5 Top Networking Skills for a Scout Leader
5 Networking Skills for a Scout Leader and number 3 is a essential.
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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.
1,355 posts · 2006–2020
UK Scouting posts from 2014
35 posts
5 for Watching Later (opens in a new tab)
Watching a TV programme at the time it is shown does not often happen in my house. Here I my 5 for Watching Later
Remembrance Day 11-11-2014 (opens in a new tab)
For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of her spirit, Fallen in the cause of the free. Solemn the drums thrill; Death august and royal Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
Look Beyond
We often find it difficult to look beyond thing. Surprisingly when it comes to disability it we are very good and do look beyond.
Wait and Enjoy Marshmallows (opens in a new tab)
Its all about Marshmallow, your expecting this post to be about fluffy bunnies and it about Youth Engagement.
Social Media and Content (opens in a new tab)
Content is king, that is what you read about Social Media or blogging or on-line engagement,
Inclusive Scouting
Should being inclusive mean that people are positively discriminated? Or does it mean that we should include people in scouting.
Jabbering Videos (opens in a new tab)
So this morning I receive and e-mail about the use of videos to and account I have set up mainly for junk
A Book Launch (opens in a new tab)
Today I've done something I've not done before as Group Scout Leader. I represented the Group at a book launch (not that I've ever attended a book launch in a non Scouting role either!) at the Staffordshire Regiment Museum in Lichfield .
Perfect Job – What is yours
See for me there is no easy answer to that question it depends on my situation I have four categories for which perfect job could fit into.
40B440 Veggies
Last night I realised, Veggie - tastic I had done it! completed a #40B440 Challenge - But what Veggies were they
Your Worst Training Experiences
tell me your worst training session what did the trainer do wrong? what made you want to leave? Was it death by powerpoint or something else
On the Radio (opens in a new tab)
Matt Hyde, the Scout Association's Chief Executive, was on Radio 4′s Today Programme this morning talking in the business section about Scouting and the report published saying employers need to give people time off to volunteer (see here) . It was a very good interview and talked about the need for more adult volunteers, girls in…
5 Things to do with your Scouting Magazine once you have read it (opens in a new tab)
We all get our scouting magazine every couple of month land on our mats. Here are 5 things you should do with your magazine:
Minifig mayhem (opens in a new tab)
Did you see the mayhem caused by the minifigs at Girlguiding HQ. A great campaign to both advertise themselves and their new minifigs
Outdoor Posters
Posters for every Kids room - some wonderful posters and I am very tempted to one of them to put on my daughters wall.
A visit to the original Gilwell Park, the happy land where it all began
Scoutmaster Jerry : Fantastic post from Bryan from the Scouting Magazine Blog. For those of us that love Scouting and the Wood Badge experience, we can follow along with Bryan as he takes to Scouting's Mecca. Great article Bryan, thanks for sharing.
Why the Change (opens in a new tab)
back after a little break did you miss me. Have you noticed that everything looking a bit different. Your asking the question why the Change
Instagram Digest
A collection of Kiff's Instagram Photos for you to enjoy As always I would love to hear from you, please feel free to comment below on the post or share with others using the social media buttons. TTFN Kiff ©ChrisMeadows2014 Hello Reader – Are you new to Jabbering All …
A visit to the original Gilwell Park, the happy land where it all began (opens in a new tab)
Honestly, the original Gilwell Park in London looks no different from any other field. Sure, the grass is green, the trees towering and the air clean. But put a normal civilian here, and they won't see anything special. Wood Badgers, though, aren't normal civilians.
In my visit to UK Scout Association, I check out the 'other' Scouting magazine
Though our magazines are crafted in offices nearly 5,000 miles apart, the editors of Scouting magazine (U.S.) and Scouting magazine (U.K.) share more than just a name. We have similar philosophies in how we cover the Scouting movement. And we must overcome similar challenges in doing so.
Do you have any regrets – #30daychallenge (opens in a new tab)
I try to live life with out to many regrets, they can tend to weigh you down if you collect them.
Blogging – #30daychallenge (opens in a new tab)
So 2008 till 2014 that mean I have been blogging 6 years, or 8 years if you count the two in my previous ISP space.
Instagram Digest (opens in a new tab)
A collection of Kiff's Instagram Photos for you to enjoy TTFN Kiff ©ChrisMeadows2014 Hello …
Question Friday (opens in a new tab)
Well as it is Friday I had some questions I wanted to ask you all
Badges – #30daychallenge
I have collected badges of all types for a number of years but more recently I have collected the what are called in the UK pin badges,
Self Portrait and 5 Random Facts – #30daychallenge (opens in a new tab)
30 day blog Challenge day one and it a self portrait and 5 random facts about Kiff.
30 Day Challenge (opens in a new tab)
30 Day Challenge If you look around blogs during January and February everyone seems to …
Life at No 3 (opens in a new tab)
This mean that the house has a number of toys and teddies, I though it would be interesting to create a series of posts life at No 3.
Just wanted to Ask
Here are some questions that I have been meaning to ask, it is all for a bit of fun
God and Queen
So for the best part of 30 years the word god in my promise has meant something to me, I therefore don't feel the need to change that.
Instagram Digest (opens in a new tab)
A collection of Kiff's Instagram Photos for you to enjoy TTFN Kiff ©ChrisMeadows2014 Hello …
Movember – 40B440
Movember after 30 days I was sporting a full tash and had raised the sum of £115 to support research into prostate and other male cancers.
Girls girls girls (opens in a new tab)
We need to be inclusive in our scouting, it is true that there are a large number of people who don't know that girls are allowed in scouting
Social Media in 2013
2013 across Social Media for Jabbering all day long.