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A newsletter about Scouting in Gloucestershire.
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What’s in this Issue?
1. Our County
2. Badge Courses
3. St. George’s Day
Awards
4. News from
Gilwell
5. County Exec.
Highlights
6. Dates for you
your diary
Hello and welcome to i.SCOUT-GLOS.
This is the first issue of what we hope will
be a helpful and interesting newsletter
for all things “Scouty” in Gloucestershire.
But any newsletter needs news. If you
would like to send in your stories then
just email us at [email protected]
and we will do our very best to include it
in the next issue.
Issue 1
In Cheltenham, membership is up
by 12.5% showing an increase in
all sections and leaders. Beavers
can also look forward to a Teddy
Bear’s Picnic to celebrate 25 years
since Beaver Scouts started.
Two Explorer Scouts from the
Cotswold district have just been
awarded their Gold D of E award;
congratulations to them. Also,
there has been an increase in
district events so there will be lots
to do throughout the year!
Congratulations to Cam Scouts
who recently won the County
Cooking Competition and went on
to the regional competition. Also
in Cotswold Vale, a tour of
Highgrove has been organised
and will take place on the 5th of
May.
District football competitions have
taken place for Beavers, Cubs and
Scouts! Speaking of district
activities, planning is well under
way for the May Olympics, a series
of events to take us all the way to
the opening ceremony in 2012.
A district camp is due to take
place on the 6th to the 8th of May
where all of the Groups in the
District will be represented. St.
George’s Day parade is going to
take place on the 1st May with a
military band to lead the march.
Nearly 400 young people and their
families took part in a District hike
recently. Congratulations to all of
them. May seems to be a busy
month in Stroud and Tetbury with
events including a Beaver Air
Activities Day, a Pennwood open
day and a Cub football
competition
What’s been going on in your district?
Email us at [email protected] and share your event for
everyone to see.
Two Explorer Scouts from the
Cotswold district have just been
awarded their Gold D of E award;
congratulations to them. Also,
there has been an increase in
district events so there will be lots
to do throughout the year!
Congratulations to Cam Scouts
who recently won the County
Cooking Competition and went on
to the regional competition. Also
in Cotswold Vale, a tour of
Highgrove has been organised
and will take place on the 5th of
May.
A new Beaver Colony has recently
opened in Mitcheldean and was
met with a flurry of interest from
both potential leaders and young
people. Also, 70 Scouts are going
to the Haarlem Jamborette. Good
luck to them and have fun!
A district camp is due to take
place on the 6th to the 8th of May
where all of the Groups in the
District will be represented. St.
George’s Day parade is going to
take place on the 1st May with a
military band to lead the march.
Nearly 400 young people and their
families took part in a District hike
recently. Congratulations to all of
them. May seems to be a busy
month in Stroud and Tetbury with
events including a Beaver Air
Activities Day, a Pennwood open
day and a Cub football
competition
In Tewkesbury, two new Explorer
Units have been set up to improve
Explorer Scout provision in the
County. The district has also
created a new website. New
sections are also to be established
in Bishop’s Cleeve.
What’s been going on in your district?
Email us at [email protected] and share your event for
everyone to see.
Want to find
out more?
Visit:
gscouts.org.uk
Thank you to everyone who helped collect the
required information for this year’s census.
The results show the county’s total has risen
for the 5th year in a row. Special
congratulations to Cotswold Vale who
achieved a 12.9% rise and Cheltenham with
12.5%! More work will be needed this year to
maintain this trend but we know it is possible.
29th April-2nd May Mountain Activities Long Weekend
14th May Try Dives 2011
19th May Young Leaders Module A
21st May PADI Peak Performance Buoyancy
Specialism
28th-30th May Survival Skills
2nd June Snorkelling
18th-19th June Gliding Weekend
20th June Young Leaders Module A
24th-26th June
1st-3rd July
PADI Open Water Scuba Diver
Qualification
9th July Try Dives 2011
16th-17th July Gliding Weekend
28th July Snorkelling
6th-7th August Gliding Weekend
18th August Snorkelling
20th-21st August
3rd-4th September
Gliding Weekend
16th-18th September PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba
Diver Qualification
23rd-25th September “Beast of the Lake” County
Explorer Camp
Celebrating those in the
county who have received an
award for all their hard work
over many years
George Hiscocks - Forest of Dean
Brian Kimber - Gloucester
Reg Poulton - Cotswold
Peter Hudson - Gloucester
Terry Newland - Gloucester
Paul Cobb - Cotswold
Nicola Hewlett - Cotswold
James Maher - Tewkesbury
Adults Venture Scouts Scout Network Explorer Scouts Scouts Cub Scouts Beaver Scouts
Thank you to everyone who helped collect the
required information for this year’s census.
The results show the county’s total has risen
for the 5th year in a row. Special
congratulations to Cotswold Vale who
achieved a 12.9% rise and Cheltenham with
12.5%! More work will be needed this year to
maintain this trend but we know it is possible.
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
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Recently Gilwell have made some
changes to the rules on swimming of
which leaders need to be aware. The
changes are:
• Paddling has been clarified and
requires no qualification by leaders
• No further qualifications are required
in instances where a lifeguard is
provided (including swimming pools
and beaches)
• Swimming in pools and Class C waters
are now managed in line with other
Class C water activities. No
qualifications are required by leaders
• Swimming in all other open waters (B1
and higher) has been simplified and
safety cover can be provided by either:
- a water activities permit holder
(when following the guidelines outlined
in the swimming factsheet)
- someone who holds the Royal Life
Saving Society Water Safety
Management Programme (WSMP) or
any equivalent or higher award.
Full guidance is available in
the swimming factsheet
Most Adults in Scouting will
be aware that responsible use
of social networking sites such
as Facebook is an important
issue for adults in Scouting. A
new factsheet has been
published to provide advice
and guidance to adults about
using social networking sites.
Click here to access the factsheet
Did you see the article on
“The Scout Who Escaped
Auschwitz” the incredible
story of a young man who
was imprisoned by the
Nazis simply for being a
Scout?
Most Adults in Scouting will
be aware that responsible use
of social networking sites such
as Facebook is an important
issue for adults in Scouting. A
new factsheet has been
published to provide advice
and guidance to adults about
using social networking sites.
Click here to access the factsheet
County Chairman
- to chair County
Executive Committee
and lead County
admin support.
Chairman, County
Finance Sub-committee
- to support County
Treasurer and advise
on budgeting and
investments.
Chairman, County
Appointments Advisory
Committee
- to interview
candidates for
county appointments
Please contact the County
Commissioner if you would
be interested in any of these
roles at [email protected].
Did you see the article on
“The Scout Who Escaped
Auschwitz” the incredible
story of a young man who
was imprisoned by the
Nazis simply for being a
Scout?
3rd May County Leadership
Team Meeting
19th May County Exec.
Meeting
26th May DCs Meeting (with
County Leadership
Team)
5th July County Leadership
Team Meeting
For more information visit:
gscouts.org.uk or phone County Office at:
01452 812309
A large trailer is to be purchased for use on survival
skills weekends and other
events.
New rates were agreed for Cranham with charges being
raised by an average of 5%.
It was also agreed that the county centre will in future be
known as Cranham Scout
Centre
CATs meetings will continue to be held more locally and with
greater sectional focus
Development work is continuing in Lechlade and
Winchcombe
Scout Network leaders or contacts have been identified
for each district
Dame Janet Trotter DBE as Patron of
Scouting in Gloucestershire
Alexa Collicott as County Media
Advisor.
The next edition of
i.SCOUT-GLOS will be
published in June. Please
submit all contributions by
31st May 2011.