District News Archive - October 2007



5th October 2007
Closing date for the Scout Fire Safety Badge is the 5th October 2007. Chubb fire are offering Scouts the chance to win £500 to put towards a Group outdoor activity and the winning design will be published as Chubb's Xmas card. Full details can be obtained at www.chubb.co.uk/scouts

6th October 2007 - 1st NI Network Dinner 

Invitations are extended by the NI Network team to all Network age scouts or District young leaders to attend the first annual NI Network dinner at Masserene Golf Club Antrim on Saturday 6th October 2007. Tickets can be obtained from Kai Young (07740 464047), Simon Trimble (07775 857527) or Jayne Logan (07921 395752) at a cost of £30. The dinner promises to follow on the tradition of the now legendary Venture Scout formals - everybody asleep by 9.30pm then!

6th October 2007
Scout and Explorer Sailing and Canoeing championships take place at Ballyronan Marina, Lough Neagh on the 6th October 2007. Any Troop / Unit wishing to take part should contact Malcolm Kerry on 02890795917 or malky75@aol.com. Fuller details can be obtained from http://www.scoutsni.com

11th October 2007
District leaders meeting to be held in St Marks Ballymacash starting at 8.00pm. At this meeting we are getting a talk from Eric Rainey re the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme. Uniform please and the meeting will last no more than 1½ hours. 

13th October 2007
Any District Beaver Colony wishing to attend the NI Beaver Zoo day on the 13th October 2007 should contact the NI Beaver Commissioner Jaqui Berryman on 02890 661940 or beavers@scoutsni.com by the 18th September 2007    

27th October 2007
District First response course to be held at St Marks, Ballymacash. Start and end times are 9.30am and 3.30pm respectively with 45 mins for lunch. Cost per person is £10 each with lunch specially made by Granny Beaver included. Anybody wishing to attending please let either the DC or your section ADC know by the 1st October 2007 as the maximum number of participants is 15 and update will be great amongst our new leaders. A further course will be run on 26th January 2008.