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Wokingham District
This District supports Scouting for young people aged 6 to 25 in Wokingham; Barkham; Embrook; Finchampstead; Swallowfield; Winnersh; Woosehill; and the surrounding area.
Wokingham District AGM
The Annual General Meeting of Wokingham District Scouts saw the County Commissioner, Hamish Stout, announce the apppointment of Stephanie Gould Andy McBain as Deputy District Commissioners. Hamish said that the dual positions will allow the District to develop even further over the next few years. It is a system that may be adopted elsewhere in Berkshire.
The photo shows the District Commissioner, John Hook after the presentation of an encapsulated bust of Baden Powell to mark his standing down as District Commissioner.
The meeting concluded with a picture diary of the expedition to Spain in 2006 which had a large number of young people and adults from Wokingham on it.
Over 500 celebrate 100 years of Scouting in Wokingham
Over 500 packed the St George's Day Event on April 29 in Wokingham to celebrate 100 years of Scouting. The centre of Wokingham was awash with Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer Scouts from all over the Wokingham area accompanied by parents and friends and a galaxy of community leaders and dignitaries including the Mayors of the Town and Borough, the local MP and many more. The event finished with a reception in the Town Hall.
Young People in Wokingham
Scouting for 6 to 14 year old boys and girls is based in local Scout Groups. There are 8 Groups in the Wokingham 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.
Scouting for 14 to 18 young men and women is based in local Explorer Scout Units. There are two such units in the Wokingham District
Woosehill Eagles Explorer Unit
Young Leaders Unit
Scouting for 18 to 25 men and women is based in the Scout Network which is coordinated on a County-wide basis.
Adults in Wokingham
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 Wokingham District Commissioner or follow these links
Support for Adults in Wokingham
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 Wokingham District are supported by their Local Training Manager
Suzanne Johnson LTMsouth@berkshirescouts.org.uk
Click here for more details on the Adult Training Programme
Keep in Touch
The Wokingham District Scouts website is www.wokinghamscouts.org.uk
and you can subscribe to an update service which will keep you informed by email when the Wokingham District Web Site is updated. Click here to subscribe.
Administration
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