Scout Environment Weeks 2008 –

“As a Scout, you are the guardian of the woods. A Scout never damages a tree by hacking it with his knife or axe. It does not take long to fell a tree, but it takes many years to grow one, so a Scout cuts down a tree for a good reason only – not [...]

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Scouting, the “game with a purpose”

Some quotes to think about;
It is the Patrol System that makes the Troop, and all Scouting for that matter, a real co-operative matter.
– Robert Baden-Powell
Aids to Scoutmastership (1920)
If a man cannot make his point to keen boys in ten minutes, he ought to be shot!
– Robert Baden-Powell
The Scouter ( November 1928 )

The Scoutmaster guides [...]

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Six Colours

In Baden-Powell’s “Wolf Cub’s Handbook” [1] he mentions Sixes being of the six colours representing the colour of Raksha’s cubs.
A Six, as you probably know, is made up of six boys under a Leader, and these always stick together for work or for play, and each Six is called after a Wolf by its colour [...]

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2008-Aug-24 : Nillumbik district Billy cart derby

Nillumbik district Billy cart derby 2008
This years theme is ‘The environment’
Cubs:
Gold coin donation per cub (money raised this year will go to a local environmental cause)
Scarves to be worn, no uniform.
No Helmet, no Participation
BYO Lunch – Sausage sizzle, tea, coffee, soup and cold drinks available
Cost:
A cost of $5 per cart, payable on the day [...]

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UK Scouting magazine online

UK Scouting magazine is available to read online, with the current edition and back issues (Dec/Jan 2005 onwards) available as PDF files.
UK Scouting magazine’s Sectional supplements back issues (Dec/Jan 2005 onwards) are available to read online as PDF files.

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