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Welcome to this month’s issue of Inside Out. This month’s issue covers all the great Scouting Activites that are taking place around the country We look at not one but two Mountain pursuit challengs where we capture both with super images from the hills. The Scouters Conference took place recently with over 200 Scouters in attendance. Check it out inside We have our monthly section resources this month as usual and a 5th instalment from our Backwoods feature. We look forward to some upcoming National Activities which are scheduled to take place over the next few months. So why not get involved. P. 56 Clare County Hike

This month as in every month we feature many articles and Pictures from all around the Country from groups just like yours. So why not send us in an image an a few lines about what you were up to and we will feature in next months issue. We have made it easier for you to submit your article and pictures. We now have a dedicated page set up to enable you to make a submission Just click here and fill in the details. If you have any Queries please contact us at communications@scouts.ie. Please forward this month’s issue to all Scouters and Youth Members in your group. Don’t presume they have got it. Deadline for next month’s issue is the 30th November. The Communications Team

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They were trained to fight, and then put into the arena to fight animals or other gladiators. Some of the fights were to the death. Try arm wrestling or tug of war or relays (Six against Six) Each soldier carried his weapons, shield, food and camping equipment, cooking pot and clothes from one camp to the next. Go on an expedition with full pack In battle it was a disgrace if the flag or standard was captured. Play “capture the flag” Pioneering: the Romans invented war machines like the catapults and the ballista. Have the Scout Section help the Cubs to make a ballista. Cubs to make their own handheld catapult and have a competition to test for distance and accuracy Backwoods cooking – cook on an open fire like the legionnaires First Aid: battle injuries - learn how to make slings and, dressings for cuts and wounds, burns & scalds from fires, and stretchers The Romans knew the 7 brightest objects in the sky: sun, moon and 5 planets, and they named them after their most important gods. Make a paper mache model of a planet or visit the local observatory/ planetarium

Archery Make a wash stand for camp just like the Roman army Chariot racing – ask the Scout Section to help the Cubs to make a version of a chariot from pioneering spars. Have a chariot race Gladiators were slaves who were forced to fight for the entertainment of the Romans.

Fitness was essential for Legionnaires and Gladiators. Cubs to draw up a personal fitness plan prior to a long hike Poor Romans has small homes without kitchens, so they often bought takeaways such as sausages and fried fish. Wealthy Romans held elaborate dinner parties prepared and cooked by slaves. Plan a balanced menu using the food pyramid for 1 day for a family or camp

Stars and constellations: used for navigation by Legions. Learn to recognize some of the major constellations as well as the North Star Romans built good roads to last. They were built in as straight a line as possible. Using a map, Cubs to plan a new road from the Scout Den to their favourite hiking trail Most Roman homes and buildings had mosaics floors – make a giant mosaic of the Fleur de Lys or Scouting Ireland logo from coloured pieces of paper and display it in the Scout Den In Ancient Rome, there were no public schools; boys were taught to read and write by their parents. Cubs to ask their parents about their early school life to see how it differs from their own modern school curriculum

The Roman Senate passed all laws and collected all taxes. Cubs to visit the local Council Chamber or Courthouse Measurements- miles, feet and inches came from the Romans. Make a yard stick and take each Cubs height, take it again at the end of the Scout year Military troops called Centuries made up part of the Roman foot soldier army. Centuries were led by a Centurion. The Centurion, like the Sixer was easily recognised by the badge he wore. He would also have Deputy Centurion similar to a Seconder. Each Six to design a flag or standard. The Sixer/Centurion to carry the standard on hikes or going to camp. The Standards will be raised and lowered each day on camp Board game night: board games were popular for leisure time and during camp time for soldiers

At the age of 16, some students went on to rhetoric school. Education at this level prepared students for legal careers, and required that students memorize the laws of Rome. Memorize the Cub Scout Law. Live the law.

Sketches – Romans enjoyed the theatre. Each Six to put together a sketch to be performed at camp

Aqueducts were built to supply water to towns from springs, rivers and lakes. Cubs to find out the origin of the local public water supply

Markets were where merchants of all sorts sold items (including slaves) from around the Empire. Make a simple craft and sell it at your local farmer’s market along perhaps with your 12 Days of Christmas tickets

The names of the months of the year and the days of the week originate from Ancient Rome. Cubs to find out the origin of each Weather – forecasts are essential for army expeditions & marches (hikes) make a wind sock/weather vane Map reading – essential for invading and conquering new lands The Romans introduced coins as currency. Ask the Cubs to bring in old or foreign coins from home. Display and discuss their origin or age

Strict Codes of Conduct dictated the life of a Roman soldier. Pack forum to draft a Code of Conduct The Forum was one of the important centres of Roman life. The Forum had the marketplace, the banks and the baths. But the Forum had a purpose that we today might find unusual. It was in the Forum where anyone who felt like it could stand up and talk to the crowd and express their views on any subject. It was called “Orating” and the Romans loved it. Pack Forum to debate on a given topic to see who is considered the best “Orator”

Most religious rituals featured musical performances. Have a Scouts Own, Cubs to bring and play their own musical instruments Leave No Trace Policy Gods were worshipped in Temples where Romans could go and make offerings to the statues of the most popular gods. Roman Gods include Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Apollo, Mercury, Pluto. Make a list of the statues of saints most commonly found in churches or other places of worship, what offerings are made nowadays?

National Christmas Fundraising Initiative As you are no doubt aware that our Annual 12 Days of Christmas Draw and our new initiative The 12 Deeds of Christmas are very important Fundraising opportunities in our calendar that help your Scout Group and Scouting Ireland to raise funds to develop your local Scout Group and the National Scout Centres. A further presentation was given at the Scouters conference on ways to maximise your turonver with the fundraisers.

Please make sure that you clip the travel tickets for your journey as you go along to earn beads as you progress.

For the 12 Days of Christmas fundraiser your Tickets should be returned to Scouting Ireland on or before Dec 5th 2014 For the 12 Deeds of Christmas your return sheet should be sent back to Scouting Ireland by the 30th Jan 2015 To get all the information on both fundraisers click on the posters on the next page.

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1. The development of any proposed new broad based Training Programme for Scouting Ireland should be cognisant of: o The need for consultation with the wider membership of Scouting Ireland o WOSM’s Woodbadge Framework o The need for Continuous Adult Scouter Development o The desirability of recognising prior learning and skills o Possible E-Learning models 2. The following, while important considerations for implementation, are not to be constraining factors in the design of the new Training Programme: o Minimising the cost of training o Designing a programme solely for the purpose of securing a form of educational accreditation 3.

The training review for Scouting Ireland was established at the end of 2012 by the Chief Commissioner Adult Resources to give effect to General Motion 13, carried at National Council that year. The aim of this project is to: “undertake a review of Scouter Training using the Adults in Scouting World Policy as reference, with the underlining principles of providing adult leadership training that is flexible and accessible, which acknowledges previous skills and focuses on the actual role specific

to each Scouter” (Ref: General Motion 13, National Council 2012). Following the appointment of Chris Kearns by the National Management Committee as Project Manager for the review, terms of reference were agreed between the Chief Commissioner Adult Resources and the Training Commissioner in consultation with the Project Manager in November 2012. In addition to the above motion, the terms of reference also specified three key conditions for the review:

The review is to be completed by the end of 2015

A steering group was formed and work commenced in January 2013. The steering group comprises seven experienced trainers in addition to the Project Manager. The Training Commissioner is a member of the steering group. An approach document for the review which included a Vision and Mission Statement was developed, agreed and shared with attendees at National Council 2013.

19 ‘Working’ Topics in Body of Knowledge Vision and Scope

A period of consultation commenced within the association and externally. While the consultation was in progress a core team was formed to commence the work. The core team currently incorporates seven others in addition to the steering group and the Project Manager (15 in all). Individuals were appointed to the core team based on their interest and ability rather than topographical considerations. Existing training programmes in Scouting Ireland and in a number of other scout (and guide) organisations were examined and a set of training areas or ‘Topics’ were determined for future adult training at Scouting Ireland. There are 19 Topics in all.

Educational aims and high-level learning objectives were developed for 17 of these Topics. Adventure Skills was deferred pending discussions between Adult Resources and Youth Programme and these discussions are progressing at this time. Work on the Child Protection Topic was delayed in anticipation of legislation changes, it recently became obvious that such changes are some way off and the National Adult Resources Committee has agreed that work should commence on that Topic immediately. The list of Topics along with associated educational aims and high level learning objectives form the Body of Knowledge for which a new training scheme will be developed. The Body of Knowledge currently contains approximately 200 high level learning objectives for the 17 Topics which are

elaborated up to this point. Work on the Body of Knowledge took place throughout 2013 and into the early months of 2014. With the Body of Knowledge becoming quite tangible, the core team set to considering how a Scouter’s experience of training (their ‘learning journey’) might look. Five specific areas were identified, from ‘New to Scouting’ to continuous / lifelong learning (‘Extending your Learning and Skills’). The 200 high level learning objectives were then distributed across each of the five areas to form progressive training paths for each Topic. This phase concluded with an update and consultation meeting with key stakeholders in March 2014, as well as a workshop for attendees at National Council. An Educational Methods workshop took place in March 2014, as well as the core team all Scouting Ireland trainers were invited, 20 trainers attended that weekend and this resulted in a few additional volunteers joining the core team at that point.

Method Resource material o including information booklets/ sheets, fact sheets, hand books, DVD’s Hands on Learning o including cross-training, demonstrations, coaching, apprenticeships, drills E-learning o including web-based training, tele/video conferencing, web meetings, email Interactive Methods o Including instructor led sessions, group work, case studies, role play In recent weeks the core team completes the assignment of method to each of the high level learning objectives for each area throughout the learning journey. They have also considered to what extent each learning objective represents learning which each individual should have, which a Scouter team should have on the team, or which can be classed as useful to the individual or the team. The next phase will involve

developing the outline for specific learning opportunities or Learning Spaces to service each area throughout the learning journey. Once that is complete, work can start on specific learning / training materials for each of the Learning Spaces. This phase of the work will be led by members of the core team who will have review subteams to assist them in this work. A matrix management system has

been agreed to ensure that 1) each Topic is covered in a consistent and progressive manner while 2) each area throughout the learning journey works as a cohesive whole. For observations, comments, offers of help etc. contact the Project Manager at trainingreview@scouts. ie

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The venue for Roverfocus is still to be confirmed, but much of it will take place in Dublin City at the den of 1st Port Sea Scouts (Ringsend). More info to come in the December issue! All queries can go to nyrteamlead@ scouts.ie .

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committee, a development plan for 2014-2017, selecting Bali for the next conference in 2017. The social side included a night cruise in Sydney Harbour, a trip to the Blue Mountains, a visit to Bondi Beach and tours of the city of Sydney.

International Conference in Australia The international Scout and Guide Fellowship Conference in Sydney has concluded. It was attended by three delegates from Ireland including Maurice Lapthorne and John Reid from Scouting Ireland. The World conference is held every three years and on this occasion the venue was Sydney. There were forty four countries represented at the conference with a total of three hundred and fifty delegates. The Irish delegation consisted of Jake Reid coordinator of Scout Fellowship groups in Ireland, Addy Patterson of the Irish Girl Guides and Maurice Lapthorne, secretary of the Cork Fellowship group. The business side of the conference included appointing new members to the World Fellowship

One of the highlights of the conference was presentations made by the various national organisations on projects which they undertake to help the less fortunate people around the world. These included collecting toys and sending them to children in refugee camps in Jordan and other locations. The Irish Fellowship organisation will be following up on these ideas with a view to developing our own projects.

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Scout Leaders for more than 40 years, Paul Browne and Mike Loder took part in one of the several efforts of scouting to build peace in a divided country. Belfast in the early 1970â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was a difficult place to live â&#x20AC;&#x201C; minority families in mixed communities were burned and bullied out of their homes, barricades were built preventing one community from encroaching on the other. Murders, bombings and intimidation were commonplace. Mike Loder and Paul Browne were Scout Leaders from groups on

each side of the sectarian divide in a tense Belfast. They strongly believed that their responsibility to their Scouts included helping to develop tolerance and understanding. They knew that if progress was to be made, people had to meet, prejudices had to be challenged, and friendships had to be forged. They knew this could put

their own lives at risk, but they knew it was worth it. For more information on these awards check out the links below

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eager to support young people to make the next step from the Irish mountain environment to the Alpine environment. Over the coming month, Mountaineering Ireland will ‘recruit’ 50 young people into two development pathways and provide them with a series of development days and mentoring, which will prepare them to participate with confidence at Mountaineering Ireland’s Summer Alpine Meet 2015.

To see all the details on this project click HERE Concurrently, Mountaineering Ireland will be recruiting volunteers to support this initiative and the other volunteers already committed to it. If you wish to volunteer please email your details to volunteer@ mountaineering.ie and we will be in touch.

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APLs were, what patrol everyone was in and finally the patrol names. We opted to name each patrol after a part of a Celtic legend e.g. The Salmon of Knowledge Patrol. Other than these main decisions we worked on our marching chants and we invested a new member into the troop. Another paramount element of the overnight was to bond and to build a sense of team spirit. A large part of the two days was spent in our patrols discussing different topics related to the Jamboree. Working together in our small patrol groups allowed our teamwork skills to develop and allowed friendships to flourish. Together as different patrols

we discussed the structure of our gate on site in Japan and completed a survival challenge. The whole trip came to its climax during the evening when the troop sat in a circle and sang songs, played instruments, told stories and attempted to do the worm! It was a lot of fun to see everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talents which included amazing guitar playing skills, a singing voice that sounded like caramel and the knowledge of every capital city in the world. While some were more talented than others everyone

performed something, (even if it was just telling a joke) this is a tribute to how well we bonded over the day as everybody felt comfortable performing in front of their peers. The overnight trip was organised with a goal in mind, to build our spirit of unity. That goal was achieved. Although we still have a long journey left to go before we arrive in Japan, the foundation has been laid for the best experience of our lives. After our stay on Bull Island we are not just excited to be attending the Jamboree, we are excited to be attending the Jamboree together.

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One of the key objectives of our partnership with ERP, is to drive awareness by promoting a positive behavioural change throughout our membership (both Youth and Adult). ERP & Scouting Ireland believe that the Recharge the Earth campaign can do just that, resulting in diverting batteries from landfill. Remember that the Christmas period accounts for around 40% of all batteries purchased during the course of the year. This equated to approximately 32 million batteries or 800 tonnes of batteries. Many

of these batteries typically end up in landfill. Don’t wait until it’s too late, start talking to your Scouts and making plans. Register in a week or so as the activity will run for a number of weeks before and after Christmas so everyone can be involved…by following the steps below: 1. Register your Scout Group online at www.erpcollect.ie/ rechargetheearth ( after the 8th November – as we are awaiting a website update – we will send another reminder when it open for

registration for this year) Here you will find more information on the initiative and you can download your activity pack. 2. The Recharge the Earth activity pack will include: • Information on the importance of battery recycling and reducing the carbon footprint of your Scout Group, allowing your Youth Members to incorporate the information into their programme during the planning stage. • Scouters notes and slides to help in the facilitation and mentoring of the Youth Members, in developing their programme. • Recycling activities, again which can be used among the Youth Members to motivate people within the Scout Group and the community. • Progress tracking poster.

Once registered ERP will send you four battery boxes so you can start collecting. (Please place your battery boxes in a responsible location away from younger children). Special collection dates for Scouting Ireland will be organised by ERP at prominent locations around Ireland where you can bring your batteries for recycling these will be advised later. Let’s Recharge the Earth, and register shortly. On behalf of Scouting, ERP and the better world deserved by everyone, best of luck, IAN DAVY Chief Commissioner (Youth Programme)

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Beavers and Cubs Sections have both taken part in County Fun Days and the Scouts took part in a water-filled day at Craigavon Water Sports Centre. We participated in Keady’s St. Patricks Day Parade, and helped Keady town create a Welcome banner made of local children’s handprints as part of the celebrations for the Giro D’Italia. Great fun was had during our first group camp in Gosford Forest Park and not even the non-stop torrential rain could dampen our spirits. We took part in various activities

including backwoods cooking and shelter building, muddy obstacle courses, night hikes and a traditional Scout camp fire. The Leaders who attended the fantastic Recharge event in September not only got into the spirit of the weekend by dressing up – they also got to meet Chief Scout himself who kindly posed for a photo. Three Leaders also took part in the Backwoods Training course at Castle Saunderson and spent the weekend getting to grips with feather sticks, shelter building and star gazing.

We have been overwhelmed with the support and interest our group has already received from the local community and are looking forward to the coming year. We want to thank everyone who has helped us get up and running over the last 6 months and big thanks to our County Commissioner Joe Corey all the Scout Groups in Brian Boru County for their guidance and support.

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was near John Torpey’s hurley factory. They followed the blue route an 8k Looped Walk taking in the 12 O’Clock Hills. It took them about 3.5 Hours including a lunch break. A great day was had by all. A donation was made to the 12 O Clock hills project at the end of the hike.

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anyway… Predictably enough, at least three or four consent forms were forgotten, but Neillers worked heroically to track them down and make sure that all were recovered before it was too late. We were given our briefing by the powers that be, when we were given the necessary equipment to survive the next 2 days, including a map, a set of tasks, a pen and an egg. The tasks were as follows: • Keep a route card of your journey • Get a picture taken with a local tourist attraction

• Get a leaflet of a local tourist attraction • Take a picture of every directional road sign you walk past • Get your egg back to Faithlegg without breaking it • Get a picture of a pre-1990’s car • Get a photograph with a parish priest • Video yourselves doing 10 pushups in a public place • Find the price of sending a 10-kilogram package to Armenia • Using barter, swap your pen for more valuable objects After our leaders had given us the vita; pieces of information, we were

blindfolded and thrown into a car, before being dropped at our starting point which would turn out to be some 34 kilometre trek from our final destination (Faithlegg). Philip and myself were bundled into a car, and after what seemed like hours (it turned out to be 25-minutes) of not seeing where we were going, we were eventually told to remove our blindfolds. As we stepped out of the car and watched it speed off, we were left wondering where we had been landed. A quick stop

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into a local farmhouse told us that we were indeed walking towards Mullinavat. This was confirmed after about another 15-minutes of walking, when our first signpost told us Mullinavat was a further 3 kilometres away. Walking through it and down the Old Dublin Road, down miles and miles of house-less road, we turned off into Kilmacow, looking for a garden in which we could camp for the night, which was easier said than done. After all, we were in Kilkenny the night before the All-ireland final, and sure enough the first few houses we called to were full of people who’d be leaving early for Dublin the next

morning. Eventually however, we found people willing to let us camp in their back garden, and after a quick supper of noodles, we went to bed, fairly exhausted.

Saturday: Getting there. We woke up early on Saturday morning, eager to build on the immense progress of the previous night. By 9:30am, we’d packed away our tent, cooked ourselves a most excellent breakfast of bacon, sausages and black pudding, and left a thank you note for our hosts

who were still asleep. We set off down the road through Kilmacow village and past the sports complex, remembering to photograph every signpost along the way. While pausing for a break at a garage in Newrath, we saw Ben and Paddy, two of our Abbeyside counterparts, and it was here, while we were catching up on everything that happened since the previous evening, that our egg finally gave way. The four of us, minus an egg, walked the rest of the way into town together, reaching Waterford at around 12:30, where we spent a couple of hours completing the various tasks which had been set for us in accordance with our leaders’ commands. We swapped our pen for a broken toy lightsaber, and for those of you who are interested, it’s €65.60 to sent a 10kg package to Armenia, or €70.50 if you would like express delivery, although the woman in the Post Office would recommend you send a 20kg one as it works out to be cheaper, which I wouldn’t view as great salesmanship on her part. After a quick stop for a photo at Reginald’s Tower, we continued the hike towards Faithlegg at a slower pace, knowing that time was on our side, we had 3 hours to get there. We trudged along past the schools; Waterpark, De La Salle, Newtown, through Ardkeen.

It occurred to me as a result of the tiredness setting in that the Dunmore Road had never seemed this long before. Eventually, we reached the fork in the road that splits Faithlegg and Dunmore, and the realization that we were within 5km of our goal gave us renewed energy; we got to the campsite as the 6th and 7th teams back. We pitched our tents, lay down on the grass and as if it was his duty to make my day even better, Neillers arrived with the news that Kilkenny had won the All-Ireland! Although for some reason he didn’t look as happy with this news as I was. When all the teams had finally arrived, we had a massive barbecue which was even better than the breakfast we’d cooked ourselves. After the dinner, a campfire and a movie, we all dispersed into our tents, all wrecked.

Sunday: The end. We all woke up late on Sunday morning, there was barely enough time to take down our tents, clean up our mess and have a competition to see who could drink a pint of milk the fastest, before we went home.

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Quite some time was given over to ideas for the coming year and the drawing up of a calendar of events for 2015. A number of scouts were proposed as county representatives for the year and following an election Joe Steele and Dathal Kent both from 82nd Cork (Rathcormac) and Evin Walsh 29th Cork (Mitchelstown) were elected.

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Workshop Structure & Outcome • Registration is 10am, 10.30am start. Finish time is 18.00. • Bookings via Mo in Lisburn office. Places are limited. • This is a practical support day, providing you with a range of ideas and section specific workshops to help support you in your role as a beaver, cub, scout, venture scouters, rover advisor or Rover.

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The feedback was very positive and the hard work and commitment of the youth members paid off, with everyone staying dry till the morning, the shelters looked amazing. Thank you to Collwyn, Karen, Annabel, Gary, Annemarie, Maeve, Maria but most of all thank you to the youth members who joined together as crews and committed effortlessly to the weekend. Youth members travelled from Draperstown, Lifford, Carndonagh, Strabane and Duncannon.

This is the third of these twinning events in the year and came from an idea from the youth members to keep group, county and provincial youth members connected.

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plenty of skill sessions as well as games and fun to be had by all. Overall this was our busiest water activity yet, with over 100 people on the water over the 2 days. Thanks to all the leaders who helped make everything run smoothly. Over the past few years the group has been reintroducing kayaking skills and this summer saw 10 leaders and a further 10 Venture and Rovers achieve their ICU level 2 kayaking award. This was due to the hard work of our leaders Aidan and Cathal and also with the invaluable help of Ivan and Robert and the rest of the Malahide Sea Scout Group. As we continue to invest in our own kayaks and gear we look forward to many more smiles on the water.

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get more or less three days of high gusting winds and heavy rain. We needed the old Scout Adage that, “it is the wet ones they remember best”, to hold true. Friday night, we camped in a rustic campsite with stone outhouses and a standing tap, it was luxury in comparison to what lay ahead. On Day 1, we set of from near Capel Curig with the summits of Moel Siabod at 875 metres and Moel Gid at 733 metres as the targets, with a plan to drop afterwards to Lake Diwaunydd to camp for the night.

The landscape was strange for those of us used to the distinctive East-West lie of the Galtees and Knockmealdowns which have smooth gentle southern slopes and craggy steep northern slopes made up of glacial valleys and lakes. Snowdonia was different, the rock was different, the aspect of slopes did not seem to determine whether they would be gentle or craggy, it was hard for the amateur geographer to figure out what was the result of glaciation, river erosion or quarrying for the famous Blue Bangor slate. The summit of Moel Siabod could be approached by a long ridge which had an initial steep ascent and then a more gentle rise to the summit. The terrain on the

ridge was rough undulating craggy rock and would need constant attention and effort, the wind was high and it looked a tough prospect. Our patrol, which had been the last checked out from base camp decided to take an alternative route around the base of the ridge and to ascend Moel Siabod on what looked a more gentle face. We had doubters who wanted to follow the consensus up the ridge. Mighty Kilbrittain left for the summit ahead of us by the ridge route, we would see which of us made the summit first. Our ascent was gentle until the last 150 metres, then it got tough, steep and slippery, South Westerly gusts were throwing us about badly, however in spite of it all we kept our

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nerve and made it to the summit. Had Kilbrittain been through the summit? Yes, we were told. With that Rathcormac Patrol lost all respect and trust in their leader’s navigation and route planning. A photo at the trig point was only possible by holding onto it for dear life, no matter, it was all down hill from here and a warm supper lay ahead. We arrived into high camp to be told we were the fifth team in, despite having been the fifteenth to start, and there was no sign of Kilbrittain who had set off for the summit before us. Then it dawned on us, there were two Kilbrittain patrols and we had indeed got ahead of our Kilbrittain friends by avoiding the ridge. Respect for the navigation skills of the leader was restored but at the same time we had missed out on the thrills of the ridge which fearless Kilbrittain and the others had experienced. Huge gusts hit like tornadoes through the night but the tents somehow held up. Day 2 was supposed to be a stroll after Day 1, the targets were Carned Y Cribau

at 591 metres dropping to Rhediad Coll at 375 metres followed by an ascent to Cerrig Cochion at 550 metres and then on to Moel Mirirch at 607 metres. These summits were fun, the winds were high but not terrifying, the downpours were heavy but not cold. The only threat was posed by large areas of sphagnum bog where the unwary sank to their waists and would suffer the indignity of being laughed at heartily until being pulled out by they rest of their patrol. The plan was to camp at Lake Edno but the advance party radioed back that South Westerlies were throwing waves up

over the only level camping areas. The tents could just about cope with wind and rain but were not made for surfing. The camp area was moved down the valley to an abandoned sheep fold, where we nestled around the tumble down walls of the old sheep pens. The hour had changed and it was dark at five o’clock. The rain was non stop, we were weary, we went to bed and the whole camp was asleep by seven o’clock. Teenagers who can sleep for ever did not mind, the adult leaders invariably woke at 1am to spend the night listening to the wind, but the night was mild and there was a lot to think about so it wasn’t a problem. On Monday morning we packed up without a worry for keeping our tents, and sleeping bags dry, tonight we would sleep in our own beds and imagined we would be welcomed home with three course meals. We skipped down the mountain for two hours to our bus rendezvous. The bus drivers looked at us and made us strip before getting on the buses, we smelled like the worst sports changing room ever, and we were all as happy as could be. We had been to Wales, however, we

had not seen or spoken to a Welsh person or anybody in the whole three days, parts of Snowdonia may be popular tourist hotspots, but we had genuinely explored the remoter parts and more importantly we had proven the Scout Adage true, it is indeed the wet ones you remember best. Thanks from all in Rathcormac to the Sionnach Team for a great trip, and greetings to all the new Scouting friends that we made in Wales, we look forward to seeing you there again next time. The Welsh Dragon Conquered.

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After three visits to each land in the Cub Adventure Quest book which involved cracking Celtic codes, hieroglyphics, constructing leaky aqueducts, medieval quests, fort building + pioneering + dodge ball (everybody should try this at least once!!!), hikes, weekends, campfires, a multitude of games (that’s just the tip of the iceberg),

and side splitting fun beyond quantifying we eventually reached the point where we could award a Tagann Badge. On the 23rd Oct 2014 Ben Whelan became the first Cub ever in the 18th to be awarded the Tagann Badge. Not only was this was a moment of great pride for Ben and

his Scouters but it marked a major milestone for the Pack as we now know we’re capable of delivering the One Programme from start to finish. Congratulations & Well Done Ben!! May you have as much fun and success with the adventures / challenges that Scouts and the Crean Awards hold in store for you. Hopefully in another three years we’ll see you with a Polar Badge and maybe even a Chief Scouts Award on your sleeve! With two more Cubs well on track to be awarded their Tagann Badge early in the New Year and a raft of Cubs nearing completion of their Taisteal badge the future for Cubs in Santry looks very bright indeed.

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