Weather Update

Sorry but due to the bad weather all sections will be closed this week. Back to normal next Tuesday.

Children In Need

Thank you to everyone who supported the Children in Need fundraising, we collected a total of £87.65, keep a look out for a mention on Friday night, as I will be sending our details into the BBC.

Remembrance Sunday and the Swimming gala

Well done to all the beavers, cubs and scouts who attended the Remembrance Sunday, the behaviour was fantastic even though it rained.

Well done to all the Beavers who attended the fun swim last Saturday it looked so fun.

A BIG BRAVO to Darfield cubs and scouts who swam in the swimming gala you did us proud ! :D

Halloween

Its Halloween already! Halloween can be an exciting time for many children however all children not matter whether you are the youngest beaver or Bubbly Beavers age :), cub or scout you must make sure that you are safe at Halloween. Always tell an adult were you are going and if you are younger make sure that an adult or responsible person is with you at all times. Stay in well lit areas and never go inside someones house that you don't know unless a parent is with you.
HAVE FUN AND BE SAFE.

Half Term

Just a reminder that there will be no beavers, cubs or scouts through half term and they will begin again on the 3rd November. Thanks and have a great half term from all the leaders at DSG.

Scout Camp Pictures

Scout Camp at Silverwood, 2 to 4 October 2009

Scouts will be camping for the weekend from Friday 2 October to Sunday the 4th.

You should aim to get to Silverwood by 6.30pm in uniform. We will be setting up camp and then doing some activities - astronomy is one of them if the weather is clear. The weekend is being used to learn basic Scouting skills, especially lighting and cooking on fires.

We will be in tents, so make sure you have warm gear for sleeping in. Also wet weather clothes and strong boots or wellies.

A completed permission/health form is essential

Darfield Scout Group Autumn Raffle

as part of our fundraising effort this year we are holding a raffle. It will be drawn at a presentation evening in November. First prize will be a large food hamper and there will be many other prizes (details to be given later). Please help by selling your envelopes (£1 each) and returning the money by 10th November.

We pointed out, at our AGM, that our income for last year was not enough to cover our costs and we made a commitment to raise more, much needed, funds for our group this year. Your help in making this raffle a success is most important, if you are able to sell these envelopes to your family and friends it would be much appreciated and rest assured it will directly benefit your child.

If you would like more envelopes please don't hesitate to ask a leader.

We would also be grateful for any donations towards the food hamper such as tins, packets and bottles.

A copy of the letter sent out by Darfield Scout Group

New Scout Patrols

Scouts have enough numbers now to start with new Patrols. These are:
Wolfs - Stephen W as Patrol Leader and Thomas J as APL, other Scouts are Ryan S, Connor H and Kial A.
Cobras - Matthew M PL, Ashley C APL with Peter F, Elliot C, Devin K and Jack S
I hope that this is the start of some great activities and friendship.

1st Tuesday Back

Hope you have all had good holidays! Just a little reminder that Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will start on this Tuesday (8th) again like usual. Hope to see you all there.

Group's Annual General Meeting

Our Chairman, John Lowrie, commented that it was great to see some parents taking the trouble to come along to our Annual General Meeting on 30 June. We now have a few more people on our Executive and we can start in earnest to do some much needed fundraising. We have just learnt for instance that our rent to use the Church Hall, will double within the next 6 months.
The reports from the Sections made good listening and it's clear that the Group is thriving. We have some new leaders and helpers and we can now really start to do the activities and events that your child will benefit from. Additional help is always needed and if you feel that you can offer, then speak to one of the Leaders.
Let's work together to make Darfield Scout Group the best in the area.

Badge Night

Well done to Anita '1 night away!!!!'

New Scouts!!!!

Thank you to all the parents and adults who supported our presentation night and well done to all the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts who were rewarded for all their hard work over the last couple of weeks!

Darfield Scout Group Badge Presentation and AGM

You are invited to come along to a badge Presentation evening and our AGM. This will be held at the Church hall on Tuesday the 30th June, 7pm- 8pm. At the end, we will have some refreshments and this will give you the chance to raise matters that weren't discussed at the formal part of the meeting.

The Badge presentations will show you how your Child is progressing. The AGM will tell you about how the group has preformed over the last year and about our plans for the future for the benefit of your child. It will also be your chance to ask any questions you might have about the running of the Group, for instance, the level of subscriptions.

The Group also needs an Executive committee to help with fund raising and the running of the group. The job is not difficult and the meetings are normally held once a month. If the executive committee is successful, it means that the leaders can step back a bit from having to raise funds for the group and concentrate on providing scouting activities for your children.

We already have a Chair, John Lowrie and a treasurer, Callum Macleod, but we need a Secretary.

A copy of the letter sent out by John Lowrie and Mick Empsall

Scout Athlete Badge

This Sunday (28th June) scouts from across Fitzwilliam District are invited to come along and take part in a series of track and field events for a chance to earn the Athlete Badge. The events will be 100m, 200m, 300m (girls), 400m (boys), 800m, 1500m, long jump, discus, shot put, and cricket ball throwing.

The aim is to achieve the minimum requirement in each event, which is adjusted for age, with your best three events counting to your final score. You don’t have to do every event, but you must enter at least three if you want to earn the badge. You can find out more on the Athlete Badge here.

The venue is the athletics track behind the Station Inn, off Station Road, Wombwell. Registration is from 1.30pm with events starting at 2.00pm. We expect to finish at approx 4.00pm.

Entry is free, but please bring plenty to drink and a light snack to keep you going. Uniform is not required - wear your sports gear and trainers.

How to Enter

Click on this link to register for the event. This will speed up registration on the day and give us an idea how many scouts are coming.

If you are reading a paper version of this notice, you will find an electronic copy on our group blog which you can find at the following address:

http://darfieldscouts.blogspot.com/

Camp

A copy of the camp Kit list and details, just in case you lost yours or did not get one.

Countdown to camp

The Countdown to this years district camp has begun!!!

See the countdown section in the sidebar to find out how long is left until to best weekend of all year!

Lets hope that its sunny : )

District Camp

The camp is to be held Friday 12th to Sunday 14th June. The full cost of the camp is £15. Could all remaining money (£10) please be paid by 2nd June, then we can start buying the food we require.

St Georges day parade

Well done to everyone who turned up to the parade, it was a great walk and even the sun decided to shine : ) . Here are just a few photos of the parade.

St. George's Day Parade

Just a reminder that we will be meeting at the Church Hall at 12.30pm on Sunday to travel to Hoyland Common for the parade and service. St. George's day is one of the most important dates in our scouting calendar and we encourage everyone to attend. If you have any problem with transport please contact the section leaders.

District Camp

This years District Camp is being held at Silverwood on Friday the 12th June to Sunday the 14th. We will be camping under canvas. If your child (cub or scout) would like to go they must fill in the form which was handed out on Tuesday the 21st and return it will the £5 deposit by the 28th April (next Tuesday).