1st Stubbington triumphs in Fairtrade competition
The competition was stiff as over 50 Scouts representing 12 teams from the Fareham West district gathered to take part in their annual cooking competition. The competition challenges young people to cook a three course meal using a 2 ring gas burner on a budget of only £3 per head.
Organiser of the event, Anton Strzelec said ‘We always have a theme and this year to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight we made the challenge a little more difficult by insisting that all foods were either Fairtrade or local produce. The Fairtrade Foundation is the independent non-profit organisation whose vision is of a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and practices so that everyone, through their work, can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood. Fairtrade fortnight runs until the 7th March and we felt it important that we as Scouts, helped to promote this event.’
A team of independent judges watched as the youngsters prepared, cooked and presented their meals, paying close attention to safe food handling, originality, taste and quality of the dishes. The menus were wide and varied, from pork in a plum sauce – using meat from Titchfield pigs – to curries, salads and pates. The judges had a difficult job on their hands. Head judge Judi Bushnell from Fareham Scout Fellowship said ‘The standard that these young people achieve gets higher each year and they have all impressed us with their cooking skills and ability to produce high quality menus on low budgets using both local produce and Fairtrade ingredients’
The winners of the event were 1st Stubbington who wowed the judges with their menu of Tahini Salad and Cajun Burgers followed by Ginger & Lime Cheesecake. They were followed closely by teams from 1st Parkgate and 1st Warsash. All of the young people that took part achieved the standards required for their Scout Chef’s badge.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.fairtrade.org.uk/
Article by J North and ADC (S)
Posted in District, Scouts.
By AntonStrz
– February 21, 2010
Duke of Edinburgh Award
Celebration of Achievements
On Tuesday 9thFebruary 2010 Jack Langley and William Linderman from the Spartans Explorer Scout Unit, joined over 50 other successful recipients to receive their Duke of Edinburgh’s Awards at the Fareham and Gosport Local Awards Committee presentation.
William and Jack were presented with their Bronze awards by Challenge sailor Katie Miller in front of their parents and other invited guests including the Mayor of Fareham and the Mayor of Gosport.
Well done
Posted in District, Explorers.
By AntonStrz
– February 12, 2010
This is a list of the dates when there will be working days at Everett’s Coppice during 2010.
- Saturday 13th March
- Sunday 18th April
- Saturday 22nd May
- Saturday 19th June
- Sunday 18th JulyS
- Saturday 18th September
- Sunday 24th October
- Saturday 20th November
- Sunday 19th December
For each day:
Please meet at the Coppice to help with the work that needs doing. The work varies but includes working on the deer fence, tree felling and brushwood clearance.
Please bring your own refreshments and work gear – stout footwear should be worn.
All help appreciated for as long as you are able during the day. Packed lunches advised. Sturdy shoes/boots and working clothes also advised.
We will publish extra information about each date as soon as we have it.
Posted in Everett's Coppice.
Tagged with Everett's Coppice, everetts, working party.
By Collin
– February 11, 2010
Title: Young Leader Module C Training
Location: Warsash HQ
Link out: Click here (scouts.org.uk)
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2010-03-15
End Time: 21:00
Description: The next round of training for Explorer Scout Young Leaders – Module C.
More information is available at the link.
Please contact the ESL(YL) if you are interested in attending this event.
Posted in District, Explorers.
By Collin
– February 11, 2010
At the end of January Lyons Copse had their annual Spring clean. We received a letter of thanks from Alan Crabb, the volunteer site warden and thought we’d share it with you:
We ran out of tools and jobs.
It was a great to see people of all ages working side by side to get the jobs done.
Trees felled , ditches cleared , buildings clean.
You should all be proud of the work done and the great support.
Alan Crabb
(A Happier Voluntary Warden)
I felt that I had to thank everyone for the great turn out over the working weekend
At the end of January.
Turn out as follows:
Portsmouth City – 64
Fareham West – 22
Fareham East – 1
Gosport – 20
Meon Valley – 69
Committee – 8
A grand total of 184 volunteers
Also 6 explorers had a first taste of driving.
So you know what you achieved over the weekend:
Pine Cabin Cleaned
Lyons Lodge Cleaned
Toilet block Cleaned
Car Parks refenced
Main ditches cleared.
Pond and streams cleared of fallen timber
Main fences repaired
North Field cleared
Public foot path styles repaired and cleared
Wood pile refurbished and fenced
Warden area tidied
Bird boxes put up
And SO Much More.
Congratulations folks, Lyons is a fabulous campsite which will be all the better for the work you achieved.
You can find out more about Lyons Copse at their website: http://www.lyonscopse.org.uk/
Posted in Lyons Copse.
Tagged with lyons, Lyons Copse, working party.
By Collin
– February 11, 2010
Just a quick note to let you know that we have published details of the Air rifle shooting team.
All the info you need at available at http://fwscouts.org.uk/?page_id=148
Posted in District.
By Collin
– February 7, 2010
Title: District Scout Day Hike
Location: See Description
Start Time: 09:30
Date: 2010-03-27
End Time: 16:30
Description: The day hike will serve two main purposes:
- A training exercise for future Events.
- A Challenge on unfamiliar ground and Navigation over distance.
The route will follow the Solent Way and will take scouts over a mix of terrain including road, heath land and beach. It will include two ferry crossings, one over the Hamble and one over Southampton Water including a short train ride down Hythe pier (using Hythe Ferry). The total distance is just shy of 20miles.
After completing this event a Hikes Away badge can be awarded and it can be used as a practice for the Expedition challenge and to reinforce some requirements for the Outdoor and Outdoor Plus challenges.
The Detail
Start Point: Warsash Car park GR 489 062
End Point: Ferny Crofts New Forest GR 367 057
Bring: Hiking Gear, Waterproofs and Lunch
Team Size: 4(min)-8(max) Scouts
Age Limit: 12-14 years
Leader Requirements:
1 leader per team of Scouts MUST walk with Scouts, for Health and Safety reasons.
Posted in Scouts.
By Collin
– February 7, 2010
Title: Everett’s Coppice Working Party
Location: Everett’s Coppice
Start Time: 09:00
Date: 2010-02-14
End Time: 16:00
Description: Please meet at the Coppice to help with the work that needs doing. The work varies but includes working on the deer fence, tree felling and brushwood clearance.
Please bring your own refreshments and work gear – stout footwear should be worn.
All help appreciated for as long as you are able during the day. Packed lunches advised. Sturdy shoes/boots and working clothes also advised.
A quick thanks to Will over at Fareham East Scouts for reminding me to post this event!
Posted in Everett's Coppice.
By Collin
– February 5, 2010
Everett’s Coppice is a local site and SSSI, primarily used by Fareham East and Fareham West Scouts for overnight and weekend activities. We have received this update from the committee:
The Everett’s Coppice committee have decided to put a combination lock on the pedestrian gate at Everett’s to deter non-Scouting people from using the coppice. Initially it will be for a six month period to see if it works successfully and will then be reviewed.
The combination will be given to you when you book through Joy French. Set the combination and then push the black button on the bottom of the lock to release it. Don’t forget to replace when leaving the coppice.
YiS
Ron Stead
Details for booking and using the site are available in the Secure Area of this website. You will have to be registered and approved (a manual process) before you can get to the secure area.
Posted in District, Everett's Coppice.
Tagged with camping, everett, Everett's Coppice.
By Collin
– February 5, 2010
Were you at Scoutabout this year?
In an effort to make the event even better we’d like to know what you liked, loved and hated about the event. Please be honest, we can take it! Let us know in the comments – anonymously if you like – and we’ll see what we can do.
In the meantime we have added a few photos to a gallery of the event for your amusement. If you have any more that you’d like to see on the site, please let us know – you can email me at webmaster@fwscouts.org.uk and I can add them to the gallery. Don’t worry, any people in the photos will not be named!
Of course, if you want to write your own account of the event for the website then please write it and email it to me and I’ll publish it for you!
Posted in Scouts.
By Collin
– January 31, 2010
