1st Pontygwaith Scout Group

The Chief Scout is in the news again: “Is Bear Grylls cashing in on his Chief Scout role? Row over adventurer’s knife advert”.

All Wales Scout Camp Highlights Video

Here’s a video of the 2012 All Wales Scout Camp  Highlights.

It did n’t seem too wet to me.

Ian.

1. Form AWSC – Adult(1)
2. Form AWSC – Scout(2)
3. Form – Shooting(2)
4. All Wales Scout Camp 2012 – Programme
5. All Wales Scout Camp 2012 – Saturday Evening Programme

Please find attached the permission to camp form, along with the parental consent form for the scouts to participate in the shooting activity for the All Wales scout Camp.
Both forms need to be returned to a Leader along with the payment.

We have reduced the cost to £30 for the scouts and £20 for the Young Leaders.

The leaders.

Have a look at the photos of the camp at Daerwynno the other weekend.

I like the newt…

“Scout job week returns this week, two decades after the Scout Association scrapped it over health and safety concerns and the rise of compensation culture…”

For more see the http://www.telegraph.co.uk/family/9248770/Bob-a-job-week-is-back.html

On May 11^th we are planning to camp at Daerwynno Activity Centre and on the Saturday spend the day there doing some activities including climbing and canoeing.

The cost of the event is £18 and if your son/daughter would like to attend this event, we require a £5 deposit by next week, with the remainder of the money paid on the night.

You can find a kit list on our website www.pontygwaithscoutgroup.org.uk under “Useful documents” and you will also be required to complete a “Permission to camp form” which can also be downloaded off the website.

Timings: Friday 6pm at the hall, back Saturday at 4pm.

If you require any further information please feel to contact any of the leaders.

Beaver Scouts

There will no Beaver Scouts until after the holidays and the young people are back in school.

Cubs Friday 13^th April

There will be no Cubs on Friday 6^th April but we will be meeting over the holidays. On the 13^th we shall be going over the farm for the evening weather permitting. Please ensure that all young people have adequate warm clothing.

Cub Camp

This year’s cub camp is being held on the 20^th -22^nd July at Islwyn Scout Park, further details to follow.

http://www.islwynscoutparc.org.uk/welcome

Scouts

On the 13^th April we shall be going over the farm and camping the Friday night and returning to the hall on Saturday morning.
The cost of the camp is £3 per person and each scout will need a  permission to camp form.

permission-to-camp April 2012

All Wales Scout Camp

The scouts will be attending the All Wales Scout Camp at the Royal Welsh Showground at Build wells over the weekend of  15^th-17^th June. The cost of the camp will be no more than £40 and further details can be obtained from the following link

http://www.scoutswales.org.uk/scouts/awsc

Cub & Scout Activity Day

On the 11^th May the cubs and scouts will be camping at the Daerwynno centre on the Friday evening and participating in the centre activities on the Saturday. Activities that will be undertaken will include canoeing and climbing a long with a range of other activities. The cost of this event will be £18 further details to follow.

permission-to-camp May 2012

http://www.daerwynno.org/

Just to let you know, there is a recommended kit list form the in useful documents section.