Whats your scouting background?
Barry Hewitt
Neil Williams <wensl...@pacersplace.org.uk> wrote in message
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> Barry Hewitt <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
> > Its interesting that everyone so far is late teens to mid thirties.
> > Although this could be more to do with ages of computer literacy more
than
> > anything else.
> > Well at least we are not just talking to names anymore.
> > Any one else (steve r, ewan s, mark@home, dave m) we all know the
regular
> > names that crop up.
>
> If you want to look at some faces (though I never did get around to
posting
> the names onto it, unfortunately) see
> <URL:http://www.pacersplace.f2s.com/ukrecmeet/>
>
> Neil
> --
> Please note new address, neil at the above address, without the cheese.
> Mail to wensleydale is currently read, but may not be in the future.
Chris Atkinson
<Rhub...@spammenot.btinternet.com> writes
>In article <1eqcwow.1gp...@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk>, Marc
>wrote:
>> Oh My god! I'm OLD!!!!!! :-(
>>
> You and me both!
>
> Paul Lonsdale (41)
Old??? Bet neither of you ever used a spirit duplicator as a
young Leader. Get some in!
(And just in case you're wondering, the spirit duplicator was
*not* the printer attached to the ZX80; not enough RAM to power up the
ectoplasm)
Chris A.
--
Chris Atkinson
ch...@cgautc.demon.co.uk UTC Computer Services
Honesty may be the best policy - but insanity's the better defence.
Chris Atkinson
<hil...@ntlworld.com> writes
>Why, it just show how mature you are, Dave!
Goodness me Hilary, you've been *very* quiet for yonks haven't you?
Tom Oldershaw
ASL, 1st Guisborough Scout Group (East Cleveland district)
Occasional poster to the ng.
Previously Scout, VS, ABSL, SSAGO(ish), ASL in York
Age 24
As an aside:
>Amanda Kerr-Munslow
..
>Age 24
..
>Brownie to Guide to Ranger to Young Guider (Wallasey, Wirral), to Young
My days as a Scout were spent in Wallasey, Wirral. I'm the same age as
Amanda, but have never met her, or even heard of her until this
newsgroup. That shows the sort of joint working between Scouts and
Guides!
[I went to a boys only school]
--
Tom Oldershaw
ASL 1st Guisborough Scout Group, East Cleveland
Mail: t...@bluegreen.org.uk
http://www.bluegreen.demon.co.uk/
Portsmouthdists Scouts
"stephen rainsbury" <Ste...@rainsbury.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> From one of the old sods
>
And from an older one (probably,) so young Marc can stop fretting,
1958 Wolf Cub, Scout, Senior Scout, ACM, ACSL 63rd Portsmouth (St Michael's)
1969 ACSL, CSL 25th Exeter (St Sidwell's)
1973 ASL 1st Crewkerne
1974 SL (SinC) 63rd Portsmouth (1st Paulsgrove)
1982 SL 72nd Portsmouth
1985 ADC(LT) Portsdown(Portsmouth)
1987 DC Portsdown
1992 VSL(almost) Aquitanian VSU, Paulsgrove
1993 SL 62nd Portsmouth
1996 Instructor(Pioneering) Portsdown
1999 DC Southsea, Central Portsmouth & Portsdown.
+1988-96 ALT, LT Hampshire
Form Water (sailing) expired, Form M (hillwalking) expired.
member (former Trustee) Anti-Slavery International
Scoutmaster to the Trayne of Artillerie of the Roundhead Association
member Northumbrian Pipers' Society
member Southampton Naturist Group
founder and only member SAP (Scouters against Paperwork)
BOF
Jeremy
oops - former member SAP - just been expelled for "communication in written
or electronic" form, contrary to (unwritten) Rule 2
J
Paul
wrote:
> Oh My god! I'm OLD!!!!!! :-(
>
You and me both!
Paul Lonsdale (41)
Paul
> Got asked in 1995 whether I'd help with Beavers for six weeks as the
> regular helper was doing exams. Well it was only for six weeks ...
>
> Helper 1995-96
> ABSL 1996-1998
> BSL 1998 to date
>
Sounds horribly familiar!
Were we on the same coach going to Wildwood in Kent to see the
Beavers? (Twickenham District Beavers outing?)
I was the fat bloke with the red hair & beard..
Paul Lonsdale
ABSL 3rd Teddington
Dave Mayall
<Steve....@av8nscouts.8rg.uk(replace 8 with o and delete this)>
wrote:
>
>Dave Mayall <may...@postoffice.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:3AB1FF41...@postoffice.co.uk...
>> Former member of UBGAS (where I first met Steve Morton)
>
>
>But it was UBSAG all the time you were there wasn't it?
It was, but they tell you off these days if you call it that.
--
Dave Mayall
SL 7th Stalybridge
John Kennaugh
>So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
>details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
>background.
Fine by me
Age 58
Did my Scouting in the Isle of Man.
8th Douglas Wolf Cubs,
10th Douglas Sea Scouts and Senior Scouts - All a long time ago
Now live in Cornwall
My two sons went up through the movement,
Wife became Cub leader I helped her with her Camps and stuff.
(Cub camp always coincides with our wedding anniversary for some
reason?).
Became VSL because I was asked - was for 8 years, also 3 years
GSL/GSL(acting).
Did have dinghy sailing authorisation but haven't got the paper work to
renew it in these new 'enlightened' times.
Fell out with DC in a big way and had warrant removed - See thread
'Comic Relief 250 quid on offer' for more details.
Now have an appointment as an instructor with another County.
Have a good knowledge of Scouting skills, DIY and building skills.
Special interest in knots. Member of the IGKT.
Tend to campaign a lot about the rights of kids to have the same
freedoms their parents had on the grounds that statistically the world
is no more dangerous now than it was then. Constantly fight against
cotton wool and red tape and believe that Scouting has no future if the
fight is lost. Unfortunately as of this week I believe it is.
I lack self confidence. Totally useless at remembering peoples names.
Have no discernible ego and no fashion sense. Have a good sense of
humour (not shared by my ex DC). A tendency to bore people as I do go on
about things I think are important.
Play the Guitar.
Interest in motorbikes.
Profession - Electronics
--
John Kennaugh (pronounced Kenyk although the Scottish pronounciation
Ken##k is acceptable where ## is a sound like someone clearing their
throat)
Dave Mayall
>
> Dave Mayall <may...@postoffice.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Dave Mayall
> > SL, Greater Manchester
> > 31
>
> ARGHH!!!! Even DM is younger! :-(
:-)
It alarms me that people on the newsgroup always think I'm older
than I really am!
--
Dave Mayall
The views expressed are mine and may not be those of my employer
Private e-mail to david....@ukonline.co.uk please
Andrew Stone
Ive sat here and read about everyone else. Some of you I know from the face
to face.
BEWARE, once you meet people at a Face to Face you start reading posts in a
regional accent.
However
Andrew Stone
30
Cub - St Mathews Rastrick, Brighouse, West Yorkshire (to 1979)
Cub / Scout / Venture - 8th Wakefield (Horbury Bridge), Wakefield West,
Central Yorkshire
Venture Scout - 9th Wakefield (South Ossett), same District and County.
Awarded QSA
ACSL - 9th Wakefield. (To 1994)
Past member of Queens Scout Working Party
Former SL at 8th Stalybridge, Tame Valley, Greater Manchester East. (Met
Dave Mayall)
Took a year out due to family commitments. Persaded to come back as ADC
(S). Now involved with trying to fund raise for the 3 local scouts going to
Thailand Participants.
Married with Child. Trying to move house
Chartered Quantity Surveyor with Structural Steel Specialist.
--
Andrew Stone
Andre...@hemscott.net
--
Andrew Stone
Dew Fabrication
www.dewpitchmastic.co.uk
'There is no such thing as English (United States), we shall inform
Microsoft on your behalf'
Robert Gorst
2nd Crosby Sea Scout Group
Scout leader
22
Student Teacher-I.C.T
Beaver-venture in same grp
A.S.L, then S.L
YP rep at District level, on the Catholic Scout Advisory Council and
represent Scouting at the National Council for Lay Associations.
Produce Catholic Scout newsletter. Rep on the North West Sea Scout forum.
Main Scout interests: Canoeing, walking, I.C.T, crafts
>
>"Barry Hewitt" <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:98r3g2$od9$1...@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
>> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
>> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>>
>> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
>> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
>> background.
>>
>> Well I better start:-
>> Barry Hewitt
>> ASL in Yorkshire
>> 20
>> Student
>> Beaver to cub to scout to VS to QS to ASL
>> Main scouting interests - being asl, hiking and crewing at county
>> watersports center.
>>
>> There, be a good sport and join in.
>>
>> --
>> Barry Hewitt
>>
>>
>>
>
Grant Mitchell
>Barry Hewitt <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:98r3g2$od9$1...@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
>> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
>> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>>
>> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
>> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
>> background.
Grant Mitchell
SL, 1st Disley, GME
Also Acting GSL, District International Advisor and Assistant Leader of GME
Jamboree contingent.
Age 26
Actuary
Cub - Scout - Venture Scout - QSA - ACSL - ASL - SL
ex-CUSAGC
Main Scouting interests - camping, walking, international
Anthony Dover
currently resting (after being SL and GSL)
over 21 (considerably)
civil servant
Wolf Cub to Queen Scout, to 1967 World Jamboree, to Wood Badge
Steve Morton
> Marc wrote:
> >
> > Dave Mayall <may...@postoffice.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > Dave Mayall
> > > SL, Greater Manchester
> > > 31
> >
> > ARGHH!!!! Even DM is younger! :-(
>
> :-)
>
> It alarms me that people on the newsgroup always think I'm older
> than I really am!
>
Funny, I always thought you behaved like a 12 year old :-)
Steve Morton
<scmj...@cheerful.com> wrote in message
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> Oh yes, I'm 28, but younger than SM.
>
Weeks in it mate!
How did the move go?
Tony Bryer
> Sounds horribly familiar!
>
> Were we on the same coach going to Wildwood in Kent to see the
> Beavers? (Twickenham District Beavers outing?)
Yes. Why are Beaver outings nearly always cold and wet? I'm not
quite sure how we got away with having a 100-Beaver picnic on the
floor of a motorway service area!
--
Tony Bryer BSL 8th Twickenham - 6'3", brown hair, no beard!
The Ranger
30
Member of Scout association since 1978, Cub, Scout, Venture Scout, Scout
Fellowship.
9 years Assistant Campsite warden
Currently DSL Loughborough District
Service/Engineering team member on
Cheadle 87
Sherwood 88
Jamboree Cymru 89
Charnwood 91
Jamboree Cymru 93
Charnwood 96
Jamboree Cymru 97
Poacher 2000
and this year Engineering team manager Charnwood 2001
--
From Ian Hayes
Engineering team manager
Charnwood 2001
www.charnwood.org
www.oakscampsite.freeserve.co.uk
"Barry Hewitt" <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
>
chris m
>
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
>
> Well I better start:-
> Barry Hewitt
> ASL in Yorkshire
> 20
> Student
> Beaver to cub to scout to VS to QS to ASL
> Main scouting interests - being asl, hiking and crewing at county
> watersports center.
>
> There, be a good sport and join in.
>
> --
> Barry Hewitt
OK, here goes;
Chris Maddock
ASL 2nd Southampton West
previously, DSL Southampton West, SL 2nd Southampton West, ASL 21st
Itchen North, ASL 25th Itchen North
37
Telecomms
Cub->Scout->VS->QS->ASL (no Beavers for us Fogeys!)
Main Scouting Interests; Camping, Hiking (mainly 3-weekend trips to
cover the South Downs Way)
KRs
Chris
Hilary A Croughton
<may...@postoffice.co.uk> wrote:
>It alarms me that people on the newsgroup always think I'm older
>than I really am!
Why, it just show how mature you are, Dave!
Hilary
Mike Buckley
similar failed!
Mike Buckley
Another oldie @ 44 but I can sort of work one of these computer things.
Currently Area Scouter (Water Activities) for Glasgow - resting a bit from
Scouting having been GSL/ADC(AT) 1st Kilsyth (231 Glasgow) until a few
months ago and various other Scouty roles before that including CSL /SL/VSL
in Groups in Perth, Dunfermline, Leven (Humberside), Eldwick (nr Bingley).
Was a Cub - a Scout for a year before I was thrown out ! Came back as an
ACSL and that was that!
Insurance Sales Manger currently looking for another job.
Anything "outdoors" - kayaking (sea & white-water); hill-walking (while I
still can!!!!); pioneering.
Mike.
Barry Hewitt <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
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John Gorton
CSL @ 434th Manchester Scout Group, Currently running Scouts due to lack of
Leaders, helping with Beavers and Acting GSL.
Cub, Scout, Venture, ACSL etc
CSA, QSA
Age 35
Over 25 years in Scouting, Man and Boy
Interests : Proper Scouting ie, Hiking, Camping, etc. and traditional values
ie Patrol System, Standards based awards etc.
Dislikes : Farcical Consultation, PRG Spin, Change for Changes sake, Being
told that I don't know what YP want, Burocracy, Leaders being dismissed as
insignificant because they disagree with the latest pet project. Being told
that lack of leaders is not more important than PRG / Uniform Review and a
new logo.
John
"Dan Wood" <dan...@daniel57.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Dan Wood
> Scout Leader in Oxford (when at Uni - so, I'm a student too!)
> ACSL in Bristol (home)
> 20 also.
> Beaver to Cub, to Scout, to Venture Scout
> Queen's Scout
> Scouting interests: HQ volunteer (well, at the moment it keeps me busy any
> way), I also enjoy walking - when I get chance and Foot and Mouth
> permitting, I love working with younger people in the Sections esp.
camping
> and I also like the international aspect of Scouting! I have a couple of
> pen friends around the world who I like to keep in touch with.
Steve Morton
Mick Baker
Mick Baker
Age 48
Cub Scout, Scout and Venture Scout with 1st. Newport, Isle of Wight
Married, 25 years on Tuesday, and have two sons, 20 and 17, and a daughter,
19 (she has a daughter herself, aged two years).
Joined 1st. Catisfield Pythons Cub Pack as a helper when my younger son was
a Cub in 1993(my older son had also been a Cub with Pythons). Became an
assistant Cub Leader in September, 1993, then when the Akela left (it must
have been something I said), took over the Pack in September, 1994. Have
been with Pythons ever since, although I regularly threaten to resign
whenever *parents, boys, leaders, committee, wife, children and Uncle Tom
Cobley and all upset me (*take your pick). Its normally something I have
done or said, or I get on my high horse about something (at this moment its
golfers who insist in going out in the Countryside to play golf, when
everybody else cancels their outside activities). See, I've upset somebody
else!!!
YiS
Mick Baker
Steve Morton
The Ranger <i...@ihayes.fsbusiness.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ian Hayes
> 30
> Jamboree Cymru 89
What a camp that Discovery 89/ Jamboree Cymru 89 was! I was there on the
activities team and ended up with Abingdon Venture Rescue. What were you
doing there? Did we happen to bump into each other? I was one of the two
who were going to be dropped off the abseil tower in a Neilson stretcher as
an initiation into AVR (for some reason they stopped once I was in the
stretcher). Hmm, what else did I do there, oh ye get all the keys to teh
park gates, insist the landy continued with a flat tyre until we found the
Finish Patrol with Hypothermia, used teh same landy to move the totem pole
and of course get in the front door to see Stagecoach perform the Rocky
Horror Show. yes that was definitely a good camp!
Mike Buckley
error message telling me the server dumped my original! Not that I'm
paranoid at all!!
Mike Buckley
Another "oldie" @ 44
Currently (only) Area Scouter (Water Activities) for Glasgow as I'm taking a
bit of a rest having just resigned as GSL 1st Kilsyth (231 Glasgow) and
ADC(AT) Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District. Other roles have included CSL &
ASL/SL in Perth, ASL in Dunfermline, SL/GSL/VSL in Leven in Humberside, VSL
in Eldwick nr Bingley and SL/VSL in Kilsyth.
(Anyone sad enough to want to see what I look like can search out my friends
Web Sites "The Wacky Boozer" or "Captain Caveman's Hole Page" but be warned
that they are personal sites and contain a variety of material although
mostly tasteful !!)
Just escaped the trauma of working for a certain major Insurance Company
with links to Football so currently looking for a new job.
Can't stand negativity.
Enjoy all aspects of practical Scouting. Hillwalking authorised (still !!);
WA Form; Sea & White Water Kayaker; Camp Fires and Singing (badly); Land
Rover nut.
Was a Wolf Cub in Ireland, got thrown out of the Troop and got hooked again
as an ACSL in Perth - suffered ever since and can't manage to escape!
Not married any more - no kids - 2 cats!
Mike.
Mike Buckley
James Bentall <jim...@bigfoot.com> wrote in message
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(Snipped)
> Of course, what should happen (with everyone's permission) is that this
> urs website that someone (Graham?) was talking about last week has this
> info put on it - any thoughts?
>
> YiS,
>
> James
Sounds like a good idea to me! You never know, in the brave new Activities
world it would be helpful to be able to identify folk with the relevant
Authorisations in case help was needed and in any event, knowing "who knows
what" is always of value.
Mike.
Andrew Stone
news:VA.0000001...@spammenot.btinternet.com...
Mind you, I dropped in to see a Scout Leader this evening on my way home
from work.
He told me that being a Scout Leader is a Young mans game.
He is 30. <Gulp> (So am I)
--
--
Andrew Stone
Andre...@hemscott.net
Marc@Home
> Bet neither of you ever used a spirit duplicator as a
> young Leader. Get some in!
I was never a Scout, but know what Gestetner used to make.
John Kelway
"stephen rainsbury" <Ste...@rainsbury.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> From one of the old sods
Think I must be the golden oldie
Ex Electronics Engineer and Telephone Engineer now retired on health
grounds.
Will just about be hanging on to my warrant for the 2007 Jamboree.
Started as Cub Scout with 3rd Upminster Hornchurch District Essex 1954 then
Scout, left at age 14 obviously losing 14 year olds then!.
Re entered Scouting after collecting son from scouts at 2nd Romford Greater
London North East (Just got hooked) Warranted as ASL 1987 with same Group.
Moved Suffolk 1991 had moved in only one day when found GSL on my doorstep
and was on camp by the next weekend!. Warranted ASL 1st Westerfield Ipswich
East District still active with the Troop I'll stay as long as the YP want
me.
have been District Scouter, ADC Ventures, curently GSL 1st Westerfield.
Specialities. Pioneering best year, 3 years ago 28 Monkey Bridges & 11
Aerial runways in six months All built by YP. Schools in our area seem
fascinated with Monkey bridges!.
Also running District Survival Camps for Scouts and Venture sections.
part of County training team.
Incidentally computer skills? self taught.
John Kelway GSL, QM and general dogsbody 1st Westerfield Ipswich East
District Suffolk
macdo
"Barry Hewitt" <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> a écrit dans le message news:
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> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
>
Oh all right.
Dominic Macdonald (macdo)
SL in Nantes, France.
Student.
ex-Sea-Scout
ex-ASL in Quebec, Canada
Main scouting interests : SL (as if that wasn't enough :-))
macdo
CT 1ère Nantes (AFSGC)
James Noble
James Noble
17
VSU Chairman & District Adviser
Gosforth District, Northumberland County
Sixth Form @ RGS Newcastle
Beaver @ 40th Newcastle
Cub @ 11th Gosforth
Sea Scout @ 4th Gosforth (Oaklands)
Sea Venture @ Gosforth VSU
District Adviser @ Gosforth
Scouting interests: everything [inc. DofE - glad that new programme includes
it], V4YP through PLC, Unit Exec, Dist & County Exec reps, CofC reps etc. &
crewing at Hawkhirst Adventure Camp on Kielder Water every 8 weeks [pending
Foot & Mouth!!]
Fan of 'uk.rec.scouting'
Paul Ryan
Since March 2000
Cub Scout helper training to become an ACSL
1st Farnsfield, Notts
Barry Hewitt <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
>
> Well I better start:-
> Barry Hewitt
> ASL in Yorkshire
> 20
> Student
> Beaver to cub to scout to VS to QS to ASL
> Main scouting interests - being asl, hiking and crewing at county
> watersports center.
>
Mike Hudgell
news:98r3g2$od9$1...@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
Good idea Barry, here goes....
Mike Hudgell
ACSL in Uxbridge (London), just giving up as Helper in Rowlands Castle
(Hants)
22
Student, Brunel Univeristy
Cub, Scout, Pack Helper, VS, ACSL
Main Scouting Interests:
All watersports,
Southern Stars(UK) Fellowship,
SSAGO,
2nd Gilwell Park Fellowship
Voice for Young People to GLMW County Exec & London-Region CCs
working for QSA and Gold DOE by Christmas.
Mike
--
Michael G. Hudgell <mi...@hudgell.co.uk>
ACSL 1st Uxbridge
Group Homepage: http:\\www.1stuxbridge.com\
My Homepage: http:\\www.mhudgell.com\
Jon Wickham
Venture Unit Chairman and Secretary
Cobra VSU, Bucks
17
A-level student
Beaver, Cub, Scout, Venture
Scouting Interests: Everything!
"Barry Hewitt" <bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote in message
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> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
Douglas Gowan
Douglas Gowan
Age 35
ACSL Basingstoke Air Scout Group
-------------------------------------
New Zealand Scouting
Cub, Scout and Venture Scout
Queen Scout, Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh
ACSL and CSL
Gained Wood Badge in New Zealand in 1989
Other interests computers and photography
Dan Wood
Scout Leader in Oxford (when at Uni - so, I'm a student too!)
ACSL in Bristol (home)
20 also.
Beaver to Cub, to Scout, to Venture Scout
Queen's Scout
Scouting interests: HQ volunteer (well, at the moment it keeps me busy any
way), I also enjoy walking - when I get chance and Foot and Mouth
permitting, I love working with younger people in the Sections esp. camping
and I also like the international aspect of Scouting! I have a couple of
pen friends around the world who I like to keep in touch with.
Steve Morton
Stephen Morton
28 yrs - currently Civil Sevant (I was made redundant last year - I am by
profession a Biomedical Scientist, I was in the business sector)
Cubs to Venture Scouts - no QSA for political reasons but DofE Gold,
Whilst at Uni I was a member of UBGAS, I am now an honorary member.
VSL, District Adviser (International), District VS Cordinator (as there is
no ADC), County GAPP Co ordinator. Honorary member Abingdon Venture Rescue.
Was on IST in Chile, UK Global Development Team to Mexico Moot Co ordinator
(last year), working with WSB on Thailand project. And I have worked on
various large project at district, county, and regional level.
I have Scouting friends around the world, with whom I have regular email
contact from Uganda to Australia to Taiwan - Argentina to Canada!
Main Scouting interests - Hillwalking, International, and Canoeing - and of
course simply the YP!
Barry Hewitt
Peter Fricker
32
VSL
ADC (VS) Lonsdale West Lancs
Hmm "between" Jobs, made redundant 3 years ago, currently working
inWatersports/ Windsurfing Shop
Cubs, Scouts, Ventures, Fellowship, County Mountaineering group
Main scouting interests YP, Fellowship service team, Mountaineering,
Other Interests: Canoeing, Windsurfing, Kitesurfing, X-Country Skiing,
MTBiking,
Sam Clayton
> news:98r3g2$od9$1...@news6.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> > strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as
a
> > bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
Sam Clayton
ASL in Lymm (Warrington East, Cheshire)
20
Student, Uni of Liverpool (MESci Geology and Geophysics)
Beaver -> VS (until I went to Uni!) then ASL.
Main Scouting Interests:
Walking, Kayaking, Orienteering, Mountaineering.
National volunteer, working on PRI (and one or two other things!)
County Youth Rep & Exec member and other equally exciting things...!
Hobbyhorse of the year -> Communications!
Sam
Adrian Lloyd
Assistant Sea Scout Leader in Wiltshire.
Formerly a Scout leader in Oxford when I was a student.
Went all of the way through the Scouting ranks, managing to miss most the
Scout Awards but recently achieved my Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award.
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Michael Nolan
Venture Scout and Network, Ormskirk, West Lancashire
District webmaster and County IT team.
'Resting' leader after a year of high-intensity Scouting
C******* S****** Student :-)
--
Michael Nolan
webm...@ormskirkscouts.org.uk
http://www.ormskirkscouts.org.uk/
Paul
wrote:
> Also, IT adviser in our district and about to become the SID admin for GLSW.
>
Hooray! You are a star Sir! Now we can get GLSW up to date...
Paul Lonsdale
ABSL 3rd Teddington
Marc@Home
> Its interesting that everyone so far is late teens to mid thirties.
> Although this could be more to do with ages of computer literacy more than
> anything else.
> Well at least we are not just talking to names anymore.
> Any one else (steve r, ewan s, mark@home, dave m) we all know the regular
> names that crop up.
Marc Cattle 42
Production manager
CSL 1St Pen-Y-Fai Scout Group
Brand shiny new warrant
18 months as Group QM
Interests
Motorsport, camping, walking , mountain biking, archery, naturism ( No
wonder I'm going down with cabin fever ! :-( )
Interest in Scouting
Helping YP think why, what, who, where, how, when , how can I help,
what can I do or just WOW!
Marc
> Tony Bryer, 47 going on 48
Phew!!!! Thank goodness :-)
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Marc
Printing for motorsport,car clubs,sports clubs and societies
http://www.jaceeprint.demon.co.uk/JACEEMOTORSPORTS.html
Tony Flury
>
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
Tony Flury
CSL - 1st Stour Valley, East Bergholt, Suffolk
34
Manager of a large software project in a large telecoms firm (see big
clue below).
Cub (and briefly a Scout) in Ipswich, Cub Helper in Birmingham (during
my Uni Days)
CSL (and the briefly Acting VSL) In Ipswich.
Main Scout Interests - Camping and hiking - and trying to recruit adult
help !
Also currently Secretary of the BT Scout and Guide Fellowship.
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|,4 ) )_ ) /~-----' Tel : 01473 227674 - Fax : 01473 231727
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Stuart Ridout
BS --> CS --> S --> VS --> ASL
23 years old, Ipswich, Suffolk. Work for BT.
Went to 18th World Jamboree in Holland in 1995. Applying to be a contingent
leader to Thailand in 2003.
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Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson
ADC General Duties - Crane Moor District, Dorset,
42
was a Wolf Cub then a Scout with 4th Ashby in Scunthorpe
no ventures in the area at the time
left scouting to join the RAF
re-introduced to Scouting when my eldest son joined the Cubs and they wanted
extra adults on a camp - that was me hooked again
became ACSL with 1st West Moors Vikings Cub Pack then CSL of Vulcans pack in
the same group.
Left Cubs last year due to ill health and took up ADC General Duties, now
also have responsibility for District Cub activities in the absence of any
District Cub leaders.
Interests are working with small groups of Cubs on activities, and also in
technology.
I am a member of the 2nd Gilwell Park Fellowship (Service Team) where my
main responsibility is with the Amateur Radio station
My Wife is ADC Adult Training, I have two sons in Ventures and one in Scouts
Yours in Scouting
Mike Anderson
Assistant District Commisioner (General Duties)
Crane Moor District Scouts
Tony Bryer
> Its interesting that everyone so far is late teens to mid thirties.
OK I'll bite.
Tony Bryer, 47 going on 48
Cub c.1961-64 then dropped out on going to grammar school
Got asked in 1995 whether I'd help with Beavers for six weeks as the
regular helper was doing exams. Well it was only for six weeks ...
Helper 1995-96
ABSL 1996-1998
BSL 1998 to date
> Although this could be more to do with ages of computer literacy more
> than anything else.
Well I do work for myself writing computer software (and it has to be
said that being in possession of a big photocopier does help with being
a BSL!)
--
Tony Bryer BSL 8th Twickenham
stephen rainsbury
Stephen Rainsbury Bsc (Tech) Hons
No beavers when I were t'lad
Cub 8th Erith (Now defunct), Got both eyes open 11 badges and Leaping Wolf.
Scout 8th Erith (Still defunct) during APR so only got Advanced scout
standard :-(
Venture Scout and founding member (in fact I thought up the name!) of
Concord venture Scout Unit (Erith and Crayford District), then AVSL(1 year)
and VSL (2 years). QSA and Glider pilot AB&C certificates and I still wear
both badges.
17 years off to become a super rock and roll star - Full back catalogue
available on CD from Freespace Records or direct from me.
Misc VSL appointments and service crews
ASL 8th Gillingham (7 years)
DSL Gillingham (2 years), member of District Exec, Development committee and
honorary member of District PLC.
Co-founder and contributer to Scout Notebook,
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/scoutnotebook/index.html which started life as a
project to resucitate old books but ran into copyright issues and is now our
repository for training material.
Scouting Related hobbies: Sailing, hillwalking, lightweight camping &
cooking, Robot Building (Team RuffStuff) and WH40K(Eldar)
Designing and producing training material, using the internet. Running
Training courses. Finding ways of making scouting come alive for YP in 2001
using techniques from 1907.
C
urrently working on District PL training course (this weekend), Pioneering
Course (May), Survival course (July) Canoeing Camp (September) Pantomime
(Jan 2002) and St Georges Day Celebration (2002)
--
Stephen Rainsbury
DSL and ASL 8th Gillingham Kent UK.
Dave Mayall
>
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
Dave Mayall
SL, Greater Manchester
31
Computer Technical Researcher
Cub Scout/Scout/ never a VS /CSI/ASL
Former member of UBGAS (where I first met Steve Morton)
Bolshiness adviser to the masses
Possibly moving to the ES section
--
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The views expressed are mine and may not be those of my employer
Private e-mail to david....@ukonline.co.uk please
James
bhe...@totalise.co.uk wrote on 15/3/01 18:57:
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
James Hatts
ASL, 8th Holborn, Islington district, Greater London Central
20
Student @ Royal Holloway (University of London) in Egham, Surrey
Cub, Scout, Venture Scout @ 8th Holborn
Pack/Troop Helper, ASL for past 2 years
Went to Word Jamboree in Chile
Recently completed QSA - still working on DofE Gold
Another uk.rec.scouting lurker and occasional poster
James
Paul
Cub Scout 3rd Teddington (Twickenham District, Greater London South
West)1968 to 1970
Scout 3rd Teddington 1970-1976
Cub Scout Instructor 1976-1979
Met wife, Married, Trained to become Licensed Aircraft Engineer
(Avionic) working for British Airways at Heathrow.
Kids: Girl in 1991, Boy in 1994. Boy put on waiting list for Beavers.
Boy reaches six. Group invites him to join Beavers. Boy joins.
Group work on me.
Boy invested.
Then I am (re)invested as ABSL !! (Beaver name:Fox).
Happy days...
Paul
ABSL 3rd Teddington.
(For those unable to work it out.... 41, and using computers since the
NASCOM 1).
Neil Williams
> Its interesting that everyone so far is late teens to mid thirties.
> anything else.
> Any one else (steve r, ewan s, mark@home, dave m) we all know the regular
> names that crop up.
If you want to look at some faces (though I never did get around to posting
the names onto it, unfortunately) see
<URL:http://www.pacersplace.f2s.com/ukrecmeet/>
Neil
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Please note new address, neil at the above address, without the cheese.
Mail to wensleydale is currently read, but may not be in the future.
Barry Hewitt
Although this could be more to do with ages of computer literacy more than
anything else.
Well at least we are not just talking to names anymore.
Any one else (steve r, ewan s, mark@home, dave m) we all know the regular
names that crop up.
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Neil Williams
> There, be a good sport and join in.
Hokay...
Neil Williams (if you couldn't read the headers ;) )
ACSL, 9th Ormskirk, but I actually live in Manchester.
21
Student
Been through all the sections, though I've been with my Pack for
a hideous amount of time - went there at about the age of 14 for
the Pathfinder Award (or was it Explorer?) service, and been there
since (give or take a year in Germany). Currently a member of
Manchester SSAGO as well.
Main Scouting interests - SSAGO, West Lancs County IT Team, ScoutNet
UK (soon to be ScoutAbout), international stuff (having been with
a troop in Germany and crewed at Zellhof, Austria, though no Jamborees
yet...)
I think that's it for now ;)
Mad Hatter
Assistant Guide Guider in Oxford (another Ox Student)
Co-ordinator for 1st Net Guides and Assistant Brownie Guider. [NetGuides
is a lones Guide unit that meets online, for 7-26 year olds.
http://www.netguides.org.uk]
Senior Section member, 1st Net Guides
Scout and Guide Liaison Officer for Oxford University Student Scout and
Guide Group [Dan, how come you're not either in OUSGG or known to me?]
Age 24
Brownie to Guide to Ranger to Young Guider (Wallasey, Wirral), to Young
Guider (London while undergraduate student in Physics) to Young Guider
(Oxford while postgraduate student in Atmospheric Physics).
Currently working on Look Wider scheme in the senior section.
Guiding interests:
all parts of guiding(!); including crafts, camping, teamwork as a member
or leader, international contacts, devising activities and games... just
general stuff really
Member of guidinguk, wagggs-l and allgirlscouts mailing lists.
Steve Austin
Steve Austin,
VSL at 7th Teddington Air Scout Group, GLSW
34
Webmanager at the National Physical Laboratory
Was a Cub many moons ago, was invited to help at Ventures by some friends,
the VSL and AVSL(who left :(
Have been involved in Scouting for 6 years now.
Like to Walk anywhwere I can, will be trying to get some qualification in
Hill walking this year.
Also, IT adviser in our district and about to become the SID admin for GLSW.
Love being in scouting and wish I had done the Scout, Venture bit - but way
too late for that so making up for it now.
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James Bentall
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
>Be a good sport and join in.
James Bentall
Occasional Poster
Age :24
Currently doing PGCE at Middlesex Uni to go into the glorious(?)
teaching profession at Key Stage 2 (7-11yr old sprats)
CSL at 2nd Hatfield, Helper at Scouts at same due to lack of leaders
Started off in cub scouts in Guildford, Surrey (No Beavers to join
then!) - went through to VS
Main Scouting interests: Pioneering and Watersports, trying to work out
where extra leaders are going to come from to run an ES section.... :-)
Joint Webmaster for Baloo - http://www.baloo.org.uk
Team Member of Scoutabout - http://www.scoutabout.org.uk
Happy Now? ;-)
Of course, what should happen (with everyone's permission) is that this
urs website that someone (Graham?) was talking about last week has this
info put on it - any thoughts?
YiS,
James
--
Do you Baloo? - http://www.baloo.org.uk
Neil Williams
> That meet up looked like fun, you planning a repeat event?
Next October at Linnet Clough, Mellor, nr. Marple, I believe.
R.Grenfell
Barry Hewitt wrote:
>
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
Go on then,
Richard Grenfell
ASL 1st Hardwick & Highfields, nr Cambridge, since '95
Cub 7th Leamington
Scout 2nd Lillington
Venture 8th Leamington (Dale Street) Cerdinen VU
Interests: walking, sailing, climbing (though too flat round here)
and cleaning up baby snot.
http://www.hardwick-cambs.org.uk/scouts/index.htm
Richard
--
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Cambridge
r...@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
Marc
> Dave Mayall
> SL, Greater Manchester
> 31
ARGHH!!!! Even DM is younger! :-(
Andrew Robinson
Andy Robinson
Age 27
ASL - Berkhamsted, West Herts (8 years now)
DMA for Rock Climbing & Hill Walking - West Herts
-------------------------
Cub to Scout to Venture to Instructor then ASL
Main scouting interests - camping, hiking, mtn. biking and saling.
Also help on the group committee involving the 'new members' and
getting things happening.
Dave Mayall
>
> That meet up looked like fun, you planning a repeat event?
It was incredibly good fun.
There were vague murmurings of a repeat event this year up north.
Marc
> It alarms me that people on the newsgroup always think I'm older
> than I really am!
It should do!
Julian Ashcroft
Age: Below 40 (just!)
Scout from age 10½ to 15 (never was in the Cubs)
Was a Venture Scout for about 2 months
Ran Troop from 16½ to present day
Also done about eight years as GSL
All with 2nd Onchan in the Isle of Man
Scouting Interests:
Kayaking (BCU Coach) Plus Whitewater Stuff and Surfing
Camping - If I can take my 6" thick roll mat!
Hiking, Climbing (easy stuff) etc.
Chair of the IoM Water Activities Committee.
Other Stuff too, but wont bore you all silly.
Julian Ashcroft
GSL - 2nd Onchan
www.2ndonchan.co.uk
Alison
Alison Gaus
34
Brownie, Guide, Guide Guider then ................."the cub pack is closing
please could you help for a few weeks".............. that was in 1987!!!
CSL, DCSL Stanmore District, GLMW
Married 3 kids - 2 boys in cubs 10 & 8, one just about to go into scouts and
my little Princess who has just been enrolled in Rainbows!!
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> PhD Student (geophysics) @ Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of
> Southampton
You may be a useful person when I come to do my dissertation next year!
Sam Clayton
3rd Year Undergraduate
MESci Geology and Geophysics
University of Liverpool
Tony Mochan
<bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>There, be a good sport and join in.
OHMYGOD ... This is far too long ...
Name : Tony Mochan
Age : 25
Scouting History :
Cub, 20th Dundee (for 4 years - joined at 6 3/4 - brother was ACSL, just
in time for the Halloween Party!!!)
Scout, 20th Dundee (Briefly)
Scout, 24th Dundee
Cub Helper, 20th from about 15 onwards (had a brief break, once)
At 16 : Official Student Member (don't think this exists now) - only so
I didn't have to pay captitation - it pays to read the rule book!
Unofficially a Scout Helper from 16.
At 18 : Two warrants : One as ACSL (20th) and one as ASL (24th)
At 21 : Left to run Troop when other leaders left - result, Troop soon
folded.
Moved to another Troop (7th) as ASL - still there.
Took over as CSL (20th) about 4 years ago - seems a lot longer.
Been involved in writing Scouting web pages since 1993. Joined the
original members to help with ScoutBase UK in 1996. Gang Show Editor
for 3 years (or so). Now retired.
Dundee Scout Gang Show 1984 - present. As a cast member, and for the
past 3 years doing the Administration as well. Also currently their
webmaster. (First show I think to sell tickets on-line! - OK we've only
had about 10 customers, but it's a nice gimic!!! and it's 10 more than
we might have had!)
Also recently been appointed as Area Change Agent for Programme Review
(don't all boo together).
Biggest thrill so far as a Scout : Completing the Chief Scout's Award
.. and knowing that I had done my best.
Biggest thrill so far as a leader : Helping (enabling) a group of Scouts
complete their Chief Scout's Challenge.
Have also attended quite a few events overseas and last summer led a
group of 15 Scouts to a Jamboree in Denmark. Have applied to be an
Assistant Unit Leader for Thailand 2003 - will find out on Sunday!
Current interests : Communication, Chief Scout's Challenge, Hillwalking,
the camp I'm organising tomorrow, Gang Show, International, JOTI, PRI.
Problematic Areas : Writing a short email.
Tony
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Dundee Area Change Agent (PRI)
ASL, 7th Dundee
CSL, 20th Dundee
www.dundeegangshow.com
Sam Clayton
news:3AB20CD6...@postoffice.co.uk...
> Marc wrote:
> >
> > Dave Mayall <may...@postoffice.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> > > Dave Mayall
> > > SL, Greater Manchester
> > > 31
> >
> > ARGHH!!!! Even DM is younger! :-(
>
>
> It alarms me that people on the newsgroup always think I'm older
> than I really am!
I think I said that when I met you for the first time at Linnet Clough!
Sam
Phil Cole
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
>
> Well I better start:-
> Barry Hewitt
> ASL in Yorkshire
> 20
> Student
> Beaver to cub to scout to VS to QS to ASL
> Main scouting interests - being asl, hiking and crewing at county
> watersports center.
>
> There, be a good sport and join in.
>
> --
> Barry Hewitt
Here goes:
Phil Cole
Age: 24
PhD Student (geophysics) @ Southampton Oceanography Centre, University of
Southampton
Occasional poster on urs.
Scouting history:
Cub, 1st Cyncoed (34th? Cardiff)
Scout 25th Cardiff, 1st Cardiff Scottish
Venture 61st Cardiff, Pioneer VSU (no longer with us)
Beaver Helper for 3/4 years at 25th Cardiff before going to University
CUSAGC (94-95)
Cub Helper then ACSL, 1st Framwellgate Moor, Durham
Member of Durham City District Scout Fellowship
DUSAGG (98-99)
CSL 7th Southampton (Bassett) since Feb 2000
Southampton SSAGO since Oct 1999
Acting SL, 7th Southampton since Sept 2000
Interests: Cubbing, Scouting, SSAGOing, and PhD in spare time. Re writing
Scout Group webpages (original: http://www.hants.org.uk/7thbassett, new:
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~pbc/bassett or
http://www.soton.ac.uk/~pbc/bassett/new_website/test.html). Walking,
camping, pioneering. Non Scouting: organs (of the pipe variety).
Phil
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Sam Clayton
> That meet up looked like fun, you planning a repeat event?
> > If you want to look at some faces (though I never did get around to
> posting
> > the names onto it, unfortunately) see
> > <URL:http://www.pacersplace.f2s.com/ukrecmeet/>
Some other pics on www.3rdlymmscouts.org.uk but god knows where! Have a look
around - maybe under Gilwell Winter camp.
BTW, I've got rid of the frames on our site, so although naviagtion is not
improved, it's easier for our freinds with non-frames browsers! I will be
working on an index "bar".
Let me know what you think!
Sam
P.S. Our bedding plant order system is doing well - we've got over £200
worth of orders in under a week!
scmj...@cheerful.com
Simon Jerram
Been in Scouting for nearly 20 years.
250th Manchester Thursday Cubs
413th manchester Scouts
Dovers VSU (250th Manchester)
BUSAG (Birmingham SSAGO)
Manchester SSAGO
SSAGO Secretary 1997-8
Non-Student Member of another SSAGO Club.
ASL 7th/23rd Cambridge
Currently still warrented as ASL in Cambridge
Live in Leeds,
Software Engineer,
Part Time Student (National Pool Lifeguard Qualification)
Indie Member of SSAGO: http://www.ssago.org.uk
Engaged to the Chairperson (2001-2) of Leeds Student Scout & Guide Club. http://www.geocities.com/luusag
Registrar of SAGGA ( Scout and Guide Graduate Association: http://www.sagga.org.uk )
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Alison Davis
> Barry Hewitt wrote:
> >
> > I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> > strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as
a
> > bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
> >
> > So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> > details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> > background.
Alison Davis - 33 - unemployed.
Previously been VS, ACSL, CSL, AVSL, ADC (AT).
Currently ASL and ADC (S) in Feltham District (GLMW) - and Fellowship
member.
Main Interests - Camping, walking, water activities, skiing/snowboarding and
anything international. Was on IST in Chile, UK Service Team for Volga 2000
(Russia), Contingent Leader for District Contingent to Haarlem 99 (Holland),
taking a small group to Kandersteg this summer
Roy Hill
One time cub, couldn't stand the itchy jumper. Short term (2 years) VSL.
Instructor/assistant to 1st Mossley, Cheshire. Cheshire County mountain team
member. Backpacker/hillwalker/scrambler/cr*p climber. Currently suffering
from F&M restrictions. Can't abide 'camping'.
Photo at ... http://www.wilderness-wales.co.uk/urw/hill.html (Not my
website, I hasten to add)
Married to
Dawn Hill (SWMBO) age 37
One time Guide. SL. ADC(S). Loves 'camping'.
Daughter & son, both scouts.
John Russell
<bhe...@totalise.co.uk> writes
>Its interesting that everyone so far is late teens to mid thirties.
>Although this could be more to do with ages of computer literacy more than
>anything else.
>
If only!
Age 52 (although my wife says I'm nearer 10). Wolf Cub, not a Scout.
Consulting Engineer (now a Director of a firm of . .) Spent most of my
working life overseas, mainly in developing countries.
Got involved in Scouts when my son joined Cubs, in Kent. Went back to
Africa, started a Cub Pack at the International School in Accra, then
joined a Scout Troop in a slum, ended up holding 4 warrants at the same
time! Elected (yes, elected) as Assistant Regional Commissioner in
Greater Accra Region. Director of Activities for the 3rd All Africa
Jamboree.
After leaving Ghana went to Albania, and became an assistant leader in
Tirana. Now settled back in UK, in Exeter, but still visit Tirana
frequently and still active in the Troop when I do.
Cub Scout Leader in Exeter for 4 years now. Longest time in UK since I
graduated!
My daughter made a poster for my office wall with what she thinks is my
philosophy, "Beaten paths are for beaten men!". It's either that or the
line below my sig.
--
John Russell
CSL 1st Pinhoe Exeter Devon
http://www.shendet.demon.co.uk/pinhoecubs
"Cubs don't care how much you know, but they need to know how much you care."
GAGS
> I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
> strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
> bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
> So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
> details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
> background.
>
> Barry Hewitt
> ASL in Yorkshire
> 20
> Student
> Beaver to cub to scout to VS to QS to ASL
> Main scouting interests - being asl, hiking and crewing at county
> watersports center.
>
> There, be a good sport and join in.
>
> --
> Barry Hewitt
>
GAGS
Steve
<ma...@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk> writes
>Marc@Home <ho...@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Marc Cattle 42
>
>Oh My god! I'm OLD!!!!!! :-(
So am I:
Steve Way (44) (mostly a lurker)
Wolf Cub to Venture Scout, 20th Enfield (1964 - 1976)
ACSL 20th Enfield (1972 - 1978)
VSL Forty Hill VSU (same group) 1978 - 1984
VSL Parker Bowles VSU (14th Enfield) (1984 - 1988)
ADC Scouts (Enfield) (1988-1993)
AVSL Old Tower VSU (2nd Enfield) (1993-1996)
Form 'M' 1984 on, Wood Badge, all that stuff...
Currently resting after a difference of opinion with GSL...
Oh, and RFD'd and got fast-tracked this newsgroup.
One Venture Scout in the family.
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Steve
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Hilary A Croughton
<ch...@cgautc.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>Goodness me Hilary, you've been *very* quiet for yonks haven't you?
<grin> Me, quiet for that long! Never.
No, I haven't been quiet that long. I stopped accessing the newsgroup
once my brief spell in Scouting finished, mainly because I couldn't
cope with the disappointment. Had 3 1/2 years of clinical depression
and have just come back again.
Glad to find former friends still around and hoping that what I know
about young people might still help some-one.
Hilary
Brownie, Guide, Sea Ranger, Sea Ranger Officer, ACSL (briefly).
Great Aunt and Great Uncle were Guide and Scout Leaders in 1919, I
have the photo to prove it!
Hilary
LDS and Affiliated Member of Ipswich Pagan Council
Kevin Jacomb
BSL - 2nd Kirkham (St. Michael's), DBSL - Fylde (West Lancs)
another oldie - 49
Cub 1960-62 - 1st Flackwell Heath (Buckinghamshire)
Scout 1962-66 - left because I couldn't gain the 1st Class award
due to my inability to swim despite courses. Advised the only way
round this was a psychiatrist's certificate - street cred
and cost prohibitive. Also grew tired of splicing every week.
Principal market and business analyst with a certain military
aircraft company based at Warton, Lancs.
In 1987, offered to help very occasionally at Beavers (a section
totally unknown to me) at 2nd Kirkham (St. Michael's) which planned
to set up such a section, as without it some Groups were facing
falling memberships. My son was just Beaver age then. Week later
got the telephone call stating that I had expressed interest in
setting up the section. Despite my correcting the caller,
ended up co-founding the section a month later.
Have stayed with it ever since.
DBSL since 1994. We have no ADC(BS).
Scouting interests - Campfire songs, origami, knots
Other interests - Aircraft spotting, birding, hiking, ....... and love
lists!
Graham Kendall
Possibly the youngest yet...
ABSL in Gosport
18
Student
Cub To Scout to Helper (u) to Venture to ABSL
6th Gosport Cub
6th Gosport Scout
6th Gosport Helper (u)
16th Gosport Helper (u)
1st Lee on The Solent Helper (u)
6th Gosport Venture Scout - at the same time
1st Lee On The Solent ABSL
Working toward BSL and VSA
Graham
--
Venture Scout, PR Officer to the VSU Exec 6th Gosport
ABSL 1st Lee On The Solent
Paul
wrote:
> Bet neither of you ever used a spirit duplicator as a
> > young Leader. Get some in!
>
Been there, done it, got the headache!
Paul Lonsdale
ABSL 3rd Teddington
Paul
Stone wrote:
> He told me that being a Scout Leader is a Young mans game.
> He is 30. <Gulp> (So am I)
>
Our current SL was a patrol leader when I started Scouts at 10.5, so
he is around 5 years older than me!
jme
Jamie Hirst
JME
Cub name - Chil
Online name - Phlebo
Air Scouts name - CG (after an incident with a cattle grid)
22
Health Care Assistant - phlebotomist - patient information
Stockport NHS trust
Previously Beaver (b4 they were beaver scouts) Cub Scout Venture all at 2nd
Hazel Grove
VSU merged with others to become a DVSU, altho effectively only supported by
2HG. Gained QSA
BS helper during VS, then CS helper, finally got my ACSL warrant after
battling through dozens of UMs.
Manchester SSAGO (chair for one yr) NB, any (ex)SSAGO members nation wide: I
was THE pirate ship at Hull
Help to reestablish 2HG VSU, currently VSL (since may 99)
Put my foot in it last year 2 weeks b4 StGs day, when I let off steam to my
DC about how useless our ADC(VS) was.
Appointed ADC(VS)
Crew at GME-X
Tutor/session leader for getting organised course.
Fashion advisor to urs
Enjoy working with the yp, enjoy acting like a yp, looking forward to
handing my bits of card back in a years time and becoming a yp again!
Enjoy walking, camping
Climbing and abseiling which is quite a feat considering i am absoluely
petrified of heights (anyone in edinburgh last sunday who witnessed a young
man having to be talked back down the Scott Monument by his friends whilst
yelling "i'm only thin, if i slip i'll fall straight out of one of those
windows" well err, um errr, that was me)
quite like the variety of activities rather than just excelling in one sort.
I like my creativity (which i miss not being part of Cubs anymore)
Oh i also present on hospital radio!
--
JME
VSL 2HG
ADC(VS) Ladybrook Valley
Don't try to be a great man just be a man
and let history make its own judgements
Graham Drabble
>So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
>details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your
>scouting background.
>There, be a good sport and join in.
Graham Drabble
16
Beaver 5th Medway
Cub 44th Medway
Cub 1st Hassocks
Scout 1st Hassocks
Cub Helper 1st Hassocks
QM 1st Hassocks
Venture 1st Hasocks
Hopefully ACSL 1st Hassocks when I'm 17.
Currently a student taking A-levels. Hope to do degree in
Chemistry/Computing.
Other hobbies include walking, bellringing and usenet.
--
Graham Drabble
Venture 1st Hurstpierpoint, QM / Cub Helper 1st Hassocks
Steve Smith
ASL in Manchester
Also, County Youth Rep to the Council, ADC (Development), Queens Scout
Working Party
23
Customer Service Administrator
From Beavers through to QS, have been SL in two troops, now ASL
Main interests are climbing and walking
Steve Smith
>It alarms me that people on the newsgroup always think I'm older
>than I really am!
Try asking a Scout who doesn't know you how old they think you are. I've
had answers from 16 to 40!
Steve.
Kate
<steve...@unforgettable.com> writes
as me (past 40 this year)!
not sure if that's an insult to him or a compliment to me ;-)
--
Kate
Essex, UK
Wife to John, Full Time Mother to Christopher (9) and Rebecca (8),
ABSL 1st Weald Brook, Essex.
Neil Dickson
I'm just an occasional poster, but here goes...
Neil Dickson
24
ACSL - 13th Itchen North (Hedge End, Southampton)
Former ACSL, and occasional Scout Helper - 23rd Portsmouth
Former Cub -> Scout -> Venture & unofficial Cub Helper - 15th Lincoln
Software engineer / Web developer
--
Neil Dickson
Francis William Oldroyd
Bill Oldroyd
Age 54
SL Tadcaster
SL Clifton Hampden Sea Scouts, Oxon
ASL Oxford
SL Wimbledon
ASL Bury, Greater Manchester
Interests :
Canoeing, sea scouting, cycling, hillwalking.
Bill
--
oldie...@argonet.co.uk - Bill Oldroyd, SL, 1st Tadcaster, Wetherby District.
We use an Acorn StrongARM RiscPC and we live in Tadcaster, UK.
Derek Biddle
<jo...@shendet.demon.co.uk> writes
>In article <98ri9t$enp$1...@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>, Barry Hewitt
><bhe...@totalise.co.uk> writes
>>Its interesting that everyone so far is late teens to mid thirties.
>>Although this could be more to do with ages of computer literacy more than
>>anything else.
>>
>
>If only!
>Age 52 (although my wife says I'm nearer 10). Wolf Cub, not a Scout.
Now I can safely enter this game, and if I do so today, I can still say
I am only 50.
I was never a Cub or Scout, but was in St John Ambulance from Age 8 to
40, including 15 years as an Instructor, and 12 as A Divisional Officer.
Attended lots of interesting things, especially as based in Hammersmith
for most of the time - with the White City, BBC places and the Odeon
(now the Labbatts Appollo) with all the stage shows etc.
I was one of the first Computer Science students in the country, and
have worked in IT since then (it wasn't called IT then) including for
the College where I studied, the University of London (including the
processing of O and A level') The Post Office (counters Project) Reed
Personnel and working for myself.
I am currently ICT and Schools Support Manager for our LEA.
Both my wife and I worked with disabled people before our son with
Down's was born. Our second son is now 17, and in a VSU - with are in
three different Groups, in three different Districts, and will all be
going to Kandersteg in August as part of the GLMW expedition.
Our son joined Beavers, and my wife became a ACSL and myself an AGSL in
the same Group - my first visit to K was in 1994 when I organised a trip
there for 18 in that Group. When the County went in 1996, I was the head
of programmes team.
Our son was awarded a Chief Scouts Commendation in 1994 for saving a
boys life, and moved to his new group (3rd Kenton) shortly after. As a
leader myself, I would say his group is one of the best in our county -
it has certainly helped him and his peer group over a situation that is
all too often glibly referred to on this ng.
He went to Chile in 1998 (one of seven from his group) and hopes to be
selected to go to thailand on the IST - but hasn't heard anything back
after applying yet.
In 1995, I moved to be GSL of one Group and Acting GSL of another -
whrere I had been asked to see if the Group was worth trying to save -
it had four Cubs and 1 leader.
It has been worth the effort, as it now has three viable sections, and I
invested my new BSL last week at a wide game, so I am no longer the
warrnated leader with Beavers. I currently run the Troop. The group is
mixed, and by and large are a great bunch of kids - they don't come from
well-off families.
I don't subscribe the the 'he'll never make a Scout he's a wimp' school
of leadership - for a start he may be a she - as the Distrrict team
always get fed up with me adding 'and girls' every time someone says
'the boys will like that'
I believe that if we can get a YP to do two things that THEY didn't
think they could do, we have changed their lives and aspirations.
<snip>
--
Derek Biddle
Steve Spicer
"Francis William Oldroyd" wrote:
>
> Bill Oldroyd
> Age 54
> SL Tadcaster
> SL Clifton Hampden Sea Scouts, Oxon
> ASL Oxford
> SL Wimbledon
> ASL Bury, Greater Manchester
Wow, thats a lot of commuting!
:-)
Steve Spicer
Aspley Guise Scouts SL
http://www.aspleyguisescouts.org.uk
CliveWard
Age 49
Ex Wolf Cub, Scout.
25 years in HM Forces
Ex GSL, SL, ADC(LT)
Now DC and really enjoying my Scouting.
I unfortunately hve had to give up SL as my body tried to give up on me, but I
am now better.
Regards
Clive Ward
Ewan Scott
<bhe...@totalise.co.uk> wrote:
>I have been lurking here for some time and very occasionally post. What
>strikes me is the large amount of regular posters on the group, just as a
>bit of interest it would be nice to know some of you beyond your name.
>
>So I thought I might be a good idea to just have a thread with a few
>details, nothing to personal. Just a little insight into your scouting
>background.
>
>Well I better start:-
>Barry Hewitt
>ASL in Yorkshire
>20
>Student
>Beaver to cub to scout to VS to QS to ASL
>Main scouting interests - being asl, hiking and crewing at county
>watersports center.
>
>There, be a good sport and join in.
>
Sometimes adding your "Position" can be seen as "pulling rank", so
many of us don't always say who or what we do in Scouts.
But for the record.
1960's - 24th Bearsden Wolf Cubs !
1970 - dropped out but camped with SU, and Schools and carried out
outdoor activities with School and solo.
1990 - Son joined Beavers
1994 Son persuaded me to be SL 5th Hudds Skelmanthorpe
1995 Moved to 7th Hudds Clayton West as SL.
1996 Was given the option of SiC or GSL, took the latter
Am present at almost every Scout meeting, am acting VSL
Run Archery Centre with my Exec
Plan and apply for funding
Organise District Climbing and Archery competitions
Help with County Pioneering Camp.
Have been on District Exec.
Hold various authorisations, but will probably lose Form M, and Form
Climb as requirements tighten.
That's about it. I don't have 30 years' Scouting experience, but I'm
up for almost everything.
Ewan Scott
Phil Cole
>
> Chris Maddock
> ASL 2nd Southampton West
That can't be too far from me, yet I haven't a clue where you are!
Phil
CSL 7th Southampton (Bassett)
>
> previously, DSL Southampton West, SL 2nd Southampton West, ASL 21st
> Itchen North, ASL 25th Itchen North
> 37
> Telecomms
> Cub->Scout->VS->QS->ASL (no Beavers for us Fogeys!)
> Main Scouting Interests; Camping, Hiking (mainly 3-weekend trips to
> cover the South Downs Way)
>
> KRs
> Chris