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Hello, as a young leader in uk scouts, I'm seeking recommendations for an affordable role mat. Any advice would be appreciated I would also prefer if it is an Inflatable one since thay can condens down

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2024/11/13
22:18 UTC

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Jokes anyone?

Hallo there fellow scouters! I am currently trying to make a small scouts joke book for events both at home and internationally, I was wondering if anyone here would have any good (or bad lmao) jokes they would like to share or be put into said joke book (i will add credits if you want :3)

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2024/10/27
23:10 UTC

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Jota went well today and I got a new bag from it

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2024/10/19
23:31 UTC

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Membership fee increase

I'm just trying to come to terms with the message from SI this morning about how they're increasing the membership fees by over 30%, just at the time of year when groups are starting again. This beggars belief. Did I miss a message warning us that this would happen? We've already told parents what the fees are so our group will have to swallow this increase.

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2024/09/05
11:26 UTC

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East Cork Cubs

Does anyone know if there are scout groups for 8/9 year old (cubs?) boys in east Cork? Having trouble finding info. Thanks!

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2024/08/14
07:49 UTC

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Compulsory Charity registration??

Hi All,

We are a small group based in Dublin. I'm sure like many other groups, we are considering our options now as a troop due to being forced by Scouting Ireland to register as a Charity.

For those unaware all Scout groups now have to register as charities - transition to a chairfy by the end of '24. This is a lengthy complicated process, it has its advantages (especially for bigger groups). However, our group unfortunately are now in the position where we have to disband/terminate if this is enforced via scouting Ireland.
Our reasons are that we are just too small, scouters come and go, and becoming a trustee is a long-term commitment with legal liabilities. As you know "it's only an hour a week" is already not the case, this will increase. With all these additional hoops to jump through it's just not feasible for us as a group to continue as a charity organisation. This is very sad.

To the best of my knowledge, only 25% of scout groups in Ireland are currently registered as charities. Therefore either there's going to be a mass exodus of scout groups in Ireland, or scouting Ireland will need to change their stance.

We would love to hear other groups thoughts on this:
Are others coming to the same conclusion we are? thinking of disbanding?
Are you doing all it takes and registering as a charity?
Do any of you have any other knowledge and we have got the above all wrong?

Thanks for your replies.

YIS

2 Comments
2024/07/05
11:15 UTC

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soup cooking

hi i am a scout in the uk trying to comple the srvivel skils bage and was wondring if thair is someone that has the skills and know how to make soup/stew on an open fire without having utencels (pots,pans,tinfoil ect..) thanks in advanced

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2024/03/03
02:35 UTC

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Need help.

I'm registered as a scout but I'm more active in my groups vent section. I'm wondering if I'm still able to book events such as survivor and ventact for vents. I will probably change my scout account to ventures after the phoenix so ventact shouldn't be a problem. However I'm really keen to go to survivor and bbq and bivey. Just want to know if I can still register for these events.

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2023/12/30
11:13 UTC

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Hello, is this thing on?

Hi!

Have started to add some post and user flairs to help breathe some life back in here.

Any suggestions please let us know!

3 Comments
2023/10/02
12:33 UTC

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Phoenix 2023

Ops on the theme ("Its Christmas")

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2023/06/11
21:27 UTC

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Scout Group troubles.

I'll keep this short. I have been in scouts for 10 years this year. I'm now a scouter. Our group has been running for 12 years this year. All the groups around us have a den, storage, and plenty of scouters. Meanwhile our group has no den (operating out of a rugby club), barely any money, barely any scouters, and our storage is going downhill quality-wise due to weather.

Are there any grants we could get for a den from the government, or any other support? Please let me know. I'm only a scouter and not a section leader or the group leader, but as someone who is passionate about the scouts, it hurts to see our group struggling so much. Any help or guidance would be of great help.

(Group based in County Clare btw)

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2023/02/22
18:38 UTC

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Thinking about getting a knife

I'm thinking about getting a knife it would be my first apart from the little swiss army kinfe my parents gave me and was wondering if anyone has any advice.

6 Comments
2022/12/02
21:04 UTC

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Phoenix 2022 necker

When I was on the phoenix I got my necker signed, a notable signature is the chief scouts one, circled in the picture

2 Comments
2022/11/27
18:39 UTC

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What's going on in Scouting Ireland?

Why is everyone so up in arms? On the Facebook pages people are being very coy but snarky and giving out about different things like the phoenix, Larch hill and finances etc... What is gone wrong?

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2022/10/06
13:59 UTC

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become a leader from an old scout

I was in the bever, cubs, scouts and venturers but after I tuned 17 I kinda lost interest. Now I'm 40 settled down and I feel I've alot to give the Scouting movement now. From my memories of my leaders and experiances any way.

What's the process of joining a group or what's the training etc?

I've nothing to hide / I don't mind checks or any corses or what not. Just looking Information so I know what the process is would ne great.

3 Comments
2022/04/08
19:45 UTC

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Can't remember or find an adult campfire song

Not sure if I can ask this here, sorry if you can't. I've been out of scouts for a while, and have a friend who's still in it as a venture. We were chatting about campfire songs and, with a segway caused by Fred the Moose, we got onto the topic of adult orientated campfire songs. We started with "oh sir Jasper" and can both vaguely remember one other, but can't remember the specifics.

It's formula was, I believe, you would say an occupation you would like to marry and make an innuendo to justify why you would marry them, does anyone know the specifics of the song?

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2021/09/03
22:38 UTC

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Hello everyone DST mods here so im here to remind everyone that the jamboree is oh so soon.Theres going to be some amazing events being held throughout the few days with work put in all over the mod team and beyond It's going to be an amazing event we cant wait to see you there!!

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2020/07/26
21:52 UTC

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DST Jamboree is now a week away, be sureto share it with all your scouts and scout friends. (Info in the comments)

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2020/07/25
15:01 UTC

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Quarantine scouting

Hey there! We are a group of scouts from Portugal (234 Beja) we had a meet recently and agreed to contact with other groups/ troops of scouts in order to know how they’re dealing with this whole new situation of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and also how they’ve been having their scout activities . We would like to know as well if they have been helping the local community in any way , and if yes , what have you been doing to help? Thank you, Clã 234

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2020/04/18
20:13 UTC

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Requesting a little international help

My Webelos are working on their international spirit badge. They decided to learn about Ireland. Was wondering what the best resources I could use that would be best to learn about scouting in Ireland.

Would be willing to trade information/patches from scouting in South Carolina, USA

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2020/03/02
16:34 UTC

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How big of a Knife can I have?

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2019/09/24
22:09 UTC

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Any scouts from wsj19 who would be willing to trade/sell the last patch?

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2019/08/25
16:26 UTC

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Any Beaver after a long hike in the mountains.

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2019/08/18
10:11 UTC

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Happy international volunteer day!

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2018/12/05
12:13 UTC

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Hello for Norway, I need help

Hello my name is Leo Ryan and I live in Norway, I was born in Dublin but came to Norway in my first year of existence. I have been a scout for some time now and I’ve gotten a good collection of scarfs from different countries. But the one scarf I truly want, I can’t get. It’s the Irish international scarf (the green one with the Celtic wave at the edge) so if you or anyone you know has it I would be happy to trade something for it. If you are interested please Dm me at @leo_m_r instagram. Thanks

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2018/07/12
00:32 UTC

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What does scouting mean to you, personally?

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2018/03/08
22:48 UTC

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Non scouting camp sites

Hey there, I'm a cub leader and have been involved in SI since i was 8, I'm looking to go camping with some of my friends, most of whom havent been before. I'm looking for a nice site near Dublin or limerick since all the scouting ones dont allow civilians.

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2018/02/28
17:54 UTC

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Phoenix 2017

Anyone have any idea where it might be?

1 Comment
2017/02/14
18:59 UTC

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