Wrong Wrong Wrong

ok i have to play the personal card here, i have a degree in product design. Im not showing off... im just showing my reasons for some of what i am about to say,

Right,

So the Scout HQ have noticed that some of the unofficial casual clothing selling really well, and of course want a slice of the pie, so after alot of work and much thinking (and i bet a fair bit of money) they come up with i.scout, yep thats it, i.scout, of course so smart they think as it makes a comment, yeah that i scout, and its also so up to date with the whole (over used) ipod and iphone and ianythingelsewewantpeopletothinkiscool.

well in my view there is one word for this (in my view) FAIL!

but im but one person and i dont think in am in the remit (they want to sell it to younger people)

good luck to them, but for me its scout and proud, or scouting is....
next time TSA, ask people in the know that are out there in scouting, rather than trying so hard to make a "cool" logo and failing!

Troop Diiiismiiised
(ps ill put a photo up later, or a linky to a site)

Guerrila Cooking

*imagain the scene, you are stood in a ruined supermarket, a strong wind and acid rain has whipped all the lables off the cans of food, all you can see is piles of unknown foods, but your hungry, time to take the dive*

thats the basis to Guerrila cooking, the scouts are given a pick of cans and they get to cook a 2 course meal with out knowing what they get till they open the can,

its all fun and i get to see how smart my scouts are and if they need more training in cooking!

it also makes for an intresting dinner at home, ....

well thats all for now i got some paper work to file

Reunion,

Every year theres a large gathering of adults in scouting at Gilwell park, this year i went (for the 4 or 5th time) with a group of other people i have known for a fair while.
Now I walk faitly fast (stick with me there is a point here) but this year it took me over an hour to walk what normally takes me 10 minutes! the only reason was due to the number of people i bumped in to and had to catch up with. One of the most intresting Convostations i had was with a 55 ish old leader (as we all know im in my early - mid twentys) about what scouts is about and for both of us, it came down to common point. The Common point, its something that we can talk about in a instant, theres conection.

The other thing we noticed is when i was young saying i was a scout was seen as a little.... Sad?
now its more seen as something cool, alot of the older adults say now the people they talk to are really impressed that they are still in scouting.

Well after that weekend, i want a good night sleep (i had far to much fun, lots of danceing and adult beverages)


Troop Dismissed

(ill tell you more when im awake and alive, and i hopefully have my laptop back)

Programs

Deciding what to do 4 months in advance is fun, especially as you have no idea as to the weather. Even the greatest event or evening can be ruined by a few drops of rain.
so this year i had a great idea... i have a new word in my specialised vocabluary...


TOUGH


its raining and i didnt being a coat (despite being told you must)

TOUGH

oooh i wore my best trainers event though you said we would be walking thru mud

TOUGH

owies i got stung by a stinging nettle on my knee in my shorts... (you have got it by now)

TOUGH!

if its a real problem then we sort it, but a little rain never hurt anyone... i mean i used to get soaked and im ok... aint i?


thats all for tonight

Troop Dismissed!

summer off...

Wow that was nice 6 weeks of Free time.. well i say free time i should say troopless time, i have arranged events and planned activities for the new term. I have to admit that i dont enjoy the summer holidays much i miss the contact with people...

so 2008-9 is looking like an intresting term, I have some Fab activities (does anyone still say fab?) and a really good team to work with now! so heres to the new term ...

check back next week and ill give more details as to some of whats going to happen...


Troop Dismissed


*gosh its been ages since i have said that!*

Scouts and hurts

tonight we WERE going to do first aid... opps i mean emergancy aid! but its boring and i aint the best to be honest,

so i decided to cut one and burn another...

false wounds are fun!
so one of my scouts got a fake cut added to his arm, another got a burn... and all the scouts got a chance to try it out!

mortitantions wax is great!

The Sun

In the morning the sun rises and makes everything warm,

Life wakes and is warmed and cheered

Then the cloud comes and the sun is hid

A day goes past without its golden kiss,

I hope someday the sun will return.

16 words to write

opps i missed a k yewah 16000 words to write... and i am stuck :(

Another week another newbie

So TSA (the scout association) have come up with a great new idea for getting new scouts in, its a group finder you put in your postcode and it emails the local District cominisioner (DC) , they in turn look at a map and work out your local group, and then email the Group scout leader (GLS), how in turn emails the effective leader for the group, in this case the Scout leader (SL) aka me!
and then i email the parent of the of the potential new scout...

does it work? in my single case... yes!
is it worth while... if it gets more people in scouting yes!

now as its that time of year i seem to get all the too old cubs. in this case i have had 6 new Scubs (not quite scouts not quite cubs) enough to cause any scout leader stress!

Troop Dismissed

Well its a new year...

So why haven't i posted in ages... well over the chrimbo i was rather ill with a stomach bug and the Garlic allergy.

So in Scouting whats happened? well i have been co-opted (aka Volunteered) to help with my local scout sites 50th birthday fete, so lots of posters needed from me.

and in other news?

EARTHQUAKE...

Did i feel it? yeah it woke me up seconds before the "better half" text me to check i was ok. I didn't know what it was that woke me up, but the BBC were most helpful as always..

Thats all for today as i have some uni work to get in and well its not easy..

Troop Dismissed!