2nd Bracknell Scouts
 

2nd Bracknell
Scouts


2nd Bracknell

Programme
National Scouts website

Events
WINGS
Kip on a ship
 

e-notes
Gift Aid your Subs
Personal Info form
 

 
  Scouts is for boys and girls aged between 10½ and 14 years of age.

We have two troops which meet on Mondays and Fridays.

Belfast meet on a Monday night from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
It is led by Tracy Cartland-Ward (CW for short) and Jason Massey with help from Andy Richardson, our young leader.

Victory meet on a Friday night from 7:30pm and 9:30pm.
It is led by Chris Kinch, David Ferrington, Dave Ebel and Dan McIntyre.

In general, those moving from Cubs until the age of 12-12½ will join Belfast on Mondays. Once our Scouts reach the age of 12 the leaders will review them and when it is felt they are ready to join the older members of Scouts they will be offered a place with Victory on a Friday. Exceptions to the above may be made, but we do ask parents to discuss this with Tracy or Chris.

Keep in touch
If you need to contact one of the leaders simply use their full name (replacing the space with a “full stop” ) and add @2ndBracknell.co.uk. Failing that, click on "Contact us" and complete our enquiry form.



Programme

Scouts photography course
If you'd like to learn more about photography or how to edit your photos you can sign up for the photography sessions that CW is running for the Explorers. To find out more or to reserve a place just contact CW.

WINGS
For our Summer camp almost 60 Scouts, Explorers and leaders will be attending the Windsor International Guide and Scout camp - that's WINGS 2009 for short. There will be a lot to tell you about so we've moved all the information onto its own page.

Kip on a ship: 19 September
We have the opportunity to sleep on HMS Belfast which is moored on the Thames near Tower Bridge in London. More information about this trip is now available. If you'd like more of an idea of what it is like to sleep on HMS Belfast take a look at the pictures from when the Cubs visited in February 2008. If you would like to take part you must register by Monday 20 July.

District parent & child camp: 18-20 September
South and South East Berkshire Districts come together for the annual parent and child camp at Earleywood in September. This year the theme is "enviro camp". The costs will be £9 per head plus food costs which will be known nearer the date. Places are limited to 300 campers across both districts so we need to reserve our places as soon as possible. To reserve your place please e-mail CW with the names of the campers that would like to take part. A £4 deposit will be required when places are confirmed. Should you need to borrow a tent we hope that the group will be able to help you out.

C-W Blog
I hope you all had a great Easter and did the Easter Bunny proud!
As I look back upon last term it had some ups and downs, it was good to see so many Cubs stick with their Scouting life as they moved into Scouts, but it was also a term when we said goodbye to over 10 young people who moved on into Explorers with Olympians here at 2nd Bracknell. Still no time to dwell too much on last terms moves, as we now have this terms moves to look forward to. We have two new Scouts joining us and three moving into Scouts from Cubs and the leaders here wish all of them well in their new chapters with Scouts.
Summer term is always a good term as we get to do more things outdoors and its the term when we have out main camp of the year and what a memorable one it should be this time around. Planning for the yearly "Back to Basics" camp is well under way and for those of you wanting to achieve an Outdoor or Outdoor Plus award this is the camp to be on. It was also very exciting to see the final preparations starting for our attendance at WINGS 2009, where 59 2nd Bracknell Scouts, Explorers and Leaders will not only attend, but also play host to Scouts from another group out of Ontario Canada. As we start completing the final local planning for Wings 2009 I need to put out a plea to any parents who will have space in their car to help transport the Canadian Scouts from the Scout Hut to Camp in Windsor. If you think you will have a space or two space, please would you contact via cw@2ndbracknell.co.uk. Additionally one of our Scout Parents is organising the HoHo (home hospitality) for these Scouts for the week after camp. If you think you would be able to provide sleeping accommodation for a couple of members of the Group, or perhaps one of their leaders, at your home from 8th August then do let me know and I will put you in touch with the organiser in this area.
Looking forward to seeing you all this term.

Future events
The table below gives you an idea of the events that we are planning or considering. As details become confirmed you will find more about them on this page.

Date Details Status
Summer term Ironbridge trip (1 or 2 night camp) Date to be confirmed
11 July Cycle Saturday:
cycle care, maintenance and ride
Date subject to change:
Notification eNotes will be sent late May/early June
1-8 August Summer Camp - WINGS Full: Final payment due mid-July
18-20 September Kip on a Ship Date confirmed: booking not available
18-20 September District Parent & Child Camp Earleywood: booking now open
Autumn term Day trip to HMS Victory To be confirmed
December 2009 Winter Camp Date and location to be confirmed

Dates for confirmed activities this term may be found on our programme. For future dates please see the diary page.

Fund raising the easy way
2nd Bracknell raises money via the "buy.at" network which means that we earn commission on things you buy online if you go through our online shop at http://buy.at/2ndbracknell. You'll find over 100 retailers there including M&S, Game, Expedia, play.com, HMV, Amazon, Thorntons and Field & Trek. You pay the normal online price which is generally less than on the High Street so you can raise money for us and still save money.

Group T-Shirts
We have blue 2nd Bracknell t-shirts that you can wear instead of your uniform in the summer term. New stock is now available with children's sizes up to age 12-13 and a range of adult sizes from S to XL.
T-shirts are just £6 and are available from your leaders.

Scout Shop
If you need uniform then the Scout Shop is the place to go. The
Scout Shop page has more details and includes a map showing how to get there.

Badge Requirements
We don't publish the requirements for badges on our site. To ensure that you are looking at the latest information follow the link to Badges & Awards and find the badge on Scoutbase. You can also find information about where the badges go on your uniform.


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This page was last updated on 02 July 2009
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