Everone present on the 2nd June on the Scout Hall enjoyed the night. As Stephanie Cash was not well at Investiture time, Jimmy Kenna came back over the Shee Bridge in Allenwood to finally invest her in the Thursday Beaver Scouts. Stephanie was presented with Badges and a Certificate. Thank you Jimmy and also to Shawna his daughter wh on the past was  a Beaver with us and who brought down the Cill Dara County Shield which was won by the Allenwood Scouts on the recent competition.

We wish the loads of luck in the Phoenix Compitition later in the year. Also many thanks Theresa Gibbion who looked after the tea etc, to the Parents for the lovely cakes and sandwiches and to Siobhan for the lovely photos of the night,

Michael McGuinness, who in the past has been a Scout Leader, Group Leader and Cub Leader and who now had called time up with the Unit came down to present the Winners of the Beaver of the year Award. Ellen Fitzgerald and Conor Coughlan deserved to win this,

The awards for entertainment went to Ryan O’Connell, the Sharing Award went to Saskin Britton, the Caring Award to Kate O’Brien and the Annual Beaver Scrap Book went to Niamh Henry. Plaques for best Attendance went to Aine Kate Maguire, Niamh Henry and David Mac Parlin. The best Improver award went to Kate O’Brien and Andrew Bisland.

3 Beavers went down the stepping stones from Beaver Scouts to Cub Scouts and will join up with Trish in September we hope they be very happy with her and Siobhan.  At the end of the night Michael entertained everyone with his version of ” my name is Joe”

Befor we closed for the Summer we joined  with the Tuesday Beaverss Scouts for a day out on Clonfert Pet Farm and for omce the sun was shining. It was a very enjoyable day and wer have soem lovely photos. Many thanks to Shannon Robinson, Amy Creagh, Luke O’hEinigh and Amy Deevey for helping us so much on the day.  Many thanks from this Beaver Colony to Tina Cash and Anne Austin for the transport.

We will reopen on the 8th September and will have 4 new Beavers.

Registation night will take place on the 1st September and all Parents will be notifeld by post.

Anne.

Beaver of the Month for May Freddie Stack.

The annual Disco in the Westgrove Hotel was a huge success. As always Mary Dunne and her committee treated us extermely well.  The Bearver once again won many prizes.

Out March Outing to the Lullymore Heritage Park was a great day out. The full Beaver Colony went on this Outing as it was parly to do with the new Programme. We stayed the full day there and the Beaver of course would have liked to stay longer. We went on the train and were left in the middle of the bog and on the way back we stopped for a picnic an da singing competion.

In May we went to Dublin  by public transport. We visited the Wax Museum, the History Museum, Stephen’s Green where we had our lunch and went to th echildren’s playground and the Disney Store at the top of Grafton Street. On Grafton Street we met a Leprechaun who danced the Beavers up and down the Street. We saw a dog made out of sand on the foorpath, a man blowing huge bubbles, a knife act and a fire act. We stopped at Molly Malone and sang a song. We have some great new Photos ot the day. [ the photos will be added later on] We actually had not enough time to see everthing and when we go again we will on on an earlier bus.

At our Meeting we continued to practice for Perent Night/Awards Night which did take place on the 2nd of June. Most of the awards where awarded to the old Beavers who have been with us for 2 years. Stephen Cash was invested into the Beavers on that Night as he was not very well in Janaury. We had 2 Beavers  of the year and the annual Beaver Scrap Book was Presented to a Beaver. This Book is bigger and better than ever this year.

Places in bith Beaver Colonies are very limited this year, 2 places on the Tuesday Beavers and 3  in Thurdays Beavers. 3 Beavers from the Thursday Colony will move on to Wednesday Cubs next September and they are Niamh Henry, Conor Coughlan and Ellen Fitzgerald.

The Waiting List for places in the Beavers will remain closed for some time.

Our Unit Mass was held on the 12th June on the Parish Church at 11.30 am.

We will close on the 23rd June and will open on the 8th September 2011.

On behalf on the Unit we send our deepest sympathy to the O’Neill Family on the death of David. May he rest in Peace.

We wish you a very safe and happy Summer.

Anne.