Today we welcome the Squirrels section to our Scouting family.
Now young people can start to learn #skillsforlife from the age of 4 with Scouts.
We are very proud to announce that we have one of 9 Squirrel Dreys in Kent and 200 in the UK starting on the 15th September.
We need more volunteers across our District to be able to offer this section in other groups as well as offer more places to all young people that want to Scout.
We have many roles to fill, many tasks that are vital for Scouting to taking place from taking notes at meetings to cutting the grass at one of our sites as well as helping at meetings.
If you are a scout group that would like to use these for your own purposes – change the final url etc, be my guest. They were created from a PowerPoint presentation, exported as a video and then turned into a gif from there. Link to the presentations
Today, UK Scouting has changed our brand from the old swoosh to a simpler, bolder symbol for scouting.
It signifies a new direction for Scouts as it launches Skills For Life. Watch the whole video for a great introduction, but the super short version is emphasising the huge positive effect scouting has on the lives of young people – not just today, but forward into the rest of their lives.
Don’t forget to claim your 10% discount for looking after a beaver / cub / scout / exlporer.
You need to take a scout neckerchief with you to claim the discount and you will need to purchase a discount card if you don’t have one already. Our nearest go-outdoors is now in Tonbridge.
The scouts held their Scouting Winter Olympics last night.
– Biathlon (more of a jog followed by a high speed bit of air rifle shooting)
– Ice hockey (we finally made use of the indoor hockey set we got from Activekids )
– Toboggan (put it this way, the pushing phase went on for 99% of the time)
– Curling – with scout sized curling stones … 🙂
The Mums and Dads Maintenance Team has been busy this week
– grass seed sown
– new slackline zone prepared
– brush cleared for the new crate stacking activity
– bouldering cube tidied
– kitchen kickboards fitted
– padlocks serviced
– rifle range inspected
What shall we do next week? If you are free to join us Tuesday mornings, come along #activesupport#iscout
Providing fun and adventure for boys and girls 4 years old and up.
