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
Date: March 9th
Time: Departing the Scout Hall at 9am and returning at 4.30pm
Destination: You will find out when we get there :-)
Cost: €10 per child. (this is to cover the cost of transport and a warm snack at end of day)
What Sections are going:
All 3 Beaver Colonies, All 3 Cub Scout Sections, 2nd Cork Scouts (Tues nights) and the DSF Venture Scouts.
(The 6th (Wed night) & 47th (Mon night) Cork Scouts have a prior activity arranged on this date)
Gear List:
- Packed lunch including min 500ml water and a plastic/unbreakable cup
- Hiking boots/old runners
- Full set rain gear
- Warm jumper
- Full change of clothes including underwear and shoes
- Towel
Ensure gear is carried in a backpack with decent straps. Spare clothes should be packed in a bag labeled with your childs name that can be left on the bus and it may be a good idea to leave a small snack in the spare bag too.
All scouts should wear comfortable outdoor clothing and their section neckerchief.
Those without appropriate clothing (no jeans) and rain gear will not be allowed board the bus
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
2nd Cork (Thurs) janettemurphy@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork (Tues) deborahlong@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork (Fri) daragowan@douglasscouts.ie
2nd Cork (Thurs) davidkinnear@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork (Friday) vickieswanton@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork (Mon) cianswanton@douglasscouts.ie
2nd Cork (Tues) timcalvert@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork (Wed) johncleary@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork (Mon) seancarroll@douglasscouts.ie
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 4th 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 4th
A few things for Scouts and their parents to note
- 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.
- Everyone needs to be in the Church for 7.15 so we can do a dry run with the singing.
- 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.
- 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!
We’re all ready to go this Saturday to have our first Group Investiture in Fota Scout Campsite starting at 13:30
Just a few reminders and some final pieces of information for everyone attending
This event is for ALL Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Venture Scouts, Rover Scouts, Scouters and Parents/Families
We are investing everyone, young and old, into the new group
Programme
- 13:30 – 14:15 Investiture Ceremony
- 14:15 – 16:15 Scout Bases/Backwoods with some snacks and drinks
- 16:15 – 17:15 One big campfire!!
Transport Options
CAR- People can travel by car and head into the Fota main gate and drive over and park in the main carpark of FOTA HOUSE. We would prefer if people could car pool where possible. It will be at 10/15 minute walk from the carpark to the Fota Scout Campsite. Exit from Fota House Carpark will be €3 per car.
TRAIN- People can travel by train from Kent Station to the Fota Island stop. The closest timed train departs Cork at 13:00 and arrives in Fota Island at 13:15 (you would need to be at Kent Station well in advance of 13:00 to ensure you make the train) Fota Scout Campsite is only a 2 minute walk from the Fota Island train platform.
Check www.irishrail.ie for other train times and please remember their is NO public parking at the Fota Scout Campsite
- Everyone must start to assemble at the entrance to Fota Scout Campsite for 13:20
- All uniformed members must be in full uniform
- Scouts should bring a change of clothers with them to keep their uniform clean while taking part in the activity bases
- Some people might want to bring a packed lunch or a flask with them if they haven’t eaten before hand. Don’t worry though we will be giving refreshements to all those in attendance.
If you’ve any problems or still haven’t informed your section leader if you are going OR not then please email your childs section leader –
