Ahoy sailor! A look at the Beccles Sea Cadets

Beccles Sea CadetsMC2 Daisy Tyrrell, A/Sgt (SCC) Lee Knowles, MC2 Daniel Sampson, A/Sgt (SCC) Bekki Tyrrell, MC2 Ryan Ellis (Image: Archant)

Following the Crimean War, coastal communities came together to provide places for sailors to pass on skills and training for orphans on the sea ports.

As the Beccles sea cadets work towards building an environmentally friendly classroom for generations to come, we looked back at the of the history Beccles branch.

Beccles Sea cadets trafalgar day parade.Photo: Nick ButcherCopy: Lynette AlcockFor: BBJ / EDPEDP pics © 2006(01603) 772434 (Image: EDP pics © 2006)

Beccles Sea cadets trafalgar day parade.Photo: Nick ButcherCopy: Lynette AlcockFor: BBJ / EDPEDP pics © 2006(01603) 772434 (Image: EDP pics © 2006)

Leading Cadet Jack Thompson, of Beccles Sea Cadets, with the Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Lord Tollemache. (Image: Archant)

Beccles Sea Cadets at the ceremony at the site of their new building, as they celebrate the work beginning within days. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant)

Beccles Sea Cadets at the ceremony at the site of their new building, as they celebrate the work beginning within days. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant)