Hampshire Scout News - November 2016

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Contents

Welcome to the November edition of Hampshire Scout News 2016 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26,

Quiz Night, ath 3rd Alton #WhyWeScout Emlyn 90th Birthday / Southampton City Cubs 100 1st Aldershot Scouts summer camp Grand Opening 6th Gosport Hospital Scouts are coming to Pompey!

Diamond Anniversary of the DofE Awards International Link, 7th Eastleigh Cubs Cubs 100 at T20 games Our visit to RMAS, 1st Aldershot Scouts Party Time, 3rd Romsey Scout Group Our Expedition to Wales, 73rd Portsmouth Making a Difference Together 20.5 miles & 7 locks, 3rd Romsey Scouts HSX Patagonia / Go Outdoors Discount The Duke of Cornwall Safety Award launch The County Kudu

About Us

Hampshire Scouts provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for over 17,500 young people aged 6-25, promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the individual, helping them achieve their full potential.

In Scouting, we believe that young people develop most when they are ‘learning by doing,’ when they are given responsibility, work in teams, take acceptable risks and think for themselves.

Get Involved

To join the adventure of Scouting whether as an Adult or Young person then contact us at: www.scouts.org.uk/join e: county.office@scouts-hants.org.uk or t: 023 8084 7847

U Got news For Us?

Do you have a story or success that you’d like to share? Help us to highlight and celebrate your achievements in growth, exclusivity, youth shaped and community – email us your team’s successes along with any photos to: county.office@Scouts-hants.org.uk, please keep emails less than 30mb, if they are bigger we can share our Dropbox link with you, please get in touch.

Photography Acknowledgements

Where we can, we strive to acknowledge the owner or source of pictures used in this publication. We use them under the terms ‘for Scouting use only’. If you would like pictures acknowledged, please let us know the owners name when submitting. Thank you.

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#WhyWeScout.

“We are changing the world, one young person at a time”, said John May as he opened our Autumn County Conference.

John talked about his experiences – as a Scout in Gloucestershire, as a teacher, and as International Commissioner – to show how he had been encouraged at various stages in his life by other people. “What goes on the classroom”, he said, “is only half the story. Other life skills matter as well”.

He went on to talk about his three R’s for today – Roots, Risk, and Relationships – and how they were important to young people growing up in the modern world.

“Leadership isn’t just about shouting, but also about being in the background and helping other people shine.”

to help the conference decide what Hampshire Scouting should look like in two year’s time. With most people thinking we would be moving from “Good to Great”, Howard helped people unpack and prioritise the key themes of Quality, Values and Growth.

Small groups assessed where we were in each area, and developed ideas for how to move forward. Within the Quality area, the assessments of Adventure averaged 60%, Programme averaged 53% and Leadership averaged 52% - and within the Values area, the assessments of Youthshaped averaged 39%, Inclusion averaged 49%, and Community averaged 51% - showing that we are making good progress but have much more to do.

John is now SecretaryGeneral of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, and the stories he told gave great examples of #WhyWeScout.

All the ideas were captured and will now be analysed and followed up, both by the Core Team and by the District delegates who participated in the Conference.

Howard Bentley then led a working session

Finally, I shared some stories from around

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Hampshire which showed how we are already putting ideas into practice – from the recent international expedition to Kandersteg, to the 108 babies born in the Iragua Medical Centre in Tanzania since last year, to the new shared youth centre in the Somerstown area of Portsmouth Meanwhile, 150 miles away, Scouts and Leaders from two Hampshire troops were mountaineering in the Brecon Beacons, supported by instructors from HSX at a pilot County package weekend. I visited them that evening, and they were all highly enthusiastic – the Scouts about the adventure and new experiences, and the Leaders about how easy it had been for them to take part.

This is #WhyWeScout.

Adam Jollans County Commissioner, Hampshire Scouting

Hampshire Scout Heritage wishes a Happy Birthday to Beavers, cub Scouts and very happy 90th birthday to the Emlyn Woodcraft Trophy!

The Emlyn Woodcraft competition was first organised in 1925 by Dr. Charles W. Emlyn, (of Christchurch) Deputy Camp Chief, to encourage woodcraft and good camping in Hampshire. The County Commissioner at that time was Sir Lionel Wells and he gave the idea his wholehearted support.

The first competition was held at Winchester on 19th September 1925.

Four Districts – Bournemouth, Lymington, Christchurch and Alresford entered, the winners being Bournemouth.

Thanks to all the Leaders and Helpers as this is still the highest Scouting Standard! Be Proud To Say “We Are Emlyn Scouts”

Southampton City District cerebrates Cubs 100 at the home of UK scouting!

Over 120 cubs and 50 leaders travelled to Gilwell Park on the weekend of the 10th September to celebrate 100 years of cub scouting with a Birthday Party and many adventurous activities like the 3G swing! it was a real team effort with Network catering for us and Active Support helping with transport. The cubs had an amazing time and we commemorated our visit by leaving a stone in the promise path for the cubs to find when they visit Gilwell in the future.

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Youngsters from 1st Aldershot Scout troop enjoyed a week of sun, fun and adventure on their annual Summer camp. Seven Scouts from the troop took part in activities and camped for the week 6th-13th August at 5th Littlehampton Sea Scouts Headquarters.

The weather was glorious all week and the Scouts had the opportunity to take part in adventurous activities such as power-boating, hiking and crate stacking as well as some more traditional Scouting activities (including pioneering, carving, making woggles and building fires).

The Scouts arrived via minibus on the Saturday and began pitching their tents ready for the week ahead, the next day they had the opportunity to spend the day out in the sun on the lifeguarded beach but had to head back to the HQ in the afternoon to plan the expedition for the next two days (route-

planning and packing their bags).

On Monday and Tuesday the youngsters experienced a 2 day hike where they would make the journey to another campsite (based in Yapton), set up shelters for the night (only using tarpaulin, sticks and rope) and walk back to Littlehampton the next morning. The first day they experienced walking through the woods (on Monarch’s footpath) with a stop to do some research on the village of Arundel and it’s history (to be presented to the leaders at the end of the hike).

The second day of the hike involved a coastal walk back to base.

During the week the Scouts also experienced a visit to Amberley Heritage museum and numerous other activities (which included a camp-fire and sleeping under the stars). The Scouts also took turns in helping out in the kitchen to work towards their Camp

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Cook badge. “Our Scouts who took part in our Summer Camp this year had a lot of fun and certainly had an adventure. I think the powerboating, hiking and crate-stacking were the highlights.�

Nathan Barham 1st Aldershot Scouts Assistant Leader

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Grand Opening The County Commissioner, Adam Jollans, helped by a massive tug of war helped open the new 6th Gosport (Rowner) Air Scout Group headquarters with a family fun day opening on the 11th September.

The event was attended by lots of young people and had a raffle and a photo booth as well as plenty of cake!

The new headquarters came after nearly 5 years fundraising over ÂŁ50k to build a replacement for their previous hq which had been condemned.

The new building is an exciting achievement for the young people who helped raise money through bag packing, clothes recycling and sponsored events.

The group are settling in to their new home and are enjoying the result of their hard work.

Lisa Cub Scout Leader, 6th gosport

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Hospital Scouts are coming to Pompey!

Hampshire Scouts in Hospital are pleased to say that they will shortly be opening a group in the Queen Alexandra Hospital. This will mean that scouting becomes accessible to young people who otherwise, as inpatients, would not be able to participate.

We are looking for volunteers to run the scouting activities.

We will meet fortnightly and all activities will be pre planned and resources provided. Volunteer leaders can sign up to a rota and do as many or few evenings as they want to.

Volunteers will need to complete the

hospitals own volunteering clearance programme including a short induction training and DBS. The group has been providing activities at Southampton General for over a year now and many leaders say that it is one of the most rewarding experiences of their scouting lives.

Interested?

Contact Sara Sullivan at: tabby15th@icloud.com

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Diamond Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award

2016 marks the Diamond Anniversary of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme. All adults and participants have been encouraged to undertake a special DofE inspired Diamond Challenge to raise funds for helping more vulnerable young people undertake the award.

Lizzie Harvey undertook a 100 mile cycle ride with her father. Leaders from Itchen South undertook a 70km weekend canoeing trip along the River Wye from Mortiford to Monmouth, learning new skills on Symond’s Yat and raising a good amount of money for the award at the same time!

Ten Explorer and Network Scouts completed the Ultimate DofE Hike - carrying full kit to complete a 60km hike in 36 hours with 60 challenges en route.

The expedition was started by the LordLieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson as they left the Great Hall in

Winchester at 20:30 on Friday evening. Fourteen kilometers later they ended up at Cranbury Park at 01:00 to pitch camp - thank-you to Chandler’s Ford for their kind use of the site free of charge!

Saturday saw another 34km completed via the Monarch and Test Way to Ferny Crofts in the New Forest. Along the route they completed a number of challenges including walking blindfolded for 1km, eating insects in a Bushtucker Trial, undertaking 60 press ups and sit ups, setting up their stoves blindfolded, walking three legged and getting the whole team on only 4 points of contact with the ground!

The team cooked tea in Totton and finally arrived at Ferny Crofts, well and truly tired at 22:30. The final day was a mere 14km to Brockenhurst to complete the challenge!

Well done to the whole team, especially those who are yet to complete

their Bronze expedition for completing the challenge!

Overall, a massive £980 was raised towards the DofE Diamond Appeal, which will be returned to Scouting to help more vulnerable young people to complete the award.

Well done to: Thomas Joel, Stuart Kightley, Nicola Kimber, Mattis Prince, Matthew Dadson, Charlotte Lorek, Sophie Baldwin and Matt Churcher on completing the challenge. Thanks also to Olivia Simpson and Chloe Foster for supporting the expedition.

Michael Baxter

Assistant County Commissioner DofE & QSA

There is still time to complete a challenge, what are you waiting for? For more information go to:

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International Link

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During the summer holidays the 7th Eastleigh Cubs Pack were offered the unique opportunity to create an international link with US Cub Pack 157 from Lombard, Illinois.

This opportunity would give our members the chance to meet and make friends with other cub scouts from around the world and to experience the differences that occur within scouts in another country around the world.

Pack 157 is a growing Pack situated in the very heart of Lombard and is chartered by St. John’s Church and School. The Pack has been chartered for 54 years and has had a long history at St. John’s.

The Pack brings all the cubs together for group activities and outings and they spend time with older Scouts from which they can learn, and younger Scouts which they can teach.

Every Pack is split into Dens so that boys of the same school grade can work on age appropriate adventures. While the Den is often where the tight knit friendships are formed the real fun comes when the Pack

gets together!

All aspects of the US Cub Scout program are built around the badges of rank that each Scout can earn, with each rank growing in complexity and effort in relation to the Scouts growing capabilities. They start off being Tiger Cubs and then progress onto Wolf Cubs, Bear Cubs, Bobcat Cubs and then Webelos Cubs.

The US Cub Scout uniform consists of a blue shirt, trousers and belt with a neckerchief. The colour of the neckerchief depends on what rank the cubs.

On Sunday 11th September it was our pack’s first international link activity which involved contacting the US cubs via a Skype call.

The Skype call lasted an hour and gave the chance for both packs to make their introductions to one another and for the cubs to ask each other a number of questions.

When asked what is their favourate sport most of the Cubs said Soccer and of course this is known to our Cubs as Football!

One of the highlights was

getting the US cubs to say the UK promise and become official UK cub scouts, while we became US Cubs Scouts by saying their Scout Oath, which goes:

On my honour I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country And to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

This was a fantastic evening and the cubs thoroughly enjoyed themselves and it was a unique opportunity that they would never forget.

Our next meeting with the US Cub Pack will hopefully be during JOTI (Jamboree on the Internet) in October.

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Cubs 100

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Hundreds of cubs attended the Hampshire vs Somerset t20 game as a special Cubs 100 takeover match.

The Cubs were given freebies, had their photographs taken with the players, got to parade their pack flags around the pitch in the interval and Hampshire even won! It was a great evening, an adventure for many cubs as it was the first time they had ever been to a cricket match. The Cubs were given a special connotative Cubs 100 - Hampshire cricket badge and the players signed autographs for the Cubs after the match.

A lucky 100, and their very tired leaders got to sleep over at the ground, it was very noisy, and there wasn’t much sleeping, but the Cubs had a great time!

The cubs had a delicious breakfast the following day before heading home.

A massive thank you to Emily Munro at Hampshire Cricket for organising this brilliant event Lisa Cub Scout Leader 6th Gosport & County Cub Scout Leader

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Six members of 1st Aldershot Scout troop had the rare opportunity to visit the world famous Royal Military Academy in Sandhurst on Friday 23rd September. The weather had been glorious all day and the Scouts were eager to see where the Army train and where Officers learn to take on the responsibilities of leading soldiers under their command.

Vaughan Kent-Payne, Director of the Sandhurst Trust kindly agreed to take the Scouts on a guided tour of the grounds, showing them the buildings and surroundings of the RMAS (originally formed in 1947). On the way the

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Our visit to RMAS

Scouts were told many interesting and amusing stories about some of the legacies (and pranks!) that had takenplace at the Academy over the years (as well as facts and figures about the Academy).

The Scouts were shown sights across the Academy including the main building, the building which originally had the world’s longest corridor, display cannons and artillery, the Officers mess, and the campus’ very own Royal Memorial Chapel.

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what happens in the Academy. They had an enjoyable visit and learned a lot from the tour.”

The Sandhurst Trust, was established in 2003 (then as the Sandhurst Foundation) to promote the improved understanding and development of leadership beyond the Academy.

Guided Tours of the Academy can be arranged at www.sandhursttrust.org on almost any weekday or by arrangement at weekends. Find out more about training at the RMAS at http:// www.army.mod.uk/ training_education.

1st Aldershot Scouts website can be found at www.1staldershot.co.uk

party time!

3rd Romsey welcomed 30 Very Important People to our meeting tonight.

The invitations had gone out, the replies received, the food cooked and the entertainment planned - all ready for 3rd Romsey’s annual senior citizens party. Local villagers and relatives were invited to an evening of party food and entertainment followed by a raffle.

The young people did a fantastic job of serving hot drinks, offering round the food and chatting to the visitors. Then the Beavers sang the hokey cokey, the Cubs put on jokes and musical entertainment and the Scouts finished with the piano and singing. Well done to all the young people who stood up and entertained a room full of people we are very proud of you!

Finally the raffle was drawn and

everyone wended their weary way home. A great time was had by all - roll on next year!

Thank you to all our young people, the parents who provided food, washed up, dried up and put away, the Leaders, volunteers and Young Leaders who organised the young people and the Executive Committee for all their hard work in organising the evening - it makes us proud to be members of 3rd Romsey.

Sarah Beaman 3rd Romsey Scout Leader Ashanti Troop

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Our Expedition to Wales

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Well after a year’s planning and fund raising the 73rd Scout Troop and Ocean Explorers finally made it to The Hampshire and Cass Mountain Centre in the Brecon Beacons for a week of adventurous activities.

25 Scouts, 12 Explorers and 9 leaders in 4 Minibuses left Portsmouth and 22 Scouts and 15 Explorers returned safely – the leaders returned exhausted but happy knowing that it was one of the best experiences the youngsters had been involved with.

Splitting into four ‘ability’ groups allowed the instructors to tailor the activities to suit each range from the youngest (but most active and energetic) (known as the Duracell Bunnies as they never stopped) to the older Explorers who were more adventurous and needed bigger challenges.

The local instructors were excellent ensuring that all the scouts had the best possible time; stretching them to experience new activities and overcoming their fears – especially in the caving where four Explorers who were ‘never

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going underground’ finished up after 2 caves and 3 hours in the caves with smiles on their faces having succeeded in overcoming their fears.

Reaching the top of Pen-y-Fan was a tremendous experience for the younger Scouts (and we didn’t use the motorway – we went the long way via the lake and obelisk) - so it was a whole days exercise.

From the first day visiting the Coal Mine at Big Pit everyone got involved with housekeeping, cooking, cleaning ( we won’t tell the Mums that they can cook and clean the house) showing a phenomenal team spirit from the youngest scout to the oldest Explorer.

Then through the week they all enjoyed Climbing, Abseiling, Canoeing, Caving and Gorge Walking.

This must be the best way for the Scouts to achieve their Adventure Challenge Badge.

Bob Miles Scout Leader 73rd Portsmouth

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Making a Difference Together Extending to 31st December 2016 Wow! Well done to all those who took part in this wonderful joint activity with Hampshire Guiding.

Due to the overall success some units/groups have asked if they can extend it until Christmas when they can also perhaps make it their Christmas charity project. So we have said ‘‘YES-go for it!’’

We are aware that there was plenty of activity going on during the designated week and some 50 projects have been reported to date when requesting the badges.

The reports include: •

Whitchurch Scouts & Guides – Bake Off Competition, Cookies & Biscuits, judged on looks; Cup Cakes, judged on taste & Show Stopper with our joint project theme – see photos of some of the results. £264 raised for the Elizabeth Foundation & Naomi House.

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Bishops Waltham Guides & Scouts raised £262.81 for Step by Step last Saturday with a street sale of bric-a-brac toys, books, DVDs and cakes.

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Lyndhurst Guides & Scouts had an evening making cakes together and held a cake sale to sell them in the High Street. With a couple of generous donations from local businesses they made £500 for Naomi House.

• Hart Plain Brownies, Guides & Scouts got together to raise money for The Rainbow Centre who support children with Cerebral Palsy and adults with

a stroke, MS and Parkinson’s, adult Cerebral Palsy, Head Injury and their

families. To that end we all dressed in rainbow colours. We had a fun &

educational evening as each base was to do with each of the local charities

being supported by Making a Difference Together. Thanks to the

Scouts we raised £62.50 towards this good cause.

Again well done to all for joining together and ‘Making a Difference Together’ Martin Rudd Chair, Making a Difference Together Group.

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20.5 miles & 7 locks

Three Romsey Scouts, Kathleen, Will and Oliver, took to the water on Saturday, 17th September 2016 to undertake a challenge to paddle 20.5 miles raising funds for their trip to Tanzania in 2017 with Hampshire Scouts.

It was a dry but overcast morning when they arrived at Lechlade to start their canoe trip down the Thames. After leaving home at 7am

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they were pleased to lower their canoes onto the river and finally be on their way at 9.30am.

The planning had been meticulous and each of the 7 locks accounted for, this entailed getting out of their kayaks and carrying them past the lock to re-enter the Thames again. They arrived at their lunch break three and a half hours later slightly achy but on time. After lunch they

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sang happy birthday to Kathleen, who was celebrating her 15th birthday that day, and were fortified with birthday cake before re-starting their route.

The second part of the day was the longer paddle and the weather was against them as drizzle started about 2.30pm, but they paddled onwards past Tadpole Bridge and Shifford Lock.

Their determination paid off as the sun had

returned by Newbridge and the final part of their day was completed in a warm September evening. So after 20.5 miles and 7 locks they arrived at Bablock Hythe just before 7pm in one piece and still smiling!

Their Leader, Brevan Miles, said he was very impressed with their efforts, this was the furthest he had canoed in one day and the Scouts had shown a great deal of willpower and resolve to finish the route.

Thank you to Brevan Miles and Ann Bourne who helped and supported the Scouts, as well as paddling the 20.5 miles with them, and to the parents who were the support vehicles. Also thank you to those who have sponsored them in this challenge. If you would like to sponsor them or donate towards the cost of their project please visit BT My Donate for Kathleen: https://goo.gl/MhiX1b or for William https://goo.gl/TIfx8D, if you would like to sponsor Oliver please drop your sponsorship into The Mill Arms at Dunbridge.

Kathleen, Will and Oliver were chosen as part of the unit made up of 150 young people and adults from Scouting who will be travelling to Tanzania in summer 2017 to undertake community projects.

The preparation for Tanzania began in January 2016 and will take 18 months, during which time the Scouts will grow in confidence and learn many new skills. The group will bond over a series of weekend camps and activities on the gear up to Tanzania to ensure they are fully prepared for the life changing adventure. Not only will they have the opportunity to change the lives of local villagers, the experience offers them the chance to learn new skills that they can use in other aspects of their life.

Kathleen and Will are in Team Tembo (Elephant in Swahili) and their project is rebuilding a school in a remote village, Madabadaba.

The current school only provides education for the boys as there is not enough space to educate the girls as well. The

village has donated a larger area of land for the team to build a new school which will have room for 250 pupils; this will mean all children in the area can receive an education.

Ollie is in Team Swala Pala (a type of impala); they will be redeveloping the Tanzania National Scout Campsite. The Tanzania Scouts have been given land for a new national Scout campsite and Team Swala Pala will provide a new clean water well, build a new HQ building as well as a large shelter, toilets and showers.

The development of the national campsite will enable Tanzanian Scouts to hold Leader & Patrol Leader training events, hold national camps and will also help them earn an income from allowing tourists and other Scouts to camp there. The new campsite will host a mini-Jamboree where the Scouts from Hampshire and Tanzania will celebrate together and make lifelong friendships.

Sarah Beaman 3rd Romsey Scout Leader Ashanti Troop

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HSX Expedition to

Patagonia 2017 There is still an opportunity to join the 6 week expedition to Patagonia taking place over winter 2017.

During this once in a life-time opportunity with Hampshire Scout Expeditions (HSX), you’ll have the chance to: Be in Chile for 6 weeks, Trek in the Torres Del Paine National Park, Climb a 4,000m Andean Mountain , Carry out a community project with Chilean Scouts, Camp at 3450m, Sightseeing in Santiago, Wildlife and Culture tours & 18 months of adventure beforehand.

More information here: http://hsx.org.uk/expeditions/patagonia-2017/ If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

We are only an email away: patagonia@hsx.org.uk Like us on Facebook! HSX Patagonia 2017/2018

Go Outdoors in Southampton Scout Discount They can offer all Scouts an extra 10% off their already discounted prices (some exclusions do apply).

And they can also offer Scout Leaders an extra 15% off the purchases of their own personal equipment, again some exclusions apply.

They also run kit demonstration evenings in store, if this is something you would be interested in please contact Glen Cable, General Store Manager: glen.cable@gooutdoors.co.uk.

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The Duke of Cornwall Safety Award is launched to Hampshire Scouting: The Duke of Cornwall Safety Award has been launched to Hampshire Scouting and... what a success in just a couple of weeks!

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The Duke of Cornwall Community Safety Award was launched in response to significant flooding in Cornwall in recent years.

For more information about The Duke of Cornwall Award go to:

We are working with the Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service to offer this Award which is about educating and training young people so they can be better prepared before, during and after an emergency situation. As well as teaching them to protect themselves, the process makes them think about how to prepare their families and consider vulnerable people in their local community.

Our engagement with this award will ensure we are able to support our Hampshire communities, raise awareness and develop a form of self reliance for future generations to come.

The award is broken down into a three tier system with awards earned at various stages.

Currently Hampshire Fire & Rescue Service Resilience Team has developed training packages for two awards.

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Home Award – Ages 5 to 10 years old. (How to be prepared at home and react to emergencies)

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Neighbourhood Award – 10 to 14 years old. (How to assist within communities such as checking on neighbours and the vulnerable)

http://csa.aspier.co.uk/wordpress/

Currently there has been registered interest from some 30 sections/groups and the list grows daily, so to ensure you are there at the start, and to get more information on the Duke of Cornwall Award register your interest by emailing Martin Rudd at:

developmentandcommunity@scouts-hants.org.uk

Martin Rudd Deputy County Commissioner, Hampshire Scouting & Director of Development & Community

The picture shows the Duke & Duchess of Cornwall with organisations who helped in the emergency at the time of the floods in the South West in 2014.

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The County Kudu is a overnight hike aimed at Explorer Scouts (aged 14-18) and Scout Network (aged 18-25). Teams of between 4 and 7 can enter the competition at either Bronze, Silver or Gold level - with the winners of the Gold level winning the Kudu Explorer or Network Trophy.

Saturday 19th overnight to Sunday 20th November 2016 Location - Nr Romsey Cost - £24 per team of 4 + £6 per additional member

Date Times

- Saturday 19th overnight to Sunday 20th Nov 2016.

- Arrival from 1800, teams leave 1900 - 2100 returning between 0100 and 0500.

Hot drink/snack and breakfast will be provided. Award ceremony should be held at 0900 before departing approx 1000.

Location - Will be Nr Romsey.

Cost - Teams will pay an “entry fee” for 4 young people (min team no) of £24. Additional fee of £6 per person (up to a max of 7).

Equipment - teams will need to come equipped for a night hike, and a lightweight overnight stay.

LEVELS OF ENTRY BRONZE - approx 6 miles, route planning assistance will be given.

SILVER - approx 8 miles, at least one competent night navigator.

GOLD - approx 10+ miles, will be more bases and navigational challenge. Kudu Trophy awarded.

Booking - Teams can book online at www.tiny.cc/kudu2016 Payment - Teams will pay an “entry fee” for 4 young people (min no) of £24. Additional fee of £6 per person.

For more info please contact: Ash Wilson - ash.wilson@scouts-hants.org.uk or Mike Baxter dofe@scouts-hants.org.uk or 07979 334679.

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12th National Scout Archery Competition 5th-7th May 2017 Phasels Wood Scout Camp, Herts Open to any member of the scout association (cubs upwards)

ÂŁ27 per person for event entry, camping fees, t-shirt and all three competitions.

Target Archery - Use your own equipment or have it supplied. Shooting 20 or 40 yards at a normal targets.

ÂŁ20 for non-competitors

Clout Archery - Shoot at a flag on the ground either 60 or 100 yards away.

All equipment supplied.

Field Archery - Shoot at targets set out in a course around the woods.

Using supplied equipment only this year.

For more information & entry forms contact -

archery@scouts-hants.org.uk

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