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A news letter of Great North Scouting |
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Closing date for next edition Sunday 23th April |
April 2007 Edition 2 Issue 10 |
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Editorial
On this page is something that we have been awaiting for a long time. What is it? Many ideas were put forward, by many of you. Much work has been put in by the District Committee in the design, and certainly one of your leaders, has agitated (in the nicest possible way), for its appearance.
I`m not going to tell you what it is—find it and let me know what you think of it.
Incidentally to avoid further confusion, I like to have items for the news sheet, 1 week before the end of the month, so that I can have it ready for issue on the 1 st of the month following i.e. 24 th March for the April 1 st issue. hanks in advance for your help.
Scots Gap is almost ready for camping again after sterling work by our wardens, Laurie Babcock and Ian Fair. In speaking to Laurie, he advised me that drainage and seeding is now complete, but there is still heavy work to be done for which they would be grateful for some help. Elsewhere you will see that excellent work has been done by Explorer scouts at Dalton - could perhaps volunteers be found for this work at Scots Gap. Either of our two wardens will be delighted to hear from any of our Explorer units who would take on this task.
Finally, we hope to have our A.G. M this year on the 17 th May at the British Legion Club in Edmond . This will be confirmed in the next issue.Bill
From a Church Magazine “ The Parish Council meeting will be gin with prayer”
How did we know that there was ice cream in Biblical times?
Well, we`ve all heard of Walls of Jericho, and Lyons of Judah!
Gypsy Rose Lee is reputed to have said
“I have everything I had 20 years ago- except now it`s all lower.
A knight ran out of a terrible storm into an inn and said to the innkeeper “ I`ve lost my horse in the storm, but I must get to King Arthur’s Court tonight- can you lend me a horse.” “ No Sir Knight” said the innkeeper “the only animal I keep here is that big shaggy dog, over there, and I wouldn`t send a knight out on a dog like this”.
Why all these jokes today? Thank you for leaving me all this space without any news.
If you would like something better ,then take a minute or two to write something that I can publish.
Gems of Wisdom by Baden-Powell (Taken from Scouting For Boys)
“Remember, that the boy on joining, wants to begin “Scouting” right away. So don`t dull his keenness, as is so often done, by too much preliminary explanations at first. Meet his wants by games and Scouting practices and instil elementary details, bit by bit afterwards as you go along"
DC`s Report
We are speeding on towards the St Georges day renewal of promise. Your leaders will have full details, and I hope many friends and family are able to join us - cost per person £3.00, we will be renewing our promise at the cairn, a special place for all scouts (what is the cairn? it is the symbol of the place where Baden Powell held his first official Scout camp).
Centenary camp. last bank holiday weekend in May. All of your leaders will have details, please try and attend, it should be a weekend of activities at Kielder in Northumberland. Cubs, Scouts and Explorer Scouts camping over the weekend and Beaver Scouts visiting on the Saturday. The Cub Scout organisation team will be led by Sarah, Helen Byers and Christine Lawson. The Scouts team led by Cate Watson, Ian Macbean and Paul Frost.
Beaver Scouts activities coordinated by Chris Hudson and Explorer activities by Cas and the ESLS
Kath Tyson DC
Centenary Year Congratulations
Kingston Park Group Invested Cub Scout - Lewis Holmes Physical Recreation Activity Badge - Bradley Craig, Ethan Okai, Todd Rye, Stephen Duck, Luke Jordan Communicator Activity Badge - Lewis Holmes, Stephen Duck, Todd Rye, Bradley Craig, Mark Burns, Nick Whitbread, Luke Jordan, Jack Foxen, Ethan Okai, Sam Foxen Information Technology 1 Activity Badge - Stephen Duck Report by Stephen DuckCentral Gosforth Middle School Beavers Invested - James Ashpool, Joe Hill Discovery Challenge - James Ritchie, Fraser Green, Simon Leeming, Joseph Julien. Joe Hodgson, Rory Burlie. Creative Badge - James Ashpool, Joe Hill, Max Peacock. Report by Veronica Mackell |
74 th Newcastle Scout Group Chief Scouts Gold Award - Craig Stuart Anderson. Adam Jobling, David John Nellis, Christopher Rogers.The Chief Scouts Gold Award is the highest award in the scout section, and is achieved by those young people who have demonstrated the commitment energy and sense of purpose necessary to qualify for an award which is at the same time challenging and worthwhile.Report on behalf of the 74 th byVince Mackell
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Thinking Day 2007
A party of four Guiders, two Scouters, ten Brownies and eight Cubs set off bright and early on the 6.00 am train on Saturday 24 th February to celebrate the Scouting Centenary, Founders Day and World Thinking Day in Westminster Abbey.
Whilst waiting for the underground at Kings Cross they met the Chief Commissioner of Ghana (Patience Aniagye ) who travelled with them to the Abbey. She was instantly recognisable as a Guider because of her yellow dress embellished with guiding symbols. In conversation, they discovered that she knew Jean Edusei (the Newcastle Guider who set up the link between Newcastle upon Tyne County and The King Jesus Charity Home in Kumasi , Ghana ). It really is a small world!
The service was attended by the Chief Scout Peter Duncan and the Chief Guide Liz Burnley. New world flags were dedicated and placed by the memorial to the founders. The 3rd Baron, Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell, grandson of the founder, read from Robert Baden-Powell’s Lessons from the ‘Varsity of Life’.
The service on the theme of Past, Present and Future was inspirational and contained an excellent selection of traditional and contemporary music with readings and prayers taken from world faiths. Following the theme of past and present, the young and old shared their experiences of Guiding and Scouting with those around them during a lively interlude in the service.
Afterwards the group headed for the Imperial War Museum where the young people learned more about the events of the past. It was a very tired group which arrived back in Newcastle at 9.50 p.m. after a very busy and exciting day.
25 th Newcastle Brownies and Cubs
Report by Angela Ryan
Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.
Gosforth Explorers have been busy with their usual activities this year but one of their more unusual outings was to Dilston Campsite during the last weekend in January and the first weekend in February. Chris Eldrige has been
very busy as usual organising ongoing developments at Dilston and had at last managed to raise the funds and plan for the replacement of the old toilet blocks which were very much past their prime. To save money he had arranged for Explorers from across the County to help with demolition work and site clearance before the contractors started on the new build. Gosforth Explorers rose to the challenge and put together a team to help with the work. |
Gosforth Explorers arrived at Chopwell Woods Woodland Park , 360 hectares of mixed Forestry Commission woodland near Rowlands Gill,Tyne & Wear, at 10am on Sunday 11th March and enjoyed two hours of mountain bike mayhem around the woodland tracks. The climax was the 3 kilometre downhill introduced us to each of the four sections in turn, outlining the thrills and giving instruction to avoid the spills. At first the obstacle course kept us all amused with the seesaw element the firm favourite, although Leon 's first attempt at this ended with him dismounting into the bushes! The second section found us dashing through the pine trees and onto the duckboard ramp section - not for the faint hearted! The final downhill section was completed by all despite Jordan snapping his chain and Paul bending his new rear forks. A few quick repairs and it was back to the top for more. . Six Explorers from Gosforth joined 650 other Scouts, Explorers, Guides, Rangers and Network in the activity camp at Kielder Forest Mountain Bike Riding, Canoe Racing, Crate Stacking and Survival activities with The Royal Marines were just a few of the adventurous treats in store for all those who participated in this year's winter activity camp at Hawkhirst. With their own base camp on the lake shore, Explorer Scouts from all over the county and beyond enjoyed beverages from their very own cocktail bar whilst participating in 'The Explorer Factor' at which the Judges, Vicky Osborne Wallis, Louis Barney Walsh and that nice Simon Morley-Cowell, egged on by the exuberant compere Chris 'I'm in charge' Eldridge, only just managed to prevent a repeat of a Full Monty riot! Great fun was had by all on an action packed weekend of fun. Report by Ian Morley |
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| I have often wondered whether “scouts”took an interest in the Red Nose Comic Activities, as in the years in which I have produced the District News Letter both for Gosforth and Great North, I have never had to mention the subject. Well, now I know some do. The 82 nd appear to have had a whale of a time with their efforts, as you will see from this report from Carol Preston. |
The 82nd Newcastle Scout Group took part in Scouting's Red Nose Day with a line of pennies, two pences etc, etc. The Group collected over £141 for Comic Relief's appeal by asking young people to donate coins to make a line of coins and a further £30 by paying not to wear their uniform. The group held fun activities during all sections, including blindfold food, and all young people appeared to enjoy the evening" Report by Carol Preston |
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