Beavers from Mars have landed at the 1st
Posted by Tony on February 13, 2012
As part of the Beavers Experiment Badge, the Beavers and Leaders have grown Mr Grass Head Beavers. The colony had fun putting grass seeds into tights with sawdust for the heads. Stuck on google eyes and pipe cleaner mouths and taken home for 3 weeks. Watering them every day and keeping them on a warm window cill. Most grew very well, but a few were follicly challenged!
Eve Willett
1st Beaver Scouts
Invitation
Posted by Tony on February 11, 2012
You are invited to attend the Southampton City District Founders Day Parade.
Canoe Club Latest
Posted by Tony on February 11, 2012
Revised course details have just been published.
For details go here.
How's your training going?
Posted by Tony on February 1, 2012
How’s your training going? Check the official records on the Scout Association Website. Log in to scouts.org.uk and click on “My Profile”.
Here are some training opportunities you might want to take advantage of this month:
SAFEGUARDING. If your Review is due or coming up then you need to redo your safeguarding training. Contact me if you want to do the on-line course, or to attend a group session. (Next group session is in Hook on 11 Feb 2012).
Module 19 "International" 4th Feb (a.m.) in Eastleigh.
Module 14 "Young People Today" 4th Feb (p.m.) Eastleigh.
Module 15 "Challenging Behaviour" 15th Feb (p.m.)
Module 13 "Growing the Movement" Sun 5th Feb (a.m.) Hook.
Module 5 "Fundamental Values" Sun 26th Feb (a.m.) Southampton.
Module 3 "Tools for the Job" for section leaders. 28 Feb 2012, Farnborough.
Also, contact me for information about MIDAS Minibus training and FIRST AID training.
You can book some training course directly here:
Email: training@southamptoncityscouts.co.uk
Tel: 023 8048 6271
Nico.
Nico Chart, Local Training Manager
Young Leader Belts
Posted by Tony on February 1, 2012
It was a great pleasure for me to present two Young Leader Belt buckles to Steven and Aaron, who have been a part of the Young Leader unit for nearly four years now. The Young Leader belt is the highest award a Young Leader can attain within the Young Leader programme, and signifies their completion of all 11 training modules, and then putting their skills into practice by completing four missions. These start relatively easily with planning and leading a set of indoor meetings, progress through outdoor meetings, and on to planning, running and implementing actions from a sectional forum, and then taking responsibility for part of the running of the section, and planning and leading a planning meeting. All in all a lot of work, so well done both of you!
Scout Soapbox
Posted by Tony on February 1, 2012
So the Christmas and New Year festivities are over, and we emerge into January, having to hit the ground running to work on all the plans for activities in the cold months of the year. First up is a new idea – an Activity Badge weekend where we are providing Scouts with the chance to earn the Forester badge or the Electronics badge, all in one weekend. As I write this, both badges are completely full and we could have filled a lot more spaces besides. It is great to see that lots of Scouts are keen to do this, and we will plan to run the same badges again later in the year to give a chance to those who missed out this time.
Cub Corner
Posted by Tony on February 1, 2012
Hi there one and all
I know this is rather belated but may I wish all Members of Southampton City District a Happy New Year (at least it’s very early February and the Chinese have only recently celebrated their New Year!).
On a more sombre note, sadly another great member of the District passed away at the beginning of December. Heather Vaudin had been involved in Scouting for many years at the 13th as CSL and also in the District as a DCSL. I had the privilege of working with her both at the 13th and in the District. A lot of young people passed through Heather’s hands, some of whom are now either Leaders themselves or involved in the District in some way. A great lady who will be sadly missed.
From Colin
Posted by Tony on February 1, 2012
2012 is getting off to a good start and we have a lot to look forward too.
The New District Web Site.
I have a few people tell me how much better the new district website is in comparison with the old site. Thank you to those of you that have passed on that feedback. It is appreciated. We also welcome you giving us ideas of how the site can be further developed.
We now have half the district registered in the member’s area of the new district web site southamptoncityscouts.co.uk I would encourage those of you that have not done that yet to register yourself over the next few days. To help you with this we have put some big red buttons at the top of the home page so it is easier for you. Once you have registered I will authorise you to have access. For those that have already registered please go back and check you can get into the members area it should be fine now after a few teething problems.
The key reason for having a new district web site is to help us to SHOUT LOUD about how good we are and to get that message out to the community LOUD and CLEAR.
