Hi All, sorry about late notice but Tomorrow nights Troop meeting will finish at 08.30 as the leaders have a Group council meeting to attend. If you have not brought back your 12 days of Christmas tickets please do so tomorrow, it is the last opprotunity to have them included in all the draws. Even if you have not sold the tickets please return them. Dont forget that subs are also due.
See you all tomorrow
The Leaders
No doubt you are all enjoying your day off thanks to the teachers striking. Its a pity the Teachers never striked when any of the Leaders were in School. Just a quick thanks to all of you who attended the weekend in Mountain Ventures Hostel, it was a great weekend and everybody behaved really well. Th Seniors did an excellent job getting as far as they did on their hike, Ian was really impressed with the enthusiasm showed by all the of you guys. The Juniors did excellent on their hike, the weather conditions were a huge challenge. A number of the Junior Scouts should be very wary when we go on our next hike near water, revenge is sweet !!!! Lisa should also be very very afraid. Well done to Rachel and Eoin for winning the best Hiker awards and Matthew for best Scout of the weekend. To Aidan and Gavin or was it Gavin and Aidan there was no competition to you at all. Thanks to Michelle and Eva who made a special effort to come down on Saturday night. Just a final word to let you all know that Conor is feeling a lot better.
By the way we have a new facebook page called, Brackenstown Raven Troop, there are pictures of the weekend on it.
Lisa will tell you all about it on Thursday.
See you all Thursday
The Leaders
Hi all, just to let you know that tomorrow night 19Nov there is a County Scout forum on in Swords Scout den, this is a special meeting for all PL’s, APL’s and Scouts over 14. This is a chance for you Scouts to have a say in what hapens in the County for you guys, therefore we are hoping that all those who qualify will attend. We will arrange transport there and back.
Because of the Scout forum and things to be done for the weekend away, tomorrow nights Troop meeting will finish early at 08.00PM. It is still a uniformed meeting and inspectiion will take place as normal.
We need to know exactly who is coming away this weekend so please make sure you have your € 20 with you tomorrow night. Also please bring back all 12 days draw Tickets, wheteher you have sold them or not, we have to return them to HQ this week.
We will be leaving at about 7PM on Friday night and getting home about 2.00PM on Sunday afternoon, so make sure you have your dinner on Friday night and your name is in the pot for Sunday dinner.
see you all Thursday
The Leaders
We’re heading to Wicklow next weekend so in order to BE PREPARED you have to have the following.
Essentials:
Hiking boots
Two changes of clothes
Good waterproof raincoat with hood
Rain trousers or gaiters
Several pairs of thick socks
Warm Hat & Gloves
Thick jumper
Survival bag
Whistle
Toiletries
Sleeping bag
Water bottle
Torch (with extra batteries)
Emergency rations (a few bars or sweets)
A few black bags (for lining your rucksack if it rains)
Necker
Optional Gear (if you have it):
Map of Wicklow (Discovery Series 56 or 62)
Compass
GPS
Pen knife
Camera
Gaiters
A deck of cards
Hi all, a great hike on Saturday last, everybody seemed to enjoy themselves, well done to you all especially our new Scouts, Tamara, Ellen and Eoin. Congratulations to Ciaran and all in the TARA Patrol, a clean sweep winning both the cooking challenge and this months Inter Patrol challenge, they managed this because of the very high standard of their Uniforms every week, well done and keep it up.
A couple of things to remember for this week, Subs are now due so if you have not yet paid, please arrange to do so as soon as you can. All Scouts must return their 12 Days of xmas tickets this Thursday, whether they are sold or not. A special note for PL’s please make sure you bring down the folder which Ian supplied last Sunday.
We need to know the exact numbers for our weekend away on Friday 20th November returning at lunch time on Sunday 22nd, so please discuss with your Parents and let us know this Thursday. There will be a fee for the weekend probably about € 20 per Scout, this covers transport, food and the hire of the hostel.
If you have any questions contact one of the Leaders.
see you all Thursday
The Leaders
Well done to all Patrols for your efforts during the Inter Patrol Cooking challenge last night. Speaking to the Judges afterwards they were very impressed with the food that was servde up to them. It was a particular challenge to all when you take into account that we had a power cut for the last 45 minutes of the meeting. A special word of thanks to Garreth for the super job he did in cleaning the Kitchen after you guys had all gone home, a big thanks to Conor who also put in a special effort to clean up. Thankfully Ciaran found his steak Knife, it was looking bad for him for a while ( private joke )
The results will be announced tomorrow on the hike, and speaking of the hike below are the details
Meet at Hall at 09:50 ( Ten to Ten in the morning!!!!!)
Rain Gear and warm clothes essential, bring a hat if you have one. Remember layers of clothing are better than one big heavy sweater.
Proper footwear, no Uggs or ballet shoes and dont wear your new or best sneakers. Hiking boots are what you need.
Packed Lunch and a drink, if you have a flask bring something hot to drink and maybe a spare cup to share with someone else. (make sure they clean your cup after them)
We will back at hall at approx 17.30 ( Half past five in the evening !!!!)
DONT FORGET WE ARE GOING AWY FOR THE WEEKEND OF FRIDAY 20th NOVEMBER UNTIL SUNDAY 22nd.
See you all later
The Leaders