12th Armagh Slieve Gullion Group Report 2024 -2025
We had 20 Beavers and 4 leaders meeting each Monday night, the beavers learn a varied of skills, Including Cooking, First Aid, Shelter building and pioneering and camping skills, along with having fun playing team building games
Along with our Monday nights meetings they also had a number of day trips, sleepovers and a end of year camp
Beaver Sleepover and Investiture 18/19th October
Beaver Halloween Party 21st October
County Beaver Challenge 17th November Armagh
We Organized Christmas Family evening and fair where our Beaver made Christmas Decoration to sell and sang Carols 16th December
SVDP christmas food appeal our Group raised nearly £1400 and enough food to help the food bank keep going for several months
We spent 2 nights learning about fire safety in the home and at scouts then finished off with a Visit to Newry Fire Station Beavers and Cubs 27th January
Beaver Fun day Dungannon 8th February our group got to mix and make friend with Beaver scouts from different groups in the county.
We finished our Year with A 3 day Full group Summer Camp 20th to 22th June 3rd Monaghan Centre
We had 24 Cubs and 4 leaders again meeting each Monday night, the Cubs learn a varied of skills, building on the foundation learned in Beavers Including Cooking on Traingia’s Basic First Aid, Shelter building and pioneering and Knots building simple structures along with have fun playing team building games
Along with our Monday nights meetings they also had a number of day trips, sleepovers and a end of year camp
Cubs 17th September Night Hike Slieve Gullion Cub sleepover Gosford 12/13th October
Halloween party 21st October
14 January 2025 cub Investiture
We spent 2 nights learning about fire safety in the home and at scouts then finished off with a Visit to Newry Fire Station Beavers and Cubs 27th January
First Aid and CPR Training,After a number of our leaders Refreshed there first Aid they helped the Cubs learn some new basic first aid skills
Cub challenge Newry sun 9th feb we won !!! team of six
Cub Hike RAvensdale 31st March 16 cubs
Hosted County cub Hike Ravensdale 6th April with Armagh Cubs
12 may Hike and backwoods on slieve Gullion
Our Cubs Got to try out sleeping in Hammocks Out 13/14th June
Full Group Camp 3rd monaghan 20th June
We attended our first big Camp with 25 groups from across Ireland in Lockerbie, Lots of new friend where made and lots of fun had. Trip for Cubs 1st to 6th July
We had 23 Scouts and 4 leaders again meeting each Monday night, the Scouts learn a varied of skills, building on the foundation learned in Beavers and Cubs Including Cooking on Open Fires, First Aid and Casualty Management. Shelter building and pioneering and Knots building Tables Dressers wash stands ect along with have fun playing team building games
This Year our Group Won the County Shield A camping And outdoors skills weekend and had the opportunity to go to Cork and compete in the national event the phoenix Challenge.
Along with our Monday nights meetings they also had a number of day trips, sleepovers and a end of year camp
Had a team of 6 attend the Mourne's Sionnach and hillwalking training and lightweight camping weekend for scouts from all over Ireland
30th September Scout Hike in Ravensdale
13th October Fun day in Carlingford Adventure Centre Halloween Party 21st Oct
County Orienteering In the Mourne's 10th November we Won !!! 13th January new scout leader Invistited
20th Jan Scout investiture
16th Feb hike up Slieve Foy
Sleep over and come dine with Me 28th March
7th April Sleepover and practice night for the Shield
We had one Scout Attend the Peak wilderness camp for the first time in our groups History 18th - 25th April
County Shield Camping challenge 25-27th April
We won the Training Team Fishing At Shanroe Fishery 11th May
19th May Hike up Slieve Gullion
Group Events
SVDP Christmas Appeal
Peace light Of Bethlehem
Leaders Training
Leader First Aid Training
Leaving Party
17th to 19th January 2025 outdoor risk management Course wales