Information for volunteers
We are sad to hear that Jane Whiting has gone home.
Jane supported the group for many years, being our Group Chair for many years in the early noughties.
Additionally, Jane supported Scouting in the District behind the scenes.
We held our annual “Fireworks Extravaganza and Bonfire” last week – bigger and better than ever!
We have been working hard with suppliers to make our food even better than previous years and we were very pleased with everyone’s reaction.
If you came to the event and would like to give us some feedback (positive or things we could improve on) please get in contact.
The group held its first in-person Annual General Meeting last night for three years,
We welcomed a number of members to the Group Executive Committee (most of whom are also Trustees of the group charity). Tony Mann as Group Chair, Catherine Martin as Group Secretary and officially elected JoAnn Etherington as Group Treasurer.
Thank you to all the parents that joined us for this important part of being a charity.
At the end of the AGM we presented a number of Chief Scouts Awards, including our first Acorn Awards to some of our Squirrels.
We also caught-up on some awards that were delayed from last year.
Continue reading First in-person AGM since 2019!
Scouting can fit into every life, get in touch to help work out the best fit for you. scouts.org.uk/join
Every adult taking part helps bring Scouting to more young people
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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
If you are looking for a DofE volunteering opportunity that is more interesting than working in a charity shop, come and talk to us!
You will have chance to help out with
with young people from the age of 6 and up. No experience required but a willingness to get involved.
We have meetings on Wednesday and Friday evenings.
Get in touch via the volunteer page
If there is anything you think you could do to help out the group, whether it is any of the things in the image above or something else, please talk to any of the leadership team or use the Volunteer link on the front page of the website.
At the moment (Dec 2015) we have the following vacancies – there is also a list on the group section of the noticeboard.
Thank you!
We are getting ready for the camping season this weekend (16th and 17th May).
If you can, please come to the morning session 10-12.30 or the afternoon one 1-3.30pm on either day.
Please bring gardening gear (including gloves) if you have them.
Also if you have a wheelbarrow or strimmer and can bring them along, please do – our strimmers and lawnmower are still at the repairers.
We were blessed with perfect weather for the last Volunteer Day of the Summer term.
Can I say on behalf of everyone that uses the scout hut a huge thank you to everyone that gave up some of their Sunday to help.
Between us we have
Just in case anyone has any free time – the jobs that still didn’t get done include:
Email the group if you would like a shot at any of these – we will come and help too!
Over the Christmas break, we have renovated the parquet floor of the scout hut.
We have spent a lot of time and money on the floor, so let’s hope that it is now in a state to stand up to another 10 years of wear and tear!
Thank you to Brewers Decorators Merchants on the High Street in Sevenoaks for discounting some of the tools we used.
