- Details of our Trip
- European Health Insurance Card
- Activities Consent Form
- Managing Medications Form
- Passport
- Gear List
- Campfire Songs
- Parents Information Evening – Presentation
1. Details of our Trip
We will be meeting up with our friends from the Frankfurt Troop and camping at a campsite in Frankfurt. We’ll be spending 9 days (8 nights) on camp and it is jam-packed with awesome activities!
We will be flying out at 7:00am on the morning of Monday 28th July (Flight number: EI650) and will be arriving back on Tuesday 5th August at 9:50pm (Flight number:EI657)
There will be a total of 28 Scouts and 9 leaders travelling.
2. European Health Insurance Card
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) replaced the E111 form making it easier for you to get medical care quickly and easily in Germany.
The card is free and all Scouts need to apply for the card if you don’t already have one.
You can download a European Health Insurance Card application form here. There will be copies of the application form available from the Local Health Office
Complete the form and return it to the Local Health Office at least 1 month before we leave Ireland.
The Local Health Office in Swords is the yellow building beside the castle click here for street view
3. Activities Consent Form
All Scouts will need to have completed an Activities Consent Form for our trip to Germany. We will hand these out at next week’s meeting or you can download the form here
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4. Managing Medications Form
As with the Activities Consent Form, all Scouts will need to complete a Managing Medications form. We will have these at the next meeting as well or you can download the form here
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5. Passport
Everyone will need to have a valid Passport to travel to Germany. Can everyone please check their passport and ensure it is in date?!
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6. Gear List
We will be travelling in full uniform so it is advisable to wear your hiking boots to the airport. It is also a good idea to have spare neckerchief(s). If you have any questions or think of anything that needs to be added to the list, let us know
- Full Uniform (Neckerchief, Scout Shirt, Scout Trousers, Belt, Dark Shoes)
- Eating utensils (Plate, Bowl, Cup, Knife, Fork, Spoon)
- Hiking boots
- Runners (old for water sports)
- A few changes of clothes
- Good waterproof raincoat with hood
- Rain trousers
- Spare socks, underwear
- Warm fleece , Jumper (even though it’s summer !!!)
- Pyjamas
- Swim gear
- Towel
- Sleeping Bag
- Ground Mat
- Sun cream
- Medications (to be handed to Leaders)
- Insect repellent
- Personal first aid kit
- Toiletries
- Water bottle
- Torch
- A few black bags
- Whistle
- Camera
- A small day bag
7. Campfire Songs
We will be having lots of campfires and we will be practising our songs over the next few weeks. Below are some of the songs we will be singing. Sing Loud, Sing Proud!
Ging Gang Goolie Goolie
Lyrics
Ging gang goolie goolie goolie goolie watcha,
Ging gang goo, ging gang goo.
Ging gang goolie goolie goolie goolie watcha,
Ging gang goo, ging gang goo.
Hayla, oh hayla shayla, oh hayla shayla, shayla, oh-ho,
Hayla, oh hayla shayla, oh hayla shayla, shayla, oh.
Shally wally, shally wally, shally wally, shally wally,
Oompah, oompah, oompah, oompah.
Video
Weile Waile
Lyrics
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, weile weile waile
There was an old woman and she lived in the woods, down by the river Saile
She had a baby three months old, weile weile waile
She had a baby three months old, down by the river Saile
She had a pen knife long and sharp, weile weile waile
She had a pen knife long and sharp, down by the river Saile
She stuck the pen knife in the babys heart, weile weile waile
She stuck the pen knife in the babys heart, down by the river Saile
There were three loud knocks come a’knockin on the door, weile weile waile
There were three loud knocks come a’knockin on the door, down by the river Saile
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, weile weile waile
There were two policemen and a special-branchman, down by the river Saile
They put a rope around her neck, weile weile waile
They put a rope around her neck, down by the river Saile
They pulled the rope and she got hang, weile weile waile
They pulled the rope and she got hang, down by the river Saile
And that was the end of the woman in the woods, weile weile waile
And that was the end of the baby too, down by the river Saile
Video
Dublin In the Rare Old Times
Lyrics
Ring a ring a rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times
Raised on songs & stories, heroes of re-known
The passing tales & glories that once was Dublin town
The hallowed halls & houses, the haunting childrens’ rhymes
That once was Dublin city in the rare ould times
Ring a ring a rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times
My name it is Sean Demspey, as Dublin as can be
Born hard & late in Pimlico, in a house that ceased to be
By trade I was a cooper, lost out to redundancy
Like my house that fell to progress, my trade’s a memory
& I courted Peggy Dignan, as pretty as you please
A rogue & a child of Mary, from the rebel liberties
I lost her to a student chap with a skin as black as coal
When he took her off to Birmingham, she took away my soul
Ring a ring a rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times
The years have made me bitter, the gargle dims my brain
‘Cause Dublin keeps on changing & nothing stays the same
The Pillar & the Met have gone, the Royal long since pulled down
As the great unyielding concrete makes a city of my town
Ring a ring a rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times
Fare thee well sweet Anna Liffey, I can no longer stay
& watch the new glass cages, that spring up along the quay
My mind’s too full of memories, too old to hear new chimes
I’m part of what was Dublin in the rare ould times
Ring a ring a rosie, as the light declines
I remember Dublin city in the rare ould times
Video
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Parents Information Evening – Presentation
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Brackenstown Scouts - Raven Troop 