First Meetings of New Year

Thursday Beavers: Thursday September 16th @ 7pm
Thursday Cubs: Thursday September 16th @ 7pm
Scouts: Friday September 3rd @ 7.30pm
Ventures: Friday September 10th @ 8.30pm
Rovers: To Be Advised

New Beaver Colonies and Cub Pack - Leader Teams meeting in September to advance the exciting plan!!!

For Further Details Contact: Francis Minogue on 086-2211227

On the First Night please return Activity Consent Form for the 2010-11 Year (If you have not yet received your start up notice/letter please call)


Group Councils & AGM

First Group Council: Monday August 30th @ 8pm

Group Council AGM: Monday September 13th @ 8pm

Parents & Friends AGM: Thursday September 30th @ 7pm

Roscrea Home/ School Camp August 2010

Last weekend Roscrea Scout Group ran a weekend camp in conjunction with Martin Meade and Adrianne Cunningham Home/ School Liaison Co-ordinators.

The Camp was held in Roscrea Scouts Hostel, which the provided free of charge, just outside Camross in the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

Some 38 National School kids  from The Convent School, Scoil Eoin and Corville  assembled at Roscrea Scout Hall on Friday evening and headed to the hostel on the bus kindly sponsored by Andrew Walsh Coaches. They were broken into their groups with the older youth sleeping in the tents put up by the Scout Leaders earlier that day with the others sleeping inside in the hostel. That night there was a disco provided by DJ Conor Abbott. 

All were up early the following and just after breakfast the kids received a great surprise when the Coast Guard Helicopter arrived, it did some manoeuvres in the sky and showed how they would save someone in distress using their stretcher and the winch. It landed and all were taken on a full tour of the Helicopter, which is some 71feet long. The pilot, Sid and his crew were excellent with all.

When they left lunch was had by all, One of Gerry Wallace’s busses arrived to bring half the group fishing in the nearby angling centre while the other half went to the pet farm at  Kilvahan Horse Drawn Carriages. The groups then swapped over with all getting a trip on the 24-seater Horse drawn carriage.

All arrived back to dinner and a great sing song at the campfire followed again by a disco.

On Sunday there was two bouncing castles sponsored by Eugene King and Ivan Keegan.

Finally all went arrived exhausted to the Scout Hall at 4.00 pm on Sunday.

The weekend was a fabulous success.

Thanks to our sponsors Stapleton’s bakery, Andrew Walsh, Eugene King, Ivan Keegan, Gerry Wallace, Roscrea Scout Group , DJ Conorand in particular Roscrea St Vincent de Paul who made a very large donation towards the costs.

Thanks to all worked so hard on the weekend,Project leader Caroline Marks Scout Group Tony Foyle, James Marks, Conor Abbott,Niamh Abbott, Ollie Stapleton, Louise Hennessy, Sean Delaney, Ronan Foyle, Luke McAndrew, Niamh Marks (All Roscrea Scout Group) Brendan Martin (Tullamore Scout Group& County Development Officer), Adrienne Cunningham & Martin Meade (home school liaison Co-ordinators), & Marie Warren Roscrea St Vincent De Paul.And all who helped in different ways over the weekend.

Directions to Srahan

From Roscrea - travelling out N7 you will see Highway Inn on LHS; just after this take turn for Ballaghmore - keep going straight about 10 minutes until you get to Camross - driving through village at next Cross roads turn left signposted Glendine. Continue on for 2.3kms at Bridge bear left before the Bridge signposted Glenkitt. Contine for 1km to right turn signposted Srahan Castle. Continue up hill for 2kms to the Centre

Scout Shop

Any member requiring replacement Uniform or Badges is requested to contact the Scout Shop directly on www.oas.ie or 01-8722212

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