New Wood Store for Faithlegg Scout Centre
Our Scout Centre at Faithlegg, Co. Waterford has seen a huge amount of campcraft and pioneering over the years. To keep our timber in top shape we have just acquired a new timber store. Pioneering is as important today as it was in BPs day – why?: It constitutes a clear exposition
Pipe Band Members mark the end of Anniversary Year
To mark the end of their 75th Anniversary year, members of the De La Salle Scout Pipe Band were presented with a limited edition DVD of the Pipe Band’s Christmas Concert. The DVD was limited to 50 copies which Pat Murphy, Pipe Major presented to band members at a ceremony
National Scout Awards Presented
At the Annual Group Christmas Mass held at the De La Salle College on December 4th last, Brian Fanning, County Commissioner presented four National Scout Awards to scouts from the 7th De La Salle Scout Troop. They are Sarah Lawrence, Shona Murray, Emily Costello and Matt Carrick who are pictured below with
De La Salle Scout Group on Facebook
Love it or hate it, you can’t really ignore it! Facebook seems to have become the ubiquitous networking site for many people these days and that includes a lot of the 1600+ weekly visitors to dlscouts.ie. Luckily Facebook is also a really intelligent and well-run site which makes it easy for community sites
Pipe Band 75th Anniversary Concert
The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band is celebrating its 75th Anniversary this year having been founded in 2009. They will be having a concert to celebrate the end of their 75th Anniversary on Sunday 13th December in St. Declans School Hall, Water Street at 8.00pm. Our band is of course the
Registration Night to be held
All members and parents are reminded that the De La Salle Scout Group Registration night will be held in the Den on Wednesday 4th November 2009 from 7.30pm. It is imperative that Registration fees be paid each year as it registers your child for the year with HQ in Dublin so they
First Meeting of our new Macaoimh pack
In recent years the De La Salle Scout Group has consisted of two Beaver Colonies, two Macaoimh (Cub Scout) Packs, two Scout Troops, a Venture Scout Group, as well as the Scout Pipe Band. Fortunately in the last number of years all of our sections have had great numbers taking
Pipe Band create a stir at Conference
The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band attended the recent Group Leaders /Commissioners Conference which was held in the Green Isle Hotel in Dublin on the 17th / 18th October. The band performed inside the hotel at the formal dinner for the conference after ‘playing’ in the Chief Scout and
De La Salle Scout Group Piper is All Ireland Champion for 2009
The All Ireland Piping and Drumming Solo Competition was held in Dublin on Saturday September 19th 2009 and three members of the De La Salle Scout Group competed. Elaine Stone gave a fantastic performance and despite very serious competition from pipers from Canada, Scotland and various parts of Ireland she won
Phoenix Scouts pay tribute to the Leaders
On Wednesday the 14th September last the winning Phoenix team and their parents caught the leaders of the 7th by surprise with a ‘Thank You’ party and a presentation of Penrose Crystal to Roddy, Keith, Tara and Michael. Needless to say there was also a Phoenix cake to be consumed!
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