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Welcome to the April 2012 edition of HSN. For distribution and any other County Office matters please use:
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Hampshire Scouts provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for over 16,000 young people aged 6-25, promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the individual, helping them achieve their full potential. In Scouting, we believe that young people develop most when they are ‘learning by doing,’ when they are given responsibility, work in teams, take acceptable risks and think for themselves.
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As a result of all your hard work, we grew Hampshire Scouting again last year by 3.0% - more than twice our growth last year. Thank you ! We passed the 20,000 milestone, and recorded our highest figures this century – 20,426 – an increase of 604 members. We grew in all youth sections – especially Explorers and Network – and we gained nearly as many girls as boys. We grew in nearly all Districts, and we grew our adult leaders faster than our youth members, which prepares us well for the future. All in all, it was a great year for Hampshire Scouting. So, why do the numbers really matter – and what next ? Young people join Scouting for the adventure, and they stay if they get it. Adult leaders join Scouting for the opportunity to make a difference to the lives of young people and be part of a community. And Scouting thrives where it delivers value to its customers – young people, parents, adult leaders, and the wider community. I was privileged to witness the opening of a new Scout Group a few weeks ago, in Rookswood near Basingstoke. It’s in a new development on the site of an old hospital, and the new Beaver Colony and Cub Pack are meeting in the brand new Community Centre. The Scout District have worked hard with the local residents to attract young people and recruit new adult leaders. And there, in front of parents and community leaders, the new Beavers, Cubs and Leaders were invested and joined the family of Scouting. In a sense, our numbers don’t matter. What matters is that more young people are able to experience the adventure, fun and friendship of Scouting. That more adults are able to enjoy a social life with a purpose as leaders in Scouting. And that Scouting is seen to really benefit the wider community. If we do all this, then Scouting in Hampshire will continue to grow.
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I am delighted to announce the appointment of Thelma Young as ACC Cub Scouts, effective immediately. She will be supported by Claire Webb , Vanessa Slawson and Frank O’Callaghan as County Cub Scout Leaders. Many of you will already know Thelma. In addition to being DC of Southampton West, she oversaw the amalgamation of the Southampton Districts into Southampton City and served as DC for a total of 8 years. Her background is with the Cub Scout Section and she has had roles as CSL in Hampshire. I am very excited by this appointment and I am confident that the Cub Scout Section in Hampshire will be guided by safe hands and you will all welcome her into this role.
Basingstoke West launch Rooksdown Scout Group. On Wednesday 21st March in the presence of The Deputy Mayor Martin Bierman, County Commissioner Adam Jollans and District President Lady Louisa Portal. and representatives from the Local and Parish Councils, Basingstoke West launch its latest group. Rooksdown Scout group has grown from a need, and the opening of a new Community Centre in the Rooksdown Area of Basingstoke. The group has opened with the investiture or 3 New Leaders and 11 Beavers and 9 Cubs. Under the guidance of Ron Barker who has taken on the role of Acting Group Manager we expect this group to grow rapidly as word spreads and we hope to recruit more Leaders in the near future. The launch was held at Rooksdown Community Centre in front of proud parents and all ended the evening with a drink and piece of cake. We wish this group every success for the future and hope that all the new Leaders are encouraged to provide a varied programme which will encourage all the young people to expand and take advantage of the vast range of opportunities offered to them.
Scout and Guide Fanfare launches Musical Alphabet ‘F’ for fanfare, played by the 14th Eastleigh Scout and Guide Band, launched the 26 hour Southampton Musical Alphabet on Saturday at the City’s Guildhall Square. The Scout and Guide Band could have claimed ‘M’ for Marching, ‘C’ for Concert or ‘B’ for band, but as their performance started the whole weekend celebrations, it had to be ‘A’ for Awesome! With the world premiere of this fanfare entitled “Olympic Flourish” composed by Director of Music Greg Walker, this talented band of Scouting and Guiding musicians followed the fanfare with an outdoor concert and then thirty minutes of live music on the march. With a busy few weeks ahead of them, “The Spitfires” will be entertaining H.M. The Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle on April 29th for the national St Georges Day parade of Queen Scouts from all over the United Kingdom. The 14th Eastleigh Scout and Guide Bands weekend performance heralded the start of this City celebration, part of ‘Music Nation’ – a national countdown to the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad. For more information on the band, please see their website - www.14thspitfires.co.uk
LONDON SCAVENGER HUNT 2012
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“Our Scouts really enjoyed it (and so did the leaders!). The whole thing was a great experience - they were buzzing all the way back to Manchester. Thanks for such a fun day out.” Mike Dunn, Group Scout Leader - 9th Worsley (Boothstown) Scouts
For more information or to register a team, email youngshelterbox@shelterbox.org or visit www.youngshelterbox.org/events.php
SHELTERBOX’S LONDON SCAVENGER HUNT IS BACK – DON’T MISS IT! 19 May 2012
Cubs, Scouts and Explorers will, once again, be navigating their way round some of London’s most famous landmarks and taking on more fun and exciting challenges. Places are limited so make sure you register early
For more information or to register a team email youngshelterbox@shelterbox.org or visit www.youngshelterbox.org/events.php More ways to get involved!
The ShelterBox Experience 2012: an exciting weekend course for adult members of Scouting (7-9 September and 26-28 October) Go Global: this is a new pack with everything your section needs to cover the Global Programme ShelterBox activities: lots of fun games for your group www.youngshelterbox.org/partnership.php
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Celebrations were held at the 3rd Itchen North Scout Group in Brook Road, Bitterne, on 26th January. Five members of the Group have recently completed their silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and were presented with their certifications in a ceremony attended by family and friends. The five recipients were Dan Marnoch, Jordan Lane, Alex Taylor, Rowan Trodd and Charlie Rigelsford. All five were Scouts at the 3rd Bitterne Group before moving on to the Shackleton Explorer Scouts; they have since become leaders within the Group. The certificates were presented by Mr Paul Upton, a Cub Leader at the Group, who had guided the lads through the four stages of the scheme: physical, skills, volunteering and expeditions. He spoke of the high level of commitment that the recipients had shown, and expressed thanks to their parents for their support. Adrian Mori, DofE Advisor for Itchen Scouts, spoke about the award scheme, highlighting the fact that many employers view the award as an additional qualification, as it demonstrates initiative, responsibility and teamwork. The lads gave an audio-visual presentation about their expedition, including a video diary, which was followed by a buffet and celebration cake. The photograph shows, left to right: Alex, Dan, Jordan, Charlie and Rowan.
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Archery Leaders
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More & more Groups are asking for archery sessions but still don’t know who to ask and who their local archery leader is. So we are putting together a contact list of archery leaders who can go to Groups or Groups can come to them for an archery session. This will entail your contact details being posted on the County web site and being circulated to Districts so Groups can contact you directly and ask for your help. If you feel you can offer your services please email‌. Tim Beeching: Hampshire Scout Archery Club timfbb.hsac@ntlworld.com
“As the Assistant County Commissioner for Youth Participation in Hampshire, I am delighted to receive this award on behalf of the Hampshire Scout Youth Council. The Youth Council is proud to be an innovative project, pioneering and leading the way for Youth Involvement both locally in Hampshire as well as nationally as the first of its kind within The Scout Association.. Members of the Youth Council are excited to be recognised nationally by the BYC for their contribution to supporting the development of the Youth Involvement culture. This award not only recognises the young people in the council, but also all the adult volunteers who support the project and have shown commitment to empowering young people through intergenerational dialogue and working alongside young people towards achieving the Vision for 2018, where scouting aims to be shaped by young people in partnership with adults. Hampshire Scouting is very proud of the Youth Council and all it has achieved and continues to do so, and we would like to take this opportunity to thank all the adult volunteers who make this project possible through their commitment and support to promote youth involvement.� At the recent Youth Conference, James Snape from Romsey was elected by the Youth Council to be the Youth Representative on behalf of Hampshire Scouting to The Scout Association. James will represent young people at the national AGM in London as well as at the National Conference in November. Hampshire Scout Youth Council is delighted to welcome James to his new role, and would like to thank the other candidates who stood in the election - we were thrilled with the turnout and standard of candidates, and are very proud to once again be leading the way in Youth Involvement as the first county in the UK to elect a youth rep rather than select one. Youth Council have won a Youth On Board Award from the British Youth Council for innovation in youth involvement. For info: www.byc.org.uk/training-and-services/awards/youth-on-board-awards.aspx
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The Bursary Continues... At the beginning of the month the bursars along with Tom travelled to Gilwell Park to take part in a training week in which we were able to interact with all of the gap year students from all of the national parks. As we have already been trained in most activities we were able to help the other instructors that were beginning their training. On the first day we got split into teams that we would work with all week, the teams were; Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Network. After the teams were selected we were told that we were going to be staying in patrol tents for the first night, we soon found out that most people didn’t know how to put up a patrol tent! So it quickly became a teaching activity.
to develop a song to describe the Beavers to everyone at the training. Also Sam and Rosemary did a very good job of selling Ferny Crofts to the gap students and possible instructor swaps in the future.
The rest of the week included training in a variety of different scouting activities such as fire lighting, backwoods cooking, knife and axe work, campfire songs, high ropes activities and climbing towers. Along with the hard skills we were taught a lot of soft skills that we would need to be a competent instructor which included delivery skills, ice breakers, group control and communication skills.
The weather was brilliant during the 2 days with clear skies and calm water. This could be completely different in Scotland but we were not complaining. The trip was not dramatic for a change in that no one fell in or got wet unintentionally. However Joe and Matt had to rescue a seagull from a fishing line under the Itchen Bridge, however no matter what way we tried to help it, it kept biting us! Other than that the trip was successful and all of us now feel really confident about our trip to Scotland in April.
Overall the week was a great success with highlights such as Ross and Levi making fire with a Bow Drill, Joe being a team leader and delivering sessions to the gap students, Matt managed
Rosemary and Matt organised a 2 day paddling trip up and down the Itchen last week. This was in preparation for our final expedition to canoe across Scotland. The purpose of the training was for all of us the work as a team and paddle 25km up and down the Itchen each day. This would be the distance we would need to average in Scotland to achieve our target of doing it in 10 days.
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Are you keen to learn new skills, hardworking and passionate about the outdoors? The Ferny Crofts Bursary is now open for applications to start in September 2012. The Bursary is designed to provide an opportunity to learn more about running an activity centre, gain nationally recognised outdoor qualifications and to get out on the crags, mountains and rivers of the UK. Current Bursary Student Levi reckons that the bursary is “awesome”. He admitted “The scheme has made me grow up a lot and made me realise what I want to do with my life.” During the Bursary, you’ll spend time working at Ferny Crofts, as well as being given personal development time. Personal development means different things to different people, to Joe is meant a lot of outdoor activities training. “I’ve done a lot of climbing training, as well as recently going on a trip to North Wales to do our Mountain Leader (ML) training. We’re also planning on going to Scotland and paddle from coast to coast in open canoes.” Accommodation and food are all included in the Bursary package, as well as some training and trip fees. A monthly grant is also paid to each student. The scheme begins in September and runs until July (11 Months), and puts you in a good position to be considered for a summer instructors’ contract at Ferny Crofts. Applicants must be 18 or over at the start of September 2012. If you would like to find out more about the Bursary or how to apply, please contact us on bursary@fernycrofts.org.uk or 02380 845092
INCLUSION /SPECIAL NEEDS Do you have a particular interest in special needs, including challenging behaviour? We have begun to put together a directory of Hampshire Advisers/ Experts together to support sections to improve the inclusion of children with special needs. If you are willing to be considered for such a directory or just want to know more, please contact Donna Kerrigan Director of Youth Programme. donna.kerrigan@scouts-hants.org.uk
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Calling all Pro-Badgers. On the weekend of the 23rd and 24th June, 2012 Pro-badge is holding its 21st Birthday Celebrations at Lyons Copse. All are former and present participants and staff are welcome. Besides everyone getting together and reminiscing, activities are planned to keep everyone amused. Both day visiting and camping opportunities are available.
For more information and to obtain a booking form please contact The Yeti on 07761912914 or the Pro-Badge website on www.pro-badge.org.uk We look forward to hearing from everyone who has been part of Pro-Badge and remembering times past and present. The Yeti, Snowy, Scissors and Midge
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It’s now been around for almost 2 years and new materials to help with your local publicity and promotions are being added all the time. In the print centre, as well as an array of posters and flyers that can be used for recruitment or to advertise events, you can also create your own branded materials for the Big Adventure; Scout Community Week; and coming soon inserts for the Parent’s Guide to Scouting. Some posters and flyers are now available to target more diverse communities, including recruitment flyers translated into Bengali and Hindi; flyers to support faith communities; and flyers explaining the benefits of Scouting for fostered children. There is also a whole host of other personalised items including: Stationery - business cards, compliment slips, letterheads; invitations and tickets; thank you cards; signage for your HQ; pull up banners and feather flags; photobooks and fundraising calendars; stickers - for your car or self adhesive for events; document covers for AGMs or District directories; and folders for events or training. In the tools and resources area, you can download guidelines on how to use our brand; logos; section branding; badge images; a selection of cut out images and web banners. While in the multimedia centre, you can download a number of video files, that could be used for recruiting adults at your local AGM. There is so much available to help your Group, Unit or section and the average document takes about 3 minutes to create, leaving you with a no fuss, professional and branded item that looks great. Never logged in before? All you have do is register to use scouts.org.uk, you will need name; date of birth; your membership number; email address (not compulsory) and then you select your own username and password. If you have any problems the scout information centre will be happy to talk you through it. Once you are signed in, you will see the print centre icon appear in the ‘my tools’ section on the right hand side, select this and you will be taken through to the print centre. Once you’ve designed a document, you can either create a PDF preview which you can save and print yourself or you can follow the options to place an order for delivery. It really is easy, so go on what are you waiting for? Vanessa Slawson County Development Officer vanessa.slawson@scouts-hants.org.uk 07900 536504 NB: Thanks to West Lancashire Scout Development team for this article!
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Once again it was time to fight off the inactivity that follows a festive Christmas break . This year I was finding it difficult to come up with a reason not to participate. I was reasonably well if not actually fit. I had not succumbed to man-flu and could not claim hypothermia due to sub-zero temperatures.
a rescue attempt to get the group to safety. Especially seeing that it was the holiday period, that the armed forces were all on extended leave for cost cutting reasons over the holiday period and that HMS Victory has had its masts removed and someone turned it’s longboats and oars into visitor souvenirs many years ago.
I am sorry to say that the write-up this year might suffer from a surfeit of actual facts rather than the creative writing which usually appears in this record of achievement of Kens’ Merry Men. To make it a little more believable I have resisted writing this too soon after the event to allow for the creative juices to overcome fact and hopefully make for a better read.
After frantic consultation with the group , the alternative of a night time trip to avoid the pirates and the DQHM ( since he would be in bed) was discounted since we couldn’t find a good way to attach candles to the Kayaks. We eventually settled for an expedition through the swamps of Langstone to the Smugglers Haunt of Emsworth.
The route selection this year had been for an expedition to the desolate savage Island to the south of Gosport. Plans were well in hand when John had a parchment from the new DQHM at Portsmouth who advised “that he was not prepared to agree to our crossing the Solent on 27th December unless we have an armoured motor vessel escort that we can call upon in an emergency.” No doubt to protect us from the pirates who terrorise the Solent. He advised that this is due to what he considers the unacceptable risk of pirate activity, the risk of hypothermia coupled with the time it would take to launch
This still entailed pleading with the Harbour Master and the RSPB Warden in Langstone Harbour who has suggested their preferred return route through the islands. They also provided the following advice: “The main high tide wader roosts are on Baker’s Island and on the outer bunds of the Hayling Oysterbeds. If the participants plan to paddle between the islands, they must paddle approximately mid-way between the islands to avoid getting too close to the north and west sides of the minefields around Baker’s Island (as shown on attached map) and it is important that any birds anywhere are not disturbed.
Likewise participants need to avoid coming too close to the outer bunds at the Hayling Oysterbeds since the security teams are likely to open fire at the slightest provocation.” It was deemed unlikely that there would be ship movements in Langstone Harbour on 27 December. However the group was instructed to keep clear of the main navigation channel and Bedhampton Wharf. The only good news was that it was unlikely that the last remaining part of the D-Day Mulberry Harbour would be shipped out to France over the Christmas period. And you thought that these trips were spontaneous and organised at the drop of a woggle. Trip Itinerary Eastney (Hayling Ferry) to Emsworth and return. 0930 Assemble at the North end of the point (just beyond the Hayling ferry) 1000 1100 1145 1230 1415 1430
Depart Arrive at Langstone Invade Emsworth Depart Emsworth Arrive at Eastney End of activity
There was a good turn-out this year. The team, numbering 14 comprised John, Matt, Jon, Allan, Andy, Steve, Peter, Richard, Nathan 1, Nathan 2, Nick, Chris 1, Chris 2 and Trebor. We gathered at Eastney point, hoping that the police reception was not for us. Fortunately for us they were investigating a break-in to a houseboat. John appointed Trebor to lead the flotilla and to make momentous decisions, leading from the front and generally corralling us all along. This worked well – for a few minutes and then we continued to do our own thing whilst Trebor floated about chatting here and there having completely forgotten what he was supposed to be doing. Well that’s the youth of today for you…. Having successfully avoided the minefields south of Hayling by heading up the centre of Langstone harbour we were aware that the RSPB had launched it’s stealth balloons to monitor and track our progress, trying to catch us annoying the waders. We managed to thwart them since the island had become flooded and the waders had flown off in disgust.
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Try Caving on Saturday or Sunday the 26th or 27th May or 20th or 21st of October 2012 at Hampshire Scout Caving Club’s Caving Days. The activities are targeted at the novice caver who has little or no experience. If you have been before let us know and we can arrange slightly harder trips in the same area. A Caving Day consists of about 3 hours caving in the morning and 3 hours of caving in the afternoon (normally at Burrington Coombe and Priddy or in the local area). Based around Priddy in the Mendip Hills of Somerset the cost is £90 per group of 6 or part thereof (this does not include food or transport to Mendip). If you are interested get your section leader to obtain more information and booking forms. HSCC Booking Secretary Andrew Watson can be contacted on: lemoncandy@btinternet.com - 07881 420048
8 4 9 1 Scouting and the 1948 Olympics
As the country prepares to accommodate and welcome the 2012 Olympic Games I am reminded of the 14th Olympiad in 1948.
This was fairly soon after the end of the war and it was feared that austerity would affect the organisation and operation of the events but the Scout Association came to the rescue and was described as “The oil within the Wheels of the Games Organisation”. At the opening ceremony Scouts carried the name displays at the head of each country’s competitors as they paraded in Wembley Stadium. During this opening ceremony Scouts released 7000 messenger pigeons. These birds carried peace messages back to the competing countries. Each day, during the events that followed, 60 Scouts acted as messengers to ensure that news could be passed to press and broadcasting agencies.
I was a Scout Master and a Rover Scout with the 2nd Edgware Group and, with other Rover Scouts, was allocated stewarding duties for events at the Stadium. We directed spectators to their seats, advised them on the facilities available and generally looked after them. I was present in the Stadium when Bob Mathias of the United States won the Gold Medal for the Decathlon. He was only 17 and was the youngest to win any Olympic Gold Medal. He won again in 1952 and went on to become an actor and then a U.S. Congressman. He died in 2006. Scouts marked the route of the Marathon with mile and kilometre markers and were present along the route to provide assistance. The route went from Wembley and passed through Edgware, near to my home, and then on to its northern point near Radlett. It then returned to Wembley via Aldenham, Watling Street and Edgware. Two hundred Senior Sea Scouts ran the sailing programme at Torbay. They launched and moored competing vessels and manned rescue launches.
At the end of the Games the chairman of the Organising Committee, Lord Burghley, thanked the Scout Association for the effort and support which ensured the success and smooth running of the Games.
By Alan Seeley
Activity Leadership Courses 2012 24 March 2012
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Kayak/Canoe Activity Permit Assessment (B1 waters – Open Inland, River & Sea) BCU UKCC Level 1 Coach (part 2 of 2)
£5 per person
Stoke Lake, Gosport
£150 per person
Bedford
14 April 2012
BCU 3* Canoe/Kayak Touring Training
£10 approx per person
14 April 2012
BCU 3* Kayak White Water training (part 1 of 4) BCU Foundation Safety & Rescue Training
£18 total per person for all 4 sessions £20.00 per person if not a BCU member
25th (Northam) Southampton Sea Scout HQ Winchester
BCU 3* Kayak White Water training (part 2 of 4) BCU UKCC Level 1 Coaching course
£18 total per person for all 4 sessions £199 per person
Newbury
MLTE Mountain Leader Award Training - part 1 MLTE Mountain Leader Award Assessment – part 1 MLTE Walking Group Leader Award Training/Assessment MLTE Single Pitch Award (Climbing) – Training/Assessment Activity Permit Assessment – Hillwalking Terrain 1 Hillwalking/Climbing Refresher Weekend
£275 per head (for both weekends) £275 per head (for both weekends) £135 per head
South Wales
£115 per head
South Wales
£110 per head
South Wales
£110 per head
South Wales
Activity 24-25 March 2012
14 April 2012
15 April 2012
19-22 April 2012
20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012
Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh
London
South Wales
South Wales
2012
John Penfold T: 023 9286 2834 E: John.penfold@scoutshants.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Joan Veal Itchen South District Canoe Centre E: joan.veal@isdsc.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Ian Pitchford (HSCCC) E: ian@i2idevelopmentsolutions. com Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info
Activity Leadership Courses 2012 Kayak/Canoe Activity Permit Assessment (B1 waters – Open Inland, River & Sea) BCU UKCC Level 1 Coach (part 2 of 2)
£5 per person
Stoke Lake, Gosport
£150 per person
Bedford
14 April 2012
BCU 3* Canoe/Kayak Touring Training
£10 approx per person
14 April 2012
BCU 3* Kayak White Water training (part 1 of 4) BCU Foundation Safety & Rescue Training
£18 total per person for all 4 sessions £20.00 per person if not a BCU member
25th (Northam) Southampton Sea Scout HQ Winchester
BCU 3* Kayak White Water training (part 2 of 4) BCU UKCC Level 1 Coaching course
£18 total per person for all 4 sessions £199 per person
MLTE Mountain Leader Award Training - part 1 MLTE Mountain Leader Award Assessment – part 1 MLTE Walking Group Leader Award Training/Assessment MLTE Single Pitch Award (Climbing) – Training/Assessment Activity Permit Assessment – Hillwalking Terrain 1 Hillwalking/Climbing Refresher Weekend
£275 per head (for both weekends) £275 per head (for both weekends) £135 per head
South Wales
£115 per head
South Wales
£110 per head
South Wales
£110 per head
South Wales
24 March 2012
24-25 March 2012
14 April 2012
15 April 2012
19-22 April 2012
20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012 20-22 April 2012
Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh Newbury
London
South Wales
South Wales
John Penfold T: 023 9286 2834 E: John.penfold@scoutshants.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Joan Veal Itchen South District Canoe Centre E: joan.veal@isdsc.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Ian Pitchford (HSCCC) E: ian@i2idevelopmentsolutions. com Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info Hampshire Scout Mountain Team W: www.hsmt.info
Climbing & Abseiling (Walls & Towers) Activity Permit Training & Assessment Girl Guiding UK Level 1 Climbing & Abseiling (Walls & Towers) Training BCU Foundation Safety & Rescue Training
£65 per person
Ferny Crofts
Ferny Crofts T: 023 8084 5092 E: Fernycrofts.sac@scouts.org.uk
£65 per person
Ferny Crofts
£20.00 per person if not a BCU member
Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh
20 May 2012
BCU 3* Canoe/Kayak Touring Assessment
£15 approx per person
10 June 2012
Girl Guiding UK Level 1 Climbing & Abseiling (Walls & Towers) Assessment BCU Foundation Safety & Rescue Training
£65 per person (includes the training) £20.00 per person if not a BCU member
25th (Northam) Southampton Sea Scout HQ Ferny Crofts
6-8 July 2012
NSRA Air Rifle Instructor Course
TBA
Ferny Crofts
9 September 2012
BCU Foundation Safety & Rescue Training
£20.00 per person if not a BCU member
Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh
Ferny Crofts T:023 8084 5092 E: Fernycrofts.sac@scouts.org.uk Joan Veal Itchen South District Canoe Centre E: joan.veal@isdsc.org.uk Hampshire Scouts County Canoe Club E: committee@hsccc.org.uk Ferny Crofts T: 023 8084 5092 E: Fernycrofts.sac@scouts.org.uk Joan Veal Itchen South District Canoe Centre E: joan.veal@isdsc.org.uk Ferny Crofts T: 023 8084 5092 E: Fernycrofts.sac@scouts.org.uk Joan Veal Itchen South District Canoe Centre E: joan.veal@isdsc.org.uk
12-13 May 2012
12-13 May 2012
13 May 2012
17 June 2012
Lakeside Country Park, Eastleigh
Hampshire Scout Rifle Club
www.dohoo.clara.net/hsrc
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13th Southampton City Cub Ccouts By Kieran, Jamie & Joseph We recently did a sponsored word-search for our community challenge badge. We decided that we would like to support the air ambulance so akeala made a word-search with all words to do with the air ambulance. By doing this we raised a whopping £157.20p !! In February we made a giant cheque to present to a visitor Roger Leppard who was coming to talk to us about what the air ambulance do. When Roger visited us he set up a slide show to show us what he does ‘at the office’ . then we watched a short video and then he spoke to us and answered all our questions. Do you know that within 3 and a half minutes of a call the air ambulance is in the air. They are based at Thruxton. Just to check we were all listening he asked an important question about what heli med meant, well joseph got it first and he won a pat the paramedic.