13th Kildare Scout Group Clane

                   The Beaver Scouts at Castletown House in June and with the Garda in the Den also in June 

Our Outing before we closed for the summer holidays was to Castletown House inCelbridge.  We joined with the Tuesday Beavers and travelled by public bus.  We then walked up to the house and saw lots of squirrels and birds in the trees.  The day was nice and sunny and there were lots of people about.  We had a game of Football and it was decided that teh Teams would be England and France.  Denis was the Referee and he very quickly ran out of yellow and red cards.  It ended in a draw match.  Rowena Breen was teh scorekeeper with help from Conor Coughlin and Mark Mulqueen.  We then went for a quided tour of the house.  All the rooms are beautiful but we all agreed that that the one with all teh transfers on the wall was the best.  Next stop was the Courtyard for lunch and face painting by Mairead.  The day passed very quickly and in the end we haed to run to catch the bus.

Many thanks to the Garda who visited theBeavers on the 17th June and who had so much patience with them.  He spoke to them about many things, in particular how to stay safe for the summer when everyone is out and about and the Beavers asked a lot of questions.  They sang ” Tom the Toad” with actions for him.  This song wxplains what can happen to us if we are not very careful on the road.  Each Beaver was presented with a ” Wanted Poster” withtheir photo on it.  The photo had been taken 9 months previously and it was amazing to see how much each child had changed.  He said hewould be delighted to visit us again so we gave him a box of chocolates for being so nice.

Before we closed we had a party and our Annual Talent Show.  Lots of Irish dancing, singing and jokes.  The Judges agreed and disagreed but eventulaay decided that the winners were Keelan O’ Connell and SeanNewman.

We will miss the Beavers who have left us for the Cub Scouts and in september we will welcome 12 new Beavers Scouts.

Our new Programme will not begin untill 2011.  There is a lot to be done yet and we all to do new training.  At the moment there is a delay on the new Books that we all need.  The age for Beavers Scouts will now be 6 to 9 years.

 We will open on the 9th September. The annual Cill Dara County Weekend in Larch Hill, Dublin we be on the 24/25/26 of September.  Tuesday and Thursday Beavers will go on Saturday teh 25th September for the day and we will travel my private bus.  We will join up with the rest of the Clane Unit who will camp for the weekend. This is aday not to be missed and we normally get good weather.

Anne.

Beaver of the Month for May Lorcan Keogh Cribbin.

We held our Annual Parent/Beaver Concert on the 27th May and as usual it was very well attended by Parents and Family.

Many thanks  to Theresa Gibbions for taking care of the tea erc. and to Orla O’Farrell, Catherine Gallagher,Brianna Green and Evelyn Gallagher for making sure that the Scout Hall was clean and tidy for the night.  We also thank the Parents for all the cakes, sandwiches, etc.

All the goodies for the Children were provided by the Unit.

Siobhan Freeney, Assistant Cub Leader from the Wednesday Cubs came along to present the Awards.  The girls and boys were all in their best gear for the night.  Each Beaver had their own piece to do and as usual some really excelled thenselves.  Our story ”The Great Pumpkin Eater” acted out by the Beavers was really funny. One  Fanner was really energetic and the other one was really laid back.

9 Beavers will leave us in Summer for Cub Scouts.. Katie,Holly,Keelan, Scan,Sharah,Noel,Lorcan,Hannah and Aisling. We will then have 12 Beavers left so 12 new ones will join us in September.  All 9 Beavers hafve been for 1 visit to Cubs and will go for another visit before we close for the holidays.

The Awards on the night were: Beaver of the year - Hannan O’Donohoe. Caring -Sarah Logan. Sharing - Noel Austin. Most Helpful and Artistic -Aisling Part. Attendance -Holly Stack. Entertainment - Sean Woods and Keelan O’Connell. Kmowledge Lorcan Keogh Cribbin.

The Annual Beaver Scrap Book - Katie Walsh Hussey.

Many thanks to Siobhan for presenting the Awards. Siobhan Praised the Beavers for their behaviour and their confidence and was delighted to be present on the night. Sean Woods gave here some flowers as a thank you.  Our Group Leader Bernie was also with us and Catherine Gallagher .  We then had our ”Swim up Ceremony” from Beaver to Cubs and each Beaver received their Link up Badges to Cubs which will be put on their new jumper. 8 Beavers will go to Orla and 1 to Trish and wer hope that they will be happy there.

We will be closing on the 17th June.

A huge thank you to Sarah Creagh, Gemma Gallagher, Shannon Robinson , Emily O’Brien and Mairead O’hEinigh for all their help over the last Scouting Year.

Enjoy the Summer and Stay Safe.

Anne.

we hope you had a great Christmas and that 2010 is a very happy year for you all.

There was great excitement when the Beavers arrived for their Meeting on the 10th December. There was a surprise Disco and as usual Barry was in top form.

Everyone was out dancing when Santa appeared through the door with 2 large bags of presents . He had plenty of time to chat to each Beaver and gave each of then a beautiful present. He was delighted when teh Beavers all sang Jingle Bells very loudly. Mary Dunne supplied all the spot prizes and Santa,s helper Martine wasmuch appreciated. When they were goinghome they got crackers, whistles, sweets and a toothbrush to keep their teeth nice and clean.

All the Parents got a box of Barry’s “teabags so they could have a golden moment” later on at home. Revival Ltd, Firmount, sponsored the cost of the night.

Thank you toeveryone who was involved inputting this night together and especially Santa himself.

We did a lot of work and all the Scrap Books to bring them up to date and we played all the favourite games before we closed for christmas. We also made some christmas cards. Gemma and Sarah made special halloween and christmas cards for our annual scrap book. Ireally appreciate Gemma Gallagher, Sarah Creagh, Shannon Robinson and Emily O’Brien who are scouts and Venturers, for their help over the past year. They are a great to our beaver colony and we hope they stay with us for a long time. Beaver of the Month fo December was Keelan O’Connell

Many thanks to all the parents for their lovely gifts and especially to the beavers for their homemade cards and letters.

We return on the 14th of January with anew programme and we look forward to the coming year.

Anne.

Our Investiture night on the 26th November went very well, 11 Beavers were invested by Greg Killoran, Scout Master. Freddie Stack,Gemma Austin {our Birthday Girl} Sean Newman, Kate O’Brien, Ryan O’Connell, Saskia Britton, Mark Mulqueen, Niamh Henry, Rebecca Lynch, Conor Croughlan, and Caitlin O’Hara. They were presented with a Certificate, Paw Badges and the Beaver Buddie Badge. The Older Beavers received the last of their Paw Badges and will now do their good deed badge. They all appear  to be quite happy in the Beavers. Gemma Austin gave Greg a little gift on behalf of the Beavers to thank him for doing the Cermony. Many thanks to all the Parents and friends who attended on the night.

Anne Byren

Our outing to Liffey Valley was  a huge success. 32 Beavers and 8 Leadres went on public bus {to keep the cost of the outing down} from Clane on the 7th November 2009. First stop was McDonalds where the Beavers enjoyed a happy meal. Then across to the Cenema to see “Mr fox”. We then went to the shops and as Gemma Austin was 6 years old on the day we gave her a persent,a Birthday balloon and a cake. We would have liked to have more time there, but we had to run to catch the bus. Many thanks to Mairead,Sharon, Bernie,Shannon and Emily for their help.

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Our outing to the Cill Dara county day inLarch Hill,Dublin to join up with the scouts cub scouts from Clane went very well and we had a great time. the sun shone all day. We spent a lot of our time in the Beaver playground and all the Beavers enjoyed the experience of learning to put up tents. Denis was very patient with then all. Bernie was in charge of cooking the lunch and there was plenty for everyone. Beavers got  a T- shirt, a key ring with their photo on it, a lovely certificate and a book of pictures to colour. Each Beaver who went on the outing received a special badge “Crafty Beaver” from us.

Our Halloween party was noisy and great fun. As usual teh scout hall has loads of decorations we played all the old halloween games and also their favourite games. Fruit bowl the smartie game and pass the parcel. Hannah O’Donohoe won the prize for the mist original costume and the outfit cost nothing. her parents made it up from old clothes. Gemma, Austin and Sarah Logann won prize for singing and dancing. many thanks to Siobhan who helped us on the night.

Our next outing will be on the 7th of November and we travel by public bus to liffey valley to see a film and visit Mc Donalds the to colonies will join together for the outing.

Our Investiture night will take place on the 26th November. we are at the moment learning songs and stories for it. All our beavers and leaders take part in our annual beaver scrap book and its going quite well at the moment. This will be awarded to a Beaver on parents night next May 2010. Sarah Creagh ex Beaver and now aYouth leader with us, still has the scrap book that she got more than eight years ago. Beaver of the month Sarah Logan.

We extend aor sincere sympathy to the Dowling family, Loughbollard on the death of Cathy may she reat in peace.

Anne B. { taken from the Le Cheile Community Magazine November 2009}