VIKING VENTURE SCOUT REUNION 2013 NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 3

Contents

TICKET DEADLINE

AUDIO RECORD YOUR MEMORIES

BYGONES

UNVEILING

ACIVITIES UPDATE – WALK DETAILS AND NEW CAVING TRIP

CAMPING/BARN

TICKET DEADLINE….

114 tickets sold now – but if you haven’t bought yours yet then you need to buy a ticket by the 15th July – or we cannot guarantee you a full goody bag. You really do NOT want to miss out on this pack of useable memorabilia – this is MUST HAVE STUFF – but we need to place orders soon, so please chase any comrades who have yet to buy!

Your mates can buy tickets from https://viking.ticketbud.com/viking-venture-scout-unit-closing-ceremony - please forward this email.

AUDIO RECORD YOUR MEMORIES

We would love to hear your memories, what the unit meant to you, funny anecdotes, etc – and will include as many as we can in the slidefilm.

“But how do I do that?” (you cry)

Simples. Your mobile will have a voice recorder (trust me it will – Google it.)

Record it. Then send it to………

VVSUMEMORIES@GMAIL.COM

Also, if you have any STUFF* for the time line, please email us to avoid duplication, and we will make a space for it

*STUFF means physical memories – like a pair of Ron hills, a trophy, a silly orange woolly hat. Use your imagination!

BYGONES

We featured in Derby Telegraphs Bygones insert on Monday – if you missed it, we hope to have copies available at the event

            

UNVEILING

Remember to be back in Allestree at the Unit HQ for an UNVEILING at 4.30pm prompt

There will be a lot of cars – please try to car share, and consider the neighbours and don’t block drives blah blah blah.

EVENING

All you need to know is to be at the Rugby club from 7pm for festivities and surprises. If you have items for the memory walls/rooms then please email us thevikingreunion@gmail.com

ACTIVITIES UPDATE

LONGSHAW SHEEPDOG TRIAL FELL RACE http://www.longshawsheepdog.co.uk/fell_race

Enter as ‘Viking VSU’ for the very last time!


The Fell Race course covers 5 miles over Burbage, Higger Tor, Over Owler Tor, Owler Tor, Lawrence Field & Longshaw Pastures, including woods, rocky paths and the occasional bog.The start field can be seen from the majority of the route and conversely the spectators can follow the runners through binoculars.The course record is 38m 07sec Pay to enter the Sheepdog Trials (currently £5) and race free. Bring the family, there’s plenty for them to do whilst you run the fells.

ADAM BLEAKMAN is coordinating this event and is happy to arrange transport if a group wish to go together.

Contact Adam on 07590366939.

LONGSHAW AREA WALK

The legendary Ian Macklin will be leading a easy 5 1/2 mile walk on the day - 9:30 at Longshaw Estate car park or 8:30 in Allestree, location to be confirmed. There should be time for a swift half in the Fox House before the plaque unveiling in Allestree.

Please register with Ian f

or the walk email i.d.macklin@tesco.net

ROCK CLIMBING AT STANAGE EDGE

Meet 10am Stanage Plantation car park (the car park half way along Stanage). Bring whatever gear you have either for bouldering or routes! Or just film proceedings on your mobile, and collect £150 from ‘You’ve been framed’!

If it is wet, bring socks to pull over your climbing boots.

CANOEING

For those who have ever been involved in unit canoeing. Chris Champion proposed a paddling session at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham on the morning of the reunion.

“Meet there at 10:30am to allow plenty of time for boating, swimming and hauling equipment out of the Trent. If you can remember which way around you sit in a canoe then you're good enough! I'm sure between us we can organise equipment for those who don't have any. Temperatures are guaranteed to be equatorial. Everyone welcome. I believe it's currently £8 for a 3 hour pass.”

CAVING- TRIP ‘B’

Malcolm Halsey’s Peak Cavern Trip is full – so……

Toby Clarke and Mark Silo will be leading Caving trip ‘B’

Limit of 10 people, bring own helmets lamps - if you don’t have any then we will see what we can do. Email Toby on tobyandjess@hotmail.com

IF YOU WANT TO ARRANGE ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ON THE DAY THEN LET US KNOW AT thevikingreunion@gmail.com and we will advertise it for you.

CAMPING/BARN – EXTEND THE CELEBRATION!

On the night of the 6th September, Mark Silo is arranging accommodation at the Orpheus Caving Club Cottage. There are normally 18 spaces in the cottage, and there is also room for tents around the cottage – this will be on first come first served, when they are gone they are gone basis, at £6 per head for the night.

TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE EMAIL Mark Silo on mark.silo@bcs.org

http://www.orpheuscavingclub.org.uk/cottage_info.html

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Viking Reunion Newsletter - Issue 2

Welcome to issue 2

Contents

TICKET DEADLINE

BYGONES

ACIVITIES UPDATE – EARLY BIRD CATCHES WORM

CAMPING/BARN – EXTEND THE CELEBRATION!

TICKET DEADLINE….

100 tickets sold now – but if you haven’t bought yours yet then you need to buy a ticket by the 15th July – or we cannot guarantee you a full goody bag. You really do NOT want to miss out on this pack of useable memorabilia – this is MUST HAVE STUFF – but we need to place orders soon, so please chase any comrades who have yet to buy!

Your mates can buy tickets from https://viking.ticketbud.com/viking-venture-scout-unit-closing-ceremony - please forward this email.

BYGONES

Look out for an extended article and photo piece in the 1st July edition of the Derby Telegraphs ‘BYGONES’ supplement. We hope that this may be seen by some of the unfortunates who we have yet to contact.

ACTIVITIES UPDATE – EARLY BIRD CATCHES WORM

So far we have the following events planned – please feel free to set up your own events, and let us know and we will publicise them for you.

LONGSHAW SHEEPDOG TRIAL FELL RACE

http://www.longshawsheepdog.co.uk/fell_race

We are suggesting that instead of your own club, you enter as ‘Viking VSU’ for the very last time!


The Fell Race course covers 5 miles of varied terrain over Burbage, Higger Tor, Over Owler Tor, Owler Tor, Lawrence Field & Longshaw Pastures, including woods, rocky paths and the occasional bog.The start field can be seen from the majority of the route and conversely the spectators can follow the runners through binoculars.

The course record is 38m 07sec

Pay to enter the Sheepdog Trials (currently £5) and race free. Bring the family, there’s plenty for them to do whilst you run the fells.

ADAM BLEAKMAN is coordinating this event and is happy to arrange transport if a group wish to go together.

Contact Adam on 07590366939.

LONGSHAW AREA WALK

Ian Macklin has kindly agreed to lead a walk in the area. Further details to follow when he gives them to us. :-) Will he be wearing the fabled moustache? Make sure you dress inappropriately and that you have a frame rucksack. No jeans.

ROCK CLIMBING AT STANAGE EDGE

Meet 10am Stanage Plantation car park. Bring whatever gear you have either for bouldering or routes, or just come and watch Andrew Crome climb something really hard!

If it is wet, bring socks to pull over your climbing boots.

CANOEING

For those who have ever been involved in unit canoeing. Chris Champion proposed a paddling session at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham on the morning of the reunion.

“Meet there at 10:30am to allow plenty of time for boating, swimming and hauling equipment out of the Trent. If you can remember which way around you sit in a canoe then you're good enough! I'm sure between us we can organise equipment for those who don't have any. Temperatures are guaranteed to be equatorial. Everyone welcome. I believe it's currently £8 for a 3 hour pass.”

CAVING

Malcolm Halsey will be leading a caving trip down Peak Cavern. This will be beyond the showcave and will be ‘proper caving’. People will need to provide their own fleeces, old waterproofs and wellies, helmet and headtorch. There is a short fixed (rigid) ladder at one point but otherwise it is all fairly straightforward and very impressive compared to the usual squalid Derbyshire mud fest.

Malcolm says -“It will be suitable for anyone who keeps themselves reasonably active and isn't going to have a heart attack on me. You would get wet up to about waist level.”

It will mean a fairly early start (8am from Allestree or staying up in the paek) to get back in time.



So far we have Malcolm, John and Frank Warwick and Mark Silo – there are only TEN PLACES available on first come first served basis - if you want to reserve a spot email

mhalsey1956@hotmail.com

ASAP

IF YOU WANT TO ARRANGE ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ON THE DAY THEN LET US KNOW AT thevikingreunion@gmail.com and we will advertise it for you.



CAMPING/BARN – EXTEND THE CELEBRATION!

On the night of the 6th September, Mark Silo is arranging accommodation at the Orpheus Caving Club Cottage. There are normally 18 spaces in the cottage, and there is also room for tents around the cottage – this will be on first come first served, when they are gone they are gone basis, at £6 per head for the night.

TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE EMAIL Mark Silo on mark.silo@bcs.org

More info here:

http://www.orpheuscavingclub.org.uk/cottage_info.html

VIKING VENTURE SCOUT REUNION 2013 NEWSLETTER - ISSUE 1

If you have bought a ticket, this newsletter is to give you a little bit more information about what is planned for the reunion in September – and to ask for assistance with a few bits and bobs. If you haven’t bought a ticket – click HERE

Contents

WHO IS COMING SO FAR
ACIVITIES TO SIGN UP TO ON THE DAY
PRESENTATION
EVENING EVENT

WHO IS COMING SO FAR

Basically if your mates are not on here, then you need to chase them up.

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Max Arguile Edwin Sutton Ben Bellamy Toby Clarke dave PrinceJ ez Power Malcolm Halsey Daniel Pezzutti Steve Holland Neil Davidson Dan Cocker Jason Hinds George Fuller Ian McChesney Andy Dolphin Les Robinson Neil Shaw Martyn Williamson Tim Oakes Bruce Clarke Guy Hillyard John Warwick Ian Clayton Tim Mackervoy Craig Sephton Mike Jones Andy Glaister chris champion Amanda Silo Rob Cowley Pete Vale Lester Simpson an Shaw James Gazzard Matthew Morris Andy Crome Rob Hoon Rob Leedhsm Ralph Robinson john Middleton Michael Reece Jonathan Vaughan Nick Kirk Roland Sutton James Prince Frank Warwick Dave Page Mark Silo Ian Derbyshire Mark Anthony Paul Young Mark Lenderyou Justin Farnan Jim Bunting John Wolstenholme Roo Mackervoy Dave Cowley ANTHONY HART Mark Gibson Nick Billington Charlotte Wood Ian Howard Matt Payne Andy Petrie Adrian Palmer Ian Godley Ian Macklin David Crackles sarah jones Sarah-Jayne Dominic Rod Townes Anthony Plummer Hazel Webster Michael Child Liz Payne Nick Kitchen Jon Hagues Graham Page Barney Connell Oliver Bellamy Jim Evans Sean Ince Erik Heighton Adam Bleakman Emma Nelson Dominic Foss Emma Vanter Jim Reader Paul Jennings Neil Foster Giles Bellamy


Your mates can buy tickets from https://viking.ticketbud.com/viking-venture-scout-unit-closing-ceremony - please feel free to forward this email.

ACTIVITIES TO SIGN UP TO FOR THE DAY

During the morning of the event we hope that some of you will participate in a few informal events that we plan to hold in the peak district.

So far we have the following events planned – please feel free to set up your own events, and let us know and we will publicise them for you.

LONGSHAW SHEEPDOG TRIAL FELL RACE

Thats Pete Vale

RACE WEBSITE CLICK HERE

We are suggesting that instead of your own club, you enter as ‘Viking VSU’ for the very last time!

The Fell Race course covers 5 miles of varied terrain over Burbage, Higger Tor, Over Owler Tor, Owler Tor, Lawrence Field & Longshaw Pastures,

including woods, rocky paths and the occasional bog.

The start field can be seen from the majority of the route and conversely the spectators can follow the runners through binoculars.

The course record is 38m 07sec

Pay to enter the Sheepdog Trials (currently £5) and race free. Bring the family, there’s plenty for them to do whilst you run the fells.

Dark Peak Fell Runner, FRA insured event. Extensive prizelist. Spot prizes. Friendly event. A proper race. Real ale Bar!

ADAM BLEAKMAN is coordinating this event and is happy to arrange transport if a group wish to go together.

Contact Adam on 07590366939.

LONGSHAW AREA WALK

Ian Macklin has kindly agreed to lead a walk in the area. Further details to follow when he gives them to us. :-) Will he be wearing the fabled moustache? Make sure you dress inappropriately and that you have a frame rucksack. No jeans.

ROCK CLIMBING AT STANAGE EDGE

Meet 10am Stanage Plantation car park. Bring whatever gear you have either for bouldering or routes, or just come and watch Dave Princes continued grudge match against ‘right unconquerable’ (here is Geoff Birtles and Ron Fawcett on it Dave – get some tips… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fOEEDUZrL0 )

CAVING

Well Cavey? Let us know what (or who) you are doing and we will let everyone know!

PRESENTATION

WHATEVER YOU DO – YOU WILL NEED TO BE BACK TO ALLESTREE BY 4.30PM FOR THE UNVEILING OF A ‘BLUE PLAQUE’ AT THE UNIT HEADQUARTERS.

EVENING

NEIL DAVIDSON AND PAUL YOUNG HAVE BEEN DIGITISING THE UNITS SLIDES – THE VERY BEST SLIDES FROM ACROSS THE DECADES WILL BE ON SHOW ON THE NIGHT.

AND SOME NOT SO GOOD ONES…..

THERE WILL BE A MEMORY WALL WITH MEMENTOS AND MEMORIES FROM THE UNITS HISTORY – IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT SHOULD BE ON IT THEN EMAIL VVSUMEMORIES@GMAIL.COM


DON’T EAT BEFORE HAND – YOU WILL BE BETTER FED THAN ON ANY EXPEDITION!





THE GOODY BAG INCLUDING SOME USABLE UNIQUE AND CLASSIC MOMENTOS TO REMEMBER YOUR EVENING AND WHAT LITTLE REMAINS OF YOUR RAPIDLY FADING YOUTH.

AND FINALLY...

PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE YOU KNOW WHO USED TO BE IN THE UNIT – WE WANT TO SEE AS MANY THERE AS POSSIBLE TO SAY A FINAL FAREWELL.

Here are a few Pics

These are a few pics that have been appearing on facebook reproduced here for those of your that have faces and books but never the twain shall meet.

Photo Gallery by QuickGallery.com

Pay your Debts - Well buy a ticket by June the 15th please

That phrase has an oddly familiar ring about it. I have just been putting a bit of timeline for the reunion together and everything we want to do relies on having an accurate idea on how many people are coming. Here is the problem. 66 people have bought a ticket, but nearly double that have said they are coming. We are only a few weeks from away from needing to place orders for food, and goody bag contents and at the moment I think we would under order, so here is our plea.

If you know your going to be going please buy a ticket by the 15th of June so we can have a firm idea of exactly who is going. Then we can buy the right number of everything.

If you don't buy by this date we may need to put the price up as sourcing things last minute gets more expensive. Oh and if you know someone who says there going put hasn't bought a ticket have a word please. Mild verbal abuse and twisting arms at this stage is fine, standing on their neck can wait until early June.

Here is the link to the ticketing site one more time, what could be easier?

If we told you we would have to kill you.

Ian Shaw has sent me the minutes of the first organising committee meeting through. There is loads of stuff happening and everyone in the committee has stuff to do. Thanks to all of them for getting so involved, whilst I sit behind a computer doing the easy bit.

Now I could tell you everything that we have planned, but to be honest its going to spoil things a bit for you. So I'm not going to publish the full minutes on here. However if you hate surprises, always read the last page of the book first, stopped believing in Santa aged 4 and you want a copy. Email thevikingreunion@gmail.com and I will send them through to you.

Get your memorabilia sorted though I can tell you that, we plan to have the "time wall" idea set up in a couple of rooms and you can attach your Unit stuff to the wall, the more people who bring stuff the better.

Oh and the final part of the evening could be a bit special. If that is we can overcome a couple of health and safety hurdles. Most of you who were in the unit before 2000 won't be familiar with health and safety, but it is a way of stopping people having fun in case they then refuse to take responsibility for their actions when they get hurt. I know ridiculous isn't it but what can you do?

I can also  tell you we have 1829 quids as a balance in the account. So far we have paid out a deposit for the venue and we have paid $100 for the ticketing website. There are paypal fees to come out yet too.

What started as an idea during a few drunken conversations is looking like it could be quite an occasion. So thanks for all the help support and interest, roll on September.

Over 50

Actually none of then are as yet, but we have now sold 56 tickets. The furthest anyone is coming so far is from Botswanna (Frank Warwick). Guy Hilliard has been traced to Antartica so he has the furthest to come, we await developments with interest. 

Last night the organising committee had its first meeting at the rugby club, with me tuning in through a very patchy skype connection. It was so patchy I tuned out after a bit and let them get on with it. There are minutes being written up as we speak, I will let you know what occurred as soon as.

And here are a few pics from ancient history if you don't have facebook

Latest news

So things are going along nicely, you have bought 34 tickets and the word seems to be getting out. Don't wait to long before you buy a ticket, they might be in short supply before too long.

Here is a breakdown of who is responsible for which parts of the reunion at the moment. We need to get on with spending your money so we are assigning people to jobs, actually they are pretty much assigning themselves, which is rather marvellous. I think we have a good outline plan in place and a good team to deliver it, now for some detail.

John Warwick
Accounts

Ben Bellamy
Talking to the Press, Presentation to Peter, Group Liaison.

Toby Clark
Sorting out the venue and the food.

Dave Prince 
Ticketing, Website, Overview.

Ian Shaw
Goody Bags

Neil Davidson/Paul Young
Slide Show

James Prince
Final Closing Ceremony

Sean Ince 
Time Wall

About the Event

The What

We Start by making a presentation to Peter, then, we get back together, talk about then and now. We eat, drink and say a collective thank you to Peter. Then we formally close the unit.

News just in, we now have an organising committee including currently, but not limited for too long I'm sure to:
Dave Prince, Ben Bellamy, John Warwick, Toby Clarke, Ian Shaw, Sean Ince, Andy Bond.

The Where

Hopefully many of you will start your Saturday doing the activities you used to do, or are still involved in. We will organise some of this, but hopefully some of you will organise and publicise your own sessions.
During the afternoon we will all meet up in Allestree for a presentation at 4.30. There will then be time for a quick change if you want before its off to Derby Rugby Club in Darley Abbey from 7pm onwards.

Itinerary

Morning - Activities
4.30pm  Presentation to Peter in Allestree
7.00pm -11.30pm Derby Rugby Club

This Includes

A barbeque or buffet depending on the weather.

We should be able to provide drinks both soft and alcoholic but how long the bar will be "free" for, will depend on the numbers attending.

A slide show (of course).

A time wall - bring your viking memorabilia and pin it up to see what we got done over those 40 years and in what order.

A formal closing ceremony, top secret at the moment, but let's burn out not fade away.

A goody bag including some unique and classic momentos to remember your evening and what little reaminans of your rapidly fading youth.

Where does my money go?
Firstly no-one who is organising is getting paid or taking a cut that wouldn't be right.

You will be getting the following:

The presentaton we make to Peter will be custom made.

Venue hire - we got a good price.

Food - looks like quality stuff, menu to follow when we confirm.

Drink  - again the more the merrier you will be.

Ticketing costs, depends how you pay but roughly 3 pounds per ticket.

The closing ceremony - the more people come the better this element becomes.

Goody bags - the more people who come the better these will be.

If as we hope there is a surplus, any monies left over will go to local charities and we will let you know who gets what and have some say in the process.

And Finally

We are limiting this to 200 hundred tickets at the moment. If the demand is there we will try and accomodate as many as we can, but no promises. There probably won't be another one of these, so book early to avoid dissapointment.