thousands will be gathering at Horse Guards Parade and The Mall towards Buckingham Palace to witness the Sea Cadets annual Trafalgar Day Parade 2022 this Sunday, 16 October.
Some 400 sea cadets from across the UK, ranging in age from 10 to 17, will be in London to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar and display their skills, teamwork and training during this colourful and historic event – the first large-scale Trafalgar Day event since 2019, before Covid-19 struck.
Trafalgar Day commemorates Admiral Lord Nelson’s victory at the Battle of Trafalgar on the 21st of October 1805. It is the most important day in the Naval Calendar, defining British sailing for hundreds of years.
Trafalgar Day is a significant event in the Sea Cadets calendar to come together and demonstrate our values – our cadets have been marching through London on the closest Sunday to 21 October for the last 100 years!
You can follow the event on @SeaCadetsUK social media accounts, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Press and photographers are most welcome to attend. Please find the programme below:
Programme
11:15 Solo performance by volunteer Louise Cowling, Sefton Sea Cadets
11:25 Physical Training Display – Club Swinging, Hornpipe and Skipjump routines
11:45 Performance by the Massed Bands of the Sea Cadet Corps (cadets are drawn from units across the UK)
11:50 Arrival of Escort to the Colour
12:00 Parade inspection by Rear Admiral Judith Terry OBE RN and Captain Sea Cadets, Neil Downing RN
Wreath-laying ceremony
The ‘Last Post’ will be sounded
Service conducted by Reverend Andrew Schuman, Staff Chaplain of the Sea Cadet Corps
12:45 March Past
