Backwoods posted on 27/04/10 by Eugene

Sunday 28 March Scout Talent Show Is Taking Place In St.Pats College Dublin.
All Sections Of Buíon Setanta Will Attend. We Are Meeting Outside Wellington Hall At 1.15 On Sunday!!! The Cost Is 6Euro!!!
We Will Get A Bus Up And Back. Please Wear Scarf.!!!
Bring A Small Snack For The Journey We Should Be Home Arund 7.
Hopefully It Will Be A Good Day

Meeting Thursdy 18th Febuary Eugenes House
Please Bring Registeration Money ad 10 euro for Sunday
Also Notebook And Pen 3Euro As Usual

text Summer Camp this year will take place in De Kluis campsite 40km east of Brussels in Belgium
We will travel to Brussels with Aer Lingus and from Brussels we will take the 40m train ride to De Kluis campsite. Each scout will be allowd 1 RUCKSAKE weight less the 15kg and 1 SMALL daysack, remember that everybody will be responsible for getting the rucksack and day sack on and off the train so this is another reason not to overdo it! Each scout will need personal gar suh as sleeping bag,foam mat and eating gear.
Activities Include :
Hiking
Rafting
Orienteering
Mountain biking
Adventure Ropes
Bmx sensation course
We Plan to excursions one to nearby historic Leuven Scout Museum, swimming and the second excursions to Wlibi (a six flag theme park)
Cost per scout 300euo this includes all food,transport,camp fees,activites and excursions
1st payment to be paid by 2nd of march-100 euro
2nd payment to be paid by 13th of april -100 euro
3rd payment to be paid by 24th of may -100 euro
Hopefully everyone can go

Next Venture Meeting:
Wednesday 27th January 7:15-9:00

Please Bring Pen And Refil Pad Or Something To Write On
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We are back to meetings now , looking forward to a busy year ahead
check out some photos from 2009 , any photos that you take and want up on site need to go to Eugene , any other info needs to go to cliona as she will be updating posts
lets get using this site more

Thanks

Eugene

This Is An Email That was sent to me by Castletown Venture Leader , Anyone Interested let me Know

Eugene

Hi folks,

At this stage we should all know from experience that it is quite difficult to organise a good county venturer activity.
One of the things that our section have been talking about recently is a trip to Brownsea Island, and it was suggested that we could/should make this a county event.

I spoke to Chris earlier, and told him I was interested in 'checking out' a few things about such a trip.
Below I have done a very, very, very rough costings (absolute max) on what a trip could cost per person.

I propose a 3-night camp, from Thur 8th April - Sun 11th April [this is the weekend after Easter Sunday, so schools will still be on holidays].
Flying into Bournemouth (or Southampton is another option). Ryanair don't have flights up for April yet, but I based my cost on what a flight would cost be in December.

All tents, cooking gear etc can be rented from Brownsea, so a carry on bag would suffice.

The following is a rough costings for the trip:

Flights €80.00
Ferry €12.00
Camp Fees €12.50
Food €30.00
Activities €20.00
Equip. €15.00
Transport €15.00
Extras €25.00

Total €209.50

As you can see I have been very generous with some of the figures, but this is to ensure that I have an absolute max price.

I would be hoping to cut the cost of flights down a fair bit by watching out for deals on Ryanair for travel at this time. Bearing this in mind I will need to have names etc in advance in order to be able to book people on to flights.
Therefore can I suggest that each person wishing to attend should pay a €50 deposit by Monday 30th November. This gives the venturers 2 full months to save and get a deposit together.

Another thing that I mentioned to Chris was the possibility of doing a fundraiser for this event, with a grocery pack probably being the easiest. Buíon Setanta, Slieve Foy and ourselves (and Wellington Hall if they are still in operation) could organise a pack in Dlk, while St. Olivers could do 1 in Drog.

I would be hoping to charge each person at most €125, but it would be great if we could reduce this even further. Perhaps the county could make a contribution towards the trip as well?


Let me know what you think about the proposal – discuss it at your weekly meetings and see what your members think.

Sherry.

Leaving The Ranch, Lennon Melia Terrace at 9.30am Sun 26th July 2009
Return to Redeemer Hall 6pm Fri 31st July 2009.
Please wear a warm set of clothes, hiking boots and your scout scarf! Pack your gear into plastic bags into your rucksack. Nothing should be outside your rucksack except you & your foam mat!!!
Medication with instructions handed up to Leaders. Eugene will take care of the scout bank during the week. Pocket Money should be in change (STG) in a labelled bank money bag, MAX £25. Eilis will collect pocket money and medication on Sunday Morning.

Rucksack
Small day sack
Sleeping Bag in bottom of rucksack
Foam Sleeping Mat
Raincoat with Hood
Waterproof over trousers
Spare Trousers (no jeans) 3 pair including scout trousers
p.j.’s (tracksuit can double up as spare clothes if needed)
Warm sweater/Fleece X 2
T-Shirts x4
Underwear
Woolly Hat
Gloves
Scarf
Trainers
Scout Shirt (clean full scout uniform)
Mess Kit – Plate Bowl Cutlery, Mug and t Towel in drawstring bag
Water Bottle (1/2 Litre at least)
Torch and Batteries
Personal First Aid Kit
Logbook & Pencil case
Wash kit (soap, toothpaste & Brush, comb, deodorant, towel, sun cream, insect repellent, shower gear and baby wipes)
Bivvi Bag
Plastic bags
Purse/Wallet for pocket money
Wet activity wear (old runners, swimsuit tracksuit)

Hello ventures. There will be no meetings July as I am on holidays for a few weeks.

We will start back properly with a full programme 12th of August and continue through till Christmas. I will contact the 4 going on summer camp the week before the camp with details. The ventact camp in September will need to be booked soon if ye want to go.
Dates are 4 - 6 September, cost of camp will be 53 euro per venture, we then need to organise transport to cork. You will see details on the downloads page.

If you are interested in going please either text me or phone me. The DATES are 4 - 6 September.

Check out the photos From Graffiti Spraying April 09. No real buildings were harmed during this activity

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