Pathways to Permits - Updates

Updates to water-based activity pathways have now been published on the Pathways page.  Bell Boating has been added and updates to Traditional Rafting, Canoeing and Kayaking and Powerboating. 

A list of water activity assessors has also been published at the foot of the page.

Leigh Foster (MAPS)

International: Roverway 2108 & Jamboree 2019

Invitations for leaders and participants for these events is available at their respective pages under the Youth Programme menu link or on the logos in this article.

Introducing the new CC... and a challenge..

Hello to all you fabulous Suffolk Scouters, I do hope you had a lovely Easter! 

I am delighted to have been asked to lead Suffolk forward as your new County Commissioner and am looking forward to getting out and about to meet you all. 

I would like to thank Jenny for her wonderful service and true leadership of the County during her time at the reins. Jenny has always remained 'one of us' and cared passionately about not only our fabulous young people, but also the incredible leaders that Suffolk has, each of whom provide such fabulous opportunities for our young people.  I share Jenny's passion for our wonderful county and am excited for Suffolk's future. 

This is my first posting for County News and of course it needs a punchy title - and for this I need your help! Therefore, I am launching a County competition to come up with a snappy title for my slot in County News.
The only two things I am giving you to work with are...
     a)   My name is Jane Dickinson and
     b)   I am County Commissioner.  

The competition is open to all scouters both young and old, from every section. Can you suggest a title? Send your suggestions to me please. The competition deadline is 15th June 2017 and the winner and runners up will be notified by the 20th June 2017. Good luck and thank you in advance!

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Beaver Scout Challenge - Sweet result..

Brian Harvey, ACC Beavers challenged the Suffolk Beavers to fill Smarties tubes with 20p pieces to raise money for a local charity of their choice.  The 31st/9th Beaver colonies choice was the East Anglian Childrens Hospice (EACH).

The Ipswich Star reported the event in their newspaper and the result was that £300 was raised which can pay for 9 music therapy sessions.

The full article and pictures can be seen on this link Ipswich Star - Beavers Challenge 

County News May-Jun 2017 now available!

County News for May-Jun 2017 is now available on the website for registered users via the "User Menu" and "County News" link.

If you don't have an account, please request one using the link in the "My Account" area and respond to the follow-up e-mail (check spam/junk mailboxes).  
If you have log-in issues, please contact us using the Helpdesk system

We welcome any Scouting stories and can polish up the words if you give us the basic facts... 
....we like pictures too BUT please could you send any pictures as JPEG files rather than embedding them in Word documents as it saves a lot of time and will result in a better quality image appearing in the final copy!

• The next copy of County News is Jul-Aug 2017. Copy is required by 27th June 2017.

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CN Archive: Earlier editions and specials are available from the County News Archive link.