March 2008 Update

Explorer Scout Leaders Meetings Minutes

West Sussex Explorer Scout Newsletter

New Queens Scout Application Form

Letter about performing at the South of England Show this June at Ardingly Showground and Form

WS 2008 Camp Chief letter Feb 2008

Jamboree on the Trail, May 10th - Update

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• Some leaders do not appear to have been informed that the District Eggstravaganza has been postponed - as agreed by the GSL's at the last team meeting owing to a new diary clash with Ferring's event.  Please ensure your leaders do know as some have been collecting money to attend.

• 1st Ferring are running an Easter Egg Hunt on 16 March - sorry but I do not have any information to scan and send round.  I believe all GSL's were given this in hard copy at the last team meeting.

• 5 / 6 April is the next available weekend for your leaders to validate learning modules / have their personal learning plans set etc etc.  Due to a clash wish Arundel's 10k run which we weren't aware of when the dates were set - we are only able to off AM on the Sunday.  Leaders should contact myself to make appointments.

• 5 May - please confirm with Prue your attendance, or otherwise, at the Haskins event so that we have some idea of numbers attending.

• 13 April - Scout Camp Cooking Comp.  - details sent with last mailing and available on our website - Please encourage your Scout sections to participate.  Deadline for entries, 17 March.

• 16 April - St George's Day rehearsal 6:30pm prompt start at Arundel Cathedral.  All standard bearers and anyone involved with the Service must attend please.

• 20 March - Bronze & Silver Award presentations - AM / St George's Day Parade - PM. Please ensure all paperwork for Bronze and Silver Awards has been sent in. Form now available on the web site. CSA Gold Award and above Application

• County PL Training - no-one within A&L was interested.  A shame considering some are still finding PL's a challenge at the younger age.

• Training - Please continue to encourage your existing leaders to complete their wood badges and new leaders / adults to attend the Modules 1 & 3 run within the District.

• Existing leaders who have either changed role within a Section ie ASL to SL or who have changed Section ie Scouts to Cubs will need to re-visit their training (not necessarily have to do any more but will need a new learning plan and validation on, hopefully, their prior learning).  Without the correct wood badge / training we are advised that any awards (other than the service awards for years done) will not be considered by HQ.

• PR - we haven't appeared in the local paper for a couple of weeks - please don't forget that Simon Burgess is happy to come to your meetings / investitures / events to take the photos etc for the paper - please use him.

• When sending in "renewal" CRB forms to Anjie - please ensure that you attach a note with group / section and confirmation that it is a renewal.  Likewise, if you are sending AA forms to ensure that your longstanding Exec officers are included in the national database - please ensure the members start date is correct, otherwise they could lose years of service, and make sure that it is clear to Anjie that the reason this is being sent in is because the member does not appear on the national database, otherwise, they could suddenly find themselves being asked to attend the appointments committee!

• Nights Away Notification Forms - please ensure leaders are using the updated form available from Scoutbase and circulated previously along with the updated Assessment criteria information.

• Please remember - information will be placed on the District website for you, and your leaders, to view at any time.

• All cheques for membership fees should be with Jeremy Kett, District Treasurer, this week in order to take advantage of any discounts.

• Groups who have purchased items at the Worthing Scout Shop will shortly receive their 10% "rebate" cheques which have been sent to me to pass on.  These will go direct to your Treasurer.

• New programme resources are now available from the Scout Shop as previously notified.  However, please note that it is not necessary for everyone to go out immediately and purchase it.  Some of the material is no different (well, maybe the cover's changed and a few typos corrected) from what you arleady have available - either in hard format or to download.  It is suggested by HQ that things such as Certificates should be used up before purchasing new as there is no specific change over / cut off date from "old" to "new".

• County Recruitment & Development Officer - A CRDO has now been appointed.  Andrea Bailey will take up her job around the 1st week of June - full details of her role and how to apply for her assistance in respect of District Development opportunities will follow shortly.

   

• Thank You to 1st Ferring for the Quiz they ran for Founders Day.  The District Team did you all proud - we came in 5th (out of 5 teams!!)

   

• County Logo - Please note that you will shortly see a new County Logo.   This has been designed to, not only reflect that 2012 is another anticipated milestone in Scouting, but also that within West Sussex, we are now aiming for 2012 new recruits.