Loans Gala 2013

Had a great day out at the Loans Gala 2013.
Beautiful weather and lots of fun.
The Beavers had their Popcorn stand offering sweet or salted popcorn with sprinkles and sauces!

The cubs were selling ice cream and the Scouts had their plate smash.

10 Pin Bowling

We had a great night bowling at the Garage in Kilmarnock.
With the leaders, we had 24 bowling which made a nice split of 4 teams.
With some excellent scores also.
After we all bowled our 10 frames we went into the adjoining Wimpy for a burger and some chips.
Fantastic fun for everyone.

10 Pin Bowling Night

The Beavers and Cubs will be having  a 10 Pin Bowling Night on Tuesday 29th January. We have booked The Garage, Grange Street, Kilmarnock as the venue.

We would ask you to make your own way there and back.

Start time is 6:30pm and we should finish by 8.30pm.

Food and drink will be provided. There will be no charge.

If you have any transport problems, please contact:-
David (Cub Leader) 0753 030 7957
Dermot (Cub Leader) 0776 969 8225
Gillian (Beaver Leader) 0744 797 7738

Bonfire Night

We have organised our annual bonfire and fire works display for Sat 3rd November. We hope you and your family and friends shall come along and support us.

We shall light the fire at 6.30pm and set the fire works off at 7.15pm.

We shall provide a B B Q with hot and cold drinks for all.

If you have any queries, please feel free to give me a call.

PS – any donations of home baking/cakes would be very welcome – if these could be dropped off at the hall on the Saturday afternoon that would be appreciated.

Armistice Parade

This year’s Armistice Parade will take place on Sunday 11th November.  

Our short service of Remembrance will be conducted in the Scout Hall, Loans.  

We should all gather there at 10.15am for the service starting at 10.30am.  

The collection, as usual, will be sent to the Earl Haig Fund.  

Cubs and Scouts will, thereafter, march to the Memorial at the Village Cross to lay our wreath at 11.00am, with Beavers and parents walking along to join us there.  

We normally have an excellent turnout for this event and would hope to see you all again this year.

Many thanks

Philip McGowan

Group Chairman

Olympic Camp

This weekend we ran our Olympic Capers Camp at the Loans Scout Hall.
In total we had 15 Beavers and Cubs, all of whom seemed to have a great time. Personally I missed the start not being able to arrive until the end of Friday's activities. By the time I arrived I missed the Opening Ceremony, supper, the Entertainment, the Hike, and the Glow Sticks. All I got was the film before bed.

Saturday morning dawned early, but was a dry day.
We all tucked into breakfast of cereal, eggs, bacon, sausage, square sausage, hash brown and beans because we had a busy day ahead of us.
After breakfast the teams had their colours painted onto their faces and it was outside for the first three events: welly toss, long puck, and a sock lob.
After these three we had our first relay race. This was a long one. The five stages covered the entire perimeter of the field outside the hall. And they had three permutations to run giving them all a good workout. After a short break we resumed with our archery competition.

While lunch was being prepared, the Beavers and Cubs produced drawings of their favourite moments so far.

This soon evolved into a paper air plane construction master-class.

After lunch it was back outside for the team pole vaulting relay race (which was actually very funny to watch). Then the toughest assignment so far - The cream cracker challenge - the first person to eat a cream cracker and then whistle! Much, much harder than it sounds.
We finished the day of with a game of rounders.
Back in the hall for the closing ceremony and awarding of badges which took quite a long time:
The Beavers all earned their Nights Away, Hikes Away, Adventure and Health & Fitness badges



while the Cubs earned their Nights Away, Hikes Away, Entertainer and Outdoor Challenge badges.

Everyone who attended also earned their Olympic badge and a commemorative trophy.

Olympic Capers Camp

The Cubs and the Beavers will be camping out on the night of 14th September at the Loans Scout Hall.
Meet at the Hall at 7.15pm.
Collect from the Scout Hall at 3.15pm 15th Sept

The Kit List for this event is:

Complete uniform
Warm sweaters, jumpers or sweatshirts
T-shirts or similar
Trousers or shorts
Spare underclothes (one pair per day)
Spare socks (one pair per day)
Nightwear
Hike boots or strong shoes
Waterproof (coat and trousers)
Swimwear and towel
Hankies
Personal washing requirements and towel
Scarf, hat and gloves
Sun hat, sun cream and sun glasses
Sleeping bag
Foam roll / karrimat
Plate, bowl, mug and cutlery
Tea towel
Torch and spare batteries
Personal first aid kit
Day sack and plastic drinks bottle
Polythene bags (for dirty clothes)
Teddy! (Optional)


It is best to pack a rucksack or sports bag that you can carry on your back. Suitcases are not suitable for tents.
All items should be clearly labelled with the young person’s name.

End of Session Beach Party

Tonight was the end of session AGM. This year we had a very good turnout but we had to have the AGM before the BBQ. Naturally we had the food cooking already...

Once the technicalities of the meeting were complete the serious business of food was dealt with in short order. Hotdogs all round.

The sandcastle competition was quite intense...

Though not everyone agreed with the Judges decision.

The sun sets on another year for the 31st Ayrshire.
Back in August.
Have a good summer!

AGM

Loans Scout Group AGM
Monday 25 June
7:00 until 9:00pm

• Sandcastle Competition

• BBQ

• AGM

As a bit of a change, this year we are having our AGM on South Beach just out of the car park near Royal Troon.

This will let us have an end of session Sandcastle building competition, some beach games and a Beach BBQ in addition to the AGM.

All Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and their families are welcome to attend.

Please check back here in case of any last minute location changes

Thank You

Just a Big Thank You to all the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Mums, Dads, brothers, sisters and cousins who gave up part of their Saturday to participate in the bag packing at Morrisons in Troon on Saturday the 17th.

It was very refreshing to see so many people out helping make the day successful. It was also very reassuring to see how well behaved and responsible we conducted ourselves while 'guests' of Morrisons.

We choose bag packing as a fund-raising activity as it is a service, not charity, its out in the community, and because its very efficient. In total, we raised over £1500, the equivalent of £50 per person packing.

A primary use of this funding is to cover the cost of the training our leaders have to undergo. As a group we have been very lucky to recruit four new leaders in the past year. In addition to the continual development and re-assessments all leaders have to undertake, our new leaders have an extensive programme of training to undergo to ensure that the young people in our care are correctly challenged, stimulated and kept safe. The leaders already volunteer so much of their time already, asking them to pay for this training would be a step too far.

Both the young people and the leaders get so much out of Scouting and this fund-raising helps ensure the group can continue.

Thank you so much for your support.

Bag Packing Success

Just a Big Thank You to all the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Mums, Dads, brothers, sisters, cousins and leaders who gave up part of their Saturday to participate in the bag packing at Morrisons in Troon yesterday.
I think we should all be pleased with the way we behaved and with the polite way we treated the customers.

Dermot,
Bagheera

BAG Packing – Morrison’s, Troon - Sat 17th March 2012

31^st Ayrshire (Loans)

31stAyrshire@gmail.com

http://31stayrshire.blogspot.com/

Dear Parent,

BAG Packing – Morrison’s, Troon 

Sat 17th March 2012 

We have managed to get a day’s bag packing at Morrison’s Troon on Saturday 17th March. This is an ideal way of raising funds for the Group. 

While the Scouts and Explorers can carry out the work themselves the Beavers and Cubs will need to be assisted by an adult or older sibling (or is it the other way around?) . Uniforms will be required to be worn by all and kneckies will be provided for those adults and siblings helping on the day.

As this is our primary fund raising event of the year we do expect that all Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers are represented on the day.

In order to raise the maximum from the day we need to cover as many check-outs as we can. To help ensure this please indicate your preferred time slot and return to the section leader or Dermot with a contact number no later than 10 March so that the rota can be distributed w/c 11 March. Email to 31stAyrshire@gmail.com would be the easiest option.

Time slots are:

09.00 – 11.00
11.00 – 13.00
13.00 – 15.00
15.00 – 17.00
other ??

 As I am sure you will appreciate we try and minimise the fund raising we have to do and if you can support us this shall hopefully avoid any further fund raising for the year or we shall need to raise the subs substantially!!

Very many thanks,
Dermot McGinnis
Bagheera
0776 969 8225

Save the Day - Bag Packing 17th March

Annual Fundraising Event
Bag Packing - Morrison's Troon, Saturday 17th March

We have managed to get a day’s bag packing at Morrison’s. This is an ideal way of raising funds for the Group, but we need help on the day.

We have agreed with the Store that Beavers/Cubs need to be assisted by an adult (or is it the other way around) to do this, so can I ask for volunteers please.

Scouts/Explorers can carry out the work themselves but if any parents can offer help it would be appreciated.

We will provide more details closer to the time so keep your eyes open!

Armistice Parade

This year’s Armistice Parade will take place on Sunday 13th November.
Our short service of Remembrance will be conducted in the Scout Hall, Loans. We should all gather there at 10.15am for the service starting at 10.30am.
The collection, as usual, will be sent to the Earl Haig Fund.
Cubs and Scouts will, thereafter, march to the Memorial at the Village Cross to lay our wreath at 11.00am, with Beavers and parents walking along to join us there.
We normally have an excellent turnout for this event and would hope to see you all again this year.

Bonfire Night

We have organised our annual bonfire and fire works display for Sat 5th November. We hope you and your family and friends shall come along and support us.

We shall light the fire at 6.30pm and set the fire works off at 7.15pm.

We shall provide a B B Q with hot and cold drinks for all.

PS – any donations of home baking/cakes would be very welcome – if these could be dropped off at the hall on the Saturday afternoon that would be appreciated.

Hooting with the Owls

The Beavers and Cubs had a great night on Tuesday 20th September during an interactive session with 6 Owls from Hoots Owls in Ayrshire who came to the Hall for the evening. They had a Q&A session, a quiz and then each Beaver and Cub had a chance to hold and touch an owl of their choice and have their photo taken individually with it.

Armistice Parade

This year's Armistice Parade will take place on Suday 8th November. Our short serice of Remembrance will be conducted in the Scout Hall, Loans. we should all gather there at 10:15 am for the service starting at 10:30am. The collection, as usual, will be sent to the earl Haig Fund.

Cubs and Scouts will, thereafter, march to the Memorial at the Village Cross to lay our wreath at 10.))am, with Beavers and parents walking along to join us there. We normally have an excellent turnout for this event and would hope to see you all again this year.

Many Thanks,

Colin Dair

For Loans Scout Group