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The recent flooding on the river Shannon has a terrible impact in the Shannonbanks area. For a few days the Scout Hall was within the expanded river and the flash point for all the activity in the area to help save the houses and of course our hall. Sc...
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MPC Awards
Conor Ó Briain and Ciarán Van Dam completed the 4 provincial Mountain Persuit Challenges (MPC). Their challenge started in the Cooley mountains in April 08 when they as part of a 4 person team including Adam Bridgeman and Dearb...
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Group Leader - Ger Ahern takes the reins of the group from Bill Fisher for the start of the 2009/10 Scout year, Eleanor Ahern takes over from Christine Ryan as Beaver Scout Leader, Marion Bridgeman assumes the Scout Leader role while Diarmuid Ó Briain mo...
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Lough Dan Sea Scout Camp - 5 scouts and 2 leaders from Shannonbanks participated in the Sea Scout Camp in Lough Dan on the May bankholiday week-end as part of the Mid-West Sea Scouts. Click here for more....
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Easter Camp The scout troop joined 34th Limerick (Pallaskenry) in Thomond Scout Centre, Murroe over Easter for a fun camp. It was originally for all the troops in the county but only two togged out. The weather was poor over the week-end and as the camp w...
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Limerick Scout County Expedition - Alan McNamara and Mags O'Regan ran what must be described as the best county mountain expedition in recent times on the Dingle Peninsula on the 17/18 April 2009. Poor weather all week had us on tenderhooks but the weathe...
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Munster MPC - Two Shannonbanks scouts completed their third MPC in the Gatees this week-end.The week-end started in Shannonbanks hall at 18:45hrs with 3 scouts, Ciarán Van Dam, Richard Ryan and Conor Ó'Briain plus Diarmuid Ó'Briain as scouter headed fo...
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NWAC - The Scout section spent the week-end at the National Water Activities Centre (NWAC) near Killaloe on the 7-8 Feb 2009. After arrival, check-in and chores at the centre, the scouts were brought for a short hike to the car park in the forestry. They ...
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Course Title Dates Venue Remarks Welcome to Scouting 18.02.09 TBC Names to Co Mngt Meeting 11 FebruaryScouting Fundamentals 28.02.09 TBC Please Complete attached Reg Form to be with Trg Co-Ord Bill Fisher NLT 19 Feb.Group Leaders/Treas/Sec TBC T...
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Investiture - Friday 19 Dec 2008 was the final scout night in 2008 for Shannonbanks scouts. We had a small investiture to bring 7 Trackers into the section. Leo Van Dam was also invested as a leader....
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Leadership Course (Level IV) This Course, which is open to all Scouters who have completed their Fundamentals, Essentials and Child Protection Courses, is residential and will be held in Mt Melleray over the weekend of Feb 20th - 22nd 2009. The cost is â‚...
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Alone it Stands - 25 Limerick Venture Scouts recently attended the show of "Alone it Stands" in Limerick Institute of Technology. Hereis a photo of them afterwards with none other than Brad Thorne or the All Blacks. Â ...
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History - 1987Little did the then A.R.C. Venture Scouts, Cois Sionna know when presenting the certificate to Shannonbanks Venture Scouts that he would eventually become the scout leader there. Who can name the A.R.C. and the Venture Scouts in the photo. &...
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 Patrol Leaders Course - The four patrol leaders attended a week-end PL training course in Melleray Scout Centre from the 21-23 November 2008. The course consisted of a varied programme of skills from running a meeting, running a camp, court of honour, ...
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Curraghchase Scout Centre - On the 15/16 November the scout section moved to Curraghchase. The objective to use the new patrol boxes and to plant some Geocaches. Saturday morning the Patrol Leaders were dropped off with their high-vis vests along the appr...
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Fire Safety - On the 14th November the Scout Section had a visit from the Civil Defence Auxiliary Fire Service. The firemen and firewoman demonstrated the equipment involved in fire fighting and allowed the scouts to try their had at quinching...
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Thomond Scout Centre - Shannonbanks Scouts with a few venture scouts in tow headed for Thomond Scout Centre in Murroe, Co. Limerick for what has become over the last few years the induction week-end for new Tracker Scouts. The week-end was the result of a...
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Awards Evening: 25 Limerick (Shannonbanks) Scout Group held an awards ceremony attended by the County Commissioner Bernadette Brennan. At the ceremony various badges were presented to scouts from the areas of the award scheme they had worked on. Special p...
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Connacht MPC - Shannonbanks MPC team participated in the Connacht MPC on Achill Island this week-end. Friday night the group camped at Keem beach and on Saturday the hike started with a climb to the overlooking Marconi Station and continued along the seac...
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A number of Shannonbanks scouts participated in a Sailing course in the National Water Activities Centre this week. A number of scouts received the new "Start Sailing" Certificate while other received the "Basic Skills" Certificate. Thanks to Lian Knight ...
