The photo selected this week - Adventure in Snowdonia - Explorer Scouts from Maidenhead, Reading Central and Wokingham Units sitting on top of the Cantilever, Glyder Fach (944 metres) during their January Winter Walking Expedition to Hafod Snowdonia. more
This week sees the fourth Roadshows for the Berkshire World Jamboree Unit. Scouts and Explorer Scouts born on or between 28 July 1989 and 27 July 1993 are invited to attend one of the Jamboree Unit Roadshows to find out how to be part of this big adventure called the 2007 World Scout Jamboree. Adult Leaders and Parents are also invited.
The dates of the Reading Roadshows is:
8 Jamboree Roadshow (Reading area)
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5 Beaver Scouts from 2nd Thatcham Scout Group were presented with their their Chief Scouts Bronze Award on 25 January by Pete Kearley, DC for Taceham Hundred District. Congratulations to everyone who received the award. more
11 Cub Scouts from Groups across the South and South-East Berkshire Districts were presented with the Chief Scouts Silver Award at a fun-packed evening at Earleywood on 21 January. Each of the Cub Scouts were presented with a special woggle and certificate. As well as the presentations there was an evening of games, activities and hot dogs. more
An entry has been added to the ResourceBase regarding the Bezerkaz Circus who provide a workshop on Circus Skills and help young people master the skills for the Circus Skills Badge. A Circus Skills evening or day could be one way to celebrate the Cub Scouts 90th Birthday and Beaver Scouts 20th Birthday. We hope to be posting details of other Circus Skills providers in the near future.
Circus Skills – Bezerkaz Circus
The National Fellowship Family Camp will be held at the Lesley Sell Activity Centre, Broham, Bedfordshire 14-16 July 2006. The basic cost is 16 pounds per person, under 5s free, under 15s half price.
Application forms from Gordon Biden, Lodge Farm, Back Street, Gislingham, Eye Suffolk IP23 8JH 01449 780230 or lodgefarm@biden.fsnet.co.uk more
The weekly electronic News from Berkshire Scouting has reached its 50th issue. To mark the event, the background should be in the traditional silver, blame your email reader if it is not! There are currently 516 registered to receive the News - if we all signed up just one person extra each it would be over 1000!. The very first issue kicked off with a photo of Cub Scouts from 3rd Sandhurst, the results from the Cub Scout County Chess Competition and news of some recent entries in the ResourceBase. You can checkout memory lane here.
Now in its fifth year, The Ordnance Survey Outdoors Show will be returning to the NEC in Birmingham on 17–19 March 2006. If you'd like to try something new then get ready for Europe's biggest and best outdoors show. Reduced rates for Scouts. more
Wokingham District Scout Fellowship is manning the Reading Checkpoint of the Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race down at Dreadnaught Reach (Wokingham Waterside Centre at the end of the A329M). It is an important checkpoint as it is a compulsory portage for all crews, ie they have to get off the water. There are opportunities for volunteers to spend a few hours helping out at an event which is usually very enjoyable for marshalls as well as racers. more
Roverway is an international Scouting and Guiding event for the European region. It is organised for 16 to 22 year olds and will take place in Italy between 6th and 14th August 2006. Following the success of the first Roverway, held in Portugal in 2003, next year's event hopes to attract 5000 people from over 30 countries, making it the largest international event of 2006. Registration deadline 28 February. more
New Scout leadership resource launched
Scouts. . . Taking the Lead is designed to help adult Leaders develop leadership skills with young people in the Scout Troop. It will help you promote the active participation of your Scouts in the day to day running of your Troop. THis resource is completely free - download it here.
Free Nature Detectives Pack from the Woodland Trust
Swallows & Amazons bid to liven up children
New Look National Scout Network Web Pages have just been launched and can be found at www.scout.org.uk/network. This will be a resource for members of the Scout Network as well as those who are involved in Supporting the section.
February 2006
2 Jamboree Roadshow (Mid Berkshire)
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3 Jamboree Roadshow (East Berkshire)
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4 Explorer Belt 2005 Report Back (Maidenhead)
5 Adult Training Module
10 First Aid
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6 Adult Training
Validation Session (
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7 County Adult Support Team Meeting (Earleywood)
8 Adult Training Module
1 Essential Information (
Western Area )
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8 Adult Training Module
7 Valuing Diversity
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8 Child Protection Workshop (Maidenhead)
8 Jamboree Roadshow (Reading area)
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14 County Programme Team Meeting (Earleywood)
20 Jamboree Roadshow (Southern Berkshire area)
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21 Adult Training Module
3a Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Southern Area )
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21 Child Protection Workshop (East Reading)
21 Jamboree Roadshow (Maidenhead area)
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21 2007 Coordinators (Reading)
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22 Adult Training Module
3a Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Eastern Area )
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25 Adult Training Module
12 Balanced Programme
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26 County Cub Scout Chess Competition
28 14–25 Project Group Meeting (Woodley)
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March 2006
1 Adult Training
Validation Session (
Southern Area )
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2 Child Protection Workshop (Reading Central)
4 Adult Training Module
1 Essential Information (
Northern Area )
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4 Adult Training Module
3 Tools for the Job (Sectional) (
Northern Area )
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4 Regional DCs
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One of the great things about Scouting is the range it offers from 6 year old Beaver Scouts to 24 year old Scout Network members and then the sky is the limit for Scout Fellowship and Adult Volunteers including Leaders. Now some where in that vista there must be some great photos! Send in your pics now to photo@berkshirescouts.org.uk - it could be the Photo of the Week or the Year!
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