3rd Hampton Hill Scout Group

Hi guys, I’d like to say what a pleasure it was to see you all Sunday morning keen and raring for the fray despite the horrible weather You all played like beings possesed !! Despite being drawn against one of the better practised teams in the first round you rallied and played as a well rehearsed team from then on and acheived a very well deserved 3rd place!

There were silky skills in attack, cheeky and ferocious goals shared throughout the team, good passing and distribution in midfield, tenacious, terrier like defending, and solid and acrobatic goalkeeping. A wonderful effort which was exciting to watch.

Well done all of you, and thank you for playing that extra game at the end. Their leader said that despite their scoreline they enjoyed their two games against us best of all. A credit to your sportsmanship!

Our thanks to Clare for organising our entry, to Ann for shivering bravely on the touchline, to Paul for not refereeing ) and to all you parents who gave such wonderfully biased support

J

3rd Hampton Hill Scouts have enjoyed a whole raft of successes recently on the shooting front at various competitions. Last night we completed our annual YPS course with all students passing with at least a skilled shot rating.

At the Kingston competition a few weeks ago our team took best troop and group pistol, best troop and group rifle with a large number of individual Gold, Silver and Bronze medal winners. We didn’t leave much for Kingston I’m afraid; I did wonder if they’d invite us back, but they’ll have to if they want their trophies back!

The Richmond competition was held recently and we entered teams from both Talons and Claws. Claws kicked off with an excellent team score of 610 which proved to be unbeatable all week even by Explorer or adult teams, so well done to Will H, Lily (116), Jacob, Tom (118) and James H and Jamie S. Talons didn’t disgrace themselves with an excellent 3rd place so well done to Matt, Lucy, Ruth and Emily, Isaac and Will W.

The inter-county competition was held on the weekend of 20th and 21st March and three current or former 3HH members represented Greater London South West, Jacob and Sam H and Tate (brother of Annie in Claws).

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A terrific but cold evening greeted 42 Scout teams from across Greater London South West to the annual County Night Hike around Box Hill, five of which were from 3rd Hampton Hill. Our teams were:

Clones – Eddy F and Rosie J leading Ella, Annie, Lily and James H
Talons 1 – Rhiannon and Will H leading Becky, Joss, Lewis and Henry
Talons 2 – Ben M and James R leading Matt, Josh, Tom and Jack M
Talons 3 – Ruth and Will W leading Lucy, Owain, Isac and Monish
Claws – Chris and Jamie leading Jack S, Jonathon, George W and George M

Paul F, Simon, John, Sarah, Paul C and Dave M were manning base 5 and were really pleased as the evening wore on to see all five of our teams successfully to and through our base, with Ruth’s team being the only ones all night to score a maximum 25 on our mega-bagatelle.

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Scouts, if you’d like to take part in this event, which we are past winners of, please see the attached rules and regs. In short you’ll need to get a team of up to four together (no more than one PL and one APL per team), select a menu as guided by the rules, preferably prepare the meal with your team as a trial in advance and then do it all for real on the day.

Please read the rules carefully so you understand what you need to do, for example compiling a list of kit you’ll need from the 3HH campstore and from home, as well as ensuring receipts for your shopping are taken with you on the day. If you’d like to do this then please get a team together and return the attached form to me ASAP.

Please note, collection of equipment from 3HH and transport to and from the event will have to be carried out by Scout parents as the leadership team and rest of the troop will be at the St James Church leaf sweep that day.

3rd Hampton Hill boasted it’s biggest ever team at this year’s National Scout Air Championships and came away with it’s best ever result!

The event was held at the world centre of smallbore shooting in Bisley, Surrey on the 18th and 19th October 2008 and ended up with rewards beyond all expectation. Our team of 12 Scouts, one Young Leader and seven adults took part in the standard disciplines of 6-yard rifle and pistol along with the knockout competition and the challenging field target against an entry of over 700 Scouts.

Along with this our team members also took part in the optional small and full-bore shooting, own pistol and rifle competitions and the biathlon involving running and shooting; two activities that are not usually associated.

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The search is over, the competition won and a new Superscout has been crowned for 2008. The Scouts had to compete in a number of disciplines, some sporting, some mental and ones of accuracy.

In the under 12s the placings were:
3rd Will W 41 points
2nd Tom H 44 points
1st Rosie J with 48 points

And in the 14 and under:
3rd Alice CB with 39 points
2nd Alex L with 42 points
1st Ramy C with 46 points

So the overall winner and congratulations for being the first female winner of Superscout is Rosie J.

Eight talented 3HH scouts competed in the District Scouts Sports at Kingsmeadow Stadium. It was a brilliant evening; the weather was warm and sunny and we all had a fantastic time. 3HH dominated many of the track events, and also did very well in the field events.

Presentations were made to all those athletes who came first in their events. Then we waited expectantly for the overall results. Our 12+U’s: Will, James, Robin and Archie came 2nd. Our 14+U’s: Elliott, Mark, Tate and Alex came 1st. And overall 3HH WON for the first time ever!!! Well done everyone and Maccy D’s all round I think.

Thanks to Steve Mason (minibus driver and wellie lob organiser) and Fiona Jones (starter).

Sheila Lloyd
3HH Team manager (!)

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Today saw Cubs from all over the Richmond Upon Thames District compete in the District Cub Challenge competition held at Teddington School. Despite the photographic evidence, there was more to it than simply shoving doughnuts down their necks!

3HH put in a determined and valiant performance with the “Popcorn” team coming in 9th and the “Chocolate” team being awarded 4th place! Well done everyone for giving it your best. Cubtastic!

Massive thanks to Sarah H and Laura T for looking after the teams during the afternoon.

Well done to both Scout Teams that took part in the District Scout Volleyball Competition on 17 Feb.

3HH Retained The District Trophy.

Brilliant! Well done all! With many thanks to Sheila, Tony and Jo for lending a hand in the kitchen!

The teams were:

Alex, Mark, Elliott, Josh and William – 1st place with 92 points

Tom, Tate, Ramy, and Rosie – 2nd place with 78 points

The annual Ready Steady Cook challenge took place with the Guides in December.

The Scout Hall was packed with budding Chefs and Cooks waiting to see what they could conjure up with their ingredients.

Ingredients are ‘won’ and picked by each team in rounds. Each round there is a question with a numeric answer, the team nearest that answer picks first from the table of ingredients. On each round there is a different sort or type of ingredient, meat, starch (pasta, potatoes etc.), veg, etc. plus other additions of spices and herbs.

All the creations were very edible and some were really pretty good! A team of tasters gave marks out of ten for taste and for presentation.

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Hi all, another successful event for 3rd Hampton Hill Scouts with victory at this year’s swimming gala.

Our team of eight performed superbly winning virtually every heat and being represented in every final.

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