Cub swimming Wednesday and Clean Up Australia Day Sunday

Dear Cubs and parents,

This Wednesday on our calendar is our swimming night.
We will be swimming at the Peninsula Leisure Centre, 243 Blackwall Road, Woy Woy from 7pm-8.30pm.
This is a lot of fun and also an opportunity for those who need to get swimming badges or achieve higher levels for those that already have them.
Double the fun, invite your friends!
Permission note for this activity is on the website, under the calendar tab for the date of this activity, please bring it with you on the night.

Cost for those swimming is $2.90 for those aged 5 - 9, ages 10 - 16 is $3.50 and above 16 is $4.80.
Non-swimmers/spectators is $2.20.

Also this Sunday is Clean Up Australia Day which is being conducted at the Avoca Scout Hall by the Lions Club from 9am - 11am.
Scouts, as both a community and an environmentally oriented organisation, are always keen to pitch and help. This is great a way for our kids to be involved in a community project. We hope to see you there. I believe that, depending on numbers, the Lions Club may be putting on a BBQ afterwards.
Permission note also on the website.

Next week, Wednesday 5th March is a hall night.

Lastly, advance notice for our Glenrock family surf camp to be held on the weekend of the 15/16th March, reserve your calendar now, don't miss this one !

For further information see our website at www.avocascouts.com

Thanks and see you there,

Musca.

PL Activity at scouts tonight (21/2) is Canoeing !!

Dear scouts (and parents!),

The patrol leader's chosen activity for this Thursday night is, Canoeing!!
Please see the permission note for this activity on the Calendar under the date of this activity, please print and bring it!
Please note to bring clothing for swimming and don't forget those old, or water shoes. No water shoes, no canoeing... (also likewise with the permission note!).
Bring a towel and a spare change of dry clothes, I believe uniform is always dress suitable for any fine scout activity, but not mandatory for this night.
Mozzie repellent is a good idea too.
Note we are starting at 6.30pm and ending at 8.30pm to allow for good light for most of the activity. But this ends at 8.30pm sharp so please arrange to be picked up by then. Us scout leaders really enjoy scouting, but we also love to go home too, preferably early on some nights...
Note if weather is bad this activity is off, will send email accordingly and put a note on the News Blog on the website if it is off. Then the week's activity will still of course be the BP Bash, see below...

This weekend is also the annual BP (Baden Powell) birthday celebration, which this year being the centenary of scouting in Australia, is going to be a big "bash" event being held at Richley Picnic Area, Blackbutt Reserve, New Lambton, Newcastle. There's a flag parade at 9.00am and following that fun activities all day including flying fox, bungee, water slide, rope bridge etc. until 3.00pm. Best of all it's free! Bring a picnic, bring your family, bring your friends have lots of fun. But please come if you can, I don't want to be the only one holding Avoca's flag for the parade, that's what scouts are for... Definitely a full uniform activity this one, but you can bring a change of clothes for later if you wish.
Details also on the website under calendar.

Hope to see you there!

All the best,

Musca.

Great time at the Slamboree!

Avoca Scouts and cubs had a great time at last Saturday's Slamboree activity. Bad luck the Razorback's lost, but it was so much fun, who cares!
We were the only group to go from Gosford District and about the largest single group attending across the whole Hunter and Coastal region as well!
Thanks Scouts Australia for putting this on, we loved it!

Musca.

We Want You !

......and your friends

At ‘Scouting Central Coast’

An open day weekend across April 5th & 6th at Mingara club oval Tumbi Umbi.

Come along and bring your friends to show them what scouting is all about.
Rope bridges, crate stacking, craft activities, ballista, grass skiing and much more and all the activities are free. We even have a Scout BBQ if you get hungry.

Ask your Leaders for more information, mark it on your calendar and we will see you there!!!