Windsor and Eton District

This District supports Scouting for young people aged 6 to 25 in Windsor; Old Windsor; Eton; Datchet; Wraysbury; and the surrounding area.

Prince Phillip commissions new scout hall at Wraysbury

Last weekend the Duke of Edinburgh took a morning out of his busy schedule to spend some time with the young people and adults at 1st Wraysbury scout group. The morning marked the culmination of two years of hard work towards providing a modern meeting facility for the group and others in the community.

Wraysbury Commissioning

Windsor and Eton District Centenary Camp

	Glorious sunshine greeted the campers at the Windsor and Eton District Centenary Camp at Bears Rails over the weekend 6/7/8 July. Saturday centered on those popular activities such as fires and making twists, followed by a grand Camp Fire with some great sing-alongs. Sunday was the grand activity day with something for everyone
	Rupert Allison had some of historical Scouting Collection on show and with quite a few former Scouts there were many reminiscences to recall.

Seven Elevens Start Centenary Year with their Scout Promise

Central Windsor Scouts celebrated the New Year by welcoming seven young people as new members of their Scout Troop, based in Green Lane, Windsor. At the stroke of midnight, five girls and two boys – all eleven years old - each made their Scout Promise and became the first Scouts in the country to be invested in 2007, the hundredth year of the Scout Movement.

After their investiture ceremony, the new members joined the rest of the Troop for a party and sleepover. In the morning, they cooked up a full English breakfast and played ball games in a nearby park. Will said, “It was a brilliant investiture”, Katie thought it was a good experience and Hannah said it was exciting to play so many games and stay up until 3:30 in the morning!

The Scout Troop has an exciting programme for 2007 which includes “Splashdown”, a District celebration at Windsor Leisure Centre on 3 March. While many of the Scouts will be away on summer camp in the last week of July, Nick Hyett (Young Leader) will attend the 21st World Scout Jamboree to join 40,000 other Scouts from 216 countries for 12 days of adventure, challenge and international friendship.

Photo - Helen Archibald

Derek Twine thanks Windsor and Eton

Derek Twine, Chief Executive of The Scout Association, was guest speaker at the recent Windsor & Eton District Scout Council Annual General Meeting which was also attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Windsor.

Derek thanked Windsor and Eton District for their year on year contributions to the success of the National St Georges Service at Windsor Castle. He looked forward to the event in 2007 when there would be a strong international flavour. He started his presentation with some inspiring stories of how Scouting had changed the lives of young people and their communities in Russia, Rwanda and Northern Ireland. He emphasised the difference that Scouting had and continues to make in communities across the UK. He complimented Windsor & Eton on the growth in the number of Cub Scouts and in the proportion of female members and related this to similar patterns of growth in the numbers of young people who were attracted to Scouting across the UK.

The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Eric Wiles, thanked the Adult Volunteers in Windsor who were contributing greatly to the community and were very much valued.

The meeting elected Sandra Hopkins as Chair, Jenny Gudgeon as Secretary and Brian Betts as Treasurer for 2005-6. The Chair and the District Commissioner thanked the retiring President Roland Wiseman and presented him with a sun dial to mark his long service to Scouting in the District. The meeting welcomed the new District President John Gladman to his role.

Young People in Windsor and Eton

Scouting for 6 to 14 year old boys and girls is based in local Scout Groups. There are 9 Groups in the Windsor and Eton District offering Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts - To make contact with your nearest Scout Group you should use the 'District contact' given above or follow the links in the list.

Central Windsor

1st Datchet (Ditton Park) Sea Scouts

2nd Datchet

1st Eton Wick and Boveney

5th Windsor (Dedworth)

7th Windsor (Old Windsor)

11th Windsor (1st Cranborne)

12th Windsor

1st Wraysbury

Scouting for 14 to 18 young men and women is based in local Explorer Scout Units. There are two such units in the Windsor and Eton District

The District Explorer Scout Unit meets at 12th Windsor HQ on Tuesdays 7.30 – 9.00 pm

The Young Leader Unit which meets with Maidenhead and Slough for training and other specific nights according to their programme.

Scouting for 18 to 25 men and women is based in the Scout Network which is coordinated on a County-wide basis.

Adults in Windsor and Eton

There are many opportunities for adults to enjoy and support Scouting. Working directly with young people in the Sections includes being a Leader; an Assistant Leader; Colony, Pack or Troop Assistant and so on.

The are also opportunities to help at Group level and in the District in 'management' roles. Tasks at these levels include finance; administration; fund-raising; taking care of equipment; and so on.

Adults in Scouting have fun and are well supported with training and through District and County programme teams.

For further details on how to support Scouting in this District you should contact the Windsor and Eton District Commissioner or follow these links

Support for Adults in Windsor and Eton

All Adults in Scouting are supported by both District and County-based Support Teams and by a widely respected training programme which can lead to a qualification from the National Open College Network.

Adults undertaking training in the Windsor & Eton District are supported by their Local Training Manager

LTMsoutheast@berkshirescouts.org.uk

Click here for more details on the Adult Training Programme