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Announcement dated 1st September 2010 73rd Cub Pack Appeal For Short Term Help To Cover Illness Unfortunately the Cub Leader of the 73rd Pack has been
taken ill whilst out of the country and will probably not be back for two
or three weeks. Can anybody go in to support Fay Wheeler running the Cub
Pack on 8th, 15th, or 22nd September? Announcement dated 1st September 2010 Appeal For Training Advisors From Beryl Young Volunteers are required to act as Training Advisers. There is a Module 25 being put on at Eastleigh on Saturday 18th September for anyone interested.Please contact Beryl Young e.mail: bayoung1@btinternet.com if you can help with this important role. Announcement dated 31st August 2010 Two More First Response Courses Available Two First Response Course are available as below:
Saturday 9th October at Denmead 9am - 4pm.
Saturday 30th October at Denmead 9am - 4pm.
Please contact Beryl Young e.mail:
bayoung1@btinternet.com for
further information and booking.
News item dated 15th June 2010 City Annual General Meeting At our AGM held on Monday 14th June, our County Commissioner, Adam Jollans gave praise to Scouting numbers increasing in the City greater than anywhere else and spoke of our adventurous activity programme. The following presentations were made: Bob & Babs Miles’ each received the Merit Award (previously known as the Medal of Merit), Long Service Awards of 30 years went to Roger Doe, Malcolm King and Gail Adams. Jackie Aukland-Jones was presented with a gift following her retirement from training. Finally it was Fred Moore who picked up his Oscar for youngest 50 years of service award in Scouting and Bernie Clark his special Oscar of Bar to the Silver Acorn for continued exceptional service. Bernie Clark receives his Bar to the Silver Acorn from Adam Jollans, County Commissioner
Fred Moore with wife Jean receiving a gift of thanks on achieving 50 years of Scouting Service, pictured with the City Chairman and County Commissioner
News item dated 24th May 2010 Cub Activity Hike On Saturday 22nd May, 11 teams of 4 to 6 cubs and a leader from eight Packs set off from Bishops Waltham loaded with drinks and smothered in sun cream for a short hike to Lyons Copse camp site. The sun-dance done by Babs Miles, our ADC Beavers, in her bright orange t-shirt had done the trick and the weather was perfect as each team of excited and expectant Cubs was sent out from the start by the pond at Bishops Waltham at 15 minute intervals. Soon the teams were met with a series of signs asking them questions about road safety on which they were tested on arrival at Base 1. A short walk then took them to Base 2 at a ford near the source of the River Hamble, here the Cubs had to build a raft to safely transport a teddy bear across the rushing waters. Suffice to say, this teddy bear was later seen at Lyons Copse drying out in the sun! Base 3 was a giant catapult with Cubs firing paper across the field into targets worth different points. A team of 4 Beaver Scouts from the 73rd along with their leaders were providing the Cubs with a well a needed drink before attempting their blindfolded ball throwing game. Whilst the leaders enjoyed watching the golfers on the Meon Valley course the Cubs at Base 5 were attempting an old Scouting favourite: completing a short course on 3 man wooden skis. On arrival at Lyons Copse there was time for another drink before completing the impossible puzzle at Base 6. Kevin Lee, ADC Cubs, said "It was a great event, I would like to thank Neil and his team for organising such an amazing day. I was able to meet all the teams at some point during the day and everyone was happy, smiling and clearly enjoying themselves. As I was listening to the scores coming in over the radio I knew they were going to be close, we didn’t know the winners for sure until right near the end. Well done to the 73rd for winning the trophy back, next year’s teams will have to work hard to stop them getting a hat-trick!"
Portsmouth Scout Excels At National Scout Archery ChampionshipsAlex Joseph from Endurance Explorers and Portsmouth Scout Archery Club came third in the Under 18's 20 yard Target competition on the 9th May 2010 at the National Scout Archery Championships at Phasels Wood Camp Site, Hertfordshire. Alex has only been shooting for nine months, so he did extremely well. We took five Scouts with us, Paige Bridgeman, Steven Young, Daniel and Joshua Green plus Alex and they also did very well. There were 420 competitors and despite the cold, it was a brilliant weekend. There were a number of competitions and age groups and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. Barbara Miles News item dated 31st March 2010 Scouts On A Search For The Holy Pail
Nine Teams, each of 4 – 6 Scouts took part in this year’s Lamp Trophy night escape on the weekend of 27th – 28th March. Their quest took place around Stansted Park near Rowlands Castle, over a course of about 5 ½ miles. Along their journey, they undertook various tasks and challenges to help them discover the meaning of the Holy Pail. All the teams successfully completed the course, only a couple of them taking a slightly different route, before being put right! A good night was had by all, helped by very favourable weather conditions. After a few hours sleep, and 150 sausages for breakfast, the teams were assembled for the presentations! Victorious on this occasion was the team from the 28th, with the 8th (Team A) coming second and the 72nd (Team B) third, although all the teams scored highly. Well done to all the boys and girls who took part, they all showed great spirit and determination, they all seemed to be having a great time! The holy pail turned out to be just a bucket full of holes! Many thanks to the 30 or so Leaders, Explorer Scouts and helpers who made the event possible. Overall Results:
News item dated 17th March 2010 Cubs Take Part In Chess & Draughts Competition
On Saturday 13th March 25 Cubs from 9 different Packs took part in the annual City Cubs Chess and Draughts Competition at the Copnor Road Methodist Church Halls. In the morning everyone played eliminator rounds and during the afternoon the competitors were split into two competitions for each of Chess and Draughts: The 'Cup' - being the main competition and the 'Plate' - for those knocked out of the main competition. The Chess and Draughts games were interspersed refreshment breaks with 'fun games' in the upstairs hall. Many grateful thanks to our loyal Scout Fellowship who once again help to run the competition and provided lunch and snacks throughout the day. RESULTS - WINNING PACKS
To see pictures of this event visit our Picture Gallery. News item dated 13th March 2010 Lots Of Fun At City Bumper Beaver Evening
On Thursday 11th March no less than
113 Beavers from 11 different Colonies had great fun at the City Bumper Beaver
Evening that was held at the 73rd Portsmouth Group HQ in Drayton. To see pictures of this event visit our Picture Gallery. News item dated 28th February 2010 Scouts Take Part In Chess & Draughts Competition
On Saturday 27th February 44 Scouts from 10 different Troops assembled at the Copnor Road Methodist Church Halls to take part in the annual City Chess and Draughts Competition. In the morning everyone played eliminator rounds and during the afternoon the competitors were split into two competitions for each of Chess and Draughts: The 'Cup' - being the main competition and the 'Plate' - for those knocked out of the main competition. The Chess and Draughts games were interspersed refreshment breaks with 'fun games' in the upstairs hall. Many grateful thanks to our loyal Scout Fellowship who once again help to run the competition and provided lunch and snacks throughout the day. RESULTS - WINNING TROOPS
To see pictures of this event visit our Picture Gallery. News item dated 24th February 2010 Civic Reception Held For City Scouts
On Monday 22nd February about 40 adult members of the City of Portsmouth Scout Council attended a reception held in the Guildhall to mark the Centenary of Scouting in Portsmouth. The Lord Mayor, Cllr Terry Hall, gave a short welcoming speech during which she spoke about some interesting historical ‘Scouting’ documents that came to light when her family moved into their new home some years ago. They included letters to a Patrol Leader by the surname of Bolt and contained interesting facts about scouting in the early 1910s. She concluded her speech by proposing a Toast to the "City of Portsmouth Scouts". After the toast she presented the City Commissioner, Mr Richard Merefield, with the historical documents to be kept in our City Scouting Archives. Richard thanked the Lord Mayor for the documents then presented her with a momento of the Portsmouth's Scouting Centenary in the form of a two City Scout Badges (one being our special Centenary Badge) and an inscription, in a mounted in a frame.In conclusion he presented the Lord Mayor with a personal gift in gratitude for all the support that she has given to Scouting during her term of office. As it was Lord Baden-Powell’s and his wife Olave's birthday on the same day the assembly then drank a toast in their memory. Below are a few of the photographs taken during the evening. (Click on thumbnail to view larger image)
The Lord Mayor making her Speech and proposing a toast to the City Scouts and presenting the City Commissioner with the historical documents
The City Commissioner responding to the Lord Mayor and presenting her with a Momento of the Portsmouth Scouting Centenary
The City Commissioner printing the Lord Mayor with a personal gift
A Toast to Baden-Powell (It's his birthday)
The Group photograph
News item dated 9th February 2010 Beavers Have Fun at City Dominos Competition On Saturday 6th February 19
Beavers from 6 different Colonies entered this years' City Domino
Competition at Hilsea Scout Centre.
The results were as follows:
The Cup The Plate Thanks go to the Scout Fellowship for supplying
endless drinks for the Beavers and Leaders and also for lunch. Also
thanks must go to the Leaders and Sheila George (Fellowship) for
giving up their time to help and Dave Cole for organising all the
games.
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