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Scout Section SI LogoAt the moment this section caters for boys & girls from 12 to 14 years of age or who are in 6th class, 1st year or 2nd year in school. We meet on Tuesday evenings from 7:30 to 9:30pm. On a weekly basis we do a variety of different things, ranging from team games; to learning how to use a map and compass; to deciding where we should go hiking, camping or rock climbing next.

Now you know who we are and what we do if you are interested in joining please go to our contacts page to find out how to get in touch.

Scouters please click here to view resources form Scouting Ireland’s ScoutTeam. Scouts can click here for a Youth Member resource list.


Useful letters and documents that you might find useful. (copied from Venture page, thanks Emma)

Blank Registration form (SI Activity Consent form)

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Personal Equipment Lists for all types of Activities:

If you have any questions about equipment, what you need or what is best to buy please just let us know.

Hillwalking Equipment List

This lists what you will need for a days hiking. For this type of activity a small rucksack is best, school bag sized is ideal or between 25 and 35 litres.

Hostel Weekend Equipment List

All you need for a weekend away when we are staying indoors, this may vary depending on the specific hostel and the activities that we have planned for the weekend. For example you may need to have hillwalking equipment with you aswell.

Weekend Camp Equipment List

Another weekend away but this time intents so a bit more equipment is needed. A large bag is best for these activities, between 65 and 85 litres is usually best.

Hillwalking Expedition Equipment List

Hillwalking again but this time for two or more consecutive days and so everything you need must be carried in your rucksack. Packing light is essential, but a reasonably sized bag is still needed, probably 45 litres or larger.

Summer Camp Equipment List

Everything you will need for our longer (usually between 10 and 14 days) annual camp. Again you will need a large rucksack, between 65 and 85 litres is best.

Here is a calendar of what our Troop plans to do this year. If you click on a particular event you will get the details about that event including time, cost and what uniform should be worn. If you have any questions you can contact the scout leaders directly on the address above the calendar.


Smelvin 2015

Dear Parent

 As you know we are going to Larch hill this weekend to take part in out County Challenged called the Smelvin. We will meet in Larch Hill car park at 7pm on Friday 17 April 2015. Collection will be from Larch Hill on Sunday 19 April 2015 at 2:30pm. Each Scout will need to go back to the Scout Den to sort out the equipment.

Each Scout should arrive on the event in full uniform and will travel home again in uniform. If you need an equipment list you can find one on the Handy Documents section of the Scout Page of our website, Click Here.

If you have any question please do not hesitate to contact me on the number below. This number can also be used as the emergency number for the weekend.

Yours in Scouting

 Hugh McLain

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Here are a few pics from the training session that may be useful for the logs. 

 

Standard team and novice team combined

3 islandics

2 giant pearls

1 dome tent

8 wooden mallets (need to buy another 4)

1 peg box

Dining shelter cover

Blue tarp

2 utensil boxes

2 billys

2 large pots

2 skillets

4 large patrol boxes

2 pairs of fire gloves

4 cooler boxes

ice packs

2 folding tables

4 gas canisters(questionable)

4 gas elements

matches

4 large food storage boxes

gas element stand(for novices)

wooden blocks

2 axes

2 saws

2 chopping blocks

2 wood storage tarps

2 scissors

6 sisal balls (questionable)

boundary poles

boundary rope

firelighters

coals

big first aid kit

6 plastic basins

1 bivy pp

2sand and 2water buckets

4 jerry cans

6 bins and bin bags

kitchen paper

cling film

6 tin foil(questionable)

2 fire grills

2 half barrels

wooden skewers

metal rods(altar fire)

wire(altar fire)

personal first aidkit

burn gel(re-stock)

Stationary (scribes)

scouting trail

Lots of fire wood and kindling

fire kits if you have them

compass

training first aidkit

plastic boxes for wood storage

Smelvin/Pheonix 2014

Scout Uniform and Badges

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Scouting Trail

 

Published by
Scout Foundation. Larch Hill, Dublin 16
This is the third publication with this title published previously in 1964 and 1979
Copyright
© Scout Foundation 2003

Map reproduction Ordnance Survey Ireland Permit No.7753
© Ordnance Survey Ireland and Government of Ireland
ISBN 0-9546532-0-3

Printed in the Republic of Ireland by Hanlon Printing Works, Dublin
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in
a retrieval system or transmitted in any way or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior
permission of the Scout Foundation.

Members of Scouting Ireland and members of WOSM and WAGGGS may photocopy
and distribute for training purposes only

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Jambo-Rí 2018 Info pack

Information for Jambo-Rí 2018

 

Information May 2018

Please click here to see the PDF first information pack (Jan 2018) and click here for the Jambo-Rí website. 

See Facebook Page

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Christmas Tree collection 2018

It is that time of year again and we are doing out now yearly Christmas tree collection, please click the link for the PDF flyer. 

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Gilwell 2017 Parents Information

Below is the information given to the Parents at the Parent Meeting

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Smelvin 2017 Winners

Well done to Standard and Novice Patrols for winning their respective categories in this year’s Smelvin.

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IFC Camp 15-17 Oct 2016

Hi All,

We are holding a camp this weekend in the den, it is for Scouts and Venturers.  The cost of the camp is €25 euro.

Meet down in the den on Friday 15th at 8pm and collect on Sunday 17th at 1200scout_camp.

Everyone should wear their neckerchief and bring

  • Sleeping bag
  • Sleeping mat
  • Change of clothes
  • Pyjamas
  • Wash gear
  • Plate, cup, bowl, knife, fork, spoon etc
  • Torch
  • Raingear
  • Warm coat

 

Regards

Niamh

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Backwoods Adventure

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Download the PDF Version

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Smelvin 2016 Information

You need to log in and be a member of the Smelvin2016 Group to use links below.

  1. General Information
  2. Theme
  3. Timetable
  4. Marking Criteria
  5. Equipment

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Smelvin General Information

Smelvin Competition

For teams (Patrols or Watch’s) of 6 – 8 scouts, these teams will be referred to as the Standard Patrols.

Smelvin Novice Competition

For teams of 6 – 8 Scouts. There can be no more than 3 scouts on the team who have previously participated in a Smelvin or Phoenix competition.

This is the seventh year of our Novice competition. The idea behind the Novice competition is that it will give younger Scouts the opportunity to take part in the Smelvin weekend.  If the teams are struggling at any stage over the weekend, venture staff will be assigned to them to assist and encourage them, (however the ventures will not do the job for them!).

There will be a prize for the winning Novice team, and both Novice and Smelvin teams will compete against each other for the Cooking and Log book trophies and the Campfire Competition. The winners and runners-up of the Smelvin competition will go forward to represent Dun Laoghaire Scout County at the Phoenix Challenge in August.

Max age of a Scout is 15 years 364 days or under on day 1 of The Phoenix Challenge, which is 18 August 2016.

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