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Family Camp 2025 – Friday 25th – Sunday 27th April 2025

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Farnham District Scouts Family Camp 2025 

Venue: Garners Field, Tilford

Dates: Friday 25th April to Sunday 27th April 2025.

***A weekend of camping, activities, fun and Scouting***

Please check out previous years’ pictures –

2023 Family Camp Pictures – Farnham Scouting

Family Camp 2022 Pictures – Farnham Scouting

A brief overview for new families:

  • camp with your family (you will need to provide your own camping equipment speak to your Group who may be able to loan some items if needed)
  • cost of camp includes all day and evening activities for all members of your family.  There is restriction on shooting to over 8’s and limited numbers on kayaking due to ensuring safety 1:1 for younger participants.
  • you will need to provide your own food but there is a café on site to purchase some cooked food.   Some Groups do catering please check with your Group.
  • plenty of opportunities to socialise with parents, leaders and exec members
  • all over 18’s must have a valid Scouting DBS if camping overnight. Please speak to your Group volunteers asap if any member of your party needs one.

Attached is the 2024 Family Camp Leaflet for reference (subject to change)

Tents can be pitched from 6:30pm on Wednesday 23rd April subject to a site volunteer being on site, Caravans must be on site before Friday.  If you need special arrangements please contact me.

Volunteers are needed to support the Family Camp; it can not happen without it and we ask if everyone can support at least an hour of time before, during or after the weekend.

Training Opportunity : the Aerial Runway takes many hours to construct in the week before the camp and run during the weekend; if you would be interested in learning how the runway is ‘pioneered’ let me know as the more who know how to contract and run the better.

 BOOKINGS FOR 2025 ARE OPEN

Please follow the link for more information and to book : https://familycamp.farnhamscouting.com/

Book before 30th March 2024 – £12.50 per person for the Weekend

Book after 30th March 2024 – £15.00 per person for the Weekend

Come during the day or stay overnight.

Speak to your Group volunteers for more information or do not hesitate to contact me.

Hope to see you there.

If you have not logged onto the Scouts new systems please do try by using your email and click on Forgot Password. : Scout Login

 

Farnham District Scout Council
Ann-Marie Vinnicombe
District Lead Volunteer
Farnham District Scout Council
T: +44 (0)7410381071 | E: dc@farnhamscouting.com | W: https://www.farnhamscouting.com

District Beaver Scout Fun Day – 28th September 2024

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Brilliant Fun Day for 100 Beaver Scouts.

Well done to all the volunteers that help co-ordinate all the activities and give all the Beavers a fun day.

Special thank you to Clair Waterman, ADC Beavers for organising the day.

Policy, Procedures, Risk Assessments

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District Policy District Policy agreed and signed 22 March 2024
Family Camp RA Family Camp Risk Assessments – Farnham Scouting

 

GARNERS FIELD

Campsite RA Garners Field General Risk Assessment – Review Oct-23
Campsite rules Campsite-Rules-March-2023
River Procedure Garners Field River Operation Procedure 07-2024
River RA Canoe-Kayak-Raft Garners RA 07-2024
Climbing Operating Procedure Climbing abseiling Tower Operating Procedures (District Led Climbing only) V1.8 (Final) Climbing abseiling Tower Operating Procedures (External Instructor Led Climbing only) V0.1 (Final)
Climbing RA Garners-Field-Climbing-Tower-at-Garners-Field-v2.doc-March-2023
Archery Procedure
Archery RA Garners Field – Come and Try It Archery Session
Tomahawks Procedure
Tomahawks RA Tomahawk-Throwing
Shooting Procedure
Shooting Rules Garners Field shooting rules September 2023
Supervised Assault Course

Farnham District Scouts Volunteer Canoe and Kayaking Permit Training

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Farnham District volunteers completed another round of Canoe and Kayak training last weekend in the sun-drenched waters of Hawley Lake, near Farnborough.

Equipped with buoyancy aids and paddles, instructors Stephen Moore, Tim Shellard and Bill Weller put the latest cohort through their paces to achieve British Canoeing’s “Explore” and “Paddle Safely” syllabus, which simultaneously enables a permit to be recommended to take up to 4 scouts each out on sheltered water.

Congratulations to the leaders and explorer young leaders on achieving their qualifications and leadership permits.

Frantic23 – *********Help Required!*********

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Frantic 23 is now only weeks away – 14th-16th July 2023 and volunteers are needed to help throughout the weekend and beyond.

Whether it is 1 hour or lots your help would be appreciated.

All volunteers over 18 must have a valid DBS

*********Help Required!*********

**Site set up – from Wednesday onwards – various jobs to get the site set up – tent
pitching, putting up fencing, putting up signs.

**Car parking – assistance at both Islamabad and the main site to control parking. This
will be needed Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday evening (day pick up) and
Sunday afternoon (weekend pick up).

**Minibus driving / or minibus additional adult – we have 7 mini buses to transport people to the site and need drivers for the periods of times above.  You need class D1 if they passed their driving test pre 1997, after 1997 you must be over 21, and have held your licence for 2 years.  Also need adult passenger who does not need to drive or have DBS.

**General Activity Helpers – we will need people to help with general activities.

**Activity Helpers with permits or qualification – if you hold a permit / qualification for
shooting, climbing or archery would you be prepared to help for a session over the
weekend?

**Catering helpers – we will need people to help with food prep, serving etc.

If you can volunteer to help with these items please complete this form:- https://forms.gle/vBR82izRuJtf3Wha9

If you are not already registered with a Group/Unit then please e-mail : frantic23team@gmail.com

 

 

 

Farnham District Tomahawks Trained

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Name Group Course Date
Adam Chambers 12th 04/09/2021
Aidan Moorcraft Network 01/04/2021
Amanda Morgan 11th 26/06/2022
Angela Cowdry 5th 04/09/2021
Ann-Marie Vinnicombe District 26/06/2022
Austin Tolkein 11th 30/10/2022
Charlie Morgan 11th 26/06/2022
Denise Iverson 4th 30/10/2022
Diego Colombo 5th 04/09/2021
Elspeth Fletcher 5th 04/09/2021
Gary Thain District 30/10/2022
Gemma Bland Network 30/10/2022
Graeme Morgan 11th 26/06/2022
Guy Elliot 11th 04/09/2021
Ian Turton 5th 30/10/2022
Isaac Purkiss 11th 26/06/2022
Jack Fidler 3rd 04/09/2021
James Nicholls 5th Surrey 2021
Janet Elliot 11th 04/09/2021
Judith Parish 5th 30/10/2022
Mark Ousey 5th 04/09/2021
Mark Purkiss 11th 04/09/2021
Melanie Lawton 12th 04/09/2021
Michael Daborn Network 30/10/2022
Mike Salmon Network 30/10/2022
Nick Smith 11th 04/09/2021
Peter Reynolds 11th 04/09/2021
Richard Adolph 8th 30/10/2022
Rob Walters 7th 30/10/2022
Rowan Smith 11th 04/09/2021
Sam Everitt 3rd 04/09/2021
Shelley Fassett 12th 04/09/2021
Stephen Parish 5th 30/10/2022
Tony Marshall 12th 04/09/2021

 

 

 

Farnham District Scouts – The Big Help Out and other dates

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The Big Help Out
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Farnham Town Council are organising ‘The Big Help Out’, taking place on Monday 8th May from 10 am -12 pm in Gostrey Meadow.
Activities planned include a litter pick, creating a dead hedge to support biodiversity, planting and weeding. We welcome individuals, families, community groups and organisations.
If you are able to help out, please register and don’t forget to wear your Scout Scarf.

The Big Help Out information

 

SASU Bowles
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Monday 15th May – SASU Bowles – Crondall Bowls club, Hook meadow, Crondall. (behind the village hall) – from 6pm – £4 per head – e-mail dc@farnhamsocuting.com if you coming.

 

Big Handshake World Record Attempt
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Surrey Freemasons are proud to be working with Surrey Scouts in our attempt to break an unofficial world record of the ‘Longest Handshake Relay’ and at the same time raise funds to deliver a new and exciting project at the Bentley Copse Activity Centre.

Surrey Sports Park, Guildford – Saturday 3rd June 2023 – https:/bighandshake.org.uk/

 

 

Ann-Marie Vinnicombe
District Commissioner
Farnham District Scout Council

T: +44 (0)7410381071 | E: dc@farnhamscouting.com | W: https://www.farnhamscouting.com

WELL DONE – Youth Proficiency Scheme (YPS) Shooting Certification Success for Scouts

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Youth Proficiency Scheme (YPS) Shooting Certification Success for Scouts

Four scouts completed their National Small Bore Rifle Association (NSRA) grading last week, resulting in 3 x Expert Shot and 1 Skilled Shot gradings. All participants also qualify for their Scout Master-at-Arms award.

The YPS course was run over the 2022-23 season and comprised 9 modules covering the firearms law, range safety, sighting, shooting technique and scoring amongst others. This is the first cohort to complete the programme in Farnham, which can also benefit those seeking to demonstrate skills competency in their Duke of Edinburgh Award.

The scouts attended multiple air rifle and air pistol shoots at The Lord Roberts Centre (Bisley), Taylor Hall and Garners Field and also completed a taster clay shooting session at Chobham Ridges range last summer.

Many congratulations to these Top Guns!