Waterlooville District: Catherington: Clanfield: Cowplain: Denmead: Hambeldon: Hart Plain: Horndean: Purbrook: Waterlooville

Issue 19 Waterlooville Scout District News and Views June 2013

WELCOME TO !

So far we have held two ‘Welcome to Scouting Sessions’. The first one had an amazing turnout of 12 newish people attend FIRST RESPONSE ADMINISTRATOR. as well as our District chairman Sue and

Paul our Assistant County Commissioner Role – to do all the paperwork and make any for District Support. arrangements to see that Leaders are able to

renew or obtain their certificates before they The recent recruits ranged from people who expire. had had an involvement with Scouting in an Hours of work – less than an hour a week unofficial capacity for many years to a (better than being a Leader who does 2 hours couple who were so new they hadn’t even a week) attended a Section meeting. The aim was to

give them a brief outline of Scouting, the Rate of Pay – same as for a Leader. Group structure and training and they went

away with a copy of the module 1 DVD to get their training underway. There was also Training will be provided. a chance to ask questions and have a chat Applications to the DC. with the people there to help support them

Helen from Hambledon Village Group covered the structures sessions and Chris, RECENT AWARDS our Local training Manager, the training Service awards aspects. Ian Stott ADC Scouts 30 years service The sessions have been well received and Ross Sherrington ASL 2nd W’ville 30 years service can be attended by anyone not just Section Neil Storey ASL 1st Horndean 25 years service Leaders but also new members of Group Helene Moutray BSL 2nd W’ville 25 years service Executives who want to understand a bit Suzanne Stephens ASL 1st Hart Plain 10 years service more about what they have let themselves in for! Wood Badges

The next Session will be on Saturday 22nd Jennifer Weller ABSL 1st Clanfield June at 1st Hart Plain HQ from 10.30 until about midday. Awards of Merit

Anyone is welcome but please let the DC Julie Stacey GSL 1st Hart Plain st know in advance so that the correct number Alex Durrant SL 1 Hart Plain of hand-outs can be prepared. Richard Merefield DC Well done and a big thank you to everyone!

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The annual Irene Way Competition was held this year on th Saturday 25 May at the Queen Elizabeth Country park. Simon Miller, Leader at Hart Plain arranged the day and the activities and, if he also arranged such great weather then I

will get him to do my Lottery next Buzz Off Base week: the weather was superb.

Simon Mills Irene Way organiser

Early afternoon teams of cubs from all over Waterlooville descended on the Bottom field of QE park to take part in the competition. Catapult Base

Cooking Base The seven bases manned by many of the Districts Cub Leaders challenged the Cub teams testing both their individual skills and their team working abilities.

It was a hard fought contest with each team trying their hardest to win but, at the end of the day there can Balance Base be only one winner and that was the team from Denmead called the Denmeads Dodgers (a mix from the Denmead Merlin and Concorde Cub packs. All in all, it was a great day well run well, attended and a really good afternoon out.

Denmead Dodgers Irene Way Winners 2013 Blind Trails Base

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Beryl and I want to say a BIG THANK YOU AND WELL DONE to 1st Hart Plain .

WHY?

On Saturday 4th May, we got invited to Dinner (and of course to spend a few hours with fellow Scouting friends) with the Group, by Mandy Newton, their CSL (Akela) who was “privy” to a little secret.

A week or two before Richard M and I attended their AGM and Alex Durrant was presented with his Award of Merit. Unfortunately due to personal circumstances Julie Stacey (their GSL, BSL & Editor of the District directory) could not be there to be presented with her Award of Merit. Therefore Mandy and I arranged a presentation between (with Richard’s knowledge and permission) us so hence the reason why Beryl and I got invited to Dinner.

It was a fine afternoon when we left home and we got to at about 5.pm (Dinner was due at 6.pm). We were really welcomed, shown around the camp-site which was immaculate. All the youngsters from 4 sections were getting on very well together with their different programmes, and the Leaders and Group supporters were also working well together, so it can be done.

Soon after 6.pm, we all sat down to Dinner, which was an excellent meal of pasta and mince meat together (as a dessert) with strawberry mousse and another flavoured mousse. The company as well as the food could not have been better.

Very soon after Dinner, I had the privilege and pleasure of presenting Julie with her Award, and dare I say she had absolutely no idea that it was going to happen.

Thank you Mandy & Diane for the keeping it quiet!!!

Sadly it was time to leave for home, soon after the presentation, but Beryl and I had spent an excellent evening and shared a meal with a very fine Scout Group where we noticed everyone getting well with each other.

Thanks a million, 1st HART PLAIN SCOUT GROUP, for the afternoon, evening and of course your company.

YIS

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by Denreider

id May, those early halcyon days where leaves campers. Then in Groups, all the cubs set out at M burst forth from their winter casing to predetermined times on a hike that took them in burgeon the trees with fresh growth , Lyons Copse bright sunshine round the footpaths that once again rang with the unique sounds of many circulated the nearby Golf Course and many Scouts Camping. Just a few scant weeks inadvertently seemed to irritate some of the after the place ran with rivers of mud during the golfers who own all the country-side – or just think Spring Ahead Camps, hardy campers set out once they do!. again to participate in the joys of camping. Every This hike was for the camping area at Lyons Copse was filled with the on the Trail 2013 event which Lawerence Paddock occupied exclusively with the was a country wide Scout Cubs from the Packs of the Waterlooville District. Association event where all scout members were to be hiking at n anticipation of a good week end, many of the about the same time. I Waterlooville Groups arrived on the Thursday to start putting up tents only to find the wind n their return each group had to build an howling across the field with such gale force O environment or scene with whatever materials strength that it seemed the wind was determined that could find around a specific model animal or to scour, from the face of the field, all of the bird they were given (these were actually small campers and their feeble attempts to establish a blow-up animals e.g. a giraffe, a stork and so-on). base. Undaunted the Cub Leaders battled these This was to be for the yearly competition for the elements to set down and anchor the rudimentary Dinky Legg trophy the winners of which would hold equipment that makes a good camp possible. the coveted trophy till next year. The Cubs really used some great imagination with their creations riday arrived with the sun drying the earth and making the judging (which was by independent F with that weird after-storm calmness abounding adjudicators) a very hard and close thing. The that tries to trick your memory out of the horrors winners (announced at the end of the Camp on the only strong winds and acres of canvas can bring. All Sunday) were the Cubs from the Purbrook Group through the day the camp site grew amidst the endemic smack of mallet on peg as tents were erected. Then, early evening, through the trees came the Waterlooville District Cubs ready for a week end camp. Unsurprisingly, many Cubs brought some of their abundant personal equipment to camp in black plastic bin bags whilst others nonchalantly pulled small bouncing wheeled suitcases over the rough terrain only to find they were no more than sleds when pulled across the soft surface of the Dinky Legg Trophy Winners grassy field. With the Cubs settled in each sub- camp and night falling rapidly for a spring day, that he rest of the Saturday day time was spent on old adversary of anyone camping made another long T a variety of base activities interspersed with a and persistent visit with the rain at one point an few eating breaks. The total complement of cubs epitome of when it is said to be “raining like stair- attending the camp were divided into five separate rods”. groups (each between 15 to 20 strong) and in-turn went to each of the five bases set-up in and around aturday morning arrived and with another bout the camp being run by the various groups,: each S of “after-storm calmness”, breakfasts were team spent 50 minutes at a base before moving cooked and devoured with relish by the hungry onto the next one.

Waterlooville Woggle: Issue 19: June 2013 4 © Bernard Reid 2013 The content in this publication has been published in the good faith that at the time of it being produced the information was believed to be accurate. Nothing in this publication purports to be or is to be considered to be the official Scout Association News and Views and in the event of anything seemingly contradictory the Scout Association publications are to be considered the definitive word on any issue queried. The cut-off date for sending items for the next issue (No.20 – July 2013) is Thursday 27th June 2013 (noon) he fourth base involved fire, both making it he Archery base (run by Stephen and Brian T and using it. At this base the cubs were shown T Pethick) is one of those timelessly enjoyable how to build a fire from the natural materials and interesting bases. The attending cubs were found in the wood which, because the rain had each given expert advice on the art of archery and visited the camp occasionally throughout the day, though none actually appeared to achieve “Robin- was no easy task. On another fire the cubs cooked Hood” standard, they fired those arrows towards “smores” – biscuits and marshmallows so good the gold with all the skill they could muster. together that you will want “some more”. They also prepared and cooked scrambled eggs in a sandwich bag. And if that was not enough, they baked cakes using an old biscuit tin sand and large round stones - and they were very good (I had to keep trying them to make sure the standards did not slip).

he final base was another water borne one or T would be if the cubs were able to build a raft in the time allowed. Their task was to lash together a number of barrels then six of the cubs would board their craft and sail all the way to the island Brian and Stephen - Archery base and back (a total of 8 metres - four each way). The down side was that to get the ropes under the he Aerial Runway was another of those bases barrels meant some of the cubs got a mite muddy T the cubs never seem to tire with. Before their in fact, few cubs returned from that base in a turn you could see the trepidation and some slight clean state. fear on the Cubs faces only have that replaced with joy and wonder and a sense of achievement after they had hurtled down the runway at break- neck speed. That base also included time on the low wall so was another great base for the cubs.

Raft Building fter the bases it was time for tea before all A the camp joined in a great sing-along round the camp-fire led by the eminent vocalist Stephen The Aerial Runway Pethick who regaled the gathering with traditionalist scout songs and chants encouraging nother of the bases involved that favourite of and cajoling all to sing along with him. A all for cubs – messing around with water. Activities on this base included using high-powered unday dawned to grey skies but thankfully no water pistols to shoot plastic ducks in a shooting S rain. Whilst some Leaders laboured to break gallery followed by having to transport a large their sub-camps, other leaders occupied the cubs container half filled with water across the assault with other activities, e.g. tug-of-war, human course. They never baulked at this and though the skittles using a gigantic ball and Land-Rover pulling. water container was heavy and awkward they As the camp closed it must be said that it was slipped and slithered around the course with without a doubt, a very good camp. undaunted enthusiasm. Denreider

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To view all the photos (in better quality) go to https://www.dropbox.com/sh/r06rsxitn0gzotp/bq339uXFTA These will be available on line till June 14th - Denreider

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Remember, send your items before th Thursday 27 June (by noon)

if you want it in the Ju ly Edition.

Chief Scouts Awards

This month we are pleased to announce that four Scouts in the District have recently reached and achieved the much sought after Chief Scouts Gold Award.

To have achieved a Chief Scouts Award, be it the Bronze Award for , or the Silver Award for Cubs or the Gold Award for Scouts, says more about the best side of an individual member’s abilities and attitude than mere words could ever express.

Well done Jareth, Ed, Chris and Bradley for attaining Chief Scouts Gold Awards. Chris Ashberry receiving his award certificate from the DC, Richard Merefield

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St George’s Day I would like to thank everyone who came to St. George’s Day this year. It was well attended by Hart Plain as you can see from the photo below, it was lovely to see a lot of the parents there too. Hoboes’ Explorers, Rory and James led the parade this year which was held at Horndean Technology College. The weather was kind to us for a change although a bit chilly. Participating in traditional events is part of the scouting experience and next month we are thrilled to have been invited to form part of a Guard of Honour for the new Mayor.

Well done Sue!

Sue received her 10 year award this month. Sue’s current position is ASL (Assistant ) but during her service also stepped in to run the beaver section for a while which saved it from closing. Well done Sue and look forward to the next 10 years!

Congratulations Alex! Well done Alex for achieving the Award for Merit presented by Richard Merefield our District Commissioner. Alex has received this award for his outstanding service to scouting over the last 25 years. Alex has been a valued Leader at Hart Plain since it formed in 1992. He was involved in the merger between Wecock and Cowplain. His dedication and commitment has seen Hart Plain through some difficult times but he has remained the backbone and inspiration to all leaders and young people alike. The Award for Merit is given for outstanding service of not less than 12 years and 10 years exceptionally. It implies keen, conscientious, imaginative and dedicated service over a sustained period

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STOP PRESS !

Late News update from Hart Plain

Hart Plain were delighted to be offered the opportunity to form part of the Guard of Honour for the new Mayor of Havant. Paul Buckley was made Mayor on the 6th May and this event "Civic Sunday" is a tradition which takes place at the start of the new Mayoral year.

It took place on Sunday 19th May at St George's Church in Waterlooville. A selection of young people from each section were represented and they were well behaved and did us proud.

We were invited to partake in refreshments afterwards. It turned out to be a lovely day and one we were glad to be part of. Julie Stacy

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