March june 2014

June 2014

Please do pass on this issue of HartBeat to all your Beavers Cubs and Scouts and their parents or guardians. Many thanks to all the Leaders, Cubs and Scouts who supplied articles for this addition.

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Inside This IssueScouting Activity on MOD Training Areas, Graham Read .................................................................................1Cub events, Janette Mcelarney ADC Cubs.......................................................................................................2District Shop Goes Mobile! By Lisa Hobbis, Scout Shop Manager.....................................................................2Odiham District – Word Scout Jamboree Japan 2015, Iceland 2015 and Tanzania 2015...................................46th Fleet Thursday Scouts - Winter Camp By Samual Robertson, Scout .........................................................6Hawks Explorers complete their D of E Bronze Hike..........................................................................................86th Fleet Puma Investiture of Ethan Lay by Ian Greenfield ................................................................................96th Fleet (Puma) Survival Camp By Skip...........................................................................................................9Arrowhead Explorers Investment by Harry Veness and Ben Short....................................................................1022nd Beaver Scouts St. Georges Day by Ruth Scott ......................................................................................11Adult Help Needed for Admin support of New Explorer Group By Malcolm Pope...........................................12 01st Group Camp, Gordon Brown Center.....................................................................................................1328th Joint Chinnock and Apache Survival Camp, Colin Carswell....................................................................14Jamboree On The Trail (JOTT) with 28th Odiham, Catherine Read..................................................................14Odiham District Scout's Achieve Top Award ..................................................................................................162nd Odiham Scout Community week, John Webster .....................................................................................17District Scout Cooking Competition, Ian Greenfield........................................................................................17

Scouting Activity on MOD Training Areas Graham ReadMany of you will have seen the recent district email's regarding access to and activity on Army training land for Scouting use. The Army are facing increasing demands to use the land for the purpose for which it exists – training troops. This is due to the numbers of troops and equipment returning from over-seas bases, despite the over-all reduction in total troop numbers. At the same time, in discussions with them, it's clear that they are keen to support scouting and the community where at all possible, in conjunction with their duty of care to protect the environment and balance it's public use with increasing training demands.

Thank you for all the emails regarding Army training area related activity that groups typically plan, this will form useful input to the discussion with the Army. As the Army Traiing areas are used by four local Scouting districts (Odiham, Blackwater Valley, Bramshill and Rotherfield) the issue will be discussed at the 'County

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June 2014Cluster' meeting in early July, and after that we will update you further. The aim will be to come up with a common approach across all districts - as we will all be liaising with the same Army contact.

In addition, as this is a UK wide issue, we have been in discussion with the County Commissioner who will be liaising with HQ to understand any ongoing national discussions.

Until this issue has been resolved, and we have a permanent process in place, please email [email protected] for any planned activity on MOD training areas and district will liaise with the Army contacts. Thank you to all of you who have been doing so.

Groups are not to venture onto / hold activities on MOD training areas without notification that permission has ben granted / no objections have been raised.

Where are the training areas?A map illustrating the location of the training areas that are nearest to Fleet has been posted on the District Website.

Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciatedGraham

Cub events Janette Mcelarney ADC CubsWednesday 9th July Athletics Evening Robert Mays School26-28th September Camp Chalfont Heights

District Shop Goes Mobile! By Lisa Hobbis, Scout Shop ManagerIf you'd like the shop to visit your group meeting please leave a message on Odiham scout shop Facebook page or contact your GSL. Or message via facebook odiham disrtict scout shop page.

Why not order via the District Scout Shop and save on postage costs?

Beaver and cub fun socks, laces pens, notebooks, caps and beanie hats, water bottles and ponchos. For scouts there are mess tins and fire starting kits, knives and campfire ponchos. D of E recommended kits for Explorers and camping equipment from sporks to tents, roll mats to sleeping bags, hammocks and stoves; and uniforms of course (discounted first uniform for Leaders)!

Have a look at what's available on-line: http://shop.scouts.org.uk/ but then order your selection via the District Scout shop and save on postage.Once you've chosen, contact Lisa on 07788 213378 or email orders to [email protected]

Pay on collection (cash or cheque). Items can be collected from the shop on Saturdays (10-12) or first Wednesday of each month at Crondall 7.30 – 8.30pm or can be delivered to your scout group on a meeti night.



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Odiham District Scout Shop

New Opening HourslThe first Wednesday of each month the shop will be open from 7.30pm - 8 30pmAs per usual, on every Saturday 10am – 12pm during term time.

Second Hand Uniform - The shop is now providing second hand uniform, if you have any unwanted uniform that you would like to donate to shop it would be greatly received. All profits would go back into scouting.

Helpers Needed - Do you have 2 hours on a Saturday morning to spare to help in the shop. We work on a rota basis meaning you would only need to work once every 4th Saturday and we are very flexible. If interested please phone Lisa on 07788 213378.

Also don't forget that new leaders can purchase 1st uniform at a discount from Odiham District scout shop.

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Odiham District – Word Scout Jamboree Japan 2015, Iceland 2015 and Tanzania 2015Odiham District is proud to have 11 young people from our Groups attending the World Scout Jamboree in Japan 2015 and other 2015 Hampshire County International Expeditions under the District umbrella. They are:

Andrew Bulcock Iceland ExplorerAlexander Carswell WSJ – Japan ExplorerMegan Cookson Iceland ExplorerEdward Hensby WSJ – Japan ExplorerIzzy Hensby WSJ - Japan ExplorerIzzy Holland WSJ – Japan ExplorerAlex Millard Iceland ExplorerClaire Read WSJ – Japan ExplorerTim Read WSJ – Japan Scout 28th

Dean Styles Iceland Scout 1st

Ethan Taylor Tanzania Explorer

We also have one Leader attending WSJ, Graham (ASL 101st) who is attending as IST/JPT.

Each young person is responsible for raising their own funds to attend – and they each need to raise over £3000 (All WSJ UK participants are subsidising scouts from less economically developed countries so that they can attend).

All of them have been busy fundraising since Christmas, such as bag packing at Redfields Garden Centre. This was well attended and the Redfields staff were very grateful for the extra help on the tills!

Some of the group have also been bag packing in Basingstoke with their Japan Contingent Units. They were marshalls at Crondal triathatlon, and are running stalls at All Saints fair, Crondal Fair and Zebon copes fayres over weekends in June.

Fundraising at Redfields Garden Centre, along with Redfields Staff



June 2014Next events planned are:

• Carwashing for teachers at Courtmoor school on their inset day in July.

• Static cycle ride in Fleet on the Saturday 6th September – come and see us!

• Sushi stall continues to be available!

• More to be planned.

Please do come and support the events you see advertised. It could be one of your scouts on the next international trip!

We thank 100th and 28th for their kind donation towards the fundraising.

If any other groups would like to donate to the International Expditions, the young people would be happy to come and talk to your group, and hopefully inspire your scouts cubs and beavers to apply in future!

If any of you know of any groups (in or out of scouting) who need young people power, and would be happy to hire for a donation please let Laura Hensby know c/o of editor at Hartbeat: [email protected].



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6th Fleet Thursday Scouts - Winter Camp By Samual Robertson, Scout On Friday 15th March, 6th Fleet Scout group went to Bears Rails in Windsor. From the beginning, everyone, including the leaders, was enjoying themselves. The camp began after school on Friday. It included two sleeps on Friday and Saturday, leaving camp at 3:00pm on Sunday.

During the course of the camp, there were several activities, including wide games, pioneering and electronic orienteering.

On Friday, we set up camp. We were told to get into a group of three and a group of two in our patrols. Then we were given a tent to put up.

At dinner, one of the patrols (“the awesome tacos”) got to cook dinner of hotdogs. Unfortunately the other group (“the caracaras”) had to wash up. It was really grotty!

On Saturday morning, we did some pioneering. We made some stands to hold the washing up bowls. It was really helpful as we didn’t get the tables dirty.

For lunch we had some quick sandwiches and soup as we had to begin our hike.

On Saturday afternoon, 6th Fleet split into two patrols and went on a five hour hike to the copper horse statue of George III which overlooks The Long Walk towards Windsor Castle. When the copper horse was made, eight people had dinner inside it! From the statue, we had an incredible view. We could see Heathrow airport, Wembley Stadium and loads of other famous buildings. On the hike we didn’t use any GPS, just a trusty compass and map.

It worked, as we got to the Obelisk on time, where Miles Johnson was to be invested. We all had a great time watching Miles become invested and his mum even came to watch as well!

On Saturday night, for dinner, we had a really nice chicken curry made by “the awesome tacos” unfortunately my group had to wash up! Luckily, that night, we got to play a great game of submarines organised by Michael Greenfield.



June 2014For breakfast on Sunday each patrol had to get up and collect firewood as we were cooking breakfast on an open fire. We had bacon, sausages, beans and eggy bread. With the electronic orienteering, a group of Explorers who were camping next to us, gave us some aerials that detected Morse code from three transmitters. The transmitters that transmitted the Morse code were on a loop. So, firstly, one transmitter would be transmitting number one (in Morse code) for thirty seconds, then it would change to number two, and, after another thirty seconds, it would change to number three. As the transmissions change, you have to stick to one transmission, so you can’t suddenly change from one to another.

In the electronic orienteering, a few groups saw hundreds of deer running up and down, it was a truly incredible sight. Liam Moore said, “I’ve seen more deer here than I have in my entire life!

Overall, the camp was a massive success, and we had loads of fun, including the adults: Ian, Peter, Chris and, a visitor, Graham (101st). I would like to thank him on behalf of all the 6th Fleet Scouts and adults, as he really helped out with the success of this winter camp. Also, I thank Jake (101st) for joining us on camp.



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Hawks Explorers complete their D of E Bronze Hike On the weekend of 27th April two groups of explorers set out to the New Forest where they had planned their 2 day hikes. They had route planned and submitted their menus, shopped and packed all they needed and could possible carry and set off. After the weeks of rain they had not just puddles, but flooded fields to cross .

They need to present their finding of a research project and this will then completes their Bronze D OF E and they head on to their Silver.

Well Done All.



June 2014

6th Fleet Puma Investiture of Ethan Lay by Ian Greenfield Investiture - 6th Fleet Puma Scouts Style.

When you finally become a Scout, it’s usually after a lot of hard work. Many of you have been through Cubs and Beavers, where you learnt some of the basics of Scouting. When you get to Scouts there is somuch more to learn and experience. To gain your membership Badgethere is a whole load of goals and achievements to be doneprior to the actual investiture so having done all that work why not celebrate the fact and get invested in style!

Michael Greenfield assisting in the investiture of one of his new Patrol, Ethan Lay, somewhere in the Wilds of Crondall.

6th Fleet (Puma) Survival Camp By SkipOn a beautifully bright Saturday morning in May the older members of the Puma troop rocked up at Hannams Copse, in Crondall, armed with only the bare essentials for their annual survival weekend. Each pair of Scouts was given a bucket containing all they would need to survive for 36hrs in the wild. With no matches or fire lighters life could have proved difficult, but armed with new skills and a survival kit all the Scouts managed to light a fire suitable to cook on.

Their buckets contained such items as, string, flint and steel, pen knife, mess tins, eggs, oranges, small ground sheet, survival bag (just in case), chocolate, marshmallows, bacon, sausages, chicken, onions, tea, coffee, bread and all number of useful things.

Having decided where to camp the Scouts set about building a shelter and deciding the menu for the week end. Each pair were given 30 tasks to complete during their time on camp. The tasks included writing a menu, thinking of a team name and whittling something to symbolise the chosen name, building a tower, make a hat, learn something new, invent and make a pudding for the evening meal, whistling the national anthem and most importantly making a guest a cup of Tea. When the Scouts had completed a task they requested the presence of a leader to mark their efforts. The team of leaders were on hand all weekend to assist and instruct the Scouts but on the whole they were left to their own devises to work it out for themselves. All made a good job of working out what to eat when, and how to make the best of the food they were given.

As a group we also built a camp oven and on the Saturday some of the Scouts cooked baked potatoes and fish for the Leaders lunch. Skip then went on to cook the world’s largest camp cookie (well quite big) for



June 2014afternoon tea. In the evening we enjoyed a curry and some interesting puddings. Again the leaders made good use of the oven to cook their curry while they helped the scouts with their culinary skills. Following numerous wide games and a camp fire we all settled down for a good night’s sleep. After a full backwards breakfast on Sunday and a quiet time for reflection we continued with some of our fitness training as part of this terms badge program.

Having returned the sight to its former beauty we all left happy in the knowledge that if we were ever lost on a desert island we could at least whistle the national anthem and make a decent cup of tea.

Arrowhead Explorers Investment by Harry Veness and Ben Short

Arrowhead explorers is a new explorer group set up in the Odiham district.

We are about to start on our bronze Duke of Edinburgh award in a few weeks. We have been practicing our map reading skills in towns and in the countryside ready for the real thing.

There have also been a lot of team building exercise. We have also been given a lot of equipment to start up a survival bag containing all the things we need like a first aid kit etc. We have also been given control over the things we do whichs make it better. I decided to continue to participate in scouting as I really enjoyed the activities in cubs and scouts and I want to learn new things. I enjoy working in groups and love going on camps. I think explorers is great for learning transferable skills which could come in useful when I'm older. Since I joined earlier this year, I have most enjoyed the hike around Hartley Witney and the music evening. I am looking forward to meeting more new people with similar interests and trying out new things.



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22nd Beaver Scouts St. Georges Day by Ruth Scott During their usual meetings this week all three scetions in the Group celebrated St George.

The Beavers turned wooden spoons into puppets of St George or the dragon while the Cubs became knights by making painted visors and shields from recycled cardboard, kindly donated by Morrisons and then covered in tin foil.

They listened to the story of St George and the Dragon, and discussed how we can each be more like St George in our daily lives.

At their meeting the Scouts also spent some time reflecting on this story and what it means to us today.

At the end of section meeting all members renewed their Promise and finished with a prayer.



June 2014

Adult Help Needed for Admin support of New Explorer Group By Malcolm Pope

Adults wanted to help with the administration of District's newest Explorer Group. Please see advert (and no, sorry, there isn’t a salary!)



June 2014

101st Group Camp, Gordon Brown Center

101st held their annual group camp in May, this time at the Gorden Brown Centre, Rotherwick. As a new group in our second full year of operation, this is clearly now becoming a fixture in the calendar, with the 2015 and 2016 locations already booked.

Beavers, both Cub packs, and the Scouts all enjoyed a range of activities on and off site, some run by the Gorden Brown Centre, and others by Leaders. Off-site Hikes, Laser Tag, Water Rockets, Pioneering Ballistas, Rope Making and Knots, Radio Orienteering and of course free time activities and camp fires.

Many thanks to all the Leaders, Parent Helpers, YL's and District Explorers for coming to help run the camp kitchen, activities and camp fire songs.



June 2014

28th Joint Chinnock and Apache Survival Camp Colin Carswell

To give a taster of what our scouts get up to here are a few extra words on our Survival Camp that was held last weekend at Broadstone Warren Camp Site in Sussex.

The scouts (and parents) knew the theme – but not what it would actually mean! The weekend was amazing! Dry, sunny but a tad chilly at night (down to 2 degrees and waking to ice on the tents!!!) Our scouts spent the first day brushing up on some basic survival skills – shelter, food, water etc. They were then asked to ‘fall in’ carrying what they would expect they would need to spend 24 hrs ‘surviving’.

They thought it would be the leaders going through what they had and why – but it wasn’t! I then introduced them to a survival scenario that entailed the scouts in groups having to complete various challenges within the story where they would gather various larger items to help them get through the next 24hrs, when help was expected to arrive.

What they probably weren’t expecting was to actually locate some of their supplies under a full size, ‘only dropped once’ parachute! How’s that for atmosphere! And they all did it!

30 scouts and every single one built their own shelters (and slept in them), cooked with only the most basic of equipment and stayed out, some in a good degree of comfort, for a whole 24hrs till ‘rescued’! A few couldn’t let go of a good thing and even slept in their shelters for a second night! I am one very proud scout leader!

But all this doesn’t happen on it’s own – please allow me to say a huge and very sincere ‘thank you’ to all our leader team – a wonderful group of individuals.

Jamboree On The Trail (JOTT) with 28th Odiham Catherine Read On Saturday the 10th May a huge groups of beavers cubs and scouts from 28th,

with their families and dogs set off on a 6 mile hike around the villages and fields surrounding crondal.

It was a great time to get to know the leaders and parents while the children got some exercise and away from their consoles etc. A little muddy in places but that never hurt anyone!

There werea few showers but that didnt stop the group, and at 3 pm we all headed back to Crondal hut for a bbq and bingo and the 28th AGM. This seemed a good way to encourage attedance!



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June 2014

Odiham District Scout's Achieve Top Award On May 7th 2014 young scouts from across Odiahm District attended the yearly Hampshire County Gold award ceremony to receive their certificates form James ketchell (seried adventurer and scout ambassador).

http://www.jamesketchell.net/ is well worth a visit for some serious scouting ideals for the future.

Left Hand Picture: Dean Styles, Izzy Holland, Megan Cookson, James Ketchell, Tom Blacow,Adam Wade, Theo Thompsom, Tim Read, Luke Kear, Max Juby.

Right Hand Picture: Daisy and Carys Potter

Representing: 1st, Arrowhead Explorers ,100th,2nd and 28th

WELL DONE TO ALL



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2nd Odiham Scout Community week John Webster 2nd Odiham Scout Group have been helping with the upkeep of Odiham church flower beds, cleaning out Odiham Junior school pond and held a barn dance during the last several weeks around scout community week

District Scout Cooking Competition Ian Greenfield 6th Fleet Scouts

Still time to enter: [email protected]

Date: 12th July 2014 Time: 10am – 2:30pmVenue: Crondall Scout Hut (camping field)

The idea:Can you cook the best camp food in Odiham District and gain your camp cook badge in the process?

Set up a camp kitchen, cook a camp meal for a patrol (plus guest and judges), provide somewhere to eat it and show that you are the best Camp Cooks in Odiham.

Win the annual Odiham District Camp Cook Trophy + a prize for your troop or unit.

You will be allocated a guest and if you can demonstrate to your guest that you have met the criteria for the Camp Cook badge, this will be awarded to you at the end of the competition. Your guest will discuss the following with you during dinner:

1. Explain how and where to shop for food and how to transport it.2. Demonstrate proper storage and cooking under camp conditions. This must include knowledge of

hygiene in the camp kitchen and how to prevent food poisoning.3. Devise the competition menu (including quantities) for the group of Scouts / Explorers. (Consider first

any cultural, religious, vegetarian or dietary needs of the group.)4. Successfully cook and serve the menu.

Rules 3 - 6 Scouts or Explorers per team, mixed teams accepted. Cook a meal for you team + 1 adult guest + 1 for the judges (team of 4 will cook for 6) Cook on open fire (alter fires only), supplemented with light weight cookers if needed. Card board box ovens will also be accepted as long as not in contact with the grass and are safe. Provide a shelter to eat under and somewhere to sit (bring whatever you need with you). Cook any 2 course meal, with drinks.



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Spend no more than £5 per person on all ingredients, (proof required)a team of 4 should spend less than £30

Freebies or donated food used will be counted as if you had purchased it. Meals to be served between 12:30pm - 1:00pm. (all meals finished and cleared away by 2pm) All entrants to consume their own meal (don’t cook something you don’t like!). Wash up properly with hot water provided. Each team to supply the following, an alter fire with grill, a supply of wood (there will be some

available), light weight cooker if it is to be used, all cooking pots, pans and utensils, eating utensils (including guest and judge) and washing up equipment including washing up liquid / scourers / tea towels.

Scoring / judgingJudges will try all dishes as well as watching you work, marks will be awarded as shown:

Safe layout of kitchen & eating area. (15 marks) General hygiene / safety. (15 marks) Team work. (10 marks) Cooking techniques. (15 marks) Menu. (10 marks) Taste. (15 marks) Presentation (5 marks) Healthiness (10 marks) Originality of menu. (5 marks)



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