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UK Scouting posts from 2008

23 posts

JOTI

Nick's Ramblings UK · archived copy

That’s the Jamboree on the Internet! This is happening this weekend and I’ll be around on and off all weekend. This is a great place to meet people all over the world. So hello world! If anyone wants to send me a validation card, just send one to user porthill and I’ll send you one…

Phew, Busy Night!

Nick's Ramblings UK · archived copy

Tonight we invested 5 new Scouts into the Troop, with another 4 due in a few weeks time. I would venture to suggest that we are nearly full to our capacity! That is a great situation to be in, but it means quite a bit of work!

Flags

Nick's Ramblings UK · archived copy

Yesterday the Scout Troop’s new flag was finally blessed in Church. I say finally as it was supposed to happen during our family celebration camp back in May, but the suppliers were too slow! We’d decided to get a new one as the old one is, we think, over 60 years old and is showing…

All Change Please

Nick's Ramblings UK · archived copy

As I’ve been blogging more and more, I’ve noticed that the majority of my posts have been Scout related. And as the people who have been good enough to link to me from their blogs are also Scout related, it made me think that the majority of them aren’t all that interested in me waffling…

Gilwell Park... Home of Wood Badge

The Scoutmaster Minute ·

There is a website that is starting up from the Scout Association (SA) in the United Kingdom (England). My friend in England, Nick posted about this on his blog , so I thought I would get the word out to more of our American readers.

Programme Support : International : Links Scheme

ScoutBaseUK ·

List of people requesting links updated

Activity Funding Opportunities

ScoutBaseUK · archived copy

The Development Grants Board has made funding available towards the cost of activity permit assessment courses and associated travel costs. County Assessors can also now get funding towards travel costs of their assessment courses in addition to the course costs that have been available for a number of years.

Home Contact Review

ScoutBaseUK · archived copy

There is currently a review of the Home Contact system taking place, which has put together a consultation document that you can find here. We would welcome thoughts and comments on this, from anyone who wishes to do so, by 31st October 2008.

St. George’s Day

Nick's Ramblings UK · archived copy

Today is St. George's Day . St. George, amongst other things is the patron saint of Scouting. Today Scouts can wear their uniform at school and we renew our Promise (although I did it at the parade on Sunday and at Scouts last night!).

Programme Support : International : National News and Support

ScoutBaseUK ·

Photograph of new International Commissioner

Outdoors Show 2008

ScoutBaseUK ·

The Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show is back to the NEC in Birmingham from 14th - 16th March, and as ever we have special deals on tickets for members of The Scout Association: