gscouts News and Views for Scouting in Gloucestershire March 2016
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gscouts March 2016 Contents Editorial ………………………………………………………………………………………………...4 Cotswold Vale, Stroud & Tetbury and Forest of Dean Congratulations …………...…..…….....4 Winners of the County Quiz ………………………………………………………………………….5 Water Activities ………………………………………………………………………………………..6 In Memory of Richard Angove …………………………………………………………………….....7 Beast in the Dead Winter Report ………………………………………………………………..…..7 Cheltenham Explorers ………………………………………………………………………..……....8 Cheltenham District ……………………………………………………………………………..….....8 Royal Three Counties Show Badge ………………………………………………………...…..…..9 County Shooting Competition ……………………………………………………………………….10 County Cub Centenary Camp ……………………………………………………………………....11 Celebrating 100 Years of Cub Scouts …………………………….……………………………..…12 Gloucester Gang Show ………………………………………………………………………...…….13 St. George ……………………………………………………………………………………………..14 Gilwell Park: the home of Scouting ………………………………………………………..……......15 Facebook ……………………………………………………………………………..…….……….....16 Britain in Europe ………………………………………………………………………………...……..17 Little Paws dog training talks ………………………………………………………………………….18 Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park, Berkeley Green …………………………..……….18 Scout’s Work—from Scouting for Boys ……………………………………………………………...19
************************* I can’t stand name-droppers — as I was saying to Her Majesty only the other day.
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Editorial I am most grateful to Godfrey Tarling, Cheltenham’s new DC, for improving my article on his District and its badges. As Awards Secretary for my District I made some 20 recommendations nearly a year ago but my DC has been unable to process them because of the non-availability of Compass. The awards amount to a 50p piece of cloth but that’s not the point. They are a recognition of years of devoted service by unselfish Leaders. Let us hope they can be presented soon. I’m sure the same applies to all the other Districts in the County. Cotswold Vale and Stroud & Tetbury are currently making positive efforts to find GSLs for about half the Groups in their two Districts. Considerable help in pushing the search forward has come from Regional Development. Groups that have not had a GSL for some time, maybe years, may tend to think they are not really necessary but find, when one at last is appointed, how significant they are for the smooth running of the Group and for contact with and help from the District Team. Don’t forget the Easter weekend meeting (25th to 28th March) of the International Badgers Club at Woodhouse Park. Non-members will be made most welcome. The Badgers collect Scout memorabilia as well as badges, of which you will find literally thousands for sale or swop. Come and see how collecting Scout badges can generate new friends, improve your geography and stimulate the collecting bug in you. There are some 800 active Districts in the UK alone and we have catalogues of these and of all known badges from all over the world.
From Carole O’Donnell, DC Cotswold Vale and Stroud & Tetbury Congratulations for achieving Wood Badges STROUD AND TETBURY Leigh Binns BSL Stonehouse Richard Brisland SL The Stanleys Coral Rice GSL Amberley COTSWOLD VALE Mike Smith ASL 1st Cam Tim Hunt SL Wotton-under-Edge Congratulation also to Slimbridge and Wotton for representing us at the County Cooking competition and to 1st Dursley Cubs and Scouts on their wins in the County Quiz. (see p. 5).
From Martin Williams, DC Forest of Dean Also heartiest congratulations to Tom Rushton (1st Clearwell & Sling) on completing his Wood Badge training. It was my pleasure to present him with his beads at a Troop meeting. I believe he is the youngest Wood Badge holder in the Forest, maybe in the County, as he will not reach his 19th birthday until the end of March. 4
Winners of the County Quiz ACC Cub Scouts Chris Duckworth and CC Paul Trott with the 1st Dursley Cub team
ASL Alexandra Jenkins, ACC Scouts Chris Langham, SL Jean Buxton and ASL Pete Tootell with the 1st Dursley Scout team, ably supplemented by a Scout from Stroud & Tetbury District 5
Water Activities Bob’s Dinosaurs have been, as usual, flat out with activities, and as you know, we also do DofE, District & County events, so finding time sometimes is difficult. Last summer we saw our first Gold practice DofE on the water and our first, I think, QSA down the River Severn with four Leaders/Network, along with a first Silver DofE on the Monmouth & Brecon Canal . This Spring/Summer we have two teams of Bronze walking, two teams of Silver canoeing and kayaking, six of ours, four Nutty Badgers and one Explorer from Cirencester, plus two teams of Gold walking & kayaking or canoeing through Carron Valley and from Glasgow to Edinburgh — two Network, but past Bob’s and Black Sheep Explorers, who both are Leaders now aged 19, two Stroud Explorers and six 16-year-old Bob’s Dinosaurs Explorers. No time for a camp this year, but it will be our third bi-annual Richard Angove & Alex Wright memorial 60K triathlon fund-raiser at the end of August. This event we truly wish to let people know about, so others can join in in parts or all of the triathlon. We kayak/canoe, cycle and walk 60K over 16/18 hours. In 2014,14 of our Explorers and Sandy Campbell completed the whole 60K. This event will be followed two weeks later by our fourth County kayak/canoe weekend. Sixty-eight attended last September, and Leaders attaining permits in rafting, canoeing & kayaking brought the total to over 70. This year the Sea Scouts are opening up sailing possibilities in Gloucestershire. These Leaders are the first sailing permit holders in many years. I am working hard at making contacts with sailing clubs, rowing clubs and bell-boating this year. Scouting on the water is happening. The Leaders are out there raring to participate. We desperately need a Scouting on the Water Web Site, so if anyone has the know-how, please let me know. We have so much info to share, but not the knowledge on how to do it.
Summer 2015 saw the first Silver Touring Kayak Team from Black Sheep and Bob's Dinosaurs ESUs carry out their DofE Expedition on the Monmouth & Brecon Canal.
Five Locks Basin last day: Jack Shaw (Black Sheep ESU) and four Explorers from Bob’s Dinosaurs. The four Bob’s Dinosaurs members are joined by six others, making two teams hoping to complete Gold Expeditions this July from Glasgow to Edinburgh. 6
Our 2nd Triathlon. This time paddling part of the River Avon, cycling, then finishing near midnight on the Hike. 3rd 60K Triathlon in August 2016 will be on Sharpness kayak/canoeing, cycle & hike back to Pittville our HQ This year funds will be raised in both Richard Angove’s (see below) & Alex Wright's names, with 10th Cheltenham (All Saints) Scout Group’s support. (Alex Wright was the son of your County Advisor, tragically killed in 2007, aged 27. He was in Scouting for 20 years from Beaver to Scout Leader). Shelley Wright, County Advisor
From the Gloucestershire Echo, 29 August 2014: Teenagers take on triathlon in memory of soldier and Scout Leader Major Richard Angove Youngsters will undertake a 60km triathlon tomorrow in memory of a beloved and popular Scout Leader. Having served in the army for nearly 26 years, he left behind his wife Kim and two children Eleanor and William. Yesterday, one of his best friends, Sandy Campbell, who had known him for 20 years, paid tribute to his close friend. They had become firm friends while in the army, and were asked in 2009 if they would set up Bob’s Dinosaurs, an Explorer Scout Unit for youngsters from the 10th (All Saint’s) Scout Group in Pittville. Sandy said: “The first thing you could say about Richard is that he was a born leader. “He was always that. A leader of men and the youngsters absolutely adored him when he set up the Group. We got to know each other really well during that time together. “A lot of people knew him very well. There were about 700 people who turned up for his funeral, and another 100 outside. He was such a gentleman, a larger than life character. When I had heard he had died, I was just stunned. I couldn’t believe it,” Sandy said. Major Angove served in the Bosnia and Gulf campaigns. He was keen rugby player, and had served as vice-chairman of the Cheltenham Civil Service Rugby Club. The group will kayak 16km on the River Avon from Pershore Bridge to Bredon Marina, before cycling 24km to Elmstone Hardwicke via Alderton, before finishing with a hike around the Cheltenham Circular path.
Beast in the Dead Winter Report My favourite activity was the bungie run, as it was challenging and funny to watch. When we arrived on Friday night the weather was appropriately beastly — windy and rainy. Putting up tents was fun! Saturday brought brighter weather with a range of enjoyable activities such as the bungie run, archery, gladiators and go-carting. The food throughout the weekend was plentiful and enjoyable, keeping Explorers and Leaders stoked up and full of beans. On Saturday night there were some ‘interesting’ shapes being performed by the penguins on the disco dance floor. After a hearty breakfast on Sunday, we all decamped and bid our farewells with happy memories of the weekend. John Ford, Explorer Scout, Devil’s Chimney, Cheltenham 7
Cheltenham Explorers Our exciting spring programme includes Canal Weekends, a climbing course, an Electronics and Geocaching Weekend, DofE Bronze Expedition, Pioneering Weekend, Open Water Dive, Mountain Weekend, Survival Skills, Strategy, of course, and a Coast Weekend
Cheltenham District
Cheltenham District is a large one with 14 active Groups providing Beaver Colonies, Cub Packs and Scout Troops plus 8 Explorer Units, meeting on every night of the week (Monday-Friday), as well as two specialist units, The Wyell Young Leaders and the Octopus Scuba Diving Unit, which meet less frequently. The Wyell Unit completes a training module each month towards the Young Leader Belt Buckle and also provides for those completing their Duke of Edinburgh's Volunteering Section within Scouting. The Octopus Unit is a specialist one that does a great deal of scuba diving. They offer an initial Try Dive, followed by the chance to gain PADI scuba qualifications, including wreck rescue and diving with seals. Cheltenham is a famous spa town, built as one of the country’s first new towns back in the eighteenth century, specifically designed as a pleasure health resort. Mineral springs were discovered as early as 1716 but their popularity as a tourist destination were given a major boost by the visit of King George III to the town's spas in 1788. In 1820 a local landowner, Joseph Pitt, developed an area to the north of the town centre now known as Pittville and commissioned the architect, John Forbes, to build the largest and last spa building (Pittville Pump Room) in Cheltenham, which was erected between 1825 and 1830 in landscaped gardens running down to a lake. It is now a Grade I listed building and externally features a colonnade of Ionic Columns. The Cheltenham District badge, which was designed by Keith Robinson – a member of the International Badgers Club and past District Commissioner for Tewkesbury, captures the historical origins of the Town presenting the front elevation of the Pittville Pump Room in gold and orange, with a large Holm Oak (Quercus Ilex) in the left foreground, all on a dark green background and binding. The badge was approved by HQ on 9th April 1973 as a single one. It became a 'double' badge in November 1993. 8
Royal Three Counties Show Badge In conjunction with the Hereford & Worcester County Scouts, the Three Counties Agricultural Society are introducing The Royal Three Counties Show Occasional Badge. Participation in the free badge includes pre-booked free admission to the show at the showground in Malvern on the 17th to 19th June 2016 for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and their Leaders in uniform, plus discounted prices for parents attending to help. We would like to be able to offer this badge to members in the Gloucestershire region, as it is the third county that we support. Between myself, our Assistant Shows Manager, Diana Walton and Derek Barnes, who is the County Commissioner for Hereford and Worcester, we have a detailed itinerary for each age group to follow whilst they are visiting. Please find more details below: The aim of this badge (which can be worn on uniforms for up to 12 months from the show) is to celebrate and learn what the countryside has to offer to people of all ages and backgrounds. To this end, the badge can be gained by:
Attending The Royal Three Counties Show one day between the 17th and 19th June 2016. Admission is free providing you pre-book.
Going to a number of events/stands/areas while at the show, as per the badge criteria.
Reporting back on some of what you have learnt and seen at the show, as per the badge criteria.
The badge is currently being designed and will include the Three Counties graphic logo. Further details of The Royal Three Counties Show can be found on their website at link: www.threecounties.co.uk/threecounties This includes lots of information about the show and a great overview video. The Occasional Badges will be available for Leaders pre-booked to pick up at the show from the Showground Office - to be presented to young people at a normal section meeting after the remainder of the badge has been completed. A representative from the Three Counties Agricultural Society would also like to come along to some of these badge presentations to award some certificates and take some photographs. Typically we expect Colonies, Packs and Troops to attend as a unit; with one overall Leader and one more Leader per 6 Beavers, 8 Cubs or 12 Scouts (as per POR). These Leaders (including Young Leaders) in uniform will be offered free pre-booked tickets to the show. In addition, one parent per child will be offered a discounted pre-booked ticket at £15.00 to enter the show. The showground offers free parking to all that attend (with special parking for mini-buses and similar transport). All ticket applications should be submitted by the Beaver/Cub/Scout Leader and sent in one transaction to Tessa Warby at showsupport@threecounties.co.uk or alternatively sent by post to Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 6NW. Applications must be received by 3rd June 2016 for the 2016 show and you will need to provide a mobile contact number for emergencies during your attendance. For more information please contact Tessa Warby at: showsupport@threecounties.co.uk 9
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The Three Counties Showground in Malvern (postcode WR13 6NW) is a large, safe site and well signposted from motorways and main roads in the area. However the roads are likely to be busy on show days - so please allow plenty of time to get the showground. The showground includes a lost children and items stand (in case of problems) and has plenty of toilet and refreshment facilities. When you pre-book your tickets you'll also be provided with details of a meeting point. If this is something that may be of interest to any of the Scout, Beaver or Cub packs in the Gloucestershire region we would be happy to work with you further of answer any questions you may have. The badge requirements can be downloaded here. Kind Regards, Tessa Warby Show Support, Three Counties T 01684 584917 threecounties.co.uk
County Shooting Competition Saturday 14th May 2016 9.30 am to 1 pm, Glevum Target Club. Teams of three, maximum two teams or Troop or Unit. See Badge Course News for details.
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Celebrating 100 years of Cub Scouts in 2016 Circus Activity Badge Workshops To help you celebrate, Shooting Stars Circus Skills offer Cub units/districts the chance to enjoy the fun and excitement of a circus skills evening/day event at a special discounted rate for your local and national celebrations. Whether they want to work on their Circus Activity Badge or just have a fun and creative evening/day event, we can offer a brilliant workshop with a highly experienced instructor/s at the rate of: £300.00 per day, £240.00 per half day inclusive for one instructor + equipment. We can provide a 'Round Robin' with multiple instructors where groups of 30 - 35 Cubs move round at a given time period (e.g. every 20 or 30 mins) to enable them to have more time. An example of this would be:
Instructor 1)
Feathers and/or Plate Spinning
Instructor 2)
Juggling Scarves and/or Balls
Instructor 3)
Diabolo
Instructor 4)
Flower Stick and/or Ball Cups
Instructor 5) Fun Balance Area (Including Tightrope, Unicycles, Stilts, Pedal Racers, Mini Bikes etc)
If you would like more (or less) instructors please call the numbers below to discuss your requirements. The workshop consists of a circus instructor/s and circus equipment (which is tailored according to age groups, space available and length of session time). Examples include feathers, juggling balls, scarves, spinning plates, diabolos, flower sticks, and larger equipment such as stilts, fun wheels, pedal racers, unicycles & mini-bikes. Equipment used will be at the discretion of your instructor. With the volume and variety of equipment available, we can take a group of up to 30-35 Cubs per workshop, keeping them involved and engaged at all times. For up to date references of work with youth groups in your area please go to: http://www.shootingstarscircus.co.uk/reviews_youth.php All our instructors have DBSs, Public Liability with Equity of £10 million and Risk Assessments are available. For any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us. Steve Grainger Shooting Stars Circus Skills 6 Hopney Cottages, Bricklehampton, Pershore WR10 3JT Office: 01386 550260 Mobile: 07970 107845 Web: www.shootingstarscircus.co.uk 12
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St. George Our Patron Saint was born around the year 280 of Christian parents. There is some doubt as to whether this was in Cappadocia (now northern Turkey) or in Lydda (Palestine). He served in the Roman army as a distinguished soldier, though whether he ever visited England is not certain. George sought a personal interview with the Emperor Diocletian, to protest against his systematic persecution of the Christians and for his pains was arrested and tortured. He was martyred in Nicomedia on April 23rd 303. Towards the end of the 6th century, his body was taken to Palestine, where he had been brought up, and a Greek Orthodox church now stands over his grave in the small Arab town of Lydda, not far from Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. It was this translation to Palestine which probably gave rise to his association with the dragon, in a merging of fact with Greek mythology (at its height 1300 years before George was born!). The story was brought home by Crusaders in the 1100s. Perseus, the legendary founder of Mycenae, was said to have slain a sea--monster off the coast of Palestine, thus releasing the local population, in particular the Princess Andromeda, from a threat to their lives, and the story somehow became associated with George. April 23rd was declared a national festival by the Council of Oxford in 1222, and George was adopted as the patron saint of England by Henry III in the mid-l4th century. St. George’s flag, a red cross on a white background, was joined to that of St. Andrew, a white saltire on a blue background, in 1606, three years after James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English throne as James I, after which the country was described as the United Kingdom. This original Union Flag can be seen on many 17th- and 18th-century paintings of British ships. St. Patrick's flag, a red saltire on a white background, was incorporated when Ireland joined the Union in 1801, and the Union Flag we fly today dates from that time. Strictly speaking, it is incorrect to refer to it as the Union Jack, unless it is being flown on the jack-staff (at the bow) of a ship. It is bad heraldic practice to place a colour next to another colour. As white counts as a metal (silver), fimbriations (strips of white) are placed between the red of St..George's cross and of St. Patrick's saltire and the blue field of the flag of St. Andrew, hence our national flag, distinctive in the extreme, represents the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, yet exemplifies correctness under the rules of heraldry. As St. Andrew’s flag takes precedence over that of St. Patrick, having been incorporated earlier, the white saltire of the former is presented as a broader strip. That is why the Union Flag must always be flown with the broader white strip above the red saltire at the top corner nearest the flagpole . John Morton ************************* If Scotland were to leave the Union, the average rainfall for the U.K. would reduce by 8”. 14
Gilwell Park: The home of Scouting (from An Official History of Scouting) Known throughout the world as the home of Scouting, Gilwell Park on the Essex/London border is a country estate that has been owned by The Scout Association since 1919. Over the years, thousands of people of every nationality have camped here and received their leadership training. The training methods developed at Gilwell Park are today emulated in every part of the world and have attracted the most senior Scout Leaders from different countries, from early times to the present day. The site itself is now enhanced by many structures and buildings of significance to the Scouting world, including signposts giving directions to every World Scout Jamboree. Many former Scouts have deposited their memoirs and log books at Gilwell Park for safe-keeping and future use, and Gilwell Park now houses the entire archives of The British Scout Association. The White House Gilwell's central feature is a country manor house whose origins go back to Tudor times. Before the Reformation the land had belonged to Waltham Abbey, but on the dissolution of the monasteries it was given to Sir Anthony Denny, a member of Henry Vlll's circle of friends and advisers. Denny built a hunting lodge, from which vantage point guests could participate in hunting parties in Epping Forest. In 1771 the property was bought by Leonard Tresilian, who built a fine country manor house, which was passed to his daughter, Margaret, on her marriage to William Bassett Chinnery. They and their three children made the house their family home. The White House, timber-framed with external slate cladding, is a listed building. It was extensively restored in 1994-5 to become a hotel and conference centre, and a modern office block was added in 2000 to accommodate the staff of the UK Scout Association. Today, the whole estate covers some 44 hectares (108 acres), most of which are used as a campsite and activity centre. Work is under way to raise money to improve and extend the campsite's facilities. Among many artefacts inside the White House are nine Scout-related paintings by Ernest Carlos, done between 1910 and 1914. These often-reproduced pictures were almost as important in promoting the concept behind Scouting in the early days as was B-P's book Scouting for Boys. B-P's vision for a training school In 1918, as the First World War was coming to a close, Baden-Powell expressed his wish to establish a training school for leaders and to provide a campsite for Scouts from east London. William de Bois Maclaren, a wealthy Scottish businessman and District Commissioner for Roseneath, had offered to pay for such a site if one could be found. (The Maclaren tartan is reproduced on the back of the Gilwell scarf – Ed.) P. B. Nevill, Commissioner for east London and the Warden of Roland House, was charged by B-P with finding such a site. He later wrote: ‘The entries in my diary show that Maclaren dined with me at Roland House on 29 November 1918. This was at the request of B-P who sent him to me as he wanted to give a camping ground for the boys of East London. He said 'you find what you want and I will buy it'. I told him that what I wanted was a site adjoining Epping or Hainault Forest and I spent every available weekend on my motorbike touring the area trying to find somewhere. The small committee that had been set up viewed one or two sites suggested by agents.’ Gilwell rediscovered Thanks to a tip from John Gayfer, a local assistant Scout Leader and a birdwatching 15
enthusiast, Gilwell Park was discovered. At the time it was an overgrown and derelict estate of some 22 hectares (55 acres), and no one had lived there for over 15 years. Its last owner, William Gibbs, a Victorian scientist (who created Gibbs toothpaste), had died in 1900, but some of his family had continued to live in other properties on the estate for some years afterwards. Nevill continued: 'I went to Gilwell on Saturday, 8 March 1919. I did not know the extent of the estate at the time but I found the old notice board advertising its sale on the ground behind a hedge and from this I managed to get the agent's name.' A delighted B-P B-P was on a lecture tour in the USA and he was sent a telegram advising him of the discovery. He cabled back to tell Nevill to go ahead with the purchase if he thought the place was right, and as soon as he returned, B-P went to see it for himself. His secretary, Eileen Wade, accompanied him and recalled in her autobiography how, despite the pouring rain, his face lit up when he realized that his dream of a home for Scouting, where his vision could be lived out, was to become a reality at last. The first Scouts at Gilwell Park Negotiations to purchase the estate began, and by Easter weekend 1919 things had gone far enough for work to commence on clearing up the place. On the Thursday before Easter a small group of Nevill's East London Rovers became the first Scout campers at Gilwell. Arriving in the pouring rain, they spent their first night sleeping inside an old wooden gardener's shed, now known as the Pigsty and preserved as a monument to these 'pioneers'. The opening ceremony The eventual purchase price was ÂŁ7,000, and Maclaren made an additional donation to help restore the White House. The official opening, delayed by a week because there was a large peace rally in London, was held on 26 July 1919 and included a rally of 700 Scouts. Maclaren's wife cut ribbons in the Scout colours of green and yellow, and Baden-Powell presented Maclaren with the Movement's highest award for good service, the Silver Wolf. Although Gilwell was never Baden-Powell's home, the place meant a great deal to him, and he visited there frequently, camping or sleeping in a caravan. It was where his great vision of Scouting was lived daily, and it became the 'home of Scouting'. When he was offered a barony in 1929, B-P chose as his title Lord Baden-Powell of Gilwell. ***************************
Facebook For those of the older generation who do not really comprehend why Facebook exists - it's very simple -- it's a way of sharing your life with thousands and making new friends. Presently, I am trying to make friends outside of Facebook while applying the SAME PRINCIPLES. Therefore, every day I go down on the street and tell the passers-by what I have eaten, how I feel, what I have done the night before and what I will do tomorrow night. Then I give them pictures of my family and friends, my dog and me gardening and spending time in my pool. I also listen to their conversations and I tell them I like them. And it works. I already have three persons following me: Two police officers and a psychiatrist.
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Britain in Europe As a result of pressure from Mr. Cameron, certain concessions have been offered by European Union Commissioners. They have announced that agreement has been reached to adopt English as the preferred language for European communications, rather than German, which was the other possibility.
As part of the negotiations, Her Majesty’s Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement, and has accepted a five-year phased plan for what will be known as EuroEnglish (Euro for short).
In the first year, “s” will be used instead of the soft “c”. Sertainly, sivil servants will resieve this news with joy. Also, the hard “c” will be replaced with “k”. Not only will this klear up konfusion, but typewriters kan have one less letter.
There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year, when the troublesome “ph” will be replaced by “f”. This will make words like “fotograf” 20 per sent shorter.
In the third year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkorage the removel of double letters, which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horible mes of silent “e”s in the languaj is disgrasful, and they would go.
By the forth year, peopl wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing “th” by “z”, and “w” by “v”.
During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary “o” can be dropd from vords kontaining “ou”, and similar changes vud of kors be aplid to ozer kombinations of leters.
After zis fifz yer, ve vil hav a reli sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubls or difikultis and evrivun vil find it exi to understand ech ozer. Ze drem vil finali kum tru.
Undso Weiter ********************** In German it is possible to say quite a lot, all in one compound word. One quite useful one is: Der Hotentotenpotentatenatentatentäter — the man who makes an attempted murder of a Hotentot potentate.
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Talk and demonstration Hello. My name is Estelle Vickery and I own and run Little Paws dog training. As a parent and dog owner I understand the importance of child-dog interactions and how to prevent dog bites. We run a dogs in schools scheme, which is also open to all groups around Gloucestershire. The scheme is completely free of charge and should a donation be offered, this goes to Pets As Therapy (PAT dogs). In this scheme we teach the Kennel Club safe and sound protocol for interactions with stranger dogs, also providing a Kennel Club-made leaflet on the techniques taught. We then discuss the importance of understanding canine body language and recognising when a dog is stressed or unhappy with the interaction. Again a leaflet covering the talk will be provided to all attendees. We then give a short talk and demonstration in compassionate training methods to establish good relationships with our pet dogs. During this we will have one or two visiting dogs to use for demonstration of techniques. The dogs used are used to performing such displays, and have grown up around children. My dog is a registered PAT dog who visits a residential home and school and as such is very comfortable in these situations. The visit lasts approximately 60 minutes depending on the number of people and further discussions. Handouts will be provided for both adults and children. We vary our talks, based on the age group involved, to ensure it is appropriate for their level of understanding. This also means that as children grow older they can participate in later talks to further their knowledge of the subject, without it being a repeat of what they have previously experienced. I would like to offer this service to Scout Groups in Gloucestershire. Estelle MRes, BSc (hons) Animal Behaviour and Welfare www.little-paws.co.uk estelle@little-paws.co.uk 07796965321
Gloucestershire Science & Technology Park, Berkeley Green Berkeley Power station was the first commercial nuclear power station in the UK. Building started in 1956 and began generating electricity in 1962. Twenty-seven years of safe generation of power was concluded in 1989, when the power station ceased generating and decommissioning started. The many derelict buildings will shortly be refurbished, to provide an extensive new learning centre. In 2013 South Gloucestershire & Stroud College first visited the Berkeley Laboratories and considered their use as a training centre with support from the Local Enterprise Partnership, local politicians and employers. In 2014 the College was successfully awarded ÂŁ5 million to redevelop the site and establish Gloucestershire Science and Technology Park and a new college campus. The future looks increasingly exciting, with employers large and small committing to training at Berkeley. In the next few years advanced plans are in place for a University Technical College, Cyber Security Training Centre and renewable research facility, all in partnership with employers and the University of Gloucestershire. 18
SCOUT’S WORK from Scouting for Boys I suppose every British boy wants to help his country in some way or other. There is a way, by which he can do so easily, and that is by becoming a scout. A scout, as you know, is generally a soldier who is chosen for his cleverness and pluck to go out in front of an army in war to find out where the enemy are, and report to the commander all about them. But, besides war scouts, there are also peace scouts, i.e. men who in peace time carry out work which requires the same kind of abilities. These are the frontiersmen of all parts of our Empire. The ‘trappers’ of North America, hunters of Central Africa, the British pioneers, explorers, and missionaries over Asia and all the wild parts of the world, the bushmen and drovers of Australia, the constabulary of North-West Canada and of South Africa — all are peace scouts, real men in every sense of the word, and thoroughly up in scout craft, i.e. they understand living out in the jungles, and they can find their way anywhere, are able to read meaning from the smallest signs and foot-tracks; they know how to look after their health when far away from any doctors, are strong and plucky, and ready to face any danger, and always keen to help each other. They are accustomed to take their lives in their hands, and to fling them down without hesitation if they can help their country by doing so. They give up everything, their personal comforts and desires, in order to get their work done. They do not do all this for their own amusement, but because it is their duty to their King, fellow-countrymen, or employers. The History of the Empire has been made by British adventurers and explorers, the scouts of the nation, for hundreds of years past up to the present time. The Knights of King Arthur, Richard Cœur de Lion and the Crusaders carried British chivalry into distant parts of the earth. Raleigh, Drake, and Capt. John Smith, soldiers and sailors of Queen Elizabeth’s time, faced unknown dangers of strange seas, as well as the known dangers of powerful enemies, to take and hold new lands for the expansion of our small kingdom. Capt. Cook in Australia, Lord Clive in India, opened up new countries. Speke, Baker, and Livingstone pushed their way through the savage deserts and forests of Africa; Franklin and Ross braved the ice and snows of the Arctic regions. In the present time Selous, the great hunter, and Lieut. Boyd Alexander, who last year crossed Africa, are peace scouts. These are just a few names out of many hundreds of the scouts of the nation who have from all times down to the present spread the good name and power of our country in all parts of the world. And there have been women scouts of the nation, too: such as Grace Darling, who risked her life to save a shipwrecked crew; Florence Nightingale, who nursed sick soldiers in the Crimean War; Miss Kingsley; the African explorer; Lady Lugard, in Africa and Alaska; and many devoted lady missionaries and nurses in all parts of our Empire. These have shown that girls as well as boys may well learn scouting while they are young, and so be able to do useful work in the world as they grow older. It is a grand life, but it cannot suddenly be taken up by any man who thinks he would like it, unless he has prepared himself for it beforehand. Those who succeed best are those who learnt scouting while they were still boys. Scouting also comes in very useful in any kind of life you like to take up, whether it is soldiering or even business life in a city. Sir William Crookes says it is even valuable for a man who goes in for science, and finding out little things about air, and light, and so on. So I am going to show you how you can learn scout-craft for yourself and can put it into practice at home.
A World War I propaganda poster drawn by B-P
It is very easy to learn and very interesting when you get into it. You can best learn by joining the ‘Boy Scouts’.
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