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News from Recent NMC! Great Programme Ideas! Tips from Adult Resource Committee and Lots Lots More! Quote of the Month Official online magazine of Scouting Ireland October 2013 Trizone what a blast! News from recent NMC! Great programme ideas! Tips from Adult Resource Committee And lots lots more! Quote of the Month Communications Commissioner Intro Venture Underwater P.41 Welcome to this month’s issue of Inside Out. The action just keeps on coming in Scouting. Most groups are making good use of the relativitly mild weather we are having. Groups who usually put away their tents after annual Camp have this year started off the new scout year camping. Our team have been out and about and have all the action from the various events that have been taken place over the last month. Some of the highlights this month are Trizone the Venture Scout event, loads of programme ideas from the Scout and Venture Scout teams. Adult resources are giving you a few ideas of what the group should be doing in October. The National Secretary gives us a run down on what is happening around the National Management team Table. This month as in every month we feature many articles and Pictures from all around the Country from groups just like yours. So what are you waiting for get your group or county event featured. We are making In this issue... it easier for you to submit your article and pictures. We now have a dedicated page set up to Trizone Report 3 enable you to make a submission Just click here and fill in the details. Communication Workshop 9 If you have any Queries please contact us at [email protected]. Adventure Guides 35 Please forward this month’s issue to all Scouters and Camp Northeast Youth Members in your group. Don’t presume they have 53 got it. Deadline for next month’s issue is 31st October. Dublin Cu Chullains 67 See you next month! - The Communications Team Tri Zone 2013 National Competition Luckily they had fantastic weather for the event and made it in good spirits to Killaloe National Water Activities Centre, Co. Clare to pitch tents for the night. After a BBQ served up by the National Events Team, they all fell into their sleeping bags for a much deserved night of rest. With an early rise on the Sunday morning, the Ventures competed in canoeing and kayaking time trials in Lough Derg to complete the TriZone event. After a break for lunch the trophies were handed out. The 3rd Cork St. Patrick’s Venture Scouts photographed above had a very enjoyable weekend at the TriZone 2013 Cork Venture Scouts Sam Drugan and Seaghan McCarthy National Competition. It was made all the better when came in 3rd and Eóghan Cronin and Leigh Doyle were delighted they took home the Paudge O’Broin Memorial Trophy to take the runners up trophy. Moreover, they were all content for 1st place. Venture Scouts from all over the Island to be beaten by another 3rd Cork (St. Patrick’s) team of Luke compete against each other in a Scouting Triathlon. Just Cassidy and James Maher. Luke and James completed the short of thirty teams of 2 Venture Scouts each were up entire TriZone in 4 hours and 58 minutes to bring home the at the dawn on Saturday to head off on their bikes for the Paudge O’Broin Trophy. Though with only 8 minutes separating first leg of the TriZone Competition. After a cycle from first and second it was really a very close contest. Great fun was Castleconnell Campsite, Co. Limerick across the border had by all teams and going on the way this years event ran We into Co. Clare, the teams of Ventures took off for a hike would expect even bigger crowds at next years event. along the East Clare Way. Both of the first two legs test their fitness, navigation skills and teamwork. 3 4 5 A New Way to Submit Your Articles for Inside out Because of the Volume of Articles we are getting from Groups and Counties each month we have decided to make it easier for Groups and Counties to submit their Articles and Photos each month. And we love to get them all. We now have designed a dedicated page where you can upload your Article and your Photos with no hassle and get a message back straight away to let you know that your article has been received. If you just Click on this image to the right it will take you to a form where you enter your details and then attach your article and photos. Then when you have all done press submit. If your article is received you will get an automatic reply to say we have received your article and a thank you. See right a screen Shot of the Form. If you need any help at all with this contact me at communications@scouts. ie and I will endeavour to help. Now wouldn’t it be great if we got a small article from every group in the country just to let everyone know that you are there! Communications Team 6 Combined Meeting of National Youth Reps and the NMC A combined meeting of the National Scout, Venture and Rover Youth Representatives with the National Management Committee took place on Sunday 22nd September, described as an historic occasion by the Chief Scout, several issues were debated and a number of proposals by the Youth Reps were endorsed by the NMC for further action. The previous evening provided a social opportunity with dinner and then entertainment, provided by the assembly and lead by the National Secretary’s opening contribution which went down particularly well - you had to be there! A well worthwhile first outing of what Scouting Ireland intends to be a more regular event. 7 National Secretary’s Desk One Day NMC Meetings Preparations are under way to Joint Youth Reps & NMC Meeting restructure NMC meetings to hold more frequent one day NMC meetings to bring about more prudent History was made in Scouting Ireland on Sunday 22nd September when and effective management of the the first ever joint National Management Committee and the National Association’s business. Youth Rep. Panels Team came together to discuss Vision 2020 and bring to the NMC’s attention projects such as non – smoking and anti – bullying policies, Youth Programme Section insignia additions to the uniform, Bidding for World Moot Mental Health awareness, Founder’s Day 2014 and the management of Bidding for World Likewise with this, representations National Council. The joint meeting agreed various projects and in going were also made to host the World forward the National Youth Rep Panels Team will have an input at each Conference Rover Moot NMC Meeting. Sincere thanks to all whoVision made this 2020 happen. Programme Representations were made at the European Conference in Berlin Trust Companies European ISGF recently to seek the hosting of the next World Scout Conference in Information Pack & European Conference Ireland. Logo At this year’s Recharge/Reunion It is expected that this pack will be representatives of Scouting Ireland, Delegate Academy notified to the a Association later this Irish Girl Guides and Catholic Girl for Conference year and which will be of benefit to Guides came together to begin the Scout Groups in ensuring that there The NMC at its September meeting formation of an International Scout & Representatives property is properly and correctly agreed an outline document Guide Fellowship (Ireland) structure vested. based on the outcomes of the and sincere thanks to John Reid Discussions and debate is Provincial and other Transformation currently taking place to provide for co-ordinating this ambitious and Please note that if individuals, Scout Workshops that took place and a structure that will assist and exciting project. Groups or Teams have any queries, it is expected this document will prepare delegates representing require any clarifications or want to be launched to the Association in the Association both at home and make comments or suggestions they October 2013 and will allow debate abroad to be fully briefed and can do so by contacting the National and consulation to commence. informed. Secretary at National Office. 8 One Programme resources on the Website Open to all At a recent NMC meeting the Chief Commissioner Youth Programme Ian Davy requested that the One Programme Resource section on the members section should be open to all now in light of the fact that over 90% of the Scout groups in the Country have transitioned to the One Programme. The communications Commissioner was requested to open the resource on the Scouting Ireland website to members and also to see if there was a way to have it open to all without So how do I get it? having to Login in at all. We are now please to say that this Type in my.scouts.ie into your have been achieved and the Internet browser and you will be resources are now opened up to taken to the Login page for the all no matter whether you have member’s site. (See right made the transition or not. Not alone is it available to all members when they log in to the members site but it is now available to all without having to Log into the site at all. 10 JOTA / JOTI Both the JOTA/JOTI events Some Programme Ideas around take place on 19/20th October. Communications in Scouting. Check out the Event webpage for more details click on the logo. In the next section we feature 20 different resources that were produced to coincide with this years Jamboree on the air (JOTA) and Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) World Scout events.
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