Scouting History 1910

Baden Powell sets up a separate organisation, The Girl Guides as a sister movement to Scouting. BP inspected the Dublin scouts at the staff gymnasium, Portobello (now Cathal Bruagha) Barracks. The event was organised and supervised by officers of the Wiltshire regiment. He also visited Belfast and Cork. The Chief Scout made several other visits to Ireland and it was during one of these visits he stated we want to movement in Ireland to run itself for Ireland. The scheme now being carried out is under an Irish Chief in Lord Shaftsbury, each province will have its own commissioner, with county commissioners and local associations under them, the headquarters to be in Dublin.

Outdoor Adventure Store

If you wish to purchase specific section programme materials i.e. books, badges etc please contact Margaret at the Outdoor Adventure Store, McCurtain St, Cork 021-4504389 in advance as she will only be bringing limited amounts of stock unless otherwise requested.

Training

Ballybricken was the venue for last week's 'Welcome to Scouting' course which had new leaders from both Ballybricken and Bruff in attendance.

The course was given by county commissioner Bernadette Brennan and group support officer Barry McInerney.

Thanks to Ursula Cosgrove (Group Leader Ballybricken scout group) for providing the venue and the hospitality.

Leadership Training for Scouts

The Southern Province will be holding a Leadership Training Course for Scouts in Mount Mellary Co. Waterford from November 23-25.

Places are limited to four Scouts per Troop within the Southern Province, and they must be no older than 15.

Each group wishing to attend must send one adult Scouter for the weekend to help run the activities as well as being responsible for the scouts from their own Group.

The aim of the weekend is to provide Scouts who are presently Patrol Leaders or potential Patrol Leaders with the skills required to carry out their job and assist leaders in the course of weekly Scout meetings.

At the end of the course, each participant will receive the Leadership Award and will take home with them a copy of the course notes from the weekend to bring back to their Troop.