July 2012 Issue 594
Co-Ordinator District Scout Rifle / Archery Competition Wymondley Wood
Letchworth and Baldock District Scouts
Overall winners this year is 8th Letchworth Scout Troop Rifle Scores - Team 1st
8th Letchworth
115 Points
2nd
1st Ashwell
86 Points
3rd
5th Letchworth A
82 Points
Individual Competition: I might add that it was so very close, and the top two went down to the number of bulls 1st George Packham -
7th Letchworth
47 Points (3 bulls )
2nd Thomas Lambourne 3rd Daniel Davey
1st Ashwell 5th Letchworth
47 Points 45 Points
3rd Evan Walker
4th Letchworth
45 Points
Archery : 1st
8th Letchworth
296 Points
2nd
7th Letchworth
270 Points
3rd
5th Letchworth A
207 Points
4th
4th Letchworth
203 Points
5th
1st Ashwell
198 Points
6th
2nd Baldock
196 Points
7th
1st Baldock
169 Points
8th
5th Letchworth B
Top Archer : Evan Walker
4th Letchworth 82 Points
2nd
: Shaun Warren 8th Letchworth 61 Points
Joint 3rd
: Simon Kitching 5th Letchworth and Rory Myner
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7th Letchworth 59 Points
My weekend away 8th Letchworth Scouts
I think I speak for everyone when I say this weekend was a lot of fun especially when we did the axing which I thought was fun. Also we did a play by the campfire in our patrols which was embarrassing when we had to sing at the end . After that we got some Frisbees and everyone played Frisbee netball and I caught two goals which Charlie threw at me. I also enjoyed the food which we had to cook ourselves, my patrol cooked pasta but Claire cooked 4 bean pasta for me and her because we are vegetarians and it was delicious.
Jack Mees 8th Letchworth Scout 8th Letchworth Scouts went to Great Barford on a patrol camp . The younger Scouts spent the weekend learning basic camping skills and working towards their Outdoor Challenge, and the older ones went out geocaching as well as teaching the younger ones in their patrols
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5th Letchworth Scouts Newest, Youngest Addition to the Group Congratulations to Nick and Kayleigh Howell who have a new addition to their family! They brought baby Felix to play wide games at the common with 5th Letchworth Scouts last Wednesday, he even has his own Fifth neckerchief!
Felix Ashley Howell with all his admirers from 5th Letchworth.
Felix showing off his 5th Letchworth neckerchief.
Photographs courtesy of Tim Stroud
Note from the Badge Secretary.
Scout Active Support
Scout Shops are experiencing delays in processing orders for badges. If you require badges for a specific date or a large quantity of a particular badge Fred “the scribe” Lovelock will be holding please can you let me know at least 14 his “Cream Tea” at 19 Campers Road, working days before just in case they are Letchworth on the afternoon of Sunday not in stock and I have to order them. 5 August 2012. The cost is £5.00 per You can email me on head at the gate. All monies raised will go into the SASU funds. scout.badges@btinternet.com
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8th Letchworth Cubs Camp Phasels Wood Last weekend, twenty Cubs, two Scouts, one Young Leader, one CSL, five ACSL's, one ASL, one BSL, one ABSL and one parent went to Phasels Wood Scout Camp. Friday 15th June 2012 On Friday we arrived at Phasels Wood. Once we had put our bag in our tent, we started to unpack. I shared a tent with Karen and Georgia. There was lots of room in our tent. After we had unpacked we explored the area where we were staying. We had a supper of hot dogs. When we went to bed I was ready for a good night's sleep! Saturday 16th June In the morning once we had woken up, I got dressed and ready for breakfast. I really enjoyed the eggy bread! The first activity that I did after breakfast was the cresta run. It was very good fun. The next activity was pot holing. I only completed the first one. After we had done those activities we went back and got changed. Once we had changed we had some lunch. Our first activity after lunch was the zip wire. I really enjoyed this and it made me laugh. Then we had a drink and some cake :-) Once the others got back from the cube we waited a little. Once we had waited we went off to do the crate stacking. I was the first person in my team to do this. I managed 17 crates high. Rebecca got the highest in my team with 19 crates. Once we had finished we went back for dinner. For dinner there was sweet and sour chicken. I had pasta and cheese!! After dinner we went on the pedal karts. I went on a pedal Kart with Rebecca, Karen and Gabriel. When we had finished our turns, we went back for hot chocolate and hot dogs. Then we went to bed. Sunday 17th June After we had woken up and had our breakfast, we went back to our tents to pack. After we had packed, we helped to put the tents down. I enjoyed helping and it was the first time I had put a tent away. We went to the indoor climbing wall. While we were on the climbing wall, it was moving. I kept falling off! After we had finished that activity, we went to find our parents to go home. Thank you so much to all of the leaders for a fantastic weekend. I had so much fun.
Molly 8th Letchworth Cub Scout 7th Letchworth Scouts Camping at Wymondley Wood
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The History & Heritage Team of Hertfordshire Scouts invite:invite:LETCHWORTH & BALDOCK SCOUTS
To an Exhibition to mark 50 Years since the opening of Lochearnhead Scout Station, Perthshire.
This will be held at the County Scout Museum, Well End Hertfordshire, WD6 5PR, and is in support of the Activity Fortnight event being held at the Station. The exhibition will be held over three weekends: Saturday / Sunday 21 July – 12 August 2012. Opening times are 10:00 – 16.:00 hrs each day This will be of particular interest to those in the County who are not yet aware of the Station or who may already be regular visitors. You will be able to learn the history of this great County asset and be able to obtain information on the facilities and training courses available. We look forward to seeing you. Please bring young people if you can. Further information is available from the County Archivist.
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Chief Scout’s Bronze Award Joshia Coats
11th Letchworth
Josh Garner Ellie-Jade Glasgow
11th Letchworth 8th Letchworth
Toby Richards Paul Toddington
1st Baldock 11th Letchworth
Henry Bennet
1st Baldock (Knights)
Chief Scout’s Silver Award
Alex Bennett Janika Olowo Judith Simmonds Sophie Stewardson Rebecca Twena
8th Letchworth Letchworth Letchworth Letchworth Letchworth
8th 8th 8th 8th
James Burgess
5th Letchworth
George Muge Abby Orsman
2nd Baldock 2nd Baldock
Chief Scout’s Gold Award
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Edward Cornell ACSL
4th Letchworth
Lelia Forrest
7th Letchworth
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ACSL
DIARY 2012 JULY 1
County Push Kart Competition - Scouts
Oaklands
2
Wymondley Wood Committee Meeting
Wymondley Wood
2
District Cub Leaders’ Meeting
4
District Team Meeting
DHQ
12
District Executive Meeting
DHQ
17
Scout and Guide Shop Summer Break
Close
17
Lochearnhead Meeting
DHQ
District Lochearnhead Expedition
Lochearnhead Station
AUGUST SEPTEMBER 7
Scout and Guide Shop Reopens
10
District Cub Leaders’ Meeting
13
District Executive Meeting
Wymondley Wood
21 - 24
County London Monopoly - Explorer/Network
London
22 - 23
County Cubs Nigt Hike
28 - 30
County Born 2B Challenged - Scouts
Harmer Green
29
District Beavers’ Olympic Games
Wymondley Wood
OCTOBER 7
County Cyclocross
11
District Executive Meeting
Wymondley Wood
17
District Team Meeting
Wymondley Wood
25
District Scout & Guide Shop AGM
DHQ
NOVEMBER 5
District Cub Leaders’ Meeting
8
District Executive Meeting
11
Remembrance Sunday
16 - 18
County Green Beret - Scouts
Lees Wood
23
District Cub Quiz
TBA
Wymondley Wood
DECEMBER 3
County Explorers Christmas Meal
Letchworth and Baldock District Scouts Editor Rita Hawkins, 1 South Close, Baldock SG7 6DS editor3@btinternet.com Printed by: Print Factory, Whitehorse Street, Baldock, Printfactory@tesco.net
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Correction - please note that the Lochearnhead Meeting is the 17th and not the 19th July as published in June’s edition of Co-Ordinator.