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Visit to Lord Mayor

The Group visited the Lord Mayor, Cllr Terry Shannon in the City Hall on 16th May.  After a reception in the Council Chamber the Lord Mayor described his time in scouts and the friend he made.  The Group made some presentattions, of a 38th Cork neckerchief, Scout Whistle, Scout Penknife, and Flowers for the Lady Mayoress.  The Lord Mayor was quizzed on some merit badges and was awarded a special framed Public Speaking & Civics Merit Badges.  He then invited all the scout to see his office and the board room and took time to chat with all the scouts.

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Scout Camp 2012

This years scout camp is taking place in Cappanlea, Co. Kerry from Saturday 23rd to Saturday 30th June 2012.  We will be camping for the 7 nights and have access to a great range of on-site adventure activities.  This is a great opportunity for scouts to work at achieving some higher levels of some of the Adventure Skills.

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Invitation to Visit Lord Mayor

The Lord Mayor, Cllr. Terry Shannon, has invited the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Ventures, Leaders and members of the Group Council to visit him in the City Hall on Wednesday 16th May 2012.

All those attending are asked to meet outside the City Hall (Anglesea Street Entrance) at 5.45pm in uniform. The visit will begin at 6pm and shoudl be completed between 7.15pm and 7.30pm.

The Group is delighhted to accept the invitation, especially as Cllr Shannon was a former Scout in the Group in Ballinlough.

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Orienteering

0004The 40th Cubs and the Scouts are participating in an orienteering competition this Sunday 20th November in Glenbower Woods in Killeagh.  The Cubs will have their own competition and the scouts are participating in the Cork South County annual orienteering competition.  Each Group has an allocated start time so check with your leaders what time you are to be present.

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AGM & Registration

The AGM will take place on Wednesday 12th october at 8.30pm in the Scout Hall.  The Annual Report for 2010/11 will be available on the night.  At least one adult representative from each section shuold be present.

Registration Fee for 2011/12 can be paid at teh AGM, to your section leaders on your meeting night or online.  The Green Parental Consent Form shoudl be returned directly to the section leader if you have not done so already.

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29th September : Scouts starting!

Scouts will start again on Thursday 29th September at 1930 until 2130. Those who have uniforms please wear them and new Cubs please bring a neckerchief! New faces always welcome if interested in checking out scouts for the first time!

A calendar of events is available which will be updated regularly!

Leaders this year include Robbie, Stephen, Mark from last year and Kevin, Eoin, and Sam. Any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to contact us at scouts@ballinloughscouts.com

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Scout Camp

This years scout camp was to Ardmore in Co. Waterford.  The sunny South East lived up to its reputation and the beach was very popular.  Activities included Abseiling, Snorkling, Rope Climbing and Kayaking. Photos below:

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ONE Programme

The Group completed it’s training day on Sunday 10th April and can now proceed to the new ONE programme developed by Scouting Ireland.  The new programme is based around much more youth involvement in the planning, delivery and review of the activities we do.  It is very much based on personal progression of scouts and the new badges support special interest and focus on some traditional scouting Adventure Skills such as Camping, Pioneering, Hillwalking, Backwoods, Emergencies and well as a range of Water and Air based skills. 

The programme is supported by new programme materials and each youth member will be given a new handbook in the next few weeks.  This explains about the programme and is interesting for both parents and scouts to read.

Many thanks to Ian, Pat & Kieran (training team) and to Simon for organising the event.

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Scouts Shield Hike

This years Shield Hike took place in Kilcully on Sunday 13th March. We had one patrol on the day competing in nine bases against groups from around the county. The scouts also pitched tents and cooked lunch on trangia’s. The overall Shield competition moves on to the Survival Day on the 9th April next.

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ONE Programme Training Day

The time has arrived for the Changeover Training to the new ONE programme.  All Group Council members, Leaders, Venturers, Scouts and the Rí’s and Aire from the Cub/Macaoimh sections will attend the training day, which will be held on Sunday 10th April in the Community Centre commencing at 9.30am until approximately 4.30pm.