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Outward Bound...

Adam’s Bit.

Gone Home.

Mike Everett, former County Commissioner.

Hampshire Scouts.

Introduction to WW1 project for 2014.

“Friends, Romans & Countrymen.”

1st Romsey Cub Pack

Astronomy Night.

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Last Camp Of The Year.

14th Aldershot.

The Dragon Award.

1st Warsash.

Service Crew.

Ferny Crofts Bursary.

2013 - 2014.

Another Successful Weekend!!

Hampshire Scout Mountaineering Team.

Making Our mark.

New Forest North Network.

Hampshire Archery Club.

Dates For The Diary.

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OUTWARD BOUND...

It’s the start of a big day – a four-day expedition in wild country. Ready to go and hoping it is easier than the practice expedition. Filling water bottles, shouldering packs, and an early departure. Weather forecast is good.

Over the past few months I’ve had the privilege to hear about many Queen’s Scout and Duke of Edinburgh’s expeditions, as I’ve presented Awards around the County.

Welcome lunch stop, by a stream. Prehistoric stones loom on the skyline. Refilling water bottles and adding purification tablets.

Everyone I met with had found their expedition challenging – whether it was persistent rain, or old aches and pains reappearing, or a common cold sapping energy.

Energy starting to flag. Reach the top of the next peak and collapse. Dextrosol revives. Not sure how to survive another three days of this.

Everyone I met also said that it was the team that made the expedition and pulled them through.

Campsite for the night, hot sweet tea and dinner. Want to give up. Team encourages to continue. Too little time for sleep and soon we’re off again.

Expeditions are meant to be hard, but achievable. Like the best climbs, you need to stretch and risk in order to find the next hold, but you don’t fall off.

Thunderclouds scudding across the sky, lightning over the valley. Plodding in the rain in full waterproofs.

Dried apricots have never tasted so good. And slowly, bit my bit, strength returns.

And reaching the end of the expedition gives a euphoria and amazing sense of achievement.

Seventeen miles today, going well with a full pack. Suddenly we’re there. Never, ever thought I would complete this. Sitting outside looking over the valley and reflecting on the last few days. And then it starts to rain again, and it’s time to return to the tent.

Expeditions – whether an overnight hike in the Scouts for the Expedition Challenge, or a full-blown Gold or QSA adventure in the wilderness – help young people take giant steps on the road to independence.

And now I know, that whatever else I face, however challenging it seems at the time, there is a way through by relying on myself and my friends.

Let’s give every young person the chance to succeed in an expedition through Scouting, just as I did many years ago on Dartmoor…

Adam

County Commissioner Hampshire Scouting

Gone Home Mike Everett, former County Commissioner

Hampshire Scouting was very sad to learn of the passing of Mike Everett, Vice President and former County Commissioner of Hampshire Scouting.

Mike was County Commissioner from 1991-1996, and promoted adventure, leadership, and achievement, backed by a strong faith and constant committment to Scouting. He was awarded the Silver Wolf in 1996.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Mike’s family, friends and colleagues, both from Scouting and from the Royal Navy where he served for many years and became a RN Captain.

Richard Merefield, who succeeded Mike as County Commissioner, has written a eulogy

Mike Everett - An Officer and a Gentleman As a Captain in the Royal Navy Mike was an Officer of considerable standing, however outside of that role he will always be remembered by his many friends in Scouting as a Gentleman.

I well recall Mike’s appointment as County Commissioner for Scouting in Hampshire. Who is he? Where is he from, what background? What has he done before in Scouting? The answer to the last question, that he had been secretary of the Sailing Regatta, usually resulted in a look of some surprise followed by a long - oooooh!

With hindsight that expression could well have been the start of one of most exciting periods in the long history of Hampshire Scouting.

Mike worked tirelessly to meet as many of the Leaders as early as possible in his appointment. After his first year there could not have been many leaders who had not shaken his hand and witnessed his enthusiasm for all aspect of Scouting.

I could identify and list many of his attributes and skills, his ability to listen, his direct approach to issues, his full of life keenness to get things changed where and when needed, sometimes his frustration at the slow pace of change in our organisation. In fact Mike had a personal motto for Scouting ‘Festina Lente’ which means ‘Make Haste Slowly’, a wonderful contradiction but so accurate.

Mike read and got inside many of Baden Powell’s books and letters. He was able to interpret these into modern language and situations and apply them to his style of Leadership as County Commissioner. I remember talking to him after he had visited and addressed the Committee of the Council of the Scout Association. In answer to my question ‘how did it go’ he replied in his normal direct manner saying ‘Well it was hard work, they found it difficult to understand me’.

If asked to sum up Mike’s enormous contribution to Hampshire Scouting during his time as County Commissioner and managing the Business Trust after his retirement I would use the word ‘WHY’.

Mike knew what we did and he knew how we did it but his invariable question was WHY? We could all give numerous reasons why we did things but eventually we ran out of reasons and that was when he made us think WHY we did things.

So thank you to an Officer and a Gentleman who made us think and in doing so enjoy our Scouting even more.

Richard Merefield,

Vice President and former County Commissioner, Hampshire Scouting

D E T N A W G N I N I A R T D E T A C I A DED ER TO BE PART OF MANAG NTY TRAINING THE COUEMENT TEAM MANAG (TMT)

Hampshire Scouts Adult Training Management Team, are looking to appoint a Deputy County Training Manager to lead adult training in Districts in the South East of our Scouting County (along the M27 corridor).

This is a role for an enthusiastic and motivated person with good people skills, a dedication to ensure our adult training is at the highest quality possible, to ensure our leaders in the County are professionally supported and give high quality Scouting to all our young people in Hampshire.

This role, reporting to the Director of Adult Training for Hampshire, will be part of a small dedicated and enthusiastic team, who line manage and support a team of Local Training Managers and Training Advisers in Districts throughout the County.

The role will give the potential holder the knowledge and satisfaction that they are supporting other volunteers to develop young people and their leaders to develop our citizens of the future. They will also have the benefit of undertaking quality training, to support this very important County role.

The volunteer post holder should have experience of managing and motivating adults within the voluntary sector, and be able to provide strategic leadership. Whilst recent experience of the Scout or Guide Movements is desirable, this is not essential.

For an informal chat and more information including a detailed role description contact: Martin Rudd on martinrudd@clara.co.uk or telephone 01256 764677.

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Lennie Tully 1918 Photo from Hampshire Scout Heritage

Introduction to WW1 project for 2014

2014 marks the anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1 (WW1) and will be marked by many events across the Country. More details of these and other related resources can be found at www.1914.org. The focus of these events and resources is the events of the war, the horrors of the fighting, the soldiers and the great sacrifice of those who lost their lives. Many Scout Leaders and, as they became of age, Scouts fought during the war. Indeed 15 members of the movement were awarded the Victoria Cross for outstanding acts of courage and bravery, including Jack Cornwell, after whom the Cornwell Scout Badge is named.

We know that your Districts will have some awareness of these aspects of WW1 from the annual Remembrance Services, however, how many of you know what service Scouts performed on the home front during this War? In the build up to War there was a plan to militarise all youth organisations. Baden Powell refused to sign up to this plan, however on 4th August 1914 he offered the services of the Movement to the Government. The Scouts duties were to be non-military, and be carried out through the Scout Commissioners under the general guidance of the local Chief Constable. Suggested duties included: •

Handing out information notices to local people.

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Carrying out organised relief measures within their community.

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Acting as messengers, guides and orderlies.

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Establishing first aid stations, refuges and soup kitchens.

Scouts responded whole heartedly completing all of these tasks and more as appropriate to their local community, acquitting themselves very well throughout the War, and living up to the promise they had made to do their Duty to the King. One of the earliest tasks they were called upon to do was to assist the Coastguard in Coastwatching duties on the East and South Coasts. This task continued through the War and eventually involved some 23,000 Scouts.

In order to mark this centenary Hampshire Scouts are organising a cathedral service on Friday 9th May 2014, with the theme of ‘reconciliation and duty’ by those who did their duty abroad but also those who remained behind and did much to support their local communities. In this Service we would like to include: •

Specific contribution made by Hampshire Scouts through examples of what they did in the towns and villages across the County.

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How the War impacted upon the Groups and Districts. With Leaders going away

to war Scouting was often continued at the local level through the efforts of Patrol Leaders, a time when the Movement can be said to be Youth led.

Groups and Districts are thus asked to research questions such as: •

How was your District/Group affected by the War?

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What did your Scouts do to support the local community through the war.

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Are there any local heroes who were Scouts?

This could be a theme for your autumn/winter programme and opens up many possibilities for a wide variety of imaginative programme activities, for all sections and as a cross Sections/ Group or District activities.

We also intend to ask our young members to design a County badge, which can be worn by those completing a series of tasks related to the theme of ‘reconciliation and duty’ during WW1. We are also looking at programme ideas and potential resources, including access to archives.

For more general information on the role of Scouts during WW1 which may help generate your own ideas and start your searches for information please see the Scout Association archive site at www.scoutsrecords.org.

There is also access to the Scouts Roll of Honour for WW1 where you can find the names of those Scouts who died during the war, such as Gunner C.W. Poling Royal Marine Artillery, Assistant Scoutmaster of the 4th Odiham Scout Troop, who died when HMS GOOD HOPE was sunk at the Battle of Coronel on 1st November 1914.

We do hope that you will use 2014 and this suggested project to supplement your section programmes, and also support our County Cathedral Service on Friday 9th May 2014, in the presence of our County President, Dame Mary Fagan DCVO, JP. More information will be published as it become available.’

David Griffiths Dave Pannell Lt. Commander (retired) ACC Scouts County WW1 Group (project lead) County WW1 Group (programmes lead)

Sunday 20th October saw Scout Active Support host the twentieth Service of Dedication and Remembrance for those Hampshire Scout members who have “Gone Home” in the last year.

The service was held at St. Luke’s Church in Stanmore, Winchester and was led by the minister Mike Gardner who incidentally holds the Scout Medal of Merit, which he wore on his vestments.

Members of Active Support were joined by family members of those departed and by friends of Scouting. During the service, the names of fourteen members were read out by the ACC Active Support, Richard Spearing, and a candle was lit on behalf of each of those remembered. When all were lit, the candles formed the tracking symbol for “Gone Home”.

Those remembered this year were Frank Aburrow (Romsey), Lee Budd, Doreen Old and Joan Travis (Southampton City), Ron Buss (Rotherfield), Ian Collins (Basingstoke East), Joan Eastman (Fareham East), Sylvia Gooch (Basingstoke West), Chamberlayne MacDonald (Chandlers Ford), David Martin and Ian Saxby (Itchen North), Paul Seaton and Patricia Stokes (City of Portsmouth) and Ron Townsend (County Vice-President).

Since the first service was held back in 1993, 252 names have been recorded in the Roll of Remembrance. After the service, refreshments were served by 2nd Winchester Trefoil.

Hampshire Beaver Scout, Kirstie aged 7 of 2nd Stubbington (Holy Rood) Scout Group received her Chief Scout Bronze Award from Fareham West District Commissioner Brigid Ryan. Kirstie has been a Beaver since September 2011, although she started attending Scout camps with her Cub Leader parents when she was a baby. Kirstie learned some knots as part of the award

which led to two of the Cub Leaders putting on a ‘knots evening’ for the Beaver Colony.

Kirstie also attended a recent ‘Cowboys and Indians’ themed Beaver Sleepover organised by the Beaver Leaders in the Scout HQ. Great fun was had by all who attended! Kirstie is an enthusiastic Beaver who will be missed when she moves up to the 2nd Stubbington Cub Pack after Christmas.

28 Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from 14th Aldershot Scout group took part in the ‘Love where you live’ scheme with McDonalds.

Everyone met outside McDonalds where we were issued with tabards, gloves, litter pickers and rubbish bags. We walked to Manor Park and split into groups then started collecting rubbish. With roughly 20 bags of rubbish we made our way back to McDonalds, then all the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and leaders were treated to a free meal as a thank you. The weather was surprisingly warm and the afternoon was enjoyed by all who took part, with a few surprises for the young Scouts of what rubbish they found!

Paul Stillwell (Assistant Scout Leader)

“Friends, Romans & Countrymen.”

In October 1st Romsey Cub Scout Pack stayed at Butchers Coppice, Bournemouth. The theme of their pack holiday was Romans.

The Cubs made bread, mosaics, played low games where teamwork, communication skills using balance to get across an ‘acid river’ using boards 8’ to 10’ in length without falling into the river. They made necklaces and head dresses. They spent an hour on the adventure course before some free time before dinner. Then it was off to fire lighting with a sing song and marshmallows.

The Cubs constructed catapults, made swords and shields in preparation for the battle of the catapults, ammunition being water filled balloons. The leaders were expecting the Cubs to get really wet, their aim was not that good so they stayed dry. Then it was off Roman soldier training on the agility trail, where completing the trail without touching the ground.

What a hectic week end we all had, Cubs and Leaders alike worked together, sharing in washing up and clearing away after meals, so that we could get as much out of our packed programme as possible.

Cubs are already asking when we will be going away again as the week end was AWESOME !!!

Jacky Betteridge District Cub Scout Leader.

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Astronomy Night Young people from 1st Aldershot Scout troop spent an evening learning about different aspects of Astronomy, in an evening organised by Cody Astronomical Society. On Friday 19th October 2013 fourteen Scouts from the unit made a visit to Cody Technology Park to learn about stars, planets, galaxies and the solar system.

The society is a group of people with an interest in Astronomy, Cosmology, Space (or just have an interest in the night sky). Four members from the group took the Scouts through an evening of fun and learning in the view to achieving their Astronomy badge.

Unfortunately the evening was overcast, so the Scouts did not get the chance to view the night sky but still had a very busy evening learning about all the different

aspects of Astronomy. The evening began with a Powerpoint presentation which included technology which could pinpoint where all the stars were in the sky at the current moment in time and could pinpoint every constellation discovered.

and how much they had learned in the evening. It was a very informative night for both the Scouts and the leaders and we are looking forward to returning on a clear night in the near future to view some of the stars and constellations we learned about.

The Scouts were then split into two groups. One group was taken to see the various types of hand-held telescopes used by the Society and how they work whilst the other half were taken into the observatory to view the 6� Carl Zeiss Coude refractor and witness some of the new technology available for watching the night sky.

If you would like to know more about 1st Aldershot Scouts please contact firstaldershotscouts@ gmail.com (1st Aldershot Scouts can also both be found on Twitter @1stAldershot or at www.1staldershot.co.uk). You can visit www.amateurastronomy. co.uk to find out more about Cody Astronomical Society.

The Scouts were then split into four teams for a fun quiz to finish the evening which tested their prior knowledge on the subject

Many thanks Nathan Barham, 1st Aldershot Scouts Assistant Leader

LL B RAMSH I SCOUTS RNATIONAL GO I NTE This summer the 3rd Bramshill (Yateley Green) Scouts took the Brittany Ferry to St Malo, France sailing out of Portsmouth, their Group Scout Leader Ray Bunce reports.

Travelling to St Malo as foot passengers couldn’t be easier with a night time sailing out and with a day time return.

As we were on foot (to avoid the difficulties of driving in France with a minibus) we camped at fab-u-lous (as Craig of ‘strictly come dancing’ would say) council run campsite literally right on a small peninsular into the sea and a short walk from the ferry terminal. This is important for the return journey as we had to be at the check-in by 9.15am and pack up camp!!!

The campsite is run by the locally Major’s office and is a 2 star grassed site and shares the peninsular with the 39-45 Memorial an underground German fortress which we visited. The whole area proved to be such a playground that our Scouts could not get enough of ‘wide games’ making use of gun emplacements to hide behind and on!

Two of the other highlights of the week were a trip to Dinard by ferry across the River Rance estuary and a hike to the largest barrage (dam) in the world producing electricity by the incoming and outgoing tide (EDF’s claim and not mine). Inside the dam is a fascinating exhibition of the workings and other tidal methods for ‘green energy’. At Dinard made famous by among other people Alfred Hitcock, we were able to enjoy the beech and surf. Lunch was ‘fast food’ French style which is anything in a baguette with chips!

One of the hopes of the week was to meet up with a local Scout Group and although this proved difficult we did manage to entertain the local Scout Leader to a camp dinner. Scouting in France sounds complicated by our standards as there are 4 or 5 different arms and so it was no wonder that contact proved difficult.

Oh yes the weather was kind to us and the Scouts all had a great time.

the last camp of the year The first weekend of November saw the 14th Aldershot joined by the 4th Aldershot W.E.B.S for their last camp of the year.

It was a great success and a great time was had by all taking part in Navigation, Nature Boards and a traditional sing song around the camp fire.

There were 30 Cubs and Scouts for the weekend, and they were joined by 30 Beavers on the Saturday. All the young people got on well and worked well together, after their ‘Speedy Scout Chat’ on Friday gave them chance to get to know everybody on camp.

There were three investitures on Saturday morning and at the end of the weekend both groups swapped neckers with their group badge on. We look forward to more joint camps and would like to wish the 4th Aldershot W.E.B.S a Happy 100th Birthday.

paul

assistant scout leader - 14th aldershot

1st Aldershot joined forces with 8th Bramshill

Scouts from 1st Aldershot joined forces with 8th Bramshill Scout group for a joint Winter camp. Eight keen Scouts from the Yateley area spent the weekend with nine eager Scouts from North Town for a weekend under canvas at Richard’s Field near Odiham.

The Scouts arrived at the field on Friday night to pitch camp, (all the Scouts would be using hike tents for this weekend). Despite a bit of damp weather the tents went up quickly and the Scouts were then treated to soup for supper (followed by some outside games in the field when the rain died down).

On Saturday morning the Scouts had the opportunity to chop wood and build fires to cook their breakfast on.

Despite some of the wood being a little damp they managed to get the fires going and enjoyed a hearty helping of beans, eggs and bacon before heading out on an all day hike around the Rye Common area.

Despite the occasional dose of rain and wind the Scouts had an enjoyable hike and made good time (stopping for a packed lunch about halfway through) and making it back in time to prepare the evening’s meal and build another fire to cook their stew on (a choice of beef or pumpkin and rolls cooked on embers in a tin-foil oven).

The Scouts had another opportunity for open-fire cooking on Sunday morning, followed by striking camp early (due to the advance warnings of drizzle) and an afternoon of carving and volleyball.

Both of the Scout troops seemed to have a great time and it was very interesting to see how another section run their camps. The Scouts were keen to share their ideas with each other and compare differences and ways of getting things done.

1st Aldershot meet up every six months with 8th Bramshill for evenings of joint programmes but this was their first camp together and was very successful. You can find out more about 8th Bramshill Air Scouts at http://8thbramshillair.moonfruit.com. 1st Aldershot Scouts can be found at www.1staldershot.co.uk or on Twitter @1stAldershot.

Nathan Barham

Scouts Assistant Leader, 1st Aldershot.

Theon Award Drag A Scout from the Portland Troop at 1st Warsash Sea Scouts, Zac, last month achieved his Bronze level Dragon Award.

This was presented to him by Fareham West District Commissionaire Brigid Ryan, “The achievement of this award requires significant commitment by the Scout and it is the first time it has been awarded in Fareham West District”.

The Dragon Scheme is run by Scouting Wales and is open to all Scouts, Explorers and adults in the Scout Association and is awarded for spending at least one night “under canvas” for each calendar month. It is an openended scheme but if you miss one month, you would have to wait until that month next year until you could fulfil the badge requirement.

Silver and Gold levels operate similarly, but each month’s camp has to have a different theme, of which there are 30 to choose from.

So, Gold can be achieved within 3 years of starting but takes a lot of commitment and support - get your Group’s Nights Away permit holders enthused! Also the fact that this is recognized by County level, ACC Scouts has to endorse the record, means this is recognized as no small achievement.

Zac was encouraged to complete the Bronze Level in his first year of Scouting because as well as attending Group and County organised events you also have the opportunity to camp in the garden or other non-Scouting situations to get “under canvas” to qualify.

Details of the scheme can be found www.scoutswales.org.uk/ members/awards/dragon-award

By Andy (aka Grizzly) ASL Portland Troop 1st Warsash Sea Scout Group

Hampshire Scouts At Car Fest

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hank you to everyone who came along and supported the Car Fest event this year – a weekend with so many highlights and a lot of hard work, all to help the BBC Children in Need charity.

Hampshire Scouts have established their presence at the event by volunteering to be Service Crew across the festival site and helping run the Scout recruitment stand. Jobs varied from assisting with wrist band allocation, working in the children’s big top activity tent, supervising the adventure course and ‘tidying’ the VIP lounge.

One of the highlights of the event was getting Scouting for Girls to wear a Scout knecker, as well as having the opportunity to do a shout out for Scouts during their performance. Lights, camera, action!

Hampshire Scouts were on the big screens doing Oggie, Oggie, Oggie…

A small spin off from the event was that we were asked to assist a company in taking down the tents in the ‘Glamping Field’. Our guys managed a total of 67 tents in the same time as their staff did 20.

Apparently we are trained professionals!

The event is growing and the organisers are keen to keep us involved for future events. With this in mind we would like to set up a County Active Support Unit before next year. If you are interested in joining then please drop me a line at: vanessa.slawson@scouts-hants.org.uk. We can then put together some objectives for the Unit and its management.

There were many comments from both the organisers and the festival goers about the Scouts volunteering at the event – how organised we were, how smart we looked and of course how helpful we had been. Guess we were doing what Scouts do best – being Scouts!!

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ell done to the 18 Explorer Scouts from across the county who recently attended the third modular residential training weekend to be held in the county. Hosted by the 1st New Forest North Scout group at their group HQ, it was a great weekend, led by Julie Mair and Andy Chatwin. Special thanks to the leaders and Cubs from 1st New Forest North who came along on Sunday to take part in the Navigator badge delivered by the Explorer Scouts.

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At the end of the weekend, the Assistant County Commissioner Explorer Scouts held a forum with the young people and this is what they said:

Food was really good all weekend - Yummy mousse.

Accommodation - I like camping.

Activities and content of weekend - Really enjoyed planning and delivering a badge to the Cub Scouts.

Best thing – Great meeting new people and making new friends.

Why do young people join Scouting? Fun, outdoors, social, meet friends, something to do, learn new skills, friends do it.

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Why do they stay? Loads of opportunities, more friends, adventurous activities, things you can’t normally do.

Y R A S R U B S T F O R C 4 1 Y 0 N 2 FER 2013

The Ferny Crofts Bursary is aimed at helping young people develop personal skills whilst gaining recognised training and qualifications. This year there are 4 of us, Cory, Josh, Will and Liam. Will has been on an expedition to Nepal with the Hampshire Scout Expedition team and join up with the rest of us in October! The other 3 of us started on the 9th of September and immediately travelled to Youlbury Scout activity centre, to do 5 days training with some of the Scout National Centre’ Gap year students. Although Will was not with us, we were told to continue to think about him and have “Mini Wills” to carry with us! www.facebook.com/FernyCroftsBursary

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Another Successful Weekend!!

Hampshire Scout Mountaineering Team

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he Hampshire Scout Mountaineering Team ran another very successful weekend in the mountains of Snowdonia on the 13th, 14th and 15th of September. Activities included hill skills training, mountain experience sessions and climbing experience and development. The weather affected the activities with Friday being wet early on, Saturday being mostly very good and Sunday being mostly very poor!

Two participants spent the weekend climbing. Saturday was spent climbing on a couple of crags, learning how to rig rope systems and climbing techniques for rock. On Sunday, they went to the Beacon Climbing Centre to focus specifically on movement skills. A family from Fareham had two very good days on the hills – on Saturday, they went over the Glyderau which is a good walk by anyone’s standards.

There were also participants who had come specifically to be trained in the skills needed to lead Scouts in the hills. They had a varied programme which included night navigation on the Saturday night. Those participants left the weekend having been taught a great deal, having experienced a wide variety of conditions and having a clear idea of how to progress towards their objectives.

Overall, it was an excellent weekend, one of a long-running series of such weekends. For those interested, the next weekend is in October (11th, 12th & 13th) and dates for 2014 are already on the HSMT website

www.hsmt.org.uk HAMPSHIRE SCOUT RIFLE CLUB www.Scouts-shoot.org.uk/hsrc

Stonehenge to Avebury Walk (27 miles) in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Hawley and Frogmore Explorers were supporting the 8th Bramshill Scouts. Well done to the Explorers and their Leaders who all completed the walk.

Harvest festival at Westminster Abbey - 13 young people from Odiham (Fleet) attended - 1 Cub from 1st Crookham and 2 other young people led the procession at the start of the service - after the service 5 of our young people and one leader presented their Harvest basket to The Duchess of Cornwall. All 5 were interviewed by Newsround and chatted to the Duchess. link here to the main story http://www.lovebritishfood.co.uk/britishfood-fortnight/2013-celebration-of-the-harvest/

Making Our Mark -

Pegasus New Forest North Network

It’s now been around a month since we moved into our new home in Copythorne and we’ve been busy on our Tuesday evenings to bring a positive contribution with us. Over the past few weeks we repainted the kitchen in the den to a nice light blue. The results look smashing and we’re getting good feedback that everyone else who uses the space think so too.

In and around this however we’ve also been busy with a highlight being our successful attempt at gingerbread dinosaurs (not the massive creation we’d envisaged but just as tasty)! Andy Turpin’s pumpkin carving night was a great success. We were also pleased to receive two GPS devices from Garmin, (www.garmin.com/en-GB), making for some fun evenings come the summer.

So if you know someone who wants some adventure in their life that won’t break the bank then Pegasus is for you!

Cheers Steven Osborn www.facebook.com/PegasusScoutNetwork

JOIN US

www.sites.google.com/site/5thtestwood/network Pegasus Scout Network - New Forest North - 18 to 25yo. e: jonrowsell@btinternet.com fb: www.facebook.com/PegasusScoutNetwork t: 077 6113 1375 - Jon, Network Leader.

HAMPSHIRE AND ISLE OF WIGHT SCOUT ARCHERY COMPETITION

A weekend of archery Target, Field and Short Clout Supplied and Own equipment Held at Lyons Copse, Shedfield SO32 2HQ Competition is open to Cubs, Scout, Explorers, Network and Leaders

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For details please contact your area adviser:

North Phil smith philsmithxtreme@ntlworld.com A weekend of area: archery Target, Field and Short Clout Supplied and Own equipment Held at Lyons Copse, Shedfield, SO32 2HQ. South East area: Nigel Vosper nigelvosper@virginmedia.com

South West area: Cyril Allen cyril.allen@btinternet.com Competition is open to Cubs, Scout, Explorers, Network and Leaders.

Central area: Tim Beeching timfbb.hsac@ntlworld.com For details please contact your area adviser: North area: Phil smith philsmithxtreme@ntlworld.com South East area: Nigel Vosper nigelvosper@virginmedia.com South West area: Cyril Allen cyril.allen@btinternet.com Central area: Tim Beeching timfbb.hsac@ntlworld.com

ARCHERY GB LEADERS COURSE

15th - 16th

21st - 22nd March 2014

for more info please email: timfbb.hsac@ntlworld.com

HAMPSHIRE SCOUT ARCHERY CLUB

WWW.HSAC.ORG.UK

COUNTY DIARY Friday, November 15 Sct PL Training camp Saturday, November 16 Sct PL Training camp Cty Leadership & Management course Sunday, November 17 Sct PL Training camp Cty Leadership & Management course AT H2 Safeguarding Workshop (Cancelled) AT Module 25 (Cancelled) Tuesday, November 19 Cty Core-team conference call Sunday, November 24 AT Modules 17 & 18 Cub Leaders’ meeting for ADCs & Ldrs Saturday, November 30 St. Andrew’s Day Friday, December 6 Exp YL training A -K Saturday, December 7 Exp YL training A -K AT module 10 Sunday, December 8 Exp YL training A -K Thursday, December 12 Cty Core-team meet Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Day Saturday, January 18, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland Sunday, January 19, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland Cty Act Outdoor First Aid Course Monday, January 20, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland

Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland Thursday, January 23, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland Friday, January 24, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland Saturday, January 25, 2014 Cty Act HSMT Winter Mountaineering Skills Week - Scotland Cty Act Archery GB Community Sports Leader Award Course (part 1 of 2) Cty Next Generation Leadership Sunday, January 26, 2014 Cty Act Archery GB Community Sports Leader Award Course (part 1 of 2) Cty Next Generation Leadership Saturday, February 1, 2014 AT Modules 14, 15 & 19 Sunday, February 2, 2014 AT Module 13 Friday, February 7, 2014 Cty Act NRSA Youth Proficiency Scheme Course (Shooting Instructor) DofE Training weekend Sct PL Training Saturday, February 8, 2014 Cty Act NRSA Youth Proficiency Scheme Course (Shooting Instructor) DofE Training weekend Sct PL Training AT Modules 5 & 7 Sunday, February 9, 2014 Cty Act NRSA Youth Proficiency Scheme Course (Shooting Instructor) DofE Training weekend Sct PL Training AT Module 25 KEY - Cty = County - AT = Adult Training - UK = National - YP = Youth Programme

- Sct = Scouts - Exp = Explorers - YL = Young Leader - Net = Network - Act = Activity

2014

basingstoke gang show 13th - 22nd February 2014 The

Haymarket,

Basingstoke

www.basingstokegangshow.co.uk

Book your tickets today! www.anvilarts.org.uk

Or call the Box Office 01256 844244

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Activity Leadership Courses 2013-2014 18-25 January 2014

25-26 January 2014 7-9 February 2014 15-16 February 2014 25 February 2014 8 March 2014

15-16 March 2014 22-23 March 2013 1 April 2014 1 April 2014

5-6 April 2014

Winter Mountaineering Skills Course (Winter Terrain 1 & 2 Activity Permit Assessments as well) Archery GB Community Sports Leader Award course (part 1 of 2) NSRA Youth Proficiency Scheme course – Shooting

£350 per person

Cairngorms National Park

Hampshire Scout Mountaineering Team E: admin@hsmt.org.uk W: www.hsmt.org.uk

TBC

Runways End Outdoor Centre

Runways End Outdoor Centre W: www.hants.gov.uk/runwaysend

£135 per person

Ferny Crofts

Archery GB Community Sports Leader Award course (part 2 of 2) Caving Training (artificial system)

TBC

Runways End Outdoor Centre

Ferny Crofts T: 023 8084 5092 E: manager@fernycrofts.org.uk W: www.fernycrofts.org.uk Runways End Outdoor Centre W: www.hants.gov.uk/runwaysend

£20 per person

Adventurous Activity Permit Training – Climbing (Walls & Towers) – part 2 of 2 Archery GB Community Sports Leader Award course (part 1 of 2) Archery GB Community Sports Leader Award course (part 2 of 2) Low Ropes & Team Tasks Training Evening High Ropes & Abseil Training (for those already able to lead climbing at RWE) First Aid – ITC– Level 2

£45 per person

Runways End Outdoor Centre Runways End Outdoor Centre

Runways End Outdoor Centre W: www.hants.gov.uk/runwaysend Runways End Outdoor Centre W: www.hants.gov.uk/runwaysend

Lyons Copse, Shedfield, nr Wickham

Tim Beeching T: 01329 318519 E: timfbb.hsac@ntlworld.com

Lyons Copse, Shedfield, nr Wickham

Tim Beeching T: 01329 318519 E: timfbb.hsac@ntlworld.com

Runways End Outdoor Centre Runways End Outdoor Centre

Runways End Outdoor Centre W: www.hants.gov.uk/runwaysend Runways End Outdoor Centre W: www.hants.gov.uk/runwaysend

Ferny Crofts

Ferny Crofts T: 023 8084 5092 E: manager@fernycrofts.org.uk W: www.fernycrofts.org.uk

£160 per person for both weekends £160 per person for both weekends £20 per person £45 per person £100 per person

Ad+Venture 18 - 21 April 2014

Lake District

HILL WALKING

£170 Price includes return transport from Hampshire, accomodation, food & all activities

NAVIGATION

MOUNTAIN LEADER TRAINING

CAMPING ABSEILING

Open to older Scouts (13+) and Explorers

ADVENTURE

CLIMBING For more information contact: Dave King E: dave.king@hsx.org.uk M: 07725 595964

www.hsx.org.uk

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