Week Ending 10.12.11
Outstanding Service Award for Ronnie
The District Commissioner has presented District Chairman Ronnie McEwan with the Award of Merit For Outstanding Service to Scouting at the District Executive Committee.
Ronnie has served in numerous appointments over the last 20 years including ADC general duties and Venture Scout Leader in Inverkip. Recently he has been instrumental in the work at Everton. Ronnie congratulations and thanks for your continued work and guidance.
Second ADC Scouts appointed
The District Commissoner is delighted to announce that Jim Arkley will move from the Cub Section to join Neil Gregory as ADC Scouts from immediate effect. Both Neil and Jim plan to meet with all Scout Leaders soon to share their exciting ideas for the Scout section.
Carol Singing for Charity
Leaders and Network members should note that the annual leaders carol singing event will take place (weather permitting) on Sunday 18 December starting at 7pm, meeting at District HQ. The event should finish by 9pm, with hopefully a healthy sum of money raised for charity. Remember and wrap up well.
Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
Various small groups of leaders have been meeting to discuss events for next year’s Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Dates and information on the first of these events will be issued soon.
Special Delivery for three groups
The 85th are pleased to announce the extension of their Christmas Scout Post service to both Inverkip and Wemyss Bay villages this year. Post boxes are now in place in Inverkip Church Hall, Inverkip Sainbury’s and Wemyss Bay Spar. Last collection is on Wednesday 14 December with deliveries on Saturday and Sunday 17 and 18. Some additional deliveries may take place the following week depending on volume. The service is complimentary to residents of both villages; donations can be made by posting in a separate envelope addressed to the Scouts.
Meanwhile the 70th and Finnart Explorer Unit in partnership with St. John’s Church, Gourock Youth Organisations are offering a Christmas Post delivery service. The service delivers cards only to addresses in Greenock West End (area bounded by Nelson Street / South Street to the river) and all of Gourock. Posting Boxes and stamps (20p each) are available in Hall’s Newsagents, Finnart Street; Lyle Community Kirk (Newark Street Building), Westburn Church, St. Mary’s RC Church, St. John’s Church Gourock and at 70th HQ during section meeting times. Last collection strictly 11.00am on Sunday 18 December.
Finally the 42nd Kilmacolm Group is also doing a Christmas Post. From now until 16 December you can post your Christmas cards in the Scout post box in either Hugh Rose Delicatessen or The Cross Café, or you can hand your cards to any leader. Each card will cost 20p to be delivered. The cards will be delivered on 17 and 18 December to residential addresses in Kilmacolm only.
Tree-mendous event in Kilmacolm
The 42nd is holding its annual Christmas Tree sale, with non-needle drop tress from Finlaystone Estate available to buy from the Scout Hall, Barr’s Brae at the following times:
Saturday 10 December between 10am and 4pm
Sunday 11 December between noon and 4pm
All trees can be delivered locally free of charge.
Adult Training
Once again we keep our adult training programme rolling along and a total of 13 new Adult Leaders have signed up to get their “Getting Started Training”.
The new training schedule has been distributed to GSL’s for 2012 and any Leader is welcome to join in. Please call Shirley on 01475 529068. New Safeguarding Training is compulsory for all Leaders and dates will follow soon the New Year.
Just to note that Carol and myself are working with 20+ who are progressing at different stages to complete the very prestigious award of wood beads.
Front Line Thanks
Earlier this year the 32nd, as part of their Community Challenge sent 40 boxes of goodies out to our troops in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Last week a thank you letter arrived from Cpl Rachel Staples a medic in 4 Scots Regiment. She said ‘Many thanks for the lovely parcel, it was so nice to receive such nice gifts. The Angel Delight was very welcome ! I was in Cubs and Scouts when I was younger so I know how much effort you will have made for us’.
Young Leader Scheme
On Sunday past Amanda Docherty: Explorer Scout Leader (Young Leaders) ran 4 modules of the young leaders’ scheme. A dozen young adults from across the District completed the following modules:
• Module B – Taking the lead
• Module C - That’s the way to do it!
• Module D – Kids Behaving Badly
• Module E – Game On
Young Leaders are vital assets to how we deliver a quality youth led programme.
Thank you to members of the District Team who contributed in delivering these important modules.
Explorers plan for 10 year anniversary
As you may be aware 2012 is the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the Explorer Scout and Scout Network sections. Mark Sinnamon has gauged the idea of introducing some form of District activity next year and would be keen to link this with the celebration.
Mark will meet with Explorer Scout Leaders to come up with a rough plan on Tuesday 13 December in District HQ at 6.00 -7.30pm.