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June 2018 June 2018
President - Mark Teed R O G S
Captain - Dean Merritt
c/o Mr G R Storey, Secretary
BERE REGIS SCOUT GROUP Vice - Ian Spalding 9 Boswells Close, Bere Regis, BH20 7JE
Secretary - Guy Storey
Telephone:- 01929 471041
Treasurer - Peter Cheeseman
Explorer News www.bereregis.com e-mail: golf@bereregis.com
Golf Days held every month, usually the last Friday, from February through to October.
The Explorers had a pioneering teamwork challenge evening using just ropes New members are invited to join. Contact Guy Storey – 471041 for membership forms and details.
and a variety of sticks, along with their knotwork skills, to transport a small lantern
from one bank of the stream over to the other side without it dropping in the V E N U E S 2018
water or letting the flame go out. Not as easy as it sounds!
Date Venue Trophy Winner
Foodie nights are always popular with the Explorers, particularly if there is a
theme or event during a particular week. In advance of the Eurovision Song 23 February Paultons Golf Centre Members Challenge Peter Cheeseman
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Contest in Lisbon this year, the Eurovision Pizza Night 2018 in the Scout Hut had its
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usual competitive and imaginative edge to it. Lots of interesting interpretations 30 March Weymouth Golf Club GRS Trophy Cancelled
of ‘things and places Eurovision’ were produced, with the winning team 27 April High Post Golf Club Jim Corbin Cup Jim Goodey
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creating a German-themed selection of pizzas!
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25 May Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club Ex-Landlord’s Cup
Once the summer exams are finished, there are plans for the Explorers to do lots
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of outdoor activities including archery, bell boating and tomahawk throwing – 29 June Manor House Golf Club President’s Cup
all available at Buddens Scout Activity centre. Camps planned include a 27 July Wareham Golf Club Captain’s Cup
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survival camp and a trek cart camp, alongside some DofE camping.
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31 August Bath Golf Club Memorial Cup

28 September Rushmore Golf Club Whitbread Pairs
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DofE activities
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26 October Lyme Regis Golf Club Zoom Trophy
A Gold practice expedition is taking place during the May Spring Bank holiday
and practice and assessed Gold expeditions are planned for August. All these Summer Tour – 15 -17 June 2018 AGM 7:00pm for 7:30pm Wednesday 7 November, Bere
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will be taking place in Dartmoor National Park. Old Thorns Golf & Spa Hotel Regis Sports Club
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Autumn Tour - 13 – 22 September Cup of Good Cheer & Presentation Evening – 8 December
Congratulations to Sammy and Benji Lightfoot for completing their Bronze DofE Belek, Turkey 2018 Dorset G&CC (tbc)
awards and to Josh Williams for achieving his Silver DofE.

Scout News ROGS
Scouts continued the conservation theme and spent one evening building bug
hotels and learning tricks how to entice wildlife, birds and insects to their Jim Corbin Cup 2018
gardens. Another of our now famous 24 hour camps – this time Woodsmoke 26 hardcore ROGS members and 1 guest braved the
Camp took place a little closer to home with Scouts meeting up and then elements in driving rain and high winds for the second
navigating to an overnight location. Again no tents were allowed and cooking outing of the season kindly sponsored by Jim Corbin. It was
had to be done on the camp fire. The warmer weather seemed to tempt a few played at the beautifully manicured High Post golf course
more scouts to join us this time and again the Explorers were not left out and situated just to the north of Salisbury. It is worth noting that
joined us after a longer hike.
that Captain has been worse than Michael Fish in
predicting the weather as last months’ game was rained off for only the second

Cub News time in ROGS 19-year history!
The day was started once again with an FA cup style live draw which through up
The cubs have a second home at Buddens Activity Centre it would seem and
have enjoyed raft building, bell boating and tunnelling. A bit closer to home

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