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The Batchworth Sea Scouts Newsletter |
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October
2009 |
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For General Batchworth Sea Scout enquiries or enquiries
regarding someone joining Batchworth Sea Scouts please
contact our Group Scout Leader, Simon Theobald on
simontheobald@compuserve.com or telephone 07850 337903.
Newsletter items, suggestions and comments are always
welcome. Please email batchword@yahoo.co.uk or contact
the Editor, Narinder Sian, directly on 07595 617598, or
the Group Secretary, Tim Smith on 07749 811728. |
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REMEMBRANCE
SUNDAY - 8th November 2009 |
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The second Sunday in November
is traditionally put aside to remember all those
who have given their lives for the peace and
freedom we enjoy today. On this day people
across the nation pause to reflect on the
sacrifices made by our brave Service men and
women.
Batchworth Sea Scouts will
at the memorial in the grounds of St Mary's
Church. Being Royal Navy recognised we have
pride of place at the ceremony and ALL members
of all ages are encouraged to attend.
It is an important day in
our calendar and is especially important to
members past and present. Attendance from all in
full uniform is expected from 10.30am to 12
noon. Please be at the Batchworth HQ in plenty
of time before 10:30am on November 8th. |
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CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME |
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This
year's pantomime at Watersmeet is "Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs" and the District Scouts
and Guides have booked the whole theatre on
Sunday 13th December at 1.30 pm.
Spells, trickery and evilness will be dished up
in true panto villainous style by Allo, Allo's
Kim Hartman, who will be aided and abetted by
Emmerdale's Richard Grieves as The Henchman
Tickets are £11 each and if you haven’t already
got your ticket please contact our Pantomime
Representative, Deirdre Edwards, on 01923 771626
as soon as possible.
Its
open to all family members and the final
deadline for tickets is next Friday 23rd
October. So
don't delay, book now!! |
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COUNTY CUB NIGHT HIKE
2009 |
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  The County Cub Night Hike was held on
the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead on Sat 19th September. 500 Cubs took part supported by 250
Scouts, Explorer Scouts and leaders. The hike was a six mile walk
including six map reading themed activity bases. The route included
fields, woods, towpaths and country lanes in the dark followed by an
overnight stay in a local school. The event started at 6:30pm and
continued past midnight. Batchworth entered two teams of 5 cubs.
Batchworth also helped man Base 3 -
the OS Symbol Quiz challenge together with Peter Edwards, our
District Commissioner and other volunteers from the district.
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NATIONAL
YOUTH DRAGON BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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Congratulations to Batchworth scouts who come second in the
mixed category in the National Youth Dragon Boat
Championships at Longridge 26th September. Well done to
all those who took part. |
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VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED |
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 We are in
need of volunteers who are willing to help us complete
several projects around our headquarters on Riverside
Drive. The projects are typically small, can be done on
any day of the week and sometimes require specific
skills.
In
particular we need structural engineers, tree surgeons,
plumbers, carpenters, electricians, welders and
decorators who would be willing to help on an ad-hoc
basis. We also need help with maintaining the boats and
the grounds. If you don’t have these specific skills but
just want to help there are plenty of other things to
do, big and small, inside and outside, manual or
administrative. As a 100% volunteer group we rely on the
people being generous with their time to help us keep
Batchworth Sea Scouts running smoothly.
Additionally, our next ShipShape Day is on Saturday 7th
November 9am. This is when we look after our building
and the surrounding areas. All are welcome, teas and
chocy biscuits are usually provided and we spend a
couple of hours clearing up, sorting out, tidying away
and generally getting our HQ “Shipshape” We look forward
to seeing you.
If you, or
someone you know, can help please contact our Group
Chairman, Keith Wall, on batchworth.chairman@ntlworld.com
or 01923 777340. |
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SUBSCRIPTIONS |
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Any
subscriptions not yet paid are well over due.
Unfortunately we are tightening up our subscriptions
collections process and so will ny members that may not
have paid their full subscriptions for 2009 please send
them in now. Beavers £110. Cubs £130. Scouts £158. We
shall be phoning round shortly chasing all late payers
and will have to consider giving the places of members
that have not paid to other new members.
If you have
not paid and there is a problem paying right now please
talk to us. Please make cheques payable to Batchworth
Sea Scouts and send them to Deirdre Edwards, 44 Long
Lane, Rickmansworth. WD3 8YF. |
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JUMBLE SALE |
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A big thank
you to all those who gave jumble, helped with
leafleting, collecting, sorting, selling, moving the
boats and kayaks and the
clearing up afterwards..
We had a
great day and made £2,340 profit. A Jumble record! This
includes £114 received on goods from the previous jumble
sale which were sold on e-Bay. It is a wonderful result
for a lot of hard work.
Thank you to
everyone you helped. We couldn't have done it without
you! |
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RICKMANSWORTH SOCIETY AUTUMN FAIR |
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The
Rickmansworth society aims to promote a feeling of true
community and to foster at all times a spirit of
friendliness and co-operation throughout the
Rickmansworth district. The society's Autumn fair was held at Watersmeet, Saturday 10th October 2009.
Batchworth
Sea Scouts showed its support for the charity by having
a stall at the fair. £319.16 was raised for the group
with the leftover items going to Scope and a Third World
charity. A big thank you to all those who helped on the
day. |
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RECRUITMENT |
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We are keen to build up a big strong Troop at
Batchworth. We are blessed with some of the best
equipment in the District and have several recent
additions to the leadership team to allow for ever
increasingly exciting activities to be organised
regularly. To help us run these activities, we need
regular attendance from our current members, but we
also currently have a number of open positions for
sea scouts and wish to encourage new joiners at all
ages from 10 ½ - 14.
Anyone can attend Scout meetings for a number of
weeks before committing to becoming a member (3
weeks would be typical). Encouraging friends to
come to meetings will help both to enjoy the
activities on offer. Older or younger friends or
friend’s siblings can equally get involved in
Beaver, Cub or Explorer Sections, who are also open
to new members.
Please help us to grow Batchworth back to being the
best Group in South-West Hertfordshire! |
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DATES FOR THE DIARY |
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Beaver
Scouts meet every Thursday from 6:00 to 7:15
Cub
Scouts meet every Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00
Scouts
meets every Saturday from 2:00 to 5:30
Bograts
Explorer Scouts meet every Thursday from 7:30 to 10:00 |
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Sat |
10 Oct 09 |
Cubs Football - Away 1st Ricky A 12:00 |
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Sat |
24 Oct 09 |
all day Recruitment Event in Watford |
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Sat |
24 Oct 09 |
Cubs Football - Home Ruislip 12:00 |
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Sat |
24 Oct 09 |
Scouts 'Back to Basics' camping |
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Wed |
28 Oct 09 |
Half term - no Cub meeting |
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Thu |
29 Oct 09 |
Half term - no Beaver meeting |
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Tue |
03 Nov 09 |
Leader's Meeting at HQ - 8:00 p.m. |
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Sat |
07 Nov 09 |
Cubs Football - Away Millend 12:00 |
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Sat |
07 Nov 09 |
ShipShape Day at HQ from 9:00 a.m. |
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Sun |
08 Nov 09 |
Remembrance Parade (a.m.) - all
members should attend |
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Mon |
09 Nov 09 |
Executive Committee meeting at HQ - 8:00 p.m. |
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Fri |
13 Nov 09 |
Scouts Green Beret Challenge |
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Sat |
28 Nov 09 |
Cubs Football - Home 1st Ricky B 12:00 |
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Sat |
05 Dec 09 |
Cubs Football - Home 1st Ricky B 1pm |
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Sat |
12 Dec 09 |
Christmas Party |
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Sun |
13 Dec 09 |
District outing to Rickmansworth Pantomime - Snow
White |
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Sat |
26 Dec 09 |
No Scout Meeting |
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Mon |
11 Jan 10 |
Executive Committee meeting at HQ - 8:00 p.m. |
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Sat |
16 Jan 10 |
Cubs Football - Away Ruislip 12:00 |
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Sat |
23 Jan 10 |
Cubs Football - Home Mill End 12:00 |
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Sat |
20 Feb 10 |
Cubs Football - Away 1st Ricky 12:00 |
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Batchworth
Sea Scouts
(2nd Rickmansworth & Chorleywood Sea Scout Group No.
2007)
Headquarters
at Riverside Drive, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 1JE Charity Number
302621
Website:
www.batchworth.org
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