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Revamped Christmas Funraiser launched!National News!

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October 2014

Welcome to this month’s issue of Inside Out. This month’s issue is packed full of information at the start of another Scout Year. We look at what decisions where taken recently at the National Management Committee meeting. We look forward to the Scouters conference with the full programme now in place. Community Celebration week is launched along with the new Christmas Fundraisers.

We have our monthly section resources this month as usual and a 4th instalment from our Backwoods feature. We look back at the Recharge event that took place recently and forward to Camp Three which is happening next year. We look forward to some upcoming National Activities which are scheduled to take place over the next few months. So why not get involved.

This month as in every month we feature many articles and Pictures from all around the Country from groups just like yours. So why not send us in an image an a few lines about what you were up to and we will feature in next months issue. We have made it easier for you to submit your article and pictures. We now have a dedicated page set up to enable you to make a submission Just click here and fill in the details.

If you have any Queries please contact us at communications@scouts.ie. Please forward this month’s issue to all Scouters and Youth Members in your group. Don’t presume they have got it. Deadline for next month’s issue is the 31st October.

The Communications Team

Communications Commissioner Intro

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Quote of the Month

In this issue...

Scouters ConferenceBeaver ScoutsVentact SouthOne World WeekMalahide CSA

“Teach Scouts not how to get a living, but how to live.”

Baden Powell

P.32 Recharge 2014

A meeting of the National

Management Committee (NMC) took place on Saturday 27th September

2014 in National Office, Larch Hill chaired by Chief Scout, Michael John

Shinnick

Training Review

The NMC noted an update on the Training from Chris Kearns (Project

World Scout Bid Team AwardedJust after lunch the NMC took the opportunity to present some members of Scouting Ireland who assisted with the World Scout Moot Bid recently with the Chief Scouts Commendation Award.

World Scout Moot 2021

The NMC received a presentation regarding the World Scout Moot 2021 bid. It was agreed that this would be a three-phase project;Foundation2014 2016

Capacity Building 2016-2018

Manager – Training Review) and Gay Davoran (Training Commissioner).

Governance Code for Community and Voluntary Organisations

The NMC noted a presentation from the committee set up to review the Governance Code for Community and Voluntary Organisations. The NMC resolved that it intended to fully comply with the GCCVO and that the NTPIC should commence the work required to ensure this happens and that Scouting Ireland would be ready to be further audited in June 2015.

• 2022 – World Scout Jamboree (Int)• 2022 – JamÓige• 2022 – World Scout Moot (Int)• 2023 – Slot for Jamboree / National Campsite event

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National Secretary Says

Delivery 2018-2021

It was agreed that, as Michael John Shinnick (Chief Scout) had been the sponsor of this project from the very start, it would be appropriate that he would see the first phase through (2014-2016).

National Initiatives / Camps & International Events

The following list of National Initiatives / Camps & International Events was noted;

• Camp THREE – NWAC – 2015 –World Scout Jamboree (Int)• Camp FOUR – Castle Saunderson – 2016 – JamÓige• Camp FIVE – Mount Melleray – 2017 – World Scout Moot (Int)• 2018 – SI slot for Jamboree / pre WSM Trial Event• 2019 – World Scout Jamboree (Int)• 2020 – JamÓige• 2021 – World Scout Moot (Int)• 2022 – SI slot for Jamboree / National Campsite event

SID 117.14 - Capital Expenditure Committee Terms of Reference

SID 118.14 - JamÓige 2016 Camp Chief Terms of Reference

Policy Updates

SID 04.03 - National Appointment Descriptions (to include Programme Commissioner (Youth Empowerment))

SID 31.04 - Uniform Policy

SID 69.10 - Group Finance Manual

SID 99.13 - Selection Procedure National Appointments

New Official Policy

SID 31.14A - World Scout Jamboree 2015 Climate Specific Uniform Policy

SID 116.14 – Capital Expenditure Approval Process

Camp Chief Appointment

It was resolved to advertise for position of Camp Chief (Larch Hill) and Camp Chief (Castle Saunderson)

National Spiritual and Religious Advisory PanelIt was noted that the specified denominations have been requested to nominate a representative to the NSRAP. The working group are preparing proposals for the setting up of a FAB Team and how it would operate.

International Catholic Conference of Scouting Nomination

The NMC agreed to nominate Gerry Glynn as Secretary General of ICCS.

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Scouting Ireland Budget

The NT presented the draft budget for 2014 – 2017, which was approved. It was further resolved that the Scout Shop would become sole retail operators on the Scouting Ireland National Campsite Network.

National Secretary Says

New Climate Specific Uniform

Scouters Conference 2014With only five short weeks left until the 2014 Scouters Conference, we are happy to provide the programme for the weekend.

The Agenda was designed following the six needs analysis forums that took place in each of the Scout Provinces with the Provincial Management/Support Teams, County Programme Coordinators & County Training Coordinators over the past number of weeks. This has enabled us to identify of needs (gaps) in terms of the much needed skills, methods and knowledge required by support teams along with identifying best practices to be shared.

If you haven’t booked into the Scouters Conference yet, IT’S NOT TOO LATE. Please Click HERE for all the booking details.

We believe it is important that you attend the 2014 Scouters Conference as it will provide an excellent opportunity for us all to work as team to identify and develop solutions for the continued support of our Scout Group. We look forward to meeting you in November at the 2014 Scouters Conference. Please do not delay and arrange for your place to be booked as per above.

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Community Celebration Week

I am pleased to remind you that Community Celebration Week commences on the 27th October 2014.Over the coming weeks, we will be highlighting Scouting in Action in communities via the Community Celebration Week and I very much hope that all Scout Groups around the country will make an effort to demonstrate the great strengths of Scouting locally, nationally and internationally.During Community Celebration week we should highlight our achievements – locally, nationally and internationally – we have a good story to tell. On Founders Day; 22nd February 2015 we will present some awards to Groups who have undertaking some exceptional projects, initiatives and actions. In order to discover these achievements we need to know what you have done – so tell us

about your actions and your individual stories of how it has affected your community and your Scouts.If you are a Scout Group that has not considered a community action yet within your programme framework now is the ideal time to take the first step – start looking around your community there are loads of opportunities. Let your Scouts do it and support them. Don’t decide on a project for them – young people have the capability to do anything once they are given the opportunity.A collection of tool kits and supports are available to assist this process. Don’t be shy!!... tell everyone what you are doing and INVOLVE the whole community. EXPLOIT social media and draw others to your cause or action. LET young people take the lead and SUPPORT them in their actions.We have a great story to tell – Scouting is local and Scouting can change the world for the better.I look forward to hearing EVERYTHING that you are doing and acknowledge your exceptional actions on Founder’s Day 2015.Yours in Scouting Michael John ShinnickChief Scout

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So by now all you Beavers and Beaver Scouters are back in full swing for

the new scouting year. What kinds of things will you be getting up to this

year? We in the National team want to hear about all your adventures so

send your photos, stories and memories to beaverscouts@scouts.ie, or

share them with us on the Beaver Scout facebook page.

What will be on your agenda this year? Camping 1 night or 2, first time

campers or old hands at it? Perhaps you will be joining in with County

Beaver Challenges or the new National Challenges that will be on the way

in 2015? Adventure skill badges, special interest badges and the Chief

Scout Awards. Whatever you will be doing remember to enjoy yourselves and take home lots of great memories. And Scouters if you are enjoying yourselves and it shows then your Beavers will have an even better time.

2013 / 2014 was a fantastic year for Beavers all over the country with many of you taking part in camps, gathering style slumber nights, county beaver challenges and much more. Here are some of your photos from those events to help remind us of all the fun and motivate us for the next 10 months or so.

So for now get out and Scout and let the fun begin again!!!!!!

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A note from the Programme Commissioner – Beaver Scouts

Well we are all back now – settled in and meeting in our dens. Seeing the old faces and getting to know the new ones. Do you have many new beaver scouts in your colony? Have you recruited some new Scouters – how is everyone getting along?

You will see that we are asking you to let us know what your plans are for the coming scout year. Have you appointed your Lodge Leaders and are they enjoying their new found “responsibilities”?? How are those log are chews going?

With programme planning in mind – do you have a traditional time for sleepovers? Will you have one before Christmas or perhaps before Halloween? Will it have a theme? With this in mind, I would like to remind you of the resource the Beaver Scout team issued last year with regard to Sleepovers. Link – will send this onto you tomorrow under separate cover – just getting Collie to repurpose resource

Oops – forgot to mention – big shout out and thank you to Gary in the Scout Shop – the beaver sleepover badges are back in stock!!!

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Although it was aimed at a “gathering style” event in 2014 – you will still find lots of helpful tips and advice in this resource for planning your sleepover during the current scouting year. Why not invite another group? It can be a great way to get to know the other colonies in your County and perhaps even provide you and your beaver scouts with your very own “buddy” group that you could go camping with in 2015.

So get planning – hold those log chews – speak to your Beaver Scouts – the sky is the limit. Let us know what you are doing – email, facebook – even submit your news directly to Inside Out.

Until the next edition – yours in Beaver Scouts.Karen Free

Terra Nova- Local Environmental

This Month’s Scout Resources just click on the images to view the

Resource.

Scout Resources

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Climbing skills were essential for breaching castle walls; visit the local climbing wall centre or try abseiling

Go pony trekking

Pioneering: catapults, ballista, battering rams were the medieval equivalent of the modern tank or rocket launcher. Have the Scout Section make a ballista for the Cub Section. Cubs to make their own handheld catapult and have a competition to test for distance and accuracy

Backwoods cooking – cook on an open fire like the Crusaders

Fishing: learn the leave no trace principles

First Aid, learn how to make slings and stretchers for falls from horses, dressings for battle injuries, burns & scalds from fires

Food & diet - menu planning using foods suitable for a Crusade (weekend camp) or expedition

Raft making – bridges were uncommon in the medieval times, rafts were used to ferry passengers and goods across rivers

Banquet – prior to going on camp, plan a meal that would have been eaten during medieval times. Compare to see how it differs from our modern food pyramid

Make a list of 10 vital things to take on a Crusade (weekend camp)

Stars and constellations: used for navigation by Crusaders. Learn to recognize some of the major constellations as well as the North Star

This Land of Adventure can be run on several themes such as a Kings,

Queens & Castles theme, Crusades & Quests theme or a Knights theme.

Using the options below, pick and mix to compile programme ideas for

meetings:

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Land of Adventure – Medieval Times

Costume party – Kings & Queens, Knights, Jesters, Troubadours

Movie Night – eg. Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, A Knights Tale, Kingdom of Heaven, The Sword in the Stone (Disney - Animated), Excalibur, Braveheart, the Lord of the Rings Series, The Vikings (1958 version)

Music –troubadours and minstrels were essential members of court. Like our modern pop stars, the more talented became famous. At the campfire songs should have an outdoor, adventure or historic theme

Piggyback races introduced the young knights or squires to the balance and skills required in mounted combat

Fire lighting

Bivvy making like Robin Hood in Sherwood ForestArchery: the most common form of weaponry

Crusaders in a new land; make up your own bill of rights

Board game night: prior to becoming a Knight, pages and squires learned board games such as chess or backgammon to practice strategy or tactics

Sketches - Jesters provided entertainment at court. Each Six to put together a sketch to be performed at a night for parents as a fundraiser for camp

Heraldry – flags, banners, coat of arms. Each 6 to design their own flag to be taken on Crusade (camp) or expedition

After being “dubbed” in a Knighthood ceremony, a Knight could claim the title “Sir”. Similarly, a Beaver Scout becomes a Cub Scout after the Investiture ceremony

Doctors had limited knowledge of medicine. Illnesses and disease were treated with brewed potions, herbal remedies, applied leeches, poultices and baths. Get the Cubs to research old wives tales and local folk cures

Visit the mummy of the Crusader in the crypt of St. Michan’s Church, Dublin 7

Manuscripts & Gospels were highly decorated by scribes and monks prior to the invention of the printing press; the most famous being the Book of Kells. Visit the Book of Kells in Trinity College. Have each 6 draft a plan for their portion of a Scouts Own; paint and decorate the document.

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One of the most important technological advances of medieval times was the simple horseshoe. This enabled knights to travel over rough terrain. Visit a blacksmith/farrier to see how tradition has changed very little across the ages

Foraging: learn what food can be found in nature

The printing press was the major invention of medieval times allowing books to become widespread and the sharing of information to the masses. Have the Cubs draft a newsletter outlining their activities, the history of the Group, interviews with Scouters/ local personalities, Cub programme schedules for the season, dates of fundraising events, etc

Map reading – essential for Crusades and expeditions

Weather – forecasts are essential for expeditions or Crusades - make a wind sock/weather vane

Falconry – a sport for the nobility, a means of hunting for the less well off. Bring binoculars on a bird watching hike to see birds of prey. Contact your local Wildlife Ranger or arrange a visit from a member of Birdwatch Ireland

Lack of sanitation meant that clean drinking water was uncommon, most water sources were contaminated. With the current introduction of Water Charges get Cubs to list means of reducing water usage to save this precious commodity

Strict Codes of Conduct dictated the life of a Knight during the medieval times and the strict etiquette of their everyday life revolved around the Code of Chivalry, courtly manners, loyalty, courtesy and generosity. Pack forum to draft a Code of Conduct

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Leave No Trace Policy

The Crusades were a series of holy wars by European Christians against the Saracens who were Muslim – have a pack forum to debate different cultures and diversity

Religion played a huge role in the history of medieval times. Many cathedrals, monasteries, churches and friaries were built during this era. Prior to the development of hospitals, people form the surrounding towns looked to the monasteries for help with their sick. Pilgrimages to such sites became hugely popular. Cubs to make a pilgrimage/expedition to the nearest cathedral/monastery/ friary/ruins

Please make sure that you clip the travel tickets for your journey as you go along to earn beads as you progress.

Jamboree Contingent Camp

Here is a Link to the Video put together on the first weekend Contingent

camp. Look like serious fun. Check it out.

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Some of the action from this year’s Trizone event

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Ventact South

Ventact 2014 was held in Kilcully Scout Campsite from the 5th to the

7th of September with almost 500 people in attendance throughout the

weekend. The weekend followed its traditional formula with Ventures/

Rovers and Rangers from both Girl Guide organisations arriving

on Friday night and enjoying a campfire which was led by Finbarr

Heatherman.

Saturday morning began with the traditional wakeup call of Good Morning Vietnam at 7:30 am. The participants then departed to 7 different activities centres around Cork City and County. The activities this year consisted of Water skiing and Orienteering, East Cork Outdoor Adventures (Eco Adventures), Splash (Inishleena Scout Water Activities Centre), the Glen Resource Centre, East Cork Adventures, Awesome Walls and a Monopoly Run in Cork City and Trabolgan Activity Centre. The activities ranged from canoeing to go carting and climbing walls to water skiing! On return to Kilcully each participant received a free burger from the chip van and there was lots of onsite games and also the Scout Shop.

After dinner, Saturday night began with the Ecumenical service at 8pm with father Dave Kennelly leading it. It was great gathering of everyone to reflect and watch a video reviewing the weekend. We were also delighted

to welcome many dignitaries including our some of our founding members from 1978 and also former committee members. Following this there was the Ventact fire show and the Disney themed Disco began. There was some brilliant costumes on the night.

Sunday began with Ventacts own Ice Bucket Challenge with over €250 raised for charity. Following the Ventact Ice Bucket Challenge the water slide began. There were also bouncy castles which included a Gladiator, obstacle course and sumo suits sets. The official ending was at 1pm with the lowering of the flags from the three organisations (Scouting Ireland, Irish Girl Guides and the Catholic Girl Guides of Ireland).

The Ventact Committee would like to thank everyone who attended the weekend and looks forward to meeting everyone at Ventact 2015 which will be our 35th Ventact and is provisionally running on the weekend of 4th to the 6th of September 2015. If you have any questions throughout the year drop us an email into ventactsouth@gmail.com and check out the video of Saturdays activities

National Christmas

Fundraising Initiative

As you are no doubt aware that our Annual 12 Days of Christmas Draw

and our new initiative The 12 Deeds of Christmas are very important

Fundraising opportunities in our calendar that help your Scout Group and

Scouting Ireland to raise funds to develop your local Scout Group and the

National Scout Centres.

As part of our sales drive to increase the funding to Scouting we are

holding a number of Workshops and would

ask you to nominate a Scouter from your

Group to attend same. The dates of these workshops will be released in the coming days and circulated accordingly.Appointing one person to co-ordinate sales is a proven way to succeed.

To submit the contact details for your Scout Groups Christmas Fundraising Coordinator, please CLICK HERE.

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PLEASE CLICK ON EITHER OF THE IMAGES RIGHT TO BE DIRECTED TO THE RELEVANT ONLINE RESOURCES.

• World Scout Rover Moot 2017Iceland,

• One Programme• Explorer Belt 2015• Rover Way 2016• International opportunities

Please note this is a weekend for Rovers to network

Things to remember-It’s an alcohol free weekend. Food will not be provided so please make sure to bring enough for you and your crew for the full weekend.

Checking will be from 9pm to 11.30pm on Friday 26th September the event will finish at 1pm on Sunday 28th September. If you have any questions or queries please contact Lucy Kay 087 8388681 or e-mail rovers@scouts.ie

Sionnach Adventure 111 24/10/2014 - 26/10/2014 WalesMore Info click on the Link Belowwww.sionnach.org/

Upcoming National Activities

MPC - Ulster

17/10/2014 - 19/10/2014

More Info click on the Link Below

www.mpcteam.ieThis is a fun fantastic weekend away for rovers from all around the country to Network. What do you need to bring You camping gear: Tents, Cooking Equipment, and Sleeping bags, Ground Math’s, Torches, Food etc and whatever you need to make the weekend more comfortable for you and your crew.

Neckerchief Spare T-Shirt for screen printing

Activities – All activities will be based in Larch to keep the cost of the event down; this was one thing that Rovers highlighted at the National Forum.

On the Sunday morning of the event there will be information tents set up on the following:

Sionnach Adventure 10/10/2014 - 12/10/2014 KnockmealdownsMore Info click on the Link Belowwww.sionnach.org/

Rover Chill 24th – 26th Oct Larch Hill (New Date)Cost €35.00

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Mountain Havoc 24/10/2014- 26/10/2014 Great BritainYour Alpine career begins here. Literally!This weekend long event is run twice a year in the Irish mountain ranges. But this is more than just an expedition; there are some unusual activities too. All this building towards taking the Havoc to Britain. Next stop Europe! But never fear you don’t have to be an experienced Mountain Havocker to take part on these events.

See attached for further details and links below to sample route card, guidelines and Q and A.

Booking should be done via the following link:

Community Celebration Week 27/10/2014 – 31/10/2014See separate article in Inside out for full details

Recharge 2014

Recharge 2014 was held in Castle Saunderson on a wonderful weekend

weather wise. 250 scouters from all programme sections where there to

enjoy the action packed programme. Friday was mainly taken up with

everyone arriving, setting up their tents and getting settled in. Our evening

was taking up by relaxing and chatting followed by our resident DJ Brian

kicking off the music and dancing the night away.

recruitment & retention, camp fire workshop to name but a few. Also to keep in our circus team we had magician workshop, juggling and balloon workshop. Every scouter was kept busy trying out all the

On Saturday we woke up to glorious sunshine, were we opened Recharge by the raising of the flags followed by an opening taught by camp chief Tony Smith about leaving no trace unless it is a positive trace. At 10.30am recharge began. The programme included archery, fishing, canoeing, paintball targets, tree climbing, chimney stack climbing, backwoods, arts & crafts, wood turning, glass etching and many more.

We also had adult resources workshops, QSE, E-safety

On Sunday morning we awoke again to the sun shining down on us. The activities were nice and relaxing workshops and arts and crafts. Our AGM & review took place at 12:30 where a presentation on fellowship and words was given from our chief. Recharge was again a great success which seen the biggest numbers to date.

Thanks to all the team, Castle Saunderson staff and of course and of course our professional staff for making it happen. Overall a great weekend for all of our scouter.

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activities, some even decided to relax and take in the sunrays. In fairness it is called recharge after all. The activities finished up by 6pm and could be seen that they were enjoyed by all who took part.

Saturday evening we had a barbecue followed by our recharge auction, we raised over 2000 euro for our good cause which was Alzheimer’s. We all then headed off to get our fancy dress on to take part in our social evening competition for best dressed. It was a hard one to decide but DJ Brian on the decks got our rechargers to decide the winner by giving the loudest cheer. A great night was had by all.

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29th Brooklodge Group Camp

19th Waterford Scouts on County MPC

Carrickmacross Beaver Scouts on the Move

Caherdavin Beaver Scouts at Fire Station

De Le Salle Scouts on

County MPCOut and About with Scouting!

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Comms Photgraphy team

on a mission

John Butler gets the Order of Cu Chuilain

The 2015 Scouts to take part in the Crean Challenge

Scouts from Cill Dara County doing a Blindfold Hike

North Cork County Reps

John Watmore receives

training awardOut and About with Scouting!

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Roscrea Beaver Scouts on

a Hike

Jamboree Contingent Camp 1: Base Camp

With just “41 Thursdays” to go until the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in

Japan next summer, preparations for the Irish Contingent stepped up a

gear with the first Contingent camp held at the start of October in Portlick

Scout Campsite. The venue has hosted such an event for the last three

World Jamboree Contingents, as it is located near the centre of the country.

All 6 Troops of the contingent plus over 50 IST (International Service Team)

and (Contingent Management Team) members took part in a weekend of

preparation, building and fun.

the WOSM, Contingent, IST and CMT flags were raised, and Base Camp had officially begun.

The programme for the weekend featured Patrol Challenges, Irish Dancing, Hurling, Team Building and an introduction to one of the aspects of programme at the Jamboree, the “Hiroshima Programme”.

When I met the Gaibhlte Mór Troop they were busy making origami cranes. Steph McCann had explained to them the significance of a Scout Jamboree taking place around the 70th anniversary of the world’s first nuclear attack in Hiroshima. There will be a special ceremony at 8.15 am on the 6th of August at the Hiroshima Memorial

Each of the Troops, as well as the IST and CMT are named after Irish Mountains, and to go with this theme the first contingent camp is known as “Base Camp”, with “High Camp” and “Summit Camp” to happen early next year.

The weekend kicked-off on Friday night with a procession of light, with Patrol Leaders carrying torches (of the burny kind) as they led their troops towards the fire circle. Kiernan Gildea, Master of Ceremonies, asked each of them to add their torch to the fire, and then

gardens and one member of the contingent will be invited to attend to represent Ireland. Every contingent is asked to bring with them a crane for every single Youth Member and Scouter in its organisation. So that’s about 50,000 cranes from Scouting Ireland, or about 165 per member of the Contingent.The Scouts were up to the challenge of getting to this figure. Jonathan Hanley (16) plans to go to the different sections in his Scout Group to teach them how to make these cranes, and to ask them to help him reach this target.

The Patrols were also asked to come up with ideas on how to spread the message of peace in

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far it was going pretty well. He was pleased that everyone in Málainn knows “how to use chopsticks” and based on his Base Camp experience, he’s looking forward to the “real deal.” With this kind of enthusiasm, it’s no wonder that Málainn is the Contingent’s greatest Troop.

This was also the first opportunity to try out the apparel for the Contingent. Participants were fitted for shirts, hats and shorts and allowed to pick out a preferred colour for the as-yet-unseen Contingent t-shirts. Rumour has it

their own communities. Some of Gaibhlte Mór’s suggestions included a kind of Ice-bucket challenge, visiting schools and making a “peace garden with an area of reflection.”

Dara Murphy (16) thinks it will be “really nice to see” more than 35 Million cranes (representing all the members of World Scouting) “when we’re over there.”So, would he like to be the one lucky enough to represent the whole Contingent?“I would yeh!”

that Dioghais Troop’s preference for canary yellow, and Dónairt’s flamingo pink were unlikely to feature in the final version. These two Troops however remain as the joint greatest Troops of the Contingent.

Members of the IST were invested at a ceremony on Saturday afternoon, with the help of Leaders from each of the Troops. The Chief Scout and other NMC members were also in attendance. They made the occasion extra memorable with the awarding of the Order of CúChulainn to Troop Leader

From my experience with them I can tell that Gaibhlte Mór will be the greatest Troop in the Contingent.

Elsewhere, in anticipation of the significant differences in diet between the West and the East, the Troops were given tips on how to make the best out of rice, rice, chicken, rice, seaweed, rice, wasabi, soy sauce, rice and fried rice. I met the Málainn Troop at the Japanese cooking base. Scouts Brian and Niamh told me that the teriyaki chicken was “mmmm” with four ‘m’s. This was Brian’s first opportunity to meet his Málainn colleagues and so

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the greatest Troop) performed en masse. Judges Kiernan, Órla, and <boo>Chef Dave <hiss> gave always helpful and positive feedback. No doubt we’ll be seeing more from the many guitar players when they’re snapped up for the Irish House house band.

On Sunday, following a period of reflection and Tai-Chi led by Contingent Treasurer Fr. Dave, the IST were given an opportunity to form into Patrols and to take each other on in human foosball, obstacle courses and camp breaking.

Fiona McCann, to the delight of her Troop (Log an Lágh – Contingent’s greatest Troop), and Portlick Camp Chief John Butler. Members of their families were also smuggled in to witness the momentous occasion.

The Saturday evening’s programme began with a Céilí Mór with over 200 scouts following the lead of IST member Aoife Fricker in a number of jigs, reels and h-aon dó, trís. Contingent’s Got Talent followed soon after, with dancers, wannabe dancers, singers, wanna-be singers, magicians, jugglers and Bogger trying out a shot at the big time. Cipiúr Troop (probably

Kiernan led a Scouts Own as the Camp came to a close, and the participation of readers and guitarists at this ceremony led to more than a few tears amongst the participants.

Head of Contingent Stephen Carey thanks everyone for making Base Camp such a success and taught us a few more Japanese greetings.

Can’t wait for High Camp, and a return to Log na Coille IST (greatest) Troop.

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Our Man in Japan

Scout Rory Nevin has put together a video compilation of this event, which is available here

Cub Weekend attracts from all

parts of the County

The first annual Cub Scout camp took place in Kilcully campsite last

weekend. Over 250 Cub Scouts/ Macaoimh and 70 leaders took part in an

action packed weekend. Cub Scout packs from Rathcormac, Kilbrittain,

Innishannon, Mallow, Dublin hill, Mayfield, Cobh, Firies Co. Kerry, Kanturk,

Little island, St Finbarr’s Doyle Road, Douglas/ St. Fin Barre’s and

Passage West starting arriving from 6 o clock on Friday evening. Once the

sites were up, they began the programme which including woggle making,

s’more making and neckerchief designing. The weather was challenging

On leaving Kilcully on Saturday afternoon the sun had finally came out. A big thank you to Mary Waters and the 2nd Cork scout troop for programme delivery and the Kilcully

with plenty of rain the first night. A great campfire was in action but had to be abandoned because of heavy rain, this rain continued all night but in true scouting spirit, all groups ensured tents were secure and survived a very challenging night.

The following morning, cubs/Macaoimh took part in team challenges, sports, backwoods cooking, wet slide and abseiling. It was great to have the abseiling wall up and running and good to see it as a great addition to the Kilcully campsite.

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Criu for getting the place in order. This weekend was history in the making and there is no doubt now that it will be an annual event as it was so much enjoyed by all. John Maher who organised the weekend is one of a kind, a most fantastic leader with boundless energy, a great motivator and team builder. We could do with a few more John’s around.

One World Week 2014 - 15-23rd November

In the run up to OWW ’14 Scouting Ireland is going to run 4 Dev Ed

workshops in the provinces for 15-25 year olds.

In late October, a team of local scouters in each province will work

alongside an SI back up team, their provincial reps and professionals from

NYCI, Trocaire, Colamh, Irish Aid and IDEA to champion the OWW cause

and run the fun and educational workshops.

Each workshop will have two main elements: “Talking & Listening”, (Guest speakers) and “Action for Action” (Games, activitiy & challenges).Running these workshops in the weeks before OWW will allow participants to bring the ideas & resources back to their groups with a view to running Dev Ed programme with their own Groups/Counties during OWW (Nov. 15-23rd)The theme will be a development of last year’s “The World Young People Want” and we hope to

build on the good work done by Groups in 2013.The objectives of the workshops are:• Putting Dev Ed & Global issues on the radar of our young adult membership• Participants leave with a “Goodie Bag” of resources or know where to get them??• Promote the Lumela-Fáilte Project• Participate, enjoy and get active in challenging age appropriate programme• Dev Ex – begin the process of ‘informing’ and encouraging older members to consider undertaking partnerships and Development Expeditions

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Look out for more info in Inside Out and the usual SI channels

Getting to the Heart of the Matter

Over two hundred and fifty Cub Scouts/Macaoimh and their leaders from

across Cork were treated to a demonstration of CPR and how to use

Automated External Defibrillators (AED) at their recent gathering at the

national Scout campsite in Kilcully. The demonstration was made possible

through the donation of an AED to the campsite by Declan O’Mahoney,

CEO of HeartSine Technologies and Group Leader of the Innishannon

97th Cork Scout Group. Also supporting the event was David Greville

from Heartsafety Solutions who kindly donated his time to teach these key

lifesaving skills. David outlined to the children and their leaders the key

through the body. It is estimated that five thousand people die annually from SCA in Ireland and does not discriminate against age or gender, affecting adults and children alike. Performing effective CPR can produce survival rates of up to five percent however when combined with early defibrillation, survival rates can increase up to seventy percent. Declan O’Mahoney commented “in too many cases we hear of children tragically collapsing in schools, football pitches or swimming pools with no access to an AED. We know how much an AED can greatly improve outcomes in these situations and we aim to raise public awareness to increase defibrillator

steps involved together with some practical lessons on attaching the AED pads to a mannequin and how to perform CPR. Their quick learning was demonstrated by the children who could perform the key steps after the brief introduction. The donated AED will be mounted permanently at the Kilcully campsite together with a training unit for campsite staff educate and train visitors on their arrival. Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) occurs when the heart suddenly stops beating and pumping blood

placement across our local clubs, towns, communities and public places. I was delighted to donate our samaritan® PAD 500P AED to the Kilcully campsite and it was fantastic to see these young children performing CPR and using the AED after such simple instruction. More and more of these lifesaving devices are deployed across the country, these children will remember this short introduction in adulthood and remember how easy they are to use in an emergency situation. ” HeartSine is a Belfast based company who have pioneered the development of AEDs specifically for out of hospital use and the devices are used in over seventy countries . Their units are very small, lightweight devices that automatically assesses a patient in SCA and delivers a shock to restart the heart where necessary. Completely safe to use, the units guide the user through easy to follow verbal and visual prompts and also use internal technology to provide real time feedback on CPR effectiveness, advising the rescuer to push faster or harder until the emergency services arrive.

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Fiona Mc Cann and John Butler

awarded the Cu Chulainn

Fiona McCann

Fiona began her Scouting journey in 1979 in the 46th Dublin, soon she

discovered her talents for inspiring and teaching others and became

a scout instructor. Her skills were quickly recognised and County and

national training teams sought her expertise and creative capabilities.

She has held many roles on the Scouting trail with her achievements as

Training Commissioner perhaps the most influential in the development of

young people and adults.

Scouting Ireland is built and survives because of people like Fiona; the backbone of a local and national Scouting. In bestowing on her the Order of Cú Chulainn, it acknowledges her dedicated and steadfast commitment to the development of young people and adults in Irish Scouting.

Excellence, quality and diligence are her personal ‘norms’ and she is a guiding force in any task she undertakes. Her pro-active approach has guided and supported the development of Scouting both at Group and National Level.

To all, Fiona is the very essence of what Scouting is about; always there, prepared to help, supportive of young people, helpful, courteous, respectful and passionate with an approach and attitude which makes her a natural leader of people and a beacon of admiration.

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John Butler

John is a role model to all adults who volunteer their time to young people. His commitment and dedication afford him the respect and loyalty of all who work with him and enjoy his company.

John Butler started his Scouting journey in the 2nd Westmeath (Athlone) Scout Group as an active Scouter in the Beaver Section. Always willing to help and support, he was to contribute and lead many Group and County Committees before his extensive personal skills were tasked to the Portlick Campsite.

John is admired by all his peers for his quiet, efficient and diligent

Scouting Ireland is extremely proud of John whose clear focus, drive and enthusiasm has impacted on the lives of many young people who have joined him along the Scouting trail, and are truly delighted and honoured to bestow upon him its highest honour the Order of Cú Chualinn

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approach to the task in hand. His open and welcoming style has enabled him to work with all kinds of people and in the true spirit of Scout friendship was instrumental in forming the vision for Portlick Campsite – considered by many to be one of the finest in the country.

The Scout Law and Promise guide all of his Scouting. He is calm and collected at all times, thinking and guiding issues and policies so that everyone is included and the outcome is fair to all.

Girlguiding Ulster Invite you to...

Open Day 1st November2014

Lorne Estate, Residential and Activity Centre

This is bound to be a great day out and you are sure to go home with loads of ideas for new things to do, places to visit and a whole new world of friends – and it won’t even cost you a penny!!!

We would also like to offer the very special offer of a 10% reduction for any group that makes a definite booking on the day! So please don’t miss out, it really is a great opportunity to open some new doors for your young people.

To book your place on our bus please contact Lorne Estate office on 02890425212 or email carole@girlguidingulster.org.uk

We very much look forward to hearing from you

Over the past few years the number of groups coming to Lorne from the South of Ireland has increased. The feedback from these groups has been amazing and many groups return many times. However, we feel that as we have such a wonderful facilities we would like to raise our profile with both Scouting and Guiding groups from all parts of Ireland. With this in mind, we would like to offer an all expenses paid day at Lorne for any leaders who might be interested in visiting somewhere new.

We intend to have a coach picking people up from a point in the Dublin area at approximately 9.30am (the pickup point to be arranged). They will then would then:-

• Travel to Lorne. • Have morning coffee with homemade scones on arrival.• Tour of the Estate accompanied by our staff. • Enjoy a home cooked lunch • ‘Have a go’ at the onsite activities led by our instructor team• Return to Dublin at approximately 5.00pm with a goodie bag.

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4 Bags

It is fair to say that Scouting has adopted the principles of Leave No Trace

and that most groups now leave a place better than they found it. However

this is not quite the full picture.

At Lough Dan we have noticed that groups as they prepare to leave and

are in a rush do a good sweep of the site but all their waste just gets

dumped into the general waste wheelie bins. This is a problem on several

fronts not least that the general waste bins costs the centre twice as much

as the recycled waste to dispose of but in a bigger sense as an educational

movement we should be in the fore front of teaching our members the

On each patrol site they have a waste station composed of 4 plastic bags1. A clear bag for all recyclables; paper, cardboard, tin cans, aluminium cans. This will eventually end up in the green recycling bin.2. A clear bag for glass bottles and jars. These are cleaned before they are put in the bag and eventually brought to the nearest bottle bank for recycling.3. A black bag for general waste which includes left over food, peelings, dirty tin foil etc.4. A grease trap. This is a plastic bag which has been perforated at the bottom and filled with long grass or bracken. This is suspended on a frame and all grease and liquid

importance of recycling and taking personal responsibility for our actions. The scout groups from abroad that we have had at the centre seem to be way ahead of the Irish scouts in this regard. I have noticed that it is a case of both attitude and organisation.Attitude in that scouts in France, Germany and Scandinavia really do have an eco-friendly minimal impact philosophy to camping. And in terms of organisation they have a system set up on every patrol site for ensuring waste is segregated so it can be properly disposed of.

waste such as dish water and water drained off food such as pasta is poured into. It allows the liquid to flow through into the soil but catches the food particles and grease. This bag is disposed of with the general waste.If you combine the 4 bag approach along with good menu planning and the removal of excess packaging at home before you come on camp it should go a long way to really Leaving No Trace.A waste station of 4 labelled bags

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suspended in a frame should be part of every campsite. It is just part of the continued process of change in dealing with camp waste from the old burn, bash and bury days, followed by the era of digging of wet and dry pits to a much more eco-friendly system where as much as possible is recycled. At Lough Dan the staff will be glad to help you implement a clean green approach to camping. Why not make a booking on our website www.loughdan.com or contact me at zef@loughdan.com

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Triatlon 2014

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Paul Ring commemorative tree planting Ceremony

South East Training Presentations

Gay Davoren Scouting Ireland Training Commissioner and Martine Phelan

SE Provincial Training Coordinator presenting four members of the South

East Province Training Team with their 3rd woodbead in Carne at the Joint

South East and Dublin Provincial Training conference dinner last evening.

Surprised and thrilled! Great day, our thanks to Martine and Trish Dalton

PTC Dublin Scout Province, to Gay and Chris Kearns for giving a

comprehensive update on the Training Review and to the staff at Carne for

looking after us all so well.

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The Rovers (and Venturers) Return!

Lakelands County Rover Scouts and Venture Scouts returned from Italy

after a week of hill walking and mountain hiking!

Thirty Rover and Venture Scouts with a sprinkling of Leaders returned last

week from Italy from a week of adventure, hiking in the mountains and hills

north of Rome. They stayed at the renowned International Scout Campsite,

BP Park Campsite near Bassano Romano, B.P. named after Baden Powell,

the Founder of the Scout Movement, about 15K from Lake Bracciano, a

lake well known for swimming and water activities.

the face of very difficult weather conditions. They also visited Kerry to climb Carrauntoohil the following year and in August 2012 the group went to Scotland for four days to climb Ben Nevis.

The camp programme for Italy was quite comprehensive and with day time temperatures of 28 degrees plus was a testing time for those hiking and the need for rehydration was constantly emphasised. The area of BP Park was abounded by several National Parks of hilly and forested countryside north of Lake

One of the organisers, Sean Mimnagh said that the County brought Venture Scouts and Rover Scouts (age 15 to 17 and age 18 to 24 respectively), as the trip was organised to test this particular age groups in their hill walking skills. He went on to say that in the last few years this was part of a programme of overseas trips to challenge young people and introduce this age group to more challenging environments than they might experience in Ireland. In 2010, the Group travelled to Wales to climb Snowdon, which was achieved in

Bracciano which provided ample opportunity for improving navigation and wild camping skills. The sights in the area included several Etruscan tombs, Roman ruins and sulphur springs, from which water was replenished. The occasion was also taken to travel to the Pilgrims route to Rome across the spine of Italy and climb Mt Terminillo and its surrounding reeks. At 2216m (3 times higher than Croagh Patrick!) it is one of the highest peaks in the area and offered fantastic views of the surrounding countryside. The group found it quite challenging,

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reaching the summit about 7am in the morning when it was still very cold. The opinion of many of the group was the return to warmer temperatures at the Campsite was most welcome!

Following 5 days of hiking and wild camping the Group moved to Rome where the opportunity to visit the Vatican and ancient city was availed of. Sean said that the Group were fortunate to have Leaders in the shape of Emmett Arrigan, a fluent Italian speaker to cover any language issues and organise bookings and Keith Touhy, to assist in the planning of

the event and in particular, dealing with flights.

Sean Mimnagh said on behalf of the Lakelands Scout County, he would like to thank Longford & Westmeath Education and Training Board for the support they received for the trip, DHL for transporting gear to Italy and back and Ganleys Hardwear Athlone for their assistance in arranging shipment of equipment. The Lakelands Scout County would like to also thank the management team at BP Park, Leandro Tipi, Leanardo and all the staff at BP Park for their assistance and support they received before and during the trip.

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Ballyboro Scouts @ Recharge

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Malahide Chief Scouts Awards

A group of cubs from Malahide participating in their Chief Scouts award

visited the Control Tower in Dublin Airport recently to discover that landing

aircraft may not be as simple as they thought. They had a full tour of the

control tower and actually had a chance to sit at ATC consol’s and watch

aircraft take off and land.

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Rathcormac Scouts

Rathcormac Scouts making the most of the Indian summer camping out

last weekend on the Knockmealdown Mountains enjoyed by all

Also Two Girl Powered Teams from Rathcormac Scouts who tuck part in

Sionnach Mountain Challenge weekend 26th to 28th Sept 2014 on the

Wicklow Mountains this was a very difficult task for the girls tricking and

camping out across the Wicklow mountains for the weekend which they

successfully completed well done to all.

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7th Kildare Rathangan’s 4th

Annual Tree Jamboree

Togher Awards Evening

7th Kildare Rathangan’s 4th Annual Tree Jamboree will take place on

19th-21st June 2015. This Tree Sitting Competition is open to all Scouts

and Venturers and indeed any member of Scouts who is over 15 years old.

This unique event which takes place at The Rath in Rathangan, Co Kildare,

consists of Scouts going into trees on the Friday evening, taking up with

them as little weight as possible and camping there for as long as they can,

a max of 10kg is allowed per person and this includes shelter, water, food,

At the annual awards evening of the 37th Cork (Togher), the guest of honour was Donnchadh O’Laoghaire who was elected a County Councillor in the recent local elections. He had the following to say

“Go raibh mile maith agat. Taim fíor bhuioch as an deis labhairt anseo tráthnóna.I know we have a bit of a programme to run through, so I will try not to keep you too long. First of all I suppose the most important thing tonight is the lads, and to recognise their efforts throughout the year, with their patrols and individuals in progressing as scouts.Maith sibh, and keep up the good work.

“I understand that the unit had a very successful camp this year, in Crawfordsburn, which is a lovely campsite, I was there last year with the 5th Cork, and the facilities were excellent, and it is a lovely part of the world, so I hope that ye had a very enjoyable time. Huge credit for that camp is due to all the leaders

etc. Toilet breaks are timed and the competitor(s) remaining at Sunday lunchtime with least weight & toilet breaks is deemed the winner. There is always a great atmosphere at this event with visitors invited onto the Scout site to support the Tree Sitters and see our “Scouts in Action”. As it is such an unusual event, we also expect to attract extensive local and national media coverage. This could also be a great opportunity for a troop to raise sponsorship money from their sitter. We had a very

successful event this summer with sitters from as far away as 8th Cork Bantry and as close as 4th Offaly Edenderry. For further information, please contact Sheila Knightly, Secretary 7th Kildare Rathangan, email 7kildare.rathangan.scouts@gmail.com.

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involved here, including Aidan, Seán, Michael, Dave and the Brad. And naturally also the parents.

“No scout unit can survive without a good group of supportive parents, whether it is lifts to events, or helping out with fundraisers, and helping the lads through their scout

pitching our tents and setting up our site, the ventures were asked to put up this enormous Marquee, which we had hired... “I have benefited hugely from scouting not only as a scout, but as a leader, these past 6/7 years in the Lough. It’s marvellous to see fellas who were scouts only a few short years ago, become men, men you would be proud to know. Men who will provide great service to the community. .“It’s a fantastic institution, and even people who have never been involved with the scouts know that. Even if they cant quite put their finger on it. In fact I suppose it’s hard to really explain why it is so valuable. BP said ‘ game with a purpose’ not someone I’m especially fond of quoting, but there is something in it. What does it mean It is challenging, you learn about yourself, you find yourself in difficult situations, or new experiences, you learn to cope, and you challenge yourself, which is very healthy. Enjoyment, of course – as I said, you will make friends for life through scouting, and some of your happiest memories will be in scouts

work and so on, the parents who support the 37th help it to prosper. I was very lucky to have been a scout here, and I have to say some of the happiest times of my childhood were as a scout of the 37th Cork.

“ This is a tremendously strong unit with a very proud history, with some very significant achievements, as ye will all know, between winning shields, All-Ireland Scoutcraft Competition for the Melvin Trophy, and the high number of excellent scouts who have come through it. I learned a lot here.

“But I wouldn’t have stayed, and be still involved if I only learned from it. I stayed because it was great craic. The shields, the summer camps, the trips away, and the friends I made, lots of which I still have today, and am still in touch with. I know that many of ye lads will stay in touch with each other for years to come. Scouting builds lasting friendships and great memories. Some funny ones too. My first camp was in 2001, in the Isle of Man, and it was probably one of the best camps I was at. I remember as we were

The evening was chaired by John Dennehy and other speakers were Colin Heas, County Commissioner for Lee Valley County and David Shalloo, National Commissioner for Scouts. Others in attendance included Don Trotter, Ian Twohig and David Gibbons former scout of the 60th Cork (Togher), now living in the United States along with John and Mary Skally.

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Delighted to inform you that 12th Wicklow Scouts attended a glitzy Dublin Bus awards ceremony in Dublin’s mansion house last night Thursday 25th Sept and were awarded €1,000 grant for their Group submission re transport for the Group. 86 groups were selected for awards from hundreds of entries received by Dublin Bus

The evening was hosted by former Ireland , Arsenal and more recently Sunderland football legend Niall Quinn

Nice Grant for 12th Wicklow

A New Way to Submit Your

Articles for Inside out

Because of the Volume of Articles we are getting from Groups and

Counties each month we have decided to make it easier for Groups and

Counties to submit their Articles and Photos each month. And we love to

get them all.

We now have designed a dedicated page where you can upload your

Article and your Photos with no hassle and get a message back straight

away to let you know that your article has been received.

If you just Click on this image to the right it will take you to a form where you enter your details and then attach your article and photos. Then when you have all done press submit. If your article is received you will get an automatic reply to say we have received your article and a thank you.

See right a screen Shot of the Form.

If you need any help at all with this contact me at communications@scouts.ie and I will endeavour to help.

Now wouldn’t it be great if we got a small article from every group in the country just to let everyone know that you are there!

Communications Team

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