The County Patrol Camping Competition, in its current form, started in 1968 and is now in its 41st year.

This year it is being held at Woodhouse Park on 23rd, 24th & 25th October.

The County Patrol Camping Competition (CPCC) is opportunity for Scouts across the County to develop their camping and team working skills over a weekend under canvas while competing in a friendly yet challenging Competition.

Completing the 'Astronomer' badge @ the Herschel Museum of Astronomy.

Dear Scout Association,

please forward to any interested/relevant regional groups!

Are any of your scouts planning on, or currently working towards, their Astronomer badges? Whether they have been enthused by the huge range of International Year of Astronomy events taking place in 2009, or simply have a general interest in Space and all things Astronomy-related, we can help!

The Herschel Museum of Astronomy in Bath is perfectly situated for any Scout pack in the South-West. We run several hands-on workshops which would be absolutely ideal for groups of Scouts wanting to complete their 'Astronomer' badges:
explaining the movements of the bodies in the Solar system by making moveable orreries, exploring different space-related natural phenomena seen from Earth (northern lights, shooting stars, comets, eclipses etc), identifying and drawing constellations and getting creative with myths and star pictures.

Take a look at the attached school workshops programme, or get in touch with us to discuss what we can offer you!

The museum is available for group bookings from 10am-1pm weekdays (and all day on Wednesdays), or can be opened after hours for a modest fee. The Museum's Georgian garden is a lovely setting for badge presentations too!

I very much look forward to hearing from you.
Best regards,

Matina Mitchell

Learning and Audience Development Officer
Herschel Museum of Astronomy
19 New King Street
Bath BA1 2BL
Tel: 01225 446865
www.bath-preservation-trust.org.uk

More info below

Young Leaders

Nigel Shore was running the Brunel Young Leaders Unit but due to changes with his working hours he is now no longer able to carry on with this role.

We are now looking to see how we best support all the young leaders in the Brunel Scout District. In the mean time Paul Smith the Group Scout Leader at the 1st Stoke Gifford agreed to help the young Leaders in the north of the District.

Adult Abseiling training session

On Saturday 15th August the Brunel Scout District will be a running a Abseiling training morning for adult Leaders.

Anyone interested let me know. – Mark

mark.gollop@avonscouts.org.uk

Corner unit bookshelves up for grabs ! very wide shelves usefull for storage.

Please let any scout groups know that may be wanting these.

Must have van for pickup from Patchway

Need to be claimed by this weds or will be scrapped.

For details of size and pickup times please contact :

Jeff Parry ASL
2nd Patchway Scouts
Mobile Tel: 0797 5690654
Home: 0117 9799494