Boyle Scouts

Scout Meetings

2012-01-01T15:00:00.000Z

Weekly Meetings will resume for all Sections at their usual times on the week beginning Monday 16th January.
Wishing all our Leaders, Members, Parents, Families and Friends a Happy and Peaceful 2012.

Boyle Scout Group expresses its deepest sympathies to the Madden family on the loss of their husband and father.
Basil, and indeed the entire Madden family gave many years of loyal service and support to Scouting in Boyle as a driver of our Scout Bus, as Leaders, and as Parents Committee and Draw members over the last 30 years.

Boyle Scouts Monthly Draw

2011-12-13T12:43:00.003Z

September Draw Winners
1st Prize, €200 – Kevin + Monica O’Connor
2nd Prize, €100 – Pat Duignan
3rd Prize, €50 – Geraldine Beirne
4th Prize, €50 – Michael + Paula Cull, Drumderrig

October Draw Winners
1st Prize, €200 – Maurice McKenna
2nd Prize, €100 – Steve + Cathy Garavan
3rd Prize, €50 – Ernie Keenan
4th Prize, €50 – Andy + Catherine Carr

November Draw Winners
1st Prize, €200 – Belinda McCauley
2nd Prize, €100 – Patsy Brady
3rd Prize, €50 – Geoff Henry
4th Prize, €50 – Sinead Cummins

December Draw Winners
1st Prize, €200 – Joe + Betty McDermott
2nd Prize, €100 – Michael O’Dowd
3rd Prize, €50 – John Cummins
4th Prize, €50 – Christopher + Denise Callan

Congratulations to all our winners and we sincerely thank everyone for their continued support. If you would like to sign up to our Monthly Draw, helping with the new extension of our Scout Den in the process, please contact Trevor Conroy (086 8360222), Padraig Langan (086 2603403) or any Leader.

Boyle Scouts and Lough Keel Scout Campsite To Feature on RTE

2011-11-03T23:53:00.001Z

The short documentary filmed by RTE back in early October will hit our screens on Saturday 12th November during the Winning Streak show.
The documentary was made of Boyle Scouts and Lough Keel Scout Campsite and the facilities and activities available to Scouts and visiting groups in the Boyle/Lough Key area.
Scouting Ireland nationally is an ongoing beneficiary of funding from the National Lottery.

The Scouts themselves and the Leaders and Parents whom put in a massive effort behind the scenes to have everything right for the cameras on the day, deserve great credit for their hard work.

Boyle Scouts would like to thank and fully appreciate the great support we received from Louise and Anna of Lough Key Activity Centre, Deirde Cunningham of North West Adventure, Denise and Staff of Zipit Forest Adventure, Pete and Oliver of Pete Walsh Boats and Adrien and Jimmy Neale of Lough Horse Riding Stables and Country Pursuits. Their support and willingness to get involved at short notice was just excellent. They pulled out all the stops for us and meant that on the day, we were able to showcase a huge amount of activities that are readily available around Boyle.

We would also like to sincerely thank Paddy Hennelly of the Communications Team in Scouting Ireland and Joe Doherty, Provincial Support Officer for the Western Province. Paddy travelled up to us from Galway to do the official interview with RTE and Joe joined us from Sligo to make sure everything ran smoothly.

Halloween Fright Nights

2011-10-26T21:26:00.000+01:00

Beavers and Cubs celebrated the Halloween season in Tullyboy Farm recently.
Our Beavers attended on Monday 24th October with our Cubs attending on Tuesday 25th.
2 great nights of fun and frights were had by all.
Special 'Thank You' from everyone to Beth for the delicious buns on both nights.

A few photos below:

Cub Training Weekend - October - Mote Park Roscommon

2011-10-24T21:32:00.000+01:00

Some of our Cubs attended a Training weekend on 22/23 October held in the Mote Park Centre in Roscommon. Cubs from Mohill, Longford, Ballinamore and Ballyleague/Lanesboro also attended. Despite the wet weather, an ejoyable weekend was had by all!

Pictured below are our Cubs whom attended on the weekend. (Missing from Photo, Lucy Egan)

Tuesday Scouts Hike 23rd October

2011-10-23T18:43:00.000+01:00

Tuesday Scouts got out for their first hike of the year to Cloontykilla Castle recently. The weather was kind to us for the most part of the day. An easy flat hike to start with, it will hopefully be the first of many taking us into the countryside and mountains over the next 6-8 months.

Information and Prices Re: Scout Shop Wed 26th October

2011-10-19T23:25:00.000+01:00

Click Here to go to Document

Monday Cubs - Recent Hike

2011-10-18T22:01:00.000+01:00

On Sunday 9 October, our Monday Cubs took part in a hike on the Bricklieves, from the Carrowkeel Tombs in Castlebaldwin to Ballinafad. Whilst the hike was a challenge for everyone, a very enjoyable day was had by the cubs, leaders and parents that took part, despite the damp and windy conditions. A few photos below.

Boyle Scouts Uniforms

2011-10-17T08:00:00.000+01:00

Boyle Scouts are asking any household that may have unwanted Scout Uniforms to please donate them back to us.
This will enable us to provide Uniform items to our youth members at a much lesser cost than purchasing new ones while also raising a few euros for Scouting in Boyle. Uniform items such as Neckerchiefs, Woggles, Beaver/Cub Jumpers, Scout shirts, Scout belts or any of the Scouting Ireland trousers will be gratefully accepted.
Items can be dropped into meetings in the Sports Complex at any time on Monday evenings 7.00 - 9.30pm, Tuesdays 7.00 - 9.45pm or Wednesdays 8.30 - 10.00pm. Alternatively you can contact any of the following: Beth 086 8569374, Stephanie 086 8419156 or Angela 086 3560389.

RTE Cameras to visit Boyle Scouts

2011-10-02T18:15:00.001+01:00

A few Boyle Scouts pictured below getting their Camping Equipment prepared for Tuesday 4th October, when RTE visit us to make a short documentary on our Camping and Scouting activities.

Boyle Scouts will be be involved on Tuesday next, 4th October with an RTE Camera Crew in making a short documentary on Camping and Scouting Activities in and around the Boyle area. The documentary is being made for the National Lottery to showcase Scouting Ireland as an ongoing beneficiary of National Lottery Funding.
Filming will take place with our Scouts in a number of secret locations on Tuesday afternoon and evening!!!
The outdoor cooking and camping skills of our Scouts, and our excellent Campsite and facilities available at Lough Keel will all feature in front of the cameras.
We also intend to strongly promote the many great activities available in Lough Key and in the Boyle area for visiting Scouts, Guides and all Youth Groups.
Many people may not realise that the tourist attraction that is our Lough Keel Scout Campsite brought almost 3000 camping visitors to the Boyle area throughout 2011 with those visitors between them staying almost 6000 days and nights in the area.

Scout Information Re: RTE Visit

2011-10-02T18:00:00.000+01:00

All Scouts from the Wednesday Scouts Section should assemble at Lough Keel Campsite at 1.00 pm on Tuesday afternoon, 4th October.
We should be finished 5.30pm

Required:
Hiking and Waterproof Gear.
Full Uniform must be brought.
Old Runners
Complete change of clothes.

Registration Night

2011-09-04T22:04:00.000+01:00

Registration night for all New and Existing members will be held on Wednesday 21^st September between 7.00 and 8.00 pm in the Annex (front room of Sports Complex). All Parents who wish to enrol a child for the coming year, must please register them on this night. Weekly meetings will resume the following week, beginning Monday 26^th September. Anyone who would like to give a hand out or become a Leader in any of the Sections would be most welcome and can contact the Group Leader on 086 8360222 or any Leader.

Boyle Scouts Monthly Draw

2011-09-03T15:30:00.002+01:00

July Winners
1st Prize, €200 – Michael and Mary Connolly
2nd Prize, €100 – Mary Doyle
3rd Prize, €50 – Stephanie Quinn
4th Prize, €50 – Jackie Valentine

If you would like to sign up to our Monthly Draw, helping the new extension of our Scout Den in the process, please contact Trevor Conroy (086 8360222), Padraig Langan (086 2603403) or any Leader. We greatly appreciate all support received to date and look forward to your continuing support.

Boyle Scouts Monthly Draw

2011-08-29T08:24:00.002+01:00

June Winners
1st Prize, €200 – Mary Doyle
2nd Prize, €100 – Michael O’Dowd Solicitors
3rd Prize, €50 – Joe and Betty McDermott
4th Prize, €50 – Pacelli and Catherine McDermott

If you would like to sign up to our Monthly Draw, helping the new extension of our Scout Den in the process, please contact Trevor Conroy (086 8360222), Padraig Langan (086 2603403) or any Leader. We greatly appreciate all support received to date and look forward to your continuing support.

Boyle Scouts Need Your Help

2011-06-27T23:30:00.003+01:00

Boyle Scouts is a vibrant youth organisation catering for the youth of Boyle town and surrounding areas. Currently we have 168 Youth Members and 39 Adult Members across 7 Sections, 2 Beaver, 2 Cub, a Scout, Venture and a Rover section.

We have been looking the last few years at the possibility of building an extension to our Scout Den. We hope to link up our Den with the existing Garage and also to provide our own toilets so that the Den can be used at any time for meetings, training or even have visiting Groups stay overnight.

We hope to carry out these works over the summer months in order to have the Den available to us again in September.

We have some money set aside (€14,000) and hope to borrow the rest (€25,000) from Boyle Credit Union.

In order to help repay this loan, we are looking at setting up a Monthly Draw to run for the next few years until the loan is cleared.

The proposed Draw would run as follows:

Members sign up to a Standing Order of €10 per month or an Annual Payment of €120.

Proposed Monthly prizes would be: 1st Prize: €200, 2nd Prize: €100, 3rd Prize: €50, 4th Prize: €50

If you would like to join this fundraising Draw, or to give a one-off donation towards our Building Fund, however large or small, we would greatly appreciate all financial help.

Cheques, Standing Order Payments or Electronic Transfer Contributions can be made payable to the following Account:
Boyle Scouts Building Fund:             Account Number:       42367249
Bank of Ireland, Boyle                     Sort Code:                  90-53-28

                                                      IBAN Number:            IE07 BOFI 9053 2842 3672 49

So far we have had an excellent response from Parents and Boyle Businesses, and would like to thank them all for the support they are showing us.

Further information may be got by contacting Padraig on 086 2603403 or Trevor on 086 8360222
tconroy@trojan.ie

Lough Gara Riding Stables, Sunday 13th February

2011-02-15T22:43:00.001Z

On Sunday last, our Monday Cubs alongside our Tuesday Beavers and Cubs had a great day in Lough Gara Riding Stables. They spent the day not only just Horse Riding but also enjoying some Archery, Shooting, Falconry and the newly built Assault Course. Many thanks to Jimmy, Adrien and their staff for looking after everyone so well. Also to Ronan and Daniel Cox for making sure nobody went hungry. A few photos from the day are below.

Tus Maith, County Hike 13th February 2011 (formerly Peak 2000)

2011-02-14T08:30:00.000Z

Below are a few pics taken on the Tus Maith event on Sunday 13th Febraury. A great turnout, in excess of 250 from around Lough Keel Scout County were in attendance on what was a very well organised event. The weather held good and everyone from Beaver to Leader had an enjoyable day. Much thanks and appreciation to the Carrick Leaders who organised and ran the event and to "Chef Martin" (Longford Leader) who had food and refreshments flowing in abundance for all the hikers as they returned to base.

Scout Section: Tus Maith (formerly Peak 2000) Hike Sunday 13th February

2011-02-11T10:28:00.002Z

Scouts are to meet at Keadue Church at 10.45 am on Sunday morning and should be collected from the same location at 2.00 pm. All Scouts should bring Hiking Boots, Rain Gear and a drink.

BBQ and refreshments will be provided after the Hike.

Parents are all most welcome to join in also.

For further details or any queries contact Enda (Scout Section Leader).

Scout Section Update

2011-02-03T22:07:00.001Z

Scout Meetings on a Wednesday night are going to revert back to the old times of 8.30 pm to 10.00 pm for the next while starting on Wednesday 9th February.

The Annual Peak 2000 hike will be held on 13th February in Keadue.
The Scouts Section will be taking part.
All Parents are invited to come along also.
Numbers of Scouts and Parents attending need to be confirmed with Enda by next Wdnesday 9th February.

A few pics from the Beaver and Cub Ice-Skating Trip and visit to Collins Barracks, Sunday 16th January 2011

2011-02-03T22:00:00.000Z

Ice-Skating Trip, Sunday 16th January for Monday Cubs, Tuesday Beavers and Cubs

2011-01-09T18:17:00.003Z

Ice-Skating Sunday 16th January. (Dundrum, Dublin)
Bus leaving at 8.00 a.m. sharp from Scout Den.
Returning at 7.30 p.m.
Every Beaver and Cub should wear warm clothing, bring a packed lunch and must wear a Neckerchief.
Contact Number on the day - Padraig 086-2603403

Meetings Resume after Christmas Break

2011-01-09T18:12:00.001Z

Meetings for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will all resume on their normal days and times on the week beginning Monday 17th January

Ice-Skating Sunday Jan 16th 2011

2010-12-17T14:43:00.001Z

Any member of the Monday Cubs or Tuesday Beavers or Cubs interested in going on the Ice-Skating trip in January and who was not able to come to the Scout Den last night (Thursday) should contact Padraig on 086-2603403 before Wednesday 22nd December.

Scout Meeting Cancelled

2010-12-08T15:49:00.000Z

Please note that the Scout Meeting tonight Wednesday 8th December has been cancelled due to no significant improvement in weather conditions.

Tuesday Beaver and Cub Meetings Cancelled

2010-12-07T16:51:00.000Z

Tonights meetings for the Tuesday Beaver Section and Tuesday Cub Section have been cancelled due to the continued weather conditions this evening.

Monday Beaver and Cub Meetings Cancelled

2010-12-06T16:52:00.001Z

Tonights meetings for the Monday Beaver Section and Monday Cub Section have been cancelled due to the deteriorating weather conditions this evening.

Beaver and Cub Trip to Lough Gara Horse Riding Stables

2010-12-04T11:38:00.001Z

Please note that due to the adverse weather conditions, the rescheduled visit tomorrow (Sunday 5th December) for the Tuesday Beavers and Monday and Tuesday Cubs is postponed until further notice.

Scout Camp to Rosses Point

2010-12-03T11:12:00.001Z

Friday 3rd December 10.50 am

Due to the adverse weather, the planned Scout Section Indoor Camp this weekend to Rosses Point Scout Den has unfortunately been postponed.

Boyle Scouts Registration 2010

2010-09-10T12:32:00.003+01:00

Registration night for all New and Existing members will be held in our Scout Den on Wednesday 22nd September between 7.00 and 8.00 pm. All Parents who wish to enrol a child for the coming year, must register on this night. Weekly meetings will resume on their usual days and times the following week beginning Monday 27th September. Anyone who would like to give a hand out or become a Leader in any of the Sections would be most welcome and should contact the Group Leader on 086 8360222.

Easter Week Details and Times

2010-03-28T18:55:00.006+01:00

This week sees Boyle Scouts extremely busy on a number of different fronts.
Brief details and times of the various activities are listed below. For further information please contact the relevant Section Leader.

Normal Section Meetings for Beavers and Cubs do not take place this week (beginning Monday 29th March) or next week (beginning Monday 5th April)!

Monday 29th March:     Meeting for all Team Members Cubs/Scouts/Ventures in Scout Den 7.00 - 9.00 p.m. Re: National Challenge Weekend
Tuesday 30th March:     Lough Keel Scout County Board Meeting @ 8.00 p.m. All Leaders Welcome
Wednesday 31st March:     Scout Meeting as normal 8.30 - 10.00 p.m.
Training meeting for all Team Members (Cubs) 8.30 - 9.30 p.m.
Thursday 1st April:     Scouts Bag Packing in Super Valu 10.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts attend Holy Thursday Mass - Meet in Day Chapel in Full Uniform @ 7.30 p.m.
Friday 2nd April:     Ventures Bag Packing in Super Valu 10.00 - 6.00 p.m.
Saturday 3rd April:     Scouts Bag Packing in Super Valu 10.00 - 6.00 p.m.
                                  Cubs/Scouts/Ventures attend Easter Vigil Mass - Meet in Day Chapel @ 9.00 p.m.

St Patrick's Day Parade

2010-03-20T18:25:00.000Z

Congratulatons and well done to all on the huge effort put into our entry in this years St. Patrick's Day Parade. The great work done by our members and Leaders alike was justly rewarded with 2nd place overall and winners in the Youth Category. A few pictures of our entry and our participants are below:

Challenge Day Success

2010-03-07T15:00:00.000Z

Boyle Scouts have done themselves really proud once again competing in our Annual County Challenge Day held on Saturday 6th March in Lough Keel Campsite. In the Scout Section, our Boyle Team finished in a well deserved 1st place with a great effort put in by the Team throughout the day. In the Cub Section our Monday Cubs also took 1st place with our younger Tuesday Cubs putting in a brilliant team effort to scoop 2nd place.
Teams from Boyle, Ballinamore, Carrick on Shannon, Longford and Lanesboro/Ballyleague took part on the day demonstrating their skills in many areas of Scouting including Air Activities, Backwoods Cooking, Emergencies, Pioneering and Sailing/Rowing.
Congratulations and well done to all 3 teams (pictured below) and their Leaders. Also a word of thanks to all of the Leaders from Boyle and the other Groups who organised and ran a very successful and enjoyable Competition.
Our Boyle teams now go forward to represent Lough Keel Scout County in the National Challenge Competition in Larch Hill, Dublin on 17th/18th April. We wish them all the very best of luck.

Scout Section Winners

Monday Cub team pictured with their Leaders, Saoirse O'Flaherty, Colin Kearney and Angela Leonard. Cub Section Winners.

(Missing from photo, Niamh Beirne)

Tuesday Cub Team with their Leaders, Padraig Langan, Mary O'Donoghue and Stephen Tighe.

Cub Section Runners-Up.

Scouts Indoor Camp - Rosses Point 26th - 28th February

2010-03-01T23:30:00.002Z

The Scout Section had a very enjoyable indoor camp at the Rosses Point Sea Scout Den last weekend. The weather although cold, was dry with even some sunshine! The scouts planned, cooked and prepared all the meals for the weekend. The Scouts spent most of Saturday on the beach learning new skills and taking part in challenges and games.

One of the highlights of the weekend was the trip to the RNLI Lifeboat Centre where the Crew gave the Scouts a tour of the facility and also gave them a talk on Water Safety. The scouts were also invited to the centre on Sunday morning to see the lifeboat being launched and operated as part of a training exercise.

Scout Section Camp to Rosses Point Sea Scout Den

2010-02-25T23:50:00.001Z

Scout Indoor Camp

Rosses Point Sea Scout Den

26th – 28th February

Leaving Den at 7pm Friday evening.

Arriving back at den at 2pm Sunday.

Contact Enda for further details.

Peak 2000 Hike

2010-02-25T23:40:00.003Z

Our Annual Peak 2000 Fundraising Hike took place on Sliabh Ban, Strokestown on Sunday last, 21st February. Boyle Scouts had over 120 Members, Leaders and Parents taking part in the event. Weather conditions were almost perfect for hiking. It was cool and dry with a few traces of snow in places, to add to the cold feel. All were rewarded for their efforts with BBQ Burgers, Hot Dogs and Hot Chocolate at the summit. Boyle Scouts would like to thank everyone who participated and helped out on the day and to all who supported our members so generously in the fundraising effort. (A few Pictures below)
A special word of congratulations and well done to Michael Grehan who received a presentation on the day to recognise and thank him for his help in designing a new County Badge for Lough Keel Scout County. His design along with 3 others were used to formulate the final design which you can see below.

Final Design by Allen McCarthy/Trevor Conroy, Trojan Complete IT Solutions

Venture and Rover Sections Paintball Trip

2010-02-25T23:30:00.001Z

Our Ventures and Rovers had a day paintballing in Bray on Saturday last 20th February. The hugely popular sport proved a big hit with our sharpshooters and not so sharp!! Plenty of stories and bruises are going down in evidence of their feats! There are a few photos below of the troops.

Peak 2000 Details

2010-02-14T23:01:00.003Z

Our Annual Peak 2000 hike takes place on Sliabh Ban, Stokestown on Sunday 21st Feb.
All Sections will be taking part.
Departing Boyle from Scout Den @ 10.00 a.m. returning to Scout Den @ 4.00 p.m.
A Packed Lunch and Raingear is essential!
The Scout Shop will also be in attendance on the day.

Group Notice

2010-01-05T20:30:00.001Z

Meetings for all Sections will resume after the Christmas break on their normal days and times starting Monday 18th January.