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

Date: Friday 3rd June to Monday 6th June

Who’s going: 52 cubs from all four sections have signed up. The last available space has been filled

Cost: €130. Final Payments were due by May 20th.

Departure time: 3:45pm on Friday 3rd from our Scout Hall. Please ensure your child has had their dinner. Returning before 4pm on Monday 1st. Time TBC depending on the weekends program.

Food on Friday: Please pack a healthy supper with a refillable bottle of water, in a small back pack, for Friday Evening.
No food is to be consumed on the bus but we will have time for supper when we arrive.
Hot Choc and Biscuits will be provided before bed. All meals after this will be provided.

We also request that you do not provide your child with any fizzy drinks or sweets/unhealthy snacks for the weekend. We will provide snacks throughout the weekend.

Please DO NOT pack ANY electronic devices or mobile phones or bring any such devices on the weekend. Ensure you have an emergency contact number for your child’s leaders before we leave.

Gear List:
We would advise that all gear is packed entirely into one big bag and a small back pack is used for the bus. This saves space and confusion when sorting out who’s gear is who’s when we arrive.

Any questions please contact your Cub Scout Section Leader

2nd Cork: davidkinnear@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork: eoinfield@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork: siobhanhodkinson@douglasscouts.ie
93rd Cork: cianswanton@douglasscouts.ie

Date: Friday 3rd June to Monday 6th June

Who’s going: 51 cubs from all four sections have signed up. There is one place left but we need to know by Friday 13th May to secure the place.

Cost: €130. Final Payment must be received by May 20th. Please place in an envelope with your childs name on the front and the amount contained

Departure time: 3:45pm on Friday 3rd from our Scout Hall. Please ensure your child has had their dinner. Returning before 4pm on Monday 1st. Time TBC depending on the weekends program.

Food on Friday: Please pack a healthy supper with a refillable bottle of water, in a small back pack, for Friday Evening. No food is to be consumed on the bus but we will have time for supper when we arrive. Hot Choc and Biscuits will be provided before bed. All meals after this will be provided.

We also request that you do not provide your child with any fizzy drinks or sweets/unhealthy snacks for the weekend. We will provide snacks throughout the weekend.

Please DO NOT pack ANY electronic devices or mobile phones or bring any such devices on the weekend. Ensure you have an emergency contact number for your child’s leaders before we leave.

Gear List:
We would advise that all gear is packed entirely into one big bag and a small back pack is used for the bus. This saves space and confusion when sorting out who’s gear is who’s when we arrive.

Hi All,

Our good friends in Silver Cross Campsite in Swansea have setup a fundraising venture.

If you shop online, PLEASE setup an account here & basically they will get a small commission on everything you buy.  Your prices and everything else remain EXACTLY the same.  (i.e. there’s no downside for you – just an upside for them!!!!).

To sign up please go to:

https://new.easyfundraising.org.uk/support-a-good-cause/step-1/?char=155861

Thanks a lot!!

We are looking to finalise our numbers for our Camp to Cuskinny Camp Site in Cobh on the weekend of the 15th of this month.

Cubs & Venture Scouts will camp for the weekend and our Beaver Scouts will camp on the Saturday.

Scouts, due to competitions and other events, are making their own arrangements.

Please contact your section leader before Thursday to confirm your attendance

• Beaver Scouts 
• 2nd Cork email janettemurphy@douglasscouts.ie
• 6th Cork email anothonyholmes@douglasscouts.ie
• 47th Cork email kevinodonoghue@douglasscouts.ie
• 93rd Cork email ronankeane@douglasscouts.ie

• Cub Scouts
• 2nd Cork email davidkinnear@douglasscouts.ie
• 6th Cork email eoinfield@douglasscouts.ie
• 47th Cork email siobhanhodkinson@douglasscouts.ie
• 93rd Cork email cianswanton@douglasscouts.ie

• Venture Scouts
• D&SFSG Venture Crew email richardscriven@douglasscouts.ie

• 2nd Cork (Thursday nights)
  Meeting on the 10th of March as usual
  Attending St. Patricks Day Church Services at 11am with the Group
  NO Meetings on the 17th, 24th & 31st of March
  Back to regular meetings on April 7th
• 6th Cork (Monday nights)
  Meeting on the 14th of March as usual
  Attending St. Patricks Day Church Services at 11am with the Group
  NO Meetings on the 21st & 28th of March
  Back to regular meetings on April 4th
• 47th Cork (Friday nights)
  Meeting on the 11th of March as usual
  Attending St. Patricks Day Church Services at 11am with the Group
  NO Meetings on the 18th & 25th of March & 1st of April
  Back to regular meetings on April 8th
• 93rd Cork (Friday nights)
  Meeting on the 11th of March as usual
  Attending St. Patricks Day Church Services at 11am with the Group
  NO Meetings on the 18th & 25th of March
  Back to regular meetings on April 1st

Hi There,

For the Mount Melleray Weekend, we’re trying to make things easier for all!  With the numbers travelling, departure and arrival becomes more complex all the time.  In an effort at having an easy life, can we suggest that people would park on the LEFT side of the car park in FrankField only?  This will leave the right side free for the coaches.

Further details will be posted soon with more information, times etc.

Thanks in advance for your help!

On behalf of the Group Council, the Section Leaders and all our active Scouters I would like to wish you and your families and very happy and peaceful Christmas.

Our scouting has come to an end for the calendar year of our 2015 and we have had another fantastic 12 months here in the Douglas & St. FinBarres Scout Group.

A brilliant summer camp in Cavan for our Scouts and Ventures last July and looking forward to what promises to be an unbelievable experience next July in Austria.

Our newest sections, the 93rd Cork Beaver Colony and 93rd Cork Cub Scout Pack are now up and running and will continue to grow and learn and bring Scouting to many more kids in our parish and from further afield.

Thank you to the work of our Parents & Friends Committee for their efforts in 2015. Many thanks to the parents of our youth members who encourage their kids and bring them to the many varied activities we offer.

Most importantly thank you and seasons greetings to all our youth members; From our eldest Venture Scout to our youngest Beaver Scout we hope that 2016 will be as much of an adventure for you as 2015 has

Yours In Scouting,

Conor Crowley
Group Leader – Douglas & St. FinBarres Scout Group
conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie

Dear Cub Scout parents,

We are delighted to announce details for our Cub Scouts Summer Camp 2016. They are as follows:

Cost €130, this includes all transport, food, accommodation and activities.

JamOige is the biggest Cub Camp in Ireland and is run every 4 years. Approximately 2500 cubs will be attending this year and the program of activities is always varied and greatly enjoyable.

The theme this year is “TIME TRAVEL, A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY”

If you would like your child to go then please bring in a non-refundable deposit of €50 as soon as possible. Numbers are limited to 52 in total, that’s 13 cubs per cub section. Once a section has reached 13 attending JamOige then subsequent children will be put on a waiting list with their place being confirmed or declined in early February depending on availability.

It will be a camp filled with fun and great memories so we all hope as many as possible can make it.

Yours in Scouting,
Clare

SUPPORTING SCOUTING IN YOUR COMMUNITY

Over the last week our sections have been given their batches of their 12 Days of Christmas Draw tickets. These tickets are Scouting Irelands annual fundraiser. All proceeds go to support local scouting and the development of Scouting Ireland national campsites.

Tickets are €2 each and each family is given a book of 20 tickets. If you require additional tickets please speak with your section leader to arrange them; additional books will be issued once a full sold book has been returned.

Our Parents & Friends Committee are coordinating this years tickets distribution and organisation. In order to return the tickets back to SI National Office in time for the draw we are requesting that ALL books of tickets (sold or unsold) must be returned to the Scout Hall on Friday December 4th at the latest

Best of luck and thank you for your support

Yours In Scouting,

Stephen Granleese
Chair – Parents & Friends Committee
stephengranleese@douglasscouts.ie