drumbeat issue 43 september

New members, New Sections, New Fun

September Issue 43www.teignbridgescouts.co.uk

LET THE NEWADVENTURES BEGIN

DRUMBEATThe Teignbridge Scouting magazine for Members, Leaders, Parents and Friends

Beavers and Cub Fun Jennys Report on Sweden Chudleighs new HQ..

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Drumbeat AUGUST 2011

ACTING DISTRICT COMMISSIONERJohn [email protected] [email protected] Cub ScoutsJeff Hiscoke 01626 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Support LeaderKen Purchase 01626 [email protected] Network LeaderDebs Rylands [email protected] InternationalPatrick Gourd 01626 [email protected] Development - Form "M" AssessorAdrian M Partridge 01803 [email protected] Training ManagerChris Solway [email protected] Tors Training ManagerMike Ruffles 01626 [email protected] Shop ManagerDulcie Purchase 01626 353063Media Development ManagerSteve Michaels [email protected] ChaplainRev. Tony Meek 01803 [email protected] PRESIDENTLord Clifford 01626 [email protected] ChairmanRobert Gray 01803 [email protected]

Life begins at the end of your comfort

zone... Bear Grylls

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r at least on the Media side with Sweden,

trying to keep up with allthe great camps going on

from local

groups to groups from further a field visiting our a

rea, you don’t

seem to be able to walk through a field now with o

ut some camp

or Jamboree going on.

This really shows how popular Scouting is becomi

ng..

Title PageJennys further adventures 4Scout Shop 11Cubs Award 13HQ Vision 13Oooops 13Windsor 2012 15AGM Time 15Chudleighs Dream Lives 16HQ Open Day 20Streetwise 21KK Fun 24Leaders Resources 26Find your group 31

Jennifer McMurran from 1stSouth Brent Scout Group was oneof 4000 scouts from the UK whowere lucky enough to be selectedto attend this years 22nd WorldScout Jamboree, this past month.Following on from the feature inour last issue, Jennifer has givenDrumbeat her full account of notonly the preperations leading upto this life changing event, butalso what it was like to be one ofover 40,000 scouts from all overthe world in attendance.

As I open the final doors of myJamboree issue countdown calendar;the biggest event in scouting isabout to begin, and my preparationsleading up to it are coming to anend.

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Jennifer McMurran at this years world ScoutJamboree in Sweden

www.teignbridgescouts.co.ukJennys BigAdventure

First of all, there was the selectionevent. However, instead ofinterviews and tests, it was aweekend camp packed full ofactivities and challenges for us todemonstrate our enthusiasm,confidence and teamwork skills. Wewere all issued “Pick Me” t-shirts,and 36 of the applicants were chosento represent Devon at the 22nd

World Scout Jamboree. Afterreceiving my acceptance letter Icouldn’t stop smiling for severalweeks!

Afterwards, there was a welcomeevent - this was an opportunity tomeet the rest of the unit, and find outmore about the Jamboree event andpreparations. It was clear that itwould be a truly unforgettableexperience.

With a total cost of £2,200 to fund, Ispent a lot of time raising money forthe trip. Although this was hardwork, I actually really enjoyed thechallenge: I cycled 25 miles for asponsored bike ride; served drinks ata charity event; took part in bagpacking; sold home-made jewelleryand jam; and with support from theTeignbridge district, donations andgrants, the sum quickly became lessdaunting.



DRUMBEATAs the 22nd World Scout Jamboreeis going to be hosted in Sweden, Ialso held a “Fika”- a Swedishtradition of coffee and cakes. Thisinvolved planning games and music,writing invites, baking cakes,making jewellery and sewing thingsto sell. It also enabled me to get intouch with some Swedish friendswho helped with baking sometraditional Swedish delicacies forthe event.

I have also greatly enjoyed theDevon unit training campsthroughout the year, which haveprepared us for the SwedishJamboree by teaching us campskills, team-work, and enabling us toform a unit identity by designing ourown t-shirts, badges, socks andsweets. In addition they have givenus the opportunity to try newactivities, such as caving, fire tricks,and pioneering. We also got to meetthe Somerset unit and share ourexperiences. As I was assigned therole of patrol leader, these campshave also developed my confidence,leadership and managing skills.

The Devon Jamboree group at this years Run 2 Fun

Furthermore, being on the DevonJamboree unit, we’ve been givenadded responsibilities, such ashelping to plan and run the Devonscout camp “Run 2 the Fun.” Thisinvolved helping to run bases andperforming in the opening andclosing ceremonies.

Overall, I have had a great yearpreparing for the 22nd World ScoutJamboree, and taken part in thingsthat I would have never evendreamed of, I could not wait for theactual event to begin!

www.youthfundays.co.ukplus special

Scout camping days atAlton Towers andWarwick Castle

Finally, after months of countingdown the days, at half pastmidnight on the 25th of July 2011it arrived: The World ScoutJamboree.

Despite the long night oftravelling ahead of us, we were

all too excited tosleep as the coachpulled away from thecrowd of teary-eyedparents at Exeterservice station andwe began ourjourney.

After a few of hourswe arrived at Bristolairport. The coupleof other sleepyp a s s e n g e r sscattered aroundthe terminal at threein the morninglooked vaguelysurprised to see 40scouts heavingmatching blueholdalls across thewaiting room,clearly alreadyregretting packing

quite so much!

At 05:40 we took off, and beforelong arrived in Amsterdam for aquick change on to another flightto Denmark for the UKContingent Party.

By the time we got to

Copenhagen it was morning and,despite the lack of sleep, wewere just in time for a full day ofactivities!

We went straight off into the townfor the day, where we got to goon an amazing speedboat ride -the whole boat lifted out of thewater! In the evening, we visiteda theme park in Copenhagencalled Tivoli Gardens.

Afterwards, we went to the hotel,set our alarms for 7am and wentto sleep for the first time sincethe Jamboree began.

Unfortunately though, we’dforgotten about the timedifference, so at 8am we wereeating breakfast whilst sprintingdown the stairs of the “Wakeup”hotel so as not to miss our firstactivity.

We had a ‘Lucky dip’ of activities;I got Zumba and volley ball. I hadno idea what to expect fromZumba (it turned out to be a sortof dance class) but we all had agood laugh. However, I thought Iknew what volley ball would be,until I got there and it was on a

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Jennifer Tries an Islamic Hijab forthe day


bouncy castle! It was really funand a great way to get to knowsome of the other members ofthe UK Contingent.

In the afternoon, a few of usdecided to go swimming in thelocal pool. They’d stretched atarpaulin across it which we weremeant to try and run acrosswithout falling in!

The Contingent Party was heldthat evening for all of the 4,000Scouts and Guides from the UK.They’d kept which band wasgoing to be playing a secret; itturned out to be Alphabeat, whoactually come from Denmark.

The next morning we took acoach across the longest bridgein Europe from Denmark to

Sweden, where we finally got ourfirst glimpse of the Jamboreecamp - it was the fourth largesttown in southern Sweden! Thesite was divided into fourvillages; spring, summer, autumnand winter. In the centre was theFour Seasons Square,containing the Jamboree shop,bank and post office.

We were met off the coach bysome Swedish scouts, whohelped us to carry our bags toour pitch, where we put up all ofour tents and prepared to cookour first meal. As patrol leader Iwas designated a jamboreecookbook and shopping cardwhich we used to buy theingredients from the shop. Toavoid confusion, the card used apoints system rather than anyparticular currency.

The only vaguely unhealthy thingto be found in the shop waschocolate spread whichinevitably soon ran out and hadto be rationed to one pot perpatrol per day. There was a shopfor each village- we were inwinter, so there was an ice-rinkin the

centreand Christmas songs playing inthe shop, the IST even woreSanta hats!

Each unit pioneered a gatewayto their pitch. Ours consisted oftwo lighthouses with flashinglights on the top, so it was easyto find our way back to our camp.We chose lighthouses as thereare four in Devon, and we gavethem green and white stripesbecause of the colours on theDevon flag. There was also ahuge tower in the centre of theJamboree campsite, from whichwe could see the whole site - itwas amazing.In the evening we had theopening ceremony; it wasincredible to see all 40,000

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scouts together at last, and itwas especially moving that theymanaged to get every one of usto stand in a moments silence forthe recent tragedies in Norway.

Then the camp was officiallyopened by the King of Swedenand Bear Grylls who abseileddown on to the stage. We alsoset a world record with 40,000people popping their mouths atonce!

From the opening ceremony wewent straight to ‘Dream’, a nightwalk through a forest until 3am,where they had recreated life

backwards - from the afterlife tobirth. This was the first of sixmodule activities that we tookpart in throughout the week. Foreach one we gained a bead, soby the end we all had completebracelets. One of the otheractivities was ‘Quest’, whichinvolved physical activities, suchas an assault course, as well aschallenges for the mind, forexample a maze containingtasks within it.

The next day I decided to takepart in the Friendship Challenge;I completed the award with twoother scouts from the UK, and

two scouts fromGhana. It involved

working together to answerquestions and tasks includingmaking a musical instrument andtranslating a song into threedifferent languages. It took acouple of hours as it involvedfinding answers from around thecampsite, so by the end we wereall great friends.

We cooked and ate our eveningmeal with some scouts fromIsrael, they showed us how tomake pita bread on an open fire,and were amazed how much teawe drank! We made lots of goodfriends so they often came andvisited our camp afterwards. Iswapped one of my Devon T-shirts with them for one fromIsrael.

In the centre of the Jamboreesite, there was food from lots ofdifferent cultures that everyonecould experience. We went tothe Swiss food house and had acheese fondue and Rosti(potatoes). It happened to beSwiss National day, so loads ofthe Swiss contingent came induring the meal, singing anddancing!

We also got the chance to spenda night wild camping in the

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Swedish countryside; this part ofthe Jamboree was called Camp-in-a-Camp. We were by a forestand a lake with some German,Indonesian and Swedish scouts.I learnt loads of excellentSwedish games and we had acampfire where we all sharedsongs from our own countries.

When we visited the faiths andbeliefs area, we were given theopportunity to learn more aboutthe religion of Islam by eitherfasting or wearing a Hijab for aday. I took the Hijab challengewhich was really interesting, andI got interviewed about myexperience: see last monthsDrumbeat for more info.

The 4th August was Culture Day;each unit made their camprepresent their country throughfood, art, dance and music. Wehad English tea and cucumbersandwiches. We also made ourpitch into a Devon beach with asandpit and paddling pool.

We got to go and visit the othercountries camps too, so I had acrêpe from France; meat soupfrom Iceland; and sweets fromSweden. In the evening we hada parade to the main stage witheach country trying to

sing their local songslouder than everyoneelse!

At the closingceremony there wasan amazing fireworksdisplay and everyonewas singing theJamboree song. Theband Europe played ‘The FinalCountdown’ which was amazing,despite the rain, as someoneheld up a massive tarpaulin andwe all sheltered underneath it.However, we’d already takendown our tents to leave early thenext morning, so when we gotback to camp all our sleepingbags were soaked from the rain!

We then had Home Hospitality inthe Netherlands. This meantstaying with Dutch families for afew days, Louise and I stayedwith Claire Von Liempt who hadalso been at the Jamboree. Herwhole family had been there, asthey all play in a Dutch ScoutBand. In the morning, Claire’s mum,Manon, had prepared anamazing traditional DutchBreakfast for us; we hadbread and buns withchocolate and

aniseedsprinkles on them! We thencaught a train to Amsterdamwhere we visited the incredibleAnne Frank house and the mostfamous market in Amsterdam.

After a couple of days, we wentto stay in a local campsite withsome scouts from Nottinghamand Yorkshire. We visited atheme park, Elfetling, and we ateout at a local pancake restaurantin the evening.

Coming home after such anunforgettable experience, I thinkwe all felt a touch of the ‘End ofJamboree Blues.’ It truly is aonce in a lifetime experience andI urge anyone to jump at thechance to go to a World ScoutJamboree.

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written by Jenny herself and are

really what we want Drumbeatto all be about.

So if you have done something that

you are proud of or just enjoyed

doing, why not send in your own story.

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The District Scout Shop based in themain HQ at Wolborough StreetNewton Abbot (right next door toASDA), is the central Hub for allthat goes on in the District.

News can travel faster around thissmall building then any technologyyet devised and if you have everexperienced the lengthy queues on aSaturday morning you will knowjust how much goes on.

Well, over the summer breakchanges have been afoot and theshop has been updated with a brandnew all singing all dancing till that

should help speed up the processand all prices are now clearlydisplayed. A lot of items haveactually gone down in price, beatingthe modern trend.

Stories that this till can make thecoffee now though are apparentlywide off the mark and our shopvolunteers still need help makingsure all our parents and leaders areable to find everything they need forsuccessful scouting.

So if you are able to spare just acouple of hours on a Saturdaymorning, and perhaps the occasional

www.teignbridgescouts.co.ukTHE SCOUT SHOP

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New updated Scout ShopOpens again Saturday 10th September

Wednesday on training days, thenDulcie would love to hear from you.

You will find out everything thatshappening in the District, get toknow all the faces and be able tofulfill an essential role that reallydoes keep this district flowing.

also open Wednesday

Evenings during training

see trainign guide for dat

es

“... Helping out in the

shop for a couple of

hours on a Saturday

Morning will look

great on your CV.

Call Dulcie now on

01626 353063


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1st Newton Abbot Cubs sectionwere celebrating again recently withvarious cubs recieving their campawards held at Huish Woods inSomerset.

Awards were handed out at 1stNewton Abbots HQ for a wide rangeof subjects covering ‘Loudest’ to the‘Most Helpful’.

After seeing what a fantastic job 1stChudleigh have done with their newHQ and perhaps taking a little bit ofinspiration from what they havemanaged to accomplish there isanother new build on the cards.

Our inital Vision has successfullyraised a lot of questions. Leaders arenow getting together to form an ideaof what they want to accomplish anddecide what facilities are required aswe move forward.

We are already recieving greatsupport from local business and thecommunity, plus lots of advice frompeople who have completed similarschemes in the past.

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“... If anyoneknows howthat wolfmanaged tosneak into thepicture, pleasecontact thezoo .... ”

It has been know that the odd typo doesappear in Drumbeat down to my dyslexiamore than anything else but from thestatements below its good to know I’mnot the only one.

These actually appeared in communitymagazines and on notices.

The sermon this morning: 'Jesus Walks onthe Water.' The sermon tonight: 'Searchingfor Jesus.'

Ladies, don't forget the rummage sale. It's achance to get rid of those things not worthkeeping around the house. Bring your husbands.

Miss Charlene Mason sang 'I will not pass thisway again,' giving obvious pleasure to thecongregation.

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topicwill be 'What Is Hell?' Come early and listen to ourchoir practice.

Scouts are saving aluminum cans, bottlesand other items to be recycled. Proceedswill be used to cripple children.

Please place your donation in the envelopealong with the deceased person you wantremembered.

The ladies of the Church have cast off clothing ofevery kind. They may be seen in the basement onFriday afternoon.

This evening at 7 PM there will be a hymnsinging in the park across from the Church.Bring a blanket and come prepared to sin.

Low Self Esteem Support Group will meetThursday at 7 PM. Please use the back door.

Weight Watchers will meet at 7 PM at theFirst Presbyterian Church. Please use largedouble door at the side entrance.

The Pyschic meeting planned forWednesday has been cancelled due tounforseen circumstances.

oops...

Recievers of the awards were.

Willow..................................tidiestLuke...................................quietestBlake...................................loudestHarrison......................most helpfulKirby...................................bravest

Young Leader Aimee also got a‘Brilliant!’ award based onnominations from the cubsthemselves.


Without people like yourselves

this little guy might miss out on

Mountain BikingOrienteeringKayakingClimbingFlyingSailingAbseilingCookingCampingMotorsportSkiingRaftingTeam Buildingand lots lots more.

Join us and our Chief Scout “Bear Grylls” by

volunteering and ensuring that every child

has the right to an adventure

find out more at www.teignbridgescouts.co.uk

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“... sounds like a recipe for a whole

lot of fun!” Richard Hammond

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Fancy takingCentre Stage

Get the Cocoaready...

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It is important that they are able toobtain a mix of young people fromacross the country, so it is a greatopportunity for Queen Scout Awardholders in Teignbridge to really takecentre stage and help promoteyourselves and the district.

We have placed further details ofhow to get involved on our websitewww.teignbridgescouts.co.uk lookunder the links section or contactJohn Roberts, acting DC [email protected] for more details.

Gilwell HQ are recruiting memberswho have managed to obtain theirQueen’s Scout awards.

They are currently looking to formthree teams that make Windsor 2012happen.

They are looking for a team ofyoung people to undertake the rolesof colour party and service planningteam for Windsor 2012 at theNational Scout Service and Paradeof Queen's Scouts.

A reminder for the 22ndSeptember. The TeignbridgeDistrict Scouts AGM will beheld at their fabulous HQ atWalborough Street, NewtonAbbot. Judging by the amountof Awards that are going to begiven out on the night, youbetter have your cocoa readyfor when you get home as Itlooks like the leaders andbehind the scenes support staffhave pulled it off yet again andwe are due for a fantastic nightof awards.

The District Team have recentlyspent many an hour debatingand arranging the nightsprocedures, right down to theimportance of finding thecorrect biscuits - and makingsure as many people aspossible are able to partake inall its finery.

It really is a time when you geta chance to review the multipleachievements of what makes asuccessful district. It also givesyou time to ponder the previousyears activities, whilst givingyou a chance to network andshare ideas.

So please make a note in yourDiary for the 22nd Septemberat the Scout HQ and we lookforward to seeing you there.



Last Saturday, the 1st ChudleighScout Group drew in a huge crowd,when Local resident and presidentof Teignbridge District Scoutsopened their new Headquartersbuilding located in Chudleigh TownCentre Play Park.

Thankfully, despite Lord Clifford’sbold prediction, the weather wasvery good and the sun stayed out.

The new purpose built

facility designed by Gary Dobson(Devon CAD) and built by localbuilder FREEMAT, will not onlyprovide great facilities for nearly150 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts andExplorers but will also be home forthe Teign Valley Children’s Centreand the Daisy Chain Pre-School.

Darren Le Marquand, 1st ChudleighGroup Scout Leader opened the

p r o c e e d i ng swith a fabulousspeech detailing

the history of the build and how thegroup will now be able to do somuch more with the facilities theynow have on offer.

He also thanked all the fantasticpeople and companies who made thewhole thing possible; these included

Dave Waller (The Group Chairman )who tirelessly did all the background work and co-ordinated theentire build.

Allan Barber who raised moneywith funding applications ,letterswhat ever it took to get the job done,

Chris Watson -and Gary Dobsonwho helped with the building.

Superb New HQfor Chudleigh

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Plus particular thanks must go toViridor Waste Management whoplayed such a large part in financingthe build.

Pat Wills who worked so hard onraising the money for the originalhut, was celebrated by having the

honour of the main hall named afterher and then was given the stunningaward of been given the freedom ofthe town.

After another thoughtprevoking service fromthe vicar Paul Wimsettplus a provocative speechfrom Lord Clifford, where

he was also presented with his firstever Chudleigh Necker. Hannan LeMarquand and Tom Gale then heldthe ribbon for his lordship to declarethe building open and alloweveryone to see what had beencreated.

This then was the signal for all theBeavers, Cubs, Scout and Explorersto “Party” with free inflatable’s, facepainting, rock climbing, Barbequeand activities set out in the park,followed by a session in the localpool just to make sure they werewell and truly worn out.

Whilst the the young played outside,inside - local representatives of thecommunity, leaders from other scoutgroups and parents took the chanceto review the building and sneak theodd glass of bubbly.

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Gilwell Park

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Pirates of the Cubjam


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The UK Media team have reallybeing pulling out the stops of latewith great reports about the WorldScout Jamboree in Sweden andBirthday Honour Awards to somehigh profile celebrities.

But did the eagle eyed amongst youspot the iScout posters in bothEastenders and Corrie the othernight?

See if you can spot it in the stillabove.

Apparently reports from the BBCthat Dot will be joining theadventure for next years Cub Campare completely untrue and just made

up in order to fill this small amountof purple space under the picture.

Although this failed and the editorwas forced to write a little bit morejust to make the space look a littlemore balanced.

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One of the key values of scouting thathas stayed true for over 100 years isthat it works alongside many parts ofthe community.

Whether that’s helping clear out someovergrown hedgerow as 1st HighweekVillage Scouts did recently, or byhelping people through harsh wintersas 1st Newton Abbot Beavers didduring the last cold spell, with theirfood parcels.

One big resource that the localTeignbridge Scout does have is a large

Scout HQ. Perhaps what many peopledon’t know is that it has large meetingrooms and facilities which are used bya significant number of other localcommunity groups.

Recently the District Scout team threwopen the doors to give the public aninsight into the variety of meetingsthat take place there.

There was information on anythingfrom Art and Craft Groups, AmateurRadio, Bee Keeping, Artistic Groups,

Caring for the elderly and of courseScouting.

Robert Gray, chairman of theTeignbridge District Scout Executivereported that they had a good responsewith various people who left to start ina new hobby or activity.

Some people have also expressed aninterest in finding out how they to canget involved in scouting, which isgreat new as the more leaders we havethe more children can join in.


Perhaps due to the increasingpopularity of Scouting, we may bethe victims of our own success inthat some groups are now not able tofulfill their waiting list, due to thelack of volunteers willing to help theyoung children.

Nationally there are 30,000 Beavers,Cubs and Scouts on waiting listsready to join in the fun andadventure.

The only way that we can reducethis number is that we need moreleaders and helpers so our current

Acting District Comissioner andGroup Scout Leader for 2nd NewtonAbbot (SA), John Roberts hasdecided to take our “Do us a goodturn” campaign to the streets ofNewton Abbot. The plan is to helpraise the profile and get new leaderson board and get the message across.

John and his helpers will be aroundthe streets of Newton Abbot onSaturday 17th September and he haspromised he will stand out so youwon’t miss them.

He is also going to be joined by

Closing date

9th September

www.teignbridgescouts.co.ukRecruitment takesto the streets

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Fantastic Faces who will be turninghordes of children and perhaps theodd Adult into tigers, crocodiles andthe like.

So please pop along to find outmore and you might discover thatleaders can have just as much fun asany one else.


www.teignbridgescouts.org.uk/tentors.asp

Ten Tors Training13-18 year oldsBe part of a life changing experience, offeringgreat opportunities to enhance your personalcredibility by developing and demonstrating: -

For 2012, the District’s Ten Tors Scout Teamsare likely to comprise: -

30 places at 35 miles [14 & 15 year olds] 12 places at 45 miles [16 & 17 year olds] 6 places at 55 miles [18 & 19 year olds] [or have completed the 45 mile Event already]

The Training Team plans to deliver up to: 3 day and 7 overnight Dartmoor training walks 9 training events at Bovey Tracey Scout HQ

Still only £42.50 for Teignbridge Scouts.

Over the last 3 years Teignbridge ScoutsTen Tors’ completion rate has been over99% and we’re aiming for a 100%performance in 2012. Be a part of thesuccess in May 2012 by attending.......

District Recruitment Evening1930, Tuesday 4th October 2011Bovey Tracey Scout HQ, St John’sLane, Bovey Tracey TQ13 9AL

Team workInitiative

ResilienceLeadershipCamp Craft

Problem SolvingHillwalking skills

Ask your Scout/Explorer Leader for further details or contact Mike Ruffles on 01626-824675 or [email protected]

Team Work InitiativeResilience LeadershipCamp Craft Problem SolvingHillwalking Skills Tenacity

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[email protected]


THE CHALLENGE:WALK 50 MILES OVER 24 HOURS

Visit the Endurance 80 website for more information and to register your teamsat www.endurance80.org.ukor email [email protected]

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The Cubs purchased someneeded equipment for DistrictCamp and the Beavers spent afun filled day at Shaldon Zoo plushad enough money left over tospend the day having as muchfun as they could in 5 hours.

Inviting as many of their friendsand family to come in and enjoythe fun they were able to try outeverything from Inflatables

assaultc o u r s e s ,

miniture pony rides, parachutegames, super hero sumo, classicscouty games and much muchmore.

They also had the chance tovoice their opinion on what theywould want in a new scout HQ.

This lead to more support fromparents and lots more eagerBeavers. A Great day was hadby all.


Goingall the wayback to April this year 1stKingskerswell launched their bigEvent Georgestock.

The aim was to raise money toensure that as many membersas possible were able to havefun and adventure.

With the money raised wemanaged to subsidise a largeamount of the Scout Camp to 9Ashes Bodmin.

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We have alsoadded linksfrom theTeignbridgeS c o u t sWebsite to thetraining site, sono matter if youwant to finddetails of aparticular group,read the latestdrumbeat or want tobook yourself on acourse everything can now beobtained from here.

Due to popular demand from manyof our leaders and also from peopleoutside of scouting asking whatsupport and resources are availableshould I choose to volunteer.

We have decided to create a newsection at the back of the magazinespecifically aimed at the leader.Here we will detail all the latestnews, give advice on what trainingis available both inside and outsideof the district, notify leaders ofchanges in POR and ensure thateveryone is kept informed of allcurrent developments.

New Sectionfor Drumbeat

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( NSRA Club Instructor ) andAssistant Explorer Leader forDartside Explorers of South

Brent - Ashley Riding is offeringhis services to other groups

in the District.You can contact him by email

[email protected] or Mobile number 07772 216182

Qualified air rifleinstructor offershis services.

Mike Ruffles our hugelyexperienced Ten Tors Managerexplains in detail opportunitiesthat now exist for leaders whoalready have significant hillwalking experience and aspire tolead Cub Scout, Scout or Explorergroups on the higher parts ofDartmoor or in other uplandterrain, including those who’veundertaken Adrian Partridge'scurrent Terrain Zero trainingprogramme and are ready toprogress to the next stage.

Mike goes on to explain - Leaderswill be able to build on their currenthillwalking experience and train forthe Walking Group Leader award –the nationally recognised hillwalking leadership award. If all goeswell, those would complete thetraining successfully will have anopportunity to undertake WGLassessment in due course, subject tomeeting the relevant requirements.Those completing the WGL awardholders will be able to apply forTerrain One permits.

The Walking Group Leader award isvalidated by Mountain LeaderTraining England [MLTE] andtargets upland and moorlandwalking [Terrain One] rather thanmountainous terrain Terrain Two].Please note that completing WGLtraining is not a qualification in itself- the Award requires successfulcompletion of the subsequent WGLassessment.

The next WGL training course isplanned for Friday 25th to Sunday27th November inclusive. Thecourse is non-residential and basedat the 1st Bovey Tracey Scout HQ,starting at 09:00 on Friday andfinishing at 18:00 on Sunday,comprising 30 hours tuition splitroughly one third 'classroom' basedand two thirds on the Moor over thethree days. Completion of the WGLtraining programme requiresattendance/participation in all threedays' training. Participants willreceive a personal WGL Log Bookand the detailed training programmeprior to course commencement.

The Course Director is AndyHolborn, Mountain InstructorAssessor, an immensely experiencedlocally-based provider of MLTE-related training, who will be assistedby one or more of the TeignbridgeDistrict Scouts Mountain Leaders.

As the District has taken thedecision to seek to encourage theexpansion of best practice Scout hillwalking across the District, thetraining being is funded by theDistrict via the Ivor Kingwell fund.Other than providing their own foodand transport for the three days,there are no training fees forTeignbridge District Scoutsparticipants. This covers the £35:00MLTE registration fee, [BMCpersonal membership is normallynecessary but is not required formembers of the Scout Association as

the Association is an affiliatemember] and the 3 day trainingcourse provided by Andy Holborn.

Please note that the minimum agefor participation is 18; please drawthe attention of any of yourinterested leaders to the WGLbackground material attached, inparticular the 20 quality hill walkingdays requirement. In addition to theWGL training synopsis attached, theofficial WGL handbook'Hillwalking' by Steve Long isstrongly recommended - £12.34from Amazon, with free delivery.

If any of your leaders are interested,I'd be grateful if you would ask themto phone me [01626-824675] in thefirst instance to discuss the WGLtraining opportunity and theircurrent hillwalking experience.

Whilst the opportunity is beingoffered to Teignbridge leader on a'first come, first served basis'. Selfevidently, whilst the District willfund the participation of Teignbridgeleaders, candidates from the rest ofDevon will need to self fund or seekalternative support.

Best wishes,

Mike RufflesTen Tors Manager

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ADVANCEDHILL WALKING

As always further detailscan be found on our

district websitewww.teignbridgescouts.co.uk

under the links section


LEADERNOTICE BOARD

Chief Scout, Bear Grylls said: “While lots of people knowthat Scouting is all about adventure, they often don’t realisethat adult volunteers get to do just as much as our youngmembers through their involvement.”

Current Vacancies

Although every group will alwayswelcome new leaders here arejust some of the groups that needyour help urgently to either opennew sections or securing thegroups that are already running.This will allow more people totake part in the adventure and toensure groups are not closed dueto the lack of leaders.

1st BishopsteigntonGroup Scout Leader

1st DawlishGroup Scout Leader

1st HeathfieldCub Leaders and Parent Helpers

1st KentonCub and Scout Leaders

1st KingskerswellAssistant Group Scout LeaderPlus volunteers to form FundraisingCommittee

1st MoretonhampsteadAssistant Scout Leader

2nd Newton AbbotCub and Scout Leaders

3rd Newton AbbotLeaders in Beavers, Cubs andScouts. Plus they also need a GroupScout Leader to help move thissuccessful group forward.

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Module 1This module has now been revamped and updated. The next course is on21st September and is filling up already. Please make sure that all newleaders are booked on this session as they have to attend this module within5 months of taking post. To book a slot please email:[email protected].

Permit processingAs many of you already know the procedures for processing all activitypermits (including Nights Away) within Teignbridge are changing. Pleasesee next month’s Drumbeat for more info. If you need to update any permitsbefore then please email Chris: [email protected]

CRBsThe CRB agency authority has raised concerns over the number of errorsin CRB applications submitted by the Scout Association. Common errorsin Teignbridge are:

• Using blue ink ( please use only black)• Not supplying enough address history .

You need to supply a full 60 months of address history.

If your application is incorrect we have to return it to you which causesdelays and frustration on all sides! If in doubt contact Jean Ingram –01626 361156

Young LeadersThe next module A course will be held in September. Please [email protected] if you are interested. Not sure what Youngleaders are and what they do? See next month’s Drumbeat for more info.

Managers ModulesThis year the Managers modules are being held over the weekendof 19th/20th November. To book your slot please email:[email protected].


Date Module VenueWednesday 7th September 14 Young People Today Newton Abbot HQ Saturday 11th September (2pm) 1 Executives Training Newton Abbot HQWednesday 14th September 38 Skills for residential experiences 1st Torbay

Wednesday 21st September 1&6 Introduction Modules Newton Abbot HQ

Weekend 1 / 2nd October 38 Skills for residential experiences 1st Torbay

Wednesday 12th October 17 Activities Outdoors Newton Abbot HQ

Wednesday 19th October 8 & 9 Skills of leadership 1st Torbay

Wednesday 16th November 19 International 1st Torbay

Wednesday 23rd November 3 Tools for the Job Newton Abbot HQ

Wednesday 7th December 1&6 Introduction Modules Newton Abbot HQ

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TRAINING GUIDE

Please book at least 14 days before the course date.Each course in 2011 will be limited to 15 Participants.

Please email all course applications [email protected]

Book online at www.teignbridgescouts.co.uk

Evening courses start at 7.30pm. Doors open at 7pm to meet with other leaders

Teignbridge Scouts HQ.Walborough St.Newton Abbot

1st Torbay HeadquartersLummaton Cross,Torquay,

Uniform does not need to be worn, please bring a note pad and pen

LEADERS GUIDETO WHATS ON & TRAINING

September

7th Scout Shop Open 7pm – 7.30pm

16th-19th Woodlands Scout Camp

Application forms are available from the links

section of our website www.teignbridgescouts.co.uk

21st Scout Shop Open 7pm – 7.30pm

22nd District AGM and Presentation evening 7.30pm

24th Mini 5 Tors


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Visit www.teignbridgescouts.co.uk and read our own online magazine “Drumbeat”

11 1st AshburtonContact Pat Layely 01364 642683 [email protected] 1st BishopsteigntonContact Sally Livett. 07792 [email protected] 1st Bovey TraceyContact Ken Daniels 01626 832042 [email protected] 1st ChudleighContact Darren Le Marquand 01626 [email protected] 1st DawlishContact David Bird 01626 891821 [email protected] 1st HeathfieldContact Andrew Perry 01626 [email protected] 1st Highweek VillageContact Andrew Thorpe 01626 [email protected]

88 1st IpplepenContact Douglas Morgan 01803 [email protected] 1st KentonContact Catherine [email protected] 1st KingskerswellContact Steve Micheals [email protected] 1st LivertonContact Rob White 01626 [email protected] 1st LustleighContact Peter Harvey 01647 [email protected] 1st MoretonhampsteadContact Eric Garner 01647 [email protected] 1st Newton AbbotContact Steve Robinson 01626 [email protected]

1155 2nd Newton AbbotContact: John Roberts 01626 [email protected] 3rd Newton AbbotContact Paul [email protected] 4th Newton Abbot [email protected]@teignbridgescouts.co.uk1188 1st Shaldon - River Teign Contact Simon Durant 01626 [email protected] 1199 1st South BrentContact Peter Hopwood 01364 [email protected] 4th TeignmouthContact Jo Bennett 01626 [email protected] 1st Teign ValleyContact John Lund 01647 [email protected]

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