The 2nd Western Hemisphere Regional conference will be held from 16 – 20 September 2019 in New York, USA. Central Branch group CASEGHA-USA will be the host and they are working very hard behind the scenes to present this Regional Conference together with the ISGF Regional Committee.
The B-P Scout Guild Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, organized a Boys camp at Ruby’s Jungle Retreat at Templers Park on 18 – 19 August 2018. Rubiah is the wife of one of our guild members and the Jungle Retreat is named after her. Ms Jasmine Cleetus, our committee member, who was the coordinator, invited 18 under privileged boys from her school for this wonderful experience. This gave them an opportunity to experience outdoor life and camping.
This year Slovakia had hosted the 22nd gathering of the three countries around the Tatra mountains in Spisská Nová Ves – Smizany, Slovakia from 27th to 30 September 2018.
On 26 November 1942 the ship Donau sailed from Oslo, Norway, with 532 Jews on board. They were sent to Auschwitz. At the same time a rescue operation was begun. Around 1000 persons – including 500 Jews – were smuggled from Oslo across the border to safety in neutral Sweden. A market gardener, Rolf Syversen, organised the action, known as Carl Fredriksens Transport. In 2013 a memorial park was opened near to the site of the market garden.
The Western Africa Sub-Regional Gathering, hosted by the Benin Scout and Guide Fellowship, took place from 5th to 9th of November 2018 in the capital city Cotonou, Benin. It was attended by only countries in Western Africa as the name implies. Ghana, Nigeria, Togo and the host nation Benin were countries who participated.
During three days from the 1st till 3rd of November 2018 the 5th Gathering of the South American Subregion was held, in Salinas, a town nearby Montevideo, capital city of Uruguay. The location of this gathering of the South America Sub-Region (SASR) is situated north of Montevideo in a pleasant location, a resort alongside a lovely beach and surrounded by forest. These three full days were filled with happy and friendly activities.
Contents: Central Branch Newsletter 2, 2018
1. News from individuals/groups/(sub)regions
2. Information upcoming events
3. News from World Bureau
4. Update Central Branch membership
pdf CB Newsletter 2, 2018 (989 KB)
document CB Newsletter 2, 2018 text (38 KB)
document Boletin Rama Central 2, 2018 (34 KB)
On Sunday, November 25, 2018, the section of the Paris region of FAAS (Federation of Friends and Alumni of French Scouting), the National Scout and Guide Fellowship (NSGF) in France, celebrated the Fellowship Day; with a few days late, of course, but what does it matter!
Our journey has come to its end.
After three years of expectation, the moment had come for us to welcome our friends from countries of the Mediterranean and from many other countries in Athens! The 16th Mediterranean Gathering and the 5th Southern Europe Gathering were held from 19-24 October 2018 in Athens, at the Titania Hotel. After that, many participants took a trip to the Peloponnese, based on the city of Kalamata (24-27 October 2018).
