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JAMBOREE UNIT UPDATE |
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The
Jamboree unit has already enjoyed its first Unit Camp at Beaver
Lodge in the Forest of Dean (inside due to the sub-zero
temperatures!). This was the first overnight event as a unit, so
very exciting and a great chance to meet new friends.
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The weekend included canoeing down the
Wye, mountain biking and abseiling. The Unit has also
launched it's web site with lots of Jamboree Unit news at www.glosjam.org.uk
and is planning a big fundrasing quiz evening on 27 March to which
all are welcome (more details).
Another exciting step along the way to being ready for the
Jamboree is the production of the Unit's first
news letter.
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AIR RIFLE SHOOTING COMPETITION |
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teams of 3 took part in the first County Rifle Shooting Competition
since 2002. The event was held at the Shurdington Scout
Headquarters on Saturday 13 February.
Targets used were standard Bisley and the range was at a
distance of 8 meters (with 6 rifles being used).
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Shooting
was to a very high standard, with Haberpakka Explorer Scout
Unit's A Team winning with 249 points from a possible 300, and
Maggie shining out as best shot of the day with her highest card
marked at 48 points out of a possible 50.
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COOKING COMPETITION |
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As
usual the standard was very high at the County Cooking
Competition on 14 February.
There
was less than 100 points difference between and bottom. There
are 16 marking categories so this works out to be an
average of about 6pts per category. The winning two teams; 15th
Cheltenham
and 2nd Twyning now go on to represent Gloucestershire at the
Region Cooking Competition on 28 March.
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| BACKPACKING
IN THE BLACK MOUNTAINS |
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For
four days during the February school holiday a group of five
Scouts from Nailsworth went back packing in the Black
Mountains. They had planned and prepared their own route
cards, menu and equipment and did their own shopping, then
travelled by train to Abergavenny. From there the walked
over the hills to Llanthony, where they camped, and then
continued on along the hills to Hay-on-Wye. The next day
they walked to Crickhowell, to their final campsite.
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They
enjoyed frosty mornings, snow capped hills and cooking their
food on trangia stoves. Why not consider travelling by train or
local bus service to the start of your next backpacking
expedition?
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| STROUD
AND TETBURY DISTRICT READY STEADY COOK |
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At
the end of February nine teams from across the Stroud and
Tetbury District came together for the District's Ready Steady
Cook competition. Each team chose a bag of ingredients at
random and had to produce two tasty courses from the
contents.
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A
team made up of Scouts from Cranham and Wycliffe Scout Troops
came first, while Nailsworth Scout Troop and St Rose's Scout
Troop came joint second.
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IT BADGE WEEKEND |
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Scouts and Explorer Scouts from across Gloucestershire assembled
for the IT Staged Activity Badge in February. Hard work paid off
as they left the weekend with a total of 31 badges between them
(stages 1, 2 or 3), and everybody getting at least one.
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MOUNTAIN INTRODUCTORY WEEKEND |
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Twenty
five young Scouts and one Explorer spent the evening of Friday
26 February at Shurdington Community Centre with eight Leaders
leaning about planning a day walk in the hills and preparing
route cards for the following day. After a night spent at the
centre, we left early for the Black Mountains. We arrived at
Mynydd Du in good weather conditions and set off in our 5 groups
around our circular route, three groups clockwise and two groups
anti-clockwise. The routes took in the Chwarel-y-Fan ridge and
the main ridge of the Black Mountains including the summits of
Pen y Gadair Fawr and Waun Fach, the latter at 810 metres, the
highest point in the Black Mountains. Weather conditions proved
very variable with cold, wet sleet through to beautiful bright
sunshine and conditions underfoot varied from wet bog to patchy
wet snow so several of our very young party were very glad of
their spare, dry clothes back at the minibuses.
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