3rd Hampton Hill Scout Group

How do you fancy a nice stumble around in the dark navigating between bases where strange and exciting tasks have to be performed?

Afterwards you’ll return to the campsite to grab a few hours much needed sleep and then enjoy a huge breakfast of bacon or sausage butties the next day, before returning home again around lunchtime. If you think that you are up for it then come and join us for the favourite event of the Scouting calendar: the “County Night Hike” on 24/25 March 2012!

So far the location is a big mystery and won’t be announced until nearer the time. But you can be sure it will be dark, rather muddy and perhaps even a touch spooky!

Look out for the invite email and get your form in soonest. We’ve only a limited number of places and there’s a lot of you!

Simon

We hope that you had an awesome Christmas, ate far too many sweets and are now looking forward to getting back to school / homework this week…

Just in case you were wondering our first nights back will be Tuesday 10th / Friday 13th January. There’s a ton of stuff organised for this term and we know that you’ll have a blast. Our first night back will be the usual games, sorting out patrols and grabbing a chance to chat about the term’s programme.

If youa re keen to know what we’ll be up to this term you check out the attached.

Looking forward to seeing you all next week and in the meanwhile, good luck with ironing your uniforms. Let’s see if everyone can make a real effort to come along in proper scout shirt, scarf and trousers … perhaps even with all your badges sewn on! (just in case you aren’t sure where the badges go you can check here)

All the best!
The Scout Team

Wow! Another year is nearing its end. It has been a busy and successful year for 3rd Hampton Hill. The highlight for many being the fantastic trip to Kandersteg in the Summer. Once again all the Sections have enjoyed a wonderful and engaging programme of meetings, events and actvities.

I would like to say a very BIG THANKS to the Leadership Teams and Group Executive at 3HH for all their hard work this year.

2012 is shaping up to be another busy year. We are moving forward with plans for our Scout HQ Extension, Quiz Night in March, Section Camps are being planned, we have our Family Camp in May at Walton Firs, and also Twickeree the tri-annual District Camp in Marble Hill Park, Twickenham in June. It is also the Queens Jubilee and the Olympics which I am sure will feature in Section Programmes as well. We have opportunities for adult involvement in Leadership and suporting roles. We are specifically looking to recruit more Help with Cubs and Beavers.

I wish you all a very happy, relaxed and enjoyable Christmas. Best wishes for a wonderful 2012!

I look forward to seeing you all in the New Year!

Kindest regards and best wishes

Rich M
Group Scout Leader

PLACES STILL AVAILABLE!

This evening is open to all Scouts, Leaders Parents and Siblings. We have pre-booked 40 places for Scouts and 10 places for adults.

Cost will be £7.20 and will be available on a first come, first served basis; we will do our best to order more tickets once the pre-booked tickets have gone however no guarantees can be given and the price may rise a little as we won’t be able to get a further group booking prices.

We are hoping to get permission to invest all those still waiting to be invested on the ice immediately after the session.

Please all make your own transport arrangements for arrival at 7.15 and pick up at 9pm at the rink in the palace grounds.

Download the Form;
Skating at Hampton Court Ice Rink 6 Dec 2011

Please return forms (available as download – see above or from Scout Section Meetings) with payment to 3HH HQ Box marked Ice Skating at Hampton Court Palace no later than Tuesday 29 November 2011.

Don’t forget that we will be taking part in the Annual Hampton Hill Christmas Parade again this year – tonight!

This year the parade starts at 730pm from Network House near Rising Sun Pub and Pantile Bridge (i.e. from the opposite end to normal). The Parade is also One-Way only. We will therefore stop at the Traffic Lights by Park road and Pickup will be from the Plumbing Supplies Shop just off Park Road.

The High St will close to traffic from 630pm with the parade starting at 7.30 pm from a new starting point, near the Rising Sun. The parade will go in one direction only which will mean a shorter parade which will help get the little ones out of the cold and give our older visitors more time to enjoy the post parade entertainment.

Reminder – Don’t forget to Join Us next Thursday 24 November . . .
You are all invited to join us at the 3HH KISC Review Show and Tell Evening – Thursday 24 November 2011

Open to All Members of 3HH and their Families, (if your scout went and you want to find out more about what they did, or whether your child may like to go in the future and you want to know what we got up to this time!)

Time 7.45pm – 8.45pm at 3HH Scout HQ.

Refreshments served

KISC is the Kandersteg International Scout Campsite, in the Swiss Alps.

Looking forward to seeing you there
from
the 3HH Leadership team

All, when you’re watching the fireworks at Scouts this week, don’t forget to thank Richard Newman who makes such an effort to produce such a watchable display of pyrotechnics as well as making his own donation to the cause. The major contributor to the display however is Danny at TAPS Newsagents in Hampton Hill High St, who year after year suffers us turning up on his doorstep and twisting his arm for donations and discounts. Year after year after we’ve knocked him down and general abused his good nature he disappears into his storeroom and reappears with an armful of extras that really ensures our display goes with a bang.

So, shameless plug – let’s all support our local traders and especially Danny at Taps, a local fireworks retailer who knows his stock well and can give excellent advice on what will work well for you.

Danny you’re a star, thanks very much!

Scouts – Don’t forget, there is no meeting tonight (Tuesday). There is a joint Meeting on Friday 730pm. Backwoods Cooking (bring your Own simple Food please) followed by Fireworks.

With a heavy heart we returned the team rifle, team pistol and the Junior Connaught trophy (overall junior champions) when we returned to Bisley on Friday evening, ready to compete in this year’s competition. We also had quite a few team changes with most of last year’s winners having migrated up to Explorers meaning we were wondering how well our Scout team would do this year although we still had a really good number of competitors on our team. This of course did mean that we took our strongest ever Explorer team this year however even they knew they were competing in a very strong field. Read the rest of this entry »

Come and join in . . .
We currently have opportunities for adults to get involved and join in at Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. We are actively seeking extra pairs of hands to support all our Sections so we can continue to provide a fantastic programme of actvities. This could be just once a month as an occiasional helper, joining us on activities such as camps, or perhaps more regular help as a Sectional Assistant.

Your time, Your Choice
Volunteering for Scouting gives you the chance to try different actvities, visit new places and learn and share new skills. You can decide how much or how little time you wish to give and how you spend that time. Prior experience or a connection with Scouting is not necessary.

You can make a difference
You can make a positive difference to the lives of Young People. From achery to canoeing, camping to drama, young people get the opportunity to try new things, explore their talents, develop their values and beliefs and make the most out of life.

Why Volunteer?
You will;
Have fun and feel rewarded
Learn new skills
Make new friends
Have chance to gain externally recognised qualifications
Make a difference and give something back to your community

Please come and chat to any of the Leadership Teams, send email to 3rdhamptonhill@richmond-scouts.org.uk or send us an Enquiry to find out more. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please see copy of the 3HH Cub Pack(s) Programme Sept-Dec 2011;

3HH_CubsAutumnProg2011

South West London Gang Show – Souwest 2011

Tuesday 25th October to Saturday 29th October 2011
Secombe Theatre, Sutton
Tickets out now

85 members of Guiding and Scouting are already working hard at reversals for the South West London Gang Show – Souwest 2011 – but none of this is worth it without an audience. This year we have £7 tickets across three performances and group rate also exists (buy 10 get one free) . A flyer and booking form are attached.
GangShowFlyer2011
GangShowBookingForm2011
Fiona Auty, Souwest Gang Show

Please join us for our Annual Group Celebration Event on Saturday 17 September at 2pm. This is a chance to review and celebrate the year, look at our achievements and to see what we have planned for the coming year.

Here are the reports and files;
3HH Minutes Annual General Meeting 18July2010
20110912_3HH_Agenda-for-AGM-17Sept2011
20110720_3HH_BalanceSheet
20110720_3HH_Accounts
20110912-3HH-FinalAnnualReport2010-2011

There will be a Bouncy Castle, Games and a BBQ plus refreshments.

All members, family and friends are welcomed and encouraged to attend this event. Please spread the word. Read the rest of this entry »

Hello All!

I am writing this a bit later than usual as I was ‘pleasantly’ delayed by a trip away . . . our Fantastic Group Trip to Kandersteg International Scout Centre in Switzerland!

What a trip! We have lots of pictures to show and stories to tell which we are pulling together and will share with you in the autumn. A Big Thanks to all the adults and especially to Wend (& Family) and Chris for all their hard work. Thanks also to all the scouts for getting stuck in and handling the tiring journey home. Well done all.

Wishing you all a very happy, enjoyable and restful Summer. Safe travels and happy holidays.

Kindest regards,

Rich
Group Scout Leader

We will be running a cakes and refreshment stall at the Hampton Hill Summer Festival Event this Sat 16 July from midday on the Holly Road Recreation Ground.

Hampton Hill Summer Festival July 2011

Please come and see us and help us raise funds for the Group.

If you want to make/donate cakes please bring them to the Scout Hall on Friday evening from 7pm or on Saturday morning from around 10am when we will be setting up on the Recreation Ground.

If you can spare an hour we would also appreciate any help with setting up (from 10am), running the stall from 12 noon and taking the stall down (late afternoon). Thanks.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Given the weather’s ups and downs this camp was perfectly named! But despite the monsoon like conditions on Sunday this year’s “Water Weekend” camp was yet another runaway success You’ll see from the photos that everyone from across the Scouting district had a brilliant adventure packed time away – Scouts and Adults alike.

A huge thanks to the team who pulled this monster event together!

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Last weekend saw yet another immensely successful family camp take place at Walton Firs campsite. It was brilliant to have so many people join us for an extended weekend of adventure. Archery, caving, shooting, sports and climbing were all on offer … as well as some great food and company. Well done and we hope to see you all again soon sharing some more adventure and fun!

Thanks masses to all those who made it possible in some many different ways – and most especially, thanks to Mark for taking on the job of camp leader for the weekend.

We’ve posted those photos that we have been able to gather so far. However if you took some over the weekend and would like to share them with us, please do pass them along!

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Sorry folks for the delay but we’ve finally managed to load up the photos from the Cubs’ fabulous James Bond camp held during the Easter holidays.

Feel free to browse the photos! (Note that these have been loaded in a low resolution format – if you’d like a high quality version of any particular photo, and are connected with 3HH Scouts, please email one of the section leaders to request.)

OK, so let’s start with the apology, we overran a little bit past our 4pm finish time, well quite a bit actually this caused by equipment failure and a rash of late entries which took us well over our ideal of 30 entrants per session. If you gave up and didn’t get to shoot we’re all really sorry and have already changed things for the next time we run to ensure we have no repeat.

So let’s look at the bright side and the results in what was otherwise a really successful day with well over 40 shooters partaking in pistol, rifle, field target and knockout competitions. All medals in the junior competition went to 3HH shooters and well done Ella L for taking overall gold. Andrew O won the knockout and retained his position as top knockout junior having won the event last year; how does he do it? In the senior competition I’m afraid to say the spoils kind of went to the 3HH shooting instructors but I’m pleased to say that a couple of parent’s names snuck in to the top three and next year I’m thinking we’ll have an elite category for the rifle and pistol at least.

So well done all and thanks to the team that supported the event and ensured it ran smoothly, the results are here – results.

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Once again 3HH Scouts are entering the excellent Water Rockets competition held at Teddington’s National Physics Laboratory. The event is always a great hoot! Good luck guys!…

[Feel free to browse the photos! Note that these have been loaded in a low resolution format – if you’d like a high quality version of any particular photo, and are connected with 3HH Scouts, please email one of the section leaders to request.]