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Please join me in thanking Alistair for an excellent party :-).

Remember that "To Be Announced"? The regular Monday night 27th October Scout meeting will be replaced by a Halloween Party.

Stag Patrol are organizing it, they've promised me more details in the next few days to post here, so please check back before next week. But we know this much...

• Wear Scout Shirt and Scarf OVER a T-Shirt. Some games might be messy, so you need to be able to take the shirt off. OR.... come in costume. Not too expensive ;-)
• Bring cake, fizzy drink or candy! Enough for yourself, but expect to share.

It's not a regular meeting, there's no badgework, you don't have to come. If you're off doing something else for half-term... enjoy yourself. Hope to see you though!

ttfn
Greg

Ask your Patrol Leader if your patrol is going to ScareFest. 1-2 November, last weekend in half-term. PLs... the main article now has all the forms attached; click Read More.

Friday 19th September was Talk Like A Pirate Day. Yarrrr! Did you miss it? Be Prepared for next time by watching this:

We need a logo for this site. Now, me, I'm a bit old-fashioned, and I like the green fleur-de-lis thing. But I was in such a hurry I didn't even centre it or cut around the edge properly when I nabbed it from the official clip art.

Emergency Scavenger Hunt! This is a challenge to see how well you guys can mobilize outside of troop night. Phone your PL! Phone your mates in the Patrol!

Instructions

The list is attached below. Everything to be collected by 19:30 on Monday night... anything or anyone late for flag break won't be counted. Check the list right away. The grand prize, for immediate presentation is a 1.8 kilo jar of Jelly Belly beans, in 40 flavours. (I've left out the Harry Potter snot flavours.)

I'd wish you good luck, but there's no luck in it. Work it!!

Remember - you don't have to get everything. Just more than the competition. :-)

PL's - different topic: If you have ideas for patrols, I'm going to need them by Friday. Kevin, you need to choose a patrol name from the standard ones on scouts.org.uk. Finally guys, give me more than just a list... let me know why you want who you want where. Cheers.

You'll have spotted that I've syndicated some great little blogs and news sites and popped them in the left sidebar there. Well this just turned up in the Ropes and Poles blog. Hells teeth - we have got to build ourselves one of these!

Belgian arch bridge -
This bridge was built at last year's Belgian Jamboree, by members of Ploeg Technieken, who have featured previously with the cloverleaf lashing. Kim notes that this was built 'only with manpower, no cranes, winching ... just people with hands ;-) '

This is a large and complex project, built from a series of smaller assemblies- see, for example, the 'ladders' that interlock to form the arches in the middle photograph below.
[Ropes and Poles]

I've just posted the Troop programme for the term. Ian tells me I have to disclaim: It's All Going To Change. Or might do. If we change our minds!

Fingers crossed, registration is up and running. You just need an email address. When you've done it, just ping me if you want upgrading to author status. gregharewood at mac dot com.