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ferny crofts scout activity centre upcoming courses nsra Youth proficiency scheme - £100 1st - 2nd December 2018 A two day course (16 hours).
opics that are covered within the course are; law and T safety, equipment, range construction, range construction skills, sighting, session plans, scoring targets and competition plus shooting games. his equips candidates to run have-a-go sessions in air rifle shooting and also T to take young people for introduction to shooting over a longer period his course is not catered, although tea and coffee will be provided throughout. T You will be working outdoors from time to time, so please wear appropriate clothing and bring waterproofs. The days will run from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Archery Scout Permit Course - £50 23rd - 24th March 2019
A two day course (16 hours) which provides the necessary training and assessment for candidates to achieve their archery leadership permit for recurve bows. The course will be a mixture of both theory and practical skills. At the end of the course you will receive a Scout Activity permit in Archery which will enable you to run sessions for groups within the Scout Association. This course is not catered, although tea and coffee will be provided throughout. You will be working outdoors from time to time, so please wear appropriate clothing and bring waterproofs. The days will run from approximately 9:00am - 5:00pm.
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Welcome to the November 2018 edition of Hampshire Scouts News
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4. Hampshire Scouts Project Boundary Review Report 5. County Emlyn Camping Competition 6. Operation Triangle 7. #GetOutside 8. 4 Kingdoms Adventure Park and Farm 9. 3 Peaks Challenge, Petersfield District Cubs 10. Ginormous Teddy Bears Picnic 2018 12. 1st Aldershot Scouts Summer Camp 2018 13. Our County Scout Badge 14. Menin Gate Ceremony in Ypres, 1st Chandlers Ford Scout Group 18. Scouts Against Malaria 19. Camping together since H0014 20. Bushcraft Leader Training Weekend, Friday 16th to Sun 18th November 21. Change of date: 23rd Annual Hampshire International Workshop 25. Hampshire Scouts Calendar
The next deadline is Sunday 18th November for the November edition About Us
Hampshire Scouts provides adventurous activities and personal development opportunities for over 18,500 young people aged 6-25, promoting the physical, intellectual, social and spiritual well-being of the individual, helping them achieve their full potential. Scouts take part in a wide range of activities as diverse as kayaking, abseiling, expeditions overseas, photography, climbing and zorbing. As a Scout you can learn survival skills, first aid, computer programming or even how to fly a plane. There’s something for everyone. It’s a great way to have fun, make friends, get outdoors, express your creativity and experience the wider world.
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Hampshire Scouts Project Boundary Review Report I am delighted to share with you the report that we have just completed for Hampshire Scouts which has been looking at how we lead, manage, deliver and support Scouting in our county, specifically at the district level, to see if we can make any improvements that will help us to make what we do even better. You can read the report at: https://goo.gl/dvJZ9s. The review was conducted under the name Project Boundary and led by Mike McHugh (Chair of the 2nd Fareham Group). He has been working on the project for the last 10 months and it has been the subject of many conversations both within and outside of Hampshire. I am sharing the report with you and all adult members in Hampshire, so that everyone is fully aware of what the review has found and the recommendations it makes. Not everyone will agree with them, but I expect that once you have read the report, you may think otherwise as there is some really good stuff in it which should, at the very least, get you talking about how we can do things better. Once you have read it, please may I then encourage you to have discussions in your section, group and district to explore what might be possible and be ready to actively engage in the consultation process. If changes are made, they will mostly be at the district level, but the benefits will be felt at the group level. Ultimately, what we seek to achieve is better Scouting in Hampshire for all our members, especially our Young People. I commend the report to you. Yours in Scouting,
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County Emlyn Camping Competition At the end of September, while the weather was rather wet and windy, four scouts from the 29th Immaculata Southampton Scout Group represented our Group and District as district winners at the County Emlyn Camping Competition. Although the sun did come out on Sunday afternoon, the rest of the time was full waterproofs! The weather did not get in their way and they still completed all tasks asked of them. A very big Well Done to the team for coming away as overall winners and are now County Emlyn Champions. (Best Camping Scout Patrol in Hampshire). During the weekend they also won one of the Special Challenges in Splat a Rat (ball of socks) and managed to hit it 51 times in 20 minutes! www.hampshirescouting.org.uk
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Are you up for the challenge? Operation Triangle 2018
Yes the Twelfth Year of the new Triangle Hike is organised for November 17th/18th providing endurance and navigation experience for Explorer Scouts
A night navigation exercise for Explorer Scouts.
Triangle is a night exercise for teams of 4 Explorer Scouts. The exercise involves hiking approximately 16 miles across country (longer if they get lost!). Teams will process along the course as directed, reporting at the various incident and checkpoints. The Exercise will commence at approximately 19:00 hours on the 17th November 2018 and end at approximately 0800 hours on 18th November 2018. Teams will have 10 hours of actual walking time to complete the exercise from their start time. Costs will be ÂŁ25 per team, just enough to pay for hiring a hall for running the event and sleeping in plus breakfast. Book now, we have a strict 25 team limit on this event. Given the number of teams that have applied for entry previously we are limiting the initial numbers to two teams per unit. As we near the closing date more teams per unit will be allowed if space is still available. So please enter teams early.
Closing date for entries is 22nd October 2018.
All competitors completing the route in the required time will receive a Triangle Badge
For further information and to register an interest, please contact: Peter Smith, District Leader - Support, East Grinstead Scouts at Triangle_Hike@btinternet.com triangle_hike@btinternet.com
Applications and notifying us of team info will be defined nearer to the date.
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#GetOutside You can have quite a lot of fun during an hour and a half weekly session at or near the Scout Head Quarters, but proper map and compass work takes a bit more time than that. So on National GetOutside Day (Sunday 30th September) the Drum Explorer Scout Unit took to the orienteering course at Queen Elizabeth Park to go right back to basics. We spent half an hour going through map reading, taking bearings and counting paces. One, two, or all three of these can often be overlooked on a basic hike, but when you’re trying to find a post that is off the path in the middle of the woods, these all become invaluable tools! All in all the day was a massive success. The Explorers found all the markers in great time, had lunch, and hiked the 7.2km through the park and back to Petersfield whilst continuing to use these newly acquired skills. And although it was a taxing six hours on their feet, the Explorers were able to keep in good spirits in part due to our honorary Explorer, Cara (Belinda’s dog), who was a very welcome guest for the day! Yours In Scouting Kyle Seeber Drum Explorer Scout Leader www.hampshirescouting.org.uk
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4 Kingdoms Adventure Park and Farm
September saw our first visit to 4 Kingdoms Adventure Park and Farm in the north of the County. 200 brave Beavers and leaders took on the adventure and as it was also their Help for Heroes weekend it was a huge adventure with dinosaurs, unicorns, super heroes and villains, fire engine rides and much, much more. I saw hundreds of smiling faces and even though we didn’t know what to expect I think we all had our expectations exceeded! I know I’ve never been quite so scared and excited on a Scouting event as I was on that fire engine ride.
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3 Peaks Challenge Petersfield District Cubs
Cub Scouts from Petersfield District undertook the ‘3 Peaks Challenge’ which entailed walking 10 km along the South Downs Way starting from Old Winchester Hill, climbing Salt Hill and finishing at the top of Butser Hill. As well as the Cubs and leaders, lots of families and a variety of dogs all set off in glorious sunshine. The hedgerows were full of seeds and berries and the Cubs were given the challenge of filling a matchbox with as many different items as possible. With views right across to the Isle of Wight, the lunch stop was on Wether Down after which the Cubs attempted to spell out their Pack names using a GPS tracker – we are looking forward to seeing the results once they have been downloaded. In the afternoon it clouded over as the route continued past the Sustainability Centre at East Meon and Tegdown Hill. However the sun started to show through the clouds for the final charge up to the trig point on the top of Butser Hill. Several Cubs managed to collect over 20 different items in their matchboxes with the prize going to a Cub from 1st Liphook who managed 29. Well done everyone on completing the challenge and all the Cubs gained a Hikes Away badge. Melanie Robinson ADC Cubs - Petersfield www.hampshirescouting.org.uk
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Ginormous Teddy Bears Picnic 2018 Hampshire Beavers joined with other organisations and families across the South for Murray Parish Trust’s Ginormous Teddy Bears Picnic 2018. Though our own picnics at Forest of Bere, Down Grange and Stoke Park Junior School and lots of other picnics 1000 Beaver Scouts enjoyed picnics and we raised £1289 towards the new Children’s Accident and Emergency at Southampton General. Each hosted picnic had unique elements including den building, grass sledding and archery! All attendees got an exclusive badge and woggle and their booking included a donation to the cause. We are already looking forward to even more picnicking in 2019!
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1st Aldershot Scouts Summer Camp 2018 8 youngsters from 1st Aldershot Scouts Troop ventured to West Sussex for their annual Summer Camp. The enthusiastic group spent a week in Yapton between Sunday 12th and Sunday 19th August 2018 staying at a local Scout group’s camping ground. Yapton and Ford Scout group’s hut provided a camping area with ample space for pitching tents, activities and even an area for a camp-fire. Activities throughout the week included visits to the beach and a nature reserve, a day out sailing in Ardingly reservoir and a 2 day hike which included trekking over the South Downs, staying at another Scout Hut in South Harting (which came complete with neighbouring alpacas) and a walk to Bognor Regis followed by a swim in the sea. The Scout group had some mixed weather but mostly enjoyed a mild week allowing them plenty of time to enjoy the outdoors. Lots of rain occurred on the day out sailing and the Scouts took great enjoyment watching some of the 12
leaders falling in whilst steering and manoeuvring their own boats. Two instructors from a local activity centre looked after the Scouts and leaders helping them to steer and make the best use of the wind. Other activities throughout the week included choosing and cooking their own meals for the Scouts Chef badge, various wide games, observing nature, making parachords and a traditional camp-fire where the Scouts provided the entertainment with skits and camp-fire songs. It was a busy week for all with the highlights being the hike along the South Downs Way and the opportunity to go sailing (something which the Scouts hadn’t done before). The Scouts all had a fun time and came back suitably tired (with pretty much all of them falling asleep on the journey home). Nathan Barham 1st Aldershot Scouts Assistant Leader Preparing young people with skills for life
Our County Scout Badge Our county badge consists of a red Tudor double rose, a crown in gold on a black background. It was introduced about 1931 to replace rather dull previous badge. The badge was taken from the badge of the Hampshire Lawn Tennis Association, and to explain why the Tudor rose was used we need to look at the large Round Table, in the Great Hall at Winchester, reputed to have been King Arthurs with him shown painted in the centre. This was redecorated in 1533, and as a compliment to the reigning King (Henry VIII) King Arthur was repainted in Tudor robes! Hampshire already had a rose for a badge, a single rose, unlike the double Tudor one. The painters however “modernising” the table altered the old rose to the (then) modern double Tudor rose. Taking their cue from the newly painted table, County Heralds thus drew the badge and perpetuated the mistake. The rose shown on the County Council Badge is neither a double Tudor rose (as on the Scout Badge) nor a single white rose of Lancaster. It is a cross between the two. No one seems to know exactly what authority there is for this. The badge is very ancient however, and a sign of Hampshire’s long history. An update of article by W.A. Bagley. 18th December 1937 ‘The Scout’ –Researched by Hampshire Scout Heritage Team.
County Archivist - Newspaper Clippings For many years County Archives has been adding to the collection of newspaper cuttings of the Scouting activities of Groups, Districts and the County. Please send any clippings to: Ken Sherman, County Archivist, C/O, Hampshire Scouts, Ferny Crofts, Beaulieu Road, Beaulieu, Hampshire. SO42 7YQ www.hampshirescouting.org.uk
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Menin Gate Ceremony in Ypres 1st Chandlers Ford Scout Group
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Over the weekend of the 22nd to 24th June, a small contingent from the 1st Chandlers Ford Scout Group had the privilege of taking part in the prestigious Menin Gate Ceremony in Ypres as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. Led by their Executive Group Chairman, Major Paul Carcone, and accompanied by their District Commissioner, John Leeks, the team of 4 Beavers, 2 Cubs, and 2 Scouts departed from Chandlers Ford in the glorious evening sunshine and proceeded across the Channel to Belgium via the Eurotunnel. To further the teambuilding and bonding objectives of the Expedition, the Group was further supported by a number of the Executive Committee, two new Leaders to the Group, and the Group Scout Leader designate, Nicola Carcone. The Group eventually arrived in the picturesque Belgian town of Poperinge late in the evening and, weary, but happy, were soon packed off to bed in the stunning accommodation – but not before some pre-bed supper of milk and cookies! ‘Skindles Gueshouse’, which was to be home for the weekend, is an 18th century mansion and proved to be a very popular and spacious location. In addition to being ideally located to explore the battlefield and memorials, it provided a very rich story in itself including being used as an Officers’ Mess during the Great War. After a late start to recover from the travelling, the team undertook a short drive to visit the interactive Passchendaele Memorial Museum in Zonebeke. During this visit, the Young People and Leaders alike explored the www.hampshirescouting.org.uk
history of the war and also had a more hands on experience. In addition to seeing some interesting artefacts and uniforms, the team were able to explore some underground bunkers and a specially reconstructed trench system. After the museum, the group moved across to the Tyne Cot cemetery and took some time to explore the resting place of more than 11,900 servicemen from the Great War. Led in discussion by their future Group Scout Leaders, the young people and leaders explored some reasons as to why war happens and discussed the sacrifice that so many gave, and continue to give, for this, and other causes around the world. Given that Tyne Cot is the largest Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemetery in the world, this visit firmly set in context the commemoration to take place later that evening. After returning to Skindles for a muchenjoyed late lunch, refreshments and some time for games outside, the Group got changed into their uniforms and proceeded to Ypres for the main event of the expedition – the Menin Gate Ceremony. The Menin Gate is one of the bestknown memorials in the world and bears the name of more than 54,000 soldiers who died before 16 August 2017 and have no known grave. Since 1928, the Last Post (a haunting military bugle call), has been sounded every night under the memorial, with only a short interruption during the Second World War. Soon after its completion in 1928, the memorial became an important pilgrimage for those who wish to pay 15
their respects to the soldiers of the Great War and the 1st Chandlers Ford Scout Group felt it a great honour to take part in the formal part of the evening Ceremony. At the stroke of 8 o’clock, the amassed crowd of several hundred people at the Gate fell eerily salient as the Standards were lowered and the bugler sounded the last post. After the bugler had played the final note, those invited to take part in the ceremony took it in turns to march down the steps, across the length of the monument and laying a wreath to commemorate the fallen at the far side of the monument.
heading home the following day. All in all, this was a genuinely wonderful experience for all who took part and one that will stay in the memories of the young people who were able to take part. Given the success of the event, it is hoped, will become an annual pilgrimage for the 1st Chandlers Ford Scout Group, perhaps as part of a wider Chandlers Ford District expedition. Major Paul Carcone MBA FCMA CGMA SO2 Implementation, D Resources Efficiencies Programme Office
Having awaited their turn, and under the watchful gaze of the assembled crowd, Archibald Carcone (Friday Beavers) led the 1st Chandlers Ford Contingent, carrying the wreath, and followed by Major Paul Carcone, who was dressed in his full military Service Dress for the occasion. Major Carcone was flanked on the procession by MacKenzie Scott (Tuesday Cubs) and Elliott Leech (Monday Scouts). As the group reached the area for the laying of the wreaths, the group came to a halt, saluted crisply in unison before Archibald handed the wreath to Elliott. Elliott’ who had a great uncle commemorated on one of the several tiles, laid the wreath, the group saluted again, before walking smartly back to their start position underneath the opposing arch. Having performed their duties amidst universally admiring glances of the locals and assembled tourists thronging the town, the Group were then treated to a large ice-cream before returning to the accommodation for the evening and 16
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Scouts Against
Malaria In 2015 the United Nations agreed a new set of Sustainable Development Goals for the period 2016-2030 with the aim of ‘leaving no one behind’. Combating malaria forms part of the healthy living goal.
Unlike infectious diseases which are encountered in temperate climates and for which vaccines are available, no vaccine is currently available to protect against the introduction of the malaria parasite into the blood stream. As the anopheles mosquito, the parasite carrier, is only active at night, the safest way to avoid being bitten is to sleep under an insecticide treated bed net. However over half the population at greatest risk from malaria in Africa still sleep unprotected by mosquito nets which cost about £2 - 3 each while the African region continues to bear an estimated 90% of all malaria cases and deaths worldwide. SAM initiative forms part of Scouting’s global programme zone in which Scouts learn about the disease and how they can help to alleviate suffering and save lives. We have developed a set of activities which can form the basis of one (or more) meetings of Scouts of any age range from Beavers through to Explorers and Network. These activities can be down loaded from our SAM website where it is also possible to order a resource box 18
containing almost all resources needed to organise such activities. The resource box was for example used to organise activity evenings for each of the 1st Winchester Cub Packs. Not only did the Cub Scouts learn something more about the disease and how it could be fought, but then they went on to raise in excess of £1000. These funds were to the Malawian Scout Association to fund their 3rd campaign to distribute long life impregnated bed nets. To date some 15 distribution campaigns have been organised in various regions of 4 African countries namely Malawi, Uganda, Gambia and Ghana. Not only do the local Scouts distribute nets, they also help with erecting these nets and advise where help can be sought when bitten.
However in every campaign so far the local Scouts have been unable to distribute nets to all the vulnerable families. So if your section is willing to join the global partnership to fight malaria by learning something about the disease and raising on average £5 per head, your Scouts will earn the SAM badge illustrated at the top of this page. For more information, visit our website www.scoutsagainstmalaria.org.uk or email us info@scoutsagainstmalaria.org.uk. Rayner Mayer County International adviser Preparing young people with skills for life
Camping together since H0014
For those of you that don’t know Hamblelooville Scout group is made up from two groups. 2nd Waterlooville and Hambledon Village both from Waterlooville district and purely for the purpose of camping. We started camping together for H0014 when both groups decided they didn’t have the leaders to do H0014 on their own. That was the start of a brilliant partnership of both adults and young people. Each summer since then the camp has steadily grown in numbers and momentum so much so that when this summer we attended H0018 we were the biggest group at 96 attendees of which 67 were young people. How cool is that! At this point we would like to say a huge thank you to the whole team that put H0018 together as it was an absolutely amazing week that they put on for 2,500 people this summer. The children got to do some fantastic activities that they do not ordinarily get to do at a summer camp. They also got to experience all those people having a brilliant time together, learning new skills and coming together with scouting at the heart. So if your sat there now reading this thinking I can’t camp next year as I don’t have the adult support how about camp with another group from down the road with the same issue as you. It only takes an email or a phone call. Ok so there’s lots to talk about so your on the same page but at the end of it, it allows you to give more young people another scouting adventure. Thanks for reading YIS Hamblelooville Scout Group www.hampshirescouting.org.uk
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Bushcraft Leader Training Weekend Friday 16th to Sun 18th November, Lyons Copse Old Scout Bushcraft Scouting Leader Training Weekend Instructors are offering Leaders Training in Shelters; Tarps and Hammocks including all knots. Knife Work; How to teach safe use. Different cuts and grips, Feather sticks, simple carving projects, pegs, spatulas, pot hangers & sharpening. Fire; How to teach fire lighting and use of matches. Fire wood prep, axe and saw, fire lays, natural tinder, char cloth, fire steel. Fire by bow drill and by hand. The course is very flexible it starts at 18.00 on Friday and finishes at 15.00 on Sunday. You can come for the whole weekend or just for a day. We will provide refreshments. If you are interested please let us know by email: oldscoutbushcraft@gmail.com Closing date 5th November 20
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Change of date: 23rd Annual Hampshire International Workshop Will now be held on Saturday 17th November at the URC Church, London Street, Basingstoke RG21 7NU from 10.30 to 15.00. This is your opportunity to network with other Scouts and Leaders who are active within the global programme zone by undertaking visits abroad, making contacts with Scouts in other countries and generating ideas for the global programme zone. For new leaders this will help to validate module 19. For more information and to book your place contact: Rayner Mayer, International Adviser, Hampshire. email rayner @sciotech.demon.co.uk or phone 01252 873564
The Dealine for the winter Edition for Hampshire Scout News (HSN) is Sunday 18th November. This will be the last printed edition, as we are moving online. If you have something to add to HSN please send it to: county.office@hampshirescouts.org.uk To view on line please visit: www.hampshirescouting.org.uk/hsn/
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Hampshire Scouts Calendar go to: https://goo.gl/DXjqJ8 Saturday, 3 November 13:00 - Bonfire Camp (Network) Sunday, 4 November 13:00 - Bonfire Camp (Network) Sunday, 11 November Remembrance Day Tuesday, 13 November AT: TMT meeting Thursday, 15 November AT: Module 10 (First Aid) Saturday, 17 November AT: Residential Weekend (Blackwater Valley) Sunday, 18 November AT: Residential Weekend (Blackwater Valley) AT: Module 10 (First Aid) Fareham East AT: Modules 1, 3 & 6 (Blackwater Valley) Friday, 23 November Pro-Badge weekend Young Leader Training (Farnborough) 19:00 - Cty Scouts Speak Up Young Spokesperson course 22
Saturday, 24 November Pro-Badge weekend Young Leader Training (Farnborough) Cty Scouts Speak Up Young Spokesperson course Exp Scouts Speak Up Young Spokespeople course Sunday, 25 November Pro-Badge weekend Young Leader Training (Farnborough) 16:00 - Cty Scouts Speak Up Young Spokesperson course Exp Scouts Speak Up Young Spokespeople course Friday, 30 November Sct PL/APL Training Weekend Saturday, 1 December Sct PL/APL Training Weekend Sunday, 2 December Sct PL/APL Training Weekend Friday, 7 December 19:00 - Trojan Horse Day (Itchen South Network) Saturday, 8 December AT: Trainers Conference (Winchester) Saturday, 15 December 09:00 - HSX Christmas race (Explorer) Preparing young people with skills for life
Calling all Hampshire Scouters Come and join us 10am til 4pm, Sunday 31st March 2018 at Stoke Park Junior School, Underwood Road Bishopstoke Eastleigh. SO50 6GR Attend a section meeting, Meet the CC, Find out what’s going on in the County, Stalls for programme ideas, Workshops, County trips, Training, Media, Food and drinks available from WSJ contingent and much more. To book go to: hampshirescouts.org.uk. See you there! For more information or if you would like a stall please contact: youth.programme@scouts-hants.org.uk