| Reports of Events |
Here are reports of some of our events.
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| Annual Night Hike | 30th October 2002 |
| Every year at Halloween we have a night hike. This year we decided to go up around the area of Brandon Hill which is just outside Graiguenamanagh. We had our hike as part of our usual Wednesday night meeting and we set off from the hall at 7.30p.m. We had to get some parents to drop us to the starting point which was a few miles outside of Graiguenamanagh. Altogether there was 24 of us taking part. We walked towards Brandon Hill along the laneways. It was a nice dry night and everyone had a great time. |
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| DISTRICT ORIENTEERING | 19th October 2002 |
| The District Orienteering Competition was held in the woods surrounding Jenkinstown Castle. The course was spread throughout the woods and the check points were very well hidden, so it took a bit of effort to find them. We had 1 group who came in 1st place in a record time of 31.74 mins and another group who came in 6th. This put us in a strong position for the district trophy, as the 3 best times were taken from each group to decide the overall winner. We won the overall prize for the event and once again brought home the cup to Graiguenamanagh. |
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| DAY HIKE | 6th October 2002 |
| On Sunday the 6th of October a day hike was held to give the new scouts an idea of what Scouting is all about. This 10km hike brought us through the grounds of Borris House and then on down along the river Barrow. A number of bases were organised along the way. Some of these were Basic First Aid, hypothermia, Map and Compass, Pioneering and Axe & Saw. there was alos a few fun bases along the way. This hike was for the new scouts to give them an idea of what scouting was about. |
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| BAIN SHIELD PRESENTATION | 2nd October 2002 |
| On Wednesday the 2nd of October, Donald Harvey, the Chief Scout came to Graiguenamanagh to present the Funky Wombats with the Bain Shield which they won when the came 2nd at the Smythe Cup 2002. He also presented Stuart (P.L.) and Shane (A.P.L.)with a T-Shirt and cap each for the Patrol who showed the most initiative. |
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| SIONNACH - THE GALTEES | 20th September 2002 |
| Over the weekend 5 scouts completed the Munster Sionnach in the Galtees. We arrived on Friday night and hiked to the Foothills of the Galtees and we camped here for the night along with 150 other Scouts and Leaders from all over Ireland. This would be our base camp for the duration of the weekend. On Saturday morning we headed off for Galtymore and then on to Galtybeg. There were a number of checkpoints on route and different tasks had to be completed at each one. The weather was beautiful that day and we headed down the valley looking forward to a nice dinner and a good sleep. The next day we headed on up the river bed and then climbed An Grainan. This was a hard hike as we had to carry all our gear. Well done to all the lads who completed the 25km trek. The weekend was most enjoyable and the weather a bonuse. Well done the the Scouts who took part, Shane Doyle, tommy O Brien, Damien O Neill, David Kinsella, and Michael Cushen. |
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| CANOEING - RIVER TRIP | 14th September 2002 |
| As most of us had done some canoe training during the summer we decided to organise a river trip from Graiguenamanagh to St Mullins with Shielbeggan Outdoor Education Centre. this was a journey of about 6 miles along the Barrow. We all met on the Quay in Graiguenamanagh on Sunday morning. Shielbeggan provided all the gear. there was some great weirs and rapids and everyone had a great day. |
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| Bivy Out | 26th August 2002 |
| Every year we try to have a bivy out and backwoods event before we go back to school. This year Aaron our A.S.L.took 16 of us up Brandon hill where we built our bivies in the woods using wood, ferns and plastic. For the backwoods cooking we had kebabs, burgers, garlic bread and sausages. Everyone was stuffed. Then we had some wide games in the woods before we went to bed!!! |
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| Canoeing | 19th August 2002 |
| Tommy O Brien had agreed to complete a level 2 canoeing course for his Chief Scout Award and as a lot of scouts were interested in doing canoeing we organised Shielbeggan Outdoor Education Centre to come to Graiguenamanagh, having just arrived home from the Smythe Cup the previous night. 8 scouts completed level 2, Tommy O Brien, Daniel O Brien, Shane doyle, Shane Foley, Wayne O enill, Michael Cushen, Robbie Poole and John Morgan while the following completed level 1; Kevin Cushen, Nathan Sbila, C.J. Browne,, Jim O Donnell, David Kinsella, James Foley and Stuart Kinsella. |
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| SMYTHE CUP FINALS 2002 | 15th August 2002 |
| 2 Patrols from Graiguenamanagh, Na Fianna and the Funky Wombats represented the Ormonde District at the National Camping finals which were held on Church Island, Lough Melvin, Co. Leitrim from the 15th of August to the 19th of August 2002. Each troop was allowed a patrol box, their tentage and a rucksack per person. They had to be completely self sufficient. They had 5 challenges to complete as well as looking after themselves, and their campsite was judged on a regular basis. The 5 challenges were First Aid, Construction Pioneering, Team Challenge, Map reading and a Water activity. The nature of this camp was to promote the use of initiative be presenting each patrol with a set of basic prblems which had to be effectively dealt with in order for them to achieve success. A 3 course meal had to be prepared on an open fire on Saturday evening for inspection. On Friday night there was a wide game and on Saturday night each patrol had to prepare a party piece for the camp fire. Well done to the Funky Wombats who came 2nd and brought the Bain Shield to Graiguenamanagh and who also won the prize for the Patrol who showed the most initiative. |
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| THE IRON MAN | 5th August 2002 |
| As part of the Regatta festival the Iron Man Competition took place on Monday the 5th of August. Shane Walsh Came 1st in the Junior section and Daniel O Brien was 2nd and Tommy O Brien was 3rd. Well done also to Shane Doyle and Tommy O Brien who were part of the team who won the rowing final. |
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| 100 km cycle | 12th July 2002 |
| This event was organised by Shane Foley as part of his Chief Scout Award. 5 Scouts headed off on Friday afternoon of the 12th of July 2002from Graiguenamanagh cycling to Campile in Co.Wexford where the spent the night. The following morning they cycled to Ballyhack where they got the Ferry to Passage East. They then cycled to Tramore and from Tramore to Dungarvan along the coast road. The 2nd night was spent in Dungarvan before returning home on Sunday |
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| Hike 30km | 6th July 2002 |
| This event was organised by Tommy O Brien for his Chief Scout Award. On Saturday 6th of July we started on the Bunclody side of Mt Leinster and we hiked to the top of Mt. Leinster. We camped in a wood not far from Mt. Leinster on Saturday night and on Sunday morning we headed for Scullogue Gap. We then went up the Blackstairs. This was a 2 hour climb to the top and was tough. We followed the Blackstairs southward to Drummond in Co. Carlow. This was a very tought hike and was something like a Sionnach. Well done to the 12 Scouts who completed the challenge |
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| Annual Barbeque | 29th June 2002 |
| For the past few years we have had an annual barbeque in June. The barbeque is for Beavers, Cubs, and Scouts and their families and is one of the few Group activities that we have each year. It was a lovely sunny evening and everyone had a very enjoyable evening. |
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| District Rafting Competition | 23rd June 2002 |
| The district raft building competition and race was held in Leighlinbridge and again the Graig lads put up a brilliant display. Graiguenamanagh won each of the 4 heaths and it was an all Graig final. 1st Kilkenny won the prize for the best raft. It was a great day and this was the last of our District events for the year. |
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| Raft Building | 4th June 2002 |
| Shane F. and Tommy O B. had agreed to build a raft for their Chief Scout Award as we had never done this before. They decided to organise it for the whole troop and 4 teams took part. Each team of 4 built their own raft which after a trial run were brought up the Barrow and we then had a race down the river. This event proved to be a wonderful success and had the advantage of preparing us well for the District Rafting competition. |
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| 50 km Cycle | 28th May 2002 |
| Tommy O B. had also agreed to organise a 50km cycle for the group as part of his Chief Scout award. We set off early on Sunday morning keeping to the back roads as much as possible. We headed in the direction of Borris first but before we got to Borris we went along the Barrow tow path for a few km and then through the grounds of Borris House (by kind permission). The ground here was rough but we got there. After we reached Borris we went towards Mt. Leinster and then on to Scullogue Gap. This part of the cycle was very hilly both up and down but we took our time. Everything was going nicely and we were about 5km from home when the heavens opened and it lashed. We all got soaked to the skin even though we had our raincoats etc. We got home around 5p.m. and our Scout Leader took us all to the local Chipper. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves. |
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| District Camping Competion Sherwood cup | 10th May 2002 |
| 2 patrols took part in the district heaths of our camping competition, the Sherwood Cup which took place in Inistioge. The 2 patrols were the Funky Wombats and Na Fianna and they came 2nd and 3rd respectively. As well as developing their sites they had 5 challenges to complete: Pioneering, Map & Compass, Basic Skills, First Aid and a fun base. Bennettsbridge won the Sherwood Cup for the 3rd time in a row and we have to admit they are one of the best in Ireland. Well done to the Woodpecker Patrol 14th Kilkenny Bennettsbridge. |
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| Pioneering Weekend | 4th May 2002 |
| On the May Bank Holiday weekend we had our practice for the Sherwood Cup. Our main priorities for the weekend were building a gate, table, wash stand, alter fire and chopping area. There was also the cooking of the 3 course dinner. This was a great weekend especially for the younger socuts who learned a lot. |
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| 15 km Hike | 28th April 2002 |
| This was also part os shane foleys Chief Scout Award. He had to organise a hike for the rest of group covering 15km over open country. We started off early on Sunday morning and came across from the Bunclody side of Mt. Leinster. It was very wet and showrey as we set off but the day improved as we went on |
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| Fia Challenge | 20th April 2002 |
| The Fia Challenge was organised by 3rd Carlow Borris and took place at Tomduff Borris. The weather was absolutely awful. In fact it rained from the time we left Graig on Saturday until we got home on Sunday. Everyone got very wet but the craic was good. This was basically a hike for younger scouts and they went up Tomduff hill and on to the 9 stones near Mt Leinster and back to the base camp. there were lots of activities to be completed on route and everyone had a great time. |
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| PEAK | 29th March 2002 |
| Damien O Neill and Shane Doyle attended Peak 2002, a weeklong training adventure for Scouts. It was a hectic week, a 4 day technical and physical build up to a two day back packing expedition in the Reeks in Kerry. Damien described it as like being on a Sionnach for a week. Great Craic! |
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| Hike Brandon Hill | 3rd March 2002 |
| A hike was organised up Brandon and on to Inistioge. it was a very cold day and some snow feel as we headed for Brandon. We all learned about wind chill. |
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| CHIEF SCOUT AWARDS | 22nd February 2002 |
| Damien O Neill and Shane Doyle completed their Chief Scout Awards and with their families and Pauline O Brien travelled to the Mansion House on 22nd February for the Chief Scout Award Presentations. During the week they were interviewed on Kilkenny radio with Niamh Watmore from 14th Kilkenny Bennettsbridge. |
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