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Training Review
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Communications
Commissioner Intro
Welcome to this month’s issue of Inside Out. This month’s issue covers all the great Scouting
Activites that are taking place around the country
We look at not one but two Mountain pursuit challengs where we capture both with super images from the
hills. The Scouters Conference took place recently with over 200 Scouters in attendance. Check it out inside
We have our monthly section resources this month as usual and a 5th instalment from our Backwoods
feature.
We look forward to some upcoming National Activities which are scheduled to take place over the next few
months. So why not get involved.
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This month as in every month we feature many articles and Pictures from all around the Country
from groups just like yours. So why not send us in an image an a few lines about what you were
up to and we will feature in next months issue.
We have made 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 [email protected].
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 30th November.
The Communications Team
In this issue...
Cub Scouts
Scouters Conference
Adult Resources
Camp 3
MOP Heroes
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Movie Night – Spartacus, Gladiator, Ben Hur, Pompeii, The Three Stooges
meet Hercules
Roman baths were like leisure centres. They were a meeting place for
business as well as somewhere to cleanse. Make a visit to your local
swimming pool. Discuss the importance of keeping clean
Fire lighting
They were trained to fight, and then put into the arena to fight animals or
other gladiators. Some of the fights were to the death. Try arm wrestling
or tug of war or relays (Six against Six)
Each soldier carried his weapons, shield, food and camping equipment,
cooking pot and clothes from one camp to the next. Go on an expedition
with full pack
In battle it was a disgrace if the flag or standard was captured. Play
“capture the flag”
Pioneering: the Romans invented war machines like the catapults and the
ballista. Have the Scout Section help the Cubs to make a ballista. Cubs
to make their own handheld catapult and have a competition to test for
distance and accuracy
Backwoods cooking – cook on an open fire like the legionnaires
First Aid: battle injuries - learn how to make slings and, dressings for cuts
and wounds, burns & scalds from fires, and stretchers
The Romans knew the 7 brightest objects in the sky: sun, moon and 5
planets, and they named them after their most important gods. Make
a paper mache model of a planet or visit the local observatory/
planetarium
Archery
Make a wash stand for camp just like the Roman army
Chariot racing – ask the Scout Section to help the Cubs to make a version
of a chariot from pioneering spars. Have a chariot race
Gladiators were slaves who were forced to fight for the entertainment of the
Romans.
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Fitness was essential for Legionnaires and Gladiators. Cubs to draw up a
personal fitness plan prior to a long hike
Poor Romans has small homes without kitchens, so they often bought
takeaways such as sausages and fried fish. Wealthy Romans held
elaborate dinner parties prepared and cooked by slaves. Plan a balanced
menu using the food pyramid for 1 day for a family or camp
Stars and constellations: used for navigation by Legions. Learn to
recognize some of the major constellations as well as the North Star
Romans built good roads to last. They were built in as straight a line as
possible. Using a map, Cubs to plan a new road from the Scout Den to their
favourite hiking trail
Most Roman homes and buildings had mosaics floors – make a giant
mosaic of the Fleur de Lys or Scouting Ireland logo from coloured pieces of
paper and display it in the Scout Den
In Ancient Rome, there were no public schools; boys were taught to read
and write by their parents. Cubs to ask their parents about their early
school life to see how it differs from their own modern school curriculum
The Roman Senate passed all laws and collected all taxes. Cubs to visit the
local Council Chamber or Courthouse
Measurements- miles, feet and inches came from the Romans. Make a
yard stick and take each Cubs height, take it again at the end of the Scout
year
Military troops called Centuries made up part of the Roman foot soldier
army. Centuries were led by a Centurion. The Centurion, like the Sixer
was easily recognised by the badge he wore. He would also have Deputy
Centurion similar to a Seconder. Each Six to design a flag or standard.
The Sixer/Centurion to carry the standard on hikes or going to camp. The
Standards will be raised and lowered each day on camp
Board game night: board games were popular for leisure time and during
camp time for soldiers
At the age of 16, some students went on to rhetoric school. Education at
this level prepared students for legal careers, and required that students
memorize the laws of Rome. Memorize the Cub Scout Law. Live the law.
Sketches – Romans enjoyed the theatre. Each Six to put together a sketch
to be performed at camp
Aqueducts were built to supply water to towns from springs, rivers and lakes.
Cubs to find out the origin of the local public water supply
Markets were where merchants of all sorts sold items (including slaves) from
around the Empire. Make a simple craft and sell it at your local farmer’s
market along perhaps with your 12 Days of Christmas tickets
The names of the months of the year and the days of the week originate
from Ancient Rome. Cubs to find out the origin of each
Weather – forecasts are essential for army expeditions & marches (hikes) make a wind sock/weather vane
Map reading – essential for invading and conquering new lands
The Romans introduced coins as currency. Ask the Cubs to bring in old or
foreign coins from home. Display and discuss their origin or age
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Strict Codes of Conduct dictated the life of a Roman soldier. Pack forum to
draft a Code of Conduct
The Forum was one of the important centres of Roman life. The Forum had
the marketplace, the banks and the baths. But the Forum had a purpose
that we today might find unusual. It was in the Forum where anyone who
felt like it could stand up and talk to the crowd and express their views on
any subject. It was called “Orating” and the Romans loved it. Pack Forum
to debate on a given topic to see who is considered the best “Orator”
Most religious rituals featured musical performances. Have a Scouts
Own, Cubs to bring and play their own musical instruments
Leave No Trace Policy
Gods were worshipped in Temples where Romans could go and make
offerings to the statues of the most popular gods. Roman Gods include
Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Apollo, Mercury, Pluto. Make a
list of the statues of saints most commonly found in churches or other
places of worship, what offerings are made nowadays?
National Christmas Fundraising
Initiative
As you are no doubt aware that our Annual 12 Days of Christmas Draw and
our new initiative The 12 Deeds of Christmas are very important Fundraising
opportunities in our calendar that help your Scout Group and Scouting Ireland
to raise funds to develop your local Scout Group and the National Scout
Centres.
A further presentation was given at the Scouters conference on ways to
maximise your turonver with the fundraisers.
Please make sure that you clip the travel tickets for your journey as you
go along to earn beads as you progress.
For the 12 Days of Christmas fundraiser your Tickets should be returned to
Scouting Ireland on or before Dec 5th 2014
For the 12 Deeds of Christmas your return sheet should be sent back to
Scouting Ireland by the 30th Jan 2015
To get all the information on both fundraisers click on the posters on the next
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Adventure Skills Resources
Below is a link (just click on the image) to a collection of links to available online resources. If the resource is used in conjunction
with the Scouting Trail and with reference to Adventure Skills requirements the resource becomes extremely useful to all –
scouters and scouts.
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The development of any proposed new broad based Training
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WOSM’s Woodbadge Framework
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The following, while important considerations for implementation, are
not to be constraining factors in the design of the new Training Programme:
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Minimising the cost of training
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Designing a programme solely for the purpose of securing a form of
educational accreditation
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The training review for Scouting
Ireland was established at the end
of 2012 by the Chief Commissioner
Adult Resources to give effect
to General Motion 13, carried at
National Council that year. The aim
of this project is to: “undertake a
review of Scouter Training using
the Adults in Scouting World
Policy as reference, with the
underlining principles of providing
adult leadership training that is
flexible and accessible, which
acknowledges previous skills and
focuses on the actual role specific
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to each Scouter” (Ref: General
Motion 13, National Council 2012).
Following the appointment of Chris
Kearns by the National Management
Committee as Project Manager
for the review, terms of reference
were agreed between the Chief
Commissioner Adult Resources
and the Training Commissioner
in consultation with the Project
Manager in November 2012. In
addition to the above motion, the
terms of reference also specified
three key conditions for the review:
The review is to be completed by the end of 2015
A steering group was formed and
work commenced in January 2013.
The steering group comprises
seven experienced trainers in
addition to the Project Manager.
The Training Commissioner is a
member of the steering group.
An approach document for the
review which included a Vision and
Mission Statement was developed,
agreed and shared with attendees
at National Council 2013.
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Vision and Scope
A period of consultation commenced within the association and externally.
While the consultation was in progress a core team was formed to commence
the work. The core team currently incorporates seven others in addition to the
steering group and the Project Manager (15 in all). Individuals were appointed
to the core team based on their interest and ability rather than topographical
considerations.
Existing training programmes in Scouting Ireland and in a number of other
scout (and guide) organisations were examined and a set of training areas or
‘Topics’ were determined for future adult training at Scouting Ireland. There are
19 Topics in all.
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Educational aims and high-level learning objectives were developed for
17 of these Topics. Adventure Skills was deferred pending discussions
between Adult Resources and Youth Programme and these discussions are
progressing at this time. Work on the Child Protection Topic was delayed
in anticipation of legislation changes, it recently became obvious that such
changes are some way off and the National Adult Resources Committee has
agreed that work should commence on that Topic immediately.
The list of Topics along with associated educational aims and high level
learning objectives form the Body of Knowledge for which a new training
scheme will be developed. The Body of Knowledge currently contains
approximately 200 high level learning objectives for the 17 Topics which are
elaborated up to this point.
Work on the Body of Knowledge
took place throughout 2013 and
into the early months of 2014. With
the Body of Knowledge becoming
quite tangible, the core team set
to considering how a Scouter’s
experience of training (their
‘learning journey’) might look. Five
specific areas were identified, from
‘New to Scouting’ to continuous /
lifelong learning (‘Extending your
Learning and Skills’). The 200 high
level learning objectives were then
distributed across each of the five
areas to form progressive training
paths for each Topic.
This phase concluded with an
update and consultation meeting
with key stakeholders in March
2014, as well as a workshop for
attendees at National Council.
An Educational Methods workshop
took place in March 2014, as well
as the core team all Scouting
Ireland trainers were invited, 20
trainers attended that weekend
and this resulted in a few additional
volunteers joining the core team at
that point.
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E-learning
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In recent weeks the core team
completes the assignment of method
to each of the high level learning
objectives for each area throughout
the learning journey. They have
also considered to what extent each
learning objective represents learning
which each individual should have,
which a Scouter team should have on
the team, or which can be classed as
useful to the individual or the team.
The next phase will involve
developing the outline for specific
learning opportunities or Learning
Spaces to service each area
throughout the learning journey.
Once that is complete, work can
start on specific learning / training
materials for each of the Learning
Spaces. This phase of the work
will be led by members of the core
team who will have review subteams to assist them in this work.
A matrix management system has
been agreed to ensure that 1) each
Topic is covered in a consistent and
progressive manner while 2) each
area throughout the learning journey
works as a cohesive whole.
For observations, comments, offers
of help etc. contact the Project
Manager at trainingreview@scouts.
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The venue for Roverfocus is still to
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Communinty Celebrations Week.
If you completed a project send it
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months issue.
19/36th Phibsboro taking part
in the Community Celebration
Week. The Project they choose
was cleaning up royal canal bank
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cleaned the martello tower area.
Great job done by all the lads!
Some Images from a project from
Raphoe Scout Group who Collected
Books and donated to the Local
Playschool.
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committee, a development plan for
2014-2017, selecting Bali for the next
conference in 2017. The social side
included a night cruise in Sydney
Harbour, a trip to the Blue Mountains,
a visit to Bondi Beach and tours of the
city of Sydney.
International
Conference in Australia
The international Scout and Guide
Fellowship Conference in Sydney has
concluded.
It was attended by three delegates
from Ireland including Maurice
Lapthorne and John Reid from
Scouting Ireland.
The World conference is held every
three years and on this occasion
the venue was Sydney. There were
forty four countries represented at
the conference with a total of three
hundred and fifty delegates. The
Irish delegation consisted of Jake
Reid coordinator of Scout Fellowship
groups in Ireland, Addy Patterson
of the Irish Girl Guides and Maurice
Lapthorne, secretary of the Cork
Fellowship group. The business side
of the conference included appointing
new members to the World Fellowship
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One of the highlights of the conference
was presentations made by the
various national organisations on
projects which they undertake to help
the less fortunate people around the
world. These included collecting
toys and sending them to children
in refugee camps in Jordan and
other locations. The Irish Fellowship
organisation will be following up on
these ideas with a view to developing
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preventing one community from
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bombings and intimidation were
commonplace.
Mike Loder and Paul Browne were
Scout Leaders from groups on
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each side of the sectarian divide
in a tense Belfast. They strongly
believed that their responsibility
to their Scouts included helping
to develop tolerance and
understanding. They knew that if
progress was to be made, people
had to meet, prejudices had to be
challenged, and friendships had to
be forged. They knew this could put
their own lives at risk, but they knew
it was worth it.
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Everyone was really excited to be
able to start to get to know and
bond with our other troop members.
Although people were hesitant and a
little bit bashful in the beginning, by
the time we were leaving none of us
could imagine going to Japan with
anyone else!
During our stay, we made quite a
bit of progress in preparation for the
Jamboree. The main decisions that
were made were; who the Pls and
APLs were, what patrol everyone
was in and finally the patrol names.
We opted to name each patrol
after a part of a Celtic legend e.g.
The Salmon of Knowledge Patrol.
Other than these main decisions we
worked on our marching chants and
we invested a new member into the
troop.
Another paramount element of the
overnight was to bond and to build
a sense of team spirit. A large part
of the two days was spent in our
patrols discussing different topics
related to the Jamboree. Working
together in our small patrol groups
allowed our teamwork skills to
develop and allowed friendships to
flourish. Together as different patrols
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we discussed the structure of our
gate on site in Japan and completed
a survival challenge.
The whole trip came to its climax
during the evening when the troop
sat in a circle and sang songs,
played instruments, told stories
and attempted to do the worm! It
was a lot of fun to see everyone’s
talents which included amazing
guitar playing skills, a singing voice
that sounded like caramel and the
knowledge of every capital city in
the world. While some were more
talented than others everyone
performed something, (even if it was
just telling a joke) this is a tribute
to how well we bonded over the
day as everybody felt comfortable
performing in front of their peers.
The overnight trip was organised
with a goal in mind, to build our spirit
of unity. That goal was achieved.
Although we still have a long journey
left to go before we arrive in Japan,
the foundation has been laid for
the best experience of our lives.
After our stay on Bull Island we are
not just excited to be attending the
Jamboree, we are excited to be
attending the Jamboree together.
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partnership with ERP, is to drive
awareness by promoting a positive
behavioural change throughout
our membership (both Youth and
Adult). ERP & Scouting Ireland
believe that the Recharge the Earth
campaign can do just that, resulting
in diverting batteries from landfill.
Remember that the Christmas
period accounts for around 40% of
all batteries purchased during the
course of the year. This equated to
approximately 32 million batteries
or 800 tonnes of batteries. Many
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of these batteries typically end up
in landfill. Don’t wait until it’s too
late, start talking to your Scouts
and making plans. Register in a
week or so as the activity will run
for a number of weeks before and
after Christmas so everyone can
be involved…by following the steps
below:
1.
Register your Scout Group
online at www.erpcollect.ie/
rechargetheearth
( after the 8th
November – as we are awaiting
a website update – we will send
another reminder when it open for
registration for this year)
Here you will find more information
on the initiative and you can
download your activity pack.
2.
The Recharge the Earth
activity pack will include:
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Information on the importance
of battery recycling and reducing
the carbon footprint of your Scout
Group, allowing your Youth
Members to incorporate the
information into their programme
during the planning stage.
•
Scouters notes and slides to
help in the facilitation and mentoring
of the Youth Members, in developing
their programme.
•
Recycling activities, again
which can be used among the Youth
Members to motivate people within
the Scout Group and the community.
•
Progress tracking poster.
Once registered ERP will send
you four battery boxes so you can
start collecting. (Please place your
battery boxes in a responsible
location away from younger
children).
Special collection dates for Scouting
Ireland will be organised by ERP at
prominent locations around Ireland
where you can bring your batteries
for recycling these will be advised
later.
Let’s Recharge the Earth, and
register shortly.
On behalf of Scouting, ERP and the
better world deserved by everyone,
best of luck,
IAN DAVY
Chief Commissioner (Youth
Programme)
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Many thanks to Pamela and
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Days and the Scouts took part in a
water-filled day at Craigavon Water
Sports Centre. We participated in
Keady’s St. Patricks Day Parade,
and helped Keady town create a
Welcome banner made of local
children’s handprints as part of the
celebrations for the Giro D’Italia.
Great fun was had during our first
group camp in Gosford Forest Park
and not even the non-stop torrential
rain could dampen our spirits.
We took part in various activities
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including backwoods cooking and
shelter building, muddy obstacle
courses, night hikes and a traditional
Scout camp fire.
The Leaders who attended the
fantastic Recharge event in
September not only got into the
spirit of the weekend by dressing
up – they also got to meet Chief
Scout himself who kindly posed for
a photo.
Three Leaders also took part in
the Backwoods Training course
at Castle Saunderson and spent
the weekend getting to grips with
feather sticks, shelter building and
star gazing.
We have been overwhelmed with
the support and interest our group
has already received from the
local community and are looking
forward to the coming year. We
want to thank everyone who has
helped us get up and running over
the last 6 months and big thanks
to our County Commissioner Joe
Corey all the Scout Groups in Brian
Boru County for their guidance and
support.
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From the Twelve O’Clock Hills
much of County Clare is on view
including West Clare, the Burren
and the Shannon Estuary while
locally Kilkishen village, Cullaun
Lake and Steele’s Turret are
prominent.
The Cubs starting points for
accessing the Knockanuarha area
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was near John Torpey’s hurley
factory. They followed the blue
route an 8k Looped Walk taking in
the 12 O’Clock Hills. It took them
about 3.5 Hours including a lunch
break. A great day was had by all.
A donation was made to the 12 O
Clock hills project at the end of the
hike.
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least three or four consent forms
were forgotten, but Neillers worked
heroically to track them down and
make sure that all were recovered
before it was too late. We were
given our briefing by the powers
that be, when we were given the
necessary equipment to survive
the next 2 days, including a map, a
set of tasks, a pen and an egg. The
tasks were as follows:
• Keep a route card of your journey
• Get a picture taken with a local
tourist attraction
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• Get a leaflet of a local tourist
attraction
• Take a picture of every directional
road sign you walk past
• Get your egg back to Faithlegg
without breaking it
• Get a picture of a pre-1990’s car
• Get a photograph with a parish
priest
• Video yourselves doing 10 pushups in a public place
• Find the price of sending a
10-kilogram package to Armenia
• Using barter, swap your pen for
more valuable objects
After our leaders had given us the
vita; pieces of information, we were
blindfolded and thrown into a car,
before being dropped at our starting
point which would turn out to be
some 34 kilometre trek from our
final destination (Faithlegg). Philip
and myself were bundled into a car,
and after what seemed like hours
(it turned out to be 25-minutes) of
not seeing where we were going,
we were eventually told to remove
our blindfolds. As we stepped out
of the car and watched it speed
off, we were left wondering where
we had been landed. A quick stop
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into a local farmhouse told us that
we were indeed walking towards
Mullinavat. This was confirmed
after about another 15-minutes of
walking, when our first signpost
told us Mullinavat was a further 3
kilometres away. Walking through
it and down the Old Dublin Road,
down miles and miles of house-less
road, we turned off into Kilmacow,
looking for a garden in which we
could camp for the night, which
was easier said than done. After
all, we were in Kilkenny the night
before the All-ireland final, and sure
enough the first few houses we
called to were full of people who’d
be leaving early for Dublin the next
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morning. Eventually however, we
found people willing to let us camp
in their back garden, and after a
quick supper of noodles, we went
to bed, fairly exhausted.
Saturday: Getting
there.
We woke up early on Saturday
morning, eager to build on the
immense progress of the previous
night. By 9:30am, we’d packed
away our tent, cooked ourselves a
most excellent breakfast of bacon,
sausages and black pudding, and
left a thank you note for our hosts
who were still asleep. We set off down
the road through Kilmacow village and
past the sports complex, remembering
to photograph every signpost along
the way. While pausing for a break
at a garage in Newrath, we saw Ben
and Paddy, two of our Abbeyside
counterparts, and it was here, while we
were catching up on everything that
happened since the previous evening,
that our egg finally gave way. The four
of us, minus an egg, walked the rest of
the way into town together, reaching
Waterford at around 12:30, where we
spent a couple of hours completing
the various tasks which had been set
for us in accordance with our leaders’
commands. We swapped our pen for
a broken toy lightsaber, and for those
of you who are interested, it’s €65.60
to sent a 10kg package to Armenia,
or €70.50 if you would like express
delivery, although the woman in the
Post Office would recommend you
send a 20kg one as it works out to
be cheaper, which I wouldn’t view as
great salesmanship on her part. After
a quick stop for a photo at Reginald’s
Tower, we continued the hike towards
Faithlegg at a slower pace, knowing
that time was on our side, we had 3
hours to get there. We trudged along
past the schools; Waterpark, De La
Salle, Newtown, through Ardkeen.
It occurred to me as a result of the
tiredness setting in that the Dunmore
Road had never seemed this long
before. Eventually, we reached the
fork in the road that splits Faithlegg
and Dunmore, and the realization that
we were within 5km of our goal gave
us renewed energy; we got to the
campsite as the 6th and 7th teams
back. We pitched our tents, lay down
on the grass and as if it was his duty
to make my day even better, Neillers
arrived with the news that Kilkenny
had won the All-Ireland! Although for
some reason he didn’t look as happy
with this news as I was. When all the
teams had finally arrived, we had a
massive barbecue which was even
better than the breakfast we’d cooked
ourselves. After the dinner, a campfire
and a movie, we all dispersed into our
tents, all wrecked.
Sunday: The end.
We all woke up late on Sunday
morning, there was barely enough
time to take down our tents, clean up
our mess and have a competition to
see who could drink a pint of milk the
fastest, before we went home.
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the drawing up of a calendar of
events for 2015. A number of
scouts were proposed as county
representatives for the year and
following an election Joe Steele
and Dathal Kent both from 82nd
Cork (Rathcormac) and Evin
Walsh 29th Cork (Mitchelstown)
were elected.
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This Northern Province Programme
Support day has been identified
as a local need from Scouters and
Youth members’ feedback within
the Northern Province. These
workshops are Section specific.
This is the first of two Provincial
Programme Support days. The
second practical workshop day will
be held in 2015 in the North Eastern
side of our Province.
My team and I hope by the end of
the day you will have gained a better
understanding of the Programme
to further enhance the Programme
being delivered in your sections.
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the hard work and commitment of
the youth members paid off, with
everyone staying dry till the morning,
the shelters looked amazing. Thank
you to Collwyn, Karen, Annabel,
Gary, Annemarie, Maeve, Maria but
most of all thank you to the youth
members who joined together as
crews and committed effortlessly
to the weekend. Youth members
travelled from Draperstown,
Lifford, Carndonagh, Strabane and
Duncannon.
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This is the third of these twinning
events in the year and came from
an idea from the youth members to
keep group, county and provincial
youth members connected.
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some new skills. The Cubs followed
after lunch building on their previous
years experience with the kayak
centre. Paddling under the M50
bridge is not something they get to
experience too often. The 2 Cub
sessions closed out Saturday. On
Sunday we returned with our 2
Scout sections and Ventures taking
over the centre. Our nascent Rover
section and of course the Leaders
all joined in over the course of the
weekend.
Over the weekend the water levels
were unfortunately low so there
were not weir run’s but there were
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plenty of skill sessions as well as
games and fun to be had by all.
Overall this was our busiest water
activity yet, with over 100 people on
the water over the 2 days. Thanks
to all the leaders who helped make
everything run smoothly.
Over the past few years the group
has been reintroducing kayaking
skills and this summer saw 10
leaders and a further 10 Venture
and Rovers achieve their ICU level 2
kayaking award. This was due to the
hard work of our leaders Aidan and
Cathal and also with the invaluable
help of Ivan and Robert and the rest
of the Malahide Sea Scout Group.
As we continue to invest in our own
kayaks and gear we look forward to
many more smiles on the water.
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gusting winds and heavy rain. We
needed the old Scout Adage that,
“it is the wet ones they remember
best”, to hold true.
Friday night, we camped in a rustic
campsite with stone outhouses
and a standing tap, it was luxury in
comparison to what lay ahead. On
Day 1, we set of from near Capel
Curig with the summits of Moel
Siabod at 875 metres and Moel Gid
at 733 metres as the targets, with
a plan to drop afterwards to Lake
Diwaunydd to camp for the night.
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The landscape was strange for
those of us used to the distinctive
East-West lie of the Galtees and
Knockmealdowns which have
smooth gentle southern slopes
and craggy steep northern slopes
made up of glacial valleys and
lakes. Snowdonia was different, the
rock was different, the aspect of
slopes did not seem to determine
whether they would be gentle or
craggy, it was hard for the amateur
geographer to figure out what was
the result of glaciation, river erosion
or quarrying for the famous Blue
Bangor slate. The summit of Moel
Siabod could be approached by a
long ridge which had an initial steep
ascent and then a more gentle rise
to the summit. The terrain on the
ridge was rough undulating craggy
rock and would need constant
attention and effort, the wind was
high and it looked a tough prospect.
Our patrol, which had been the
last checked out from base camp
decided to take an alternative route
around the base of the ridge and
to ascend Moel Siabod on what
looked a more gentle face. We had
doubters who wanted to follow the
consensus up the ridge. Mighty
Kilbrittain left for the summit ahead
of us by the ridge route, we would
see which of us made the summit
first. Our ascent was gentle until the
last 150 metres, then it got tough,
steep and slippery, South Westerly
gusts were throwing us about badly,
however in spite of it all we kept our
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nerve and made it to the summit.
Had Kilbrittain been through the
summit? Yes, we were told. With
that Rathcormac Patrol lost all
respect and trust in their leader’s
navigation and route planning. A
photo at the trig point was only
possible by holding onto it for dear
life, no matter, it was all down hill
from here and a warm supper lay
ahead. We arrived into high camp
to be told we were the fifth team in,
despite having been the fifteenth
to start, and there was no sign of
Kilbrittain who had set off for the
summit before us. Then it dawned
on us, there were two Kilbrittain
patrols and we had indeed got
ahead of our Kilbrittain friends by
avoiding the ridge. Respect for the
navigation skills of the leader was
restored but at the same time we
had missed out on the thrills of the
ridge which fearless Kilbrittain and
the others had experienced.
Huge gusts hit like tornadoes
through the night but the tents
somehow held up. Day 2 was
supposed to be a stroll after Day 1,
the targets were Carned Y Cribau
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at 591 metres dropping to Rhediad
Coll at 375 metres followed by an
ascent to Cerrig Cochion at 550
metres and then on to Moel Mirirch
at 607 metres. These summits
were fun, the winds were high
but not terrifying, the downpours
were heavy but not cold. The only
threat was posed by large areas of
sphagnum bog where the unwary
sank to their waists and would suffer
the indignity of being laughed at
heartily until being pulled out by they
rest of their patrol. The plan was to
camp at Lake Edno but the advance
party radioed back that South
Westerlies were throwing waves up
over the only level camping areas.
The tents could just about cope
with wind and rain but were not
made for surfing. The camp area
was moved down the valley to an
abandoned sheep fold, where we
nestled around the tumble down
walls of the old sheep pens. The
hour had changed and it was dark at
five o’clock. The rain was non stop,
we were weary, we went to bed
and the whole camp was asleep by
seven o’clock. Teenagers who can
sleep for ever did not mind, the adult
leaders invariably woke at 1am to
spend the night listening to the wind,
but the night was mild and there was
a lot to think about so it wasn’t a
problem.
On Monday morning we packed
up without a worry for keeping our
tents, and sleeping bags dry, tonight
we would sleep in our own beds and
imagined we would be welcomed
home with three course meals. We
skipped down the mountain for
two hours to our bus rendezvous.
The bus drivers looked at us and
made us strip before getting on the
buses, we smelled like the worst
sports changing room ever, and we
were all as happy as could be. We
had been to Wales, however, we
had not seen or spoken to a Welsh
person or anybody in the whole
three days, parts of Snowdonia may
be popular tourist hotspots, but we
had genuinely explored the remoter
parts and more importantly we had
proven the Scout Adage true, it is
indeed the wet ones you remember
best. Thanks from all in Rathcormac
to the Sionnach Team for a great
trip, and greetings to all the new
Scouting friends that we made in
Wales, we look forward to seeing
you there again next time.
The Welsh Dragon Conquered.
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the Cub Adventure Quest book
which involved cracking Celtic
codes, hieroglyphics, constructing
leaky aqueducts, medieval quests,
fort building + pioneering + dodge
ball (everybody should try this at
least once!!!), hikes, weekends,
campfires, a multitude of games
(that’s just the tip of the iceberg),
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and side splitting fun beyond
quantifying we eventually reached
the point where we could award a
Tagann Badge.
On the 23rd Oct 2014 Ben Whelan
became the first Cub ever in the
18th to be awarded the Tagann
Badge. Not only was this was a
moment of great pride for Ben and
his Scouters but it marked a major
milestone for the Pack as we now
know we’re capable of delivering the
One Programme from start to finish.
Congratulations & Well Done
Ben!! May you have as much fun
and success with the adventures
/ challenges that Scouts and the
Crean Awards hold in store for you.
Hopefully in another three years
we’ll see you with a Polar Badge
and maybe even a Chief Scouts
Award on your sleeve!
With two more Cubs well on track
to be awarded their Tagann Badge
early in the New Year and a raft of
Cubs nearing completion of their
Taisteal badge the future for Cubs in
Santry looks very bright indeed.
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the indoor play centre at Wilton.
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was served and then a non stop
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leaders said they must have been
exhausted because there was not
a sound after 1 a.m. and they had
to be woken upon Sunday morning
and believe me that it most unusual
for that age group.
After a fry up on Sunday morning
it was off to Farran Woods for the
outdoor side of the weekend. The
Leader of the section Pat Spillane
wishes to thank all the leaders
for their support, especially Seán
O’Sullivan for driving the bus for the
weekend.
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