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Podcast number 19. This is part two of the conversation I had with Shawn Cleary from the True North Scouting blog and podcast. This time we talk about camp fire, songs & skits, Scouting both internationally and locally and the enthusiasm of the Scouts.
This kind of relates back to a post I made in July about Leaders refusing to accept girls in their Group. Well, it now seems that a different Group has been refusing to accept girls (despite having to since 1st January 2007) and that their District has removed them form their roles.
World Scouting Jamborees – the name being derived from "jambo", the Swahili term for "hello" – of which there have been 21 since 1920 the latest held in the Uk in 2007, may be coming to an end. The new ISA (Independent Safeguarding Authority) requirements may well mean that Jamborees in the UK are no longer able…
Podcast number 18. As promised last time, I've done something a little different – I have a guest! Shawn Cleary from the True North Scouting blog and podcast was good enough to join me for a chat on Sunday afternoon / morning depending on your time zone!
One of the items in the weekly newsletter I get from the Scout Association was that the SA's YouTube channel has been launched as Scout's TV . Here are all the SA's videos including the six episodes of the Everyday Adventure TV series.
Sorry, Joining Lists as we now call them! Just recently, I've had a handful of people get in touch with the Group, through our website , with regards to getting their children to join Beavers, Cubs or Scouts. The problem is that I've had to put their names on the waiting (joining ) list.
The Scouts have always had a strong visual brand, whether it is - The last logo represents the latest update from around 2001. Now the brand is being updated again. However, it's not a huge change this time but more of a 'tweak'!
Back in May I talked about trying to find an old photo that was taken of the Troop in January 1926 (as I now know). We had a vague photo of it and that was all. It was taken to be presented to the Church's Vicar, Fr.
Podcast number 17. A quick update of what my Group has been up to in September. I will doing another podcast within the next 10 –14 which will be somewhat different, so watch this space. I actually recorded this on Monday, uploaded it and forgot it was saved as a draft, hence the delay in…
The following was posted by Charlie Roper on his blog . I wanted to make a reply, but as it's limited to 140 characters, I thought I'd use my blog to put my own thoughts down. Every young person has had the experience.
I've just come back from helping out at the District's archery competition which 5 of our Scouts took part in. They all did very well and they came 4th out of 6 Troops. This is an improvement on last year as they were in last place!
It was a total coincidence that I happened to pop in to see the Beavers this evening and they were having a chocolate night! Honest!
In the school where I work, we have a diary system which is a web based one. All members of staff have access to it so they can record if they are going out, having visitors or record any other information that the members of staff might need to know about.
In the summer the Cubs wrote and starred in their own video for the Creative Challenge badge. They did it in the style of a news programme. I was a little delayed in being put together, but I got it on Thursday and put it on YouTube today, so enjoy!
This evening, I've been to the Beavers to talk to the parents about the forthcoming sleepover and also the family camp we're doing next year. They were all very interested, asked a lot of questions and the majority went away with Criminal Record Bureau forms so the can have their backgrounds checked, which will enable…
The Scouts have come back from a weekends camping at Consall with 12th Golden Hill Scouts. I couldn't go out for the full weekend, so I went to see them on the Saturday. Typically it was a lovely weekend and didn't rain once!
No, not really! But if you read this article from Saturday's Daily Mail, you'd get that impression! I first heard of this story on Sunday morning, when one of my friends in the BSA retweeted another American chap's comment on the article.
The Daily Mail is, as usual, misrepresentating people. This time it has picked on the Scout Movement and is " reporting " as the fight against Britain's growing blade culture intensifies, Scouts have been told not to take penknives on camping trips.
If one reads this story in Britain's Daily Mail they will get the idea that UK Scouts have adopted a hyper-reactive policy to what the Mail calls 'blade culture' that bans pocket knives. The story is followed with outraged comments predicting the end of the world.
Guiding is celebrating it's 100th birthday this weekend! I can't add any more than Chris has said on his blog , so please have a read. Happy Birthday to our sister organisation.
Scouting celebrated its centenary two years ago, and now it is Guiding's turn . Originally set up because Victorian morals would not allow boys and girls to be mixed in Scouting – something which has now been corrected in the Scout Association.
The other weekend the VFestival was held at Weston Park which is quite close to where we are. At the end of the festival, various groups are invited to go onto the site to help clear up. They are allowed to keep any equipment they want or get it sent out to people who are…
In May this year it was very pleasing to hear that our friends from the 85th Stoke-on-Trent & Newcastle, Milton Scout Group opened their new Scout hut. They managed to raise well over £100,000 to pay for their new building and it's very impressive.
While we were on holiday, one item on the local news caught my eye. The Mountain Rescue Teams in the Lake District have been called out more times this year than last and the Keswick team (where coincidentally we were staying) had 70% more call outs than last year.
It's gone live! The world's largest Scout Group's website is now up and running. Kind of! It is actually live now, but in final testing and will be fully operational for the Gilwell reunion on 5th September. All Scouts, from all around the world that hold the Wood Badge are members of the 1st Gilwell…
We've just got back from our holiday in the Lake District . Of course, being the Lakes, it rained, but we weren't too bothered as we had our waterproofs with us so we were ready for anything! As I now have a digital SLR camera, when we go away I take my laptop with me, so…
Podcast number 16. Talking about girls in Scouting and BBQs! The Scout Association's One Movement Pages here and here .
I've had an email from vinspired which talks about the awards they are doing for young people who volunteer. So please read on – My name is Laurence from Cake Public Relations contacting you on behalf of Youth Volunteering Charity vinspired.
When a potential new Leader attends their initial interview one of the things that happens is that they are assigned a Training Assessor. The TA's job is to take the new Leader through the training modules and assess which ones they need to complete and by which methods.
I was chatting to Scouter Jeff the other night (or afternoon in his part of the world – California) and he mentioned that he's started a podcast. So I checked it out. And very good it is too. He talks about about himself, gives a camping tip, a Leader's tip, his Favourite (ok I've used English…
Great news! As I wrote in my post on fundraising last month, we recently purchased a new garage tent and I was requesting a donation from my employers to cover the cost. And I have had good news – they have given us a donation of £600!
I did something today that I've never done before. I spoke to Scouts in Oman , Jordan and Bali ! All this was courtesy of the International Rover Scout Net Moot. I first mentioned this last month, when I received an email about it.
As those of you who stop by here on a regular basis will know, I'm interested (obsessed?) in finding out the history of my Group. When you've got over 100 years to go at there is a lot interesting stuff out there!
Podcast number 15. Talking about remembering your Group's past whether it is 5 years old or 100 years old. Colin 'Johnny' Walker's Scouting Milestones
OK, I'm not going to go on about the song sung by The Beatles and Barrett Strong ! Yesterday I got round to finalising the Scout Troop's money for the last term. Now for reasons too boring to go into here, I look after the Troop's subs money.
Back in April on the Leader's Campfire show number 62 , there was a trivia show. At the end of the show, a competition was launched for listeners to answer the questions that the show's participants weren't able to answer. All the questions came from the BSA's 1984 Boy Scout Handbook.
With the current economic climate, the availability of jobs is getting less and when a job does become available, competition for the post is often fierce. Therefore, when companies are looking at candidate's Curriculum Vitaes, they are not only looking at the person's suitability and qualifications for the job they've applied for, but what they…
At the Group Scout Leader's conference I went to last year , one of the things talked about was a self review form that had been trialled and was likely to be rolled out across the country. I brought it back with me and thought it was a good idea.
Podcast number 14. A bit of a chat about camping and the Nights Away Scheme.
As it's summer, and Scouts has stopped until September, I have an opportunity to sit back and take a break. But where's the fun in that? What the summer break does give me the opportunity to do is reflect on the reasons why i.SCOUT.
Last year for our centenary we finally got ourselves a new Troop flag . After the new one was dedicated in Church the old one was taken away and my Mum said she's do some repairs on it so it wouldn't deteriorate any more.
Podcast number 13. On this one I talk about the ways my Group spends and raises its money. If anyone has any other good ideas for fundraising, please let me know.
The Scouts have just come back from playing a wide game in Bradwell Woods. The idea had been to let off some rockets that the Scouts had made for their Astronautics Badge , but it was raining and there was quite a strong wind.
I've been meaning to mention more about this, but other things came up. On Wednesday 15/07/09, St. Swithin's Day, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers were in London to lobby MPs and OFWAT about the proposed Water Tax (read all about it here – explained better than I could!)
Raising money for a scout group is always very important and hard work – and its even more important with the threat of the rain tax hanging over our heads. My group has our own hut, on grounds rented from Watford Community Housing Trust (with whom we are trying to get a new lease – our current…
I was saddened to read that Henry Allingham passed away in his sleep early this morning. He was the oldest surviving British World War 1 veteran, the oldest man in the world, the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland , the last original member of the Royal Air Force and the world's oldest Scout!
I've been following and, to a lesser degree, taking part in a discussion on the Escouts forums about Scout Groups not accepting girls into their sections. Now first of all, I have to make two points - 1. Policy, Organisation and Rules ( PO&R ), rule 3.6 states – f.
I got another update on the 1st Gilwell Scout Group / Troop 1 Gilwell website today - The website for Members of the 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group is almost ready after a very long wait. There will be a testing period at the beginning of August which we will be sharing with you.
As anyone who reads these pages regularly will know, I find the combination of the internet and international Scouting most fascinating (hello USA, Canada, Sweden, South Africa, Bradwell (!) and anyone from any other location who happens to be passing by!)
I was talking to a colleague at work the other day and he brought up the subject of Scouting. He had seen us at our Annual General Meeting as we had hired my School's sports hall and he uses part of it to run his fitness business.
