Suffolk Scouts provides 'Skills for Life' to young people accross the county of Suffolk, UK. We're made up of 8 district areas, with over 100 scout groups and other units allowing young people (and adults!) to enjoy the adventures and friendships that scouting can bring.
To all Leaders, Parents & Scout Members over 10 years old.
Scout HQ have created this survey to understand how you’re feeling about Scouts and to help us improve the way we do things.
Why your views matter, especially in tough times
We realise this past year has been unlike any other we’ve ever faced. The COVID-19 pandemic has touched us all in so many different ways and we understand that it has been a challenging time for so many. Some Scouts groups were able to continue online, while others haven’t.
Nonetheless, it’s really important that we hear from you, even if you haven’t been as active as normal, to help us keep supporting you as best we can.
Some of what we ask you about simply wasn’t possible during the pandemic, so it’s ok to say that. We’re interested to see how the pandemic affected the types of activities you could take part in.
Your answers will help us show the impact Scouts makes, and to help us make better decisions about how we use our time and money
Go to the survey now at Scout Experience Survey.
Thank you!
We have recently learned of the passing of Janet Fowler, on Monday 24th May.
Janet was the 14th Ipswich’s Life President; Janet’s Scouting endeavours with the 14th Ipswich were as Assistant Cub Leader for 23 years followed by another 13 years as Cub Scout Leader during which Janet also held the role of ADC Cubs Ipswich East, and then DC for Ipswich East for a further ten years.
The funeral service will be at St Augustine’s Church, Bucklesham Road / Felixstowe Rd, Ipswich on Wednesday 16th June at 12.30pm. The church is able to hold 50 worshippers including family members.
A guard of honour, with flags for Janet will be provided - meeting at St Augustine’s Church hall by 12.10pm moving over to the Church at 12.15pm. A 'JustGiving' page being organised for Janet for donations, which will go into the Barry Fowler trust fund.
The Training Team are now using their own 'BookWhen' website for the courses they are putting on.
The general link for these is here: Suffolk Scouts Training Courses. Full details are given there.
Some specific courses currently showing are as follows - availability varies.
We are currently looking for advisers for a range of adventurous activities:
Are you a current and active practitioner in providing the activity for young people? Could you act as the 'go-to expert' for questions about running the activity within Scouting?
Volunteering at scouts isn't just about changing young people's lives. It's about doing something that's #GoodForYou too!
Good for your own health and happiness, good for developing skills and good for making friends. Find your local volunteering opportunity at scouts.org.uk/volunteer
You'll also find our own opportunities on our page at Volunteer Vacancies
Dear Suffolk Scouters,
Since the last newsletter, the number of sections that have returned to face-to-face scouting have increased. We are starting to see an increase in enquiries from young people and their parents. With the summer fast approaching Scouting is looking really positive again.
Our Programme Team are working hard to support leaders with innovative ideas such as the Programme Hub, to enable leaders to share great programme ideas. If you have a great game or programme idea that other groups could use, why not upload your idea to the hub and share it with groups throughout the Eastern Region.
| Thu Jun 24 District AGM - Wolsey |
| Sun Jun 27 ACCs/DCs Joint Team Meeting |
| Mon Jun 28 @19:30 - Canoe / Kayak / SUP Permit Assessments (Zoom) |
| Tue Jun 29 @19:30 - District AGM - Waveney Valley |
| Thu Jul 01 District AGM - Bury St Edmunds |
| Sat Jul 03 @09:00 - Foundation Safety and Rescue Training |
| Wed Jul 07 District AGM - Lowestoft |
| Thu Jul 08 County Executive Meeting (Prov) |