After carfeully considering the time I have available I have decided that 
its time for me to go

back to being DESC again.

So I wanted to pick you brains.

(1)    Does anybody here run an effective Distrcit Explorer Scout Forum? If 
so what is teh format and what do yuo try to achieve with it?

(2)    I am doing a night incident hike.  The theme is "Fright Night" and 
its on Halloween so teh incidents so far are:

1 - Air rifles at glow stud targets.
2 - Fire arrows (from a bloke who knows how to do it properly)
3 - Swing over a bucket with a candle in the bottom and put it out by 
dropping water on it.
4 - 20 minutes to learn a 30 second version of the "Thriller" zombie dance 
and perform it as a team *
5 - Follow a trail of flashing lights through the woods.
6  - Tennis ball launcher target shooting (Gilwell approved design)
7 -  Light a fire just using a battery and wire wool.

Possiblilites are
 - Laser target shooting
-  Looking for buried "treasure" with metal detectors.
- "Bomb disposal" using helium balloons
- Confidence course - Rope traverse between several large trees.

Any other suggestions would be more than welcome

-- 
Stephen Rainsbury
DESC Gillingham, Kent
www.gillinghamscouts.org.uk


*My unit is learning how to do the whole thing as a camp fire stunt!(yes me 
too!)

Almost forgot

(3)    Gillinghams Got *** all Talent

A talent show for all age groups designed to get badges.

With the right amount of support work, they can use it for

Not sure about the little 'uns but

BS = Imagination?
Cubs = Entertainer
Scouts = Entertainer (or creative challenge)
ES = Performing Arts (25 hours)  and /or CSA/QSA/DofE Skill (12/24/48 hours)
NW = CSA/QSA/DofE Skill (12/24/48 hours)

Plus anybody can use it towards Musicians Staged Badge and if as I plan teh 
money all goes to a chairty then it wouldn't be a stretch to count it as a 
service option instead.

-- 
Stephen "Simon Cowell" Rainsbury
DESC Gillingham, Kent
www.gillinghamscouts.org.uk

On 29 May, 14:33, "Stephen Rainsbury" 
wrote:
> After carfeully considering the time I have available I have decided that
> its time for me to go
>
> back to being DESC again.

Sorry Steven, i was always aware that you were a DESC so how can you
simply go back to it?

"Knowlege is Powder - Frazer Mountford"  wrote 
in message 
news:5ee644b7-e765-4366-a1d3-67d7f8ee3424@j12g2000vbl.googlegroups.com...
> On 29 May, 14:33, "Stephen Rainsbury" 
> wrote:

> Sorry Steven, i was always aware that you were a DESC so how can you
> simply go back to it?

I stopped two years ago when I took up teaching and really didn't have the 
time.

It took me most of last year to find a method of lanning lessons and 
developing resources that I am happy with, and I am just getting to teh 
point where the stuff I developed last year is good enough to use without 
too many changes.

I still won't have teh same free time that I had with my previous job but I 
definatly have more control over weekends and can shuffle my homework 
timetable to give something that isn't marked, like research for a practical 
in teh next lesson.

Since I stopped nobody else has come forward, we havn't had a full time DC 
for three years, and so its all fallen to bits.


-- 
Stephen Rainsbury
DESC Gillingham, Kent
www.gillinghamscouts.org.uk

On May 29, 2:33 pm, "Stephen Rainsbury" 
wrote:
> After carfeully considering the time I have available I have decided that
> its time for me to go
>
> back to being DESC again.
>
> So I wanted to pick you brains.
>
> (1)    Does anybody here run an effective Distrcit Explorer Scout Forum? If
> so what is teh format and what do yuo try to achieve with it?
>
> (2)    I am doing a night incident hike.  The theme is "Fright Night" and
> its on Halloween so teh incidents so far are:
>
> 1 - Air rifles at glow stud targets.
> 2 - Fire arrows (from a bloke who knows how to do it properly)
> 3 - Swing over a bucket with a candle in the bottom and put it out by
> dropping water on it.
> 4 - 20 minutes to learn a 30 second version of the "Thriller" zombie dance
> and perform it as a team *
> 5 - Follow a trail of flashing lights through the woods.
> 6  - Tennis ball launcher target shooting (Gilwell approved design)

Ooh, have you got a link to this. Have always fancied giving it a go.

--
Al Rainsbury
1st Marple Bradshaw Cubs

"Big Al"  wrote in message 
news:3ca1ac6b-c662-48b9-b5a3-1d6eb937d79d@r16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...

>On May 29, 2:33 pm, "Stephen Rainsbury" <Ooh, have you >got a link to this. 
>Have always fancied giving it a go.

Try
https://members.scouts.org.uk/pol/activitysearchviewactivity.do?activityId=388

but you might have to log onto pol first


-- 
Stephen Rainsbury
DESC Gillingham, Kent
www.gillinghamscouts.org.uk

On May 31, 1:07 pm, "Stephen Rainsbury" 
wrote:
> "Big Al"  wrote in message
>
> news:3ca1ac6b-c662-48b9-b5a3-1d6eb937d79d@r16g2000vbn.googlegroups.com...
>
> >On May 29, 2:33 pm, "Stephen Rainsbury" <Ooh, have you >got a link to this.
> >Have always fancied giving it a go.
>
> Tryhttps://members.scouts.org.uk/pol/activitysearchviewactivity.do?activ.> but you might have to log onto pol first
>
> --
> Stephen Rainsbury
> DESC Gillingham, Kentwww.gillinghamscouts.org.uk

Cheers

--
Ali Rainsbury
1st Marple Bradshaw Cubs