1st Hedgecourt Scout Group
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1st Hedgecourt Scout Troop

Scouts

We have a large and active scout troop usually numbering around thirty boys and girls aged between 10.5 and 14 yrs old.  Together they are learning to take responsibilty for expeditions, camps and various activity weekends.

We have just taken two 37 foot yachts to the Isle of Wight for the weekend, what did you do?

If you would like to come and see what you are missing, why not give us a call.

 Scout Leader

Linda Wheadon

 

 

 

 

SEE COLDITZ PHOTOS BELOW

 

 



SCOUTS

Our mixed sex Scout Group has bags of fun with all sorts of adventurous activities on offer. Whether it be experiencing Caving, rock climbing, learning radio communications, obtaining your British Canoe badge or relaxing on a 38 foot yacht for the weekend, our scouts are up for it. Where there is fun and excitement, that's where we'll be.

Group Scout Leader Simon Bennett

Scout Leader  Linda Wheadon



 PLEASE CHECK WEB SITE AS PROGRAM MAY CHANGE
         Linda Wheadon (Home) 01342 719556  (Mobile) 07966698203
Summer Term  2010
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www.hedgecourtscouts.co. uk
21/04/2010 Games and second hand Uniform Sale - Usual time at FVH in Uniform. If you have any old uniforms, waterproofs, boots etc. which no longer fit and you would like to donate them to the group, please bring them along so that we can sell them on to raise funds for fun activities.. 
25/04/2010 St Georges day parade. Everyone to attend. Meet in FULL uniform at Lingfield School at 1.45pm. Collect same at about 3.15pm. Bring money for collection
28/04/2010 Eggstremely tall tower challenge  - Usual time at FVH in Uniform. PLEASE BRING OLD NEWSPAPERS.
05/05/2010 Map reading/Treasure hunt - Usual time at FVH in Uniform.
12/05/2010 Making Music  - Usual time at FVH in Uniform. Bring something unusual to make music with!
(Deadline for money due in for Parascending (£36))
19/05/2010 River Clearing. Meet at 5.30 at the Lake on Hophurst Hill ( Drive past FVH to Crawley down, past Furnace wood, and turn left after 100 yards). Collect at 7.30pm at drop off point. Wear old clothes/long trousers and boots. If you are up for getting wet, then bring suitable clothing and footwear and a change of clothes.
It is essential that you bring gardening gloves.
*** NOTE CHANGE OF TIMES ***
26/05/2010 Tent pitching practice and Camp Prep.  In Uniform at FVH usual time.
Parent help needed please.

(Deadline for money due in for Ride the hill (£5) and Sailing (£10))
09/06/2010
Circus Skills - Usual time at FVH in Uniform. Bring any circus items if you have them eg. Diablo, poi, juggling balls.
16/06/2010 Fishing. Meet at 5.30  at the Lake on Hophurst Hill ( Drive past FVH to Crawley down, past Furnace wood, and turn left after 100 yards). Collect at 7.3pm at drop off point. Bring Rod if you have one.
As in the past, I would appretiate help from any experienced anglers.
23/06/2010 Water sports at Ardingly reservoir. Scouts can do either Dinghy sailing or windsurfing.
Subsidised cost for the evening is £10 to be paid in advance by no later than the 26th May.
****We will leave Felbridge Village hall at 6.00 pm in the mini bus and return at 9pm. *** NOTE CHANGE OF TIMES                        Investing of New Scouts
30/06/2010 Ride the Hill - Mountain Boarding at Reigate. Uniform not required, but sturdy footware such as walking boots is a good idea. Tuittion and safety equipment provided. .
Subsidised cost for the evening is £5 to be paid in advance by no later than the 26th May.

****We will leave Felbridge Village hall at 5.30 pm in the mini bus and return at 8.45pm. *** NOTE EARLIER TIME.
03/07/2010 Paracending. Separate letter sent out giving details (limited spaces, £36 each)
07/07/2010 BBQ and Joint AGM. All family invited
14/07/2010 Bingo fund raiser. All family invited
July 24th  Summer Camp.  Separate letter sent out giving details. (Cost £120)
16/10/2010 Caving at Merstam Mines. -  Separate letter will be sent out giving details nearer the time. (Cost £3 each)
 NOTES
J Autumn  Term Starts on Wednesday the  8th September
J  I have asked for parent help where it is essential for an activity to go ahead, but would welcome help at any of the scout nights.
So let me know if there is anything you fancy joining in with. 
J As we now communicate most up to date information with you by email please keep me informed should your email change.
   
   Extra weekend events shown in yellow. 


Position of badges

Click on the link below to see the position of scout badges

http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/6to25/scout/badges/uniform.htm



Colditz 2010

District Colditz Operation Scout teams are dropped at a location in Surrey and have to avoid detection over night whilst trying to complete some checkpoints.

All three of our teams did really well and finished the course of about 7 miles. All the teams enthusiastically told of all their greatest exploits during the night and vowed to return to use their new found knowledge of night evasion.

The final teams finally got their head down by 5.30am, only to be woken at 7.30am for breakfast and news of the winning teams. really made the whole of the event worthwhile.

At the awards ceremony thanks were passed to Bertie for his months of meticulous planning in devising 16 different routes, all similar in distance to pass through the same checkpoints and all finish in one spot without any serious mishaps. The "Spotters" who spent the evening driving completed on average more than 150 miles each!

Another memorable adventure has been accomplished.

The Hedgecourt team pictured below won the competition this year.

Congratulations

 

     

This is one of our teams doing the knot incident

 



Colditz 2007

Colditz Night Exercise (Operation Echo II)

January 2007.

It is time again to think of the joys of wandering the roads of deepest darkest Surrey in the middle of the night. It's time for the Colditz Night Exercise!

This year it is Operation Echo II and will take place on the weekend of 24th/25th March 2007. (Saturday evening to Sunday morning)

The event will take the usual format. We will meet at the Felbridge Village hall on 24th March at 7.45pm. The teams will then be driven to the secret HQ and then set off at about 9pm. The exercise will last about 5 hours. The teams will then be returned to base, and after a hot drink and snack, sleep until rudely awakened for breakfast. After breakfast, the results and prizes will be given out at about 9am. Scouts will then be returned to the Felbridge Village hall on Sunday the 25th of March at 10am.

The aim of the exercise is to follow a route by map references, on roads (An adult will accompany the teams at all times). Scouts will need to sign various check-points on route and must also avoid being caught by the patrolling cars. Teams will gain points for each check-point signed, and loose points every time they are caught. There is also an incident and refreshments at one of the checkpoints. The team with the most points will win.

Scouts will need: Waterproofs, warm clothing (several thin layers are better than one heavy layer), comfortable waterproof footware, a small bag for torch, light snacks and drink, sleeping bag & pillow (to be left at base), and PERMISSION FORMS.

Places are limited, so please let me know by the 31st January if you are interested in taking part by returning the slip below along with £5 to cover food, petrol etc.

Many Thanks

Linda Wheadon

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

 

My son/daughter …………………………….………………………………………………………………..…………..

would like to attend the Colditz night exercise on 24/25 march.

I enclose payment of £5 ( Cheques made payable to the 1st Hedgecourt Scout Group)



Downloading Permission Form

How to download permission form WITHOUT green background!

Thanks to the wonders of technology, you can now download a PDF version of the permission to camp form, just open this hyperlink

http://www.hedgecourtscouts.co.uk/scoutpermission.pdf



Permission Form

Name Of Scout In Capitals.............................................

 

PERMISSION TO ATTEND

 

I give permission for ............................................ age .................

 

to attend..................................................

 

from ......................to ..................................No. of  days ................

under the Leadership of Fiona Wakeford plus other Adult Assistants.

Travelling in private cars or in the minbus.

 

The named Scout is taking Medicine, which will be handed to Fiona with full instructions and clearly labelled.          Yes/No

If it becomes necessary for my child to receive medical treatment and I cannot be contacted by telephone or any other means to authorise this, I hereby give my general consent to any necessary medical treatment and authorise the Scouter in charge of the camp to sign any document required by the hospital authorities.

Note: The medical profession takes the view that the parent’s consent to medical treatment cannot be delegated. This view is explicit in the Child Act 1989. Thus medical consent forms have no legal status and a doctor/nurse insisting on the consent of a parent to a particular treatment has the right to do so. For this reason we do not recommend that Leaders insist on parents signing the statement above. However, it can be a comfort to medical staff to have general consent in advance from parents or to have a Leader on hand able to sign forms required by medical authorities. The Scout Association Jan 2000.

 

My child HAS/ HAS NOT any known allergies/ sensitivities (e.g. penicillin) or disabilities (e.g. travel sickness, asthma, bed wetting etc.).

If YES state details here........................................................................................

Has the Scout been immunised against tetanus in the last 3 years...............

 

 

 

National Health Service Number is ..........................Date of Birth.......................

Name and Address of family Doctor.....................................................................

 

.......................................................................................Tel:..................................

During the event my Address will be ...................................................................

 

.......................................................................................Tel:..................................

Emergency Contact (relation/friend/neighbour) ...................................................

 

.......................................................................................Tel:..................................

 

 

signed PARENT/ GUARDIAN ....................................Date ...............................

THIS FORM MUST BE COMPLETED AND HANDED TO Fiona ON ARRIVAL AT THE EVENT.

All forms will be kept safe and confidential, and only used in an emergency.



Wednesday Troop Nights

Please attend troop nights in full uniform and bring with you your book and inspection kit, plus a change of clothes to get dirty in. Check web site for programme updates regularly and inform the leaders if you are not able to attend a troop night.

Inspection kit. 

Hedgecourt information book, pen/ pencil, notebook and mobile (switched off) or money for phone.

 

Scout uniform can be purchased from the new East Surrey District Scout shop at 1st Lagham Scout H.Q, Lagham Rd, South Godstone ( turn right off A22 immediately after railway bridge, H.Q 400 yds on right.) Open every saturday 10am - Midday.

Permission forms can be printed off the web site or there is a master copy for you to fill in the details that never change ie. D.O.B etc. and photocopy. All permission forms are destroyed immediately after the event. A new form is required for each off site event so that leaders are certain that parents are aware that the scouts are not at the F.V.H that night.



Scout Uniform

You may purchase the scout uniform either from Lagham Scout headquarters (see above)

or on line:

http://www.scoutshops.com/acatalog/beavers-uniform.html

The uniform is a Scout shirt ref    1007226S  or  Scout L/S Blouse  Ref: 1007240S

Activity trousers ref 1006950s     or 1006950D for girls

Leather Belt Ref: 1007400LB

You need to transfer some badges from your cub uniform to your scout shirt:

Purple Membership badge

1st Hedgecourt Name strip

East Surrey Badge

Joining in Badge (No.of years in scouting)

Nights Away Badge plus any Dark Blue Badges ( Swimming, Faith, IT, Music)

SPECIAL FOR 2006/ 2007

100th Centenary Badge to be worn ABOVE the purple membership Badge

 



Some Badges You Can Earn Independently.

Canoeist - Qualify for the British Canoe Union Two Star Award

Dinghy Sailor- Qualify for the Royal Yachting Associations Young Sailors Scheme, Start sailing stage 2.

Emergency Aid - Have the Young Lifesaver ( Key stage 3 - senior) of the St. Johns Ambulance.

                       - Have the Schools First Aid Certificate of the British Red Cross Society.

Equestrian - Qualify for the Pony Club C standard.

Racing Helm - Qualify for Royal Yachting Association Young Sailors Scheme, Start sailing stage 3.

                    - Qualify for Royal Yachting Association, Red Badge.

 

 

 




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