Gliding

More Glider dates are available The Glider availability for April 2008 to March 2009 has been increased.

Click http://glider.ne-activities.org.uk/ to see the Glider Web-page. Please e-mail the Air Adviser if you need more details.

The Gliding Club now has a realistic Flying Simulator that will be available to Groups at £5.00 per half hour, when the weather prevents Flying. Click http://www.ygc.co.uk/sim.php for details of the simulator DON'T FORGET: There is FREE camping for Glider parties and there is a Tourist centre nearby.

Activities Update

Gilwell have issued their periodic list of up-dated Factsheets. Please take the time to look through the list and up-date any that apply to you.

For more details go to Activities eNews

Gilwell has published the April 08 issue of Activities eNews which can be seen on ScoutBase.

100 years of Russian Scouting

An International Camp will be held in Velikiy Novgorod, Russian Federation, from 20th July 2009—1st August 2009

For further details contact Peter Hobson by writing to him at 56 East Terrace, Wales Bar, Sheffield. S26 5LX

or email hitman.hart@btinternet.com

South Yorkshire Training Calendar

These details were supplied by Local Training Manager Ann Oxley

Getting Started

Modules 1 – 3

May 17th Hesley Wood

July Rotherham

September Doncaster

November 8th Hesley Wood

January 2009 Barnsley

March 15th Hesley Wood

May 2009 Sheffield

Modules 5 – 9

at Hesley Wood

May 10th 9.30 – 5 pm

Sept 27th 9.30 – 5 pm

Jan 31st 2009 9.30 – 5 pm

Modules 11 – 15 and 19

at Hesley Wood

July 18th – 20th

November 14 – 16th

March 27 – 29th 2009

Module 25

Nights Away May 9, 1 pm at St John’s HQ, Broadfield Close, Sheffield

Module 25 Assessors

20th September 10.00 – 3 pm

Explorer Trips Abroad

16 – 18th May (£25 H/W Residential)

Module 16

9th – 11th May

19th – 21st September

Module 10 First Response

26th October 2008

9.30 – 4 pm

All module training opportunities are free of charge but a charge for accommodation and catering may be made for some courses. This will be advised.

For further information go to the County website – http://www.syscouts.org.uk/content.php?content.12

Barnsley Pennine District Training

Leaders are reminded that they can attend courses out of their district when these are more convenient. They will be held in the Penistone Scout HQ

Module 3

12th May 2008 19.30 – 22.00 pm

Module 8

5th July 2008 13.30 – 17.00 pm

Module 10

5th July 2008 10.00 – 13.00 pm

Module 12

14th June 2008 10.00 am

Please contact the Deputy District Commissioner – Brian Robinson on 0845 094 6322 for more information

Cliffhanger 12&13 July 2008 Sheffield

http://www.cliff-hanger.co.uk/

The UK’s largest outdoor outdoor-pursuits festival, in one of Sheffield’s biggest green spaces.

With competitors and spectators from across the country it will be a great day out for families from Sheffield and the surrounding area. Featuring The British Bouldering Championships, Come-And-Try-It Climbing Walls, Open Air Market, Reverse Bungee And Other White Knuckle Rides, Orienteering Races, A Guinness World Record Dyno Competition, Demonstration Events, Scuba Diving, Mountain Biking, A Massive Bargain Area, Music, Children’s Rides, And Much, Much More...