Reminder

6pm start this Monday (13.07.09) - uniform please & bring your DOE books.

I need to know who's doing the Rimmington & Apex challenge' - £5 deposit & parental consent.

There will be no Explorers till Mon 31.08.09

Rimmington Challenge Sat 5th Sun 6th Sep 2009

The start for Explorers is Stairfoot roundabout, teams of 4 Explorers 13.5yrs to 18.5yrs (on 05.09.09) will be set off at 20 minutue intervals (1st set off 08:30hrs).
Explorers will need to carry personal equipment to Hike and bivvi, food and drink will be provided, but you'll need something to eat & drink with!

All team entries have to be in with £5 deposit per person & permission form (http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/forms/index.htm) by 01.08.09 (full cost £12ea). Any additional persons could make up a mixed team.

We are providing a stew supper on the Sat evening, Explorers will cook their own breakfast on open fires Sunday morning.
I have booked shooting as one activity so will require relevant permission forms in due course. Explorers will need to complete a 10 to 15 mile walk, navigate using maps and co-ordinates provided, complete challenge bases provided by the Fitzwilliam Fellowship and build/sleep in self constructed bivvi’.

Parents will collect Explorers from Silverwood Scout camp midday Sunday 06.09.09.

Apex Extreme Fri 2nd Sun 4th Oct 2009
Again I need a completed permission form and £5 per person deposit by anyone wanting a go by 01.08.09. Full details @ http://www.apexchallenge.co.uk/

Chief Scout & DOE requirements

Platinum CSA & Bronze DOE
14 years old minimum (3months before for organised events) trained & assessed by Explorer Leaders
Service – 6 months with Beavers or Cubs + Young Leader training + Emergency Aid 4
Skill - 6 months
Expedition 2days 1 night – 3 training sessions, 15mile on foot in terrain 1
Physical 6months
6 Nights away camping
2 activities from INTERNATIONAL, ENVIRONMENT, VALUES

QSA & Gold DOE
16 years old minimum (25yrs max) trained by Explorer Leaders Expedition assessed by independent assessor. For QSA/Gold you are responsible for creating and completing the various sections of the awards
Service – 18 months with Beavers, Cubs or Scouts+ Young Leader training + Emergency Aid 5
Skill - 18 months
Expedition 4days 3 night – 3 training sessions, 50mile on foot or 100mile on MTB in terrain 1/2
Residential 5days 4 night with unknown people in unfamiliar environment
Physical 18months
18 Nights away camping
Presentation to Group/District on achievements
2 activities from INTERNATIONAL, ENVIRONMENT, VALUES

Mon 13.07.09 Early Explorer start 6pm as we may get some sponsorship for equipment

Remember

No Explorers Mon 29.06.09 Chris & Jim away, Mon 26.07.09 is games night (bring a game or idea to play), Mon 13.07.09 We need to start working on the 4 sections of the DOE & CSA - volunteering, Physical, Skills, Expedition, (+Residential for Gold). 20.07.09 I'm away, as I am most of August.

Camp

As advised the Explorers are to camp at Silverwood this weekend fri 19 to sun 21 June. Meet 5pm fri @ Hoyland Common to load, if parents could then arrange between themselves transport to\from, arrive back @ HC 4pm Sun. Cost £15
Due to time constraints an email or text will be accepted as permission to camp from parents. Same rules as last weekend, uniform top/knecker to arrive. Remember tea towel'!

Jamboree

The 22nd World Scout Jamboree will be held in July\August 2011 on the fields of Rinkaby (nr Kristianstad) Sweden.
S.York's have secured a unit of 36 persons, with Fitzwilliam guaranteed 2 places. A district selection event will take place by the end of Jan 2010, to nominate 6 people to go forward to the county selection event by the end of Mar 2010. Successful candidates will be notified by April 2010.
As it will cost at least £1500 per person to attend the Jamboree we will require a written undertaking from parents that they are willing to undertake fundraising for succesful candidates.

Tonights Meeting

1. Y.O.F. bid presentation this Saturday at Barnsley metrodome. Jim, Lauren, Ben W, George and Ian Mac to meet at 3:30 to go through the presentation prepared by me.
2. District camp, all explorers are to download a consent form and email it to me at james@james85.orangehome.co.uk by 8pm This Wednesday.
3. All explorers who have not paid a deposit for camp need to bring the full cost £15 to next Mondays meeting. (If 1 & 2 are not forthcoming you will be unable to attend district camp)
4. All explorers to bring their proposal to next Mondays meeting for the district camp assault course you are building Saturday pm and running some time on Sunday. Write down your idea on paper in a legible format and include materials we will need.

Thanks Guys.

Jim

Mondays Meeting

I will be holding a short meeting this Monday at the hut 7-8pm. All explores need to attend and we need to sort out assault course for the district camp and the gimme som dosh bid presentation at the begining of June.

I will be on my own as Chris W is on holiday and Chris M is otherwise engaged.

Make sure you come

Regards

Jim

Battlefields trip funding

I need 3 or 4 Explorers to attend the Gimme Sum Dosh panel, Sat 06 June 4pm @ Barnsley Metrodome boardroom, to do a short presentation with Jim on why we deserve to get funding for this trip.
Please liaise with Jim direct.

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Update

Gilwell 24 is 10to12 July & costs £25 per person + transport
S.Yorks are looking to run a survival weekend later this year - details to follow
19 Sept is a Monopoly Run - similar in concept to the winter-run-around. Teams of 4 people - let me know who's interested with a consent form
Gold DOE/Queen Scouts - Residential - see www.adventuresoffshore.co.uk however costs are >£500 each
Jamboree - S.Yorks are sending a unit of 36 + 4 Leaders. A selection camp etc will probably run Spring 2010 and will cost £1500 each - anyone wishing to be considered please let me know - however you will also need your parents approval as there's lots of money to raise!

The Explorer programme for the District Camp:
> Friday - set camp, Wide Game, supper, film show
> Sat - Flag break, build camp fire, lunch, build assault course, dinner, camp fire, supper, bivouacing
> Sun - breakfast, scouts own, run assault course, lunch, strike camp, closing ceremony

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FW: South Yorkshire Explorer Scouts - Email 2

Gilwell 24

 

I had mention of 5 Explorers who might have difficulty getting there. In Rotherham we are currently pooling interest and should have an idea next week whether it is leaders cars again or we could run to a small coach. Will keep that ESL posted.

 

I had interest in meeting up down there, so will keep you posted when I know what we are doing in Rotherham.

 

 

Crewboree

 

Who is going, any Explorers. Might it be worth putting on an activity later in the day Saturday for Explorers only, to provide opportunity to meet and mingle. Perhaps after all the activities have finished, either before campfire or immediately after. Any suggestions as to what. I was thinking perhaps a pioneering challenge, a self supporting bridge - saw it done recently, very impressed.

 

Action - please let me have any feedback.

 

 

DESC meeting, next Tuesday, at Hesley, if there is anything you want raising let me know.

 

 

Survival Weekend

 

It has been suggested by some Explorers that a Survival Weekend could be put on during the summer, July/August. I have to make some calls about this to contacts I have been given.

 

What interest. Obviously some, otherwise it wouldn't have been suggested.

 

Action - please let me have any feedback.

 

Monopoly

 

I have had a suggestion for an event in the Autumn, starting/finishing out of Hesley, with supper after, based on the Monopoly concept - thanks Kit. I will be picking up with Kit and hope we can open this up and get interest across South Yorkshire.

 

 

YL Training

 

Mike and I are looking at YL training and whether something could be offered out of Hesley, perhaps over a weekend, ticking off many modules. This will be discussed next week at the DESC meeting.

 

Action - please let me have any feedback.

 

 

Finally

 

What thoughts, suggestions, as to any activity that could be put on especially for Explorers in South Yorkshire, something that hasn't been done or not done for some time, whatever.

 

Who does go climbing? Who might like to?

Who does do archery? Who might like to?

Who does shooting? Who might like to?

 

Please have a think, talk to your Explorers, let me have any feedback.

 

BTW - have you all seen the latest enews about Explorers.

 

http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/enews/explorermay09.htm

 

YIS

John Oliver
 
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Camps

We need to know who's wanting to go to:
District Camp 12.06.09
Rimmington Challenge 05.09.09
Apex Challenge 02.10.09
France 28.10.09

District Camp Menu
Fri
Burgers
Sat
Cereal & bacon butties, toast
Stew & dumplings, fruit
American Diner - hot dogs & shakes
Sun
Cereal, Eggy bread & beans, toast
Curry & rice, fruit