Douglas & St. FinBarresScout Group – 2nd 6th 47th 93rd Cork

The countdown is almost over and the start of Camp 2015 is in sight! I hope the Scout or Venture Scout in your life is looking forward to our two weeks away. Here are a few things to note before we do head off.

Everyone going to Camp 2015 now meets on Wednesday nights in the run up to Camp;

Those in attendance last night would have been handed a consent form. This MUST be signed and handed back to the leaders next week or your child cannot attend Camp 2015

Click this link to download and print the form Camp 2015

We will be departing by coach from the car park of Grange/Frankfield church on Saturday July 4th at 8:30am and returning to the same location on July 18th around 5pm

We are staying in Castle Saunderson International Scout Centre, Belturbet, Co. Cavan. As this is an Irish Camp we will assume one or to parents will make the trip to come and visit. We have set aside the second Sunday, July 12th, as parents visiting day and have worked our 2 week program so that we will be onsite that day. If you are intending to visit you might let us know in advance.

We operate a Camp Bank system while away on summer camp.

• The Scouts and Venture Scouts spending money is handed up BEFORE we head off and will be looked after by the leaders.
• This will be given out then to the Scouts & Venture Scouts on activities and hikes etc
• Please; everyone should have their camp bank handed up by June 24th at the very latest.
• Camp Bank should include some sterling as we intend crossing into Northern Ireland for a visit on more than one occasion.
• We recommend 70% of your childs spending money is in €euro and the remaining 30% is in £Sterling

We’ll post a gear checklist here in the next few days.

Where possible we hope to keep our blog up to date to let you know what’s happening. We are on social media www.facebook.com/DouglasScouts and www.twitter.com/DouglasScouts if you wish to follow us and keep up to date with whats happening while we’re away.

We are asking that Scouts & Venture Scouts DO NOT BRING their mobile phone to camp. Apart from adding to any homesick situations that may arise for first time campers it is an expensive item that will get damaged or lost. We understand that some people are going to completely ignore this request so please note the following:

• Douglas & St. FinBarres Scout Group accepts NO responsibility for any loss or damaged of a mobile phone on camp.
• Douglas & St. FinBarres Scout Group Leaders will NOT look after, mind, watch over or charge up a mobile phone for Scouts/Venture Scouts on camp.
• Any Scout or Venture Scout seen using their mobile phone while onsite will have it confiscated and only returned to them when we arrive back in Cork on July 18th (no exceptions)

If you’ve any questions please come and talk to one of the leadership team going on camp at one of the upcoming meetings: Conor, Enda, Nick, Wendy, Richard, Michael, Vickie, Mark, Cian, Shane or Brian

The following meetings, Wednesday 24th and July 1st, will take place in our hall from 7pm to 8pm

Yours In Scouting,

Conor Crowley – Group Leader
conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie