1st Paarl Scouts are celebrating their Centenary on 10 October 2009 at the Scout Hall in Paarl.

We will be having a spitbraai, and tickets are available at R100.00.

Anyone interested in getting more information can contact Jill at 082-411-5535 or 021-872-5451

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Hello there Cubs and Scouts and families

1st Paarl Scouts is holding a Centenary Celebration on Saturday 10 October 2009.

-at the Scout Hall with a spitbraai and dessert. Tickets are R100 per person and everyone is expected to join in for this celebration

1909 – 2009

To get everyone up to speed:

Each family of cubs and scouts will be asked to try to sell 5 tickets to the spitbraai.

There are also raffle tickets to sell at R10 per ticket. The prizes include 2 books by Bear Grylls of “Ultimate Survivor” fame and the new Chief Scout of the United Kingdom. The tickets will be handed out tonight.

Anyone who needs extra tickets or wants to help, can please call Jill on 021-8725451

The scouts (cubs) will be kindly asked to help make a new Centenary Gateway to the Scout Hall on the 2 Saturdays of the holidays 26 September and 3 October. Please get more details from the Scouters.

The Programme of the Centenary Celebration will be as follows:

18h00    Welcome and Opening Ceremony

18h15    Demonstration by Cubs

18h30    Demonstration by Scouts

19h30    Spitbraai and Dessert

21h00    Lucky Draw and prizes

22h00    Closing Ceremony

Hope to see you all there. Please phone if you have any queries.  – Jill 021-8725451

1909 – 2009

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http://www.online.scouting.org.za
http://www.scouting.org.za/capewest/latest/2009/scar/Scar0015.pdf

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Scouts can also register online
Province:     Western Cape
District:       Country (CW45)
Group:        1st Paarl

Thank you to:
Dianca for writing the copy for this cool post!
Our scouters for arranging a fantastic outing!
Durand for putting it all online!

Everyone!
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The weather was warm and the conditions were perfect for rowing and sailing at the “vlei”.

We arrived at Sandvlei late the Friday evening and made ourselves at home in one of the boathouses.

We had our first lesson on how to do the rowing and the different parts and functions of the rowing boat were also discussed. We were taught to listen to the commands and to always row together as a team.

After a few hiccups at first, we finally got it right and rowed confidently around the “vlei”.

The highlight of the weekend was when we went sailing around the “vlei”. We were educated on the different parts of the boat and then we had to put up the sail.

After untying the boat, the wind took to the sails and we were off. It was a great, free feeling. We frequently had to change positions and maneuver the sail, which made everything more exciting.

After a fun and educational weekend, we were on our way back home.

All of us were totally exhausted and slept all the way in the kombi, driving back to the scout hall.

This was definitely a great experience for all of us and we hope that a visit to Sandvlei Sea Scout base will be arranged again soon. It is definitely something to look forward to.

Gallery – 1st Paarl visit to Sandvlei Sea Scouts base

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Scouting About is the official newsletter of the South African Scout Association.

In this edition:

• Read more about Baden-Powell as educator.
• Two South Africa Scouts summit Mount Everest.
• Find out who the latest Springbok Scouts are.
• Tell animals apart by looking at their tracks (spoor).

You can read the latest copy as well as the past copies by clicking on the link or the image below:

Scouting About

If you have access to email and would like to be kept in the loop as to what is happening in South African scouting, why not join a mailing list? The link below will supply you with all the necessary information to join such a mailing list.

We recommend that all parents of Paarl scouts join the Western Cape mailing list – but nothing stops you from joining mailing lists fo other provinces as well.

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Welcome to the 1st Paarl Scouts website. Please check back soon for lots of interesting information on what we get up to.

Greetings to all the 1^st Paarl Scouts, 1^st Paarl Cubs and parents and friends.

This is the first newsletter of the troop and it is an attempt to improve communication and provide up to date information.

There was a committee meeting on 4 May 2009 and we can look forward to:

Hot off the press!  T-shirts to celebrate 100 years of 1^st Paarl Scouts in 2009.

The T-shirts will be bottle green with a centenary logo and should hopefully be available by the end of May 2009.

Price: R50.00 to the scouts and cubs and R100.00 to the parents and supporters.

Please contact Jill at 082-411-5535 or sms if you are interested, as it will be a limited edition!!  We need to know in advance to get enough stock of the sizes.  Any single late orders might be a bit more expensive, so get your order in now!!

As soon as we have the final proof, it will be available for viewing on a Friday night.  So… watch this space……

Entries for badges courses for 2009 close on 15 May 2009.

So scouts, be prepared and get your act together if you still intend to do any courses for badges in 2009.  You will need to complete the forms and pay by the 15^th.  That’s next week. Ask Eddie or Jimmy for help if you are uncertain about what to do.

Gordons Shield Practice Run

Remember the practice run this weekend for those scouts and the reserves for the Gordons Shield competition.

Scouts to meet at the 1^st Paarl Scout Hall on Saturday 9 May at 13h30 for an overnight camp at Hawekwas.

Gordon’s Shield Competition

The Gordons Shield competition will be held at Hawekwas on the weekend 23 – 24 May 2009.  Good luck to the scouts that made the team.

To the other scouts, work hard and maybe 1^st Paarl Scouts will be able to enter 2 teams next year.

Paarls Scouts Website

Things are looking promising for a 1^st Paarl Scouts website.  There are very strict criteria that apply to the establishment of a scout website eg. no children’s names or addresses or any other identifying details may be published.  It’s early days in this huge leap for 1^st Paarl Scouts, so best wishes to all those involved.  It’s a giant step forwards.

Re. Facebook – Scouts South Africa will not sanction for example a profile for 1^st Paarl Scouts.  The risk of exposure is too great.

So we’ll just have to advertise by word of mouth and by wearing our Centenary T-shirts!

1^st Paarl Scouts Office Bearers 2009

Sub-committees

Maintenance/Hall Hire Contact Trevor or Nugent

Fundraising/Finances Contact Trevor or Jill

Centenary Contact Eddie or Jimmy

Please feel free to contact any committee member if you would like to contribute to 1^st Paarl Scouts or if you would like to join a sub-committee.

We are trying to improve communication, so please let us know when your contact numbers or email addresses change.

Annual Subs

Remember to please pay your subs for the year 2009: R150.00 per scout or pro rata fee for those who haven’t been here for the whole year.

We are also looking forward to your feedback with regards to this newsletter.  We’ll publish monthly or even maybe less often…!!  Contact Eddie or Jill

Thanking you

Jill

Scout Headquarters and Scout Shop

Milton Road, Goodwood

Tel 021 591 6842 / 021 591 6843

http://www.scouting.org.za/capewest