Handcraft
Well done to all those who entered the 2009 Handcraft competition.
The Beavers and Cubs put on an excellent display of craftwork across
a variety of categories.
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Mark Sutton
Well done to all those who entered the 2009 Mark Sutton competition. The Scouts were tested on several bases: Cooking, First Aid, Compass, Mapping, Knots, Inspection and a Quiz.
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Connect 4
20 Beavers attended the 2008 District Beaver Connect 4 Competition.
They got to play an exciting 15 games of Connect 4 and they all
had a great time.
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11th Dagenham Reunion
A memorable evening was spent on the 30th
September when 8 former members of the llth
Dagenham Senior Scout Troop with a couple of Scouting comrades,
accompanied by their wives gathered together to honour their former
Senior Scoutmaster, George Quin who was presented with a set of
Drafting Pencils and a Fountain Pen. Three further days of nostalgia
followed when several of the party went to down Tiverton, where
George now lives and burnt the midnight oil reminiscing.
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Programmes
Several
weekly Colony programmes have been added, courtesy of Leigh Bradford
(9th B&D).
If you have any programmes to add please contact the webmaster.
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Gone Home - Roger Scowen
It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that Roger Scowen died on Saturday morning. At this time I have no further details. I am away until
Friday but have arranged for details to be forwarded by Darren as we receive them.
Jill May (District Commissioner)
First Aid Course for Scouts, 21st March 2009
An exciting opportunity has arisen for scouts to attend a first
aid course run jointly by the District and St. John Ambulance. We
hope to run both a morning and an afternoon session depending on
numbers, there will be 30 places available in each session. Bookings
will be dealt with on a first come first served basis.
Scouts taking part will be expected to complete up to stage 3 of their first aid badge. The cost of the course includes a certificate, a stage 3 first aid badge and a wallet sized reminder of first aid practises. Squash and biscuits will also be provided.
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Jungle Rally
Seven teams from 9 Packs entered the Jungle Rally this year and were challenged on a variety of bases: Inspection, Knots, Map Signs, Compass, Feats of Skill, Gadgets, Flags & Saints, Packing a Rucksack, Kim's Game, British Sign Language, Our Country, History of Scouting and Cub Badges.
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View the Nature Trophy results
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HMS Belfast, Get me out of here! and Wellgate Farm
The 1st, 10th/18th and 19th have had a very busy few months with a special Get me out of here! camp, an overnight stay on HMS Belfast and a visit to Wellgate Farm.
View the Get me out of here! report
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