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Alderley District Information BulletinSeptember 2010
Another year of Scouting starts!
Welcome back! I hope you have had a good summer; spent time with your families, been on campand generally enjoyed the break. I am sure that those of you who attended Chamboree will agreethat it was a fantastic event. Yes there were a few problems and some things could have workedbetter but overall it was great. Thanks to the organising team for all their efforts and our leadersand parents for ensuring Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from Alderley had a great time!
I did my DC bit by presenting two Gold Chief Scout Awards to Michael Leech and GeorgePickering (1st Chelford) and his last Cub Proficiency badge to Jake Windram from Alderley Edge(see report later in DIB). Whilst I was there Handforth / Alderley Edge were awarded 3rd prize and6th / 4th won first prize in the gateway competition. Well done.
Whilst I was having coffee with Holmes Chapel I was regaled with the “tick incident”. One Scoutgot a tick just under his eye – visit to A&E required! (It wouldn’t be camp without a visit to ahospital, would it?)
My Chamboree highlights would be meeting a Thai Scout whose granddad attended one of theearly Woodbadge Courses. He was awarded one of the original beads from Dinizulu’s necklacewhich we all examined closely - fascinating link to our history. I also met one of my VentureScouts, Rob Davies He was there with his Explorer Unit from Warwickshire – his final remark tome was “Let’s not leave it 20 years before we meet up again, Steve !” I was forced to agree!
District Forum on September 22nd
We will be having a District Forum on the 22nd September when I hope to see many of you. Wewill be awarding prizes for the best summer activity photos – there will be two categories – one foryouth members and the other leaders, parents etc. Blatant inclusion of kith and kin is perfectly ok.Send your photos by eMail to Derek Wiles ([email protected]). Closing date is 20th
September 2010 (Do it now before you forget!)
Leader Training
At this time of year you are all developing your programme for the autumn term with an eye tonext summer. Don’t waste your work – use it to get Module 12 signed off! Talk to your TrainingAdvisor or our Local Training Manager (Wendy MacDonald) to discuss what you need to do (oryou can check the requirements in your training manual – dog eaten your manual ? Follow thislink:http://www.scouts.org.uk/documents/learnersresources/69.2%20Adult%20Personal%20file.pdf
Steve BuckleyDistrict Commissioner
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District Forum
22nd September 2010
7.30 pm at Wilmslow Methodist Church
Your chance to meet, exchange ideas and hear the latest news.
This meeting is open to all Leaders and is for your benefit
Find out what happened at the Moot, if you could not attend
Let everyone know about your Chamboree experiences
Enjoy free Coffee and Biscuits courtesy of Active Support
County Appointments
ACC Activities
Rob Patheyjohns our current ACC Activities decided to stand down earlier in the year but agreedto continue in post until a successor was appointed. Rob, I’m delighted to report, will continue tosupport activities in the County and his expertise will be valuable moving forward.
I am delighted to announce that Graham Shaw has agreed to take this role. Graham will now play aleading role in shaping the provision of activities within the County and helping me develop astrategy to support the provision of activities within the County, Districts and Groups.
ACC Explorer Scouts
Graham Shaw’s change in role has created a vacancy for a new ACC Explorer Scouts. I am mostgrateful for the effort Graham has put into this post and equally delighted to announce that the newACC Explorer Scouts will be Hannah Lapworth. Hannah will bring a fresh perspective to theExplorer Scout section and will work closely with the ACC Scouts and Scout NetworkCommissioner to develop strategies aimed at retaining members as they move through the sections.In addition she will be looking at ways to build capacity so that the section is able to accept newmembers with little scouting experience.
These appointments will take effect on Monday 20 September and there will now be a “hand over”period.
I’m sure that you join me in wishing both Graham and Hannah well in their new roles.
Graham Phillips,County Commissioner, Cheshire
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The next Appointments meeting will be at the URC at 7.30 pm on Wednesday 15th September.
Rob HenstockDistrict Appointments Secretary
A reminder to all Beaver Leaders
The Beaveree is at Barnswood Campsite on 10th October 10 am to 3 pm. The theme is Robin Hood.Plans and activities to be discussed at the District Forum on Wednesday 22nd September atWilmslow Methodist Church.
Looking forward to meeting you all there.Jackie Toombs, DBSLPlease note my new email address - [email protected]
5th Wilmslow Beavers
During the summer half term 5th Wilmslow Beavers have been working towards their OutdoorChallenge Award. A walk from the Carrs up to Styal, and three weeks at Lindow Common haveprovided a fun and varied end to the Summer Term. We were very lucky, and had four weeks offantastic weather which allowed us to do activities, such as practicing our trailing skills, seeinghow many things we could fit in a match box and finally going on a treasure hunt! A huge thanksmust go to Judith Simpson, Derek Wiles and Simon Taylor for their help this term – allowing us tomake our visits.
In the final week of term we held an investiture ceremony at Lindow Common – welcoming ourtwo newest members into the colony and into Scouting. 5th Wilmslow Beavers have had a verysuccessful two terms, and all the members are looking forward to coming back in September.
Emma Simpson, BSL5th Wilmslow
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1st Handforth Beavers Abseil at Tegg's Nose Country Park – Saturday 22nd May 2010
13 Beavers took part in the Abseiling which goes towards their Adventure Activity and OutdoorChallenge Badges. Many thanks goes to Adam Robson at the Viking Explorer Scout Unit formaking the activity possible along with Mark an ACSL who used to work alongside me when Iwas once an Akela.
It was a hot day as you can see by the pictures they almost look like we are abroad. Parents camealong with their cameras and packed lunches. The pictures show the scale of the rock and just howcourageous the Beavers were.
When the first Beaver abseiled down it was very emotional for all of us to see such a small childaccomplish such a task, a moment I will never forget. I am so proud of them all but it wasn't justthe Beavers that enjoyed the event the Dads & one Mum couldn't wait to put a harness on and havea go and they did, along with the Leaders & helpers including our ABSL Mr 'B' who is nearly 75years old!
We have also had our first Sleepover. 21 Beavers took part. We had a Pirate Theme and everyonehad a great time.
Deborah Robson, BSL1st Handforth
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4th Wilmslow Beavers
I would like to say a warm welcome to Fred Wedin who has come on board as an Assistant BeaverLeader.
On Sunday 1st August 4th Wilmslow Beavers enjoyed a day at Chamboree 2010. They took part inthe world record “wobble boarding” and an extensive list of activities. They really enjoyed theJousting in the afternoon.
We joined 4th and 6th Wilmslow Scouts for lunch along with 6th Wilmslow Beavers. I would like tothank everyone who helped us have a wonderful day, starting with Conrad and Janice Jones whowere my parents that helped me for the day, also Mark Toombs, Ian Ross and their team of leadersfor looking after and feeding us for the day.
Many thanksJackie Toombs, BSL4th Wilmslow
Survival Skills Weekend
A weekend leading to the Survival Skills Badge is to be run at Tidnock Wood on Saturday 25th
and Sunday 26th September.Scouts should arrive between 12noon and 2pm on the Saturday and leave around 3pm on theSunday.Each Troop should prepare their Scouts using part 1 of the badge syllabus.
The weekend is intended to cover the practicalities of the badge, test the first aid requirements andsee how well Scouts can cook on wood without utensils or foil.Troops do their own catering and share the badge testing.
A suggested outline of the menu for the weekend and draft permission to camp form is availableelectronically from Ian Ross on [email protected]
On the weekend, we plan to have experts on survival techniques and on “food for free” to showScouts and Leaders what can be achieved.
If you plan to bring some Scouts to the event, please tell Ian Ross on or before the Forum on 22September.
Ian Ross, SL6th Wilmslow
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Alderley Edge Scout Group
Alderley Edge Scout Group will be celebrating its centenary from December 2010 and 10 year oldJake Windram has clearly made his mark in history. Jake’s dedication has enabled him to achieveall the Cub badges on offer consisting of Sixer and Seconder, 33 activity badges, 6 staged activitybadges, 7 challenge badges and his Chief Scout Silver award.
Steve Buckley with Jake Windram
Jake was presented with his award by District Commissioner, Steve Buckley during Chamboree2010 in Tabley. Steve told the Cubs that "very rarely does anyone achieve all the badges. It takes alot of effort and commitment and Jake should be very proud of himself".Jake’s determination along with the support from the leaders has enabled the group to sample allthe different activities on offer in scouting. We hope that this achievement will encourage others tofollow while we celebrate our Group’s centenary followed by our District Centenary in 2012.
For Chamboree we made wooden shields and wooden woggles, this counted towards their DIYbadges. It looked fantastic watching them all walk into the main arena with the items they hadmade.
With so many activity / badges on offer its great hearing what the cubs have been up to away fromthe Scout Hut. The badges give everyone a chance to shine, to learn something new or to build onexperiences they already have.
However, December will also be a sad time for us as our Scout leader Margaret Woodall will beretiring after a long service with us. With so much on offer over the next two years our Scoutsection urgently needs your support.
We already have a healthy Beaver section which started this year as well as a strong Cub section.Without Scouts these children would be lost to other groups or pack up completely.
Interested! Can you help! Come and join our team of volunteers and ensure the section stays open.Our existing team will help and support all new members but it would be too much to expect themto take on additional roles. The role can be as little or as much as you want and is very rewarding.Please help and ensure our Scouts get the opportunities that children like Jake have alreadyexperienced. If you feel you can help please contact us through our website.
alderleyedgescoutgroup.btck.co.uk
Paul Windram, ACSLAlderley Edge
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On Friday 27th August 2010, 8 band members and 2 leaders descended on Tidnock Wood to attendthe now annual Band Summer Camp. Being in the band is often hard work, but members, andleaders, use this opportunity to wind down and have some fun.
The weekend took the form of a competition – fiercely fought between Red Team and Blue Team.Teams took part in wide games and other activities to gain points, with additional points beingawarded for helpfulness and things like collecting the best wood for the fire. The teams also had tocomplete four challenges. Challenge One involved them planning and preparing a meal forthemselves and two adults. Challenge Two was to plan and run an hour’s worth of activities.Challenge Three was to plan and run 2 sessions of half an hour worth of banding activity – it wasmuch more difficult than they thought!! And Challenge Four was to prepare three “entertainments”for around the campfire, which varied from games such as Pictionary to a newly arranged versionof one of the band tunes, mixed with Yankee Doodle and Old MacDonald. Although it wassometimes very wet and very cold all band members enjoyed themselves, and seem keen to repeatthe experience next year!
Red Team with their winning straw tower
Enjoying the BBQ The winning team - Blues
We would especially like to thank Holmes Chapel Scout Group for the kind loan of theirequipment – currently we have no camping equipment of our own and without the generosity ofHolmes Chapel, the camp would not have been possible. We would also like to thank Ian Hewittfor attending the camp and helping us out – and also providing us with the funniest moment ofcamp.
Emma SimpsonAsst Bandmaster
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Several Leaders from Alderley took advantage of training opportunities available at Chamboree.As a result we now have a number of people close to completing their Wood Badge.
The latest list of courses is attached. Coming up soon is the module weekend covering modules 5-9 over the weekend of 2nd/3rd October. This is a great way to achieve a lot in a relatively shorttime. Bookings can be for the full weekend (10am - 4pm each day) or just one of the days.
Over the weekend of 9th/10th October a course is planned to cover the modules for Managers.
A Safeguarding workshop is planned for 17th November. This is a compulsory part of module 1for all new adult members and is also a requirement for an appointment renewal.
To book a place on a course or to discuss your training please contact me.
Wendy Macdonald LTMTel: 01477 [email protected]
Hill Walking Training /Assessment
The next Hill Walking course is being run at Yr Hafod in Snowdonia from 8pm Friday 29th to 4pmSunday 31st October 2010.
There will be different levels of training available – T1 training, T1 assessment, T2 training and T2assessment.
The cost of the course is £50 covering accommodation, food, training etc.
An application form and T1 syllabus is attached.
Further details can be obtained from Andrew Wood ([email protected] or phone 07801450792 or 10606 860798) or by contacting Chris Pearce, Alderley DMA, who would be happy toadvise you further on the training requirements. Phone Chris on Tel: 01477 533629)
At the end of the summer term I always have a party for the Beavers, younger siblings, potentialBeavers or their friends.
In the past we have had a beach party where we made surfboards out of cardboard beforehand, apirate party etc. This year was targets where we had bowling, inflatable darts, catapulting, plasticand tin cans, hoopla frogs and many other activities.
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The Beavers bring enough food for six people of crisps, biscuits or cake. This year we had a recordnumber of 17 extra.
We had extra help from parents and those with food allergies bring their own, keeping those withallergies to one end so that there was no mix up.
We start the evening getting everyone’s contact details, then splitting them up for the activities.They then move round the room having 5 minutes on each activity until they have all had a turn ateverything. They then wash their hands and eat.
After they have finished eating and having orange or blackcurrant from drinks fountains we played‘Captains Coming’ and ended the night with a sing song of ‘Head Shoulders Knees and Toes’
I do let them know it is not like this every week, but do explain some of what we do over the year.
Julie TullochMonday Holmes Chapel Beavers
Chamboree 2010
This picture shows all the campers and visitorsfrom 4th and 6th Wilmslow, plus two AmericanScouts and one leader, standing in front of ourgateway at Chamboree. It was judged the bestgateway at Chamboree. In addition to thefortress shown, the front of the site wasmarked by shields painted by Scouts.
This picture shows all the campers and visitorsfrom 4th and 6th Wilmslow, plus two AmericanScouts and one leader, standing in front of ourgateway at Chamboree. It was judged the bestgateway at Chamboree. In addition to thefortress shown, the front of the site wasmarked by shields painted by Scouts.
Ian Ross, SL6th Wilmslow
Chamboree 2010
The Chamboree team welcomes your feedback.Go to http://www.chamboree2010.co.uk/feedback.htm
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New Explorer Unit for Wilmslow, Alderley Edge and Handforth
Based at 6th Wilmslow HQ and the Alderley Edge Scout Camp Site.
If you are a Scout and aged between 14 and 18 years of age this may be for you.
After a year as an Assistant Scout Leader at 6th Wilmslow I have decided to start a new ExplorerScout Unit in the Wilmslow / Alderley Edge area to bring back into Scouting the TraditionalPractical Scout Skills and Back Woods Activities. I have learnt many of these skills in the Armyand many of you have asked me to share them with you. These include:-
Safe Use and Maintenance of Tools, Knives, Saws, Axes Self Reliance and Independence Making Shelters and Preparing Foods Cooking Over Open Fires Traditional No Trace Camping Skills Fire Starting Basic Survival Skills Wood Craft Skills Forest Care and Maintenance
If you would like to find out more about the New Explorer Unit come along to the launch meetingat 6th Wilmslow HQ, off Browns Lane on Friday 24th September 2010 at 8pm.
Oh and don’t forget to bring your parents!
Chris Wright, ESL
Race Night
Following the highly entertaining and successful Quiz Night we would like to invite you back toMarthall Village Hall for an evening of excitement and energy.
Our race night is to be held on Saturday 18th September. Stalls and tote open at 7pm, first race at7.30pm.
Tickets will be £5 per person, to include table snacks, and we have a cash bar.
Tickets are available from Julie Eadie (01565 872306), Carol Nield (01565 873604) and CarolFrain (01625 540384).
Bring your friends and relatives, all welcome. If you are unable to come but would like to supportus you can become the owner of one of our horses for £5 and have the chance to win a fantasticprize if your horse wins its race.
Martin ReltonDistrict CommissionerKnutsford District Scouts
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Pantomania
Knutsford District Explorers are putting on a pantomime at the Victory Hall, Mobberley at 7.30pmon Friday 26th November and Saturday 27th November.
Tickets: Adults £6.50, Child £4.50, Family ticket (2 adults / 2 children) £20.00
To book tickets, contact: Viv Pike 01565 872437, Alison Jones 07962 107805,Martin Jones 01565 651308, Carol Nield 01565 873604
All proceeds towards Knutsford District Scouts International Fund.
Diary Dates
12th SeptemberSunday Queen of the Moorlands Youth Band Championships
Leek13th SeptemberMonday
7.30 pm District Executive Meeting
15th SeptemberWednesday
7.30pm Appointments MeetingURC
18th/19th SeptemberSaturday/Sunday
Nights Away Training (Indoors)Beeston Outdoor Centre
19th SeptemberSunday Rubery Youth Marching Band Championships
Rubery22nd SeptemberWednesday District Forum
25th SeptemberSaturday
Practical Skills DayTatton Park Scout Campsite
25th/26th SeptemberSaturday/Sunday
Survival Skills BadgeTidnock WoodCoordinator: Ian Ross [email protected]
26th SeptemberSunday
9.30 am – 4.30 pm Pioneering Skills Training DayTatton Park Scout Campsite
2nd OctoberSaturday
Modules 5, 6, 7Chelford
3rd OctoberSunday
Modules 8, 9Chelford
9th/10th OctoberSaturday/Sunday
Modules 20 – 25 Manager ModulesHolmes Chapel
10th OctoberSunday
10.00 am – 3.00 pmBeavereeBarnswood
10th OctoberSunday Greater Manchester Marching Band Championships
Urmston23rd OctoberSaturday
‘Make a difference day’, Community ServiceRegister now at [email protected] or phone 0800 284 533
29th – 31st OctoberFriday – Sunday
Hill Walking CourseYr Hafod, Snowdonia
6th/7th NovemberSaturday/Sunday
10.00 am – 4.00 pm Modules 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19Widnes
7th NovemberSunday
‘Make a difference day’, Community ServiceRegister now at [email protected] or phone 0800 284 533
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11th NovemberThursday
County Faith BadgeChester Cathedral
13th NovemberSaturday
2.00 pm – 5.00pmDistrict Swimming Competition
14th NovemberSunday
9.30 am – 11.30 amRemembrance ParadeWilmslow
17th NovemberWednesday
7.15 pm Safeguarding WorkshopURC, Wilmslow
18th NovemberThursday
6.15 pm – 7.15 pmAlderley Edge Lights
20th NovemberSaturday
Trip to RAF Cosford Museum
20th NovemberSaturday
9.30 am – 4.30 pm Taking the Lead – PLs ForumThe Heath Conference Centre, Runcorn
20th NovemberSaturday
First AidVenue tbc
21st NovemberSunday
Chief Scout’s Gold Award Presentations
21st NovemberSunday TYMBA National Youth Marching Bands Championships
Cannock2nd, 3rd, 4th DecemberThur, Fri, Sat.
County Xmas ExtravaganzaTatton – one hour slots
6th DecemberMonday
7.30 pm District Executive Meeting
201129th/30th JanuarySaturday/Sunday
Modules 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19Tbc – Alderley District
5th FebruarySaturday
Group Scout Leaders and District Commissioners Forum
12th FebruarySaturday
2.00 pm – 4.00 pmDistrict Beaver ChallengeURC Church
14th MarchMonday
7.30 pm District Executive Meeting
9th AprilSaturday
10.00 am – 2.30 pmEaster CraftPlace tba
9th/10th AprilSaturday/Sunday
Cheshire Hike
9th MayMonday
7.30 pm District Executive Meeting
14th MaySaturday
JOTT Jamboree on the TrailPlace and time tba
18th MayWednesday District AGM
21st MaySaturday
2.00 pm – 4.00 pmBeaver Water Fun DayChelford
27th July to 7th August 22nd World Scout JamboreeKristianstad, Sweden
