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Warwickshire Scouts
august 2015 issue no. 106
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Zippo’s Circus
Get Involved
Camp Chief
UK National Commissioner
9th Marquess of Hertford Our Host
Published by Warwickshire County Scouts
Editor Tony Guy [email protected]
Designed by Sue Westcott www.10-19.c0.uk
Articles to [email protected] 10th of month prior to issue
GET IN – GOT IT!
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What can I say about Get
In that has not already
been said? It was such a
success that it exceeded
lots of expectations
in many ways. It was
a truly incredible
and unforgettable
experience fully enjoyed
by thousands of young
people. I would like to
thank all who helped
in any way in the
organisation of this camp
and I mean that sincerely. I would especially like to thank
Wendy Williams for her great leadership of the organising
team. I also spared a thought for the ones who could not
attend this year for whatever reason. Let’s hope that no one
misses this experience again.
County Communications
I know that Tony Guy has been keeping you all informed via
iWISPA that our county communications are moving ahead
nicely. The latest news is that our new county website will be
up and running by the time you are reading this.
TA Gathering
Katrina has now held the irst County-wide Training Advisor gathering, which was well attended from a district coverage
point of view. However with more than 2000 adult full
members we know that many more TA’s are required. Please
do consider this rewarding role and talk to your Local Training
Manager should you wish to help out. You don’t need to have
loads of Scouting experience to do this ;-)
Bear Truth
Stacey has organised the irst Warwickshire Youth Forum. This is now known as “the Bear Truth”. This event is our irst step in encouraging and making it possible for young people
(16-25) to have a real input to shaping Scouting in our
County. You will hear much more about youth shaping as it
develops.
New Regional Commissioner
In the autumn we will have a new Regional Commissioner for
West Midlands, his name is Dan Potter. Dan is currently the
CC for Shropshire and will take up his position in October
after a handover period from Dave Bramston who has served
as Regional Commissioner for the past six years; please join
me in welcoming Dan and also in thanking Dave for his great
support for Warwickshire.
County Active Support
I was honoured to be asked by the County Active Support
(Fellowship branch), to make a presentation to Geoff and Margaret Russell, who after 20 years have retired from their
respective positions as chair and secretary. I would like to
thank them for their long service to AS and look forward to
still seeing them at future meetings and events.
Tony Guy MBE
Our very own Tony Guy has been made an MBE in the
Queen’s Birthday Honours in recognition of his long service
to young people in both Lancashire and Warwickshire where
amongst many other things; he is especially renowned for
starting up several gang shows, including WAGS. Tony’s
scouting career spans over 70 years and as you know is just
as active today as ever as in Warwickshire. Congratulations
Tony.
Your County Commissioner
Andy Walker
Last year we held our irst County Awards event to
say ‘well done’ to those
youth members who had
achieved the top award
in their section. We
also said well done to
a number of adults who
had received St. George’s
Day awards. We had a
great speaker and the
achievements of lots of
young people and adults
were acknowledged.
This November we have another opportunity to recognise
young people who have worked hard to gain our top awards.
We are particularly pleased when we can honour those who
achieved the highest award in Scouting – the Queen’s Scout
Award.
This is a lovely way for the County to honour our young
people in front of invited guests, a key note speaker and their
parents.
Leaders, via their District, are being asked to put those young
people forward who have achieved these awards so we can
invite them and their parents to the event. Please do your
best to make sure we receive the information and if in doubt
send it to Tony Guy away – he’d rather receive it twice than
have a young person miss out!
If you or a member of your team were honoured in the St.
George’s Day awards Tony would also like your information so
you too can be invited. Again please make sure that we are
able to invite all those who have been honoured by putting
forward their names. Have a great summer.
Kerrie McCann
County Chairman
Hello Everyone
Chairman’s
Corner February’15
Get in – A Camp & a Half!
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Tony Guy was awarded MBE for Services for Scouting and
Young People in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Tony Joined as a “wolf cub” in 1945 with the 20th Blackpool
and has been actively involved ever since. He received his
Queens Scout in 1954 and started the Blackpool Gang show
in 1962. In 1971 Tony moved to Warwickshire and started
Warwickshire Gang Show WAGS and has been involved ever
since as producer and now business director. Tony has held
many posts in the county including County Chairman, ACC,
and SAS Manager. He has now taken the role of County
Communications Manager. In 2005 Tony was awarded
the Silver Wolf and a 50 year Long Service award in 2013.
Tony said “Being in Scout Gang Shows it is great to see the
youngsters develop, gain conidence and go on to achieve greater things in their lives”
National Scout Service - St Georges Day Parade, Windsor
On Sunday 26th April, St Georges Day Parades happened
all around the country, with the National Scout Parade
taking place at Windsor on the same day. Warwickshire was
represented by 5 Queens Scouts Phil Alfrey from Nuneaton,
George Hayward from Stratford upon Avon, Thomas Ind from
Nuneaton, Ben Irwin from Warwick, and Richard Morgan from
Nuneaton
Behind the scenes though for the last 6 months a crack team
of 4 Queens Scout Holders from around the country have
been planning the National Scout Service that happens in St
Georges Chapel at Windsor in front of 700 guests and a few
hundred more listening outside the Chapel. One of those 4
Queens Scout Holders was Sarah Laight, a West Warwickshire
Network member and Assistant Explorer Scout Leader. 6
months of travelling down to Windsor to create a 45 minute
service that was informative as well enjoyable culminated in
a fantastic production including Chief Scout Bear Grylls and
in front of the Duchess of Gloucester. It was a day to never
forget!
Gerry Russell – DC Atherstone Gerry Russell has been a Leader
for 50+ years. Appointments
have including CSL, DCSL, GSL,
ADC (L T), Deputy DC, D C,
ACC ( Development), Founder/Chairman the Birmingham-
Pakistan Scout Development
Project, Chairman Birmingham
Development Project and
County Secretary.
A lot of Gerry’s Scouting has
been in Birmingham, while in
Warwickshire he was the GSL of
the Meriden Scout Group from
the mid 1970’s to 1996 and
again from 2004 to today. He
has served on District and County Executives. In addition to
his service awards Gerry has the Silver Wolf.
Gerry and his wife Joan, have 3 grown up children and 6
grandchildren. Amongst his non Scouting interests, Gerry is
Chairman of an Arts Charity and a Trustee of the Regional
Driving Assessment Centre Charity.
Gerry is retired from full time employment, but has been
involved in engineering, company management, consultancy,
mentoring, university work, and adviser to Government on
innovation.
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Andy Hinks - District
Commissioner Team
Andy has been active in Warwick
District since joining Cubs in 1974;
he is a Queens Scout and has
completed 30 years service as a
Leader. He has held a number of
roles in both District and County.
He was the youngest member of
the County Executive, joining on his
18th birthday. He has also served as Deputy DC to four District
Commissioners until this year when he joined the DC Team.
Wendy Jones District Commissioner Team
Wendy is both DC and the GSL at Hampton Magna. She has
grown the group with her team since becoming GSL. Wendy
is a keen horse woman and an avid supporter of Welsh Rugby.
Wendy is also active with WAGS Gang Show as front of house
manager.
Richard Hayward – District Chairman
Richard has been District Chairman since 2010 and has
recently taken on District representative role on the County
Executive. Richard, as well as being Chairman is also king of
the bacon butty at our Drop In events held regularly
Amanda Hodges – District Treasurer
Amanda was a venture scout before
becoming a District Helper. She took
on appointment secretary duties in
2004, moving to treasurer in 2013.
She also supports District activities
helping out with the climbing wall
and cooking at a number of events.
She is also a member of the AAC
Trevor Langley – District Secretary
Trevor has been an ABSL since 2007, but has always supported
the 7th Warwick Group. Trevor and his wife Lindsey have
produced a number of Beaver numbers for WAGS. Trevor has
also supported KEGS Gang Shows in Kenilworth. He recently
volunteered to be District Secretary at the recent AGM, for
which we are all very grateful.
Melanie Dowden – ADC Beavers
“Like many leaders I got involved when my children were
young. I used to travel to Shipston to take my son to beavers,
so ended up staying and helping
and having fun. On one of our irst trips out with beavers was abseiling
from a nearby bridge. One of the
other Mums and I ended up dangling
upside down....the joke has always
been that we thought we were
supposed to be bungee jumping. My
daughter joined ventures, when she
was old enough and she has carried
on becoming a leader herself and all
her children are involved in scouts. I’m proud of scouting and
all the children that come through beavers as they try new
things, have fun and make new friends.”
Steve Lane - ADC Cubs
Steve started with his leadership roles in
Drifield in Humberside. He joined 7th Warwick in 2008 as assistant Cub Scout
Leader. Steve has made several signiicant contributions to the group in particular
reitting the kitchen. He has recently joined the District team as ADC Cubs
David Oliver – ADC Scouts
David started his leadership in
Leicester, joining 7th Warwick in
2001 as assistant Cub Scout Leader.
He became AGSL in 2003 and GSL in
2004. David leads the District Shooting
Team having taken teams to the
National inals on several occasions.
Ian Carter – ADC Development
Ian started his Scouting life as a cub; in 1984 he joined 1st
Kineton where he became a Queens Scout. He became SL in
1987 and GSL in 1999 and soon became District Commissioner.
He was one of the organisers on the irst “GET IN” and on the organising team for the recent one. He has held several District
roles recently and helped out at County Training events.
Steve Hodges – ADC Activities
Steve is our resident climbing expert;
he runs the climbing wall that we
share with Leamington District. He
was originally at 6th Warwick Scouts
before joining the Avon Explorer Scout
unit. He has been a Scout Leader and
ADC Scouts before taking up this
current role as ADC Activities. Steve is
also a County Hill Walking Assessor.
Carrie Beardmore DESC
Carrie started out as a Girl Guide going on joint camps with
2nd Warwick Sea Scouts and quickly got invested into their
Venture unit in 1995 to enable her to go on expeditions and
join in with more boating activities.
As well as her Desc role Carrie is an
assistant with both Endurance and
Central Explorers and has recently
got her 5 years service award. Carrie
focuses on helping the Explorer units
develop their programmes and link up
for joint activities.
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Sarah Leney DESA
Sarah has been an active part of
King Johns Explorer’s leader team for
a number of years. She joined the
district team as DESA in the last year.
Sarah has a keen interest in bush craft
and helping the explorers complete
their D of E awards. Sarah has recently
completed her second triathlon
to raise money and awareness for
the Epilepsy Action charity. Sarah is
heading up the Young Leader training
for Warwick district.
Denise Robbins– Local Training Manager
Denise started her scouting career
in 1988 where she helped set up
and run the Beaver colony at 7th
Warwick (Woodloes). She became
ADC Beavers in 2000. She became a
cub leader at 7th Warwick Princess of
Wales cub pack and took on the role
of Akela. From 2004 – 2011 Denise was ADC Cubs and then became
Local Training Manager for Warwick
District. Denise was awarded the Medal of Merit.
Great start for Warwick Sea Scouts’ £1.5m appeal
Cub Leader Janet Crossley set off in May to walk John O’Groats
to Lands End. Be the end of June, she had walked 500 miles,
having travelled through Scotland over some of the wildest
terrain, but unfortunately due to a toe injury has had to
curtail the last part of her walk. Janet is going to have another
attempt next year but this time starting from Lands End.
Another group of friends have walked the 100 mile coast-to-
coast route along Hadrian’s Wall in memory of their friend, a
former Explorer, raising over £1,800!You can support their new
hut appeal by donating on-line at www.givey.com/janetjogle or email Janette [email protected] with any ideas
The new scout HQ, to be built next to the leisure centre in St.
Nicholas Park, Warwick, is expected to be built in the next two
years.
Warwick Scouts Challenge White Water
Two adventurous scouts have earned the top Chief Scout’s
Gold Award. James Eslick and Timothy Dowden, both aged
13, learned to kayak with 2nd Warwick Sea Scouts. The pair
excelled in not only the adventure section but also community,
itness and expedition. James regularly paddles in white-water rivers while Timothy specialises in lat water race kayaking, competing at national level.
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Launch of County website
The new County website was launched on 17th July with
a countdown on line to the unveiling. Getting to the
information you need is easy, log on to
www.warwickshirescouts.org.uk and click on to the button
you require. Then click the tab for your section or activity.
There will be a link to your District website and it is hope to
have local contacts for anyone who wants to join this great
movement. There will be a calendar which we hope will show
all key events in the County and your District. You will be
able to ilter and just see the area you are interested in as well as all details. The site will develop as time goes on and
it is hoped that you will assist the Communications Team in
keeping it up to date. Information can be sent to
Retirement
Geoff and Margaret Russell have decided to retire as
Chairman & Secretary of the Central SAS unit after 20+ years
of active service. Geoff was awarded the British Empire Medal
in 2013 for service to Scouting. The new Chairman Marion
Neville and Secretary is Jeane Harmsworth. If you interested
in joining the Central Active Support Unit who meet monthly
at Alfrey Activity Centre, then please contact
County Awards Ceremony
The County Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday 1st
November at Heritage Motor Museum. Everyone who has
gained their award from September 2014 to October 2015
is eligible to attend. The Awards will be made by Tim Cox,
Lord Lieutenant, Warwickshire and Tim Kidd Deputy Chief
Commissioner for UK Scouting. All holders of Diamond,
Platinum & Gold Awards , Queens Scouts and Duke of
Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold are eligible. This will
include Young Explorers awards. In addition leaders who
have received Award of Merit, Silver Acorn and Silver Wolf
will be invited. Please conirm with your leader, who will inform the DC, that you would like a formal invitation. By 12th
September .
Never tried Dinghy Sailing? Don’t know what the Warwickshire Scouts have on offer at
Draycote? Want to know if it’s an activity your young people
would enjoy? Just want to have a go at an activity the young
people get to do?
There will be a Leaders’ Dinghy Sailing Day at Draycote Water
Sailing Club on Saturday 3rd October.
We will be running four, hour and a half long taster sessions
through the day:
4 leaders per session (two per boat). Each boat will have an
Instructor! There will be a small charge of £3 per head. If
you’d like to book a session, or ind out more, e-mail [email protected] or call Martin on
07963 559 447
Don Sullivan 1942 - 2015
Don was a Scout Leader, District Commissioner Campsite
Warden, President and father igure of Leamington District.
Don was Scout Leader at 1st Radford Semele in the early
70s. The troop grew and the late seventies and early eighties
saw the troop enjoying lots of camping, At the same time
Don took became front of house in WAGS and went with
the show to Texas. There he made lifelong friends, visiting
them 3 more times. The last time was last year, 30 years later.
In 1988, Don took over the role of District Commissioner
from Wally Williams and ran the District for 12 years Don
established Hatton as District campsite and had the District
host Amikaro – an International Camp. Don loved Scouting
and Leamington and was very proud to have been our DC. He
will be greatly missed by his children and grandchildren.
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Get In was held on 15th – 17th June at Ragley Hall by kind
permission of 9th Marquess and Marchioness of Hertford.
Over 3,100 young people from all sections of Scouting in
Warwickshire, girls and boys ages 6 - 25, were able to take
part in activities such as climbing, kayaking, water zorbing,
drumming, 4x4 experience, Bush-craft, sailing and an
explosive mad science show. Zippos Circus managed to put
on a great show and seemed to entertain all ages. Scout
districts created 4 large zones with Food Zone, Make it Zone, Science & Technology Zone and Bush craft. The Food Zone featured Farm to Fork experience by Tesco, whilst the Bush-Craft involved Shelter Building, backs wood cooking and
knife skills. Highlights of the “Make It Zone” was the collage
of the Scouting emblem and GET IN logo made from bottle
tops and igloos made from milk bottles, whilst the National
Grid demonstrated generation of electricity and its many
uses.
Wayne Bulpitt, UK Chief Commissioner, attended site on
Saturday and spent the morning engaging with young
people. In the afternoon local guests including our president
Tim Cox, were escorted round the camp and were delighted
to see so many young people, having fun. 1,388 volunteers
made this event possible under the guidance of Wendy
Williams, the camp chief and her gold and silver teams. The
main comment from the weekend was –“when can we do this
again”
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Hi, my name is Natasha and this is my repot on Get In camp 2015 for
Warwickshire Scouts.
I arrived on site at 7.30pm on Friday the 15th f May and was whisked
straight away to meet up with f Nuneaton District gang show to practice
for our performance during the opening ceremony.
Ater the opening we were all treated to a ireworks display which was
really, really good
. It was then back to to my groups camping area for
supper and bed. On Saturday morning we gt up and had breakfast and
then it was time to stating having fun doing all the great activities. I
went on the all inlatables, my favourites were the rodeo bull and water
zorbing. I also had a water wars and gt a bit wet, but it was fun . I also
had a go at caving, which I thought was scary, but really liked it. Then I
had a go on bth f the climbing walls, and my favourite wall was the one
without the buzzer at the top. I went and had a go at archery and used
I a proper bow and arrows and I even gt two bullseyes. I visited bth the
food tent, where I made fruit kebabs, armpit fudge and cooked a pancake
on tin can using a candle . and the make it tent where I made a wooden
train , pipe cleaner man , wooden snail key ring and peace lantern and
a paper plane. When it was our turn to visit the circus, I thought it was
really, really funny and my pat was the people with the hula hoops. I
really liked the campire and enjoyed very much even though I couldn’t
hear much . During the weekend I also played in the adventure playground
and had loads f fun in there .
On the Sunday morning when back around and did some more f my
favourite activities from Saturday. Ater dinner it was time to get
changed into my cub uniform and go to the closing ceremony and go home
very tired and very happy from having so much fun over the weekend.
Thank you to everyone who planned the camp and everyone who help the
activities. I really enjoyed this camp, and I am already looking forward to
the next one.
Natasha, Cub Scout with 1st Bedwoth Walton pack.
Aged 9.
Hi , my name is Natasha and this is my repot on Get In camp
2015 for Warwickshire Scouts.
I arrived on site at 7.30pm on Friday the 15th f May and was
whisked straight away to meet up with f Nuneaton District gang
show to practice for our performance during the opening ceremony.
Ater the opening we were all treated to a ireworks display which
was really, really goo
d. It was then back to to my groups camping
area for supper and bed. On Saturday morning we gt up and
had breakfast and then it was time to stating having fun doing
all the great activities. I went on the all inlatables, m
y favourites
were the rodeo bull and water zorbing. I also had a water wars and
gt a bit wet, but it was fun . I also had a go at caving, which I
thought was scary, but really liked it. Then I had a go on bth f
the climbing walls, and my favourite wall was the one without
the buzzer at the top. I went and had a go at archery and used I a
proper bow and arrows and I even gt two bullseyes. I visited bth
the food tent, where I made fruit kebabs, armpit fudge and cooked
a pancake on tin can using a candle . and the make it tent where
I made a wooden train , pipe cleaner man , wooden snail key ring
and peace lantern and a paper plane. When it was our turn to
visit the circus, I thought it was really, really fu
nny and my pat
was the people with the hula hoops. I really liked the campire and
enjoyed very much even though I couldn’t hear much . During the
weekend I also played in the adventure playground and had loads
f fun in there .
On the Sunday morning when back around and did some more f
my favourite activities from Saturday. Ater dinner it was time to
get changed into my cub uniform and go to the closing ceremony
and go home very tired and very happy from having so much fun
over the weekend.
Thank you to everyone who planned the camp and everyone who
help the activities. I really enjoyed this camp, and I am already
looking forward to the next one.
Natasha, Cub Scout with 1st Bedwoth Walton pack.
Aged 9.
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23rd World Scout Jamboree
WArwickshire WArriers off to Jamboree It’s been a crazy, two-year-long preparation period, but the
WArwickshire WArriors (UK Contingent Unit 42) are inally headed out to Japan. On 25th July we will ly out to Osaka Prefecture to stay with Japanese families for a couple of
days before heading off, with our Japanese hosts, to the
Jamboree site itself to meet up with 30,000 other Scouts.
We’ll be having loads of adventures, both on site and off
site, including a chance to visit Hiroshima for the 75th
anniversary of the tragic dropping of the atomic bomb.
The UK Contingent will be sharing what we’re up to far and
wide online. Technology and time permitting, the WArriors
will also be updating our social media streams and our blog,
so watch this space to ind out what we’re getting up to!
You can ind out information about the Jamboree programme here: www.wsj.jp. You can ind out what the UK Contingent are up to here: ukcontingent.co.uk You can
follow the UK Contingent on Twitter @ukcontingent and by
searching the hashtag #Japan2015 You can follow the UK
Contingent on Facebook at facebook.com/ukcontingent
You can follow the WArriors on Facebook at facebook.com/WSJ2015Unit42, on Twitter @WSJ2015Unit42, and you can
read our blog at wsj2015unit42.blogspot.co.uk.
There will be loads of chances to ind out how we’ve got on when we return in August. Until then, we’ll say a huge
arigato to everyone who has helped us along our
Jamboree journey so far and sayonara for now!
The WArwickshire WArriors
23rd World Scout Jamboree UK Contingent Unit 42
International Service Team at World Scout Jamboree Three local Scout volunteers are preparing to jet off to Japan
to join 30,000 other Scouts from around the globe.
Lucy Miller, Jonathan Miller and Edward Vernon are all local
Scout leaders from Nuneaton and have been selected to
spend nearly three weeks in Japan this summer.
The World Scout Jamboree takes place every four years and
brings together young people from over 162 countries in an
event aimed at 14-18 year old Scouts.
The aim of the experience is for the young Scouts to have
a once in a lifetime opportunity to build international
relationships, experience a variety of cultures and develop
themselves as global citizens.
The three adult volunteers will be going as part of the
International Service Team (IST) at the Jamboree and will
take up roles including running activities and looking after
the participants’ welfare.
Edward said: “It’s great to be able to help give more young
people the massive adventure that I had when I went to the
21st World Scout Jamboree that was in the UK.”
Jonathan said: “The climate is going to be really challenging
as it can get up to 35C and 95 per cent humidity, but I’m
ready to face it and help make the experience unforgettable
for the 30,000 Scouts from around the globe.”As part of
volunteering to work at the Jamboree, the three have had
to raise over £9,000 between them to be able to attend the
experience.
Nuneaton Lions Club and the Rotary Club of Nuneaton have
both given generous donations to help support the trip.
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Rugby Explorer Scouts raced in the Shenington 24 hour pedal car race “What do you get if you cross Formula One racing with a bicycle? A great time! With a passion for cars and a need for
speed it certainly seemed a good move to sign up for taking
part in Round 2 of the British Pedal Car Championships 6-hour
endurance race.
As the Leicestershire early morning mist rose from the
Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground Race Track, the pedal car
and six pumped up and very well oiled 1st Kenilworth Scouts
arrived and were raring to go!
With the pedal car event starting in just over 2 hours, we set
about preparing for the 6-hour endurance race that lay ahead
over a gruelling 420 metre twisting and turning track.
At midday 24 pedal cars were ready to roll and with hearts
thumping and pedals to the loor the race began, each Scout taking it in turns to do as many laps of the track as humanly
possible. It soon came to light that handling and controlling
the pedal car, trafic management and driver skills would take a front seat with aerodynamics and outright top speed irmly securing a rear seat.
Having given the automatic lap counter a good run for its
money, our team narrowly avoiding any collisions the 1st
Kenilworth Scouts gave their all; strength, determination,
courage and downright craziness given at 200%!
Our team proudly pedaled into 2nd place in their class
(PC3) and were triumphantly awarded a trophy at the end of
what had been a magniicent day, a great team builder and something that would be remembered for ever!”
Tommy Hutton (aged 11)
4th Bedworth Celebrate 50 years
Birthday year celebrations were kicked off by 4th Bedworth
Scout Group with a trip to see Mickey Mouse at Disneyland
Paris. A 70 strong contingent left on Friday 1st May and had two full days in the Parks, both the Studios and Disneyland,
18 months in the planning All sections were represented
Beavers to Explorers and Network, they were eager to enjoy it
to the full from voyaging with the Pirates of the Caribbean to
the Tower of Terror, from Buzz light year to Cars. Staying at the
Nautical Themed Explorers Hotel, they had evening meal with
a chance to sample the local cuisine, for those brave enough
Snails! Sunday evening meal was booked at Planet Hollywood
within the Disney Village before returning home, as a special
treat. It was over all too quickly!
Kenilworth Scouts and Guides
Kenilworth Scouts and Guides met in Abbey Fields before parading into the church for the annual celebration to mark
the patron saint of Scouting and Guiding. They were taught
about the legend and reality of St George before creating a
huge cross using several hundred paper napkins.
They renewed club promises before parading back to Abbey
Fields
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Carib2015 38 Explorers, Network
Scouts and Leaders from
Warwickshire, Coventry and
North Yorkshire will be in the
Caribbean by the time you
read this. During this exciting
trip we will be meeting Scouts
in Anguilla, St Kitts & Nevis and Antigua & Barbuda, taking
part in a community project, exploring the islands, and many
more adventures. You can follow the trip on https://www.facebook.com/Carib2015 and more about the trip in the next edition of Wispa.
The Teresa Owen Memorial Camp at Hatton Scout Campsite - April 2015
A group Memorial Camp was
held at Hatton Scout Campsite
in memory of Beaver Leader,
Teresa Owen. Teresa was a
Beaver Leader from June 1986
until she died in January 2013.
Her irst group was 1st/5th Leamington which in amalgamated
with 6th Leamington
and then eventually
with 12th Leamington in
February 2000 to become 1st/12th (Trinity).
Many parents, members of district and members of Teresa’s
family attended the camp on the Saturday afternoon to
remember Teresa and her contribution to the group and
witness the unveiling of the group’s new feather lag, dining and activity tent and a beaver trophy in memory of Teresa, all
of which were bought with donations given in her memory.
Tony and David Owen, Teresa’s husband and son, cut the cake
after oficially opening the tent.
Nuneaton District Scouts at Carnival Over 50 young people, leaders and helpers turned out on a
glorious day to join in the fun of carnival day. With the theme
of the day being the magic of carnival and seeing Nuneaton
Carnival celebrate its 85th year it was only right that the
Scouts get involved.
Dressed in bright colours, with hats, lags and balloons, Nuneaton District Scouts won best in category for walkers.
Marcus Jones the local MP presented a trophy and rosette to
mark the achievement.
All the money collected is distributed to local charities
around the borough and to good and worthy causes. This
its in nicely with the start of A Million Hands and the Community Impact Project. As a District we intend to carry on
this by getting involved in more events around the borough
and helping local people. Our next event is Armed Forces Day incorporating Ghurkha 200 on the 27th June where we will be
serving refreshments.
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Leek Wootton Beavers guard the bells at All Saints Church
Five Beavers and two leaders joined a church
warden to sleep overnight
to ‘guard’ the bells at All
Saints Church.
In January 2015, ive bells at All Saints Church
were removed from the
church tower, for the
irst time in 100 years, for refurbishment. In
June 2015, the bells were
returned to the church
after restoration. While the
bells were on the ground,
they needed guarding.
The Beavers followed a trail, solved the clues, made bell ginger
biscuits for afternoon church teas, and slept overnight in the
church. After making pancakes for breakfast they visited the
bell tower, up the steep narrow stairs, before heading home,
tired but, to quote one of them, after an ‘awesome’ time.
Cub 100
Are you involved in Cub 100 – send WISPA your photos
August Air Activities
September Up High Activities
October Technology Activities
November Light and Fire ActivitiesDecember Underground Activities
For extra information go to https://members.scouts.org.uk/documents/YOA_FINAL_V2.pdf
County Fishing at Wolvey.
Sunday June 14th saw the annual Scout County ishing competition at Five Ways Lakes near Wolvey, a total of fourteen Scouts took part. Competitors were greeted with
cooler, overcast and sometimes wet conditions.
Large numbers of maylies and buzzers were seen hatching off and this saw some ish preoccupied on naturals rather than chasing lures, which is all part of the competition.
The best areas for ishing seemed to be near to top
pegs as these were where
the largest ish were caught although almost every
peg got a bite or two,
which shows that the ish are currently well spread
throughout the lake.
The 14 anglers landed
around 50 ish for an excellent catch average
of just under four ish per angler although one or two
only caught trees. A good
number of ish were over two pound in weight with
the best in the competition looking to tip the scales at over
6lb. The winning Scout coming from Warwick District this year
was Ethan with 16 ish for 14lb 1oz., Nuneaton District inished second with third place going to Rugby.
We are hoping to expand next year so if Groups have got extra
equipment we would appreciate being allowed to borrow it as
we had to turn seven Scouts away due to lack of equipment...
Nuneaton District Beavers held their sports day On Sunday 12th July at the Pingles Running Track thanks to
the Nuneaton Harriers. Over 70 Beavers had lots of fun in the
sun trying their hand at Athletics, some for the irst time. They all completed the standing long jump, throwing a howler, a
50m sprint and a 300m run. The Beavers all tried so hard and
showed real sportsmanship so we thought they all deserved
a medal! District Commissioner Sam Marshall was on hand to
present everyone with their medal when we had inished and the all the Beavers got a well-deserved round of applause from
the parents, adults and leaders who were very proud of their
efforts.
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What’s On in your County
The County AGM
will be held on Wednesday 23rd September, venue to be
conirmed. All Leaders are invited to attend and hear reports from youngsters attending the Jamboree in Japan and the
Caribbean in August 2015.
WAGS Gang Show Auditions
will be held on Sunday 27th September at Dales Street
All Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network in the County are invited
to attend a simple audition and if selected be part of one
of the top Gang Shows in the County. You saw them at Get
In, now become part of a great Gang and make new friends
(often for life).
1pm – 3.00pm Junior Gang (Scouts and Guides)
3.00 – 4.00pm Cubs
4.00 – 6.00pm Senior Gang (aged 14+ by 7/3/16) Explorers, Rangers, Young Leaders, Network
In particular we are looking for teenage boys to be part of
the team and learn new skills, which can be life changing. So
Leader’s please tell your Scouts about the show and have a
look at our web site on www.wagsgangshow.org.uk
County Awards Ceremony
The County Awards Ceremony will be held on Sunday
1st November at the Heritage Motor Centre , Gaydon,
Warwickshire, CV35 0BJ. All Explorers, Network and Leaders
who have received awards from October 2014 – October
2015 will be eligible to attend. Please make sure that your
DC has the details of your awards. Further information will be circulated via i.WISPA on 1st August 2015
County Cooking & Camping Competition
12th – 13th September 2015 at Coton Camp site, Rugby,
Contact Shaun Marshall, [email protected]
County Youth Involvement Day incorporating County
Sleepover – September 27th 2015 at Alfrey Activity Centre
from 1000 – 1600
County Beaver Leaders Weekend – 3rd & 4th October, at
Alfrey Activity Centre, Meriden, Contact Victoria Stapleton
ACC Beavers for details
County Communications Day – 17th October 2015. This will
be open District media teams and groups who are interested
in understanding how to promote their activities and develop
their Media Skills. Further information will be circulated in August i.WISPA
“Explore” 22nd Oct 15, Contact Steve Bennett
“Young Leader Day” 21st Nov 15. Contact Steve Bennett,
steve.tina.bennett@gmail .com
Events will be shown on the County website – Calendar.
This will publicise all County and District Events – providing
that the information is entered. Send your diary dates to
[email protected] giving details of Event,
Date, Time, Location and Contact Details
DVD of Get In A DVD of Get In is available to purchase for £10.00 including
delivery. Please send you name, address, e-mail contact to
[email protected] Payment will be required when they
DVD’s are ready in August.
Job Opportunity Would you like to become the Marketing Manager for WISPA.
We are looking for a person to sell advertising space in
WISPA. This is an opportunity to learn the skills of marketing.
Training in marketing can be provided. For more details contact Tony Guy on [email protected]
Timeline 150 years ago (12th August 1865)
British surgeon Joseph Lister became the irst person in the world to use an antiseptic dressing (lint dipped in carbolic
acid – now know as phenol) to treat a wound.
200 years ago, on the evening of April 5th 1815, a volcano
known as Mount Tambora on an island in Indonesia began
erupting.
250 years ago (21st August 1765) Birth of William IV, King
of the United Kingdom and Hanover (1830 – 37)
300 years ago (1st August 1715) The Riot Act came
into effect in England. Local authorities could declare any
group of 12 or more people who disturbed the peace to be
unlawfully assembled and required to disperse within 1 hour
or face prosecution.
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More Job Opportunities
County Communication Team – Quartermaster
To keep records of all County Communications Equipment and
to develop display materials - – for further details contact
Tony Guy, [email protected]
Social Media Team Member – County Communications Team.
To develop the Social Media for Warwickshire Scouting and
regularly communicate County information via Facebook, Twitter and other Social Media – for more information contact
Tony Guy
Articles for the November edition of WISPA should be sent to
[email protected] before 10th October 2015. Please keep
your articles to 150 words and attach an action photograph
i.WISPA is sent out by e-mail on 1st each month. Information
should be sent to [email protected] by 25th of the month
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