News Archive
The Muir Trophy
Judy and I ran a base for the District Cub Scout Muir Trophy on Sunday, 12th October which was superbly hosted by 1st Fernhurst and organised by Chris Lloyd of 1st Fernhurst and Richard Knight of 1st Churt. Well done to them and everyone they enlisted to help.
The results were as follows:
In 3rd place was a team from 1st Churt
In 2nd place was a team from 1st Churt (I can't remember which was which)
In 1st Place was the team from 1st Haslemere - the Haslemere Tigers - well done indeed. They were presented with the trophy by Helen, the ADC(Cub Scouts). Hopefully we'll have a picture to include soon.
From where I was standing, everyone who took part really enjoyed themselves, including all those responsible adults! So much so, that there are already rumours that plans are afoot to run it again next year.
Presentations at 1st Hindhead
I had the great pleasure in investing 6 Cub Scouts into the 1st Hindead Pack on 6th October. I think everyone's parents were there to see it and to hear me talk about the need to find someone in the community to help the Pack continue it's great work with the youngsters in 2009.
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I was back at 1st Hindhead on the 10th October to present Peter Prociuk with his well deserved Scout Wood Badge at the beginning of their regular Troop Meeting.
They were busy getting ready for their camp. I hope it went well, everyone.
Awards of merit for 1st Camelsdale
The Chief Scout has recognised the hard work, effort and drive of three of 1st Camelsdale's long serving leaders by awarding them the Award of Merit for outstanding services to Scouting.
These were presented at a very lively and well attended Annual General Meeting recently at which the Haslemere Town Mayor was an honoured guest.
The citations were read out by the District Commissioner and the awards were formally presented on behalf of the Chief Scout by Judy Kitchener, who is a Depty County Commissioner for Surrey.
They were presented to Heidi Stedman, the Cub Scout Leader, Peter Callender, the Scout Leader and Rachel Taylor, who was a Leader with the pack until recently. Rachel is moving and the Cub Scouts made her a special presentation of their own too.
1st Haslemere meets the navy
On 28th July I received an email, the bulk of which apears below. It speaks for itself and was only the second time that Colin Mould has been moved to put fingers to keyboard to commend a youth group - something he is not in the habit of doing, so he tells me! The "young scouts" he refers to are in fact the 1st Haslemere Cub Scouts who were on their pack holiday and visited "Meet Your Navy" on 27th July.
Good Morning,
By way of introduction – I am Warrant Officer 1st class Colin Mould, a serving Royal Navy Submarine Service communicator who had the privilege of presenting the Submarine Service to those who attended the recent very successful ‘Meet Your Navy’ event in Portsmouth.
On Sunday afternoon, a group of very weary young scouts, who I believe were from 1st Haslemere scouts, came to visit our stand in the dockyard. This gave them the opportunity to get into the shade and escape the very hot weather being ‘enjoyed’ outside; to visit the fully restored World War II German midget submarine – the Biber; and then lastly take advantage of a talk on the future navy given by myself.
I would just like to say what a pleasure it was to be able to talk to such a wonderful group of young people.
At the end of what had been an obviously very long and quite tiring day, especially in such warm weather, their behaviour and conduct was exemplary.
It was particularly gratifying for me to be paid such avid attention during the presentation, and I was particularly impressed with the quality and remarkably informed level of questioning that followed.
These young people were a credit to the scouts, to the town of Haslemere and of course TO THEMSELVES!
Kind regards
Colin Mould
WO1(CISSM) C S Mould CMgr MCMI
Congratulations to all concerned, leaders and cub scouts alike. And thanks to Colin for taking the time to make contact. My guess is that if everyone who saw a group of scouts of any age being well behaved made contact, it wouldn't just be 1st Haslemere in the frame!!
Scoutabout 20th - 22nd June 2008
MORE than 4,500 Scouts and Guides from across Surrey enjoyed an action-packed weekend of activities recently, including all 6 troops from Haslemere and District. The feedback from the scouts been very positive indeed.I get the impression they enjoyed themselves! What follows is the main text of the press release:
The boys and girls aged 10 to 15 had the opportunity to take part in more than 200 activities at the three-day Scoutabout event at the South of England Showground in Ardingly, West Sussex, the only site big enough and close enough to house the Scouts and Guides of Surrey for the weekend.
From JCB digger and car driving to bungee running and scuba diving, the young people were able to try something new, in a safe environment and make new friends at the same time.
Charlotte, aged 14, who attended the camp as a Guide, said: “We’ve had a great time, despite it being a bit rainy. I’ve really enjoyed all the activities and trying new things with all the friends I’ve made.”
Josh, a Scout aged 12, said: “I’ve had a brilliant time riding some go-karts, getting very wet and meeting new people. It’s a pity this doesn’t happen every year!”
The weekend would not have been possible without the hard work of a determined team of 1,500 adult volunteers from across Surrey who have carried out a range of roles to make Scoutabout a reality.
From camp cooks to a doctor and from fire teams to IT engineers, adult volunteers have shared their skills to benefit these young people.
One of the biggest tasks has been to source the huge number of activities that make Scoutabout such a success.
Whether it’s been asking groups to provide craft or general activities or identifying professionals both within Scouting and externally to deliver the more adventurous activities, a dedicated team of volunteers have worked tirelessly for the past 18 months to make this super event happen.
Surrey Scouts Jonathan How, chairman of the camp’s steering committee, said: “Scoutabout is the biggest event that most of these kids will experience. It fires their imaginations to discover all the opportunities open to them.
“It has been a fantastic, fun and incredibly rewarding weekend, if somewhat tiring. An event such as this is important because it is a unique opportunity for them to discover that they have so much in common with Scouts and Guides across the county.”
Across the site the young people and adults have munched their through 1,800 curly wurlys, 1,400 ice creams, 16,200 fried eggs, 4,500 cans of fizzy drink and used 1,800 toilet rolls.
On the activities front, the most popular attractions included the caving black hole where about 2,400 Scouts and Guides took part and the tobogganing activity which drew 3,000 young people to take part.
