The photo selected this week shows 'Feathers McGraw' of the Reading Central District Explorers working on her Mountainous Activity Award at Baggy Point, North Devon, 130 feet up after abseiling down.
The first meeting of the Planning Team for WINGS2009 will be on 1 November 2005 7pm at the Wokingham Waterside Centre in Reading. For more information visit the WINGS2009 website . A snack and drink will be available. All are welcome to attend - no advance registration is required but please register your interest in WINGS20099 via the registration page for potential staff members. There is also a register of interest page for Units who are thinking about joining the great WINGS Experience in 2009.
Spain 2006 is a two week adventurous activities expedition for Explorer Scouts and Scout Network and their Adult Leaders to the spectacular mountainous area in Northern Spain at the end of August. You can register for information on this adventure via an online form. more
Want to say thank you to someone who has helped with providing the magic of Scouting in your Group, Unit or District? Check out the new format 'Thank You' certificate which can be quickly downloaded and printed on your computer. more
On Monday 31st October 2005, Open Access rights commenced in the final two areas of England, the East and the West. All across England, people now have the chance to enjoy open access rights on areas of mountain, moor, heath and down, much of which was previously off-limits. more
The National Activities Team are holding an exciting Performing Arts Workshop in December 2005, aimed at Adults in Scouting who would like to develop performance activities in their Areas/Counties or Districts/Groups. This will cover activities that can be run in small workshops at local level as well as group shows. Participants don't need to be experts in the performing arts although organising skills are needed to offer similar workshops in your County/Area for both young people and leaders. The event takes place at the UCL Bloomsbury Studio in Central London on Saturday 3rd December and will feature activity try-out sessions as well as giving practical advice to broaden the provision of performance-related activities for young people. Contact Bob Meldrum ACC(Activities) for more information
You are invited to a fund-raising concert is to be held on the 19th November in the Windsor Leisure Centre from 7.30pm until Midnight. The style of Music will be Soul, and will be performed by a Group called "One Night Stand" and supported by a large band and two local groups. The singers of One Night Stand are mostly members of the London Community Gospel Choir. There will also be a late Bar. Tickets are available from Windsor Leisure Centre, Glynn Shefford on 07785-245451 or from Carter on 01628-637751or 07913-014989. Tickets cost £15.00. The money raised from this concert will be used to build a new HQ in Old Windsor. The concert will be a good night out as well as raising money for Old Windsor Scouts. more
Following his record breaking summit of Kangchenjunga and becoming the first Briton to have stood on all of the world's highest peaks, the UK's leading mountaineer Alan Hinkes is bringing you his Full Mounty tour to talk about the highs and lows of his record breaking climb. Challenge 8000 is Hinkes' successful summiting of all 14 of the world's highest mountains, the first of which, Shisha Pangma, he climbed in 1987. Over the past 18 years the resourceful Hinkes has sustained numerous broken limbs as well as a prolapsed disc and in some cases he has had to return to a mountain several times before conquering it. In this lecture he recounts his challenges and achievements with the aid of slides and video footage. Catch the lecture in Reading on 21 November - contact Cotswold Reading on 0118 987 5177 for tickets at £10 each . more
International Opportunities October 2005 more
Become an active player in the UK Contingent to the Centenary Jamboree
Headquarters Open Day - Monday 5 December, 2005
ONLY 19 days to go to the first "Party in the Park"!!
November 2005
1 WINGS Planning Team (Reading)
2 Adult Training Module
11 Administration (Section) (
Western Area )
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2 Adult Training Module
25a Assessing Learning (
Eastern Area )
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8 County Executive Committee (Earleywood)
10 County Steering Team
13 Adult Training Module
24 Managing Adults
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14 DCs and CC (Earleywood)
15 Adult Training Module
3b Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Southern Area )
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16 Adult Training Module
3b Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Eastern Area )
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16 Adult Training Module
3b Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Western Area )
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16 County Scout Section Support Team Meeting (Reading)
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19 County Cub Scout Cooking Competition (Woosehill)
22 County Programme Team Meeting (Earleywood)
23 County Cub Scout Team Meeting (Reading)
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25–27 Stonker - Explorer Scout & Scout Network Activity Weekend (Weymouth)
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26–27 World Jamboree 2007 - Contingent Leader Team Selection Weekend
(Earleywood)
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28 Adult Training Module
5 Fundamental Values (
Southern Area )
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30 Adult Training Module
25b Assessing Learning (
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