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!

A walk in the park?

This week i am chilling out with my "better half" as it were. my self and my girlfriend are going for a couple of days away, a nice long walk up a nice long river on the border of Wales.


Where is this post going, well.... Hostels, well Youth Hostels to be presise.

Why are they called this? well they are over night places for "the youth" well that was the original plan.... i have stayed in YHA a fair few times and i love them, for £20 you get a Bed and Breakfast! how good is that! ok so its Dorms... but some times you are with some really intesting people! and have a look at some of there places they are in! from london to oxford to durham and all over the uk! Some of the buildings them selves are really intresting, for example, a castle on the welsh border, an old co op in the peak district, and a Custom built one in Oxford (thats REALLY REALLY nice!)

Ok thats all for this post

Troop Dismissed!

once a month?

Once a month i meet up with a fairly big group of men (and a few ladies) to study the noble art of wood turning. Why? well partly (and its a big part) cos i enjoy it. Its an amazing feeling to take a piece of wood, And with a Sharp tool and by spinning it you can create some amazing items, anything from Candle holders to apples to well anything!


oh did i mention i am the youngest there? by at least 8 years, the next youngest is 10 years younger than the next youngest member. Why are we getting away from crafts? and getting taken by computers and consoles and stuff.

Well PEOPLE (and i mean you younger ones) go out and learn a traditional skill, its much more fun... and you can earn money from it!

The Scout Leader

This Service is now Resumed

Opps! I start a blog...then go in to the " real world" and forget all about it!

So what have i done in 2007?

Jamboree, Well that was fun, so many things i learnt and saw, if i learnt one thing its Scouting is a Force for Peace

Uni placement, intresting, it was fun a great group of guys and i learnt a hell off alot,

ok thats all on this post, theres another one coming up in a second! my plan for this blog is to record my scouty stuff, and anything intresting else there is to post

The Leader