Upcoming Events Camps The newsletter for the 9th Barking & Dagenham Scout Group Beavers Beavers Only Doors Open Day Visit to Chigwell Please see Julie or 5 May 6th HQ 1:00 p.m. District Camp Row Leigh for further Akela’s Shout 3 Handcraft St. Mary’s Mar Competition Grafton Road Drop off exhibits Cubs Only Friday 8-9:30 Issue 92 February 2007 25-28 Whitsun Cub Thrift- £45 A set of forms Cubs May Camp wood is available 5 for 5:30 p.m. 18-25 Hesley £120 A set of forms 10 Swimming Dagenham Pack Holiday start August Wood is available Feb Gala Pool See Akela Swimming Dagen- 5 for 5:30 p.m. start 10 Feb Doors Open Gala ham Pool See Akela Akela Says... 6th HQ 1:00 p.m. 3 Handcraft St. Mary’s Mar Competition Cubs & Scouts Hi all, I hope this issue finds you well. Thank you to everyone who attended Grafton Road Drop off exhibits (Owen, Kristiano, Richard, Shawn, Friday 8-9:30 4-7 Chigwell £45 A set of forms District Camp May Row is available from Well done to Luke Willcocks who at- Shaun, Sophie, Joshua, Chloe, Brad- Scouts tended the Cub Chess and came 2nd. ley, Dean, Jay, Daniel, Emily and 5 for 5:30 p.m. Well done to Jack Avis, Gemma and Ronnie) our first church parade in a 10 Swimming Dagenham start Feb Gala Pool Daniel Bailey who attended the Scout long time and I hope to see you all at See Akela Chess. the next one on the 4th March 2007. All Sections Well done to Amy Oxley, Daniel Pike, The next event for Cubs and Scouts is th Sophie Clark, Lauren Morley and Jack the Swimming Gala on Saturday 10 4 Church St. Elisabeth’s 10:15 a.m. Mar Parade Avis who were our team at the Mark March 2007. I look forward to seeing Sutton. They came 3rd. you there. 23 Beavers, Cubs and 4 leaders went That’s it from me, take care Contacts & Resources to see Dick Whittington on Saturday 3rd of February. A good time was had by Akela Group Cubs/Scouts all (oh yes it was!). Mr T Ken Thompson Rosemary Oakwell Akela Dagenham Well done to the Mark Sutton team Beavers [email protected] who came third overall. They were ‘Gaz’ Gary Collins tested on a variety of bases: com- Darren Dowling pass, mapping, knots, cooking, Julie Julie Morley Baggy [email protected] quiz and a first aid incident. Well Leigh Leigh Bradford done Websites Here they are planning a route on District www.barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk a map. County www.glne-scouts.org.uk Scouting Resources www.scoutingresources.org.uk Scouts www.scouts.org.uk Scoutbase www.scoutbase.org.uk Swimming Gala - 10th February - 2007 - A centenary of Scouting Dagenham Pool 5 for 5:30 p.m. start. Cubs and Scouts must be Next time you’re paying cash for something, take a close able to confidently swim a length of the pool. Cubs look at the 50p pieces in your hand. Chances are you will under 9½ must be able to confidently swim a width see a fleur-de-lys stamped on one side. Why? Because of the pool. See Akela for details. every one of the millions of 50p coins put into circulation in 2007 will display our Movement’s historic emblem. http://www.barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk/swimming/ This in itself is huge public recognition for us in our Cen- tenary year, but there’s no shortage of exciting projects: Handcraft - 4th March - 6th B&D HQ - Grafton Road a unique Centenary rose has been cultivated; and the Drop off exhibits on Friday 3rd March between 8 and 9:30 p. summer will see the release of Royal Mail’s six Scouting m. Doors open on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Centenary stamps. Full details can be found at: http://www.barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk/handcraft/ Timeline 1907 Camp on Brownsea 1908 Scouting for Boys published 1910 Start of Girl Guides Red Nose Day 1917 Senior Scouts introduced 1920 First World Scout Jamboree In 2007 Comic Relief's Red Nose Day will be The 1939 World War II. Scouts are heavily involved in Big One, and a big year for Scouting too as we civil defence work Brownsea Island, August 1907 celebrate our Centenary. 1941 Baden-Powell dies It all began with that first experi- 1967 Senior Scouts/Rover Scouts replaced by mental camp on Brownsea Island. You can now order Red Noses online at www. Venture Scouts rednoseday.com. You can also buy your Red 1976 Girls join Venture Scouts Noses at Sainsbury's supermarkets, Oxfam and 1991 Girls invested as members in all Sections BBC shops across the UK. 2002 Explorer Scouts and the Scout Network in- troduced Scouts are encouraged to think imaginatively about 2007 Centenary of Scouting how they can help raise money for Red Nose Day 2007. As well as raising Scouting’s profile during our Centenary year, you will be contributing to projects combating elder abuse and poverty in Africa as well as in- vesting in young people’s futures in your local communities. In Bloom Scout Groups who take part in Red Nose Day 2007 can also keep 25% of the Wolf Cubs introduced, 1916 Due money they raise. As part of Scouting’s Centenary celebrations, a to popular demand by Scouts’ unique Scouting rose has been cultivated and is younger brothers, Baden-Powell now available to the Movement created the Wolf Cubs. Since 1985, Comic Relief has raised £425 million, with events including several Red Nose Days as well as Sport Relief. Ten Red Nose Days have raised £346 million of Named to commemorate the Centenary of that. Scouting, ‘One Promise’ is a spectacular new British-bred rose, in Scouting’s famous purple Further information at: http://www.scouts.org.uk/comicrelief/ colours. .