Official online magazine of Scouting Ireland

National CouncilFounders Day Awards!

Guerilla NeckerchiefingDare2DoGood!

Section Resources Keep Coming!Rover Scout Action Week!

And much much more inside

March 2014

50th Edition and Still going Strong

Honour Awards Page 11

Communications Commissioner Intro

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Quote of the Month

In this issue...

Vision 20/20 LaunchNC Gala Dinner Scout ResourcesSurvivorScouting Trust Property

Welcome to this month’s issue of Inside Out. We have reached a milestone in that this

is our 50th Issue. Thanks for all your contributions over the last few years and a big thank you to all the

Communications team who help with this each month.

Some of the highlights this month include, all the information as we look forward to National Council at

the end of the month. Great founders Day celebrations with the Youth Achievement awards in Dublin

and Guerrilla neckerchiefing taking place all over the country. We were there to cover all the action. The

proposals for Vision 2020 were launched by the chief scout also on Founders Day. See Inside for all the

details. Some more great resources from the programme sections. Are you up for Helping in this year’s

‘Rover Scout Action Week’? Adult Resources keep us informed of what needs to take place at

this time of Year. and there is lots more!

This month as in every month we feature many articles and Pictures from all around the Country

from groups just like yours. So what are you waiting for get your group or county event featured?

We are making it easier for you to submit your article and pictures. We now have a dedicated

page set up to enable you to make a submission Just click here and fill in the details. If you

have any Queries please contact us at communications@scouts.ie. Please forward this month’s issue to all

Scouters and Youth Members in your group. Don’t presume they have got it. Deadline for next month’s issue

is the 28th January.

The Communications Team

If you want change, you have to make it. If we want progress we have to drive it.

Chief Scout Launches Proposals for

Vision2020 on Founders Day

Dear Scouts/Scouters

On this, Founders Day 2014, I am very pleased to launch the Vision

2020 proposals to be considered by the National Council.

From now until the meeting of the National Council, you have the opportunity to study the proposals; using the video and the support documents on my.scouts.ie, discuss them with your Scout Group Councils/Scout County Boards and ask any questions you like. Hopefully the questions you have regarding these proposals will be answered in the supporting documentation and in particular, the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ document; but if you do have other questions that you think have not been answered please email vision2020@scouts.ie and we will endeavour to get an answer to you as soon as we can. We will also post all the questions we receive and the answers we give to my.scouts.ie as others might have similar questions. Please include your name and Scout Group/Scout County within the email. We hope that the video and supporting documentation provided gives you a good overview of the Vision 2020 proposals and we would

like to thank you all for the patience shown in awaiting these proposals. We have been working hard to finalise the supporting documents following the final agreement of the proposals at a recent meeting of the National Management Committee and we have done our best to present them in the most user friendly format for all the membership of Scouting Ireland.Below are links to the Various Supporting Documentation

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Vision 2020 Proposals - Supporting Documentation

01 Proposed Scout Area Structures

01A Proposed Scout Area Role Profiles

02 Proposed National Board Structures

02A Proposed National Board Role Profiles

03 Proposed Constitution04 Timeline Overview05 Rolling 3 Year Plan06 FAQs

Yours in ScoutingMichael John ShinnickChief Scout

Nominations & Candidates Biographies Agenda Submissions to National Council Audited Accounts of Scouting Ireland Memorandum and Articles of Association Ͳ Scouting Ireland The Annual Report of the Scout Foundation Letter to Safeguarding the welfare of Youth Members attending NCA note from the Southern Province Gala Dinner Booking Form Campsite Booking Form National Council Property Meeting Insurance Scheme for Scout Property Vision 2020 Supporting Documentation

Dear member of the National Council, The eleventh annual meeting of the National Council of Scouting Ireland is now approaching fast and I would like to bring your attention to the final documentation for the purposes of the meeting. All the information for National Council can be downloaded from my.scouts.ie HERE. Your admittance card/s for National Council 2014 were sent in a separate ‘hard copy’ mailing. Please note that the elections for positions on the NMC will take place on Saturday 29th March 2014 between 09:00 – 12:00.

The following are the positions available for election and the Candidates. Full details of Each Canditate can be found here

1 – Provincial Commissioner (North East) - James O Toole

Responsibilities I would like to draw your attention to the letter from the two Chief Commissioners highlighting who is responsible for any Youth Reps that are attending National Council. You should read this letter carefully.It is important that Youth Member Representatives are assisted by Adult Members to inform themselves and to understand the business and purpose of National Council. Those members seeking election should engage in a positive way with the Youth Reps so they understand the issues facing the association and can make an informed judgement on how to cast their vote.

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National Council 2014

2 – Provincial Commissioner (Northern) - Kieran Mc Cann 3 – Provincial Commissioner (South) - Morgan O Sullivan

National Council Documentation: Available from link

Cover Letter from National Secretary Registration Procedures Voting Procedures

Who is the Scouter in charge in terms of the Youth Members attending?

Youth Members attending as part of the Scout Group delegates nominated by the Group Council

Group Leader or person designated by the Group Leader

Youth Members attending as part of the two representatives from each County Youth Forum (Scouts, Venture Scouts & Rover Scouts)

County Commissioner or person designated by the County Commissioner

Youth Members attending as part of the nine representatives of each of the National Youth Forum (Scouts, Venture Scouts & Rover Scouts)

Programme Commissioner for that Programme Section or person designated by that Programme Commissioner

For those of you attending National Council for the first time, I look forward to meeting you for the first time. For those of you that have attended National Council before, I look forward to meeting you again and I’m sure you will get great value out of the weekend. The National Office Team will be on hand throughout the weekend at the venue and in the various workshops taking place and they will be happy to discuss and assist you with any challenges you are facing at the moment. I would respectfully remind members to; » Act in a scout like fashion, » Have respect for yourself and for

other delegates, » Take care of yourself and your

fellow delegates.

National Council is the opportunity to progress and develop the Association: » Where we are all equal members

of Scouting Ireland,

General We have been working hard over the last number of months to ensure that this National Council will be a very special event. It will showcase the best of Scouting Ireland. It will be rich in symbolism and the Promise and Law will be at the heart of everything. There will be a series of workshops &’clinics’ to engage with delegates on Youth Programme, Adult Resources and property matters. There will be a Chief Scouts Award Mentor Course run on Sunday 30th March. The booking details for this course will be available on scouts.ie.

With that in mind, I ask you to be tolerant to those of us who address National Council and may not be as eloquent or as confident at speaking to National Council as others and to make then/us feel at ease and to be heard and understood. Addressing National Council I would ask speakers to state initially: » Name » Role in the Association » Who they are speaking on behalf

of (i.e Group Council, County Board, or Other)

I trust that the above is in order. Please contact me or the National Office if you have any concerns; otherwise I look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

Sean Farrell, National Secretary

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» Where those appointed are accountable for the stewardship of the roles they occupy, » Where National Teams/

Committees/Panels can meet, greet and exchange ideas, » Where an opportunity exists to

launch new projects.

Following many requests that National Council 2014 should be a one day meeting , I have endeavoured to do so and make National Council 2014 a one day meeting. Going forward, the meeting of the National Council in 2015, 2016 and 2017 will be held in Dublin or the Greater Dublin Area and is envisaged to be a one day meeting

During National Council 2014 » Please be aware of the

uniqueness of Scouters, » Their commitment and passion

to the Scouting Movement, » Their endeavours to live the

Scout Principles, Promise and Law in everyday life,

National Council 2014

There will be Camping available for this year’s National Council at the Nearby Kilkully Campsite.

To book and pay online Click Here

To Book and pay by Cheque Click Here

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Camping Facilities for National Council

National Council Gala Dinner

The Southern Province Gala Dinner team has been busy at work for the Dinner at National Council being held on the weekend of the 28th 29thand 30th of March in the Moran Silverspring’s Hotel. The theme is Fancy dress so get your glad rags out and be part of the night as a group or as an individual. The team promises a great night of Celebration for 10 years of Scouting Ireland .

Book your tickets for the National Council 2014 Gala Dinner HERE

National Council 2014

Chief Scout Awards at Founders day

Celebrations

Congratulations to all the Scouts and Venture Scouts who were awarded

their Chief Scout Awards recently along with The Duke of Edinburgh’s

International Award and Gaisce - The President’s Award Awards at the

Scouting Ireland Youth Achievements Ceremony. The Ceremony took place

in Belvedere College Theatre. There was around 350 in attendance which

included the recipients, their mentors and Parents and Friends.

The Communications team was on hand to make sure that the occasion was befitting such an awards ceremony. Images of each awardee where taken prior to the event and were shown on the large screen as they accepted their award. Also a video compilation specially put together for the Chief Scout award ceremony was also played as an introduction to the awards.

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Citations were read by the Chief Commissioner Youth Programme Ian Davy and awards were presented by the Chief Scout, and the relevant Section Programme Commissioner. The day ended with refreshments and this brought to an end a very special day for Scouting Ireland.

Community Celebration Award 2013

Outstanding Achievement – Community Celebration Award 2013

At National Council in 2013, Scouting Ireland launched Community

Celebration Week, an opportunity for us all as Scouts to show the world

what we have done or will do for our community. There were two simple

ingredients - Youth Involvement & Community Involvement. Also at the

Founders Day- Youth Achievements Ceremony the Winners in each

Province were presented with the Award Sculptor. See below the List of

winners and what their project consists off.

* Cleaning up local amenities & walks.* Creating awareness of litter laws by distributing leaflets and dog poop bags.

They also ran Leave No Trace awareness sessions helping to create community spirit and foster good relations with the Girl Guides.

Limerick Scout County

This is an Overall Limerick City Groups Project comprising of the following 6 groups - St Pauls, Monaleen, St Josephs, St Johns, St Marys, Shannonbanks and Caherdavin.

Limerick Scout County also linked with the Girl Guide Association in completing this project. Their project included:

1st Dublin Scout Group (Fairview)

The group was instrumental in helping to set up Faith Fest which took place Holy Cross College, Clonliffe during May 2013. The aim is to hold a “gathering” of teenagers and explore their faith in a fun and exciting way. The Scouts pitched all the marquees and event tents. They also worked over the weekend to make the event a success and of course they were still in action after

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Southern Scout Province – Community Celebration Award 2013 4th Kildare (Naas)

The Naas group linked with the Mary Walsh Down Syndrome Society who had been given the use of a room in need of renovation for their activities. The Group painted the room and revived outside flower beds by first weeding and then created flower beds before it was officially opened to the community. The groups have also been active across Naas participating in the Tidy Towns Programme

Dublin Scout Province – Community Celebration Award 2013

and they identified a large number of jobs that they could do to make their community a better place to live in. A big clean up around our home village was the agreed project as it has been more than 15 years since anything has been organised and arranged by any group within the community. Their efforts have brought scouting to the fore and helped others to see the work we can all do together.

Northern Scout Province – Community Celebration Award 2013

3rd Donegal (Raphoe)

The group undertook a community survey - as with our previous recipient the 25th Wexford and identified the need for clearing up litter around the town. The Group have also been involved over the years with the Tidy Towns group and contribute on a regular basis to their activities and projects. So again great work by all the Scouts in this group and we are pleased to present our fifth Community Award to the 3rd Donegal (Raphoe)

the event taking down tents and tiding up the event area. Great work done by a vast collection of Scouts.

South Eastern Scout Province – Community Celebration Award 2013

25th Wexford (Piercestown)

The Groups first task was to do a detailed survey of their local community. All the sections took part

Western Scout Province – Community Celebration Award 2013

5th /22nd Clare (Killaloe/Ogonnelloe)

Our heroes on this project are the Cubs Scouts who are recognised as the vanguard of this Community project each year with the Scout and Beaver Sections bringing up the rear guard. It’s all part of their promise to the community. Each year the Scouts take part in the Community Spring Clean in league with the heritage Tidy Towns committee in Killaloe & Ballina - 2 villages, 2 Counties, 1 Community…so a lot of ground to cover.

North Eastern Scout Province – Community Celebration Award

7th Meath (Dunshaughlin)

After a community survey the group identified the need for more trees in their community. The group who work closely with their Tidy town

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group then offered to undertake this work in the community. This included the main area in the town park to replace trees that were vandalised. In the last 5 years the group have planted approx. 700 trees around the village

7th Meath work closely with Tidy Towns for many years undertaking tree planting, clearing litter, sowing wildflower seeds etc. all guided by and in partnership with the Their Tidy Towns Group.

Youth Achievement Honour Awards

Claire Kirwin , Ferry Bank

Scouting Ireland had the pleasure as part of the Founders day Youth

Achievement Awards present 3 youth members with honour awards. Below

is the citations and images of the 3 Youth Members who got these special

awards.

her friend that all was OK, as he was now non-responsive to her and was getting very cold. During this ordeal her friend went down twice and was unable to assist in any way by means of staying up, so she had to continue to hold him up under her arm while still trying to raise the alarm. Eventually a person on the shore realised there was something wrong as her arm was continuously waving and she was calling for help. Thankfully he raised the alarm by contacting his son who was out in a boat and he came to their assistance. The Dunmore adventure

Claire is a very active 15 year old member of our Scout Group. She is a very positive and outgoing person and meets all challenges head-on. It is these attributes that assisted her in a life threatening situation. On Monday August 20th 2012 Claire and 3 friends decided to swim around the cove of Dunmore Bay a swim of around 20 minutes, about 8 or 9 minutes into the swim Claire realised one of the group was having difficulty keeping up so she decided to stay with him. Her two other friends were unaware of this as they had moved on so were unable to assist. It soon became apparent to Claire that her friend was in trouble and was unable to continue, he started to panic. Claire at this stage put her life saving skills into action as she realised they were too far out to return and equally too far away to continue, so she decided to save energy by threading the water. All during this time she was holding her friend with one arm and trying to raise the alarm with her other hand, while at the same time calling for help. She also had to keep reassuring

centre staff very quickly came on the scene and wrapped him in tinfoil as he was now suffering from hypothermia and he was brought to Waterford Regional Hospital where he was kept in for observation. A member of the Dunmore Adventure Centre stated that if Claire had not stayed with her friend and did not have the necessary lifesaving skills the outcome would have been very different and tragic. Claire was only 14 years of age and showed great maturity and presence of mind under very difficult circumstances.

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Bailey Crowley St. Finbarrs

helicopters were dispatched to the scene while lifeboats from Kinsale, Crosshaven, Courtmacsherry and Ballycotton were also involved in the rescue. The conditions on the day were quite difficult with strong winds in the area blowing southwesterly force four to five with a swell between four and five meters. Baileys yacht were the first on scene and immediately began rescuing victims from the water. The RNLI Inishore Lifeboat arrived quite quickly and asked Baileys crew to have the yacht stand off 5 boat lengths from the Astrid and assist the lifeboat in both recovering casualties and getting the yacht to take casualties from the lifeboats as they recovered them from the water. With busy sail traffic in the area and the weather conditions being difficult they worked very hard and with quite a degree of personal risk, to pull as many people as possible on board both from the water and from the other lifeboats. Once casualties were on board,

Bailey Crowley is a venture scout with St Finbarrs scout group and has previously been awarded the National Scout and the Chief Scout Award, while a member of the 7th Cork scout troop. He has been very active within our county, along with other members of the emergency skills team, training scouts in basic life support across the Cork South County. On 25th July 2013 Bailey was on board a yacht (The Spirit of Oysterhaven) as part of a 3 man crew travelling from Oysterhaven to Kinsale. Bailey has been helping out at Oysterhaven throughout the summer. On hearing a May Day message from a Dutch training vessel, The Astridâ on marine band channel 16, they responded as they were the nearest vessel to the emergency. In fact a major emergency was declared by the rescue services after the 42-metre Dutch training vessel The Astridâ hit rocks and began taking on water. The Astrid had a total of 30 people on board. Two search and rescue

Bailey put his emergency training to good use and treated the casualties for hypothermia and shock. The outcome was fantastic. All Thirty people on board the tall ship were rescued. 12 crew members were picked up by the Spirit of Oysterhaven yacht and brought to Kinsale Pier where they were handed over to the medical teams that had been dispatched from Cork University Hospital. The RNLI

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lifeboats and coastguard rescued the remaining 18 crew members. Undoubtedly the training Bailey has received as part of his life as a scout was put to good use in this situation. He and the other members of his crew instinctively went to the aid of the people involved in this rescue situation.

Daniel McKeever St. Patricks

‘breaks’ to get them through to the next stage and eventually reach the top.

Daniels illness has never stopped him achieving any challenge in his scouting life and his positive attitude and lovely manner is an example to all Scouts.

The National Awards Committee are delighted to bestow on Daniel the Bronze Honour Award for Scouting with merit under difficult circumstances and in a spirit of cheerfulness and ’ let’s get on with it’

Daniel is a true leader that many will be willing to follow.

Daniel has been a member of the 1/2/5th Louth (St. Patrick’s) since he joined as a Cub Scout. Daniel was born with cerebral palsy, but this has never stopped him on his scouting journey. He is always the first to try every new experiences and activity and is a true inspiration to everyone.

During the Venture Scout Expedition last summer; one of the many challenges within the programme was climbing Croke Patrick, in County Mayo. This was just a normal scout activity in Daniel’s scouting life and he didn’t even think about how he would achieve this goal. On the day of the activity, Daniel simply got up a little earlier in the morning to do his stretches, so he would be fit and ready for the climb. During the climb it was he, surprisingly, who was encouraging others who wanted

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Scouting Awards

The Beaver Scout Team have produced a great Resource to enable the running of a

Beaver Scout Challenge day. To download this excellent Resource Click on link or the

Image to the right.

The Beaver Scout Challenge is an event that combine two elements - the Beaver Scout Programme and a quiz. The event is run via a series of interactive and fun based areas. Team of Beaver scouts compete to display their Scout skills and general knowledge capabilities.

The top two teams of a local County Challenge event go on to compete in a Provincial event (2015) to be held at a local National Campsite, convenient to the Province on a simultaneous date countrywide.

All teams competing will be acknowledged on a National Leader Board.

Scout Counties are invited to hold their County event during the months of March and April. This resource will aid in the design of your event.

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The Beaver Scout Challenge Resource

This Month the Scout team have again produced some fine Programme resources. You can link to each resource by clicking on each Image

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Promise and Law DiscoveryScout Team Programme Resources

This Month the Scout team have again produced some fine Programme resources. You can link to each resource by clicking on each Image

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Promise and Law DiscoveryScout Team Programme Resources

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Hand Axe

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Penknife

Saw

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Venture Scout Programme Resource

Do you have the confidence to deal with everything like has to throw at you?Well check out this month’s resource from the Venture Scout TeamApocalypse Now. To check out the resource click on the image below

https://adobeformscentral.com/?f=lA1Xc8of4rXUfL%2A26HrhtA

Survivor - Do you have what it takes?

Activity Dates: 04/04/14 – 06/04/14Activity Booking Code: 14-NA-016Activity Booking Form: Click link

Intermediate Survivor – At this level participants will be allowed bring a limited number of extra equipment and food. Participants will learn the skills needed to progress to Ultimate survivor. Stage 5 of the backwoods adventure skill is a guide for this level. Participants will be instructed on sections from this level and above.

Beginner Survivor – At this level the participants will learn new skills as well as perfecting others. Percipients should have some experience of shelter building and fire lighting. Stage 4 of the backwoods adventure skill is a guide for this level. Participants will be instructed on sections from this level and above.

What is the cost?The cost of the activity will be a €100 per team of 4 Scouts. This fee will include camping fees, programme and food for the weekend.

Do we need a Scouter?One leader is required per group; these Scouters will help the organising staff run theprogramme over the weekend. Scouters will be required to provide

What is Survivor?Survivor is the newest, toughest and most challenging activity on the scout calendar. Teams of 4 will put through their paces to see if they have what it takes to survive the enemy invasion. Scouts will need to avoid capture and survive with limited resources over the weekend.

What do we need to do?Your team will need to decide which one of the below levels you would like to sign up for. All of the levels offer your team great opportunities to explore and learn new survival skills. Please ensure that you

their own tentage, cooking equipment and food.

Where and when will it be held?The activity will be held in Curraghchase Campsite in Limerick from the 4th to the 6th of April.

How do we book in?You will need to fill out the National Activities Application form. Further information will be emailed to all teams closer to the activity. How do we prepare for the event?You and your team should practice elements of the backwoods adventure skills and be able to build shelters and cook food using methods in the scouting trail.

What equipment do we need to bring?

Below is a list of the required equipment and additional equipment permitted at different levels. Please note that at all levels the participants will be moving location over the weekend and will need to be able to fit this in their bag and carry it.

prepare appropriately for the level you are taking part in.

Ultimate Survivor - At this level the participants will only be allowed to bring the required list of equipment. This level is not for the faint hearted, ultimate survivors will have to forage for their meals. As with all the levels there will be opportunities for the participants to learn new skills. Stage 6 of the backwoods adventure skill is a guide for this level. Participants will be instructed on sections from this level and above.

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4th April 2014 Your Alpine career begins here. Literally! This weekend long event is run twice a year in the Irish mountain ranges. But this is more than just an expedition; there are some unusual activities too. All this building towards taking the Havoc to Britain. Next stop

Required Personal Equipment: » Raingear Hat Gloves Boots » Warm fleece » 2 x Changes of clothes » Sleeping bag Ground mat Survival bag » Torch (with spare batteries) Plate, bowl, cup and cutlery Rucksack » Penknife Water Bottles Toiletries

Required Team Equipment: » Note book and Pencil » 2 Pots » Washing up liquid » Tea Towels » Flint and steel » Roll of plastic bags (strong) Axe and Saw » Trowel » First Aid Kit » Spare survival bag » Tin Foil » Toilet Paper » 4 x 3 meter lengths of rope

Additional Team Equipment allowed at Intermediate survivor level » 12x chocolate bars Sheet of plastic Rope » Sisal » Additional survival bags

Additional Team Equipment allowed at Beginner Survivor level: » Lightweight Camping Cooking Equipment » Lightweight Camping tents » Food » Matches

Europe! But never fear you don’t have to be an experienced MountainHavocker to take part on these events. See below for booking and information details Click here

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Mountain Havoc

mailto:adultresources@scouts.ie

» Easter is just around the corner and so camping and water activities will be in full swing again very shortly. » Below are some ideas for April » If the Group is taking part in an Easter Parade ensure all safety

precautions are taken. » Have a Group Easter Egg Hunt, it’s a great way to get the whole Group

out together, parents and brothers/sisters can join in too. » Carry out a final check of camping/boating equipment, time is running

short if you need to get repairs done. » Update Charge Certs & Boat Certs for Sea Scouts. » Encourage all Sections to complete their Overnight Forms, get them

to the CPC for forwarding, to ensure all goes smoothly (especially if travelling abroad). » Follow up on any outstanding Grant Applications. » Check that any members who will turn 18 over the camping season

have completed Garda Vetting and Stage 1 & Stage 2 training (see February article on Recruitment).

Group Leader Calendar - April

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Guerrilla Neckerchiefing

Scouting Ireland ran a very successful Campaign to Cover Ireland both

North and South with Neckerchiefs to mark Founders day on the 22nd Feb.

We received over 500 entries from all over the Country.

This campaign sought to raise awareness of Scouting in our communities

by displaying neckerchiefs on statues in public places or to get celebrities

to wear them. Scouts throughout the country have been scouring the nation

armed with their colourful neckerchiefs, getting famous sporting, political

and television personalities to display their respect for scouting, everyone

from Damien Duff, Brendan O’Connor, Diarmuid Gavin and indeed the

Taoiseach Enda Kenny have participated in this campaign. Neckerchiefs

have popped up in the strangest of places, from Molly Malone, Oscar Wilde

and The Spire in Dublin to the Rory Gallagher sculpture in Cork City and the famous Fr. Mathew Statue.

We would like to thank you all for your submissions in the lead up to Founders day. I think this is the start of an annual campaign to let the General Public know that Scouting is alive and well and going from strength to strength. You can check out our Facebook page for all the submissions at the link below.

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Now that we have a plan we need ROVER’s to sign up we would love to get at least 50 from all over the country to help us. Let us know if you have a day or two to help out and what skills you have we need all. Pictured here are proposed sketches of what we are trying to provide.

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Rover Action Week

April 14st-20th 2014

RAW has been pushed out a little to allow for some preparation work and

we hope to recruit some more Rovers to assist.

The plan is to lay a new circular patio area linking to a concrete pathway to

another patio area. We will incorporate sensory plants and elements on the

patio area and have a seating area along the pathway.

The time line now is to prepare ground around April 6-7 and then follow up

with laying concrete pathway and paving the weekend of April 11-13.

We would also love to hear from any Scouters who could lend a hand or

are skilled in any areas required.

Email - roverraw2014@gmail.com

Link to sign up form

Spread the word we will be posting details on FB on Rover Page

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Guerilla Neckerchiefing

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Guerilla Neckerchiefing

Scouting Trust Property Limited

The Scouting Trust property Limited in association with the Communication

team have recently had a new Logo and Identity created to help give this

area of Scouting support an identity with the association at large.

Scouting Ireland continues to develop supports for Scout Groups in relation

to property matters.

One way in which Scouting Ireland has provided support to Scout Groups

for many years is through the services provided by a trust company,

Scouting Trust Property Limited.

1. As a Scout Group is an unincorporated body and as this is not a legal person it cannot in its own name or enter into transactions, including contracts for the sale and purchase of land and deeds arising from such contracts. Scouting Trust Property Limited fulfills that role for a Scout Group.

2. The Scout Group uses the trust company as its trustee instead of recruiting its leaders or others to be trustees exposing them to potential liability. It is often difficult to find local trustees. There are

What is Scouting Trust Property Limited?

It is a company limited by guarantee without a share capital and was established to act as a trustee to hold property for Scouting Ireland and its Scout Groups throughout Ireland.

What does Scouting Trust property Limited do for a Scout Group?

numerous legal obligations and responsibilities on an individual in the role of a trustee. There are also difficulties and legal expenses incurred when a trustee wishes to retire or if a trustee dies. Such issues do not arise in the case of Scouting Trust Property Limited.

3. A Scout Group could incorporate a company to be a trustee for the purposes of holding property but that involves incorporation and legal expenses. It also incurs expense on an annual basis. In addition it is difficult to find individuals to become directors and take on all the responsibilities and obligations of directorship. Scouting Ireland ensures the continuance of Scouting Trust Property Limited and funds the expenses of the company.

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4. Local Authorities and other organisations are more amenable to award grants, loans, donations to Scout Groups with property vested in a durable legal entity such as Scouting Trust Property Limited. 5. Scouting Trust Property Limited has a charitable status which exempts it from payment of certain taxes e.g. Stamp duty, Local Property Tax.

What is involved in availing of the services of Scouting Trust Property Limited?

1. Contact the Secretary of Scouting Trust Property Limited through National Office in Larch Hill.

solicitors the company requests the Scout Group to discharge those fees. The Scout Group discharges all expenses relating to the property as it would do if trustees other than Scouting Trust Property were involved.Is there any difference in relation to managing the property of the Scout Group on a day to day basis?

The trust company does not manage any property. It is the responsibility of the Scout Group to manage and ensure that any

2. Set out all information and/or documents in relation to the property e.g. a brief history of the property, an outline of any third parties involved in the property through any means (e.g. tenants, licensee, and landlord).

3. The Scout Group may have its own Solicitors and the Company can liaise directly with them or the Company may require to appoint solicitors. What is required depends on the case.

What are the costs involved?

Scouting Trust Property Limited does not charge any fee for its services as trustee but where it is necessary for the trust company to engage

property owner obligations and responsibilities are met and adhered to. The Group must ensure that the property is adequately insured, pay outgoings and is responsible for the day to day management and security of the property.

In the event of any further query, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretary at the address below:

Larch HillDublin 16 Tel: 01-4956300Fax: 01-4956301trust@scouts.ie

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Trust Companies Available for Meetings

Over Weekend of National Council

Dear Scouter,

I am writing to you in advance of the forthcoming meeting of the National

Council of Scouting Ireland to advise that Directors of the Trust Companies

will be available during the weekend if you or any other representatives

of your Scout Groups, Scout County or Campsite committee, who have

responsibility for properties which are held by the Companies in trust,

would like to discuss in relation to a particular property it would be very helpful if you could bring this to my attention in advance so that the Directors would have to hand the relevant information and be able to discuss the issue in a constructive way.

In that regard please contact us by emailing trust@scouts.ie. In this way we can also arrange for a specific meeting time with a Director or Directors which would suit.I look forward to meeting you at the National Council weekend. Yours in Scouting,

wish to meet and discuss any particular issues relating to that property whether they be issues ongoing or otherwise.

The legal and procedural aspects, often complex, which relate to property, take considerable time in terms of months and even years to conclude and there are, at the time of writing, many property files which are ongoing. If there are certain issues which you

Mark O’CallaghanCompany SecretaryThe Scout FoundationThe Scout Association of Ireland Trust Corporation LimitedScouting Trust Property Limited

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Lumela-Fáilte

The Ireland-Lesotho Scouting Partnership

Word from the Fora and beyond....

Last month we gave you a whistle stop tour of the two and half years

of behind the scenes work that has gone into developing the Lumela-

Fáilte Project and hopefully brought you up to date and got you thinking.

The current phase of the project is us working towards formalising our

agreement with our contacts in Lesotho by writing a document with the

unwieldy title of a “Memorandum of Understanding”.

are making good progress at building up a relationship, and at working towards a formal agreement - written or otherwise! Our aim is to have something for National Council at the end of the month. Fingers crossed.

We’re following European guidelines on this and even with a set of recommended steps and tips at our disposal it’s not as simple as it might sound: the Irish apparently operate in a “low context” culture where documents and contracts and bits of paper are central to what we do but in Lesotho they have more of a “high context” culture where the context and content of what is being said is way more important than a tied down written agreement. They put far more store into who they are talking to and the relationship that has been built up. That said, we

Back in January we were lucky enough to get a slot at the National Youth Fora and with it the the opportunity to meet the delegates, pick their brains and run an activity. Our goal was to (a) get the word out to them about Lumela-Fáilte, (b) get some programme ideas and suggestions as to what Lumela-Failte might look like for our three oldest sections and (c) to get the ball rolling on what the logo might look like - bearing in mind that we should really be co-developing it hand in hand with the Lesotho scouts, at least now we have something to bring to the design table with our partners.

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After a few partnership related scenarios were explored and a short briefing session on the main elements of the project we divided into scouts, venturers and rovers and the table (below) shows the fruits of our labours – some very positive suggested programme components. This will now help us to shape what Lumela-Failte will look like for the older sections.

Following that session and some time spent designing logos a vibrant and slightly bonkers group stayed on to play a “Societies” Dev Ed game. The feedback session on the comfy couches afterwards with the scouts, venturers and rovers threw up even more suggestions and some great food for thought. It was very heartening to see that after so long getting this project ready that there are a core group of scouts that really up for the challenge of Lumela-Fáilte.

We’ll be at the Programme Clinic on the Sunday morning of National Council Weekend (who’s idea was that???) so pop down and see us for an ideas exchange. As they say in Lesotho, til then.....”Good Scouting”.

Experiences Wanted

As part of the Lumela-Fáilte Project we really want to hear from groups that

went on Community Development Project Expeditions in the recent past.

We’ll be reaching out to as many groups, counties, rover crews and

venturer groups right back to the National Kenya Expedition in the 90’s,

Peru 2004 (Donnybrook), Vietnam 2006 (Aughrim St), India 2008/9

(5th Port Dollymount, Donore Avenue and Drumcondra), Bandon to

Botswana, Muff, Glasnevin and Bayside all the way up to today to get your

experiences on record.

acknowledged so this would be a first step in officially recording your legacy to Scouting Irelands growing history in Service Projects. We know of many projects but we may not know about yours! So please get back to us on lumelafailte@scouts.ie and tell us where and when you went, what you did and what you’d do better or different this time. Remember - groups travelling in the future can learn as much from your mistakes as they can from your successes. So get mailing and we’ll get the ball rolling.

In an effort to encourage our older sections to engage in well planned, long term, sustainable partnership projects we will be developing a training module and handbook for them and their leaders. So, whether they travel to Lesotho or further afield we’d like them to be able to learn from the wealth of your experiences and build on the good global work that you’ve done so far.

Also a lot of the stories and experiences have never been fully captured, showcased or

(The two pictures are of Augrim St and Donnybrook from a Scouting Ireland/Irish Rail Poster Adverting campaign that ran in Dublin Dart stations)

Also 13th March was Africa Scout Day for details Click on the Image below

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Lumela Thoughts from Youth Fora

thoughts from the National Youth Fora in January, what appears below is

(more or less) a direct transcript of exactly what each section wrote in their

working group sessions......

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Reykjavik, 06. March 2014 interNational jamboree 2014 Official Invitation Dear friends in Guiding and Scouting!

The Icelandic Boy and Girl Scout Association invites Guides and Scouts from your association to participate in our interNational Jamboree in Iceland (Landsmot skata) that will be taking place at Hamrar Scout Center Akureyri in Iceland July 20th-27th 2014.

The Jamboree is open for paticipants age 10-22 years old and 18 years and older can participante as individuals as IST. Detailes about the jamboree are available on the website, www.jamboree.is and at our office jamboree@scout.is or tel: + 354 550 9800.

We kindly ask you to foward this info inside your association.

Yours in Guiding and Scouting

Hulda Gudmundsdottir International Commisioner

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Polish Beavers achieve their potential

What the Beavers can and what they can not do? Following the big

discussion, we would like to claim that here, in the Beavers Section of

the 87th Dublin Polish Group, everybody believes they definitely CAN!

Even though our section is mostly the 6 and 7 years old now, we still try

to enable the children to reach their full potential, have fun, learn new

things and experience the real adventure. Since September, majority

of our Beavers achieved their first Special Interest Badge and First Aid

1 badge. Now we, the leaders, have decided that a little bit of proper

pioneering will do no harm. First, of course, we used some of the bamboo

part in the workshops prepared by the leaders where they learned the new skills of knot ties. Even the youngest and tiniest Beaver of our section knows how to tie a figure eight knot not to mention those who got so enthusiastic that they have decided to go even further and achieve their next level of pioneering. The highlight and a review of our activities was that we have invited our Beavers for a sleepover in the den. For some of the children it was the very first night without mum nor dad and they all were absolutely brilliant. Our plan for the sleepover was to complete all the tasks that have been done for the last few months, review them,

sticks and elastic bands. You can easily imagine that some of the little hands were struggling as fine motor skills still develop and they need time to fully understand how to operate the tiny things at that stage. Eventually though, working in the lodges, all the Beavers got the concept of creating the simple shelters (wobbly but you could seat in it!), swings, stands for the outdoor cooking and lots of shapes that do not necessarily have any sensible meaning but no doubt look impressive. Our Beavers took

repeat as many times as possible, adding up new skills and have lots of fun. Also, we were trying to follow some ideas from The Gathering style of camping. On the first evening we let the Beavers to be as independent as possible with getting their supper ready. The sandwiches were full of cheese, tomatoes, ham and cucumber, butter spread with a huge generosity – yum! We also had a very spiritual time as we sat around the candles, dark night outside and that’s where the story about Robert Baden-Powell begun. Two of the new Beavers made their scout promise and got our white and maroon neckerchief what is

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length of the story. We go for some Polish and international classics, like H.CH. Andersen, Grimm brothers, Irish legends and the most beautiful Polish poems by Julian Tuwim or Jan Brzechwa. The next day we had planned as an extremaly busy one. We were lucky to have some sunny clearings in the morning what made us run out to our back garden, got some tyres, make the swings, build the shelters out of the real lodges, play the ball and even make the fantastic chalk murals. Spaghetti Bolognese never tasted better than that day, no leftovers at all! And for the dessert we had our marshmallows a little bit burnt in a fire. Reviewing the new skills always a very moving moment. As

we make every effort to avoid the DVDs and any kind of television-like activities, we read the books aloud once the kids get cosily tucked in their sleeping bags. That has been done in our section since the very beginning. For many of the children, it is quite a new experience. Some of them would even complain that they could never fall asleep without their telly or computer on, but then eventually, after not even half an hour, they all happily snore. And the next morning each of them remebers a completely different

and knowledge about pioneering, what includes knots, bamboo and elastic bands construstions, some information about safety, all the Beavers proved that despite their size and young age they definitely CAN. All of them got their Pioneering 1 badge what made them dancing around the den and getting extremaly hyper. But isn’t it what working with the Beavers is all about? We all had a great time and plan more and more of the scout activities every week.

Jolanta Lenkiewicz

Beaver Section Leader87th Dublin Polish Group

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New Group leader for 1/2/3Fermanagh

St Michael’s Scout Group

The new Group leader for 1/2/3Fermanagh St Michael’s Scout Group

Enniskillen is Oliver Beattie replacing Kate Allen the outgoing G/L.

Employed as a shop assistant in Graham’s, Enniskillen for the past 30

years, Oliver has been a member of the Scouts since he was eight years

old, becoming a leader in 1983.

and has been in post since January.“It’s an honour for me to be group leader of one of the largest groups in Scouting Ireland’, he stated, and I hold a great sense of pride and loyalty to the children and leaders within the group.”Asked if scouting had changed throughout the decades of his own involvement, Oliver said:“Yes our name has changed and like every organisation there have been many changes but the principles of Scouting will always be the same. It’s probably a bit more educational in that there’s more paper work involved.

“It seemed like a natural progression”, he explained, “from Cub scouts, into Scouts and then to Venture Scouts - and the next progression was Group leader.“I started off as a Venture Scout leader and a number of years later became a Scout leader. My current position within the group is in the Cub Scouts.”Scouting runs in the family for Oliver. His wife, Margaret is a Beaver Scout leader, and their daughter, Aoibhin a Cub Scout.Oliver, was elected as group leader in November last year,

“I think in Enniskillen we are a very strong Group and we have always held our numbers - that’s down to the leaders we have who are committed and putting out a good programme.”

Over the last number of months, the Enniskillen scouts have been running a major fund-raising campaign to raise money for upgrading the scout hall near Brewster Park. Oliver thanked the community for their support.

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He added: “My main aims as Group leader will be to continue the good work the group has been doing for the past 52 years, and to support all leaders in helping them to fulfil their role in working with the children in our organisation to help provide an exciting and well run scouting programme.”

Oliver thanked the outgoing Group leader, Kate Allen for her hard work and commitment.

Cluain Toirc Beaver Scouts

Cinema and Quiz Day

Orienteering in Fermanagh

On Sunday 9th February over 180 Beaver Scouts, Leaders, Rover/ Venture

Scouts, assembled at the Omni Park cinema at 10.30am to see The Lego

story. After the movie they hiked to 44th Whitehall Den taking care to keep

a watchful eye out to what they were passing by as questions would be

asked later.

On Arrival at the den settled down for sausage sizzle (many thanks to

Bernie and her team for the cooking, Bernie informed me forcefully after

she never wants to see another sausage)

On Founder’s Day 1st Fermanagh Scout Troop ventured to Florencecourt to brush up on their

140 beavers then took part in the quiz. 6 rounds 2 teams got only 1 question wrong so went to a tie breaker questions. After 9 of these we had a winner.

Results:Winners 18th Santry Runners up 58th/85th Donnycarney3rd Place 1st Fairview The Trophies and Medals were presented by Dublin Provincial Commissioner Aidan Smith

orienteering and map reading skills. An enthusiastic group of young and old scouts turned their back on their iPads & Xboxes for Founders day and took to the forest park to learn by doing. After initial training our scouts navigated through a series of courses varying in their difficulty level. Whilst our objective was to learn to navigate; our Scouts also proved that they could fit an entire patrol up a tree. We have now commissioned the 1st Fermanagh Patrol Tree Climbing Challenge for Scouts as an annual event and are welcoming entries for 2015!

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DONEGAL SCOUTS SKILL UP ON

TRAINING COURSE

Scout leaders from all over Donegal and beyond attended a skills training

day at Stranorlar Scout Den and Drumboe woods.

The new leaders were instructed in scouting skills such as cooking in the

outdoors, erecting tents, map reading and building structures from natural

resources.

of all ages with a great outdoor experience which they will cherish for years to come.

As one participant stated “We are wet, we are cold, but despite all we are just leaving a great day where we learned a lot and the craic was mighty.”

Course Leader, Joe Boland thanked all those who ran bases and especially Martina Flanagan of 6th Donegal (Stranorlar) Scout Group who provided the venue and the tea and scones and also to Strabane Catering for the excellent lunch.

Some of the skills learnt were lighting fires only using available materials, cooking bananas with chocolate, of course they adopted the “Leave No Trace” guidelines.They also practiced their map reading skills and how to erect different styles of tents and caring for them.

The course leader Joe Boland commented that this was an opportunity for new leaders to get a taste of what Scouting is about and providing them with the necessary skills to provide our young scouts

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St Patrick’s Scout Group Investiture

The investiture of 12 scouts into 1st Louth Scout Troop of St Patrick’s Scout

Group, Dundalk, Louth Scout County took place on Sunday 16th February

on the Cooley Mountains. The troop set off early on Sunday morning and

took to the mountains on a picturesque day. The weather played its part

on what was an excellent hike which consisted of Scaling the Carlingford

Mountain and on the way down stopping at the Abandoned Village to do

the Investiture. In total 12 boys were invested and were presented with

their Discovery Badges.

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1/2/3 Fermanagh Beaver Scouts

Outing to W5 Belfast!

Founders Day Saturday 22nd February was an early start for the 3

Beavers Sections and their leaders in Enniskillen, meeting in our Scout

Centre at 8.30am. In total we had 69 Beavers, 6 Venture helpers & 13

Scouters all ready to embark on our journey too W5 Belfast. This was the

first big outing for quite a number of our beavers so you can imagine the

excitement of our very young eager beavers and the anxious faces of the

parents parting with their angels! Some of our leaders where as high as the

children and lucky we had our ventures to keep them in-check. Even though the journey too Belfast was long the Beavers where very well behaved. On arrival too W5 we got checked in and split into groups, our Beavers where buzzing to get started so of we went to explore. We spent a very adventurous and fun filled 5 hours in W5 all having an amazing time including the Scouters! 1/2/3 Fermanagh Beavers will definitely remember Founders Day 2014 for quite some time to come…

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Hillwalking Training for Waterford Scouters

Learning-by-doing was put into practise at the end of February when

Waterford Scouters from across all sections & groups, led by Eric Whelan

and other De LaSalle leaders, braved the cold and windy weather up in

the Comeragh Mt’s after spending the morning learning the theory of map

reading and using a compass.

And what a colourful rainbow bunch we were! Wet weather gear and boots were given a good testing as we squelched our way around the mountain and through the streams (where long legs were definitely an advantage!) A very enjoyable day was had by all.

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12th Galway Scout Group celebrates

Founders Day 22nd February 2014

Claregalway Scout Group held a Founders Day celebration to mark both

Lord Baden Powell (founder of the Scout movement) and his wife Olave

(founder of the Girl Guide movement) birthday. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts,

Rovers, Scouters (leaders) and many proud parents took part on the day.

The ceremony included a brief history of Lord Baden Powell , scout

promises and prayers and a quick mention to the many famous people

To acknowledge all the hard work and effort each scout member put in throughout the year they were presented with their badges. These badges ranged from skills achieved such as backwoods, air, emergencies and hiking. Well done to all!

who had a scouting background – Nelson Mandela, 12 astronauts who landed on the moon, Bill Gates, Billy Connolly, David Attenborough just to mention a few.

All new members and members who moved up a section this year were welcomed into the group by way of investiture. This was a proud moment when the Group Leader placed the group neckerchief around their neck and they all stated the scout promise together.

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We would like to thank all Scouters for their time and hard work throughout the year. We look forward to all the exciting events still to come!

Former Scout Reaches Heights Kanturk Cub Scouts Trip to Dublin

Picture shows Jason Black Former Scout and climber who made it to the

top of Mt Everest last year, with Paraic a Cub Scout from the 9th Donegal

Newtown at the Letterkenny Founders Day celebrations. Jason addressed

the 1,000 Scouts and Scouters who had gathered to mark Founders Day.

Jason took along with him his old Scout Uniform and Jumper complete

with all the Badges he earned during his Scouting. He spoke fondly of his

time in Scouting and about all the Friends he met and continues to have in

Scouting. This was very inspiring for all the youth members gathered and

will hopefully inspire them to go on and complete their aspirations.

A 30 strong group from the 13th Cork, Kanturk, Cub Scout Group relished the fruits of all their planning during a trip to Dublin on Thursday last.Bringing life to their weekly programmes about the Kingdom of the Celts, the Cubs planned a visit to Dublin as a result of a kind invitation to visit the Dáil from Mr. Michael Moynihan TD. To add to their delight, the leaders made arrangement with the Irish

Natural History Museum and the Archaeological Museum to incorporate guided tours into the trip to the Capital.Owing to the early start and the length of the day, a planned visit to Midway Foodcourt at Exit 17 was a must to stretch the legs on the way up and dig-in to the delightful food pre-ordered and prepared by the excellent staff of Burger Shack.Sometimes it is the unplanned surprise that can add immeasurably to the enjoyment for everyone and this was definitely the case when Paul Kealy, our bus driver from Kealy’s Coaches, Cullen, Co. Cork

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The help of the attending parents, who gladly gave of their time, and the Transition Students who always bring a new dimension to the activities, is really appreciated by the Group Scout Leaders.The homeward journey was broken by the food stop and shortened by the singing, chatting and the reminiscing of such a fantastic day. The Cubs, even though they are aged from 9 to 11 years old, demonstrated the ethos of Scouting and are a credit to their parents.

gave us an in-depth historical guided tour of the Phoenix Park and Dublin City before dropping us off at Leinster House.The Cubs and the Transition Year students, Nil, Dan, Ciaran, Chloe and Deirdre enjoyed exploring the displays of mammals and fish from around Ireland and the wonders of the planet.Onwards to the Archaeological Museum for the guided tour and a chance to see the magnificent examples of Irish jewellery; from the Ardagh Chalice to the Tara Broach and to hear how the Vikings lived and died and the games they played.The history of Leinster House was very colourfully explained by the ushers and they helped the children realise and appreciate the sense and the significance of the occasion. The visit to the Dáil Chamber, the Seanad and being greeted by local Cork North West TD, Michael Moynihan, made politics more interesting and sparked some very engaging questions by the Cub Scouts.

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Surfing in Bundoran

An early Sunday morning start on 23rd February 2014 and 1st Fermanagh

Ventures Enniskillen swapped their usual Lakeland habitat for a more

coastal one on Founders weekend. The venue – Bundoran; the menu –

surfing!

With the recent boom in surfing on Ireland’s west coast we thought we’d

‘drop in’ and see what all the fuss was about.

Most people think of surfing as a summer past time but 1st Fermanagh

to experience something new, something different. There were bursts of adrenaline rushing to our feet, followed by deep brain freeze from the inevitable splash from the fall. Although, once in the water the sun came out and the sky turned blue that anyone would have been fooled to think it was the summer. Hail, rain or shine I think we’ll do it again some time soon!

Ventures have dispelled that myth. Crisp and fresh were two words to describe the weather for our Sunday surf or another one is plain and simple – cold! But after gearing up in our wetsuits, webbed toe booties, gloves and James Bond-like balaclavas. We took to the streets of Bundoran making our way to the beach armed with surf boards and dressed like ninjas. Braving the cold Atlantic in February was refreshing and with the right equipment it felt like June. The lesson was superb, a chance

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Guerrilla Neckerchiefing – 24th

Galway Sea Scouts

Kilcock Celebrate Founders Day

24th Galway Sea Scouts took part in Guerrilla Neckerchiefing on Founders

Day February 22nd. They placed their group neckerchief on the iconic

statue of Galway writer Pádraic Ó Conaire. Present in the photo is Cllr Niall

McNelis who arranged the donation of the LOVEEN (90yr old Gleoiteog –

smaller Galway Hooker) to the group.

Picture of 16th Kildare (Kilcock) Beaver Scouts enjoying a shelter built by their Cub Scouts in Donadea forest as part of Cill Dara Scout County’s founder’s day celebrations

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5th Kells Cub Scouts Support

Last Hope Animal Charity

Presentation of a cheque from the 5th Kells Wednesday Night Cub Scouts

to the Last Hope Animal Charity. The Cub Scouts raised €250 by taking

in brown Money Cooper Coins only. They done this over the period of a

month and were amazed at how much they raised when they eventually

counted it. On the night of the Presentation the Volunteers from Last Hope

brought along some of the Animals that are looking for a home and give a

talk on Pet Responsibility. See some of the pictures below of the Night.

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Southern Province Stage 6

Southern Province Stage 6 Group Photo Course took place in Killonan

Lodge Hotel, Cahir, Co Tipperary.

Gay Davern (National Training Commissioner) Declan Condon (Provincial

Training CoOrdinator), Trainers Barry McInerney (Course Leader),

Bernadette Brennan, Mary O Regan, Mike Hayes, Charlotte Slowey, Pat

Foley and James Neenan.

National Training Commissioner Gay Davern with Charlotte Slowey who received her 3rd Wood bead, Mary O Regan who receiver her 4th Wood bead , Barry McInerney who received his 4th Wood bead also in photo is Southern Province Commissioner Morgan O Sullivan.

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Kilcully Campsite – A new Beginning

The following is an extract from a speech of Chris McSweeney of the

Southern Provincial at last Saturday’s reopening of Kilcully Campsite

“Firstly it is my pleasure on behalf of Kilcully management committee to

welcome everyone here today. I would like to offer a special welcome to

our Chief Scout Michael John Shinnick and our Provincial Commissioner

Morgan O’Sullivan. Their presence here in an indication of the support that

KSC is receiving and continues to look forward to receiving as we continue

to develop”.

is that so many people are willing to help fulfil those ideas or reach those standards”.

“Getting us here today was not a result of just the management

“In November last year we invited Scouters and Scouts from across the 5 Scout Counties to a meeting. At that meeting we sought input to what are the basic needs of guests that visit to camp. The improvements you see today are those we were mandated to carry out. The positivity and buzz around KSC has been great. Everyone in Scouting in Cork we speak to has very fond memories. Be they from an activity as a youth or even training as leader. Everyone has an idea, everyone has a standard they wish to see KSC reach. But what is different

committee. Without mentioning names there are so many individuals and groups that have worked so hard over the last four months”.

“The work weekends have been so well supported. One weekend alone there was close to 60 people on site across the weekend. Our first Car Boot Sale took place 2 weeks ago, their past efforts and continued dedication to KSC is essential to our existence and development. The time being offered by professionals has been astonishing. Not alone is their work critical but by volunteering has offset fees close to €8k and a recent statistic has shown that approximately 1,400 man hours have been given voluntary”

“We don’t plan on stopping here. There is so much more we can offer. You can still offer your input. In our meeting room we have planned out some of the wishes submitted to us last November and since then. Please take a look, and let us know your thoughts. We are also supported by the Blarney CE Scheme and we have built a new and potentially fruitful link with SECAD all of which will blend in

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with and support our development strategy going forward. Forging new links and developing existing ones will be so important. Not just for grant aid. We are not the first body of people in Scouting Ireland to do this and Scouting Ireland’s advice and support in the last few weeks especially has been great”

“Finally, to mark this occasion I would like to ask our Chief Scout along with Adam Long a Macaoimh/Cub Scout from Cois Laoi Chorcai on site today to raise our flags. Raising of these flags symbolises a new beginning, the future development of a centre for Scouting in Cork County primarily and beyond”

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Kilcully - A new beginning

A Hunger for Games

On Saturday 25th January 2014, thirteen districts fought it out in the Kildare

County ‘Hunger Games’ County Challenge, in Kilcullen, Co Kildare.

With over 51 volunteers, who were made up in to teams of four; with

members bearing their respective troops colours, although there was one

or two combined groups to mix it up.

In order to be this year’s chosen survivors, the winning team had to stay

alive and complete many challenges including: Cryptic Puzzles, Peta’s

those who had the courage to cross it, and a blindfolded walk between the lines.

Points were won and lost across the day, with some teams good at the cryptic challenges, were others stood up and excelled in the physical ones.

The challenges were made up and designed by a team of Scout County Reps: Sarah Kelly, Paul Hendricks, Caoimhne Ward ,Emily Kelly, Grace Dunne and Cameron Lennon with the helpful guidance from CPC’s Anne Kelly and Mary Fricker and many Scouters from the County.There was no need for the winning teams to eat any poison berries in this year’s Hunger Games final, with a consolation prize for the best ‘Iced Buns’ going to Kildare Town, and a combined team from Kildare Town and Narraghmore coming a close second, with only one point between them and the overall winners Naas Celts.

Well done to all participants and thank you to all helped make it a great days adventure in Kildare.

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Bakery, The Career’s Minefield and The Training Centre which included Archery Construction.

In the Kilcullen Community Centre, there was litres of water being sloshed from jug to jug, while pyramids and puzzles were starred at, and knives and axes were sharpening and chopping branches to make bows and arrows, and across the complex in the Kilcullen Scout Den, buns were being iced with from the imagination of all those who entered. Upstairs a chequered minefield awaited all

17th Meath Winter Hike

To the right are two photos from 17th Meath’s Winter hike which took place

on Sunday 9th of February at Glenbarrow in the Slieve Blooms Mountains.

All three sections took part in walks ranging in distance from 7km for

our Beavers and some of our Cubs to 14km for the remaining Cubs and

Scouts.

At the end of the hike presentations wer made for Beaver/Cub and Scout of the year 2013 to:

Tadge Fahey (Beaver)Éirinn Leonard (Cub)Chloe Moore (Scout)

A great day out in not so great weather.

Ken HurleyGroup Leader.

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The Peace Light of Bethlehem

Late last year on the 11th December 2013, a candle was lit in the Church

of the Nativity in Bethlehem. From here the flame was taken by young

Israeli & Palestinian Scouts to Tel Aviv and then flown over to Austria. On

15th December a service for the Gift of Peace was held in Vienna. Scouts

& Guides from all over Europe gathered to take the flame and transport it

by rail, road and foot to their own countries, with the aim of spreading the

message of Peace worldwide.

A Peace Light service was held on Thurs 20th December 2013, in the

Church of the Visitation in Fairview, Dublin. Here Scouts and Guides,

individual homes, gifted by particular members of Scouting Ireland to people they knew who would appreciate the symbolic gesture and the meaning behind it. 8th Kildare Maynooth Venture Scouts were privileged, for the second year running, to escort the Peace Light back to the parishes of Maynooth, Ladychapel and Kilcloon.

On Christmas Eve youth members from Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Ventures and Rovers in Maynooth, brought the Peace Light to St. Mary’s church in Maynooth, Ladychapel and St. Oliver’s in Kilcloon, to share with the community. At the Children’s Mass at 5pm Christmas Eve in

from the length and breadth of Ireland, gathered for a ceremony of peace and to take the Peace Light of Bethlehem back to their own parishes. The ceremony was really beautiful and uplifting, interspersed with music and singing from some very talented youth members. At the end of this ceremony a representative from each of the groups present lined up to light their various lanterns and candles from the Peace light. These Lights were presented to hospitals, churches, nursing homes etc around the country. It was also brought into

St Mary’s parish, Beaver scouts brought the light into the church where the procession was led by a lone drummer playing “The Little Drummer Boy”. It was very special for all children involved in this particular Mass. Many children from the parish also took part, by singing in the choir, acting out the Nativity pageant and helping in many other ways.

This year the Peace Light shines all over the world where the significance of what it symbolises is appreciated – in Ireland and also all the countries of the European Union, Central and Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation and in the countries of North and Central

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Guerilla Neckerchiefing and Scouting’s Mission to Daretodogood

Everyone’s heard of Guerrilla Gardening, people planting and cultivating unused public green spaces, but what on earth is Guerrilla Neckerchiefing? Saturday 22nd Feb saw scouts from all over the county out and about promoting scouting by getting prominent people to wear to a neckerchief and adorning various statues around the towns.

The scouts in Mitchelstown give a very good example of what was happening around the country. There two icons became the latest members of the 29th/30th Cork, Mitchelstown Scout Group. John Mandeville & St. Fanahan, both legends in their own right donned the Blue & Gold and Red & Yellow of the local scout group as part of this national “ Guerrilla Neckerchiefing”, campaign.

This campaign sought to raise awareness of scouting in our communities by displaying neckerchiefs on statues in public places or to get celebrities to

America, where it was brought by various Scouting members.

In past years the light has been presented to Pope Benedict XVI, former President Mikhail Gorbachev of Russia, King Hussein of Jordan, EU President Romano Prodi and other members of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the UN Troops in Kosovo and to Ground Zero, New York.

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wear them. Scouts throughout the country have been scouring the nation armed with their colourful neck garments, getting famous sporting, political and television personalities to display their respect for scouting, everyone from Damien Duff, Brendan O’Connor, Diarmuid Gavin and indeed the Taoiseach Enda Kenny have participated in this campaign. Neckerchiefs have popped up in the strangest of places, from Molly Malone, Oscar Wilde and The Spire in Dublin to the Rory Gallagher sculpture in Cork City and the famous Fr. Mathew Statue.

”This chain of lights is a symbol peace, warmth, love and family. By passing on this Peace Light from Bethlehem we want to overcome the darkness caused by hate, egoism, materialism and war and spread happiness and hope into the hearts of all those who come in contact with it.” (source- Peace Light of Bethlehem 2013, Facebook page).

and Leaders gathered for a photo and to celebrate their pride in their group and to give thanks to Baden Powell for his extraordinary vision which see’s boys and girls become active citizens, the future leaders of our country, learning practical skills like teamwork, first aid, mountain and survival skills, all in a fun environment. No birthday celebration would be complete without cake. Rather than scoffing the lot themselves, the scouts shared in their celebrations by offering cake to some bemused but grateful passers-by and business owners and workers. This random act of kindness, in keeping with the movements core belief, in doing a good deed for someone else, leaving the world a little happier than before, as Baden Powell challenged all scouts to do in his last birthday message in 1941.

Recent weeks, have seen the nations papers, blogs, radio stations and social networks clogged with debate over the craze for Nek-nominations, this drink fuelled fad, has unfortunately claimed several lives. As a counter-offensive to this peer-driven phenomenon, Scouting Ireland, in its role as a moral force in the country began a campaign

The day is celebrated throughout the world by over 30 million scouts. Founders Day is the birthday of Robert Baden-Powell, Chief Scout of the World and the founder of this wonderful organization. Founders Day also see’s scouts take part in numerous events, from camps and dawn hikes, to religious services and acts of charity.

Scouting Ireland, which celebrates its 10th birthday this year, is now the largest youth organisation in the country with over 45,000 members, with the highest level of adult volunteers catering for young people from 6-26 years old. Michael John Shinnick, Chief Scout , spent

Dare2dogood, this campaign see’s scouts and members of the public dared by their friends to do a random act of kindness for a stranger, this can be as little as buying someone a cup of tea to changing a tyre or buying a homeless person a meal or a night in a hostel. Driven through a Facebook page and discussion and promotion on the national airwaves, Dare2dogood, has been seen as playing a significant part in turning people away from the lethal nek-nomination craze and towards doing something kind for someone, I think everyone can agree whether you are or every have been a scout, doing someone a random act of kindness will make the world a little better!

So, on the wet Saturday, Mitchelstown’s Dare2dogood, sharing birthday cake, sought to spread a little cheer! While some may have feared the scouts baked the cake themselves, many were delighted to receive such an un-expected gift.

Happy Birthday Baden Powell and thanks for making this world a little better through the gift of scouting.

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Founders Day in Dublin presenting scouts with their Chief Scout Awards, the highest youth award that a Scout can attain, as well as bravery awards for scouts who had literally risked their own lives to save others. The Chief also launched further details of the movements Vision2020, a road map to the next developments in scouting. This is an ambitious overhauling of scouting structures which will see it become leaner and more able to respond to local needs and support groups.

Under John Mandeville’s watchful gaze, a large number of the Mitchelstown groups, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Ventures, Rovers

Navan Road Scout Group takes

over Castle Saunderson

`Friday February 7th 2014 saw the departure of the whole of the Navan

Road Scout Group to the National Scout Centre Castle Saunderson. On

arrival the two coach loads of beavers, cubs, scouts, ventures and scouters

were met by the welcoming and smiling staff of Castle Saunderson. The

centre proved to be an instant hit with the youth members as they explored

every nook and cranny much to the staffs delight!! The scouters were

immediately impressed by the warm open fire and the sound of the kettle

boiling.

As part of their plan do review, the cubs proposed hot tubs might be a welcome addition to Castle Saunderson as well as rooms for girls “2miles away from the boys”!! The scouts voted to go back camping in the summer and the beavers concluded it was the best weekend ever. Smiles all round in the Navan Road Scout Group from a great weekend in Castle Saunderson.

The weekend’s activities consisted of crate climbing, orienteering, backwoods cooking, pizza making, campfire, night hikes and a whole lot more. The group was kept busy from morning until night. There were many highlights for the beavers, cubs, scouts, ventures and scouters including the PLs versus scouters crate climbing competition!! The weekend was finished off with a small investiture and a trip up to the Castle for our first group photo of the year!!

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BEN DUNNE KNECKERED Scoutlink

by Joann Kelly of the 18th Santry

Scouts from both sides of the Northern Ireland/Republic of Ireland border build bridges and prove that in Scouting, there is no divide.Set up in 2000 and based in Northern Ireland, Scoutlink is an ongoing mission to help spread peace and unity in Northern Ireland and the Republic through Scouting.As part of its latest scheme, the Cross-Borders Project, which launched in 2013, Scoutlink focuses on two counties either side of the border: County Tyrone (to the north) and County Monaghan (in the south).With the Republic of Ireland and the Northern Ireland border running between them, the counties are physically divided by an international border and a long history of political unrest, though Scoutlink aims to bring young people together despite past differences.

Beyond borders

Joan Reid, the head of Scoutlink, together with Scout leaders from either side of the border, help to unite young people by hosting

activity workshops and residentials with Groups from both counties.

‘Scouts from Tyrone and Monaghan rarely have the opportunity to speak to each other even though they’re next door to each other,’ says Joan. ‘The border is a physical boundary, but it’s also a boundary in people’s minds; they have no understanding or experience of those across the divide.’

Helping young people to think differently is at the forefront of the project, and bringing them together to experience the Scouting adventure is the perfect way to do this. During a recent residential in Monaghan, Scouts enjoyed a day of archery, canoeing and socialising: ‘It

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was really cool to meet other Scouts and learn about our differences and similarities,’ says Laura, a Scout from 3rd Monaghan. ‘I think it will encourage peace between us.’

Bringing people togetherYoung people in Northern Ireland still generally go to single-religion schools so there are few opportunities to meet others from different backgrounds within their own countries. This makes the Cross-Borders Project all the more vital.

‘In Northern Ireland, there are only about 5% of schools that are integrated; pretty much every school that young people go to is either Protestant or Catholic,’ says Joan. ‘They are segregated because of religion and their education, and that falls back on the communities. Young people never get the chance to meet others from different communities.’Scoutlink has overseen a whole spectrum of impactful community projects, including a six-year endeavour in north Belfast, which

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began in 2003 and brought young people together from a tough area of the city for workshops and activities.

‘It’s important now for young people to make up their own minds

and have a chance to meet each other on a neutral basis without the backdrop of the Troubles,’ says Joan. ‘Parents are largely on board with it, and that’s thanks in part to the fact that Scouting is such a trusted organisation.’

Scoutlink is another great example of Scouts making a huge social impact. Check out the Cross Borders Project video below.

Air Activities at the Aerodrome

We are learning about planes and helicopters in the scouts. So on

wednesday 19/02/2014 I went to the Aerodrome in Dublin with the scouts.

At 7.30am Davina’s mam dropped me and Davina off at the scout’s hall.

When she left me and Davina at the hall we went inside and sat down on

one of the benches and talked until the bus arrived. We were feeling very

nervous and excited, we had never been to the Aerodrome before. When

we got on the bus we sat beside each other. I fell asleep.

to the helicopters. We were allowed to sit in the back of a helicopter, I was very excited about this. The man took us outside to watch the police helicopters take off, this was amazing. You could see the wind moving underneath the blades.

The best part of the Aerodrome visit was when we got to sit in the Presidents jet. The jet has a toilet that looks like a footstool. It had coffee coloured leather seats and it was very comfortable. You could turn the coffee table into a bed. The jet could fly up to 350miles an hour.

After this we went to have lunch I had ham and cheese sandwhiches, two apples, a packet of rolos and a can of coke. It was delicious. While everyone finished their lunch we had a game of tip. After everyone finished we got back on the bus and went to Newbridge house and farm. I saw lots of pigs, horses, baby chicks, a chicken with funny hair and peacocks. One peacock had it’s wings open and I could see lots of colours especially brown and green.

Soon we arrrived at the Aerodrome. A man came over to talk to us as we got off the bus. He was our tour guide. First he showed us the museum, it had loads of helicopters and aeroplanes in it. I was very interested in this. First I went over to look at the front of the aeroplane and then I went over to look at the Vampire aeroplane. This had a pink top on it and it was used to scare the other planes in the war. After this E.D., my scout leader, invested me. Next the man took us over

Next we went over to the park. First me and Davina ran over to a circle that we spun each other upsidedown in. Then we went to play on a tyre swing it was really fun.

After that we got back on the bus and we had to pick a different partner, I sat beside Ella. On the bus we played on Ella’s ipod. Soon we had arrived back home and my mam collected us. It was so much fun, I hope I can do it again.

Caoimhe Moran

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Waterford Cub Scouts enjoy a magical weekend at Mt. Melleray Scout CentreOver 300+ Cubs and Leaders from County Waterford were thoroughly entertained during the recent fun weekend held at Mt. Melleray. Highlight of the weekend was Magician & Sword Swallower Jack Wise who had everyone in stitches with the help of volunteers from the audience. Big Thanks to Tony Kelly, leader from 8th Tramore for being a super Ventriloquist’s dummy and it’s safe to say Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes will never be the same again!

The rest of the weekend can be summed up with DJ’s & disco lights, bouncy castles, the golden ticket hunt, chocolate, the macarena, the cha-cha slide, hike, rain, climbing wall, chicken curry, goldilocks, bunk beds, bamboo jousting, dodge ball, goujons, sticks, smores, spices, head & harp, the shop, air hockey, YMCA, Hi-Viz jackets, fortune cookies, snoring, midnight feasts and lots of laughter. A big Thanks to all the Leaders and Cubs for making the weekend a great success.

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Tramore Scouters Recieve Awards

GL Caroline Cahill 8th Tramore 20yr service

Leonie Rogers 8th Tramore 20yr Service

A Scouter’s Journey – From Bray

to Machu Picchu

The morning of Stephen’s Day 2013, we set off on an odyssey that would

take us from Dublin to Lima, the modern day capital of Peru to Cusco, the

ancient centre of the Inca civilisation and culminating at Machu Picchu,

the famous Inca UNESCO World Heritage Site. My son and I took most

of the year to plan and organise the trip though much of the on-the-ground

logistical work was done by the local trekking company. However, Michael

and I wanted to do something a little more adventurous than the normal

collected over 10 kilos of near new condition pens and pencils (550 pencils, 330 pens, 250 coloured pencils and various coloured pens, crayons, rubbers and sharpeners) as well as €480. Finally at the school, the celebration commenced when a bucket of hot chocolate was brought out and the large fruit cakes cut up. A reception line was formed with teachers handling the food and my son and I passing out pens and pencils to students. Afterwards we chatted to the teachers and were told of plans for two buildings under construction as we watched the children play football with a dog substituting each time the football whizzed past. Later, we met up with a retired nurse from Ireland who has recently settled in Cusco. We donated some remaining money to the Centro Yamapanakusun where she volunteered. The centre provides education and places to stay for girls and we were assured our small donation would go a long way providing uniforms and supplies.The next seven days had us acclimatising in the Sacred Valley and hiking approximately 80kms on the Salkantay and Inca Trails

tourist Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and I wanted to involve the Scouting Community in some way. My Scouting Group supported a proposal for each Beaver, Cub, Scout and Venture Section to bring in spare useable pens and pencils that were lying around the house which would be sorted and donated to the school. Additionally, there was an option for each Scout to make a 50 cent donation. The response was spectacular. During November, Bray 5th Wicklow Sea Scouts

concluding at Machu Picchu. The highlights of the Salkantay Trail included: watching a male condor soaring overhead at lunchtime; successfully attaining our highest elevation of 5,200m; a lightening show of fireworks towards the Inca Trail on New Year’s Eve and then waking to the view of the archaeological site - Paucar Cancha flanked by two mountains either side with a snow capped background.

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had shown us most of the site and just in time - The rain really started in earnest and then it got serious with what seemed like 200 litre buckets of water being continually dumped on us. All in all the expedition exceeded our expectations and was thoroughly enjoyed. We managed to do a bit of hiking while enjoying the scenery, sharing the trail with llamas, visiting archaeological sites, learning about the history and culture of the Incas, making new friends and of course our visit to the school. My son and I would like to acknowledge and thank 5th Wicklow (Bray) Sea Scoutsfor contributions and helping arrange the successful visit to the school:

Talk about inspiration for the New Year!New Year’s Day we joined the Inca Trail at Wayllabamba, and were the last group to exchanged New Year’s greetings at the checkpoint. Although our breathing became heavier with each meter gained in elevation, we overtook stragglers en route to the highest and most difficult part of the Inca Trail, Warmiwanuscca – Dead Woman’s Pass at 4,200m. Our hard won achievement soon became anticlimactic as a litter warden entered the frame - nonchalantly walking up the trail picking up trash. What a contrast in so many ways! At the famous Sun Gate, we saw neither the sunrise nor Machu Picchu as it was a typical Irish day – a mixture of drizzle, mist and rolling fog. In Machu Picchu, the clouds never cleared enough to see Machu Picchu or Huayna Picchu Mountains – and we were glad not to have booked the hike up either one. Three hours after we arrived, our guide

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Scout Brand launches it’s own Website

The Scout Shop have just launched a dedicated website for the New Scout

Brand which has been so successful since it’s launch at last years National

Council. The site is located at http://www.scoutbrand.ie/

You can now check out and Buy all the Scout Brand items on this website.

Check it out by clicking on the image below.

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A New Way to Submit Your

Articles for Inside out

Because of the Volume of Articles we are getting from Groups and

Counties each month we have decided to make it easier for Groups and

Counties to submit their Articles and Photos each month. And we love to

get them all.

We now have designed a dedicated page where you can upload your

Article and your Photos with no hassle and get a message back straight

away to let you know that your article has been received.

If you just Click on this image to the right it will take you to a form where you enter your details and then attach your article and photos. Then when you have all done press submit. If your article is received you will get an automatic reply to say we have received your article and a thank you.

See right a screen Shot of the Form.

If you need any help at all with this contact me at communications@scouts.ie and I will endeavour to help.

Now wouldn’t it be great if we got a small article from every group in the country just to let everyone know that you are there!

Communications Team

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