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

In just 6 weeks time our Scouts, Venture Scouts, Rover Scouts, and Scouters will be heading off on Camp 2025 to Crawfordsburn Scout Campsite near Belfast Co. Down.

Here are a few bits to note.

• Travel – IMPORTANT
  We are departing by coach from the car park of Frankfield church on Saturday 28th of June at approx. 9am, this time may change
• Passport & EHIC Information – IMPORTANT
  Passport’s are NOT required as we don’t need them to travel into the North of Ireland. However, as we are leaving the republic and EU, we all require an EHIC card. They are free of charge and can be ordered online. https://www.sspcrs.ie/portal/ehic/pub/application
• Consent forms – IMPORTANT
  This must be signed by parent/guardian of each youth member in attendance and handed up to the leadership team by Wednesday 18th of June the very latest. It will be posted here and copies will be available from the pre-camp meetings.
• Spending Money – IMPORTANT
  We operate a Camp Bank during our summer camps. All youth members will hand up their spending money before we head away. Spending money MUST be in STERLING. Over the course of camp the Scouts and Ventures will be allocated their own money during days out & when deemed necessary.
  This is to ensure a) Scouts & Venture Scouts don’t loose their money and b) Scouts & Venture Scouts don’t spend it all at once!
  This service is not optional and all youth members must hand up their spending money by Wednesday 18th at the latest. The spending money MUST be in STERLING.
  We will not take Euro currency as spending money
• Personal Gear
  All personal gear should and must fit in a suitable camping rucksack, should include your sleeping bag (can be tied onto your rucksack as tidily as possible) and enough changes of clothes for two weeks. Gear list can be accessed here.
• Meetings before camp
  As the weekly section meetings draw to a close for this Scouting year we’ll move to meet with everyone going on camp on a weekly basis in the run up to camp itself. Meeting on Wednesday nights from 19:00 starting on the 28th of May.
• Activities during camp
  Activities during camp are going to be varied and will include a mix of rope, water and ground activities. We have engaged with Crawfordsburn on a daily programme. We will of course have our own self lead activities including patrol hikes and of course a big day out!
  More details as camp progresses!!!
• Expensive items/mobile devices
  We are camping for the 2 weeks; There are NO charging facilities in Crawforsburn. We are in a camping field.
  There will NOT be an opportunity to plug a mobile phone in while we are onsite.
  If a Scout or Venture Scout brings a mobile phone/iPad or other mobile device with them on camp please note the following: The Group takes NO responsibility for any loss or damage caused to a device while we are travelling, while we are away onsite or on an activity. The Scouters (leaders) will NOT mind, look after, charge or hold onto such items while we are travelling, while we are away onsite or on an activity.
  It is therefore preferable that Scouts & Venture Scouts do not bring mobile phones/iPads or other mobile devices with them on Camp.
  Having said all of this we know people will completely ignore this message so please don’t get annoyed with us if your son/daughter comes home without their mobile device or with it broken…
• While we’re away
  While we are away we will from time to time, when activities allow and we have coverage, update this website with a Camp 2025 blog. This will give people at home, parents and everyone else, a sense of what is happening on our 2 week excursion.
• Emergency contact
  In the event of an emergency only and a parent needs make contact with us you can ring any of the scouters attending, (mobile phone will not always be to hand so please leave a message). Please help us by understanding that our numbers on camp are increasing every year, and we really don’t have time for general “how’re things going” phone calls!

Our weekly pre-camp meetings will start from Wednesday 28th May at 7pm and will continue until 25th June.

If your child has any medical conditions that the Scouters need to know off then please speak, in confidence with me or speak with any of the Scout Leaders and we will deal with you directly.

If your child has any serious food allergies that the Scouters need to know off then please speak with us, again in confidence, and we can deal with that.

We will cater for those Scouts/Ventures that have dietary needs but please make sure we know BEFORE we go that they have any.

For now that’s all. We will have more regular updates over the next 5 weeks. If you’ve any questions please don’t hesitate in contacting your section leader directly

2nd Cork Scouts (Tuesday) andrewbreslin@douglasscouts.ie
6th/47th Cork Scouts (Wednesday) ronancoughlan@douglasscouts.ie
Venture Crew seantaaffe@douglasscouts.ie

Come back to me with any queries,

Yours In Scouting

Sean Taaffe