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WYSMAIL The county bulletin of West Yorkshire Scouts
September 2012 — The new season ...
Welcome to the new season and new look wysmail ! I hope you all had a great
summer and took some time out to recharge your batteries and enjoy some
time away from Scouting. I’d like to start this issue by saying a big thank you to
Mark Pullen who for a number of years has edited this publication but has this
summer decided to step down from the role to pursue other things, thank you
Mark for all your time over the years.
September is always a busy month with
the AGM, Gilwell Reunion and this year
our County Awards Ceremony at Bradford
Cathedral, where many of our talented
young people were presented with their
Scouting awards by Tim Kidd, Chief Com-
missioner of England.
Thank you for all you do in Scouting and I
hope you enjoy the new publication
OCTOBER
12th—14th Its Grim Up’t North
NOVEMBER
4th—County Cub Quiz
17th –18th —Explorer GO Skiing / Board-
ing
24th—25th—Explorer Go Gliding / Go
Biking
DECEMBER
1st—Diamond Jubilee Ball
6th—County ADC / DC Social
8th—Beaver Christingle
For further details see the website
i.DANCE - WYS Jubilee Ball
West Yorkshire Scouts invite you to the Jubilee Ball
Saturday 1st December 2012 7pm till late
Ticket £25 includes welcome drink & three course meal
Wine on the table, Rooms available at discount prices
To book your place visit www.wyscouts.org.uk
Canoeing Course West Yorkshire Scouts Water Team announce this years leaders canoeing course. We
would like to invite any leader or adult helper to join our next Canoeing & Kayaking course which is scheduled to
start on Sunday October 7th. The course will run between October and April 2013 and the cost per person will be £260.00.
The course will be based at a variety of locations, but the main ones being Pugneys Country Park, Sowerby Bridge Canal
and Batley Sports & Tennis Centre swimming pool.
We will be out on open water approximately twice a month on Saturdays or Sundays for about 4 hours each session.
In November we will be making use of indoor training sessions every Sunday evening from 7pm to 8pm at Batley Sports
and Tennis Centre. In addition to these sessions we will be including a residential weekend
in January 2013 based in the Yorkshire Dales. If you wish to join this years course, then reg-
ister your interest at [email protected] and we will send out your joining pack with
full details. Payment can be made by your scout group if they wish to support your applica-
tion, and this will be collected on your first attendance. Anyone wishing to refresh their
existing skills will be welcome as well as total beginners to the sport.
Paul J Cartwright West Yorkshire Scouts Water advisor.
It’s Grim up’t North Friday 12th to Sunday 14th October Its Grim up’t North or so the saying goes…. We don’t believe it…
Why not come along and join us and see what its all about ? Tickets start at £15 for the weekend at
Bradley Wood with indoor accommoda-tion options available. To book contact [email protected]
YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE...
Submissions should be sent to [email protected] www.wyscouts.org.uk
Keighley Gangshow
The Keighley Scout Gangshow is on Fri/Sat 23rd &
24th November at Victoria Hall in Keighley. Our
unique take on the traditional Gangshow features
our cast of 70+ Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and
Network in our brand new show “We are Legend”.
Follow St George on his search for the dragon, see
Greek Gods at war, relive some classic comedy and
more all in the Scouting spirit. Tickets are £5 for
concessions and anyone in Scout/Guide uniform with a 20% dis-
count for a group booking. Book and more info online at
www,keighleyscouts.org.uk/gangshow.
WYSMAIL —The changes… As a result of the new look wysmail, we’re making a few changes to make the newsletter easier to use.
Wysmail will become a monthly publication going out in the last week of the month.
Submission deadline for any items is the 10th of the month.
Submission for the newsletter should be around 100 words (see examples on this page).
Supporting attachments will be saved to the dedicated space on the
website for ease of reference if you want to say a little more.
Articles should be submitted by email to [email protected]
Between editions there will be WYSMAIL Plus, our new news flash
service for distributing information quickly round the County.
Request for help.. Calling all past and present Cliffites - Huddersfield
North's 31st Birchencliffe Scout Group will be 50 years
young in April 2013. If you have any old photos or news-
paper clippings or any other Birchencliife related stuff
that we can borrow and put on display for a Golden
Anniversary reunion and open day (date still to be decided but will be
around April/May 2013) or if you would simply be interested in coming
along at some time during the day for a chat about old times then
please contact GSL Richard Eastwood (tel:01484-641389 or e-mail: rich-
Explorer GO Gliding / GO Biking 24th & 25th November, 14 places each day, only one day per person. Cost £20 per head and includes transport. Activities are weather dependant.
For further information see the website to pick up the flyer and health form
Email [email protected] to book
Can you design a t-shirt or Hoodie ? After requests from Explorer Scouts across West Yorkshire, we have decid-ed to mark the end of the 10 year anniversary of Explorer Scouting in West Yorkshire by releasing a clothing range that gives West Yorkshire Explorer Scouts an identity.
Here is your chance to make your mark and design what the range will look like.—See the explorer pages of the website for the submission form. Please send your entries to the address on the form by 31st October 2012
Stop Press… (See attachments for further details )
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Spen Valley Scout & Guide Band are holding a
fundraising women’s fashion Show on 10th Octo-
ber Scholes Cricket Club, 7:30pm, Tickets £2.50
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Experience the magic—Holme Valley are planning
a weekend trip to Disneyland Paris on 24th Jan
2013, Cost £235—Contact [email protected]
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Nighthawk Challenge—9th October for full details
visit www.huddersfieldnorth.org.uk
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Kirklees DofE Expedition Leaders Course £300 Con-
tact [email protected]
Scouts Community Week 3 –9th June 2013
Is sure to be another great
campaign, raising aware-
ness of the fantastic impact
scouting has in local com-
munities. Save the date and
get read to register later
this year
Training Update… DC / GSL / ADC Weekend—Tuesday 16th &
Sat 20th to Sun 21st Holiday Inn Brighouse—
Open to all DC / GSL / ADC
Safeguarding Courses—Saturday 13th October
(Grim Weekend), Wednesday 7th November,
Monday 3rd December
To sign up for any training courses use the
county booking engine at http://
bookwhen.com/scout-training
Explorer GO Skiing / Forum
17th & 18th November, 20 places each day, only one day per
person. Cost £12.50 per head and includes skiing, tubing
and lunch. The day will also include the explorer forum
with opportunities for you to have your say on scouting in
West Yorkshire.
For further information see the website to pick up the flyer
and health form Email [email protected] to
book
