Calendar

Nov
20
Sun
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
22
Tue
Willow practice
Nov 22 @ 19:00 – 20:30
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
29
Tue
Willows visit
Nov 29 @ 19:00 – 20:30
Dec
6
Tue
Christmas craft
Dec 6 @ 19:00 – 20:30
Jan
26
Thu
Australia Day Breakfast
Jan 26 @ 06:30 – 09:30

We are setting up the the Australia day Breakfast at Third settlement reserve for the Hills-Kellyville Rotary

Scouts and Venturers will be required to help set-up from 6:30am at the hall, Joeys and Cubs are welcome to help as well, however they can come down from 7:30 for breakfast and be part of the Australia day ceremony from 9am.

If you have any questions please give me a call.

Shane
0478002665

Feb
12
Sun
Sixes and Seconds badge work
Feb 12 @ 18:30 – 20:00
Feb
14
Tue
Swimming at Wenty Pool
Feb 14 @ 18:00 – 19:15

PLEASE NOTE THE 6.00PM START AND 7.30PM PICKUP. SWIMMING ENDS AT 7.15, ALLOWS TIME TO CHANGE ETC.

FULL UNIFORM TO BE WORN TO AND FROM POOL, INCLUDING CLOSED IN SHOES.
SWIMMERS, TOWEL, SUN SCREEN, DRINK BOTTLE

IF YOU HAVE, PLS BRING FLIPPERS, GOGGLES, SNORKLE, SHORTS AND T-SHIRT TO WEAR IN POOL ……..
PARENTS THAT STAY WILL NEED TO PAY ENTRY AS A SPECTATOR $5.00 EA.

THIS IS PRACTICE FOR THE SWIMMING CARNIVAL

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Feb
21
Tue
Swimming Night – Wenty Pool
Feb 21 @ 18:00 – 19:15

PLEASE NOTE THE 6.00PM START AND 7.30PM PICKUP. SWIMMING ENDS AT 7.15, ALLOWS TIME TO CHANGE ETC.

FULL UNIFORM TO BE WORN TO AND FROM POOL, INCLUDING CLOSED IN SHOES.
SWIMMERS, TOWEL, SUN SCREEN, DRINK BOTTLE

IF YOU HAVE, PLS BRING FLIPPERS, GOGGLES, SNORKLE, SHORTS AND T-SHIRT TO WEAR IN POOL ……..
PARENTS THAT STAY WILL NEED TO PAY ENTRY AS A SPECTATOR $5.00 EA.

THIS IS PRACTICE FOR THE SWIMMING CARNIVAL

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Feb
24
Fri
Swimming Carnival Joeys-Cubs-Scouts-Venturer
Feb 24 @ 18:30 – 20:30

Dear Parents
The Scouts from Parramatta District will be participating in fun water activities, the Joeys will be participating during the first hour of the Cub and Scout District Swimming Carnival. The Joeys do not have races and we use the small paddle pool for fun water based activities. The Joeys will rotate through the activities. At the conclusion of our activity the pool will be closed. (Please see the note below)

Please meet your Leader inside the Centre. We will have a short ceremony to mark the birthday of Baden Powell who started Scouts and celebrates his birthday on 22nd February, then start our activities.

Parents and family are invited to join us. Spectators are free. Joeys, Cubs and Scouts will pay $6 each to their Leader.

Joeys, Cubs and Scouts should wear their scout shirt over their swimmers with their scarf neatly rolled. Please bring a towel and warm top to wear after the event.

Please make sure you tick the boxes pertaining to SWIMMING and WATER ACTIVITIES and hand to your Leader – SIGNED.

Closure of Small Pools
During Joey and Cub Events District Leaders and assigned parent helpers will provide supervision at the small pools. Pool staff will be directed to close the small pools that are not in use immediately after the joey and cub activities finish. There will be no supervision for younger children when the Joeys / Cubs carnival finishes and parents are directed to make arrangements to either supervise the younger ones themselves or take them home and return to collect the Scouts at the end of the night. It is considered too dangerous for younger siblings to be running around the pool area unsupervised by their parents.

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