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| * The County Expedition Advance Party to the French Alps left on 16th August
and you can see the latest from the expedition on the
County Web Site. |
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| * Many will have seen this
update on adult training from the DC, but a copy will be placed on the
Adult
Training page for future reference.
Here
is the attachment mentioned. |
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| * The Explorer Scouts gathered at the Waterside Centre on Monday 21st July
to build and race some cardboard canoes. Sound intriguing? There's more
here, including some
photos and even a video clip. |
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| * A new link to The Lookout in Bracknell Forest has been added to the
Links page. They will lay
on items especially for Cubs and Beavers, for example...such as the Science
Badge, but prefer larger groups as they have to bring people in especially.
Have a
look. |
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| * Sadly we have to report the passing of Bill Vincent, former County
Commissioner and District Commissioner for Wokingham. Bill passed away
quietly in his sleep on July 6th at his home in Suffolk. |
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| * The date of the Cubs District Chess Tournament has been changed. It will
now be held on 22nd November between midday and 6PM at Finchbase. |
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| * Planning an expedition (long or short) in the UK?
This may be of interest if you
need maps. |
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| * The District AGM was held at 1st Finchampstead HQ on Thursday 10th July.
More... |
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| * Having recently reopened the second Scout Troop,
1st Finchampstead have
now turned their attention to the waiting list and will shortly be opening a
Beaver Colony to meet on Saturday mornings. The Group have already been able
to fill the Colony from names already on the waiting list. |
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| * The new County Chairman is to be Nigel Coopey who is currently Chairman of
Taceham Hundred Scout District. |
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| * Thinking about a year out and trying some international opportunities?
This
newsletter might be of interest. |
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| * Here's a copy of the
Time4Change presentation that Andy and Steph had hoped to deliver back
in February. |
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| * Cubjam 2009 will be a Jamboree at Gilwell Park at the end of May 2009
specifically for Cubs. Here's
the latest. That competition area is at
http://www.cubjam.org.uk/09/competitions.php . It may be a long way off,
but now is probably the time to start the Pack's interest. |
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| * October
is now not that far off, so perhaps now is the time to start
thinking about a team to challenge for the trophy at the
Scout Fellowship
Quiz on 24th October. Teams are of about six adults, although we'd love to
see some young adults from the Explorer Scouts! Exercise for those grey
cells! The Fellowship have put together a programme of all sorts of events
and are always open to new members. If there's an event that interests you,
why not come along. |
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| * Planning a group day out? There are a few links to places that might be of
interest here. Some years ago
Nottingham and Leicester Scouts set up an organisation to help with group
bookings which still operates. They have proved very helpful in the past and
can also help get a good discount on the entrance tickets. You can find it
at www.youthfundays.co.uk. |
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| * Thinking about an activity at the Wokingham Waterside Centre? You may find
this booklet useful.
Tony has also produced this excellent booklet on
expedition
planning, but before you print it off, it is 60 pages long! You can also
find copies at the
Activities page. |
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Should you have any news stories or photographs, please forward them to the
webmaster, Colin Smith at
webmaster@wokinghamscouts.org.uk.
Material may be e-mailed, or put on Floppy Discs or CD-ROM or even in the
post! There are a few ideas about taking photographs
here. |
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