Sydney North Rover E-mail Bulletin
				Mail Archive Subject: ROVERS: Casino Night/Kalang Kup/Snow Moot/Mudbash Wrap/B-P Help Needed/NZ Moot Wrap Date: 18/06/2010 Format: Text Body: TO ALL ROVERS IN SYDNEY NORTH....... E-MAIL BULLETIN - 18 JUNE 2010 ********************************************************* * CALENDAR * EPPING'S CASINO NIGHT - TOMORROW NIGHT! * KALANG KUP 2010 - THIS SUNDAY! * SNOW MOOT 2010 - IT'S ON!! * MUDBASH - WRAP * B-P AWARD PROJECT - STUFF NEEDED * WRAP - NZ MOOT 2010 - HERO MOOT ******************************************************************* ROVER CALENDAR - also available to download at http://sydneynorthscouts.com/files/rovers/2010_SNRRC_fixtures_V4.pdf or online at http://www.nswrovers.com/forums/index.php?act=calendar JUNE 19 Epping Rover Crew's Casino Night 20 Kalang Kup inter-Crew soccer comp - North Epping JULY 1 RRC Executive meeting 9 Hornsby Gang Show Rover Night 23-25 NSW Rover Snowmoot AUGUST 26/7–6 13th World Moot - Kenya 7 NSW BRC meeting 8 Sydney North RRC meeting - 7pm 21 Rover Introductory course - Pennant Hills 22 Rover Programming course - Pennant Hills __________________________________________________________________________ EPPING'S CASINO NIGHT - TOMORROW NIGHT! It's back and it's Toga Time! 007 is out and 'Naughtius Maximus, Sillius Soddus and old mate Biggus Dickus are in! Epping Rovers once again presents a night of controlled money loss at Caesar's Palace Casino Night Your night will be held a genuine Greko-Roman Casino* located in Epping and at this venue Greek virgins# will serve unlimited Mediterranean delicacies while you try your luck at the tables * Epping Scout Hall is the venue please don't be thrown off by the spray concrete # Epping Rover Crew does not guarantee Greeks and very much doubts if any virgins will be serving you. Dress to impress and win in your best Caesar's palace outfit or toga Prizes awarded all night and the Rover auction is back with a Greek vengeance - and this time you can take more than an olive oiled date with your purchased Epping Rover and much more - Saturday June 19th at 7pm is the date for your diary - Epping Scout Hall, 6 Essex Street Epping (2mins from Epping Station) - $20 gets you in, fed, watered and entertained. - Please BYO wine or other similar Greek drinks Contact Lauren Tubby for all Greek style info, tickets or Crew promo visits 0434-622-480 Lauren.tubby@gmail.com __________________________________________________________________________ KALANG KUP 2010 - THIS SUNDAY! Who's keen for some Sunday fun - the Kalang Kup, Sydney North's annual non-serious inter-Crew soccer comp day is this Sunday, June 20th. So far the Crews that you can expect to play on the day are: Gordon ! Forest ! Berowra ! Turramurra ! Epping ! Lindfield + Kisso Crazy combined team ! talk of ex-Turramurra oldies ! Mona ! Normo ! If your Crew isn't on that list and they want to be, then let me know (or just rock up!) - 11.00am Sunday June 20th (morning after Casino night) - Ron Payne (AKA Wood St.) Oval, North Epping - $20 entry fee per team (for ground hire) If you're at the Casino Night, you can crash at Epping's hall and roll down the hill. There will be a BBQ if you need that extra bit of fat and protein after Casino Night! *** No studded soccer boots If you need any more info-n-stuff give us ( Hooders) a bell on 0432 856 110 look forward to seeing all the togas Nick Hood aka Hooders aka Capt'n Land Legs Normanhurst Rover Crew __________________________________________________________________________ SNOW MOOT 2010 - IT'S ON!! Mona Vale Rovers present the NSW Rover Snowmoot on July 23-25. There's been a price drop and it's now just $190 - so get your applications and payment in NOW to secure your place on this great weekend at the snow with fellow Rovers from all over. Forms etc at http://www.snowmoot.fredvisions.com Details: Leave from an appropriate place at an appropriate time in true Moot leaving fashion Arrive at Jindy Scout base at an unknown time in the same Mootly manner. And if so desired and strongly suggested, some Moot-type sleeping. Be awoken in such a way that makes you feel like you have been woken up at a Moot.(speak to your RRC Chair about appropriate Moot awakenings) Eat (this involves opening you mouth, shovelling in some beautiffly prepared food and chewing, and preferaably swallowing) Then SNOWING After SNOWING we have some appropriate Moot-like quiet time before dinner in which normal Moot quiet time activities will take place. Finally off to dinner which involves eating (see description of eat) and lastly bed (again strongly suggested) Finally we have athe awakening (see above) More eating (see above) Packing - (this involves stuffing alll your stuff into bags and streching the zippers to their capacity to close them and rushing them to the bus) Then back to the snow for more SNOWING And lastly we have the trip home (YAY!!) - (can involve eating, sleeping and awakening, please see above for better descriptions) Any questions or to arrange a Crew promo visit, please contact Chris Best on 0405 421 837 or besty@hotmail.com Prices for hire are as follows: 2-day hire: Ski, poles and boots: $44 Snowboard, boots and wristguards: $77 1-day hire: Skis, poles and boots: $32 Snowboard, boots and wristguards: $58 Prices for tickets are as follows: 2-day tickets: Adult all-mountain lift ticket: $189.00 Adult first timer lessons, all-mountain lift ticket: $207 Adult standard lessons, all-mountain lift ticket: $268.20 1-day tickets: Adult all-mountain lift ticket: $105 Adult first timer lessons/ all-mountain lift ticket: $115 Adult standard lessons, all-mountain lift ticket: $149 For those who are coming from outerstate, contact Chris Best about prices So now most of you know how much it will cost, jump over to the website and put your application in ASAP! http://www.snowmoot.fredvisions.com __________________________________________________________________________ MUDBASH - WRAP The June long weekend always sees Mudbash - the world's largest Rover motorsport event - take place at Mafeking Rover Park in Victoria. This year, a reasonably large number of NSW Rovers made the trip, joining hundreds from around Australia. Anthony "Buckles" Buckley tells more... What a weekend! After my Crew drove through the night before, we got to the camp site and were surprised at how bloody cold it was – and it was only 7pm! With the assistance of car head lights we set up our tents, started the car with a flat battery (how embarrassing) and in no time most of the 25 Sydney North attendees had commandeered a nearby fire and made ourselves at home around it. Over the next two days we got to watch some weird and wacky contraptions - including Brush Park's "Black Betty" - go round in circles, up hills and even flip onto their roofs (unfortunately that wasn’t an official event), then at night watch the Motorkhana and a tug-o-war.  All the while we were able to share body heat with new friends (including some South Australians who didn’t mind we’d stolen their fire) and share drinks with old mates. The Monday came round too soon and we scraped the ice off the top of the eski (it was probably warmer in it than out of it), packed the snap-frozen fly away and made our way home - with a side trip to Bonnie Doon of "The Castle" fame. I know I am looking forward to the winter sales so I can buy some more warm clothes in preparation for next year! Buckles Epping Rover Crew __________________________________________________________________________ B-P AWARD PROJECT - STUFF NEEDED For my project badge for my B-P, I'm designing and building a bushwalkers hut at Pennant Hills Scout Camp using Scouting methods and all recycled materials, and I want to know if any Rovers out there could donate a few bits and pieces I need. I'm sure there are a few Crews that would have these things lying around/ or work in a field that would be throwing these things out. I'm after: - Timber paletts (the kind that bricks and materials arrive on at building sites), I need about 20 more! - Old ropes, any kind or length (could be out of date abseil ropes, or natural fibre etc..), iIneed ~250m total in 5m lengths - Large pieces of canvas/ tough waterproof sheeting, anything bigger than 3m in one direction (could be old marquees, tents etc) I'm happy to pick up any of these items from where they are with a trailer. If anyone who can help could could shoot me an email to dominicwarland@live.com that would be brilliant. I'll keep you updated on the progress. Cheers, Dom Warland Turramurra Rover Crew __________________________________________________________________________ You may have missed this story in the last issue, as it was left off being listed in the subject line and contents - those responsible have been severely dealt with. ED WRAP - NZ MOOT 2010 - HERO MOOT!   Early 2010, Simon Milligan, Dave Langron and I threw the idea around of going to the NZ Moot over Easter. It was just an idea, with no real understanding of NZ Rovers. The idea quickly became a reality when the deadline to apply had already passed! A little bit of sweet talking was required; but we secured three spots! Before we knew it, we were booked into go with the Australian Contingent!   It was only at this point we discovered that food, tents, transport and pre-Moot accommodation was all provided! All we had to do was organise our flights over there! It then became even sweeter when an offer of a "Post Moot Tour" was presented to us too! (How good is this!) Before we knew it; it was a few days before Easter and we were on a flight bound for Christchurch! (Sorry Dragonskin; might see you next year)   The Moot Chief personally picked us up from the airport, drove us to a "Regional Rover Den" (a communal Den that any Rover Crew could use at any time) and left us to adventure! The Den itself was pretty sweet. Pool Table, heaps of couches, a (licenced) Bar, kitchen and heaps of other things to play with. More and more Aussies arrived, and the pre-Moot partying started! Over the next day and a half, groups explored Christchurch at their leisure. Some went on pub crawls, some went Geo-caching, some went sight-seeing, shopping, you name it! It was "free time" - and the Moot hadn't even started yet!   Thursday evening, the Region Rover Den had about 80 Rovers from Australia and New Zealand all "waiting patiently" for the Moot to start! The shuttle buses arrived and the crowd rushed to be the "first load" to the Moot site! The Moot sSite was about 15min out of town, at a lovely Scout camp divided by a small creek. (Cold, very cold creek)   Friday - Monday is all a bit of a blur! 180 Rovers (40 of them Aussies) were all being Heroes! I discovered quickly that New Zealand Rovers are very different to Australian Rovers. Smaller in numbers, but very passionate, committed to Service and extremely fun! Each Crew took 'Fancy Dress' very seriously, showing us Aussies how to use our imaginations!   In a nutshell: Friday - Sporting / Round Robin during the day. "Inner Superheroes" in the Evening. Saturday - Offsite Activities (Tours)... I did the Wine Tour:) "Everyday Heroes" in the Evening. Sunday - Service Project (Extremely rewarding, us Aussies are better builders!)... "Sporting Heroes" and Formal Ball in the Evening! Monday - Recover!   For Sydney North Rovers, imagine combining CRAP + Summer Moot + Service Project into one GIANT weekend! It was HUGE!   Post Moot, Simon and Dave were lucky enough to get the time off work to say in NZ that extra (week!) longer! A group of Aussies went adventuring across the South Island, skydiving, bungy jumping, jetboat riding, sight-seeing, you name it!!   Next Year, 2011, 69th Annual NZ Moot, "SMOOTH MOOT"! I'll be there, will you?   Chill! (Chris Milligan) Berowra Rovers __________________________________________________________________________ * If you have new Crew members who would like to receive the Sydney North Rover E-mail Bulletin, ask them to send an e-mail request including their name and Crew to rovers@sydneynorthscouts.com Anyone wishing to unsubscribe should also notify to this address. ** Looking for an item or info from a previous Bulletin? 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