Published: March 7, 2008
Burnham Sea Cadets celebrate after two competition wins

A group of Burnham-On-Sea sea cadets is celebrating this week after winning two competitions.

The group represented the unit at the Sea Cadets' district competition and won - and then competed in the regional finals against nine areas of cadets where they won again.

"This is a first for many years, not only for our unit, TS Dulverton, but also for our district, Somerset and Dorset," said a spokesman for the group.

The cadets will be competing in the national finals in April where they will face tough competition against six areas from across the UK.

Burnham Sea Cadets meet at their HQ in Cassis Close on several days each week. The seniors gather on Mondays and Thursdays from 1845 to 2115, while the juniors meet on Wednesday nights from 1845 to 2100.

Our photo shows (left to right) Sven Schroeder, Emmit Wookey, Mark Schroeder, Stephanie Smith and Jessica Thorne