Royal Recital

rROYAL RECITAL
Recently Poole Sea Cadets formed up as part of the Wessex District Sea Cadets Band to play in the beautiful grounds of the historic Montagu Arms Hotel in Beaulieu for the Concours d’Elegance.
The cadets were honoured to be asked to play in the presence of HRH Prince Michael of Kent, the first cousin of the late Queen Elisabeth II. His keen appreciation of military band music stems not only from his royal duties but also from his twenty years in the 11th and then Royal Hussars.
On completion of the band display AC Eleanor gave a demonstration of the solo bugle, being the recent silver medallist at the National Band Competition.
The display then moved to the lower garden for the introduction of the Southampton Unit Physical Training display team led by OC Jessie, the new advanced PT Cadet. OC Jessie trained her fellow Cadets in the art of Club Swinging, a traditional naval exercise.
To end the first part of the evening, and to ensure the guests made it to dinner, PPO McCullagh piped the dinner call.
BZ to all the Cadets from Poole, Southampton and Warsash who did themselves, their units and the Sea Cadet Corps proud.