Check-in time-Galway Harbour Company -14.30hrs Pick-up time- Dun Aengus, Dock Street, Galway Docks. (Apartments just next to traffic lights) – 17.10hrs. These are our allotted times we cannot miss this so please plan to be there early. There will be plenty to sea(pun intended!) If you are there early. If your cub is not there at the time we will not be able to wait so please don’t let them miss out. As with previous Read more…
Gear list for camp RenvilHi All, Anyone with a cub camping this weekend please come down to den at 8.15pm tomorrow for a run through.Especially cubs who are camping for the first time.We will have time to address any questions in den before the camp but are busy when onsite. Location: Renville Park, Oranmore. Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/3afNXLmZSxk Time: Meet Friday 6pm at the Castle in Renville Park, collect same location Sunday 12:30 Follow directions above: suggest Read more…
Hi all Please see attached. A few key dates indicated for your calendar. No cubs next week 3rd April returning 10th april Chief Scout Award Cubs Planning Meeting next Wednesday 4th April in Den for intercultural activity with 14th Clare cubs 11am to 5.30 pm (applicable to Alina, Cliodhna, Anna, Sarah, Danny understand Claire, Ellen & Iona are away/busy) 1st Cub Camp for 2 nights 20th – 22nd April in Renville Park Oranmore National event Read more…
Cathal Breathnach (1st Galway St. Joseph’s) and Fionn Delahunty (Galway Sea Scouts) will be giving a talk on their our trip to Germany on the Explorer Belt during the summer onSaturday 5th December at 7.30pm in the 1st Galway Den on Augustine Street. There will be a presentation of photos from the trip and an account of the experience that is going on the Explorer Belt. The trip logbooks and maps will be available for viewing Read more…
1st Galway St. Joseph’s Scout Unit is holding an Open House on Saturday, 26th September 2015 at The Den, Ozanam House, St. Augustine Street, 12 – 3 pm. This event is designed for families who want to explore the scouting program for their children and teens, ages 6-17. 1st Galway St. Joseph’s Scout Group is an active outdoor organisation located at the heart of Galway city that aims to give young people a chance Read more…
1st Galway Joseph’s Scouts has been active in Galway city since 1927. Our Den, a treasure trove of Scouting at 4 Augustine Street will open to public for Culture night. Please call in and see photos of both adventures old and new. Share a memory of your or your children’s times in scouting with the present generation over a cup of tea. New members young and adult also welcome to visit. Culture Night will be Read more…
The Fox Patrol, eight Scouts from Galway competed in the Phoenix Challenge, the Scouts national camping competition, at Salesian College, Pallaskenry at the end of August. The eight teenagers, aged between 13 and 15, won the coveted Gold Award for achieving over 80% of the available marks and came 13th out of almost 100 patrols in attendance from all over Ireland. They joined over 800 scouts and 350 adult helpers at the event. As well as maintaining a very Read more…
The scouts have taken to the water this summer several times to improve their kayaking skills. With the assistance of our qualified leaders, they have been out on the river in our boats, some working towards their level 2 skills while other helping them practice. Here are some of the photos from some of our recent trips, keep an eye on our Facebook page for more updates:
One of our Rover / Scout Leaders Cathal, took part in the Explorer Belt Expedition this Summer to Germany. This was a 200km expedition across an unknown part of Germany involving living off a limited budget of €75 for ten days for two people, completing a number of projects, working on two special interest badges and learning as much about Germany as possible. Cathal and his teammate Fionn from the Galway Sea Scouts came home Read more…
Our Phoenix Fox Patrol headed out to Renville last Monday for a pre Phoenix camp. The Phoenix is the national campcarft competition and this year it will take place in Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick. A team of 8 will take part in the competition and they planned this camp to get some practice in setting up their campsite and working as a team ahead of the long weekend in August. For the 2 and a half Read more…