Saturday Campcraft – Tomorrow 12-2pm and Glendalough Weekend

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Saturday Campcraft – 12-2pm, 11th October

We had a fantastic turnout at last week’s Campcraft meeting and we hope this will continue over the weeks. We will be meeting tomorrow (Saturday 11th October) at the Den at 12 noon and practising our skills until 2pm. Hope to see you all tomorrow. (Uniform is not needed, just neckerchief)

Glendalough – Fri 17th – Sun 19th October

We will be heading off next Friday evening (17th October) and spending 2 nights in Glendalough. As discussed at last night’s meeting, the cost will be €15 and we hope all Scouts will make the weekend. We will be staying in a house and will have the whole place to ourselves. We will have great craic and hike in one of the most beautiful parts of Ireland. It will be awesome! We will post the gear list shortly……….

 

Welcome to our new Ravens!

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It was great to see all our Scouts tonight, with a very special welcome to our new Ravens – Aoife, Chloe, David, Harry, Heather, Jamie, Nicole and Séan!!

Saturday Campcraft:

We are meeting at the Den on Saturday to practice our Campcraft Skills – putting up tents, lighting fires and cooking. It’d be great if all Scouts could make it. It will be from 12 – 2pm and we will have lunch at the Den (which will be cooked by some Scouts)! Hope to see you all then.

Meeting Place:   The Den
Meeting Time:   12pm – 2pm

 

Glendalough Trip:

We will be heading away to Glendalough for a weekend soon…… We will be heading off on Friday 17th and coming back on Sunday 19th October. We will be staying in 2 houses and there will be lots of activities, a hike and plenty of craic so put it in your diaries now! We will have full details of price etc at next weeks meeting. 

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Secret Challenge:

This was not announced at this evening’s meeting….. because it’s a secret challenge….. The challenge is….. The first Scout to go up to Chuckie at the Campcraft training on Saturday and say the phrase “Ravens fly high” will be rewarded with a prize.

Meeting at 3:15pm tomorrow

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We will be meeting at 3:15pm at the Den tomorrow.

Jumpzone recommend you wear comfortable and athletic clothing that will allow you to jump and move on the trampolines. Do not wear clothing with any sharp objects as you will not be allowed on the courts. Socks are required.

See you all tomorrow!

Congrats Junior Certers and JumpZone!

 

Congratulations!

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Congratulations and Well Done to all the Scouts who got their Junior results today!

We’re sure you all did really well!

 

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A reminder that we will be going to Jumpzone in Santry on Saturday 20th September. Jumpzone

We will be there for 2 hours, from 4pm – 6pm. Can you please bring along the signed Waiver Form and €5 to book your place.  Forms were handed out at last weeks meeting…. you can also download and print a form here

See all Scouts tomorrow in Full Uniform!!

Thanks Everyone!

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A Massive thanks to all of the Scouts of the Brackenstown Raven Troop and Wolf Troop for making Annual Camp 2014 an awesome, unforgettable experience!

Also, a special thanks to all the leaders involved in the preparation of the camp and those who traveled to Frankfurt.

And finally a huge thank you to our German friends of the Frankfurt Troop. They were incredible hosts whose preparation and organisation made the whole camp an enjoyable and amazing experience.

We will be posting photos of the camp over the next couple of days so watch this space.
Thanks again everyone!!!!