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Hi all
And welcome to our term 2, 2019 news.
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Cutty Sark Regatta 2019
Our last regatta of the year in Napier is always a blast. This year however was smaller than previous years, with only 4 venturers, 8 scouts and a cub. Still, not much changes. The routine was the same with sailing in glorious weather on Saturday where we had a couple of very good results (if only we had remembered to tell the start boat about the change in boat numbers, we might have been up for a prize too).
Our ironman and kayaking were definitely up to snuff and we took out a few of the prizes in these categories. Our rowing was not disgraceful!
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Fire Station Visit with Graeme Penty
Many thanks to Graeme for allowing us to come and visit the Fire station in Plimmerton and get to feel and handle some of the equipment. It was looking like a restful and entertaining night, right up until the alarm went off. The scouts, though, handled themselves superbly and got out of the way and evacuated the fire station in such good order that we were actually complimented by the fire fighters. Bravo!
The fire turned out to be a car fire where the driver had disappeared, so a little bit of a mystery around it as well.
Atiwhakatu Tramp
Second year running we have done this tramp, this time at the invitation of Waikanae scouts, and being a joint hike was all the more fun for it.
My Kitchen Rules
"My Kitchen Rules" really deserves and has it's own write up on the blog. For those who may have missed it, have a read of it here.
Final night of the term
We finished the term with a guest speaker arrange by Adam. Susan is a fencing instructor and taught the scouts how to parry and thrust with foam swords. Even the leaders got into it. The evening finished with a project runway event which is always a favourite.
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Forest Lakes Woolshed Camp
High light of the term though has got to be the Forest Lakes Woolshed Camp. Warren the warden, was fantastic, teaching the kids the art of Blacksmithing and helping them to make toasting forks which we hope to use again at our upcoming Winter Camp.
The setting next to Forest Lakes was idyllic and very peaceful. We did not have to stray anywhere to have a brilliant time. The scouts put up their own tents, did their own cooking, cleared the area behind the woolshed around the fire place so that we could have a campfire (which was VERY memorable), and clean it all up and packed up on Sunday. All the time the friendly chatter and banter went unchecked.
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Bronze Silver and Gold Awards
Some of you scouts have completed Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards over the last term. They are:
- Lauree Penty - Bronze
- Xavier Braga - Bronze
- Rosie Bell - Bronze
- Ciara McCarrison - Bronze
- Charlie Bartlett - Bronze
- Dominic Skerrett - Bronze
Congratulations to you all.
The Bronze award is a requirement to attend Jamboree and the leaders will make every attempt to help scouts achieve this, but you need to be aware and motivated to achieve it to.
Sandford "Young Leaders" and Cossgrove "Practical Skills" courses
These courses are all planned for the rest of the year. Dates as follows:
- Sandford Courses
- 26-28 July for LNI Region (being run at Brookfield)
- 2-4 August for Manawatu-Horizons (being run at Camp Kilsby)
- Cossgrove Course
- 6-8 September (planned to be at Pukerua Bay Scout Hall - TBC)
- Cossgrove Gold Course
- 18-20 October - This is an advanced practical skills training exercise and will be recommended to a few senior scouts
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Winter Camp - 19th to 21st July
This is a two day camp being held at Battle Hill. This camp will focus on bushcraft and camping skills to help us prepare for Jamboree.
Swim Sports - 3rd August
This is the last event in the regatta season and we should give it a go to get as much from it as we can. The event will be at Canons Creek pool on the Saturday afternoon. Invitations will go out soon.
Prize giving - 28th August
This year the prize giving for the years events will take place in our own den. It would be really good if as many as possible could attend to cheer and accept any prizes we may get this year.
Group Camp - 27 to 29th September
This years theme is planned to be "Wild Wild West" and will be held at Brookfield again. This is a fantastic camp and everyones favourite, from the littlest keas to the oldest leaders, so make sure you plan to come along.
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If you have any questions or queries, feel free to contact me on 021 0292 8345, or at derrickbell@gmail.com.
Yours in scouting
Derrick, Vanessa, Neil, Rachel, Grant, Kym, Kate, Nick, & Robin
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