Windmill Youth Group ~ Recent Events

FOR THE INFORMATION OF ALL

NEWCOMERS

BEFORE YOU CAN GO ANY FURTHER YOU MUST E MAIL US FOR YOUR CONSENT FORMS,

THEN HAND THEM IN AT TRAINING.

WE THEN HAVE YOUR CORRECT E MAIL ADDRESS TO SEND YOU ALL THE INFORMATION YOU

OR YOUR PARENTS/GUARDIANS MAY REQUIRE.

WITHOUT DOING THIS YOU CANNOT BE INVOLVED WITH THE GROUP.

DO NOT MISTAKE THE WINDMILL GROUP WITH SCHOOL

HERE IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE.

WE ARE TOTALLY ON YOUR SIDE

BUT

IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT - YOU CAN LEAVE

IF WE DO NOT LIKE YOU - YOU WILL LEAVE

YOUR MENTORS ARE ALL VOLUNTEERS WHO TAKE NO NONSENSE

WE MOVE AT A VERY FAST PACE.

WE PROVIDE THE FOUR MAIN PILLARS

YOU WILL REQUIRE

TO SUPPORT YOU TO A SUCCESSFUL FUTURE

TEAMWORK

COMMUNICATION

PLANNING

PREPARATION

PLEASE DO NOT BE LEFT BEHIND

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OTHERWISE YOU JUST END UP THE AVERAGE NURD

OR MAYBE WORSE ??

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Wednesday 25th.November Sports Arena 6pm.-730pm.

Something to 'Beam' about.

Busy Night Tonight

RM SH PD AP KH+EB ML EO AG JC MHM BB

JCR JOR

With

Interviews

JD(level 2)

JCR(level 1)

GL(level 3)

SH(level 1)

Fundraising

By now you all will have received PD's e mail

regarding a fundraising meeting after training.

Make sure you ALL allocate sufficient time in your busy schedules to attend

LS RL ED NM HW

Friday 27th.November

Canoe Safety Training with MM & CW

River Lune Kirby Lonsdale

Devils Bridge.

Leave Blackpool 0800hrs.10.30hrs on water.

Finish 12.30pm.& return.

We bought a new boat and the weather and the water were spot on.

A great day with sunshine and no wind.

So much so it was extended until 3.30pm.and we got back at 4.30pm.

Lots learnt.

Thanks to MM & CW for giving up their time.

TCA MHM

JC RM

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Sunday 29th.November River Trip.

The River Kent at Kendal

All those strokes you learnt on still water.

Now is a chance to test your bottle and to do them on the move.

Again this will be water levels permitting.

Be at the unit at 8am to be kitted out.

Bring old warm gear to put over your wet suit and under your waterproofs.

Bring old trainers and thick socks.

Bring wooley hat to fit under your helmet and gloves you can paddle with.

Bring a HOT drink and some food.

Bring warm dry kit to change into afterwards.

It is going to be cold so do not forget anything.

Report of the Day.

Rain,Very Blustery Cold North Wind & Gloomy Skies

But

A brillliant trip.

The river was in just the right flow for what we wanted to do.

Break in, Break out,Ferry Glide & Surf on the Wave.

Everybody came on leaps and bounds and seriously impressed the coach.

We all, either capsized,fell in,or took in loads of water.

(Except for EO who believe it not,was wearing the only dry-suit!!)

Well done all and many thanks to MM and MI for giving up their time for us.

Back at the Unit at 5.10pm.

Despite Wind, Rain & Cold,

When most would send in some excuse not to turn up

You did the business in great style.

Very well done all of you.

AG RM EO JC SH

ML SH MHM ED KH

DE EN

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Wednesday 2ndDecember Sports Arena 6pm.-730pm.

The Hurdles of Life.

Losers back off :Winners leap over

AG RM TCA PD ML SH JC

KH BB GL BMC JOR

ED MHM RL HW NM BT EB

Wednesday 9th.December Sports Arena 6pm.-7.30pm.

Bleep & Weep

Then

THE BIKE CLUB PROJECT

Damian from the Bike Club will be coming for you to tell him about your Bike Club Project.

For those of you who missed that meet.

It is undertaking D of E Expeditions on Cycles

As well as other pedalling journeys on tracks in remote off road areas

Combined with camping,navigation and environmental studies.

Great Fun & Adventure.

Grant funding is available to you if you get your acts together.

AG LS KH RM TCA BB RL ML EO RN ED MHM JC NM HW SH AP

JD BMC

Interviews

7pm onwards

KH (Level 1)

LS(Level 2)

Well you did the Bleep but you didn't Weep.

Well done all.

Our visiting guests were very impressed with your fitness.

The next interviews will take place in the New Year.

After your meeting with Damian from the Bike Club,he was very pleased with your enthusiasm

for your forthcoming bike project.

I will obtain the application forms and let you ALL have them by e mail.

The deadline to have them in is the 21st.December.

JOR will head this up so liase with him.

We watch with interest as to which of you become involved.

For do not forget this part of it has nothing to do with your like or dislike of bikes.

It is how you involve yourself in this fund raising programme

Saturday/Sunday 12th/13th.December Hill Weekend

Be at the unit at 8.00am Saturday

Return 6pm. Sunday

North Cumbria. Back'o Skiddaw

At Hudscales Camping Barn

Description of Barn
Part of a group of traditional farm buildings, at 1,000 ft on the northern most flank of the Lakeland Fells. Overlooks the villages of Caldbeck and Hesket Newmarket.

It is an ideal base for exploring the northern fells.Sleeping accommodation is on the ground floor along with a cooking and eating area.

Facilities

Electricity, Toilet, Wash Basin , and Coin Operated Shower. Wood Burning Stove, power points, Microwave, Electric Kettle,

Cost

£10 each for the weekend. Bring your own grub.

Weekend Report.

Absolutely brill weekend.

Cold clear and icy.

Saturday in Carrockdale, High Pike and West Fell.

Followed by a little drama with the icy roads at Hesketh Newmarket.

But all tucked up dry and warm in the Hudscales Hut by 6pm.(The best in the Lake District).

Sunday: Back o' Skidda.

Two teams.

More experienced up the White Water Dash route via Skid.Ho. and round to Threk.

The junior team up into Glenderaterra Dale

(remembering Glenderterraderraderraterraratta etc etc is hard! )

Honing(sharpening) their navigation skills.

Spot on navigation all weekend and all round high quality teamwork and mountain awarness.

Well done to you all.

Put it in your log books.

You will know from the de-brief with your parents when we got back, we are only taking top flight members who have put in the time and gained the necessary experience beforehand, to Vercors in 2010.

Bronze and Silver expeditions to qualify will be next Easter time. This weekend's team are well on their way.

Young bronzers do not worry you will have lots of fun and adventures before you until the next big summer trip after 2010.

ML RM MHM RL AG JOR BMC KH SH BB

ED TCA EO

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Wednesday 16th.December Sports Arena 6pm.-730pm.

Heart Pumping Stuff

AG RM ML RL JOR ED EO MHM JCR

PD NM LS KH TCA

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Do not make the mistake that everything in the Windmill Group is related to physical activities..

Here are your next tests which will require the same 4 pillars

Teamwork.Communication,Planning & Preparation

but in a different way

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The next round of Rotary Interviews will take place in the New Year.

Thank you to all the Rotarians who have given up their valuable time for us this year

IN THESE TESTS IT IS FUND RAISING

1.The Bike Club Project.

For those of you new to making funding bids.

2.The Snows Project.

For the ones who are experienced in making funding bids

1,THE BIKE CLUB PROJECT

This is undertaking D of E Expeditions on Cycles

As well as other pedalling journeys on tracks in remote off road areas

Combined with camping,navigation and environmental studies.

Great Fun & Adventure.

Grant funding is available to you if you get your acts together.

After your meeting with Damian from the Bike Club,he was very pleased with your enthusiasm

for your forthcoming bike project to raise

2000

You now have the application forms by e mail.

The deadline to have them in is the 21st.December.

2.THE SNOWS HEIGHTS PROJECT

This for the ones who have been working up at Snows

The Youth Opportunity Fund have recommended

that the Windmill Group to bid for

130,000.

( Yes One Hundred and thirty thousand pounds)

towards the £525,000 Snows Redevelopment Fund

This would be a serious feather in your caps if you could pull this one off.

Just imagine having that success on your C/V.

Any persons interviewing you for any future application would be very seriously impressed.

JOR has been selected by the Windmill (Old Gits) Committee as the next youth chairman for 2010

will head both of these projects up,

So liase with him.

We watch with interest as to which of you become involved.

For do not forget this part of it has nothing to do with your like or dislike of bikes or hard graft up at Snows

It is how you involve yourself personally in these fund raising programmes.

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Saturday 19th.December

Open Canoeing River Trip

The Start of the Frostbite Series

Have some breakfast.

Be at the unit for 8am please

It is going to be cold.

Warm clothes to change into.Warm hat & gloves.

Warm socks

Sandwiches and most important a hot drink in a flask.

River Kent at Kendal.

Short day moving quickly.

Falling in is not an option.

You will be in emergency shelters at the end of the day awaiting transport

So be prepared.

Back at 5pm(ish)

ML RM AG JOR SH TCA SG

ED RL

Report of the day.

We had to change from the Kent to the Lune because of low water levels

but

A brave team who faced the icicles and very cold weather.

& The Frostbite Series No 1

Great to see you all coming on, especially the cross deck strokes.

You also worked well as a team with all the kit

Thanks to our three instructors for giving up their precious time

Especially TM who came all the way from Gloucestershire.

Some photos soon hopefully

Wednesday 23rd.December

Training Sports Arena 6pm.-7pm.

Then sorting out the Sweeties during Song Practice ready for Friday.

RL RM BB RM RL( +Silver Handbag) AG SG PD

JOR BRM

LS ML SH KH EO ED NM CTA MHM DE

Dark, Snow & Ice, Freezing.

Did not make some lame excuse as to why they could not come

(many such received)

Or sat on their polished posteriors indoors.

This team turned out and trained.

Put these pictures in your portfoliios.

Pictures paint a thousand words!

Then went on to pack all the sweets & Practice the Christmas Songs for Christmas Day.

What A First Rate Team.

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Friday 25th.December

Christmas Morning Visiting the Sick at Blackpool Victoria Hospital

9.45am -12.30pm.

All meet outside A & E wearing something festive.

We missed a few of the team in this top photo.

They were pushing a patient out in his wheelchair.

And news just in,

He was so glad to feel the fresh air outside he forgot his trouser bottoms and was only in his underpants.

Good job he was well wrapped up in blankets!

Also thanks to the team who bought the old lady a TV card so she could watch the Queens Speech,

Here they all are together again

(sorry about this photo,should not have used the flash!)

And sorry again,the camera is set on summertime it should read 11.49hrs.

28 MEMBERS OF THE WINDMILL GROUP

MN TCA RL RM JOR EO LS EN LW KW DE SH KH AG SG CTA NR NC RN JBR CMC PAP JM BMC JO JC PD GL

VISITED WARDS

37 38 39 11 2 32 33 34 35 18 19 24 23 25 26

AND BROUGHT LOADS OF CHEER AND COMFORT TO MANY

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Wednesday 30th.December

Training Arena

New Year's Resolution Night

6pm-7.15pm

A chance to spell out what you want to Achieve in 2010

Your Youth Chairman/Chairwoman Changeover.

JOR BMC RM PD ML BB AG SG

EO ED MHM RL

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2010

Wednesday 6th.January

WE EXPECT A BIG TURN OUT TONIGHT.

NO NAMBY PAMBY EXCUSES ABOUT WEATHER CONDITIONS

Arena.

Training 6pm.-7.15pm.

AG SG MHM RM RL JOR BMC ML PD SH

GL (JCo intro)

EO (NM)

Your Youth Chairman/Chairwoman have now changed.

We thank LS for her efforts in 2009 and the way she achieved it with all those smiles and good humour along the way.

And we bring in JOR for this year.

He has a big role to play in keeping you all in touch with each other and to spearhead our vitally important funding bids.

We wish him all the luck and every success.

You have a group programme which will only be successful if you pull together but if you succeed your portfolios will be truly outstanding.

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Now hold yourselves in readiness for Snow & Ice Adventures.

Mountains are dangerous.

If the weather consolidates and the avalanche risks subside

Then with only a few days notice

We will be out there practising our skills

Confirmed

Saturday/Sunday 9th & 10th.January.

(not 8th & 9th as previously shown)

Saturday & Sunday 9th & 10th. January.

Lake District. Snow & Ice Adventures.

We have booked a hut in Borrowdale

If the hills and the weather are as good as is has been this last week it will be brilliant

Keswick Lake District - Castlerigg Stone Circle

A picture of Castlerigg Stone Circle with the Dodds & Helvellyn in the background.

Leave 8.30am Saturday

Back 6pm. Sunday.

Cost £10 each

Dinah Hoggus Camping Barn, Thornythwaite Farm, Borrowdale, Keswick, Cumbria. CA12 5XQ
Map Ref: NY 259150

Dinah Hoggus Camping Barn Photo One
Description: A traditional Lakeland Field Barn or Hogg-House on the outskirts of the village of Rosthwaite in the Borrowdale valley.
Facilities: There is a cooking and eating area on the ground floor, with an electric kettle, Microwave, Electric Cooking Ring. Sleeping Accommodation is on the first floor (12 Mattresses provided). The washbasin and toilet are in a separate room complete with shower. (Electric clothes drier is provided). Electricity is charged extra (Meter read at start and end of stay)
Directions:From Keswick take the B5289, 5 miles down the Borrowdale Valley. The barn is on the left just over the bridge at Rosthwaite (follow sign for Hazel Bank Hotel). Collect key from shop in the village during shop opening hours and out of hours from the farm, which is another mile down the valley. Grid ref 246135.

Friday 8.1.2010. 22.00hrs.

Weather check. Road access check. Barn check.

All Go.

(RM) ML JOR BMC RL MHM

EO PD

Well we had a brill time

Pollybagging and sledging. Ice axe braking on steep ground.Wearing our crampons. Sleeping in a freeeeeeezing barn. Getting water from the stream to flush the loo. Digging snow holes and snow shelters.Lots of sunshine and sparkling snow.

Here are a few photos

Dangerous wielding an ice axe in a confined space but BMC came out of the finished shelter unscathed

The time record for building a snow survival shelter above in 20 minutes was gained by MHM & JOR

The girls with (legs in the air) PAP built a multi room mansion with veranda and then with the help of the lads joined snow holes together into a labyrinth. The farmer will be using them as sheep pens soon !

So many skills learned ready for the the next time when hopefully we can build an igloo to sleep in.

Lots more photos. Ask about them.

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Tuesday 12th.January.

5.30pm.

Meeting at TRC Whitegate Drive to plan the YOF bid for Snows.

High hopes rest upon the outcome of this bid.

JOR ML RL RM PD

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Wednesday 13th.January

6pm.-7.30pm

Training at the Arena.

Turning out in this weather speaks volumes about your tenacity and determination.

And upon that you can be judged,if your name is down here

RM ML AG (JOR) KH

GL MHM TCA PD JCo

EO BMC RL JC BB

Wednesday 20th.January

6pm.-7.30pm

Training at the Arena.

RL RM PD MHM ML BB JOR BMC AG

JC ED EO KH

Now hold yourselves in readiness for Snow & Ice Adventures.

You may have heard that a team were caught in an avalanche

over this last weekend( 16/17 Jan), climbing in a snow gully.

(on Glaramara 1 mile from where we were in Borrowdale the weekend before)

It had been thawing for over four days before they set off,so what did they expect ?

Luckily they all escaped with only one minor injury.

Mountains are dangerous.

If the weather consolidates and the avalanche risks subside

Then with only a few days notice

We will be out there practising our skills

Our objective this winter is to build and sleep overnight

in igloos.

Wednesday 27th.January

6pm.-7.30pm

Training at the Arena.

AG RM RL JOR BMC EO EN DE KH MHM BB

GL ML JCo KEW

JC PD ED

Saturday & Sunday 30th & 31st January

Hill Weekend

Igloo Building

Location Weather dependant

But on the Alston Moors at the back of Cross Fell

East of Penrith.About 2hrs.30mins drive from here.

Be at the unit at 8am Saturday please.

With all your food and personal kit.

Plenty

of warm clothes and spare gloves.

We will supply all specialised items where necessary.

Full details were given out last Wednesday

So do not forget anything or Mother Nature might bite your bum!

Back Sunday 6pm(ish)

AG RL JOR BMC PD BB JCo KH SH GL

RM ML

An absolutely brilliant weekend.

Could not have been better.

Two igloos and two snow holes built and slept in.

Hard snow,freezing conditions,sun and blue skies,followed by a big moon and another super sunny day.

Thanks to PAP, CW( +photos) & GW for all their expertise.

Here are just some of CW's shots.

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Wednesday 3rd.February

6pm.-7.30pm

Training at the Arena.

Meeting at 7.15-7.30pm. for those wanting to do their silver or gold expedition in Vercours

AG SH RM KEW EO BB (RL) ED PD

JC JCo

ML JOR BMC MHM

Well done team. Another cold & snowy session

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Wednesday 10th.February

6pm.-7.30pm

Training at the Arena.

AG RM JOR ED MHM RL KEW

PD BB JCo

Welcome to Intros JB SY

EO ML

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CONGRATULATIONS GO TO YOUR CHAIRMAN

JOR.

HE HAS SPEARHEADED THE FUNDRAISING

FOR OUR NEW ALL TERRAIN CYCLES

HE NOW HAS SUCCESSFULLY RAISED

A TOTAL OF £4,500.

HOW DID HE DO IT?

BY GETTING STUCK INTO HIS PAPERWORK

MAKING HIS PRESENTATIONS & NOT BEING DETERRED BY SETBACKS

WELL DONE JOR.

IF HE CAN DO IT SO CAN YOU.

SO GET STUCK INTO YOUR FUNDRAISING PROGRAMMES

YOU LILLY LIVERED LOT !!

A PROGRESS REPORT THIS WEDNESDAY PLEASE

Wednesday 17th.February

6pm.-7.30pm

Training at the Arena.

AG ML JOR RM EN BMC BB RL SH ED MHM KH

GL JCo DE (Intros JB ErN)

PD KEW EO

Saturday & Sunday 20-21st.February

Winter Weekend

This is the outline plan which is weather dependent

JOR AG RL MHM JCo ML BB EC EO KH JCo

RL RM ED

(KEW)

Be at the unit 8am Saturday.Do not forget your meths.

Get your kit.

Go to Lake District.

Another brilliant weekend.

Saturday Camping under Carrock Fell then climbing it and High Pike as well.

Sunday over to Cross Fell. Whiteouts and micro navigation.

Advanced ice axe and snow techniques.

You are all outstanding credits to yourselves and to your families.

You can tell your school pals about it but they will not understand.

It will be beyond them.

. The whole weekend to go in your books as a practice for your future expeditions.

Well Done.

Carrock Fell by abercolin.

Carrock Fell under a similar raiment of snow & ice as Saturday.

The descent route of the younger party on the extreme right of the picture.

Cross Fell

Cross Fell

This is what you would have seen if it had not been a whiteout and another meter of snow on it !!

The trig point & sheiling on the summit plateau are in the foreground on this shot, just below and right of the Gt.Dun Fell Trasnsmitter Dome.

Both only just showing above the snow this weekend.

To all of you: Well navigated.

GROUP MEMBERS' PERSONAL ATTENDANCE INDEX COLOUR CODE: (2009)