Gambia - Uniforms

We hear from the Gambia Scouts that the funds sent for uniforms made 92 uniforms and not the 60 as previously budgeted for. This means that all Scouts in our twinned Scout Group have uniforms. Photos of the uniforms can be seen in an earlier blog.

Fund raising efforts for 2013 will be focused on raising money to buy solar panels, batteries and an inverter.

Scouts Photo Archive from 2012

 

Just before we start the new term, I thought we should have a look back at some of the stuff we got up to in 2012...  



Corby Skatepark 

 

Taking a break...

  

Playing with our food - marshmallows and spaghetti.  The plan was to build the tallest free standing structure without eating all the marshmallows which some struggled to do!

 

District Cooking Competition

Everyone stands in a circle holding on to the rope whilst leaning back to add the tension.  One by one, each person has to get up on to the rope and walk around the circle without falling off

Blindfolded penalty shoot out

A couple of our Lightweight Competition teams on day 1, just near the start of their 18 mile cycle ride

Laura's Investiture into 3rd Ware Lynx Troop as an ASL

Crayfishing on the River Lea, catching 9 in total

 

St George's Day community work, laying down some bark chippings in all the flower beds and painting over all the graffiti in the Skate Park

 

 Swimming Gala - The Leaders Race

3rd Ware represented by Paul, James, DanO and Richard 

Everyone gets off to a good start...

Richard returns in 1st place, closely followed by James in 2nd place, then DanO making 3rd place. Hunsdon's Adam comes 4th and Gt Amwell's Philip in 5th, but did no-one tell Paul that it was a 2 length race?

Ware Town Raft Race

 

Building time...

 

Racing time, but which way?



...and on what side of the river?

Time to dry off.  We didn't win, but we had lots of fun!

Camping at the Sow & Pigs (without tents)

And how the Leaders do it...

 

Heavyweight Camping Competition

Building a sedan chair

 

and a blind tasting challenge

 

Digging the biggest hole competition

Chilling out

 

Building Balistas

 

Launch time

 

Halloween Pumpkins

Fun Rings at Goslings

 

 

 

Building a scaffold tower

 

 

Finishing the year off with some fundraising

 

 

...and carol singing by the front doors

Help find Emily

....UPDATE....Emily has been found. Thank you to all who shared this appeal....UPDATE....

police statement

Many of you will know Emily, and her family, because she is a past member of 3rd Ware Scout Group. Please share the police link to inform as many people as possible and help make the community aware Emily is missing.

Please click to read and see a photo. Text is reproduced below

 

Police are appealing to members of the public to help trace a missing girl from Hertford.

14 year old Emily Irvine from Hertford was last seen this afternoon (January 2) at Ware train station.

Emily is described as being white, 5ft 5ins tall and of a slim build. She is wearing grey jogging bottoms, a grey tracksuit top and white trainers.

Officers are asking Emily to make contact with them via the Herts Police non-emergency number 101. Anyone who believes they have seen Emily or knows where she is should also call 101.

 

 

Thanks for your help and we know you join the Group in hoping she is safely home very soon. Please don't post any sightings here but inform the police by calling 101. Thanks