Meetings
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:19:50 -0000
There was a time I loved going to scouting meetings, Group Execs, District
Leaders, ADCs meetings, etc,etc, where we often sat round in unheated halls
drinking rubbish coffee and had a good whinge about District or County or
HQ. If there was an agenda it wasn't always immediately apparent, or if it
was what i ...
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Stay outside!
Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:09:45 -0800 (PST)
I can't say I've dug too far in to new rules on CRBs etc. However was
told last night that NOW adults- eg Beaver parents-may no longer enter
the premises to colect their kids unless they've been CRB'd, and that
NOW we can be fined if we allow any non CRB'd person into our premises
while children are present.
We h ...
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Pride!
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:21:48 -0800 (PST)
So tonight, I was there.
11 years ago - on the 10th October 1998 to be exact - I invested our
first EVER female Scout.
It was at the Group's 90th anniversary party and I still have the
video of me taking her through her promise and the thunderous applause
from the dozens of ex-Scouts who were there.
She qu ...
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OT Immigration: The Real Story of the Immigrants Who Opened the
Floodgates
Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:28:39 -0800 (PST)
Immigration: The Real Story of the Immigrants Who Opened the
Floodgates
The Culture of Critique reviewed by Stanley Hornbeck
In The Culture of Critique, Evolutionary Psychologist Professor Kevin
MacDonald advances a carefully researched but extremely controversial
thesis: that certain 20th century intellectua ...
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HQ signs
Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:54:34 GMT
In a recent "Scouting" there was an advert for HQ signs but I can't find it
can anybody point me in the right direction please?
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Stephen Rainsbury
DESC Gillingham, Kent
www.gillinghamscouts.org.uk
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The Romford Incident
Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:08:14 -0000
If you haven't already heard or read about it, see
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/13/romford-scouts-anti-jewish-chants.
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MatSav
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Buoyancy Aid Testing.
Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:32:31 +0000
Weights for Buoyancy Aid Testing a?? 50N Standard
Minimum buoyancy Lead weight Iron or steel weight Cast iron weight
50N 5.5kg 5.7kg 5.8kg
45N 4.9kg 5.2kg 5.2kg
40N 4.4kg 4.6kg 4.6kg
35N ...
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Thickness of twine for whipping rope
Wed, 4 Nov 2009 08:16:19 -0800 (PST)
What thickness of whipping twine should I be using for 5/8" manila
pioneering rope?
I have found: #2 (0.5mm), #3 (?mm), #4 (0.8mm), #8 (1mm), #16 (1.5mm).
Should the twine be waxed?
Possibilities so far:
http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|5948|599234&id=75991
http://www.jamestowndistributors.c ...
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FAQ and Netiquette guidelines
Sun, 1 Nov 2009 21:00:27 +0000 (UTC)
CONTENTS:
1: Welcome
2: Official Charter
3: Netiquette
4: FAQ about URS
1: WELCOME
Welcome to uk.rec.scouting (URS), the newsgroup for discussion of all aspects
of UK Scouting and Guiding for boys, girls, Leaders, and anyone else with an
active interest in promoting the Sc ...
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Discipline and Sanctions
Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:39:27 -0000
Last weekend, my Troop ran a successful "training camp", except
for a serious event that has come to light after our return home.
It is alleged that one of the Scouts was threatened by another,
to the extent of "If you tell any of the leaders, I'll wrap this
mallet round your head". The threat was reported to ...
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