Calendar

Nov
14
Mon
Ice Night
Nov 14 @ 18:30 – 19:30
Nov
15
Tue
Venturer Night
Nov 15 @ 19:00 – 20:30
Nov
19
Sat
OCC – Nikki
Nov 19 @ 10:30 – 13:00
Nov
20
Sun
Hall Hire – Church Service
Nov 20 @ 09:00 – 12:00
End of year Group Party
Nov 20 @ 15:00 – 19:00

Help us celebrate another successful year at 1st Winston Hills with a BBQ, jumping castle and drinks.
Come and meet other families and have a great time, don’t forget to bring a towel as you will get wet!!

Nov
21
Mon
Woodberry Retirement Village – Visit
Nov 21 @ 18:30 – 19:30
Nov
22
Tue
Willow practice
Nov 22 @ 19:00 – 20:30
Nov
25
Fri
Blue Cord Hike: Hall sleep over
Nov 25 @ 20:00 – Nov 26 @ 09:00
Nov
26
Sat
Austinmer Beach Pack Holiday
Nov 26 @ 08:45 – Nov 27 @ 14:55

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FULL UNIFORM TO BE WORN ON TRAIN. As always – NO junk food, phones, electronics, money etc
This camp is as described a BEACH HOLIDAY CAMP. Winston Hills Cubs have been there before & it is great. The beach has 2 large ocean baths in front of the surf life saving club which we will be using for swimming. The beach is also great for sand activities & the promenade is grassed with trees.
Listed is the program for the camp & what the cubs need to bring – items needed are listed in italics.
OPAL CARD with sufficient credit
8.45am – Meet at Winston Hills Scout Hall in uniform with overnight bag/sleeping bag/sleeping mattress to be left at hall to come down by car in the afternoon. (Cubs need a day pack with a filled water bottle, healthy snack, beach towel, swimmers & swim shirt & closed shoes, hat & sunscreen).
9.10am – Depart from hall by parent’s cars to Westmead railway station (car pool if possible) BY 9.25am. We are unable to wait for late arrives!! There is plenty of on-street parking.
9.37am – Train to Redfern arriving 10.10am, then change trains for Austinmer 10.29am – Arrive Austinmer 11.55am & walk 200ms to hall, Opening Parade (while Parents make sandwiches for lunch) & then get ready for the beach.
12.30pm – Walk 200m to Beach, cross the road at the traffic lights to the promenade & enjoy lunch by the sea.
1.00pm – Walk off lunch to the headland & back along the flat rock platform, if the tide permits to the pools for an afternoon swimming & playing in & on the sand. Fruit & some biscuits with cordial will be offered for afternoon tea. Does it sound like fun yet?
4.45pm – Wash off the sand & return to the hall for a sausage & salad sandwich dinner with good old scout cordial to wash it down.
5.30pm – Wash up & get bedding ready. (Mess Kit – Bag with plate, bowl, mug, knife, fork, spoon & tea towel)
6.30pm – ICE CREAM ON THE BEACH to watch the sunset, then games.
8.15pm – Shower & get ready for bed. (Toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, towel & pyjamas, plastic bags for wet/dirty clothes)
9.00pm – LIGHTS OUT. NO NOISE AFTER 9.00PM
7.00am – Breakfast of a variety of cereals with milk followed by pancakes with maple syrup with your choice of apple or orange juice (coffee & tea for the parent helpers & leaders of course). The Cubs will then make their sandwiches (& wrap them ready for lunch) Followed by washing up & cleaning of teeth then getting ready for a morning at the beach. (Full change of clothing in overnight bag)
7.45am PACK AWAY BEDDING & OVERNIGHT BAG to be loaded in car to be transported to meet with the Cubs at Westmead Station.
8.15am – Beach, swimming at baths, exploring rock pools, playing in sand etc
9.30am – Morning Tea – Fruit & some biscuits with cordial.
11.45am – Return to hall & change into uniform then pack bags ready for travel.
12.15pm – Lunch (pre-prepared sandwiches) then Closing parade.
12.53pm – Catch train from Austinmer station to arrive Redfern at 2.13 pm to change trains for Westmead at 2.23 pm.
2.56pm – Arrive at Westmead station to meet with baggage & be picked up by parents.
P.S We need a couple of parent helpers.
Let a Leader know if you need to borrow an air mattress. NO lollies, phones, electronic games, money etc

Nov
28
Mon
Wet Night- come dressed in swimmers or clothes that can get wet, Closed in shoes and towel
Nov 28 @ 18:30 – 19:30