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Backwoods Adventure
April 1st, 2016
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Smelvin 2016 Information
March 28th, 2016
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- General Information
- Theme
- Timetable
- Marking Criteria
- Equipment
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Smelvin General Information
March 22nd, 2016
Smelvin Competition
For teams (Patrols or Watch’s) of 6 – 8 scouts, these teams will be referred to as the Standard Patrols.
Smelvin Novice Competition
For teams of 6 – 8 Scouts. There can be no more than 3 scouts on the team who have previously participated in a Smelvin or Phoenix competition.
This is the seventh year of our Novice competition. The idea behind the Novice competition is that it will give younger Scouts the opportunity to take part in the Smelvin weekend. If the teams are struggling at any stage over the weekend, venture staff will be assigned to them to assist and encourage them, (however the ventures will not do the job for them!).
There will be a prize for the winning Novice team, and both Novice and Smelvin teams will compete against each other for the Cooking and Log book trophies and the Campfire Competition. The winners and runners-up of the Smelvin competition will go forward to represent Dun Laoghaire Scout County at the Phoenix Challenge in August.
Max age of a Scout is 15 years 364 days or under on day 1 of The Phoenix Challenge, which is 18 August 2016.
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Scout Annual Camp
March 15th, 2016
Please see attached letter to Parents given out at Scout meeting 15 March 2016.
There will be no Scouts until Tuesday 5th April 2016 due St Patrick’s Day and Easter.
Details of Annual Camp also included.
Click icon below to download the letter.
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Scout Monthly Activities
March 8th, 2016
Hello All
A few people have been asking for activity dates until the end of the year. Below is an updated list of activities until the end of the year.
| Date | Activity | Location |
| 12 Mar 2016 | Smelvin tryout day | Scout Den |
| 15-17 Apr 2016 | Smelvin | Lough Dan |
| 20-22 May 2016 | Backwoods Camp | Larch Hill |
| 24-26 Jun 2016 | FUN CAMP | Scout Den |
| 4-10 Jul 2016 | Annual Camp | Portlick Campsite |
| 18-21 Aug 2016 | Phoenix Challenge | Castle Saunderson |
As always these dates are subject to change. I have included the Phoenix Challenge above for information only, the Troop need to qualify in the County Challenge (the Smelvin) and it will be one Patrol attending.
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A quality day on the Hills
February 23rd, 2016
The Scouts did hike near Glendalough last Saturday and it was a quality experience. We head from the IMC Hut up Camaderry, from the start it was raining. We got to the car park beside the disused lead mines and headed up, we found snow as we came near to the top of the col and the mist was covering the whole coll. It was extremely blustery and the visibility was down to about 10 metres. We got on to the col and just headed for spot height 677, see photos below.
Well done to all it was not an easy hike with the conditions we has.
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Scout Hostel Weekend Feb 2016
February 15th, 2016
Hi all
Some have asked for details of the hostel weekend so I thought this was the best place to put it for confirmation.
It is on from Friday 19 February 2016 to Sunday 21 February 2016 in the IMC Hut in Glendalough, click here to go to the IMC page for directions or you can click the Google Maps link. All Scouts should arrive for 7pm on Friday and be collected at 12pm on Sunday. Only uniform item required is the neckers.
Please click here for an equipment list, only uniform item needed is neckers. Please ensure each Scout has two tea towels and they are marked with names. Please do not let scouts bring electronics as these items distract them from engaging with the other Scouts and organised activities. Scouters can not be responsible if they are brought along and broken or lost.
It is a good idea to let the Scouts pack their own rucksacks so on Sunday morning they know where everything fits.
If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact me, my contact details are on all letter issued.
Thanks
Hugh
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