2011-10-15 – 777 Blog – Day -1

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At 05:30hrs, Darren and I got the kit loaded into the support vehicle, ready for the journey across to Bergen (Germany). Matt having just finished his surprise work leaving party was dispatched to us in dribbling smelly mess by courier, whilst Mum (Lyn Medcalf) supplies a constant and well received flow of tea.

At the first stop, the Channel Tunnel we managed to break the boot latch, after much ingenuity and bungee cords the boot was finally secured shut, stopping the bike rack coming loose somewhere in France, Belgium and Holland.  Once on the Germany autobahn’s the big German cars ensured the we felt insignificant whilst transiting at a mere 90mph.  After 14 hours we finally arrived at Alex’s house at 21:00hrs, a truly epic journey. Alex’s offered the helpful comment of ‘Did you drive here in reverse?’  A feast of turkey fajitas and beer  awaited supplied by Naomi and Mr Bo Jangles, then off to bed for welcome sleep.

Malcolm

2011-10-15 – Dartford District Swimming Gala

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The 5th Dartford Scout Group’s own Burne Troop were represented by six Scouts at the gala held at the White Oak Leisure Centre, Swanley on Saturday and were swimming against six other troops from across the District.

There were races in Freestyle, Breast Stroke, Back Stroke and a mixed age relay.

Our lads did us proud with George taking second place in both the Freestyle and Back Stroke and Nathan second place in the breast stroke.

The highlight of the night was our ‘B’ team consisting of George, Nathan & Joshua winning the mixed age relay. All three are only 10years old and were swimming against Scouts up to 14 years old.

A great night of fun. Very well done lads.

777 Marathon Sponsorship…..

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On the 22nd and 23rd of October, Explorers, Scouts, Cubs and Beavers will be running marathon sections with Alex and Malcolm to raise funds for the New Hall.  All athletes will finish in Dartford Central park with a party thereafter back at the hall.  Please find below the sponsorship form the young people will need to fill in prior to the events.  Good luck Scouts of all ages.

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2011-09-17 – District Beavers & Cub Sports Day

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At 10am at the Running Track in Central Park Dartford the sun suddenly started to shine on masses of Beavers & Cubs from the whole Dartford District. A new format was tried this year and what a success! The day started with the heats for the Beavers running races, followed by the cubs. Then heats for the egg & spoon races, sack races and relays races keeping all age groups entertained all morning. 

This was followed by a ‘Have a Go’ session for all ages at The Javelin, Shot Put, Discus and Long Jump. 

The afternoon was taken up with The Finals for all categories and then whilst the final results where being calculated and certificates completed there were fun runs for the Under Sixes, Female Parents & Leaders, Dads and the very competetive Male Leaders race. 

A very memorable and exciting day with Edwards Colony finishing 3rd Place overall and Philpott Colony joint 4th Place for the Beaver Section. 

Well Done to all the Participants

Auntie Beaver

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Dartford District Target Shooting Competition

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Many thanks to all 24 participants of this years shooting competition, who all demonstrated excellent behavior and discipline on the ranges.  

We hope that today’s event provided practice for those attending National Scout Championships at Bisley in a few weeks time, whilst others an insight in to the sport. We are interested in feed back from participants so that we can review and make improvements, so don’t hesitate to get in touch.

If you would like this district event to be held again next year (provisional date 29/09/2012), please let your scout leader know so that it can agreed on at the district scout leaders meeting.

Kind regards

Paul

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NatWest Community Force – Vote From 26/09/11

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The 5th Dartford Scout Group have been successful in getting through the first stage of the Natwest Community Force campaign 2011, but now it’s up to you the  members, your families and friends to click the link and vote for us.  Voting starts on 26th September and if enough people vote for us then we stand a chance of winning a £6,000 award for the new hall fund.  Please vote and ask everyone you know to vote for us.  http://communityforce.natwest.com/project/4250