Douglas Scouts6th/47th Cork Douglas

The 47th Cork Scouts are good to go and all ready for their hike this Saturday, January 28th.

• We are meeting in the carpark of the Scout Hall at 9am
• We will be back in the same location at approx 4pm

Wear warm clothes e.g. layers of tshirts and a fleece, tracksuit legs or hike pants or (scout) combats. NO JEANS

Gear: Which should be all in a proper back pack

• Scout Kneckerchief
• Rain Coat
• Rain Pants
• Warm Hat
• Gloves
• Hiking boots (or strong shoes with good grip)
• A good packed lunch#
• Emergency rations – e.g. Raisins, Chocolate Bar
• Water Bottle
• Spare Socks

Any issues contact Niamh or Conor by email; niamhfullam@douglasscouts.ie and conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie

Scouting Ireland have uploaded a promotional video for Jamoige 2012. We recommend all our Cub Scouts and their families take a look as the date to confirm if you’re going is drawning very close.

Hurry now and speak with Wendy on Monday nights or Vickie on Friday nights for more information

http://vimeo.com/35215170

Jamoige from scouting ireland on Vimeo.

A host of beavers, cubs, scouts, venturers, rovers, leaders and parents descended on City Hall on Tuesday 10th January for a reception hosted by Lord Mayor Terry Shannon.

We were greeted in the council chamber where the Lord Mayor welcomed us. The Lord Mayor then took us through the many treasures on display in his offices in two groups.

Conor is seen below signing the visitors book which will go to the City Archives at the end of the Lord Mayor’s tenure. Click on the thumbnails to get a larger version.

Here are the beavers and cubs getting a tour with a very patient Lord Mayor.

And finally all of us! Go Douglas!

The Lord Mayor is to honour members of the Douglas Scout Group with a reception in City Hall Cork on January 10th 2012 celebrating 60 years of Scouting in Douglas.

All members are invited and a family member can join then if they wish. We must confirm with the mayors office the numbers going to attend.

All members are asked to make contact with their section leader or the Group Leader to confirm they are going before Friday December 30th

Hi All, It’s that time of year again – time to announce Summer Camp! This year, we’re going back to Boyle!!  We’ve previously camped there on 3 occasions, 1985, 1998 and 2006.  To say it’s a magic location for a camp is really to play it down!!

The website for the campsite can be found here.

The website for the nearby forest park can be found here.

The dates of the camp will be from THURSDAY 12th  JULY to THURSDAY 26th JULY.  This is a bit of a change for us.  We’ve had to defer the few days to the Thursday, due to the popularity of the campsite.  It’s completely booked out up until 12th July! The price of the camp will be €350.  As ever, this will include ALL expenses for the camp, including:

• Travel
• Food
• ALL activities
• ALL admission fees
• Days Out

Basically, the only money needed by anyone on camp is for snacks, presents etc etc. What will we do there?  There is a huge list of activities in the area.  (Have a look at some of the possible options HERE. We would plan on doing at least some of these – we won’t have time to do them all!!!)

During the previous camps we’ve had there we took part in Hikes, Loads of water activities (Boating, Swimming, Rafting).  We’ve explored the islands.  We’ve had some of the MOST amazing backwoods nights.   We’ve had activities on our own & with other Scout Groups on site.  We’ve toured nearby.  Spent days out in Bundoran……   The list goes ON AND ON AND ON!!!!

What do you need to do now? Tell your leader that you’re going!  We need to know numbers as soon as possible.  Also, to confirm your place, we need a €100, non refundable deposit – by the end of January please.  But the most important thing is to let us know!!! It’s going to be so so great!  If getting the deposit together is an issue – don’t worry!  Just let us know that you plan on going.

Keep an eye on the website here.  We’ll post more info as we have it.  And maybe some teasers of what’s going to happen on camp!

Enda.

TOMORROW

Hi All,

A special, holy, video message from our Group Leader.

Or click below to download….
Merry Christmas to All

Douglas Scout Group is moving into it’s Christmas Holidays and sections have started to finish up weekly meetings for 2011

On behalf of all of the section leaders, assistant leaders and helpers, I’d like to wish all our members a warm and happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.

I’d like to thank all the leaders and members of the Group Council for their ongoing support since I became Group Leader.

• Douglas Beaver Scouts (Monday Nights): Finished on December 12th and back on January 9th
• Douglas Beaver Scouts (Friday Nights): Finished on December 16th and back on January 13th
• 6th Cork Cub Scouts: Finished on December 12th and back on January 9th
• 47th Cork Cub Scouts: Finished on December 16th and back on January 13th
• 6th Cork Scouts: Finished on December 14th and back on January 11th
• 47th Cork Scouts: Finished on December 12th and back on January 9th
• Douglas Venture Scouts: Finished on December 21st and back on January 11th
• Douglas Rover Scouts: Finished on December 10th: January meeting TBA

Hi All!

Well the past month has been very busy for Douglas’ Cub Scouts.

On the 18th of November the 2 Cub sections attended the annual County Cub Quiz in Frankfield Scout hall. 2 teams represented the 47th Cork & 1 team represented the 6th Cork. All 3 teams did really well and did the group proud!

On the 25th November we held a joint overnight in the hall. 31 scouts attended this activity making it the biggest one so far! The scouts played lots of games & watched “Santa Claus The Movie” on the Friday evening. When they woke on Saturday morning they had the option of sausages or cereal for breakfast! After breakfast they played some more games and helped tidy up the hall. It was a fantastic event and allowed both sections to get to know each other.

On Tuesday the 6th December the Cub Scouts attended the Annual County Gift Mass in Frankfield. Each scout & scouter brought a wrapped gift to the Mass & these gifts will be given to children less well off this Christmas. This was attended by all sections from Beaver Scouts right up to Rover Scouts and involved all groups of the Cork South County. It was a great event and was a nice way to spread the Christmas spirit.

Our next event will be on Saturday when we take the 2 Cub Sections to visit Santa. This event is only open to those who pre-booked their places last week. This will take place at Delany’s GAA Club in Dublin Hill. Directions to the Kilbarry Enterpise Centre which is near Delany’s GAA Club can be found using this link. Copy and paste it in to a new window to see a map & directions.

http://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Douglas,+Co.+Cork,+Ireland&daddr=Kilbarry+Enterprise+Centre&hl=en&ll=51.915791,-8.450375&spn=0.061201,0.154324&sll=51.925796,-8.468614&sspn=0.015297,0.038581&geocode=FXuWFwMdXzx__yn1jO6ZWoVESDFSJbsZqMcAJg%3BFZRVGAMdQL9-_w&vpsrc=6&mra=ls&t=m&z=13

Once you reach this point the event should be signposted.

As always please do not hesitate to contact any of the leaders if you have any questions.

Vickie & Wendy