Scouts are part of the ShelterBox team in flood-swept Bolivia (opens in a new tab)
ShelterBox have been working with Scouts in Bolivia, after heavy rains caused widespread flooding and mudslides in the South American nation.
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UK Scouting
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and the Network. Posts from UK leaders and The Scout Association bring a different flavor of the same movement, with plenty to borrow for any troop.
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UK Scouting posts from 2011
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Scouting Ireland (opens in a new tab)
Wayne dusted off his passport last weekend for a whistle-stop tour with Scouting Ireland's Chief Scout, making good use of his journey on the way and continuing his good fortune with the Irish weather.
Scouting Ireland; no need for the Blarney Stone (opens in a new tab)
Wayne dusted off his passport last weekend for a whistle stop tour with Scouting Ireland's Chief Scout, making good use of his journey on the way and continuing his good fortune with Ireland's weather…
Please don't raise our rents!
Whilst the Big Society is the good-feeling political buzzword of the moment. Yet some councils seem to be lacking the will to live up to this ideal and are planning to use rent increases to cover the cuts that are being applied to their budgets – and this impacts directly on Scout Group, with some massive…
Donate to Japan Scouts relief effort (opens in a new tab)
You can now show your support and assist our Scouting friends in Japan.
Scouting in the Muslim community (opens in a new tab)
Specialist national support groups are not new in Scouting, the first can be traced back to pre 1948 but today, the Muslim Scout Active Support Unit are leading the way in supporting the development of Scouting within their community and across many others. So how do they do it...
Looking back and moving forward (opens in a new tab)
Wayne's week has been another busy one inducting DC's, celebrating adult achievements, a full Board Meeting and joining the Muslim Scout Active Support Unit for one of their training courses which was very much a family affair…
An Old Scouting Postcard (opens in a new tab)
A while back I borrowed an album of old postcards from my Uncle He has some postcards of the area where I (and he used to) live, as I wanted to copy them. Amongst these I found a postcard that I'd actually found for him many years ago.
Don't Raise Our Rents (opens in a new tab)
The Scout Association has just launched a campaign regarding the raising of the rent paid by Scout Groups for the land that their Scout Huts are built upon. Many Group's own their own building, and have done for many years, but the land they are built upon is often owned by their local council (County…
'I agree with Bear', says Minister (opens in a new tab)
A leading MP has expressed his support for Don't Raise Our Rents!
Scout campaign gains momentum (opens in a new tab)
Our new campaign to protect Groups from unreasonable rent increases has received a fantastic response as Scouts and non-Scouts alike spread the message: Don't Raise Our Rents!
Want to help your Scouting brethren in Japan? Here's how. (opens in a new tab)
A Scout is Helpful, and the people of Japan need our help. Several options exist for individuals who wish to make a financial contribution toward general disaster relief. The American Red Cross and the Salvation Army let donors designate their funds for tsunami recovery efforts.
Responsible Internet Providers (opens in a new tab)
A couple of weeks ago I went to do the CEOP Ambassador training as a follow on to the Think U Know internet safety training I did in January . Over lunch, we had the usual time to 'network' and I got chatting to a lady from the mobile phone and broadband company O2 (quite what…
Japan Scouts receive message of solidarity after disaster (opens in a new tab)
A message of support has been sent to the International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan following the earthquake and tsunami which devastated the country.
Shelterbox and Scouting (opens in a new tab)
I was reading this post by Scouter Doug in which he talks about donating to Shelterbox . This is an organisation that "provides emergency shelter and lifesaving supplies for families around the world who are affected by disasters at the time when they need it the most".
Will you spot the difference? (opens in a new tab)
Wayne's travels last week took him from Guernsey to Scotland, London, Somerset and back to Gilwell - but will you spot the difference in a few months?
Pulling together (opens in a new tab)
Wayne was unable to join Sea Scout Leaders in the South East for their conference last weekend, but sent a message outlining some thoughts on Sea Scouting and the challenges we all face.
All it needs is a little inspiration (opens in a new tab)
Wayne reflects on a week of mixed emotions ending with great visits to 'real Scouting' in Warwickshire, Buckinghamshire and the London Borough of Southgate.
All it needs is a little inspirartion (opens in a new tab)
Wayne reflects on a week of mixed emotions ending with great visits to â
Active8 - The 'Ideal Homes Show for Scouting' (opens in a new tab)
On Sunday 6 March, hundreds of leaders and young people flocked through the doors of Active8 in Kent for a day packed full of information and surprises.
The Beaver's 25th Birthday (opens in a new tab)
This year marks the 25th Birthday of the Beaver section. Beavers have been official members of the Scout Association since 1986, but had in fact been around for some time before that. A younger section than Cubs was seen to be needed for some time and was done so in a similar way to which…
Response to Suffolk inquest (opens in a new tab)
The Scout Association's response to the inquest into the death of Beaver Scout Alan Lock.
Scoutbase (opens in a new tab)
The Scout Association has closed down the Scoutbase website this last week and transferred its content to the Member Resources section of the main SA site . Scoutbase was the SA's first presence on the internet and was started way back in 1996!
Avoiding that silo mentality (opens in a new tab)
Wayne keeps up the meeting count, celebrates Founder's Day, and looks over the many examples of Big Adventures that took place last year.
Scouts in New Zealand Help the Earthquake Relief Effort (opens in a new tab)
Since the awful earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Tuesday, the New Zealand Scout Association have launched a 'Sponsor a Blanket' initiative. The NZ emergency services have stated there is a lack of blankets available and people can sponsor one for a donation of NZ$10 (just over £4).
Scouts 'put a scarf on it' for social media campaign (opens in a new tab)
Thousands of Scouts took part in our Founder's Day social media campaign, including Chief Scout Bear Grylls.
Support New Zealand Scouts appeal (opens in a new tab)
UK Scouts can help our counterparts in New Zealand respond to the devastating earthquake in Christchurch.
Happy Founders Day
Hello dear reader, Just a short miniblog to wish you all a wonderful Founders day. Hopefully you will follow all the activity on Twitter using the #iScout as people try...
Founder's Day (opens in a new tab)
Today is Founder's Day where Scouts and Guides (and all variations there of) celebrate the births of Lord and Lady Baden-Powell. To celebrate the WOSM and the SA are encouraging Scouts to wear their neckers (scarf) at work, school etc.
All together now (opens in a new tab)
Chief Guide and UK Chief Commissioner for Scouts endorse the many examples of good partnership working practice they have seen over the last year.
Founder's Day is a great day to celebrate Guiding and Scouting (opens in a new tab)
Wayne reflects on what 22 February means for Scouting and Guiding.
Founder's Day – a great day to celebrate Guiding and Scouting (opens in a new tab)
Wayne reflects on what 22 February means for Scouting and Guiding.
"But it's different here" (opens in a new tab)
You don't understand Wayne, its different here" is a phrase I hear often, no more so than when I visit Northern Ireland. But you know, I'm not so sure……
Web Sites (opens in a new tab)
Over the past 15 years or so, a lot of Scout Groups / Districts etc. will have set up their own websites. Some will still be going and some will have long since vanished. These websites provide useful information about what is going on in that Group / District but also what has gone on.
My Six for Dinner
Hello Dear Reader CilBen who guest authors on this blog wrote a post recently on his blog called Dinner for 7 please and I thought it was such a good...
Valuing volunteers (opens in a new tab)
It is hard to imagine another week where so many news stories have included references to Scouting. In addition, I managed to fit in several one-to-one meetings, had a great day in Sutton Coldfield for the last of the DC/GSL forums in England and spent a fantastic morning with the adults of Loughborough District on…
Avon County Winter Challenge (opens in a new tab)
Hello Dear Reader About a month ago I made a post about Rising to the Challenge. Well the event that I was talking about ran over the weekend of the...
Badges here… badges there… badges everywhere (opens in a new tab)
Hello Dear Reader. Ok I have an question what is it with Adults and Badges? I have recently seen a couple of questions on-line and outside of the www world...
Government plans to scale back vetting and barring scheme (opens in a new tab)
Details of some of the main changes proposed, and our official response to the announcement
When all is not plain sailing! (opens in a new tab)
In case you hadn't noticed, I'm one of those annoyingly cheerful people for whom the glass is always half full and never half empty. But even my optimism was sorely tested last weekend when I joined a group of leaders from some Sea Scout Groups……
Feeling Neglected… Bet you are (opens in a new tab)
Hello Dear Reader. As the title says I am guessing you feeling a big neglected, first I shut the blog down for maintenance, then open it back up make two...
Scouts to the rescue during Australian floods (opens in a new tab)
Two UK Scout leaders track down their friends with the help of the Australian Scouts
MP committee wowed by Scouting (opens in a new tab)
The voice of young people came to Westminster today as MPs discovered how Scouting empowers, challenges and develops the citizens of tomorrow.
Another Network success (opens in a new tab)
A family outing, learning what makes a Network Unit succesful, splashing around by the sea and lots and lots of train miles....
Vetting and Barring changes - our response (opens in a new tab)
If you volunteer for Scouting, you may have noted recent media reports regarding the Vetting and Barring scheme. The Scout Association has issued the following response.
2011 Census (opens in a new tab)
The yearly census of all Scouts in the UK is now complete and while the national results don't get released for a while yet, locally the figures are looking good. For my Group we actually have one less member than last year, but I'm not too worried for a couple of reasons.
Laughing about myths and misperceptions (opens in a new tab)
The Operations sub-committee is one of those groups delegated particular responsibility by the Board of Trustees to support local Scouting and shape future policy – it was one of a number of meetings taking place last weekend, but not the first in a long day…..
Keeping Safe on the Internet (opens in a new tab)
On Wednesday, I had a nice day out from work to go to a Think U Know training course in Cardiff. Think U Know is a website run by The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) which has information for children aged 5 – 7, 8 – 10 & 11 – 16 on how to stay safe on…
Getting back into the swing of Scouting (opens in a new tab)
It was quickly back into the swing of Scouting following our return from Brazil and a rather hectic day in Guernsey before heading back to London for the now familiar pattern of a variety of meetings and the Greater London South County Conference on Saturday.
Round up of Items
There are two Scouts from Australia who are currently cycling to the World Scout Jamboree they set off from their scout HQ in Adelaide 85 days ago and plan to go through 22 countries and complete approximately 22,000km. Now that is some challenge.