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

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

The Hike part of tonights overnight is NOT GOING AHEAD due to the adverse weather.
We will now meet at the scout hall at 8pm instead.
Please pass this message on to anyone you know going in case they do not see this message.

Hi all,

Members of the 47th and the 93rd (both Friday night) Cork Cub Packs are taking part in an overnight in the John Slye Scout Hall on Saturday December 12th next.

Details for overnight as follows:

Gear list

Sleeping bag and mat

Pillow (optional)

Warm clothes to sleep in

Unbreakable mug/cup, bowl and spoon

All above to be packed in a small gear bag and be dropped off at the Scout hall (See details below)

Coat, hat, gloves

Hi-vis jacket

Neckerchief above to be worn for hike back to hall.

Arrangements:

Parents are asked to drop their childs gear bag into Scout Hall at 19:30 – 19:45

Cubs are then to be brought to the carpark across from the Rochestown Inn for 20:00 wearing a coat, hat, gloves and hi-vis jacket. Neckerchief must be worn.

We will then night hike back to the Scout Hall. Cubs are to be collected at 09:30 on Sunday morning.The cost is only €3 per Cub.

Strictly no sweets etc need to be brought as we will have plenty and no electronic goods to be brought as we will not be responsible for them.

To confirm your place please contact:

vickieswanton@douglasscouts.ie & conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie

12 Days of Christmas

The 12 Days of Christmas tickets are due back (whether or not they are sold!)

Cub Overnight

We will be having a joint overnight on Dec 12th with the 47th & 93rd Cork.

If your scout intends to go to the below Melleray Weekend it would be good for them to come along. We will be meeting at 8pm on Saturday at Rochestown Inn. Collection on Sunday morning will be at 9.30am.

Cost for this activity is €3. This must be paid before your scouts place is confirmed.

Mount Melleray Group Weekend

We are very excited to announce our next group activity. We will be going to Mount Melleray for our annual indoor camp.

Dates: 29/30/31st January

Cubs are invited to attend from Friday to Sunday
Cost €60 for Cubs

Please bring a non refundable €20 deposit to your section leader by Dec 18th. As places are limited your place will not be guaranteed until the deposit is paid.

All other monies must be received by Jan 22nd to ensure your child’s place for the weekend

Jamoige 2016

As previously announced the Summer Cub Camp details have been released

Check out this link for details https://douglasscouts.ie/jamoige2016/

Yours In Scouting

Vickie Swanton & Conor Crowley

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

We are now 4 weeks into the new sections set up in our Group. The 93rd Cork Beaver Scouts (6pm-7pm) and the 93rd Cork Cub Scouts (7pm-8:30pm) and I hope the Scout in your life is enjoying themselves so far.

As not everyone has sent back their consent forms I don’t have email contact for everyone so if you know of another parent in the group you might pass this email on so that we might get this message out to all our new members.

Firstly – Please remember the activities consent form that should and must be completed for each member of the group. Failure to do so leaves your child uninsured in our care and will not be permitted to attend any activities as a result. If you have not done so then please print this off and bring it to your next meeting.

Beaver Scout News
I hope you have seen the notice, posted on our website on the 10th and more details on the 16th, about our sleepover tomorrow night (Nov 20th). Please read this notice if you have not already done so and confirm your childs place by email.

https://douglasscouts.ie/upcoming-beaver-scout-eventsactivities/

https://douglasscouts.ie/beaver-scout-sleepover-2nd-93rd-cork-november-20th/

I would encourage every Beaver Scout to attend, it’s a great experience and to get this first overnight done is a big milestone for your Scout. This also allows them come away on the Group trip to Mount Melleray in January. Details of this trip are again on our website. Please read this link if you have not already done so

https://douglasscouts.ie/group-weekend-to-mount-melleray-scout-centre/

Cub Scout News
We are going to join our fellow Douglas & St. FinBarres Cub Scouts (47th Cork) on a night trip to the Blackrock Castle Observatory tomorrow night (Nov 20th) for a tour and some star gazing (weather permitting)

Details are as follows:
Meeting at the gates to the Blackrock Castle Observatory for 5:45pm and to be collected again at 8pm; Cost is €10 per Scout payable on the night. Neckerchief to be worn

While this is short notice it should be a great evening for the Cub Scouts to enjoy

Similar to the Beaver Scouts we will be planning an overnight on Saturday December 12th – Keep an eye on the website for full details. Again I’m encouraging everyone to attend as it’s a great experience and to get this first overnight done is a big milestone for your Scout. This also allows them come away on the Group trip to Mount Melleray in January. Details of this trip are again on our website. Please read this link if you have not already done so

https://douglasscouts.ie/group-weekend-to-mount-melleray-scout-centre/

Thats all for now – I’d ask you to keep up with all our groups news through our social media sites,facebook.com/DouglasScouts and twitter.com/DouglasScouts and also an idea to register for alerts from our website so you’ll miss out on none of our news

I hope to meet you all very soon at some activity

As a result of these two activities tomorrow night there is NO Beaver Scout or Cub Scout meeting taking place in the Canon Packham Hall tomorrow night (November 20th)

Neckerchief is now available in the Scout Shop on 23-24 Paul St. The 93rd Cork is green with a red border www.thescoutshop.ie

Yours In Scouting

Conor Crowley
Acting Leader – 93rd Cork Beaver Scout and Cub Scout Sections

We are very excited to announce our next group activity. We will be going to Mount Melleray for our annual indoor camp.
Dates: 29/30/31st January

Cubs, Scouts and Ventures are invited to attend from Friday to Sunday
Beavers are invited to attend from Saturday until Sunday
Cost €60 for Cubs, Scouts and Ventures
€40 for Beavers.
Please bring a non refundable €20 deposit to your section leader by Dec 18th.
All other monies must be received by Jan 22nd to ensure your child’s place for the weekend.

Travel times will be confirmed closer to the date.

Gear List
Parents and Scouts please take note that there is no need for sweets or snacks as all food and treats will be provided throughout the course of the weekend. There is also no food allowed in the dormitories.
The group takes NO responsibility for any electronic equipment bought on or damaged while on camp

GEAR LIST – Cub Scouts, Scouts & Venture
Knife, Fork, Spoon
Unbreakable/Plastic Plate, bowl & cup/mug
Tea Towel & a J-Cloth
Sleeping Bag & small pillow
Full set of wash-gear i.e.
Soap, Facecloth, towel, Toothbrush & Paste, Deodorant
Good walking & hiking shoes or boots
Three full complete changes of clothes
Pajamas
Spare underwear and socks

GEAR LIST – Beaver Scouts
Knife, Fork, Spoon
Unbreakable/Plastic Plate, bowl & cup/mug
Tea Towel & a J-Cloth
Sleeping Bag & small pillow
Full set of wash-gear i.e.
Soap, Facecloth, towel, Toothbrush & Paste
Good walking shoes
Two complete changes of clothes
Pajamas
Spare underwear and socks