Scouts

Cookham Scout Troop Autumn Term Programme 2008

September

Fri 5th: Initiative Challenges

Sat 06: Barbecue at Cookham Regatta

Fri 12: Sweets and Snack cooking evening

Fri 19: Wide Game at Burnham Beeches

Sat 20 pm: Fundraising BBQ at Cookham Dean Fair

Fri 26: Scout Promise and Sports Challenge evening

Sat 27: National Dragon Boat racing championships

October:

Fri 03: Bike safety, maintenance and navigation training - Investiture

Sat 04: Patrol Leader training day

Sun 05: Cross country bicycle challenge

Fri 10: Climbing Wall / Save a Life

Fri 17: Climbing Wall / Save a Life

Sat 18: Communicator badge, pm, PG HQ

Fri 24: Half term - no meeting

Fri 31: Halloween party and bonfire preparation

November:

Sat 01: Bonfire and fireworks: help needed all day

Sun 02: 9a, - 12 noon - clearing up Bonfire at Formosa

Fri 07: In the Stocks evening

Sun 09: Remembrance Sunday service at Cookham Dean

Fri 14: Children in Need fundraising

Sat 15: District Chef Cooking competition

Fri 21: All Night Incident Hike

Fri 28: Global Challenge evening

December

Fri 05: HQ adventure evening

Fri 12: Christmas Hike

Fri 19: Christmas Party

Scouts restarts for 2009 on Friday 9th January

Scout Troop Programme Summer 2008

April

Sunday 20th: St George's Day Parade: 2.10pm at Town Hall Car Park.  Dismiss at 4 from Magnet

Friday 25th: Fires and Saws and Tree Survey at Formosa

May

2 - 5: Mountain Camp - Snowdonia

Fri 9: Campsite challenges at Odney

Sat 10: Cub District Hike base running @ HQ - 11.45 - 4

Fri 16: Assault Course at Formosa

Fri 23: Tents and Games and Fire Engine at Formosa

24 - 26: Help needed at Cub Camp

Fri 30th: Longridge Activity evening

June:

Fri 6th: Blind Drop.  Venue TBC

Fri 13: Longridge evening

Fri 20: Summer Fair set up

Sat 21: Summer Fair - help needed all day

Fri 27: Longridge evening

Sun 29: District Water Activities Day

July: Friday 04: Survival evening

Friday 11: Longridge evening

Fri 18: End of Term games and BBQ at Formosa

Fri 25: Kit lorry loading

26th - 2nd August: Summer Camp - Gower

Cookham Scout Troop wins District Football Competition

congratulations to the Cookham team that won the District Scout Football Competition at the end of March.  The team were: Jonathan Baddeley, Ben Green, Daniel Matthews, Jay Brickell, Flo Harris, Bruno Renucci, Adi Renucci.  Does anyone have any photos of their triumph? 

Cookham Scouts' First Pinewood Derby

On 9th February Cookham Scouts ran our first ever Pinewood Derby.  Former Cub Scout Leader Martin Garrett had got hold of a Pinewood Derby track, an American Scouting speciality, so the Troop were able to spend the evening building and racing small wooden cars down the track

Spring Term Programme 2008

January

Friday 11: Maidenhead District New Year Disco: Maidenhead High Street Methodist Church, 7pm

Friday 18: Big New Year Feast, Scout HQ

Saturday 19th: District Swimming Gala, 5.40pm, Magnet

Friday 25th: I'm a Scout, Get me out of Here

February:

Friday 1st: Indoor Olympics and Bingo Forfeits

Sat 2nd: PL and APL day:

Friday 8th: Pinewood Derby

Sunday 10th: Church Parade at Maidenhead Methodist church

Friday 15th: Eagles, Panthers, Hawks and Cobras: 1st Aid at HQ.  Falcons, Stags, Foxes, Wolves: Navigation hike starting at Cookham Dean Common Car Park

Friday 22nd: Reverse of last week

Friday 29th: Patrol Evening

March:

Saturday 1st: District Cross Country Running contest at Pinkneys Green HQ

Friday 07: Music Evening

Sat 08 - Sun 09: Winter Camp at Phasel's Wood

Friday 14th: Wide Games

Friday 21st: Easter Weekend: no meeting

Friday 28th: Activity Badge Evening and Initiative Challenges

Sunday 30th: District Scout Football Competition

April:

Friday 4th: Last Scouts of Term: Robot Wars and Bouncy Boxing

Sunday 20th: St George's Day Parade

Friday 25th: Scouts Back

May 2nd to 5th: Mountain Camp - Snowdonia

July 26th to August 3rd: Summer Camp

Summer Term Programme 2007

April:

20th: Woodpiles and Sawing: Formosa

27th: Fires and Cooking: Formosa

May:

4 - 7: Mountain Camp: Lake District

Fri 11: Rafting and Navigation hike: Longridge

Sat 12: Cub District Incident hike: HQ

Fri 18: Assault Course building: Formosa

Fri 25: Centenary Camp tent pitching: Formosa

26 - 28: Centenary Camp: Formosa

June:

Fri 01: Rafting / Navigation - Longridge

Fri 08: District Orienteering - TBC

Fri 08: Scout Group AGM - Pinder Hall

Fri 15: Summer Fair set up@ Moor

Sat 16: Summer Fair: help needed all day @ Moor

Fri 22: Canoeing, Climbing, Wide Game and Conservation @ Longridge

Fri 29: Canoeing, Climbing, Wide Game and Conservation @ Longridge

Sat 30: District Water Activities Day: Longridge

July:

Fri 06: Bivvy sleep out and survival evening: Odney

Fri 13: Sports night, spaceball and barbecue: Odney

Sun 15: Bike Orienteering: Lookout, Bracknell

Fri 20: Camp kit lorry load (Explorers are going a week earlier)

Sat 28: Leave for Camp

Scout Troop Programme Spring 2007

Friday 5th January: Cooking Challenges: HQ

Friday 12th January: Wide Game: wear warm clothing and sturdy footwear

Friday 19th January: District Scout Disco: High Street Methodists

Saturday 20th January: District Swimming Gala

Friday 26th January: Centenary Challenge

Friday 2nd February: Night Hike Navigation Exercise

Saturday 3rd February: PL and APL Day

Friday 9th February: Centenary Challenge: 100 Activities

Friday 16th February: Half term

Friday 23rd February: Patrol Evenings

Friday 2nd March: I'm a Scout - Get me out of here

Sunday 4th March: Church Parade: Methodist Church

Friday 9th March: Assault Course Building

Saturday 10th March: Cross Country Running

Friday 16th March: Centenary Challenge

17th-18th March: Winter Camp

Friday 23rd March: Ice Skating

Saturday 24th March: HQ and Stores tidy

Friday 30th March: Construction Challenge:

Sunday 1st April: District Football Competition

Friday 20th April: First Scouts of Summer Term

May 4 - 7: Mountain Camp

May 25 - 28: Centenary Camp

Saturday 16th June: Village Fair

Saturday 30th June: Water Activity Day at Longridge

July 28th - August 4th: Summer Camp in Exmoor

Cookham Scouts Programme Autumn 2006

Autumn Term Programme 2006

September:

Saturday 2nd: Cookham Regatta Fundraising Barbecue

Friday 8th: First Scout Meeting of Term: Trading Post

Friday 15th: Night Orienteering

Saturday 16th: Cookham Dean Village Fair fundraising barbecue

Friday 22nd: First Aid

Saturday 23rd: Longridge Regatta: Sign up now

Friday 29th: Survival Skills evening

October:

Fri 6th: Cooking evening and investiture

Sat 7th: District PL Training Day

Sun 8th: Bike Orienteering

Fri 13th: Indoor Pioneering Challenge

Fri 20th: Scrapheap challenge

Sat 21st: JOTA / JOTI

Fri 27th: No Scout Meeting: Half Term

November:

Friday 3rd: Guy making

Saturday 4th: Bonfire building all day

Sunday 5th: Bonfire clear up

Friday 10th: Creative and Physical Challenge Evening

Sat 11th: District Chef Cooking competition

Sun 12th: Remembrance Sunday

Fri 17th: All Night Incident Hike

Fri 24th: Sports Evening

Sat 25th: Scout HQ and equipment maintenance

December:

Fri 01: Games Evening and Summer Camp report back

Fri 08: Winter Sports Evening

Friday 15: Christmas Party

Key Dates for next year:

Jan 5th: First Scout meeting of term

May 5 - 7: Mountain Camp

May 25-28: Scouting Centenary Camp

July 28 - Aug 04: Summer Camp 

Scout Troop Programme Summer 2006

All Scouts have been issued with a more detailed programme either by e-mail or paper copy

APRIL:

Friday 21st:Saws and Woodpiles and Games - Formosa

Sunday 23rd: St George's Day Parade: Town Hall to Magnet

Friday 28th: No meeting for Scouts not going to Mountain Camp

28th April to 1st May: Mountain Camp

MAY:

Friday 5th: Fires and Cooking: Formosa

Sat 13th: District Cub Scout Wide Game

Friday 19th: Rafting and Canoeing: Longridge

Friday 26th: Tents and Games at Formosa

27 - 29: Cub Camp: we will let you know how you can help out early next term

JUNE:

Friday 2nd: Rafting and Canoeing: Longridge

Friday 9th: Open Evening and AGM: Pinder Hall

Friday 16th: Summer Fair Set up

23rd to 25th: Water Activities Camp

Friday 30th: Climbing and Orienteering at Longridge

JULY:

7th to 9th: Troop Camp weekend at Odney

Friday 14th: Climbing and Orienteering at Longridge

Friday 21st: Spaceball, Barbecue and Cardboard Box sleep-out evening

Friday 28th: Summer Camp kit loading

29th July to 5th August: Summer Camp

Scout Troop News Feb 2006

Tuesday 21^st February: Jamboree Presentation: 8pm, United Reform Church. All Scouts old enough to attend the Jamboree are encouraged to attend.  The Scout Group are committed to helping anyone selected to attend so the cost should not be a barrier.

Wednesday 22^nd February: Fire Safety Badge: 7pm to 8.30pm at Cookham Fire station: Still places left if you want to come. Those who did the badge the first time round need to bring in their fire escape handouts to complete the badge.   

Friday 24^th February: Creative Evening and Investiture:

Friday 3^rd March: Patrol evenings: See last Newsletter for details

Monday 6^th March: Maidenhead District Laserquest Competition: Still 3 places left: please let me know if you want to come.

Friday 10th March: Now a construction challenge evening with a Sedan Chair rally instead of the advertised Global Challenge evening.   

Saturday 11th March: District Cross Country Running competition: Meet at Pinkneys Green Scout HQ at 10.45 am.  You will be finished by 11.30 (if you run fast enough!)

Scout Group History: 2007 is the centenary of Scouting and we are keen to celebrate by assembling the history of Scouting in Cookham.  If anyone is interested in coordinating this please let me know. 

Mountain Camp: all places are now full.  Thanks for a great response. 

Summer Camp: Please let us know as soon as possible if you are coming or not.  We are busy booking up activities like caving and need to know our numbers