Our weekly meetings are about to re-commence for the new Scouting year. Details are below;

Beaver Scouts (6,7,8 yrs)

• Monday Nights – First Meeting Back is Monday 8th of September
  47th Cork Beaver Scouts 6-7pm
  Scouter Ciara Hosford ciarahosford@douglasscouts.ie or daragowan@douglasscouts.ie
  (This section used to meet on Friday nights)

• Tuesday Nights – First Meeting Back is Tuesday 9th of September
  6th Cork Beaver Scouts 6:30-7:30pm
  Scouter Deborah Long deborahlong@douglasscouts.ie

• Thursday Nights – First Meeting Back is Thursday 4th of September
  2nd Cork Beaver Scouts 6-7pm
  Scouter Janette Murphy janettemurphy@douglasscouts.ie

We are very pleased to annouce details of our Group Weekend Camp at the end of April

• Venue will be Fota Scout Campsite
• Dates are 25th, 26th, 27th of April 2014

Details for our Cub Scouts, Scouts and Venture Scouts

• Departing from Kent Train Station on Friday 25th at 18:40 in full uniform
• Returning to Kent Train Station on Sunday 27th at 12:55

Details for our Beaver Scouts

• Departing from Kent Train Station on Saturday 26th at 09:40 in full uniform
• Returing to Kent Train Station on Sunday 27th at 12:55

While the group is in Fota Scout Campsite they will CAMP and have a camp skills based weekend with some games and of course a Campfire on the Saturday night

Cost

• €30 for Cub Scouts, Scouts and Venture Scouts
• €25 for Beaver Scouts
• This covers the train fare, camping fees and food for the weekend

Get your name down with your section leader ASAP; Closing date for numbers will be APril 8th and final payments are due on April 11th

A full gear list will appear in the next few days and any more information please speak with your section leaders

As schools take a mid term break for either some or all of the week of February 17th – 21st the following are our weekly meeting details

• Monday Nights
  6th Cork Cub Scouts – Meeting going ahead as usual
  47th Cork Scouts – Meeting going ahead as usual
• Tuesday Nights
  6th Cork Beaver Scouts – NO MEETING
  2nd Cork Scouts – NO MEETING
• Wednesday Nights
  6th Cork Scouts – Meeting to be confirmed
  Venture Scouts – Meeting to be confirmed
• Thursday Nights
  2nd Cork Beaver Scouts – Meeting going ahead as usual
  2nd Cork Cub Scouts – NO MEETING
• Friday Nights
  47th Cork Beaver Scouts – NO MEETING
  47th Cork Cub Scouts – Meeting going ahead as usual

The Group is holding a Beaver and Cub Scout Camp on the weekend of 25th/26th/27th of April  in the Fota Scout Centre

General Camp timings are as follows

• Friday 25th April
  Cub Scouts take the 7pm train to Fota, arriving at 7:13pm
• Saturday 26th April
  Beaver Scouts take the 10am train to Fota, arriving at 10:13am
• Sunday 27th April
  All Beaver and Cub Scouts return to Ken Station on the 12:40 train, arriving back at 12:54pm

Cost of camps is €30 for a Cub Scout and €25 for a Beaver Scout.
If a family with two or more children are attending it will be €25 per Scout.

Anyone interested in going should bring a €10 deposit in order to secure their place

Gear list will be sent out in the near future – Hope to see you all there!!

Please save this date for your next group activity

All Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Ventures, Rovers and Scouters will be asked to come along but more details on what exactly it is later…

SUNDAY JANUARY 19TH 2014

Wednesday Night, St. FinBarres Cathedral @ 7:30pm

Please don’t forget to bring along a toy, wrapped, and marked boy/girl and what age it’s suitable for to donate.

If you haven’t informed your Scouter if your child is going or not please email them today

• Beaver Scouts:

2nd Cork (Thurs) janettemurphy@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork (Tues) deborahlong@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork (Fri) daragowan@douglasscouts.ie

• Cub Scouts:

2nd Cork (Thurs) davidkinnear@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork (Friday) vickieswanton@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork (Mon) cianswanton@douglasscouts.ie

• Scouts:

2nd Cork (Tues) timcalvert@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork (Wed) johncleary@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork (Mon) seancarroll@douglasscouts.ie

• Venture Scouts:

DSF Ventures (Wed) richardscriven@douglasscouts.ie

In accordance with the license issued to Scouting Ireland to sell the 12 days of tickets ALL TICKETS MUST BE RETURNED.

Sold or unsold books must be brought back as we’ve to send them all back to headquarters to ensure their inclusion in the draw this week.

There’ll be leaders in the hall tonight and tomorrow night AT THE VERY LATEST that can accept the tickets.

Please bring these back. All monies raised stays within our own group.

Time to bring em back!

The Douglas & St. FinBarres Scout Group invites all our members, fellow scouts, scouting neighbours and friends to St. Fin Barres Cathedral on Wednesday Dec 4^th at 7.30pm

As has been tradition for many years in the Cork South Scout County we are having our annual Toy Giving Ceremony but this year we are holding it in St. Fin Barres Cathedral and invite you all, with or without your singing voices, to take part with some Christmas Carols in the surroundings of the Cathedral.

This is a ceremony open to all faiths and we encourage as many of our Scouting family to come along and take part on the night.

The ceremony itself starts at 7.30pm on Dec 4^th

A few things for Scouts and their parents to note

1. There is no parking available in St Fin Barres Cathedral, please park in St Fin Barres carpark down near the Western Road (Pay Parking) or there may be parking in Dean Street, Gillabbey Street or Frenches Quay.
2. Everyone needs to be in the Church for 7.15 so we can do a dry run with the singing.
3. We’d ask that the Venture Scouts assemble at 7pm as we’d like them to be our toy collectors so we can show them what to do.
4. Please bring a toy to donate; wrapped, and marked boy or girl and what age the toy is suitable for on the wrapping

Don’t forget to return your tickets next week!!

All money raised goes towards hall maintenance and equipment for all of our sections in our Group!