Patrols were challenged to burn through a piece of wool which was 6 feet away. Armed with 20 bamboo sticks, a tea light and elastic bands the patrols designed and built a structure to support their team light. Well done to each patrol for successfully completing the challenge.
Team work makes the dream work!
We were missing one of our leaders, Shay, who is currently on the other side of the world, living it up!
So we sent him a message, Raven Troop style! 
We spent the weekend in Lough Dan hostel. Hiked up Kanturk and Scarr mountains in very very windy conditions! Great craic altogether!
Hi all,
A massive welcome to our new Scouts who joined us at last week’s meeting. You all settled in really well and we hope you enjoyed it. At the meeting we discussed our upcoming weekend away. We will be hostelling in Lough Dan Scout Centre, Wicklow – http://www.loughdan.com/
The cost of the weekend is €25. We will be leaving on Friday evening and returning on Sunday afternoon.
As the Scouting Motto goes – Bí Ullamh (Be prepared), so in preparation we talked about what gear we need for the weekend at last week’s meeting. Below is a reminder of the gear needed.
Here is the gear list for the weekend:
If you have it:
Personal first aid kit
Compass
Photos from the Fingal Scout County Camp. Approx. 550 scouts from all over the county spent the weekend camping in Malahide. The weekend was jam packed with bases and loads of activities…. Brackenstown were assigned the United Kingdom as our representative country. I think we can say we did a good job and flew the “Union Brack” with pride!
A reminder that we’re meeting at the Den at 5.45 this evening and setting off for Malahide.
Also, we’ve added a white t-shirt to the gear list.
Please ensure that you have everything on the gear list so an awesome weekend can be had by all!
See you later!
Hi all,
A reminder that we will be heading to the Fingal Scout County Camp next weekend. It will be a totally awesome event with Scouts from all over the county taking part.
We will be heading down to the Camp venue in Malahide Castle on Friday night and camping for 2 nights. There will be exciting bases on Saturday, a trade fair on Saturday evening and a surprise event on Sunday!!
Here is the gear list:
Bring the following if you have it:
– A penknife (if you have permission from your parents)
– A basic first aid kit
– Flint & Steel
– Compass
– Watch
It’s the final countdown……
We will be meeting at the Den on Saturday at 10am and hitting the road for Castle Saunderson shortly afterwards. We will be travelling in full uniform and it is advisable to wear your hiking boots to save space in your bag.
A reminder of the personal each Scout should have:
If you have them:
Best of luck to everyone doing The Junior or Leaving or any exams at all over the coming weeks. Your hard work will pay off! But don’t forget their are many ways to achieve our goals.
Scouting asks that we do our best, and your best will be always good enough for us!!
Hi all,
Uniform is not needed for tonight’s meeting (just necker)
See you all later!