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Western Cape Scouter Kon-Tiki 2019 Rayner 2019 winners Upton 2019 winners Kon-Tiki 2019 winners Inside this Issue: Rayner Trophy 2019 Editor’s Note Upton Shield 2019 Regional Commissioner’s Reflection Cape Town City Nature Challenge Springbok Scouts Gilwell Reunion Leadership Development Course 1 Kon-Tiki 2019 Training Talk Kon-Tiki 2019 - Cubs Scout Properties Awards Ceremony IISSUESSUE 1 - JJuneune 22019019 Editor’s note W h e n I w a s a positive response and also approached by Nigel whether there would be enough Forshaw who asked me articles and news from various w h e t h e r I w o u l d scouters to make this newsletter consider being the worth producing and reading in the editor of a new Scout’s future. newsletter, at first I was not sure whether I Constructive criticism will make this should accept this newsletter better as we proceed. I challenge. Having been the editor will welcome and consider any of a scout newsletter for 7 years, I changes/additions to the layout and felt that this should have given me contents. enough confidence in accepting this role. I am a parent of a Springbok scout but was never a scout myself. Due to The brief was that this was to be a this lack of practical involvement, I newsletter aimed at scouters, while rely heavily on the experience of my previous task had been editor of contributors to this newsletter. a newsletter aimed at cubs, scouts, Looking forward to hearing from scouters as well as parents. you all. Would this newsletter would be well The name of this newsletter is received by its readers and worth currently the “Western Cape continuing and would I be happy in Scouter”. If you think of a better continuing being the editor for name, please let us know. 2020? Contact details: It was decided that this year’s three [email protected] issues (June, September and [email protected] December) would be a trial run. (editor) Obviously this first issue (June 2019) Deadline for next issue is Friday is being compiled with the idea of 20th September finding out whether there would be Mauro 1 Regional Commissioner’s Reflection Winter 2019 How exciting it is to be reflecting on Scouting in our Region for inclusion in a revived quarterly Adult leaders e-news magazine. We have a good email subscribers list in place and many more local WhatsApp type groups for communication. But the need for a more relaxed reading of youth members in a number of what's happening in Western Cape groups. Scouts Digital is tracking an Scouting has long been challenging upward trend and our Scouting in us. When Mauro offered to act as Schools project has both grown in editor-in-chief of a newsletter stature and numbers, but also format quarterly 'e-magazine' we delivered some exciting spinoffs for were delighted. This edition is the our young interns and learners. first of what we believe will become Properties are a big administrative a very anticipated mailing each and security challenge, yet the quarter. growing usage and popularity of our We want the newsletter to highlight facilities with members and non- the action and excitement that members alike has been a pleasant Scouting is delivering to youth result of the strong focus on offering across our Scout groups. To share a 'good, clean, working and great ideas for games, activities and comfortable' experience for our programs. To highlight what's users. Read inside how the new coming, and celebrate what's tents for hire project has benefitted happened. We want it to be a hirers. helpful addition to your scout Finances in a fee based organisation leaders toolkit. will always be a challenge. The As a Region we are seeing growth in Regional focus on balanced 2 Regional Commissioner’s Reflection budgets and tight control on spend, those less fortunate via Soup but investing in needed equipment challenges involving the whole and facilities has with the help of Group, blanket collecting, pet care donors and members brought or environmental cleanups and about refurbished halls, a fully education around especially plastic equipped obstacle course, the new usage. bridges at Hawequas and a buildup in reserves. Lastly, let’s make 2019 an admin Looking ahead we will continue to efficient year, get your census return consolidate membership data in in on time, have your first round star Scouts Digital (17 units still to awards assessment by July, blow complete their take on data), as well your parents away with a rocking as grow the courses offered for AGM, and strive for those elusive youth members around the LDC 1 & Leaping Wolf and 1st class badges - 2 introductions and water activities. and in between all of that keep the purple visible in your hood! As we move into mid winter it is time to challenge all Groups to ensure Happy Scouting you are doing your 'good turn' to Paddy Springbok Scouts We congratulate our recent Springbok Scouts who are: Hanna Ashley-Cooper 1st Durbanville Laura Kingston 2nd Bergvliet Thomas Barker 1st Mossel Bay Thomas Leach 2nd Bergvliet Maryka Bewee 1st Knysna Christopher MacDonald 1st Bergvliet James Bowden 1st Bergvliet Jonothan O'Callaghan 2nd Fish Hoek Kyle Cato 3rd Pinelands Neil Smith 1st George Jamie Fraser 6th Rondebosch Connor Stockdale 2nd Bergvliet Thomas Goemans 1st Bergvliet Dirk Troost 1st Hermanus Robyn-Anne Hyslop 2nd Bergvliet Andre Truter 2nd Rondebosch 3 Leadership Development Course 1 Attending the LDC1 course is one of and delightful to see all the smiles the optional activities that a Scout and laughs on the faces of the can participate in that counts Scouts during the race. towards the Traveller advancement badge. It is a course where the use The course was a great success with of the Patrol System and a small 87 junior Scouts attending in 12 group of Scouts in a Patrol under the Patrols, all lead by a senior Scout. leadership of a Patrol Leader, is Scouts earned the LDC1 badge highlighted. The course is almost which is worn on the Scout uniform like a Troop Meeting except it starts where the Interest badges go. The in the early morning and finishes in course was quite challenging to run the late afternoon. for so many Scouts but issues relating to this were thought about This was the first time the course beforehand and overcome. was to be run in the Western Cape Region so I contacted Jearóid Harris Ideally, I would like to see LDC1 from the Gauteng Region who had being run at District level, as well as previously run the course and who Regional. District Commissioners was very helpful in passing on the are being encouraged to put LDC1 Gauteng programme to the into their District programme. Western Cape Region. The programme comprised registering, Thanks go to Peter Otzen, Jason falling in, an icebreaker ball game, a Raad, Cedric Pienaar, Petra Botes, Patrol Meeting demo and Jamie Stewart, Daniel Middleton, orienteering exercise, a Scout Law Gershwin Botes, Byron Kingwill, and Promise game, the role of the Ewan Blamire, Mia Ehlers, Taylor APL and other Patrol members, Williams, Dayton Charles, Oliver Patrol Camp/Activities paperwork Murphy, Andrew Venter, Jamie (permissions, permits, consent Fraser, Justin Cheney, Caden forms, transport, invites, etc.), Sampson, Mika Wessels, Rebecca pioneering lashings, menus , Sparg and Robyn Hyslop for shopping lists and budgets. The day staffing, acting as Patrol leaders or finished off with a fun chariot race Patrol Quartermasters. Thanks to which requires pioneering 1st Bergvliet for allowing the use of construction. It was so noticeable their Scout hall. 4 Leadership Development Course 1 Now for the LDC2 course to be run Nigel Forshaw in July 2019. RTC Scout Programme – WCape Training Talk needed to safely deliver exciting programs. Additionally hands on Workshops for Committees cover key aspects of running a group and optimising Adult leader training is a critical resources. Around 25 Nationally support function provided for all registered courses are presented in Scouters and adults who assist in the year. The Stage 3 Wood Badge the Movement. The team of is the aspired level of training for volunteers run a range of courses all Scouters. from the Stage 1 Introduction to The symbol of training is the axe Adult Leadership to Stage 3 The and log logo, which was used as Wood Badge. Specialist courses above in the 2019 annual like First Aid, Cub Camping, membership badge to celebrate Jungle Book and Mountain the Wood Badge Centenary. Awareness give Scouters the skills 5 Scouts‘ Properties HOLDERNESS ROAD HALL This property is based in Kenwyn . We are currently upgrading the outside of the property, thanks to a generous donation of R25000 from the Abe Bailey Trust. This is fully owned by Scouts SA (Western Cape). 1st Belvedere Scout Group are busy relocating from 124 Belvedere Road (currently Scouts HQ South Africa) into this property. We have replaced all the facias/eaves/gutters and downpipes as well as refurbishing and painting of all the metal windows. We still need to replace the 8 small windows on the north facing wall. BELVEDERE ROAD HALL (HQ SCOUTS SA) This is a leased hall and we are currently waiting for the lease to be renewed. HQ will be occupying the entire hall as from the end of June 2019. We are busy with minor repairs and will undertake major renovations once the new lease is received. 1st STRAND SCOUT GROUP This is also a fully owned property. We are busy looking to develop this into a regional camping ground should current negotiations prove successful.