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Scouting @ Home

Hi All,

We hope you and your families are all keeping safe and well during these unique times. We wanted to provide you with an update on our plans and supports for the next couple of weeks.

Meetings Postponed 

In line with Scouting Ireland’s advice, we will postpone all scouting meetings and activities until Sunday 19th April. We will update accordingly depending on Scouting Ireland’s advice if this date is extended.

Scouting @ Home 

  • Challenges 

We have developed a list of fun scout challenges that scouts can do at home! This is not a prescriptive list or assignment, Scouts are welcome to do these if they want to continue doing Scouting during our temporary break! We would ask that you send the below documents to your Scouts, they will be able to open them on their smartphone/laptops/tablets.

The list of challenges can be found here. Resources that can help complete the challenges can be seen here.

All of these challenges are made to be completed at home. With this in mind, please don’t feel the need to go shopping for materials, improvise!  For example, if you don’t have paracord to make a woggle, use an old shoelace… if you don’t have a tarp to build the shelter, use a sheet.

Please send pictures of completed challenges to [email protected]. Please try to send some pictures in by end of day on Wednesday 1st of April.

  • Zoom Scout Meetings 

We will host a virtual Scout Meeting on Thursday 2nd of April via Zoom.

    • What: Zoom Scout Meeting
    • Where: At home, online via zoom.
    • When: Thursday 2nd of April (7:45 pm – 8:30 pm).
    • How: Please see instructions on how to join here.

We hope you enjoy completing these challenges! All the Scout Leaders are excited to catch up on Thursday during our Zoom Scout Meeting.

Yours in Scouting,

The Scout Leader Team.

Troop Activity

What: Troop Activity

When: Sunday 23rd February (10:00 am – 4:00 pm)

Cost: No cost.

Transport: 

Drop off and collection will be required by parents to and from a location in the Dublin area. Exact locations will be provided on the morning of the activity but will be no longer than a 30 min drive.

Equipment List: 

– Warm clothing
– Hiking Boots
– Raingear
– Waterbottle
– Packed Lunch
– Spare Socks

County Leadership Training 2020

This training is by invitation only. We will text the parents of Scouts that are eligible to attend.

What: County Leadership Training

When: Saturday 29th February – Sunday 1st March

Where: Aurora House

Cost: No cost, covered by the group.

Please see PDF with all the information regarding the weekend attached. We will coordinate carpooling to the venue closer to the time.

Full Information Here

Yours in Scouting, 

Scout Team.

Next Up with Willington Scouts

UPCOMING EVENTS 

Please see the details for the next 3 scout activities below.  Full details on each event will be updated closer to each date.

  • Senior Scouts Planning Day 
    • Sunday 16th February
    • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    • No cost
  • Troop Activity 
    • Sunday 23rd February
    • No cost
    • Full details here.
  • County Leadership Training 
    • Saturday 29th February – Sunday 1st March
    • No cost, invitation only
    • Full details here