The photo selected this week shows some of the 35 Explorer Scouts who are Young Leaders in Maidenhead District on a narrowboat weekend from Aldermaston to Newbury and back.
The County Team invites every Adult Volunteer and all Explorer Scout and Scout Network Members across Berkshire to the County Annual General Meeting on Thursday 7 July 7.30 for 8pm in the Long Gallery in Englefield House, near Theale. Click here for the details. The meeting provides an opportunity to celebrate the adventure, fun and friendship of the past year and to look forward to the next year.
All those holding the post of Group or District Chair, Treasurer and Secretary are invited to the Administrators Workshop which will take place on Saturday 9 July in Wokingham. There is no charge for the workshop. Sign up now! more
The Town Mayor of Wokingham, Councillor Danny Miller paid tribute to the Scout Groups in Wokingham Scout District. Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of Wokingham District Scouts he said "I commend you for your work, Scouting is an important of our lives. more
The Annual General Meeting of East Reading District Scouts on 21 June 2005 heard that the numbers of young people involved in Scouting in East Reading were up by 4% with significant increases in the numbers of Beaver Scouts and Explorer Scouts. more
The Annual General Meeting of Pang Valley District Scouts held on Sunday 19th June heard that the number of young people involved with Scouting in the District was up 6%. more
The Berkshire Scouts ResourceBase has several new entries including Berkshire County Blind Society British Dyslexia Society Countryside Access– what to do and where to go Reading Association for the Blind Reading International Solidarity Centre and an updated entry for Paddicks Patch Campsite click here for the complete Resource Base Index
If you missed the news last week the Berkshire Scouts web site now provides an all Districts on-line notification process which takes all the effort out of the Nights Away Notification procedure. A link to the online form is available on the home page of the Berkshire Scouts Website www.berkshirescouts.org.uk, look on the right hand menu.
June 2005
28 South East Berkshire District AGM
29 Adult Training Module
11 Administration (Section) (
Eastern Area )
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July 2005
2 Adult Training Module
25 Assessing Learning (
Northern Area )
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7 Berkshire Scouts County AGM (Theale)
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9 Administrators Workshop (Wokingham)
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12 County Executive Committee (Earleywood)
13 Adult Training Module
3b Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Western Area )
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13 Adult Training Module
3b Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Eastern Area )
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13 County Cub Scout Team Meeting
13 DCs and CC (Earleywood)
13 County Scout Section Support Team Meeting (Reading)
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19 Adult Training Module
3b Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Southern Area )
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19 County Programme Team Meeting (Earleywood)
30–10 August European Scout Jamboree (Hylands Park, Essex)
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Do you know of any famous former Scouts? National Commissioner for Cub Scouts
Got some free time this summer? Up for a challenge? Is your Explorer Unit tough enough?
This is the 20th issue of the new format 'News from Berkshire Scouting'. Now we have reached such a level of maturity the Web Team will be pleased to receive comments and suggestions critical or otherwise! Send your comments to newsservice@berkshirescouts.org.uk
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Thats all for this week
The Web Team
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