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NEWSLETTER - MARCH 2022

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CONTENTS

1 - TROOP CALENDAR
2 - HIKEOVER
3 - SUMMER CAMP
4 - SPRING CAMP
5 - ACTIVITIES: H&P FORMS, TRAVEL ETC
6 - GROUP CHURCH PARADE
7 - CONTACT

1 - TROOP CALENDAR
This has special Friday activities and all booked camps: it is frequently updated More information on our website: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Member_information/calendar.htm

2 - HIKEOVER
Friday evening March 18 - Saturday morning March 19 Already registered? I am about to send out an email to those who I have listed. If you do not get that separate email but think you have registered, email me back. The final information is now available: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Member_information/newsletters.htm Very important: we do have an important kit check the Friday before (11 March). This ensures that scouts are adequately clothed. Details are in this letter and parents are welcome to "sit in" Not yet registered? Read on The Troop is going on a Friday evening hike, followed by sleeping over in heated, indoor accommodation at Braid Wood Scout Centre, near Chesham. We will finish Saturday midday. While some of the details are still to be finalised, the arrangements are as follows. The hike will be approximately the normal Troop meeting time and start at approx. 7:30 p.m. It will be on paths in the Chilterns and we will ensure there is adequate adult supervision. No particular equipment is needed for this, but preferably Scouts will wear hiking boots. A good torch would be an advantage. Scouts will need to have sleeping gear, including sleeping bag, camp mat etc, which we plan on transporting to the Braid Wood by car. On arriving at Braid Wood we will have some supper and some video entertainment, (then hopefully some sleep!). Saturday morning, we will have breakfast and then some wide games before finishing. But Scouts that need to get back straight away can leave first thing on Saturday morning. For this activity, leaders can transport some Scouts, but we are likely to need some parents to help drive in each direction (approx. 30 - 40 minutes.) The cost will be £7 per Scout and the registration form is here: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Form_Hikeover.htm This is a great starter activity for new scouts: one night and indoor accommodation. A few photos and more information: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Hikeover_information.htm

2 - HIKEOVER

Friday evening March 18 - Saturday morning March 19

Already registered?

I am about to send out an email to those who I have listed. If you do not get that separate email but think you have registered, email me back.

The final information is now available:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Member_information/newsletters.htm

Very important: we do have an important kit check the Friday before (11 March). This ensures that scouts are adequately clothed. Details are in this letter and parents are welcome to "sit in"

Not yet registered? Read on

The Troop is going on a Friday evening hike, followed by sleeping over in heated, indoor accommodation at Braid Wood Scout Centre, near Chesham. We will finish Saturday midday.

While some of the details are still to be finalised, the arrangements are as follows. The hike will be approximately the normal Troop meeting time and start at approx. 7:30 p.m. It will be on paths in the Chilterns and we will ensure there is adequate adult supervision. No particular equipment is needed for this, but preferably Scouts will wear hiking boots. A good torch would be an advantage.

Scouts will need to have sleeping gear, including sleeping bag, camp mat etc, which we plan on transporting to the Braid Wood by car. On arriving at Braid Wood we will have some supper and some video entertainment, (then hopefully some sleep!).

Saturday morning, we will have breakfast and then some wide games before finishing. But Scouts that need to get back straight away can leave first thing on Saturday morning.

For this activity, leaders can transport some Scouts, but we are likely to need some parents to help drive in each direction (approx. 30 - 40 minutes.)

The cost will be £7 per Scout and the registration form is here:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Form_Hikeover.htm

This is a great starter activity for new scouts: one night and indoor accommodation.

A few photos and more information:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Hikeover_information.htm

3 - SUMMER CAMP
Hopefully the Summwer Camp video shown last Friday will inspire a few more scouts. We do hold a few places for new scouts until they have got thenselves familiar with the troop and gone on a nights-away acticvity with us. We have the dates (Saturday 23 July to Saturday 30 July, 2022) and site booked: St Brides Scout Camp in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. This is a very different area from our last Summer Camp. This is a Scout campsite, right on the coast near St Davids We are now taking deposits for this, our main activity of the year. The first letter, requesting deposit is on our website. http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Member_information/newsletters.htm After paying the deposit, complete the short registration form: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Form_Summer_Camp_deposit.htm More information: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Summer_camp_information.htm There are some photos of the site and area: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Campsites/st_brides.htm More photos are on our noticeboard in the Scout Hut. We are keeping the cost of the Camp down to £174.00, inclusive of transport, food and accommodation. We need to get a clear idea of the number of scouts who wish to go, so to ensure a place please pay the deposit of £49.00 as soon as possible, IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET NUMBERS SORTED OUT EARLY, AND WE WANT TO TRY TO ENSURE WE CAN TAKE ALL SCOUTS WHO WANT TO COME AND BOOK ENOUGH PLACES FOR ACTIVITIES. SO REPLY QUICKLY. I think all the Scouts had a great time last Summer Camp, so I hope plenty will sign up for the next: the highlight of the Troop's year.

3 - SUMMER CAMP

Hopefully the Summwer Camp video shown last Friday will inspire a few more scouts. We do hold a few places for new scouts until they have got thenselves familiar with the troop and gone on a nights-away acticvity with us.

We have the dates (Saturday 23 July to Saturday 30 July, 2022) and site booked: St Brides Scout Camp in Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. This is a very different area from our last Summer Camp. This is a Scout campsite, right on the coast near St Davids

We are now taking deposits for this, our main activity of the year. The first letter, requesting deposit is on our website.
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Member_information/newsletters.htm

After paying the deposit, complete the short registration form:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Form_Summer_Camp_deposit.htm

More information:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Summer_camp_information.htm

There are some photos of the site and area:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Campsites/st_brides.htm

More photos are on our noticeboard in the Scout Hut.

We are keeping the cost of the Camp down to £174.00, inclusive of transport, food and accommodation. We need to get a clear idea of the number of scouts who wish to go, so to ensure a place please pay the deposit of £49.00 as soon as possible,

IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO GET NUMBERS SORTED OUT EARLY, AND WE WANT TO TRY TO ENSURE WE CAN TAKE ALL SCOUTS WHO WANT TO COME AND BOOK ENOUGH PLACES FOR ACTIVITIES. SO REPLY QUICKLY.

I think all the Scouts had a great time last Summer Camp, so I hope plenty will sign up for the next: the highlight of the Troop's year.

4 - SPRING CAMP
Friday evening to Sunday, 13 - 15 May Tolmers Scout Activity centre, Cuffley We hope that lots of scouts will want to participate in this our main activity until Summer Camp. We are planning our camp for the weekend at Tolmers. It is a mixture of open field and woodland. There are various camp site activities already booked. As well as some of these, the programme will be a mixture of activities and games: this site is excellent for wide games. I hope that Scouts will do some part of the Challenge badges. We will have a camp fire on the Saturday evening. We will ask what food they would like when meetings restart after Easter. We will leave 6.30 p.m. on Friday and return after lunch on Sunday. This is our normal Spring weekend camp, with initial information: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Spring_camp_information.htm The cost will be 19.00 pounds inclusive and this should be paid by by April 29 (bank transfer or cash). Final details, equipment list etc. will be posted later, but We have opened registration: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Form_Spring_Camp.htm

4 - SPRING CAMP

Friday evening to Sunday, 13 - 15 May
Tolmers Scout Activity centre, Cuffley

We hope that lots of scouts will want to participate in this our main activity until Summer Camp. We are planning our camp for the weekend at Tolmers. It is a mixture of open field and woodland. There are various camp site activities already booked. As well as some of these, the programme will be a mixture of activities and games: this site is excellent for wide games. I hope that Scouts will do some part of the Challenge badges. We will have a camp fire on the Saturday evening. We will ask what food they would like when meetings restart after Easter.

We will leave 6.30 p.m. on Friday and return after lunch on Sunday.

This is our normal Spring weekend camp, with initial information:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Spring_camp_information.htm

The cost will be 19.00 pounds inclusive and this should be paid by by April 29 (bank transfer or cash). Final details, equipment list etc. will be posted later, but We have opened registration:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Form_Spring_Camp.htm

5 - ACTIVITIES: H&P FORMS, TRAVEL ETC
AS we hopefully return to fairly normal, this is a good opportunity to point out some of our procedures relating to camp activities. We have three such before Summer Camp: Hikeover and Spring Campwith information above, and Aquila Starnight, mentioned briefly below H&P form This Health and Permission form (usually we shorten to H&P Form) is required for every activity that involves a night away. It provides several essential purposes: Parents's written permission to take charge of you scout Written contact information for the period of the camp Information about health matters that may be relevant Exact list of any medications being brought Swimming capability (only relevant if a water activity) Information about driving to and/or from the campsite and how many scouts can be taken: SEE BELOW Because of its importance we require To have it as a paper document: we cannot necessarily access documents on computer To have it one week before, so information can be checked and correlated There is a Word form that can be filled out and printed. You just need to update each time: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/H&P_form.htm TRAVEL For most camps, parents transport scouts AND THEIR KIT It works well for us to have cars go full (several scouts). In that way, parents probably only need to do ONE end of the camp. Almost all parents are happy with this arrangement. When completing the H&P form, you enter what driving you can do. That gives us an idea if we can get all to and from the camp. However, it does depend on parents keeping to what they state An exception is Summer Camp, when we hire a van for kit and minibus for scouts' transport to, from and around. Aquila Starnight This is a simple, one night camp (Friday evening to Saturday lunchtime, that is always popular. It is already booked for 2022 and provisional information is here: http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Starnight_information.htm Not taking registrations yet, but reserve the date

5 - ACTIVITIES: H&P FORMS, TRAVEL ETC

AS we hopefully return to fairly normal, this is a good opportunity to point out some of our procedures relating to camp activities. We have three such before Summer Camp: Hikeover and Spring Campwith information above, and Aquila Starnight, mentioned briefly below

H&P form

This Health and Permission form (usually we shorten to H&P Form) is required for every activity that involves a night away. It provides several essential purposes:

Parents's written permission to take charge of you scout
Written contact information for the period of the camp
Information about health matters that may be relevant
Exact list of any medications being brought
Swimming capability (only relevant if a water activity)
Information about driving to and/or from the campsite and how many scouts can be taken: SEE BELOW

Because of its importance we require

To have it as a paper document: we cannot necessarily access documents on computer

To have it one week before, so information can be checked and correlated

There is a Word form that can be filled out and printed. You just need to update each time:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/H&P_form.htm

TRAVEL

For most camps, parents transport scouts AND THEIR KIT

It works well for us to have cars go full (several scouts). In that way, parents probably only need to do ONE end of the camp. Almost all parents are happy with this arrangement.
When completing the H&P form, you enter what driving you can do. That gives us an idea if we can get all to and from the camp.
However, it does depend on parents keeping to what they state

An exception is Summer Camp, when we hire a van for kit and minibus for scouts' transport to, from and around.

Aquila Starnight

This is a simple, one night camp (Friday evening to Saturday lunchtime, that is always popular. It is already booked for 2022 and provisional information is here:
http://aquila.scout-troop.org.uk/Activities/Camp_information/Starnight_information.htm

Not taking registrations yet, but reserve the date

6 - GROUP CHURCH PARADE
Sunday March 20 - Homewood Road Church. The Group has two Church Parades a year, when Beavers, Cubs and Scouts join with the Homewood Road Church, our sponsors, for the Sunday morning service. The Church is has continued to be very supportive: this is a way we can show our appreciation of that effort. The Scout Group expects its members to take part in some of these parades and attendance will cout towards a Challenge badge. Scouts should meet in full uniform at 10:50 a.m. in the Church Hall. It finishes by 12:00 and there are refreshments after in the church hall.

6 - GROUP CHURCH PARADE

Sunday March 20 - Homewood Road Church.

The Group has two Church Parades a year, when Beavers, Cubs and Scouts join with the Homewood Road Church, our sponsors, for the Sunday morning service. The Church is has continued to be very supportive: this is a way we can show our appreciation of that effort. The Scout Group expects its members to take part in some of these parades and attendance will cout towards a Challenge badge.

Scouts should meet in full uniform at 10:50 a.m. in the Church Hall. It finishes by 12:00 and there are refreshments after in the church hall.

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