Dog Walk + Climbing Photos
At long last…
Jun 10: Climbing at Stanage Edge
Jun 10: Sunset Dog Walk
Still to come…
- Cardboard Castles
- Fundraising at Ashover
- Birdbox Making
- The Inbetweeners Expedition
2010 Q3 Programme
Weds 30th June – Expedition prep [TBC]
Sat 3rd – Sun 4th July – Expedition hike / camp [TBC]
Weds 7th July – Foreign Cooking / Game / Activities [Ross / Sam / Danny]
Weds 14th July – Widegame [Ross + James]
Fri 16th July – District BBQ
Sun 18th July – Fundraising
Weds 21st July – Geocaching [Richard / Dan]
Weds 28th July – NO MEETING due to Peak 2010
Weds 4th August – Outdoor games / cooking [Kieran]
Sun 15th August – Mountain biking [Jamie S]
Wed 18th August – Go Kart designing
Fri 27th – Mon 30th August – Summer Camp
Weds 1st Sept – Chippy Walk [Joe]
Weds 8th Sept – Foreign Cooking / Quiz / Activities [Dan N, James N, Dave]
Weds 16th Sept – 1st Birthday Party!!! Curry @ The LoveShack provided by Ishmail!
Weds 22nd Sept – Q4 2010 planning
Weds 29th Sept – Swimming [Catherine]
A Great Day for Climbing…
Helios ESU have just returned from a fantastic day’s rock climbing at Stanage Edge. This was to be the outdoor part of the climbing badge, but most people went beyond the requirements of the badge, ticking Velcro Arete (HS 4b) and Toggle (VS 4b). The most notable achievement of the day was Imran’s epic struggle up Mantelpiece Hand Traverse (HVS 4c)
In addition to the climbing, we also had a great picnic / sunbathing session, and Larry (our Lobster Mascot) made it most of the way up Mantlepiece Crack.
Special thanks go to our instructors Adam, Phil and John who gave up their opportunity to watch the England v Germany match to run the session. They have taped it though, so I’m sure when they watch it back they’ll be glad they went climbing…
Rock Climbing – Still On
Just a quick note to say that the climbing on Sunday is STILL ON, as planned (check FB / notice for details). We are aware that this clashes with some football (and also cricket, and the grand prix :~) ). Tough. We will make the following arrangements -
If you wish to leave early to watch the football then:
- I MUST have confirmation from your parents that it’s OK for you to walk down from the crag to the car park on your own
- You understand that you won’t be getting your climbing badge until next time we do outdoor climbing (bearing in mind that you haven’t put any on the next programme. We won’t be doing any in winter, so you’ll either have to change the programme, or wait until next summer)
If you have any problems with transport (parents won’t collect you cos they’re in the pub, for example). Then speak to me ASAP and I *might* be able to arrange something.
Apex Team Entries
Entries for this year’s Apex Extreme Challenge open on Sunday and I will be submitting our team details first thing Monday morning. Cost will be £22.50 per person and you can pay online, or bring the money/cheque to me ASAP. So, get yourselves in to team of four, and work out the following:
- Your team name
- 4 x members’ names
- Your DOBs
- Your mobile numbers
- Your email addresses
…then head over to [THIS PAGE HERE] and enter it there.
If you haven’t done it by Sunday then I’m afraid your team won’t be entered. You have had 14 weeks to sort yourselves out!
If you still want to enter after Sunday then you’ll have to do it yourself, and get a parent to write you a cheque. You’ll also need access to a printer to print the email that you receive to confirm your entry.
Spitewinter Photos part 1
Here’s Joe’s photos from the weekend… Tony’s will be up when he’s figured out Lightroom :~)
Form for Summer / Joint Camps
Here’s the form for if you want to go on the Summer Camp / Joint Camp. It’s A5 so it might print funny depending on your settings, but don’t worry about it.
It would be helpful to have deposits by the end of May please.
District Camp Photos
After another late night editing sesh, here they are…
Welcome to the home page of Helios Explorer Scout Unit; providing adventurous activities for 14-18yr olds in the Brampton Holymoorside and Walton areas of Chesterfield. Meetings are usually held each Wednesday; for more information or to join email ESL Andy Pagett on [padge@helios-esu.org.uk]
