***Don’t forget*** Parents meeting for all parents of Cub Scouts going to JamOige on this Wednesday 22nd February at 8pm in the John Slye Scout Hall. Please make sure that at least one parent attends and no cub scouts please!

-Beaver Olympics

The Beaver Olympics will MOVE one week to Sunday April 1st in Kilcully.
This is a provisional date and we should have confirmation from the scouting coordinator in the next day or so BUT it will definitely NOT be going ahead on March 25th.  The cost will be €5 per scout.  We need numbers confirmed by Friday 24th February.  Please come back to me (Friday night) or Conor (monday night) with confirmation.

- Exotic Animal Meet and Greet

We have another provisional date for your diary also. This is Sunday April 22nd in Ballyphehane Community Center where we will go along with the other beavers from the Cork South area (Blackrock, Carrigaline etc etc) to see an exotic animal pet show. This is coming highly recommended by our fellow scout troops so it should be good. Cost will be €5 per scout.  Please confirm by Friday 16th March to me (Friday night) or Conor (monday night).

-Beaver Hike

We are still on track with the Hike for Saturday 10th March. Again, I would ask you to confirm with either me (for Friday night) or Conor (for Monday) night your child’s participation as soon as you can as we want to confirm numbers by the end of next week (Friday 24th Feb).  It should be a great day out.

YIS

Monday Night Team: Conor, Deborah, Lisa, David & Aidan.
Friday Night Team: Siobhan, Dara, Ross & James.

We have a variety of activities and dates for your diary. With two beaver colonies, all of these activities will also apply to the Friday Night Beavers and the Monday Night Beavers.

- The Hike.
The hike will go ahead on SATURDAY March 10th, 2012.
The cost per child will be around the €10 mark.  This will be a NON uniform event but neckerchiefs please. We will go by bus to Killarney and walk from Torc Waterfall up to Torc Mountain (or as close as we get).  Can you all come back to conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie for the monday night beavers and daragowan@douglasscouts.ie for friday night beavers to confirm attendance. It should be a great day out.

- The Beaver Mini Olympics

This is Sunday March 25th – between 1-4 pm. The cost per child will be €5.  This will be similiar to last year. We will go with the other beaver colonies to Kilcully where we will do a variety of activities from sack races to tug of wars to obstacle courses etc.  We will actually need to confirm numbers for this by the end of the month so if you could come back to the leaders as soon as you can, we would appreciate it.

- Beaver Sleepover – Date to be confirmed.

We are proposing to do an overnight in the hall on a friday night (probably late April). We will send out more info on this as soon as we can.

There is NO Beavers on either Friday or Monday 13th or 17th February.

YIS

Monday Night Team: Conor, Deborah, Lisa, David & Aidan.
Friday Night Team: Siobhan, Dara, Ross & James.

• We are meeting in the carpark of the Scout Hall at 9am
• We will be back in the same location at approx 4pm

Wear warm clothes e.g. layers of tshirts and a fleece, tracksuit legs or hike pants or (scout) combats. NO JEANS

Gear: Which should be all in a proper back pack

• Scout Kneckerchief
• Rain Coat
• Rain Pants
• Warm Hat
• Gloves
• Hiking boots (or strong shoes with good grip)
• A good packed lunch#
• Emergency rations – e.g. Raisins, Chocolate Bar
• Water Bottle
• Spare Socks

Any issues contact Niamh or Conor by email; niamhfullam@douglasscouts.ie and conorcrowley@douglasscouts.ie

We were greeted in the council chamber where the Lord Mayor welcomed us. The Lord Mayor then took us through the many treasures on display in his offices in two groups.

Conor is seen below signing the visitors book which will go to the City Archives at the end of the Lord Mayor’s tenure. Click on the thumbnails to get a larger version.

Here are the beavers and cubs getting a tour with a very patient Lord Mayor.

And finally all of us! Go Douglas!

All members are invited and a family member can join then if they wish. We must confirm with the mayors office the numbers going to attend.

All members are asked to make contact with their section leader or the Group Leader to confirm they are going before Friday December 30th

The website for the campsite can be found here.

The website for the nearby forest park can be found here.

The dates of the camp will be from THURSDAY 12th  JULY to THURSDAY 26th JULY.  This is a bit of a change for us.  We’ve had to defer the few days to the Thursday, due to the popularity of the campsite.  It’s completely booked out up until 12th July! The price of the camp will be €350.  As ever, this will include ALL expenses for the camp, including:

• Travel
• Food
• ALL activities
• ALL admission fees
• Days Out

Basically, the only money needed by anyone on camp is for snacks, presents etc etc. What will we do there?  There is a huge list of activities in the area.  (Have a look at some of the possible options HERE. We would plan on doing at least some of these – we won’t have time to do them all!!!)

During the previous camps we’ve had there we took part in Hikes, Loads of water activities (Boating, Swimming, Rafting).  We’ve explored the islands.  We’ve had some of the MOST amazing backwoods nights.   We’ve had activities on our own & with other Scout Groups on site.  We’ve toured nearby.  Spent days out in Bundoran……   The list goes ON AND ON AND ON!!!!

What do you need to do now? Tell your leader that you’re going!  We need to know numbers as soon as possible.  Also, to confirm your place, we need a €100, non refundable deposit – by the end of January please.  But the most important thing is to let us know!!! It’s going to be so so great!  If getting the deposit together is an issue – don’t worry!  Just let us know that you plan on going.

Keep an eye on the website here.  We’ll post more info as we have it.  And maybe some teasers of what’s going to happen on camp!

Enda.

TOMORROW

A special, holy, video message from our Group Leader.

Or click below to download….
Merry Christmas to All