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

Hi There,

On next Monday night, 25th March, we’ll be having a meeting in the hall at 8:30.   This meeting is for all Scouts going to Summer camp in Switzerland.  It’s also for any Scouts who haven’t signed up but might like to.  At this stage we’ve a small number of places still free.

On the night, we’re planning to have a look in a bit more detail at the structure of camp, POSSIBLE activities & some initial practicalities.   (We say possible activities, because these are always subject to change.)

We are also planning to have a parents meeting on the following week.  More details on this soon….

We’d really like to see as many people as possible there.

Talk soon!

Enda.

Howdy!!

Camp is now only 4 months & a bit away!!

We’d like to get a camp badge designed!  There will be a prize for the chosen badge.  Not telling you what yet – but it will be worthwhile!! :-)

It will be worn on Scout shirts – and everyone going will get one!]

We don’t want to influence your creative thoughts too much – but some things you might think of putting into it:  Scouting, Switzerland, Ireland, Mountains, Snow.  (These are only thoughts – please don’t try to squeeze them all in, I’d say!!).

Just to show you the kind of thing we’re talking about, we had a badge the last time we went to Switzerland.  While this isn’t exactly it, it was close to:

If you want to see the real one, Vicki still wears it on her uniform!

Closing dates for this competition will be the end of march.  So get thinking & designing.   Please sent any ideas to camp19@douglasscouts.ie

Send any questions there too!!

Hi All!

Time is getting close – in just over 4 months time, we’ll be in Adelboden!

We’ve good news on dates.  When we were discussing what we’d like to do with Jeka, we found we just didn’t have enough time!  So we’ve managed to extend the dates by 2 days!!!!

Dates are now:

Depart Cork Thursday 11th July @ approx midday.

Back in Cork Wed 24th July @ approx 4pm.

While it’s very unlikely to have any change from those dates – the time’s are only an indication at this point.

Could everyone please check that they’re up to date with payments?  At this stage we’ve a lot of outgoing costs – so this is really important.

Also, we do still have a SMALL number of places available if people still wanted to sign up…

As ever,  any queries or questions to:

camp19@douglasscouts.ie

First of all thanks to everyone for paying their initial €50 deposit.

As mentioned in our previous post we have a schedule of further payments due throughout the next few months as follows:

€150 due since 16th November (€200 paid in total)

1. Further €200 due by 11th January (€400 paid in total)
2. Further €200 due by 8th March (€600 paid in total)
3. Further €200 due by 3rd May (€800 paid in total)
4. Final €100 due by 7th June (€900 paid in total)

As ever, all payments are payable via easypayments…

If you have any issues or difficulties in paying please email camp19@douglasscouts.ie

First of all thanks to everyone who has paid the initial €50 deposit.  To those that haven’t yet, it’s due by tomorrow!

This deposit is non refundable (unless you are on the waiting list and we are unable to accommodate you).

We then have a schedule of further payments due throughout the next few months as follows:

1. Further €150 due by 16th November (€200 paid in total)
2. Further €200 due by 11th January (€400 paid in total)
3. Further €200 due by 8th March (€600 paid in total)
4. Further €200 due by 3rd May (€800 paid in total)
5. Final €100 due by 7th June (€900 paid in total)

As ever, all payments are payable via easypayments…

If you have any issues or difficulties in paying please email camp19@douglasscouts.ie

First of all we’re thrilled with the response to Camp 2019 for our Scouts and Venture Scouts. We have reached our initial limit and therefore any additional people signing up will go on a waiting list.

We cannot however promise those on the waiting list a space at this moment in time but we promise we will look at alternative options and let you know.

For everyone who has put their name down on the list (by registering only via the online form available on previous post about Camp 2019) a deposit of €50 is now due and should be paid before September 21st via Easypaymentsplus.com

This deposit is non refundable (unless you are on the waiting list and we are unable to accommodate you).

We then have a schedule of further payments due throughout the next few months as follows:

1. Further €150 due by 16th November (€200 paid in total)
2. Further €200 due by 11th January (€400 paid in total)
3. Further €200 due by 8th March (€600 paid in total)
4. Further €200 due by 3rd May (€800 paid in total)
5. Final €100 due by 7th June (€900 paid in total)

If you have any issues or difficulties in paying please email camp19@douglasscouts.ie

Hi All,

The coach for Camp 2019 is now full!

PLEASE don’t panic if you’d like to go to Adelboden with us.  Fill in the form here as before.  This form will now add your name to the waiting list.  Any places that come free on the coach, will be offered to people strictly in the order that they were added to the waiting list.

As we’ve said (many times!) before, we’ll try to find a way to get everyone to camp that wants to go there.  While there are no guarantees, we’ll really try to make this happen.  The more the merrier!

As ever, any queries to camp19@douglasscouts.ie

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Good news.  We now have the dates of camp for you.  They are:

Thursday 11th July – Monday 22nd July.

Put them in your diary NOW!!

Also re numbers on the bus – we’re now down to about 10 places left.  As mentioned previously, if you haven’t already put your name down, please do so now.  Once we’re full, we’ll have a waiting list & see what we can do.  But only the first bus load is guaranteed!!

Keep a steady eye here to see what’s happening!

Any questions, contact the leader team or email camp19@douglasscouts.ie

Hi All,

Just a quick update that only a short few days after putting up the form, we have half the coach full with people interested!!!

IF we fill the coach (and it would seem very likely), we’ll add everyone else to a waiting list.  Anyone on that list, we’ll try to arrange something – but NO GUARANTEES!!

So, to ensure your place, please indicate your interest now, through the form on our website at:  https://douglasscouts.ie/camp2019announcement/

Keep an eye here on the website – we hope to confirm the dates in the next few days….

Contact us with any queries!!!!!

Hi All,

Great News!  We’re now in a position to announce our Camp for Summer 2019!   Next year, our camp will be in Adelboden, Switzerland!

Adelboden is a village high in the Swiss Alps.  It’s about 30km from Kandersteg International Scout Centre – which of course we’ll be visiting!

Adelboden village has it’s own website, which you can see at:  https://www.adelboden.ch/en/s/home

There will be a HUGE range of really good activities available.  While not arranged or booked yet, among the possibilities are:

• Absiling
• Boat Trips
• Canyoning
• Chairlifts & Cable Cars
• Dry Toboggan Run
• Guided Mountain Hikes – Snow & Ice!
• Overnight Mountain Expeditions
• Swimming
• White Water Rafting…….

The list goes on and on!

Accommodation

We’re planning on staying in a JEKA Hostel – as we have done before in Prague & Austria.  We found these great for use every few years.  Main benefits are:

• No camping gear to bring with us
• No worries if there was a storm during our time.  (In this area of Switzerland, we’ve found that the weather is generally great, but also the possibility of a decent storm!)
• Food is supplied every day for us.
• It’s our own, private Hostel.  No other groups or people will be staying there.

One of the hostels in the village which we’re looking at is:

Travel

As we’ve done before, we’re planning on travelling by luxury coach.The benefits of this mean that we have our own coach available to us while we’re in the area.  It add’s to the fun of the journey.  Most importantly, it’s a significant cost saving on what it would cost us to fly.

Dates

Not confirmed yet, but it’s highly likely that we’ll be away for about 12 days, in July.  Likely to be mid July.  We’ll confirm these as soon as they’re tied down.

Cost

We anticipate the cost of the trip to be €900.  Switzerland is expensive to go to & for activities etc, so it’s a significant achievement to keep the price to this!   We will have fundraising during the year, to enable us to manage this.

What’s next?

The first thing you need to do is express your interest.  The ONLY place to do this is on the form on this website!

PLEASE note that there will be a limit on the number of people who can go on this camp.  (Remember, the number of seats on a coach is limited!).   So get your name down fast if interested.

Payment structure

We will have a payment structure in place.  A €50 non refundable deposit will be needed by 15th September to secure your place.

After this, we’ll have a schedule of payments in place.  These will not be optional – they’re there to make everybody’s life easier in the long run!   The fact that we’ve most of a year until this camp, will mean that these payments should not be too onerous.

These payment options will go live on www.easypaymentsplus.com in the next few days

Questions or thoughts?

We welcome any questions or thoughts on the camp.  Please feel free to contact any of the Scouters, or email:

Enda Downey (Group Chairman) – enda@douglasscouts.ie

Conor Crowley (Deputy Group Leader) – conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie

We look forward to hearing from you!!!

By the way, we will of course, have a meeting for everyone shortly to discuss further!!