Diary of Events

KEY:
District events are in bold type -
County events are in normal type
Beaver events in blue - Cub events in green - Scout events in red
- Explorer events in brown - Group events in purple
Combined events in black - Training events in  fuchsia

 

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2008    
     
July    
3 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre
4 - 6 Bibby's Farm Sir Geoffrey Hulton Challenge Weekend (Camping skills) Bibby's Farm
6 Fun Day (proceeds towards District Trip)
Activities include - Bouncy castle, face painting, wet sponge, beat the goalie, spin the wheel, raffle, tombola, quiz sheets etc.
Raffle & Tombola prizes still wanted - please give to Barry or bring on the day.
from 13:00 - Whitehouse Pub
8 Parents meeting for those children going on the District Trip to France 19.00 - Whitehouse Pub
11 District Sponsored Fancy Dress Ramble 18.30 - Strinesdale Country Park
12 Fitness Challenge and Award Course County HQ & other locations
18 - 20 District Cub Camp Linnet Clough
26 July - 1 August District Cub & Scout Trip to France (Details from Barry Hauteville sur Mer, Normandy, France
     
August    
26 July - 1 August District Cub & Scout Trip to France (Details from Barry) Hauteville sur Mer, Normandy, France
     
September    
4 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre
5 - 7 Great Tower Water Weekend Camp (see Barry for details) Great Tower Camp Site
6 Getting Started & Child Protection training course (modules 1,3,6) 9.30 - 16.30 - Bolton area
7 Fitness Challenge and Award Course County HQ & other locations
9 County ADC (Scouts) meeting 20.00 - County HQ
11 Rock Climbing Badge Course starts for Scouts & Explorer's (Those wanting to attend MUST have attended one of the "Have a go" sessions)  19.30 - County HQ
14 Backwoods Cooking Competition Llama Farm, Denshaw
14 Way Ahead 6 Training Course - Camping weekend preparation County HQ
15 Beaver Leaders meeting 19.45 - Waterhead Parish Hall
18 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre
18 County AGM 19.00 - Longfield Suite, Prestwich
19 - 21 County Scouts Backwoods Cooking Competition Bibby's Farm Camp Site
20 - 21 Way Ahead 6 Training course - Camping weekend (Module 16) tbc
20 Beaver Conservation Day Swan Meadow, Delph
27 - 28 Orienteering Badge County HQ & a campsite
     
October    
tbc District Scout Trip to Alton Towers  
5 County Beaver / Cub visit to Camelot Theme Park (Details from ACC (Beavers) or ACC (Cubs) tbc
5 or 12 tbc Cub & Scout Swimming Gala 14.30 - 17.00 - Royton Baths - tbc
2 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre
4 - 5 Way Ahead 5 Training Course - Final weekend (modules 8,9,13,15) County HQ
10 - 12 Pike View Hike for leaders and Network (Prior booking required)  
11 District Scouts 5 a side football competition Breeze Hill Sports Hall
16 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre
18 - 19 JOTA & JOTI County HQ
18 - 19 Bibby's Farm JOTI for any Beaver, Cub, Scout, Explorer, Leader or Helper Bibby's Farm
18 - 19 Global Awareness Challenge Award in conjunction with JOTA & JOTI County HQ
20 Assessing Learning training course for Training Advisors & Nights Away Assessors County HQ
     
November    
1 District Scouts Activity Badge Workshop BP Centre
4 County ADC (Scouts) meeting 20.00 - County HQ
6 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre
15 Module 10, First Response, First Aid Training County HQ
15 - 16 County Centenary & 10th Anniversary since the opening of the County HQ County HQ - open throughout the weekend
17 Beaver Leaders meeting 19.45 - Waterhead Parish Hall
20 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre
28 tbc District Scout Winter Camp (Contact Barry if interested) Waddecar Scout Camp
30 Getting Started & Child Protection training course (modules 1,3,6) 9.30 - 16.30 - Oldham area
     
December    
4 Badge Night 19.30 - 21.00 - BP Centre

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Beaver Christmas Fun Afternoon Littlemoor School
8 Beaver Cub & Scout Carol Service Littlemoor School
     
2009    
January    
24 - 25 Way Ahead 6 Training course - Final weekend (modules 8,9,13,15) County HQ
31 Way Ahead 7 Training course - First weekend (modules 14,5,12,19) County HQ
     
February    
1 Way Ahead 7 Training course - First weekend (modules 14,5,12,19) County HQ
1 County Scout High Five Competition tbc
     
March    
14 County Patrol Leaders Activity Day Bibby's Farm Campsite
28 - 29 Way Ahead 7 Training course - Second weekend (modules 11,17,7,18)  
     
April    
24 - 26 Pike View Hike, incorporating a St George's Day service & Promise renewal Bolton South
     
May    
10 County Gaddum Shield Challenge Ashworth Valley Campsite
     
June    
13 - 14 County pioneering badge course Middlewood Campsite
14 Way Ahead 7 Training Course - Camping weekend preparation (module 16) County HQ
20 - 21 Way Ahead 7 Training course - Camping weekend (Module 16) tbc
     
July    
4 - 5 County Expedition Challenge Centred on Dog Hill Campsite
     
August    
     
September    
18 - 20 Camping Skills & Backwoods Cooking Competition Giants Seat Campsite
     
October    
3 - 4 Way Ahead 7 Training Course - Final weekend (modules 8,9,13,15) County HQ
     
November    
tbc County Five a Side football competition tbc
     
December    
     
     


Last updated 04/07/2008