Monday 26 September 2011

Diary Dates

07-09/10/11 Apex Extreme
15/10/11 JOTI 2011
13/11/11 Remembrance Sunday
14/11/11 All Scouter Meeting @ Silverwood
06/12/11 Carol Concert
14/12/11 Xmas Party @ Taybarns
15/01/12 Young Leader Module (for Leaders) @ Hesley
20-22/01/12 Freezer Camp @ Wales
24/01/12 All Scouter Meeting @ Silverwood
24-26/02/12 First Aid Weekend @ Silverwood
01/03/12 Capitation & Reports
14/03/12 All Scouter Meeting @ Silverwood
29/04/12 St Georges Day @ Wentworth Castle
12/05/12 Dark Peak Gates MTB Challenge
25-27/05/12 Crewboree @ Hesley
13-15/07/12 Synergise 2012 @ Hesley

Thursday 22 September 2011

Skiing

Mon 26/09/11 18:15hrs @ Hoyland Common Hut - £10pp cost of skiing @ Sheffield + transport. If parents want to come & watch, or better still 'join in', please let Jim know. We need at least 10 people to get the group rate.

Friday 9 September 2011

Back to Scouting

Hi All,
Hope you have had a good summer, sorry I could't make Explorers last week. I will be at the hut from 18:30 till 20:30 this Monday the 12th. This session will be focused on planning future meeting and sorting out what you are going to do for your DofE.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Regards

Jim

Sunday 4 September 2011

Explorer Startup

Hi All
No Explorers tomorrow (Mon 05/09/11), as you've all probably a hundred jobs to see to with the start-up of school.
First Explorers of the new season will be Monday 12/09/11 18:30hrs at Hoyland Common Scout Hut, Tinker Ln.

If you can have a think about what you'd like to do on Monday nights/Activities & come up with some fresh ideas please?
Outdoors - Do Something Outdoors
Could be a nature walk in the local park or a walk in Snowdonia.
Skills - Try a new Skill
Photography, Climbing, Computers, Water sports, Chess, anything really.
Physical Recreation - Some Physical Activity
Scuba Diving, Football etc
Community Service - Helping with the Community
Could be Helping at Cub Scouts or Help on a conservation project
Environment - Looking at Environmental issues
this could be taking part in a Plant a tree campaign
International - Developing an Understanding of other countries.
You could try cooking a Mexican meal for the Unit
Values - Looking at the ways you live your Life
could be finding out how far you can go in self defense.
Relationships - Learning to live and work with other people
Finding out the hazards in your meeting place for a visually impaired person

We would also like to get the Duke of Edinburgh's/Chief Scout Awards underway. Check out http://scouts.org.uk/explorers/resources/DukeofEdinburghsAwards.htm to see what it's all about.
We have the Freezer Camp coming up in January. Unfortunately each unit only has 8 places available, so it's a first come first served - cost will be about £45pp - more detail & booking forms will be handed out.
Finally we need everyone to sign up for direct debit as we are wasting too much time taking subs and not doing. We will hand out a direct debit mandate for anyone needing one, allowing the finances to look after themselves and us to get on with doing stuff rather than finding who's not paid.