Although SJA don't meet during the holidays I don't fully get a break from them as I need to sort and print out the next courses.
The next course for the cadets is Communication & listening skills. I don't have 1 pin for this but a whole board as I have used many of the pages linked to it for games/activities etc for the cadets to use during the course.
I never realised how hard it is to find activties linked to comms and listening. But I have managed to do so and got enough extras than what come with the syllabus from SJA.
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Thursday, 31 December 2015
Saturday, 12 September 2015
September 12th 2015 - Save a Life September
September 12th 2015 - Save a Life September
As a member of St John Ambulance I am helping to promote SJA and our "save a life september campaign". This is the 4th year it has been run wiith various activities taking place - from first ai demonstrations in shopping centers to the nationwide guerrilla style bandaging stunt.
I have taken part in the bandaging stunt to try and raise awareness of SJA in my area. My taking part consisted of Bandaging a Lamp post outside my house (on a main road):
Bandaging a statue at Whitehaven harbour:
and Bandaging the railings down by the beach with Whitehaven Light house in the distance:
Whilst I in the process of bandaging the statue a man passing by asked me what I was doing - so I told him "bandaging a statue". He then asked me why with a very puzzled look. I explianed to him that St John Ambulance are doing their Save a Life September campaign again and they have asked unit members all over the UK to place bandages an stickers on things like lamp posts, post boxes and statues in and around their town to raise awareness. He smiled (probably thinking i'm a total loony) and said he didn't know that Whitehaven had a St John Ambulance Unit. He walked off and kept looking back me!
So it has worked, it has made my unit more aware to at least 1 person. There were a few other people who walked past but didn't say anything, and I did notice after I had left they had gone to look at the bandage. I really wanted to place 1 in the center of town somewhere but being a Saturday and market day it's really busy so I wasn't brave enough to do it.
I really hope that the campaign helps raise awareness of SJA across the UK.
As a member of St John Ambulance I am helping to promote SJA and our "save a life september campaign". This is the 4th year it has been run wiith various activities taking place - from first ai demonstrations in shopping centers to the nationwide guerrilla style bandaging stunt.
I have taken part in the bandaging stunt to try and raise awareness of SJA in my area. My taking part consisted of Bandaging a Lamp post outside my house (on a main road):
and Bandaging the railings down by the beach with Whitehaven Light house in the distance:
Whilst I in the process of bandaging the statue a man passing by asked me what I was doing - so I told him "bandaging a statue". He then asked me why with a very puzzled look. I explianed to him that St John Ambulance are doing their Save a Life September campaign again and they have asked unit members all over the UK to place bandages an stickers on things like lamp posts, post boxes and statues in and around their town to raise awareness. He smiled (probably thinking i'm a total loony) and said he didn't know that Whitehaven had a St John Ambulance Unit. He walked off and kept looking back me!
So it has worked, it has made my unit more aware to at least 1 person. There were a few other people who walked past but didn't say anything, and I did notice after I had left they had gone to look at the bandage. I really wanted to place 1 in the center of town somewhere but being a Saturday and market day it's really busy so I wasn't brave enough to do it.
I really hope that the campaign helps raise awareness of SJA across the UK.
Sunday, 14 June 2015
June 14th 2015 - Indoor camp
June 14th 2015 - Indoor camp
Today has been spent mostly pottering around on the net looking for indoor camping ideas. Not for my boys, but most probably will use some for them, but for my St John Badgers. We had hoped to have a sleepover at another unit in the summer holidays but it looks like we are not going to be allowed for various reasons, so we are trying to out a day camp.
I have spent the day going from site to site, pinning ideas, making notes, adding to a plan, putting together sheets that can be made into a booklet etc. There are loads of great ideas if you look. Some I had already thought of others I hadn't.
I'm sure that if I can get permission to hold either the sleepover or day camp I will make a post or 2 as the planning kicks in more and the event takes place.
Today has been spent mostly pottering around on the net looking for indoor camping ideas. Not for my boys, but most probably will use some for them, but for my St John Badgers. We had hoped to have a sleepover at another unit in the summer holidays but it looks like we are not going to be allowed for various reasons, so we are trying to out a day camp.
I have spent the day going from site to site, pinning ideas, making notes, adding to a plan, putting together sheets that can be made into a booklet etc. There are loads of great ideas if you look. Some I had already thought of others I hadn't.
I'm sure that if I can get permission to hold either the sleepover or day camp I will make a post or 2 as the planning kicks in more and the event takes place.
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