A meal for people connected with the Boys Naval Brigade Unit inside a marquee in a garden at Halstead, Essex. On one side of the table are two of the female instructors with the commander of the unit between them and his second-in-command, wearing a beret, at the far end. The identity of the man in the foreground is unknown. Five women are seated on the other side of the table and the one in the centre is an instructor wearing her navy style uniform. One of the cadets is standing by.