Arklow Sea Scouts' Events
2009
NB. From around the end of April to mid September, Harbour Troop are normally taking part in sea and water
activities and expeditions on a weekly basis. They do not appear on this calendar as it would make the list of events
very long and difficult to use. For the same reason, boat maintenance sessions do not appear on the list despite
happening on at least a fortnightly basis between late September and early April every year.
January
01/01/’09: Annual New Year's Day Swim
08/01/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County programme planning meeting in Kilcoole
09/01/’09: Harbour Troop returns from Christmas break
10/01/’09: Scouting Fundamentals course in Arklow for new Scouters
14/01/’09: Troop programme planning meeting
17/01/’09: Backwoods training hike/recci in Glenart forest
19/01/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Board meeting in Greystones
24/01/’09: National Sea Scout Team meeting
25/01/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Challenge Day in Kilcoole
29/01/’09: Group Council
February
04/02/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Management Committee meeting
07/02/’09 or
08/02/’09: Compass assault course in Glenart forest
14/02/’09: National Challenge Day
22/02/’09: Founder’s Day
22/02/’09: RDS Dublin Boat Show trip for Harbour Troop
28/02/’09: Planning meeting in Wexford for the Southeast Provincial Sea Scout Training Camp
March
02/03/’09: Consultation meeting regarding Asgard II with Nessa Childers (candidate for MEP elections)
07/03/’09: Child Protection Awareness training course in Greystones
14/03/’09: National Sea Scout Team meeting **POSTPONED**
17/03/’09: St. Patrick’s Day parade
20/03/’09 and
21/03/’09: Camp for Harbour Troop members who paraded on St. Patrick’s Day
25/03/’09: Recci in Glenart forest by Harbour Troop for incident course
28/03/’09 and
29/03/’09: National Council in Newcastle, Co. Down
April
01/04/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Board meeting in Arklow Sea Scout Centre
04/04/’09: National Sea Scout Team meeting
05/04/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Beaver Scout Day in Glenroe Open Farm
18/04/’09 and
19/04/’09: New programme working weekend in Larch Hill
18/04/’09 and
19/04/’09: National Sea Scout Leader’s Conference **POSTPONED**
22/04/’09: Planning meeting in Newtownmountkennedy for Cill Mhantáin Scout County Camp
24/04/’09: Group awards night
24/04/’09 to
26/04/’09: National Youth Forum
25/04/’09 and
26/04/’09: MPSE (backwoods) training
26/04/’09: Sea Scout stall at Cairde le Chéile information day in Arklow Leisure Centre
30/04/’09: Group Council **POSTPONED**
May
01/05/’09 to
04/05/’09: Southeast Provincial Sea Scout Training Camp in Lough Dan
03/05/’09: Vintage Car Rally
09/05/’09 and
10/05/’09: Harbour Troop marshalling in the Éireman practice event in Courtown – see http://www.eireman.org/
17/05/’09: Group mass
17/05/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Cub Scout Challenge Day
21/05/’09: Group Council
30/05/’09: National Sea Scout Team meeting
30/05/’09 and
31/05/’09: Sea Scout involvement in Volvo Ocean Race stopover in Galway
31/05/’09: MetMasts Turbine Yacht Race around Arklow Banks
June
29/05/’09 to
01/06’09: JamÓige 2009 in Dalgan Park near Navan, Co. Meath
02/06/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Cub Scout hike
10/06/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Management Committee meeting in Rathdrum
19/06/’09 to
21/06/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Camp in Lough Dan
13/06/’09: Group Cub Water Activity Day **POSTPONED**
26/06/’09 to
28/06/’09: National Raft Race in Lough Dan
27/06/’09: Master Mariner training event in Howth
27/06/’09: Bray Sea Scouts “Mambo Canoe Fun Race”
29/06/’09: Annual Seafarers Memorial Service in Arklow Sea Scout Centre for those lost at sea
July
03/07/’09: Overnight camp and canoeing in Arklow
27/07/’09 to
01/08/’09: Summer camp in Lough Dan National Scout Campsite
August
05/08/’09: Start of Small Ships Race
16/08/’09: Memorial service at graveside of Warrington Baden Powell in Fife, Scotland to begin
commemorations of the international centenary of Sea Scouting, running into 2010
22/08/’09: National Sea Scout Team meeting
22/08/’09 and
23/08/’09: Harbour Troop marshalling in the Éireman main event in Courtown – see http://www.eireman.org/
09/09/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Board meeting in Kilcoole
19/09/’09: Cill Mhantáin Scout County Cub Scout sleepover in Arklow Sea Scout Centre
27/09/’09: Scout Liffey Descent
October
03/10/’09 and
04/10/’09: Venture Scout Trizone in Lough Dan
09/10/’09 to
11/10/’09: Sionnach Adventure – Wicklow
17/10/’09 and
18/10/’09: Jamboree on the air (JOTA), and Jamboree on the internet (JOTI)
24/10/’09: National Sea Scout Team meeting
November
07/11/’09: Master Mariner competition
08/11/’09: National Swimming Gala
05/12/’09: National Sea Scout Team meeting