WELCOME BACK SCOUTS! (and cubs/soon to be scouts)
Well here goes another full year of scouting! Thank you for all your ideas at the troop forum on Tuesday night, which we will incorporate into the programme for you, a copy of the programme will be coming to you shortly.
There have been some changes to patrol leaders & assistant patrol leaders and we look forward to helping you develop into these roles with confidence, be prepared to take the lead!
We have had a few cubs join us and some more are yet to come - we look forward to you becoming scouts and joining in our general 1st Whittington fun!
The patrol points system will be up and running as from next week, so get ready to earn the points and claim a reward! (Eagle patrol, the winners from last term, we haven't forgot about you - your reward is being organised - more details to follow!!!).
We will be focusing this term on the fitness challenge badge so get your 'healthy' heads on! We will be giving you lots of sporting/fitness opportunities as well as looking at healthy eating & healthy lifestyles. As per usual we will be having lots of fun and games along the way. Take Tuesday night for example-how much fun can you have with a pack of balloons????eh Martin????
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
PEAK 2010 - WOW !!!!!!!!!!!
We didn't want to come home :(
A fantastic week was had by all - loads of stuff done! - making friends, dressing up, dancing, raving, general stupidity, glow stick waving, octopus wobbling, good food, GCS presentation, dining out, tea making, biking, hiking, badge swapping, cricket playing, parachute waving, crafts, canoeing, archery, music making, camp fire singing, circus skills, environment work, team building, football skills, tag rugby, rifle shooting, climbing, abseiling, bouncing on inflatables, bungee jumping, clock making, bell ringing, stone carving, line dancing, woggle making, well dressing, engraving, painting, table tennis, cyber surfing, ice cream eating, badge making, and much more!
We have made some great new friends - Lizzie and Jess- guides/rangers who wanted to join 1st Whittington and generally spent all their free time with us!, the two bush craft guys who always had a funny comment for us, Steph, Rog, Katie and Graham the wonderful subcamp team of Barrier Reef who kept everything running smoothly for us, and 131st Derby scouts who were great neighbours.
The weather wasn't too bad except for Fri evening when breaking camp - Skip got wet!!! so did Mark, Tony, Pete, Ash, and Jack organizing the kit and ferrying scouts to parents.
The scouts were fantastic and rose to the 1st Whittington silliness challenges everytime, you behaved brilliantly and were a pleasure to be around. Best of all I have realised just what good friends you all are. When giving out the end of camp certificates you all knew exactly who was who just by a few words, you all know each other so well!!!!
Sadly we say goodbye to Harvey and Ella as scouts but we hope they will not be strangers and look forward to welcoming them to our events and activities when they're not at explorers.
Parents you were great getting the scouts kit together and ensuring they had everything they needed. You brought them on time and collected when needed many many thanks.
My huge gratitude goes out to my amazing full time team - Mark, Tony and Jane. Your were so supportive, daft and hard working, I couldn't have managed without you!!! also massive thanks go out to Ali who went to work full time during the week and then drove up to Peak every evening with all the days shopping - you made things run soooo smoothly and nade sure we never went without - you are amazing! and finally thanks go out to sandwich makers/ helpers Claire, Marg, Ash and Jack who came, saw it needed doing and did it! What a super team 1st Whit leaders make!!!!!
Do we really have to wait another 5 years until the next Peak? Come on scouts start counting!
We didn't want to come home :(
A fantastic week was had by all - loads of stuff done! - making friends, dressing up, dancing, raving, general stupidity, glow stick waving, octopus wobbling, good food, GCS presentation, dining out, tea making, biking, hiking, badge swapping, cricket playing, parachute waving, crafts, canoeing, archery, music making, camp fire singing, circus skills, environment work, team building, football skills, tag rugby, rifle shooting, climbing, abseiling, bouncing on inflatables, bungee jumping, clock making, bell ringing, stone carving, line dancing, woggle making, well dressing, engraving, painting, table tennis, cyber surfing, ice cream eating, badge making, and much more!
We have made some great new friends - Lizzie and Jess- guides/rangers who wanted to join 1st Whittington and generally spent all their free time with us!, the two bush craft guys who always had a funny comment for us, Steph, Rog, Katie and Graham the wonderful subcamp team of Barrier Reef who kept everything running smoothly for us, and 131st Derby scouts who were great neighbours.
The weather wasn't too bad except for Fri evening when breaking camp - Skip got wet!!! so did Mark, Tony, Pete, Ash, and Jack organizing the kit and ferrying scouts to parents.
The scouts were fantastic and rose to the 1st Whittington silliness challenges everytime, you behaved brilliantly and were a pleasure to be around. Best of all I have realised just what good friends you all are. When giving out the end of camp certificates you all knew exactly who was who just by a few words, you all know each other so well!!!!
Sadly we say goodbye to Harvey and Ella as scouts but we hope they will not be strangers and look forward to welcoming them to our events and activities when they're not at explorers.
Parents you were great getting the scouts kit together and ensuring they had everything they needed. You brought them on time and collected when needed many many thanks.
My huge gratitude goes out to my amazing full time team - Mark, Tony and Jane. Your were so supportive, daft and hard working, I couldn't have managed without you!!! also massive thanks go out to Ali who went to work full time during the week and then drove up to Peak every evening with all the days shopping - you made things run soooo smoothly and nade sure we never went without - you are amazing! and finally thanks go out to sandwich makers/ helpers Claire, Marg, Ash and Jack who came, saw it needed doing and did it! What a super team 1st Whit leaders make!!!!!
Do we really have to wait another 5 years until the next Peak? Come on scouts start counting!
Friday, July 23, 2010
PEAK 2010 ! ! ! ! !
We're finally here - 23rd July 2010.
You'll be pleased to know that your tents have been errected and the site (our pitch!) is clear of smelly sheep poo - huge thanks go out to the parents who came to help yesterday evening -
Julie, Karen, Kay, Dave, Martin & his dad! and Andy, Pete, John and Jess - your help was greatly appreciated and means we only have the kitchen to organise later and we're up and running! (I need the kitchen sorting cos I need to have my COFFEEEEEE'S!!!!!)
The weather looks like its improving but may be rather cloudy booooooo!- but as long as its dry we'll be happy!
Remember - you will get out of this camp what you put into it! You can try loads of activities, just chill around the camp, make new friends, join in with the competitions, learn new skills, catch up with friends you didn't know were in scouting/guiding, catch up with old friends and generally have a laugh (that's what us leaders are aiming to do!).
See you there !!!!
We're finally here - 23rd July 2010.
You'll be pleased to know that your tents have been errected and the site (our pitch!) is clear of smelly sheep poo - huge thanks go out to the parents who came to help yesterday evening -
Julie, Karen, Kay, Dave, Martin & his dad! and Andy, Pete, John and Jess - your help was greatly appreciated and means we only have the kitchen to organise later and we're up and running! (I need the kitchen sorting cos I need to have my COFFEEEEEE'S!!!!!)
The weather looks like its improving but may be rather cloudy booooooo!- but as long as its dry we'll be happy!
Remember - you will get out of this camp what you put into it! You can try loads of activities, just chill around the camp, make new friends, join in with the competitions, learn new skills, catch up with friends you didn't know were in scouting/guiding, catch up with old friends and generally have a laugh (that's what us leaders are aiming to do!).
See you there !!!!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Bivouac Fun!
Well done to all you scouts to came on the bivouac camp - you did really well! The weather was fine, thank fully! Your shelters and yourselves survived the night, you cooked all your own meals, and managed your own sites without too much assistance. We had a great camp fire and many silly 1st Whittington moments - fun times (I have managed to get the cake out of my hair now!).
Special praise goes to the scouts who managed the teams (Charlie, Jacob, Kieran, Andy, Harvey & Conner), participants who particularily stood out as great scouts and showed real team work skills and consideration for others, were Jack G, Megan, Andy and Charlie. The leaders had a great time too and Tony really enjoyed spending his birthday with us.
I would just like to say a quick thanks to all the leaders who came to help - Mark, Jane, Tony, Marg, Darren and parent helper John, THANK YOU your all stars!
ALSO - DON'T FORGET to attend the PEAK 2010 meeting the week after next as there are forms that need completing - without them you WILL NOT be able to attend!!! You MUST attend with your parents as we will be giving you your kit lists, a run down of the week, rules and regulations and important arrival and departure times. SEE YOU THERE!
Well done to all you scouts to came on the bivouac camp - you did really well! The weather was fine, thank fully! Your shelters and yourselves survived the night, you cooked all your own meals, and managed your own sites without too much assistance. We had a great camp fire and many silly 1st Whittington moments - fun times (I have managed to get the cake out of my hair now!).
Special praise goes to the scouts who managed the teams (Charlie, Jacob, Kieran, Andy, Harvey & Conner), participants who particularily stood out as great scouts and showed real team work skills and consideration for others, were Jack G, Megan, Andy and Charlie. The leaders had a great time too and Tony really enjoyed spending his birthday with us.
I would just like to say a quick thanks to all the leaders who came to help - Mark, Jane, Tony, Marg, Darren and parent helper John, THANK YOU your all stars!
ALSO - DON'T FORGET to attend the PEAK 2010 meeting the week after next as there are forms that need completing - without them you WILL NOT be able to attend!!! You MUST attend with your parents as we will be giving you your kit lists, a run down of the week, rules and regulations and important arrival and departure times. SEE YOU THERE!
Friday, June 25, 2010
If your free tomorrow get yourselves down to the green at Old Whittington for the Old Whit Gala! We will be having a stand there - please come and support us, everything we raise will benefit the group which in turn benefits you. Feel free to come and help or just come along and have a go at hook a duck! There's loads on offer at the gala - its gonna be a scorcher of a day so get out and enjoy the sun, bring your pennies see what you can win, watch the magic show, try your hand at circus skills, bag some bargains and have a drink at the pub - what more could you ask for on a barmy Saturday afternoon? - enjoy! Unfortunately I won't be there as its Lion's patrol camp so no sweets and prizes for me boo hoo :( I look forward to hearing all about it afterwards though. Be lucky!!!!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
SURVIVAL BIVVI CAMP! 3rd-4th July 2010
You should all have recieved your bivouac camp letter last Tues (sorry I wasn't there, I was at a leaders meeting)- If you're coming get it filled in and back to me a.s.a.p because I need to let the camp know the numbers.
Bivouac-ing is an essential part of the survival skills badge so should you attend and participate well you will gain a badge from the weekend - bonus!
REMEMBER this is not a camp like our previous ones, you will not be fed unless you cook and prep it yourselves, you will not sleep in a dry warm tent, you will not be eating at tables and benches, you will get dirty, you will have to work BUT as 1st Whittington ALWAYS does - you will have a laugh!!!!!!!
You only need minimal kit of a bivouac bag, a waterproof, warm sweater, toothbrush, sleeping bag etc. You probably won't even get changed all weekend - when we did this camp previously everyone went home dirty and smelling of smoke but had made some great memories - I can still see James's splattered (stuck to the billy can) eggs!!!
Don't worry if you feel such a camp is not for you, we're just giving you an opportunity, only take it if you really want to and can cope with being outdoors 100%.
As leaders we're all looking forward to it, sleeping in a plastic bag is such fun!!!
You should all have recieved your bivouac camp letter last Tues (sorry I wasn't there, I was at a leaders meeting)- If you're coming get it filled in and back to me a.s.a.p because I need to let the camp know the numbers.
Bivouac-ing is an essential part of the survival skills badge so should you attend and participate well you will gain a badge from the weekend - bonus!
REMEMBER this is not a camp like our previous ones, you will not be fed unless you cook and prep it yourselves, you will not sleep in a dry warm tent, you will not be eating at tables and benches, you will get dirty, you will have to work BUT as 1st Whittington ALWAYS does - you will have a laugh!!!!!!!
You only need minimal kit of a bivouac bag, a waterproof, warm sweater, toothbrush, sleeping bag etc. You probably won't even get changed all weekend - when we did this camp previously everyone went home dirty and smelling of smoke but had made some great memories - I can still see James's splattered (stuck to the billy can) eggs!!!
Don't worry if you feel such a camp is not for you, we're just giving you an opportunity, only take it if you really want to and can cope with being outdoors 100%.
As leaders we're all looking forward to it, sleeping in a plastic bag is such fun!!!
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