Jubilee jubilation (opens in a new tab)
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations will take place this weekend and Scouts everywhere are getting into the party spirit.
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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 2012
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Scouts carry the Olympic torch (opens in a new tab)
More than one hundred Scouts will carry the Olympic torch during the epic relay.
Volunteers' Week (opens in a new tab)
Volunteers' Week is an annual campaign that celebrates the contributions that millions of volunteers make across the UK.
Bear pays flying visit to Scouts in Northern Ireland and Scotland (opens in a new tab)
Bear Grylls, Chief Scout, takes to the skies in the fifth instalment of Bear in the Air, his mission to meet as many Scouts as possible during his five years as UK Chief Scout.
Scout Birthday Badges 2012 (opens in a new tab)
The nominations for the 2012 Scout Birthday Badges have been released.
Bear joins the Relay (opens in a new tab)
Chief Scout, Bear Grylls will zip wire from the top of the Tyne Bridge for the Olympic Torch Relay.
Scouts celebrate Jubilee Hour (opens in a new tab)
The Scout Association has pledged 500,000 hours of volunteering to congratulate Her Majesty the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee.
Picture Thursday 14_06_12 (opens in a new tab)
Today for photo Thursday I thought I would share with you the collection of desk toy/ marketing stress devices that I have collected.
Bear joins the Relay (opens in a new tab)
Chief Scout, Bear Grylls will zip wire from the top of the Tyne Bridge for the Olympics Torch Relay.
Development and celebration (opens in a new tab)
Building on the theme of development, Wayne joined the conference of the DGB project teams and also celebrated 80 years of Gang Shows at the Birmingham Hippodrome.
Brilliant response to new short film (opens in a new tab)
A film about youth culture asking the question 'What do you expect?' has received over 4,000 hits on YouTube.
Gangs (opens in a new tab)
I saw this video about gangs today. Very thought provoking – take a look.
What do you Expect? (opens in a new tab)
Expect More
May be, May be not (opens in a new tab)
What did you do last month here is what I did
Scout Birthday Badges 2012 (opens in a new tab)
The nominations for the 2012 Scout Birthday Badges have been released.
Whale spotting (opens in a new tab)
The term 'whale' in a business context often refers to a big deal or transaction that significantly changes the game. Wayne ponders what this 'whale' might be in a Scouting context.
Volunteers' Week (opens in a new tab)
Volunteers' Week is an annual campaign that celebrates the contributions that millions of volunteers make across the UK.
Celebrating volunteering (opens in a new tab)
Volunteers' Week (1-7 June) highlights the importance of volunteering to our communities. It's a fitting time for Scouting, which is the epitome of volunteering.
Jubilee jubilation (opens in a new tab)
The Diamond Jubilee celebrations will take place this weekend and Scouts everywhere are getting into the party spirit.
Picture Thursday 31_05_12 (opens in a new tab)
Yesterday evening, having cut the front lawn and scarified and feed the back lawn I enjoyed burning my way through some of the gardening debris created by trying to tidy up our garden.
Cookies (opens in a new tab)
I am trying to understand the implications of this legislation in relation to Jabbering all Day long and I ask you bear with me.
Caitlin does it again (opens in a new tab)
Cub Scout Caitlin has gained all of her section badges.
Scouts carry the Olympic torch (opens in a new tab)
Over one hundred Scouts will carry the Olympic torch during the epic relay.
Scouts celebrate Jubilee Hour (opens in a new tab)
The Scout Association has pledged 500,000 hours of volunteering to congratulate Her Majesty the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee.
Cub Scout successes (opens in a new tab)
While Bear was inspiring Scouting in Northern Ireland and Scotland, Wayne was out and about in the Midlands, celebrating achievements and learning more about the Cub section and how we can support its development.
What a difference a week makes (opens in a new tab)
Well done to the thousands of Scouts who did their bit for local communities during Scout Community Week.
Bear pays flying visit to Scouts in Northern Ireland and Scotland (opens in a new tab)
Bear Grylls, Chief Scout, takes to the skies in the fifth instalment of Bear in the Air, his mission to meet as many Scouts as possible during his five years as UK Chief Scout.
Do you look after your customers
The young people involved in scouting are our customers and if we as adult tell the young people they are wrong they will spend their time in places they feel valued.
Pi and Scouts (opens in a new tab)
Yesterday, I managed to place my order for a Raspberry Pi. For those of you who don't know what that it is, it's - … a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard. It's a capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC
Picture Thursday 17_05_12
I did however have enough time while there to visit my all time favorite sandwich shop, I use to live in Cardiff some 13 years ago and I use to go to the New York Deli Sandwich shop most weekend
Volunteers make Community Week a reality (opens in a new tab)
Scout Community Week (14-20 May) has prompted thousands of volunteers to do their bit for local communities while raising awareness for local Scouting.
Scouting for the community (opens in a new tab)
Scout Community Week has inspired thousands of Groups from all over the UK to â
Getting to know Manchester (opens in a new tab)
Wayne learns more about the three Manchester Scout Counties and how we can help to develop Scouting opportunities there.
Do we Focus too Much on Empowerment of Women/Girls
Yeah Yeah, I know start slagging me off now as some sort of male chauvinist who knows nothing, however before you do let me just have my say. Feel free to tell me I am wrong in the comments
Scouts take Parliament (opens in a new tab)
Beavers and Cubs took Scout Community Week to Westminster yesterday (15 May).
Scouting Themes 4 WordPress on Scouting+
You may have seen (and it may be how you got here!) that Scouting Themes 4 WordPress has been mentioned in the last Scouting+ email nationwide. This was to announce the launch of the Scouts 4 WordPress theme and encourage new people to make use of the resource.
Its Scout Community Week
What one thing are you doing for Scout Community Week
Scout Community Week hits its stride (opens in a new tab)
Scouts up and down the country have been hard at work for Scout Community Week (14-20 May).
Scout Community Week is here! (opens in a new tab)
Scout Community Week, Scouting's epic community and fundraising project, is finally here.
Big weekend (opens in a new tab)
Not arrogant, just better.' This strap-line for the Mumbo Explorer Scout Unit, Preston District, sums up my busy three days in West Lancashire, West Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire.
Scouting supports Deaf Awareness Week (opens in a new tab)
Scouts will be joining millions around the country to support Deaf Awareness Week, taking place from 7-13 May.
50 Things to do Before
We have all seen the 50 things to do before your.... list, however I came across this new one from the National Trust. - I have done 48 of the 50 how many have you done.
Cub Scout's footsteps for the future (opens in a new tab)
A Cub Scout has raised over £2,500 to help rebuild his Scout HQ by completing a 32 mile walk, just another example of Scouting's impact in local communities.
Immensely proud moments (opens in a new tab)
Whilst the highlight of Wayne's week was undoubtedly the annual Windsor parade and service, before then he had a very full week with meetings, catching up with the website consultants and a full days meeting of the Operations Committee discussing...
Picture Thursday 03_05_11
I am not sure about where you are, but in my part of the country there is not a hosepipe ban yet. However the weather following the hosepipe ban is causing all sorts of havoc for my poor veg plot.
The Commonwealth comes to Gilwell (opens in a new tab)
Reflecting on a successful weekend as the UK Scout Association hosts the Commonwealth Scout Forum 2012.
Don't be Fooled April did happen
A look back on April for Jabbering All Day Long
Scouting Catchup – You might have been in a bubble for a week
Did you miss what happened this week, here is a round up of some of the great media coverage that happened.
Top achievers honoured by HM The Queen (opens in a new tab)
Scouts meet HM The Queen and Chief Scout Bear Grylls during St George's Day National Queen's Scout celebrations at Windsor Castle.
Captain Picard Likes Scouting (opens in a new tab)
I came across this video on Youtube from 4th Golcar Scout Group today. Being a bit of a Trekkie, I was very impressed that they had managed to get Patrick Stewart to record it for them. I wonder if we could get someone famous to do a video for us??