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Campfire was a roaring success!
A brilliant campfire was held yet again, well done to David, Glen and Chris from the Regional Development Service, very literally providing support in the field. We’ve had loads of great comments, including a tweet from one of our neighbours who said “I live in Chingford, over a mile from Gilwell Park, and I can hear you all shouting.” We’d be more worried if you were near a Scout campfire
Duke of Edinburgh International Award Foundation blazes a trail across the world.
and you couldn’t hear us to be honest.... we’re not known for being quiet! We also saw some interesting outfits in the Lid last night, a Rubix cube, Rambo, a squadron of Mavericks (get it?), a village full of people all taking advice from 118 118, cow girls and even Wonderwoman. How sore is your head this morning...from the music of course.
The Secretary General of the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Foundation, John May, spoke with the Express today about some of the fantastic achievements they have made. John told the Express that the Awards Foundation are currently working in 144 Countries across the world with a total of over one million members taking part in the scheme. This of course is comparable to Scouting worldwide who work together to achieve
STATMan at Reunion Members of the during the Saturday ‘Real Pulse’. The force Eastbourne District Scout First Aid Team (EDSFAT) Scout Active Support Unit were delighted with the interest shown in STATMAN, the portable SMART STAT patient simulator,
activities in the Training Field at the Reunion. A large number of participants took the opportunity to practice their CPR skills on the intelligent manikin that actually ‘Breathes’ and has a
Announcements. Happy Birthday! Louise Smith, District Explorer Scout Commissioner from Ely district Cambridge, is 50 today!!!!! Happy birthday from all of us at Ely District! Its Carl-Anita Marchants 1st birthday today here at Reunion 2014. I am sure we are all together in wishing baby Carl-Anita…….. HAPPY BIRTHDAAAAAAY!
required to carry out effective CPR on the manikin is similar to that of a real person and people could practice how to use an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at the same time.
from Norwich. Congratulations! Congratulations to Simon Patrick one of the originators of the Silver Arrows on his 25th reunion. Well done, organisers, volunteers and fellow scouters for a brilliant reunion, having a great time. Conrad And there are more reunion first timers... Welcome to Tom Law - SL 53rd Lancaster and George van Ark Gopher 53rd Lancaster
Congratulations! 6 new members of were invested The Silver Arrows would like to into 1st Norford Scouts at Reunion welcome Connor, James and yesterday, 3 from Oxford and 3
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some great results. John did point out some interesting differences between our respective high awards such as the Gold Duke of Edinburgh and the Queen Scouts. With the Queen Scouts, the Award is recognised for its hard work and achievements in the U.K. whereas, the Gold, silver and Bronze awards for Duke of Edinburgh, is recognised worldwide. The main reason for this is that format remains the same throughout the world. There may be small differences with the skills part of the scheme, such as in Uganda, a Duke of Edinburgh hopeful may wish to learn the skill of Brick making which will be of a great importance and use to them, as opposed to piano learning for a skill in the UK. This all takes place under the international umbrella of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and
is widely respected. Whilst the scheme is not a membership organisation like the Scouts, they do however; work closely with organisations such as Scouts, as well as in prisons, schools, and other youth organisations such as Girl Guides and Cadets. John May actively leads the Award scheme globally along with his team and is a busy bee. When he isn’t working hard with the Award, he is actively working as the District Chair for the North Oxfordshire District Scouts. We just have to say that we are very proud to have him here with us at Reunion 2014. Well done John and his team.
Cooking the books? Our Scout Group, 1st Sheldon, 144th Birmingham is looking to compile a minibook of Scout Leaders funny anecdotes to raise funds. If you can help me with any funny stories we would love to use them, we would only credit with a first name and county or if you wished to remain anonymous then no problem. Obviously no real young peoples names please. If you can help, please send us an email at steph@broadbenthome.co.uk. Can you help? Samuel. We hope you enjoyed your Hannah from Leeds (thats all we first reunion. know!) Thanks to the person who handed in the glasses I dropped – note left in the Reunion Express box.
Reunion Matches
John Nelson, from Rea Valley District, Birmingham, is having a great time at his first Gilwell Reunion, from Fitz and Beth.
Ian and Sarah from 4th Aldershot, met last year at Reunion and married in December. They are here again and really enjoying themselves. They are planning to help their District Blackwater Valley to recruit more Scouts during their Centenary Year.
Clive from 24th Borstal and Hilary from 2nd Hawkwell met at Reunion Happy Birthday to Wichted from 2013 and got engaged at Winter the German Scouts of DPV, here on Camp, they are here again and his first Reunion. Alles Gute zum looking forward to a Scouting Geburtstag!! wedding in 7 weeks time.
Zach Hill & Jane Elson from Axe District
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REUNION EXPRESS 2014
Issue 4 | Sunday 6th September
Have you seen our ASL?
Good Morning Campers! Good Morning, Peter Rogers voice just about held up to welcome us all to the campfire and that incredible reading from Claire Woodforde, bringing a moment of remembrance into our Campfire last night moved many people who heard it and it was indeed a though provoking moment. Is it me or can I still hear The Beavers ringing in my ears – The 3rd Davyhulme Scout and Guide Band were just amazing such talented young people!! So many conversations along Essex Chase, plans for the Jamboree in 2015, plans for the Cub Scout Centenary and plans for breakfast this morning – happy faces, happy smiles and happy people.
Change” which will be So to Sunday Morning at followed by the AGM Reunion and a dip into the of the 1st Gilwell Scout Programme has tempted Group which is really a me to find out about chance to find out about the coming Programme all that have been going Changes, try some laser on at Gilwell Park during clay shooting, and maybe the past year and plans for drop into the Q & A the year ahead for all of Session with Matt and us as we look forwards to Wayne at 10:30 on the The 2015 Jamboree, the Training Ground. next stage of achieving the Vision 2018, the full The answer to the number Programme changes and quiz was Number 39 – the 800th Annivarsary of why well I do like Prawn Magna Carta !! Crackers with my take away 3 = Prawn Toast, See you on the Training 7 = Sweet n Sour Prawn Ground later where I will Balls, 13 = King Prawn be looking for more great Fried Rice and 36 = programme idea … Shredded Seaweed “What do you teach This afternoon will young people to do bring the 88th Reunion when a firework doesn’t to a gentle close with go off...leave it. Ergo, if our Scouts Own on the your programme doesn’t Training Ground which has go off like a firework... the theme of “Embracing they will leave it!”
Emma Livett, ASL of the 28th Oxford is strangely absent before 10am every morning here at Reunion 2014. If anybody should see her before the hours of 10am, please assume it to be an imposter and escort her off the premises. If anybody is in the area of the 28th Oxford before 10am, please raise a yell.! To rouse her from her sleep.
It’s Official!
Bear says we’re the ‘Greatest Youth Movement on the face of the Planet’ He was greeted by a huge round of applause as he said he loved coming to Gilwell Park and especially to see the 2500 adults at Reunion. Thanking everyone for their energy and commitment working with our young people, he said ‘you can get anything in life you want if you help other people, Scouting changes lives and he is so excited to be part of our Growth together, this is the Greatest Youth Movement on the face of the Planet’.
Reunionites take part in the headscarf challenge A programme idea to help grow your group!
Bem-vindo!
Welcome to our brothers and sisters from around the World. Here are some of the Portuguese Scouts, their younger Scouts were off having a great time on the Sumo wrestling. We’d love to see photos of our friends from overseas details of where to send them bottom of page.
Is anyone ‘just’ a leader?
upstanding members of the community. I give them the opportunity to take part in an active and diverse programme that lets them learn essential skills such as working within a team. I give my Beavers the We loved this piece from our opportunity to go on sleep Twitter follower Sarah Bellis. overs, for many it is the first “I was asked today what I did night they have ever spent outside work. My reply was away from their family. Thats a I’m just a beaver leader. On really big thing when your only reflection I think I did myself 6! Over the past twelve months a disservice. Because actually my Beavers have taken part in I’m part of one of the largest lots of exciting activities. They youth organisation in the UK. I had a visit it a fire station and give up a considerable amount were all given the opportunity of my time, not for the good to operate their hoses. We of myself, but for the good of had a visit to the Museum other people. I enable young of Science and Industry and people to become decent
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had our first ride on a train. We were given a tour of the local church and found out what they keep in the ornate golden box on the altar. The local PCSO came to visit us and we were taught how to keep safe while Trick ‘o’ treating. We helped to train a Guide Dog puppy, the puppy had to get used to children, so we were all learning things that night! But best of all we had a night sleeping with the sharks at the Deep in Hull. So maybe next time I’m asked what I do in my spare time, ill think a little more about my answer!”
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Happy Birthday!
1st Rando Parrot Patrol are on the Branchet Field and having a Street Party to celebrating 30 years together. They met on a Cub Advanced course at Gilwell in 1984. You can’t miss them, just look for the parrots!!
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