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Hampshire Network on Tour to Windsor Alex Lester, Fareham East Network Page 2 of 6
On Sunday 25th April a few members of that were there to support us from in the the Hampshire Scout Network and myself quadrangle, as well as the general public went up to Windsor for the Queen Scout cheering us and clapping us. St Georges day parade. The day started off being wet and miserable. We had to Since the day my Scouts and some of their arrive at the Royal Victoria Barracks parents have asked me how I felt. The where the royal Irish Guards call home simple answer is that I cannot describe for 0900 for registration and uniform how I felt and the same goes for when I was inspection. We were then put into our presented with my Queens Scout sections for the day; Hampshire Network Award. The day itself is a wonderful where in section D. Before we were put experience and I would recommend Scouts into our sections, the Chief Scout talked working hard towards getting their QSA and to us all telling us that we should enjoy going on the parade because you will end up the day to the full. smiling all day and have the best time of The morning consisted of marching practice around the parade ground where we learnt how to march in time, turn to the right and the left, halt, eyes right and how to move from 3 columns to 2 columns and back again. When we were practising how to stand at the alert and at ease, Bear came up and talked to us while our section leader rolled his Necker and tied a friendship knot in it. Luckily for us, by the time the parade came around the sun had come out and it was a beautiful day. The Parade itself started at 1345 in the royal mews where we would march to the quadrangle for the inspection by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and the Chief Scout. Once we had marched past the saluting base we marched to St George’s chapel for the service. After the service we formed up into our sections again and then marched back to the royal mews. When we marched out of the chapel we marched in to Windsor and waiting for us were all the people
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May 2010 Volume 2010 Issue 6
Contents Page 2 – Network do Gang Show IOW Revolution Baby Frazer! Page 3 – IOW Revolution Page 4 – Cooking Competition Spring Ahead Page 5 – Explorer Camp Shelterbox Page 6 – Young Spokespersons Census 2009/10 Page 7 – CSNC Update Scouting Skills launch Page 8 –Suisse Adventure camp BBQ/Tour dates Page 9 –Inter-net 2011 Runways End Vacancy Page 10 – Network online Gregory
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Network do Gang Show! Marie Smith, Gosport Sharks Network Leader The drum roll sounds and the house lights rise for the last time. The audience joins the cast to sing the national anthem and the curtain slowly closes followed by applause and cheers by all as they celebrate another great show. Cast members hug and there are murmurs of who is going to do the show again next year and when they are going to meet up next. Gosport Gang Show almost becomes an addiction for those involved. Often you hear someone say they are not returning next year yet when it comes to signing on in October there they are again. Gosport Gang Show’s allure may have something to do with the music, dance or costumes but for many it is the friendships and fun that goes on behind the scenes. Each year members of the Guiding and Scouting organisation in Gosport and Fareham sign up and audition to be in the show. This year saw record
IOW revolution Joe Dibley – BNET
Past Events numbers of Network taking part. Gosport Sharks had 5 members in the cast plus 4 backstage as well as front of house support and the Network leader being the choreographer, while Waterlooville black sheep also had one member backstage.
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If you want to know more come and see it 12-16th April 2011 Ferneham Hall, Fareham or catch a concert containing many of the different vocal items from past years on 3rd November 2010 at The Ferneham Hall, Fareham
Often Gang Shows are thought of as being for ‘youngsters’ but Network certainly have a key role to play both on and off stage and of course it’s tons of fun! Practical jokes and the joy of laughing at each other dressed in costume as well as trying not to fall over during the dances. It’s always a moment too to see the males in their oompah loompah make up and gorgeous eye liner. This year’s show saw the treat of the females dressed in nun costumes (of course many Network members are anything but!) and there were many memorable moments such as when Cookie flashed her knickers whilst messing up a lift- he he! Yet all of these are now memories as the cast recover and catch up on sleep while the production crew goes back to the drawing board thinking of what next year’s show will contain.
friendship building and all in all a whale of a time.
Well Isle of Wight ‘ay hmmm where 16 members of B-Net and Worting Explorers attended this to start ... year’s IOW revolution camp, it is probably the single best camp I taking part in a range of activities from dance mat have been on in my lifetime, it is great for the social side of things, competitions to climbing and you make so many new friends and water sports. Throughout the weekend there was plenty to everyone gets stuck in with the keep everyone amused, team work. including a game involving swapping a can of beans as well The activities are great fun and as evening disco entertainment keep you awake after the crazy and comedy club. nights of disco parties and then a
Congratulations! Marie Smith, Network leader Gosport Sharks, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy – Frazer Travis Smith, on 30th March. Daddy Trevor (Akela 5th Gosport Dido Cubs) has already introduced Frazer to Gosport Gang Show, and put him down on the waiting list for beavers…
good old sing song at the campfire. I highly recommend going if you have never been, it is intense,
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IOW Revolution
Our first full evening was dinner, a couple of beers, up to the clubhouse At very short notice we headed off to the for more, over the campfire for a few Isle of Wight, planning and prep for the more after midnight, and then bed. It camp consisted of a couple of texts and a obviously wasn’t as simple or refined half hour get together at Bob’s house to as that, there was after all 280 of us book the Ferry. The camp was a bit of an on site, a mix of Explorers (14-18), unknown quantity as was the predicted Scout Network members (18-25) and weather. Prompted by the need for me Leaders (Old onwards)!
On Easter Sunday, the day of activities started off with a circuit training class first thing in the morning. Unfortunately what with it being first thing in the morning sleep appeared to be the preferred option for most, no wait, all Ducks. Managed to get up and travel off for the Head-hunter session. Head-hunters being effectively a laser paintball session, so no danger good to visit Network camps this year to safe fun! That is unless you get The second day’s events kicked off in promote Inter-net in 2011 I stumbled whipped across the face courtesy of a the usual manner, rapid breakfast across the event on a website about 3 weeks before it all kicked off! So it came followed by quickly jumping in the car, busy with deceptive strength! The to pass that on Thursday 1st of April 2011 (which like the field was also turning session was notable for the Duck lead we gathered our stuff and set off on the brown) and heading off into the abyss attack that eventually bought home the flag. Apparently if you manage to of the island with no map only arduous 5 minute drive to the Ferry infiltrate an enemy base grab the flag guesswork. We started the day outside terminal. and realise that you knackered as Dave at Sandown High School on their did having Bob as support (does impressive climbing wall; luckily the Situated in the middle of a speedway marathons, in fact runs everywhere) is weather had stayed off long enough to track, drainage on the site was always incredibly useful. make this activity quite pleasant. For going to be suspect what with the track afters, we headed down to the coast draining onto the land we were staying and god only knows who thought it Monday was the usual situation of on. During the opening ceremony our would be a good idea to go through packing up, kicking those that lack of preparation started to show, with the surfing lesson put on. At four continued to sleep and heading off site having left our half cooked dinner, we degrees generally Scout Network (Via Newport for another swim and handed over our flag which consisted of a members were lasting between 15 and shower and lunch by the Medina). tent bag on a tent pole (which we never 20 minutes in the water. Mike had to There were interesting logistical issues saw again if any IOW staff read this) and be asked to leave the water 45 with the five of us and all our kit in a gazed upwards willing the stormy looking minutes into the session by the solitary Golf. It was commented “if we clouds would pass over without incident. instructors… Having removed see any police looking like luggage in With our open sided dining shelter we ourselves from the water and been the the back would probably be a good could only hope the rain would hold off most uncomfortable I’ve certainly idea.” and the weekend would pass bathed in been this year we decided to negate the warm glow of an early summer. the mountain biking taking place in Parkhurst Forest famed for its… er… It didn’t, on the first full day (Friday) prison. Lovely as this sounded, we while out it rained stop/start all day opted for one of the islands many gyms changing the interesting bowl of the and spent the next three hours in speedway track into a swimming pool. In Saunas, Pools, Steam Rooms and fact if we had not been doing the Jacuzzi’s. Warm. shooting first thing in the day we would probably still be in the car park there, it The Saturday evenings events started was a bit hairy getting out. Anyway having left the shooting we headed down the same except a little bit bigger. Couple of beers was to be expected to the rib rides, brilliant fun, and an but we also went for creating the most education. It was the latter as I impressive chilli ever. It can only be discovered two things; firstly my ‘waterproof’ jacket did not like the sea, described as a result of what happens when five boys go camping together, and secondly neither did the electrical five boys, and four pounds of mince. items that resided in the pockets (my No rice, this would create more camera and car keys). From now on washing up, only nachos. Fantastic. getting into the car would be Then over to the clubhouse for a series accompanied by my tuneful car alarm. Still the showers were excellent down at of comedians with very differing talent. Campfire (Lost voice is blamed the centre so silver lining and all that. Third up on the day was a multiple dance on Basingstoke Scout Network and all Scouts from Hampshire). Bed mat competition less said the better. Sam Chapman – Southampton Duck
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Eastleigh Network cooks up a storm!
Fareham East, Basingstoke and reigning champions Waterlooville all cooked up some quality dishes. But (Real) Paul Carew Ridout – Eastleigh home team Eastleigh won the day Network being the first holders of the brand The now traditional Hampshire Network new gold frying pan. cooking competition took place in Judge Chris Scott said ‘the standard of Eastleigh on the night of Wednesday 17th February. Organized by Eastleigh the food was excellent; all us judges Network, the event is the yearly check were mightily impressed with what the teams had to offer’ on Hampshire Network members’ cookery skills. Ray Noice added ‘we know who will be Some five teams entered, being able to providing the catering at the next only use £10 worth of ingredients, with county Scout event!’ all equipment and ingredients needing to fit into a 60 litre rucksack. This making it the most contested cooking competition so far. The standard of the competition was excellent, with the judges enjoying the food that they sampled from all 5 tables. Fi Durrant & Tall Paul’s chocolate fondue was sublime, while
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Thanks go to Eastleigh Network for organizing the event and also to Chris Scott, Ray Noice, David McGregor and Sandy McGregor for judging the competition.
Clockwise from top: Winners from Eastleigh Network, Fareham East team, Tall Paul and Fi bribing Chris, and Waterlooville Black Sheep team.
Kate Durbin – Waterlooville Black Sheep An annual Waterlooville District Scout and Explorer competition camp was this year blown away by the efforts of the district Network, Black Sheep! With no group leaders to step forward and take the reins for this popular camp, the Network volunteered to pick up, organise and run the event and, through doubtfulness of leaders and quite probably trepidation on the parts of the children (and rightly so!) we battled through and managed to pull off the best camp in years! Inflatable’s, BBQ, bomb base, air rifle shooting, It’s a Knockout!, disco and all manner of good things kept the children entertained while the lot of us kept busy setting up activities, refereeing the pushball (I’m sorry but how dangerous is that?!) and drinking tea (over 200 cups made over the weekend!) Naturally, there was a lot of work to do behind the scenes and the organisation never seemed to end but it all came out in the wash and, apart from the mud which was atrociously terribly messy the whole weekend was amazingly good fun and ran just about perfectly! Thanks muchly to our volunteers from Gosport, Fareham East and Basingstoke who came to help us out and, naturally, the black sheep, making us overall 16 strong at flag break on Saturday morning! Next stop…..EVO!
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Network News
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County Explorer Camp 2010 - Fi Durrant, GNet Active! This year’s county Explorer camp took place over a gloriously sunny weekend in April at Ferny Crofts in the New Forest. Over 100 Explorers attended from across the county, arriving on the Friday night ready for a weekend of Wacky Races themed activities.
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silent disco on the Saturday, where DJ’s Pete and Gary (from Eastleigh Network) played two channels of music for party-goers to tune into using wireless headphones. Explorers and leaders alike arrived in fancy dress, including Cinderella, a penguin, and even sonic the hedgehog! Definitely one of the funniest sights was Pegasus Network leader, Jon “Tall Paul” Rowsell dressed as dangermouse. Throughout the weekend, Portsmouth Network ran a cafe for the Explorers, selling copious amounts of chips, jacket potatoes, bacon sarnies and drinks, and generally keeping everyone well fed with sweets and ice creams. Once again it was another successful camp, where friendships were made, new skills developed, and Paul Shutt was made to dance....right leg, left leg, right arm, left arm, trumpet!
Activities ran all day Saturday and ranged from space hoppers, to first aid as well as inflatables and helicopter piloting. Network members from across Hampshire were on hand to help man the bases, being left in charge of circus skills and slack lining. Of course in order for Network to undertake a leading role in running the circus skills base it was vitally important that we had enough experience and expertise in teaching these skills to the Explorers, so Friday evening was spent on a crash course spinning plates and having Census 2009 to 2010 space hopper races, as well as modelling balloons into dogs and Hampshire Scouting membership grows 905 giraffes (whoever said Network Lizzie Harvey19,561. from Rotherfield = 4.8%, now totalling Once again we didn’t know how to have fun!). District and Flic from New are the biggest County inWright the UK! said, "as a Young Spokesperson Evening entertainment was Forest North were also joined by is up you are trained to be in front of provided by “In Silico”, in the form Census shows that our Youth Membership Scouts from Ely, in Cambridgeshire, 767 = +5.08%. the cameras and be of a disco on the Friday and a had worked with them Network who grows 34.31% from 2009 to on 2010 with interviewed, but you usually get Brownsea Island during the launch of SHELTERBOX – Update! - 47Finew Durrant members some notice to prepare." After the Scouting Skills book. a final photo opportunity with Some Networks/Districts You should all be aware by now that Hampshire Network areexperienced supporting Bear, Peter Duncan and Wayne Before the of show, Scoutstoasked difficulties counting Network Some Shelterbox, and aiming to have raised £490 by the end 2010the inmembers. order Bulpitt stopped them to have a if they have a photo with Districts Bear thought thatcould County would count the have fully funded one box. chat on the way out. him and suddenly found themselves members. Two Hampshire Network under a barrage of it flashguns They need to do two counts, those you with In a bid to raise funds, I gave up chocolate for lent…painful as was I of from Flic said "this is not quite your about 25 photographers, allme keen were Adult of Appointments and who those of you who to are managed to raise £82 (£18 off my target £100!). members Anyone knows everyday adventure!" capture the would moment. purely Network members. well will appreciate the difficulty of this task, so ifamong you to donate alike group of please visit www.justgiving.com/fiona-durrant Born Survivor will be shown at Young After watching an episode from There will be some further instruction tothe 9pm on Monday nights on the new series in which Bear survives in help by the of this year ready forand the next Shelterbox continue to do good work across theend globe, supporting Haiti Spokespersons Discovery Channel from May 3rd th audience urban environment, the count. Inan the meantime Network Leaders China in recent natural disasters. Help Shelterbox celebrate their 10 year and to information put questions toand the Chairmenwas have been asked to check by supporting them. See www.shelterbox.org forable more and Two Hampshire Network members were ChiefNetwork Scout. Flic said it was a confirm your membership toquite prepare resources to use in section meetings. among groupto ofbeYoung thereSpokespersons and to find early forathrill next year. who were invited toseated the premiere of Bear Bear themselves between Grylls' latest TV series "Born Survivor". and Pete Duncan. Waiting to We will get to that magic 500 membersget by The launch tookofplace atbook the Empire copies Bear's signed they 2012 if you have and implement a good Cinema in Leicester Square, on found themselves in London front ofAbove: the Graph showing growth of Network members recruitment plan. Monday 26th April. cameras again - this time being in Hampshire County interviewed by the press. Lizzie
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Network News
Ray remains in place for two Network Chair Vacancy years
Rob Scott, your County Scout Network Chairman, has stood down. following an Your County Commissioner, Adam Jollans incident at the Explorer Scout xxxxxxxx sought the approval of the County Scout xCamp due to personal circumstances. Rob Network Committee to ask Ray Noice remains a member of Basingstoke Network remain in place as County Scout Network and a District Leader and We thank him for his Commissioner for a further two enthusiasm and ideas. years. Ray agreed to stay on so long as he could appoint some Deputy County Scout Network Commissioners to support The search for a new County Scout Network Chairman is underway. If you, or him and learn the role. The plan being someone you know, you think is suitable that one of the Deputies take over as or for more information, please contact soon as they feel ready, pending the County Scout Network Commissioner, Ray County Commissioners approval. Noice ray.noice@Scouts-hants.org.uk or 079 6858 6344. Interested and want to find out more? Contact Ray ray.noice@Scouts-hants.org.uk or Tel 079 6858 6344
New Scouting Skills book launched at Ferny Crofts Many of you no doubt saw the launch of the new Scouting Skills book on TV this morning including the interviews that were done at Ferny Crofts. If you missed any of it, take a look here for the clips you missed.
As many of you will have seen on BBC 1 TV this morning, Ferny Crofts was chosen to launch a new book on Scouting Skills from the Scout Association. The item was featured three times during the morning show with the background story featuring Hampshire Young Spokespersons, Tom Rose and Flic Wright, on Brownsea Island and two live broadcasts from Ferny Crofts, showing local Scouts demonstrating some of the activities as well as interviews with our own Adam Jollans and Lizzie Harvey. The item also featured on BBC South Today this evening. See www.youtube.com/user/UKScoutAssociation or http://www.youtube.com/v/nwep1aQBlUM for a chance to see the item. We received the following from Derek Twine – “Well-done all involved .... including the young people themselves, Derek” and from Wayne - “BRILLIANT stuff, well done - a good start to a great week”
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Duck Website Launched! www.ducknetwork.org Programme – Blog – Photos – Contact Info – Calendar – Events
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Activity News
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Recovered from Suisse Adventure? The subcamps and entertainments team would like to invite you to the Suisse adventure reunion camp – a chance to catch up with your subcamp and have a great weekend camping. This event is open to all Explorer Units /Scout Network across Hampshire even if you didn’t come to Kandersteg in 2009. We are providing full program of entertainment throughout the weekend. This will include climbing, zip wire, crate stacking, disco, campfire and much much more… You can arrive on Friday from 3pm and off site by 1pm on Sunday. And what about the price? Only £15 if you went to Suisse Adventure 09 or £20 if you didn’t! Please note we will not be providing food, and you need your own tents! However there will be an on site café so you don’t need your own cooking kit! If you want to attend please complete a Health Form then return them to your Explorer / Network leader with a cheque payable to Hampshire County Scout Council (HCSC). Unit leaders should then make a copy of the form and forward them with a complete Participant Registration Form to County office by 1st July 2010 ALL FORMS / LETTERS AVAILABLE NOW TO DOWNLOAD FROM www.suisse-adventure.org.uk
County Network BBQ! Please join us on Sunday 16th May for a County Network BBQ and games at Queen Elizabeth Country Park.
Hampshire Network “on tour” Summer 2010
Arrivals from 4pm onwards, bring your own food and drink (BBQs provided!). Be prepared to play games!
April 30th – May 3rd – EVO May 16th – County Network BBQ (QE Country Park) June 4th – Trek Cart June 25th – 27th – MAD UK (Essex Network) June 26th – Beaver and Cub Safari Day (Longleat) July 17th – Raft Race
Please contact Clare Webb (Portsmouth Barbarians) for more information 07590 552969.
Keep an eye on your inboxes and the Hampshire Scout Network facebook group for more information regarding events!
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Activity News
Inter-net 2011 the event of the decade! - Kate Hill Calling all Explorers and Networks… if you are of Network age during the dates 23rd – 30th July 2011 then you get the amazing opportunity to go to inter-net 2011, the camp of the Century! As of the beginning of May 2010 you can register and pay your deposit of £50 on our website at www.inter-net.org.uk Register and pay your deposit of £50 by the end of June 2010 and you will get £20 off the total cost of the camp …so you pay £240 instead of £260!! So what do you get for your money…? -Gold standard activities: Such as paragliding, horse riding, skiing, snow boarding, parascending... - 1st class evening entertainment including live music, themed evenings, costumes, fun and games - Sub camps with individual entertainment areas and competitions - Excellent onsite facilities: There will be cafés, internet access, entertainment zones and excellent amenities Oh and the icing on the cake… a 48 hour surprise experience… so don’t forget your passport! This will remain a surprise until the day, but rest assured it will be an experience abroad that you won’t forget! Check out the website for staff job opportunities too… you may be too old to attend at a participant but it doesn’t mean you can’t be involved! More staff vacancies will be added onto the website at the end of May 2010. Miss it… miss out!
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Job Advert: Centre Director for Runway’s End You’ll mould and shape the future of outdoor education in Hampshire at this new-build outdoor and adventurous education centre, being constructed by Hampshire County Council in partnership with Rushmoor Borough Council and Blackwater Valley Scout District. The Centre will be fully opened in September 2011, run and managed by HCC as part of the Hampshire Outdoor Service and based between Farnborough and Aldershot in north Hampshire. We’ll offer day and residential activities primarily for children and young people from Hampshire schools, youth groups, Scouts and other groups on a weekly/ weekend basis. You’ll manage the Centre on a day-to-day basis and drive our longer term strategy, contributing to the future of the Centre and the broader development of Hampshire’s Outdoor Service, and driving the vision of the year overseeing the building project, developing the business plan, creating a staff team and building a local client base, amongst other tasks. Once fully open, you’ll also be expected to participate in all aspects of the Centre’s teaching programme, and the evening and weekend duty rota. Together with the commitment and vision to develop the Centre, you’ll have a deep knowledge of, and experience in, outdoor education and activity provision. You’ll also have a proven track record in respect of risk management, centre and staff management and teaching/instruction. Additional information about the Hampshire Outdoor Service can be
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Introducing: Gregory Real Name – Greg Catlin Real Age - 18 Network - B-Net Time involved in Scouting – since beavers (aww!) Favorite Scouting Memory – Holland 2003, met so many people and did so much Unusual Skill / Hobby – able to annoy most people within about 5 mins of meeting them Current Status – finished college at Sparsholt, working at Go Outdoors, and with the youth of Basingstoke. Plans for the future – to teach outdoor sports to young people.