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January 2019 January 2019

BERE REGIS SCOUT GROUP
AUTUMN LEAVES
OVER 50’S CLUB
Group News

Congratulations to our Group Scout Kath Jeeves the Founder and Leader of the Autumn Leaves
Leader, Neal Unitt-Jones, who was over 60s group, would like to wish all the members a very
presented with his 20 Year Service Award Happy Christmas and a Peaceful and Healthy New Year.
by the District Commissioner at a recent
meeting. Our December meeting was a very enjoyable musical afternoon. The
entertainment was by some members of “Canzonetta" which is a very successful,
local, singing group.
Explorer News Our first meeting in the New Year will also be
a musical one, but will be very different!

Dave Arnold will be coming to play and sing
popular songs from the Golden Era of the
Fifties and Sixties.
Scout News
I can assure you that it will be something to
After Hot House Camp we decided to go look forward to. Why don’t YOU come along
away again for a quick 24 hour Flash Expedition, a few brave scouts set off to and see for yourself? If you do join us, you
walk from Bere Regis over to Winterborne Anderson without leaders - we were can be sure of a warm welcome and an
tracking them so we knew where they were at all times even if they didn’t. excellent afternoon tea. Find a friend to
Whilst they walked we took essentials to camp and then met them at the road come with you and join the nice ladies and
crossing on the A31 to get them safely to the site. We had a basic field shelter gentlemen at the Scout Hut on Wednesday
and built a camp fire to keep us warm and of course to toast the marshmallows 9 January at 2.30.
th
over. They all did really well carrying the kit they needed, tents, sleeping bags
and mats, food and cooking equipment. Dinner was boiled rice and either
chicken curry or meat free bolognaise followed by apple pies.
A wet and windy night was
endured and most slept very well.
The next morning they packed up
and set off back to Bere Regis via
Winterborne Kingston this time and
once again we tracked them and
met up with them a couple of
times to help them cross the roads.
Back to the hut in record time and
they all managed to tick a few
b o x e s o n t h e i r b a d g e
requirements. At our meetings we
have made and decorated
cupcakes, played wide games in 839209
the dark, decorated the hut for

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