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.