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Thanks to our volunteer network techs, we managed to set up cat’s cradle of Ethernet cable (there is a joke in there about cat5 cable/ cat’s cradle but I’ve not had enough coffee to nail it)
We have 20 or so PCs set up for JOTI
As well as a raspberry pi or two to do an introduction to coding.
And we’ve got a brand new map to record all our contacts
this is the closest we had to a glamorous assistant.
I hope that we see all our beavers, cubs, scouts and explorers at the hut over the weekend to take part. All info is on our website about times etc
jamboree on the internet at the fifth – clicky
There is a webcam on there and a live map will be up.there to.record our contacts.
We have invited local troops to.take part too and all local leaders are v welcome. Please introduce yourself when you.arrive and we will alway have coffee brewing and the urn boiling.
Special thanks to Trinity School for their donation of 10 PCs last month.Â
Today was an important day for The Fifth as three of our leaders were awarded their Wood Badge by Gary the Deputy District Commissioner. The beads are the symbol of completed leader training.
The first Wood Badges were made from beads taken from a necklace that had belonged to a Zulu chief named Dinizulu, which Baden-Powell had found during his time in the Zululand in 1888. When B-P was looking for some token to award to people who went through the Gilwell training course he remembered the Dinizulu necklace and the leather thong given to him by an elderly African at Mafeking. Â He took two of the smaller beads, drilled them through the centre, threaded them onto the thong and called it the Wood Badge.
(apologies for the dreadful photo quality)
Adam, Keeley and Andy renewed their promise
Traditionally, the beads are transferred from one leader to another so Gary took them from around his own neck before awarding them to our leaders.
Andy receives his wood badge.
Andy’s late father was a leader at the 5th for many years, he was Assistant Group Scout Leader, Assistant Scout Leader and an Assistant Deputy Commissioner, today would have been a proud day for Dave.
Keeley (Akela) receives her wood badge.
Adam (bagheera) Receives his wood badge
Big thanks to Gary for coming over to do this. You can find out all about the history of the wood badge here (opens as pdf, right click, save as)
We’ve just sent this email to all our parents:
1) Thank you to everybody who came along and supported the Fun Day on Saturday. After the first count, we had raised over £2,000 and it’s still rising!
If you’d like to make a donation to The Fifth, you can do so here https://mydonate.bt.com/charities/5thbeckenhamsouthscoutgroup
2) It’s the group AGM on Monday 1st October at 20.40.
