Welcome to Suisse Adventure 09

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Welcome to Suisse Adventure 09

• Thank you for coming to our Presentation.
• Tonight is to go through the fundraising part of
  the Adventure.
• We have tea and coffee available.
• We hope to be able to answer some of your
  questions if we can not we will find out and get
  back to you.
• A list of all questions asked and the answers
  will be posted on www.1stbedhampton.co.uk click
  explorers.

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Suisse Adventure 09

• 1st Bedhampton Scout Group
• YOU MUST BE 14 YEARS OLD (BEFORE 26/07/09) OR
  OVER TO BE ABLE TO JOIN IN! You will also need to
  have an Explorer Uniform!

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Suisse Adventure 09

• Its from 26th July 2009 08th August 2009, just
  over a year and a half away, this will allow
  anyone who wishes to go plenty of time to
  fundraise the money.

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The Important Bit's

• The cost for the two weeks including all
  transport (a coach for yourselves and a lorry for
  your camping and cooking kit etc) all camping
  fees, and some activities is 435.00 per person.
  (List of activities included will appear later
  on).
• This cost does not include food which will be
  self catering (in your group) which has been
  costed at 65.00 per person for two weeks.
• This now makes a total of 500.00 (Transport,
  food, fees and some activities).
• Larger Light Weight tents will also be needed, so
  fundraising for equipment will also have to be
  done by all who are going.

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The Fun Bit
Activities included in the
price are

• Dawn Hike,
• White Water Rafting
• 1 Day Hike
• City Day Trip
• Open Air Swimming
• Swiss National Day
• International BBQ
• Evening Entertainment.
• Also included will be a weekend training camp in
  the UK where you will meet the other 249 campers
  going.

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Activities you can do at an extra charge include

• Paragliding,
• Ice Climbing
• Rock Climbing
• Overnight expedition including a stay in a
  mountain hut (We would recommend that you have a
  go at this one as you will have a nice bed to
  sleep in for one night in a warm mountain hut
  with catering done for you!)
• Canyoning/Hydrospeed (water activities at speed
  with little equipment, like white water rafting
  without the boat!)
• Possible QSA Expedition (not sure what this is)
• Via Ferrata (Climbing a rock face using ropes,
  ladders etc).

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Fundraising

• Bedhampton Executive has agreed that 50 of the
  money raised at ASDA can go towards your costs
  whilst the other 50 will go towards new tents
  and other equipment needed. You will need to
  show a commitment to fundraising and a record
  will be kept of who has attended bag packs and
  how many hours you have done. The more hours you
  do the quicker you will get the 400.00 needed.
  If you do not attend any of the bag packs or
  arrange any other form of fundraising and you
  still want to go then you will be asked to pay
  the full amount yourself.

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The Paperwork bit

• In January 2008 the booking form will be
  available online to print off and fill out. This
  will be collected in by the Group and a cheque
  written for (everyone who is going) the deposit.
• The deposit will be 100.00 per person and will
  need to be with the group before we send in the
  forms. The Group is asking you to pay your own
  deposit as this will show a commitment to the
  camp and to fundraising for the other 400.00.
• When the booking form has been received by The
  Ferny Croft office you will be sent details of
  the Suisse Adventure 09, and in this will be
  details of the extra activities along with how
  much each one will cost. This price will be in
  Swiss Francs so divide the amount by 2.2 and you
  will get the UK pound equivalent.
• The activities you would like to do along with
  any extra money will need to be paid by December
  08 so you have a year to save or collect to pay
  for these.(These will need to be paid by you and
  not fundraised).
• Throughout the year will be dates when the next
  instalment will need to be paid and again this
  will need to be with the group before we can pay
  Ferny Croft.
• If you manage to fundraise all your 400.00 by
  attending the ASDA bagpack from December 20th
  -24th 07, then you will have no worries about
  raising or paying any money as you would have
  achieved your target.

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The Health and Safety Bit

• All the leaders travelling with the scouts are
  first aid trained and all the KISC (Kandersteg
  International Scout Centre) staff are first aid
  trained as well as mountain rescue trained.
• Petrol for cookers is not permitted to travel
  with the equipment but can be arranged with the
  Suisse adventure staff beforehand and collected
  once on site, if Gas bottles are required then
  this also needs to be pre arranged with the staff
  and again can be available upon arrival.

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The Journey bit

• You will be given pre arranged coach pickup
  points and will travel by Coach to the Swiss
  alps, going by ferry to France and then
  continuing on road by coach. The journey there
  will take up the first day and the return journey
  will take up the last day (about 24 hours
  travelling each way).

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The Small Print

• Closing dates that the group will set will need
  to be adhered to as we will need to make sure
  that all the money is in before we can send any
  cheques. Please make sure that your Payments are
  prompt. Waiting for one person to pay may mean
  losing spaces for everyone.

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Spaces Available

• There are a total of 250 spaces available for the
  whole of Hampshire for Explorers and Network
  including leaders so first come with deposit and
  filled out booking form will be first served.
• With this in mind the first closing date will be
  31/01/08.

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Pocket money

• 80.00 for the two weeks is being suggested by
  the Suisse Adventure staff. Pocket money cannot
  be fundraised.

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Rules and Requirements for going
toSuisse-Adventure 09
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Rules and Requirements for going to
Suisse-Adventure 09

• 1. Subscriptions must be paid in full.
• 2. Upon leaving a scout group you must join an
  Explorer Group.
• 3. Payments due to be paid to Suisse Adventure 09
  must be prompt and for the full amount required.
• 4. Behaviour between now and departure must be
  acceptable to scouting/explorers as anyone
  displaying bad behaviour will not be allowed to
  go.
• 5. Attendance through Scouts or Explorers must be
  consistent from now through to departure.

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• 6. Behaviour whilst away must also be acceptable
  otherwise unaccompanied flights home will be
  arranged and will have to be paid for by the
  scouts/explorers parents.
• 7. Written permission from your parents will be
  required to allow you to have alcohol whilst on
  Suisse-Adventure 09 (the legal age to drink in
  Switzerland is 16). Anyone found to be drinking
  without consent will be seen as breaking the
  behaviour rule.
• 8. Uniform of trousers, shirt, neckie, Lanyards
  (where applicable) must be worn weekly (unless
  the weekly programme states otherwise).
• 9. Fundraising must be done and a respectable
  amount of hours covered per day towards raising
  the money required for Suisse-Adventure 09.

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• 10. Bag packing will be counted individually with
  a bucket with your name on. The Bucket will be
  handed out from Mandy and must be returned to
  Mandy for counting with you. Each collection will
  be logged with amount raised and hours done.
• 11. If you do not raise the 400.00 required
  then the difference must be paid by your parents.
• 12. Extra fundraising must be organised by the
  scouts/explorers for t-shirts, holdalls, special
  neckies and day sacks. By taking the same
  size/design of bag will enable us to stack
  luggage better in the coach and will enable us to
  take more.
• 13. This camp will be operating a NO Smoking and
  NO Drugs policy.

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• 14. When travelling on the Ferry, NO-One will be
  allowed out on deck. You must all stay in groups
  and watch each other. The Duty free shop and the
  Bar will also be out of bounds. Each group must
  report back to the leaders every ½ Hour.
• 15. MP3 players and entertainment for on the
  coach and in your tents will be allowed although
  they can be taken away if the individual is using
  them to be anti-social.
• 16. Take an inflatable Pillow and a blanket on
  the coach as the trip will take about 24 hours.
• 17. Mobile phones are not allowed, the signal
  will not be good from the bottom of the Alps.
  Also there are no recharging facilities at the
  camp site. Phone cards are available and should
  be encouraged to use.
• 18. Should a member pull out then the deposit and
  any monies paid cannot be refunded. The only way
  you can get your 100.00 deposit back will be if
  you can find a replacement to take your place.

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Activities that you can doPrices in CHF

• Title
  Max. group  Min. age Cost Details
• Aare Boat Trip 50
  8 53.00
• Aare Self-Guided Rafting 70
  10 150.00
• Aare Self-Guided Tubing 40
  12 33.00
• Abseiling at Choleren Gorge N/A 12
  45.00
• Adelboden Adventure Package N/A 12
  65.00
• Adelboden Adventure Park - (Excl. Swing) N/A 8
  30.00
• Adelboden Adventure Park - (Incl. Swing) N/A 8
  50.00
• Allmenalp Cable Car N/A
  None 5.00
• Allmenalp Dawn Hike 50
  10 Free
• Allmenalp Hike N/A
  None Free

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Allmenalp Via-Ferrata / Klettersteig 5
  16 110.00
• Alpine Cheesery Hike
  15 11 8.00
• Alpschelehubel Hike
  N/A None Free
• Astronomy
  N/A None Free
• Bat Watch
  N/A None Free
• Beginners Abseiling
  12 10 8 .00
• Beginners Rock Climbing Course 10
  10 25.00
• Beginners Rock Climbing Workshop 15
  10 30.00
• Bern
  N/A None 38.00
• Bern Mystery Trail
  N/A None Free

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• Title Max. group size Min. age
  Cost Details
• Blausee N/A
  None 1.00
• Blausee Hike N/A
  None Free
• Blümlisalphutte Hike N/A None
  Free
• Bunderspitz Hike 15
  14 15.00
• Candle Making 10
  None 6.00
• Canoe Trip on the Aare 40 14
  82.00
• Canyoning Advanced (Lenk) 24 16
  120.00
• Canyoning Easy (Zweisimmen) 24 14
  94.00
• Cheesery Peak Traverse 7
  14 20.00
• Chocolate and Cheese N/A None
  50.00

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Compass Course N/A
  None Free
• Crate Stacking 12
  10 8.00
• Discovery Trail N/A
  None Free
• Doldenhornhutte Hike N/A None
  Free
• Eco Quiz N/A
  None Free
• Eco-I-Spy N/A
  None Free
• Electrifying Guide to Oeschinensee N/A None
  Free
• Environment Trail N/A
  None Free
• Environmental Hike N/A None
  10.00
• Evolving Alps Hike 15
  10 Free

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Flag Break Welcome 1000 None
  Free
• Frundenhutte Hike N/A
  None Free
• Gasterntal Bus N/A
  None 7.50
• Gasterntal Hike N/A
  None Free
• Gasterntal Hike 15
  10 15.00
• Gemmipass Hike N/A
  None Free
• Glacier Workshop 12
  14 80.00
• Glaciers, Alps Avalanches 100 None
  Free
• Green Chalet Trail N/A
  None Free
• Green Living Workshop 10
  None Free

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Gällihorn Hike N/A
  None Free
• High Ropes Park N/A
  10 24.00
• Hike n Climb 15
  14 40.00
• Hockenhorn 7
  15 97.00
• Ice Climbing Workshop 12
  14 80.00
• Ice Skating N/A
  None 8.00
• Intermediate Rock Climbing Course 10 14
  25.00
• International Campfire 1000 None
  Free
• International Evening BBQ 600 None
  13.00
• International Scout Disco 700
  None 5.00

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Jacob's Ladder 12
  12 8.00
• Jegertosse Hike N/A
  None Free
• Junfraujoch and Eiger Trail N/A None
  115.00
• KISC Light Trail 200
  None Free
• Kandersteg Hike N/A
  None Free
• Lake Day 50
  None 89.00
• Leaders' Gathering 100
  None Free
• Leather Work 20
  None 6.00
• Lötschenpass Hike 15
  14 32.00
• Mini Golf N/A
  None 3.50

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Mountain Biking 25
  12 35.00
• Multi-Crafts 40
  None 12.00
• Nature Explorers 10
  None Free
• Nature Zone N/A
  None Free
• Niesen N/A
  None 15.00
• Oeschinensee Chairlift N/A None
  5.60
• Oeschinensee Hike N/A None
  Free
• Overnight Lötschenpass Hike 15 14
  87.00
• Overnight Rote Chumme Hike 15 14
  30.00
• Overnight Ueschinenhutte Hike 15 10
  20.00

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Paragliding Flights N/A 18
  140.00
• Petersgrat Expedition 12 16
  110.00
• Photo Challenge 50
  8 Free
• Pioneering 12
  10 5.00
• Pioneering Competition 100 None
  Free
• Race Against the World 250 None
  Free
• Reduce-Reuse-Recycle N/A None
  Free
• River Experience 50
  14 125.00
• Rodelbahn N/A
  None 12.00
• Sauna 20
  None 5.00

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Screen Printing 10
  12 8.00
• Simme Rafting 50
  10 69.00
• Skydiving N/A
  18 380.00
• Snow Ice Combo 12 14
  100.00
• Stockhorn N/A
  None 14.00
• Stone Carving 20
  None 6.00
• Stresa - Italy N/A
  None 75.00
• Sunnbuel Cable Car N/A None
  6.80
• Swimming Pool N/A
  None 4.00
• Swiss Culture Night N/A
  None Free

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• Title Max. group size
  Min. age Cost Details
• Team Building Initiative Exercises 12 10
  5.00
• Thun Castle N/A
  None 2.00
• Thun Mystery Trail N/A
  None 27.00
• Train Tickets N/A
  None 17.00
• Trummelbach Interlaken N/A None
  48.00
• Ueschinenhutte Overnight 30 10
  10.00
• Volleyball N/A
  None Free
• Weather Detectives N/A
  None Free
• Wet 'n' Wild N/A
  None 5.00
• Wildstrubel Expedition 12
  16 100.00

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• Title Max. group size Min. age Cost
  Details
• World Scouting Workshop 20 8 Free
  
• Zip Wire 12
  10 8.00
• Üescheningrat Hike N/A None Free

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When planning your programme think about the
following

• Free Time, for washing clothes, chilling out,
  catching up on sleep, phoning home.
• Remember you wont be able to do everything.
• Choose things you may not have a chance of doing
  again.
• Try something new!
• Dont just do an activity because your friend is
  doing it.
• Plan your time to get the most out of the
  experience.
• HAVE FUN AND ENJOY YOURSELF!

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For more information on each activity.

• http//www.kisc.ch/program/searchactivities/Defaul
  t.asp
• Click on more info.
• Check to see whether you have to pay for
  transport as well as the activity.
• Note whether it is a whole or half day activity.
• Remember that prices are in Swiss francs and need
  to be divided by 2.2 to get the equivalent in GB
  pounds
• All these extra activities need to be paid by you.

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And Finally

• From this trip you can get-
• Either your Explorer Belt, you will need to
  keep a diary of all your trip, including before
  and after, and give a presentation to the group.
• Or tick of parts of your Chief Scout Award
  (Platinum, Diamond, or Queens level).
• Or parts of your Duke of Edinburgh Award.