Ratho Climbing Centre 2012

Ratho Climbing Centre 2012, a set on Flickr.

Photos from our climbing at Ratho – EICA.

All had a great time if not a bit cold.

Ratho Climbing Centre – Warm Ups

Here are the scouts warming up before starting their climbing session at the EICA.

You Tube Videos

The scouts recently filmed and edited little videos for the Creative Challenge Award and uploaded them to You Tube.

Here they are:

November Camp 2011

Crumbs

Dangerass

Dead Ellie

Failed Robbery

The Amazing Footballing Dog

Scout Newsletter No. 24.

Happy New Year!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and & New Year.

I would like to welcome all new members to the Scout troop.

Scouts End Time – Monday Night – 9pm

We would like to finish scouts at 9pm instead of 8:45pm on Monday nights.

This will enable us to have a fuller programme each night – we have been running over 8:45pm on quite a number of occasions recently. Unless there any objections Scouts will now finish a 9pm

Activities for this term.

Here is a list of the activities that are planned for this term.

Date	Activity	Venue	Description
23/01/12	Introduction to scout promise/law. Older scouts – poster design – Creative Challenge	Church Hall	7:15pm – 9:00pm
27/01/12	Climbing	Ratho Climbing Centre	7pm – 9pm
30/01/12	Swimming – TBC	WHEC	7:15pm – 9pm
06/02/12	Prepare tents for camp	Church Hall	7:15pm – 9:00pm
10/02/12	Brass Monkey Camp	Bonaly	12:45:00
13/02/12	NO SCOUTS SCHOOL HOLIDAY
20/02/12	NO SCOUTS SCHOOL HOLIDAY
27/02/12	Return tents from camp/Pancake night – stoves	Church Hall	7:15pm – 9:00pm
05/03/12	First aid Night	Church Hall	7:15pm – 9:00pm
12/03/12	Scout Challenge Night	Church Hall	7:15pm – 9:00pm
19/03/12	Knots/Lashings	Church Hall	7:15pm – 9:00pm
26/03/12	Ready Steady Sandwich – each scout to provide a sandwich filler on the night	Church Hall	7:15pm – 9:00pm
02/04/12	Easter Holidays
23/04/12	Scouts Return	Church Hall

Bag Pack Saturday 4^th February – Sainsburys – Gorgie Road

The time slots are 10am to 11.30am, 11.30am to 1pm, 1pm to 2.30pm and 2.30pm to 4pm.

The funds raised from this event will help the group replace tents and other equipment. The more people we have helping the more money we can raise for the group. We are looking for you to attend one (or more) of the time slots available

Scouts should be in uniform.

Thank you to those that have already indicated that they can help.

Please let me know which time slot you are able to help with.

Ratho Climbing Centre – 27^th January -7pm – 9pm

We have confirmed the re-scheduled booking at the Ratho Climbing Centre for Friday 27^th January.

This will be a 2 hour climbing session, lead by climbing instructors.

The cost is £10.00 each.

Please arrive at 6:45pm to allow for getting the climbing equipment organised.

Please confirm that you are available for this by Monday 23^rd January.

Brass Monkey Camp 2012

The Brass Monkey camp is 10^th/11^th February, cost £16.00.

I need confirmation by Friday 20^th January if you are interested.

Tent Amnesty !

As we have the Brass Monkey camp coming up, we are looking to see if anyone still has some parts of tents that you were drying out.

Please return tents to scouts by Monday 6^th February.

Subscriptions Now Overdue!

The subscriptions for this year (August 2011 – June 2012) is now overdue!

These must be paid by the end of February or we will have to consider that non-payers will not be allowed to participate in any activities such as camps, outings etc.

Just for your information the subscriptions fees cover:

• Insurance for each member of the scout movement.
• Monies that enable us to run activities at a reduced cost.
• Monies to enable us to use the Church Hall and to store our camping equipment.

Without Money to cover insurance then we cannot accept liability for your children.

Bethany Christian Trust Sponsored Sleep Out – 23^rd March

We are planning to take part in the annual Bethany Sponsored Sleepout on Friday 23^rd March.

This local charity helps support the homeless in Edinburgh and Fife.

This event involves sleeping outside in the confines of Edinburgh City Chambers Quadrangle.

We won the shelter building competition last year!

More details here: http://www.bethanychristiantrust.com/?p=4038

We Need Your Talents!

With an ever growing troop (24 scouts at the last count), we are looking for your help.

Can you come along as a helper? I could be once a term or more often. Having a few more adults present would enable us to provide a more fulfilling programme.

Perhaps you have some talents in certain areas such as sports? or do you have an interesting job that you would be willing to come along and have a chat with the scouts about?

I have also attached the badge requirements for the scout challenge awards sp that you can see what kind of activities we do.

Please let us know if you are interested in helping – Chris@172scoutgroup.com 

Summer Camp 2012

We are in the early stages of planning a summer camp.

We are looking at dates around the last week of July/First week in August.

More details to follow.

November Camp 2011 – Fordell Firs – The King Swing!

Yes this is your Leader – Chris – going to the top of the King Swing.

Only Scot managed to match that!