This tent inner is now up.

One of the practice nights getting the inner up.

Before any camp or tenting activity was entered into the Guides would spent weeks familiarizing themselves with tent protocol. The best way to achieve this was to actually put the tents up.  They soon would realise that what worked for one tent type did not necessarily work for another. But the team work necessary was always emphasised. And it was better to get over it and get on with it it that not want to participate thus slowing everyone else down.

No matter what type of shelter
 things got done successfully
 when there was team work.

This particular purple tent is one of the new ones that a mother had purchased for her family.  It was large enough to fit eight Guides in a sleeping arrangement. 


First the tent inner had to be in place and then the tent outer put up over every thing. 
Finally the inner of the tent is up.  Then in would go all the bags and packs.  That was until the leaders made sure the tent was safe to enter.  Out came all the bags and neatly arranged they would be put back into under the outer lining.  


The leaders waited until the tent had gone  up a few times then came the challenge: To get the whole tent up, as a patrol, in less that 3 minutes. The older Guides worked out that with four people it was quicker than with 5 people or more.



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What is a Patrol Activity

Patrol activities help the Guides further develop within their peer group.  In order to actually 'do' an activity their must be several things happening at once.

Firstly their must be registered members of Guides participating.  Friends may attend sometimes.  (Up to three times then they must be a member to do any more visits to Guides programs and / or Patrol Activity visits - inclusive. The activity must be interesting, challenging and fun.  Something to be talked about and shared.

Having something special occurring keeps the friends interested in what you are doing.This way the friends will want to join in on the planning too.

Patrol activities are overseen by adults.

Patrol activities are not always held at Guides. These adventures can be to all sorts of interesting place, events, activities and services. Sometimes Patrol Activities can be something that is a small part of something else happening.  Like doing the food shopping before a come or cook out. Supporting a friend with a sport endevour, Going to the pictures together.  Going shopping anyway even hiking in the bush.

So you can see that to achieve a Patrol activity

• Management of any activity is a learned art.  
• Management of people has many different variables.
•  Time management is a different senaro altogether. 

Overnight stay has changed it's dates.

The planned overnight stay based on the theme 'FOOD' has changed it's dates. Now the days are Thursday to Friday of the second [possibly the first] week of the April School Holidays 2009.  To be confirmed by next week.

• The basic program has been sorted out. 
• The Patrol Duties teams are worked out. 
• Each Camp Patrol has colors and a name.
• The pre-camp work , overnight stay's activities and outcomes will benefit the Guides who attend the Ev Graham competition at the end of this year.
• Patrol Leadership skills and structure is being worked on.
• Basic camp craft skills will be shown and reinforced with practice over several of these overnight stays through out the year.
• Basic Patrol management and governance challenges are being shown, discussed and worked through.
• The basic cost of $20.00 each participant goes into a very full camp schedule.