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

The weekend of our Spike Island Group Activity is almost upon us. Final preparations have been completed and the leadership team have put a massive amount of planning and effort into this weekend and it’ll all be worth it.

This is the highest number of members we’ve had attend a Group activity and it’s brilliant to have the support of the parents and members of our group when things like this are organised; I hope it’s a sign of things to come when individual sections arrange activities in the next few months

Transport on Saturday Morning

With the volume of people we have going the departure times have been spilt to accomodate everyone.

All SCOUTS, VENTURE SCOUTS and Leaders not attached to a Group must be at the pier in Monkstown for departure @ 08:45hrs on Saturday morning

All BEAVER SCOUTS & CUB SCOUTS and their Leader teams must be at the Pier in Monkstown for departure @ 09:15hrs on Saturday morning

Transport on Saturday Evening

The boat carrying the BEAVER SCOUTS will return to the pier in Monkstown on Saturday evening at 17:15hrs

Transport on Sunday afternoon

The boat carrying the CUB SCOUTS will return to the pier in Monkstown on Sunday afternoon at 12:45hrs

The boat carrying the SCOUTS & VENTURE SCOUTS will return to the pier in Monkstown on Sunday afternoon at 13:00hrs

• Click here to see the gear list that was already published
• Please note; as previously notified – we are full and cannot take anyone else along with us

If a Beaver Scout, Cub Scout, Scout or Venture Scout has not had a completed consent form, (2014/15 version) signed by their parents and handed up to their section leader BEFORE departure they WILL NOT BE PERMITTED to join us for this activity.

You can download a 2014/15 activities consent form by clicking here

If you’ve any last minute questions please contact your section leader, otherwise see you on Saturday

Yours In Scouting,

Conor Crowley
Group Leader

Please be patient with us on Saturday morning, we’ll get everyone out to Spike eventually but safety onboard the boats and the logistics of doing so will come first.

Please be advised that we cannot have any more scouts join us on our day trip and overnight to Spike Island

We are full… the boats are full… Sorry but we are unable to accept anyone else as of last night. There are no more spaces left on our trip to Spike (Day trip for Beavers, overnight for cubs, scouts and ventures)

Beaver Scouts

• Full change of clothes
• Healthy packed lunch and a bottle of water
• Rain-gear
• Neckerchief to be worn at all times

Cub Scouts

• Healthy packed lunch and a bottle of water
• Rain-gear
• Full change of clothes
• Spare shoes
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping mat (optional)
• Torch
• Cup, bowl, plate, knife, fork, spoon
• Pyjamas/Clothes to sleep in
• Wash gear with small towel
• Neckerchief to be worn at all times

Scouts and Venture Scouts

• Decent healthy packed lunch and a bottle of water
• Rain-gear
• Full change of clothes
• Wetsuit or warm old clothes for water activities including old shoes/crocs
• Sleeping bag
• Sleeping mat (optional)
• Hat and gloves
• Torch
• Cup, bowl, plate, spoon, knife, fork
• Pyjamas/Clothes to sleep in
• Wash gear
• Towel
• Neckerchief to be worn at all times

Can everyone please try their best to pack everything into small backpacks as space on the boats is limited.

Parents and Scouts please take note that there is no need for sweets or snacks other than for lunch and the Cub Scouts will be sleeping in carpeted dorms where food is forbidden.

The group will not take responsibility for any electronic equipment bought on or damaged while on camp

Places for our trip to Spike Island are filling up fast, keep your bookings coming into your section leader as soon as possible. Remember PLACES ARE LIMITED

BEAVER SCOUTS

Beaver Scouts are going on a day trip.

We plan to leave the pier in Monkstown (across from the Bosun Restaurant & Bar) at 0900hrs and have them back to the same location for 1700hrs

Beaver Scouts will need to bring in a small back pack; A change of clothes, Rain Gear and a decent, healty packed lunch and a small bottle of water.

Beaver Leader contact details
2nd Cork (Thursdays) janettemurphy@douglasscouts.ie – 6th Cork (Tuesdays) deborahlong@douglasscouts.ie – 47th Cork (Mondays) daragowan@douglasscouts.ie

CUB SCOUTS, SCOUTS & VENTURE SCOUTS

As space will be limited on the boat we are requesting that people bring a compact bag as possible. We will issue a full gear list for the overnight in the next few days. Each Cub, Scout & Venture Scout must bring with them a decent, healthy packed lunch for Saturday and dinner on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday will be provided.

Please advise your section leader ASAP of any allergies as we are about to complete the menu for the weekend and purchase food.

We are being joined by the Aghada Sea Scouts for the weekend and they will run some water based activities, weather permitting.
Scouts & Venture Scouts please bring watershoes/crocs and a wetsuit if you have one or a suitable change of clothes.

Cub Scout Leader contact details
2nd Cork Cubs (Thursdays) davidkinnear@douglasscouts.ie – 6th Cork Cubs (Mondays) eoinfield@douglasscouts.ie – 47th Cork Cubs (Fridays) vickieswanton@douglasscouts.ie

Scout Leader contact details
2nd Cork Scouts (Tuesdays) evancauser@douglasscouts.ie – 6th Cork Scouts (Wednesdays) johncleary@douglasscouts.ie – 47th Cork Scouts (Fridays) gavinshanhan@douglasscouts.ie

Venture Scouts Leader contact details
richardscriven@douglasscouts.ie

Yours In Scouting,

Nick & Clare

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

Scouts (12,13,14,15 yrs)

• Tuesday Nights – First Meeting Back is Tuesday September 9th
  2nd Cork Scouts 7:30-9:30pm
  Scouter Evan Causer evancauser@douglasscouts.ie

• Wednesday Nights – First Meeting Back is Wednesday September 3rd
  6th Cork Scouts 6-8pm
  Scouter John Cleary johncleary@douglasscouts.ie

• Friday Nights – First Meeting Back is Friday September 5th
  47th Cork Scouts 7:30-9:30pm
  Scouter Gavin Shanahan gavinshanahan@douglasscouts.ie
  (This section used to meet on Monday nights)

Why haven’t you joined Scouts?

1. Are you a boy or girl ranging from 12 to 15 years of age?
2. Are you a former Beaver or Cub Scout that never moved up to Scouts and now aged between 12 and 15?
3. Are you a former Girl Guide and what to see what it’s all about?

Why not come down and see what it’s all about? Scouting started out of the Scout section so it stands to reason that we have some serious fun in Scouts.

The Spirit of Adventure is what drives the Scout Section to challenge you to try new things encourage Scouts to try to be more responsible, try more things as a team and even more leadership. People in the Scout Age section have a better idea of what they want and like so it stands to reason that each Scout Section gets its identity from the members in the group and it is a chance for them to express that identity

Douglas & St. FinBarres Group have 3 active Scout Sections with availability for new members aged 12 to 15; Get in touch, you’ll be plesantly surprised

2nd Cork – Tuesday Nights @ 19:30
Scouter: Evan Causer – email for more information: evancauser@douglasscouts.ie

6th Cork – Wednesday Nights @ 18:00
Scouter: John Cleary – email for more information: johncleary@douglasscouts.ie

47th Cork – Friday Nights @ 19:30
Scouter: Gavin Shanahan – email for more information: gavinshanahan@douglasscouts.ie

Well if you were at camp in the Czech Republic, you were queuing to get off the Celtic Link Ferry after an enjoyable crossing.

Ahead was a very long road trip – but hey, great craic all the way….

Ah, the memories!  Half what Scouting is about!!!

Well after a bit of a delay, they’re here now!

Enoy…

http://youtu.be/QtSbAVegzwE

For those Scouts who are on their section teams for this weekends County Survival Challenge in Fota Scout Centre please find below the gear list and timetable of events

Any other questions please contact your section leaders

2nd Cork – Tim – timcalvert@douglasscouts.ie
6th Cork – John – johncleary@douglasscouts.ie
47th Cork – Sean – seancarroll@douglasscouts.ie

Douglas & St. FinBarres are entering 4 teams this year which is a great achievement

• Check in is at 7pm on Friday night
• Each team will be responsibile for their own food (discussed with and arranged by your section leader)
• Teams will be checked on Friday night to ensure they have a supper on Friday and Saturday night
• Teams should know how to make a Latvian Log
• As with last year the teams will be leaving site and travelling by train to various bases around Cobh and its surroundings, they will not have a leader with them at all times.
• Each team needs to have a mobile phone, fully charged and with credit that they can take with them when leaving site. The number of this phone will be taken by the organisers at check-in
• Each team should have either a phone with a camera or a digital camera

Gear List Per Team

• Bivvy Bag (bring your own please or a decent refuse black bag as a subistitue)
• Tarp for a shelter for the team (Group will supply)
• Axe & Saw (Group will supply)
• Flint & Steel (Group will supply but bring your own if you have them)
• Metal Mug (bring your own please)
• Carboard Egg Carton (Group will supply)
• Sisal (Group will supply)
• Pen Knife for each member (bring your own please)
• High Vis Vest (bring your own please)
• First Aid Kit (Group will supply)
• Frying Pan (Group will supply)
• Compass (Group will supply but bring your own if you have one)
• All of the above along with standard gear for a camping overnight weekend
  i.e. Change of clothes, torch, personal wash gear, spare socks/underwear. Good hiking/walking shoes, raingear

TimeTable

Friday
19:00 – Check In and pitch tents
20:00 – Opening Ceremony
survivial activities
23:00 – Supper
23:30 – Lights Out

Saturday
07:30 – Breakfast, site clean up, inspection, lunch prep, food check
08:30 – Shelter Building
09:45- Team Assembly
Survival Activties
18:00 – Dinner
19:00 – Shelter Building
21:00 – Sketches
22:00 – Campfire
23:30 – Supper and Lights Out

Sunday
08:00 – Breakfast, site clean up, inspection, lunch prep, food check
09:30 – FUN Base
11:30 – Drop site
13:00 – Closing Ceremony

Regarding collecting; There will be a one-way system in operation entering through the wildlife park entrance and exiting through the green gate/scout centre entrance. Please keep this in mind when getting parents are collecting Socuts. Car Pool where possible

Yours In Scouting,

Tim, John & Sean

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