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COVID-19 News Bulletin #5 - 24th April 2020
Thank you for continuing to support scouting. We recognise that some leaders and volunteers within Suffolk Scouts may well be experiencing turmoil and challenging times within their own lives and families, so we ask you to support each other where you can. We appreciate that not everyone has the time and energy to devote to these new ways of scouting, some of you may be Key Workers or taking on additional volunteer roles within your communities. If you do need additional support, the family of Scouting is alive and well in Suffolk.
If you feel you need extra support, there is a 24-hour First Response service in Suffolk and Norfolk run by the NHS for Mental Health. You can access the details of this service here.
Please remember that the key communications over the coming months will be the weekly email newsletter and our website https://www.suffolkscouts.org.uk/coronovirus. All content we post will be based on UK Government and The Scout Association guidelines. Our Facebook and Twitter pages will be updated with pictures and videos of what our young people are up to regarding Scouting – there is lots going on!
Finance and Grants
Please ensure that your executive committees have reviewed your costs and incomes during this period. If you are concerned about finance in your group, please flag this up with you District Commissioner and District Treasurer.
At least one Council District (Babergh and Mid Suffolk) has set up an Emerging Needs Grant targeted at Community Groups. This can be up to £2,500 and may help with fixed costs. It would be prudent for groups to watch out carefully for grants such as these particularly as it could be quite some time before we get back to normal. Other business rates grants of up to £10,000 maybe available; please check your District Council here for information:-
Roll of Honour 2020
The 2020 Roll of Honour recipients within Suffolk have been announced (awarded between 01-Jan-2019 and 01-Jan-2020).
Our heartiest congratulations and thanks go to the following for the recognition of their services to Scouting for this year's 'St George's Day Awards'
The full HQ document (and previous versions) can be found at Roll of Honour - Awards.
Chief Scout's Commendation for Meritorious Conduct
Andrew Waller
Wally Shave
Silver Acorn
Ann Robertson
Award for Merit
Andrew Carr Diane Hart
Marcus Burch (for services in Brighton & Hove)
Chief Scouts Commendation for Good Service
David Adams Sarah Adams Graham Betts
Mark Green Hayley Habel Kate Butcher (Brandon – SW Norfolk)
Paul Etheridge (The Scout Association)
COVID-19 News Bulletin #4 - 17th April 2020
Thank you for your continued support. Can I ask that you check in with volunteers who may be more vulnerable at this time and find out if they require assistance. A Scout is friendly and considerate.
Please remember that the key communications over the coming months will be the weekly email newsletter and our website https://www.suffolkscouts.org.uk/coronovirus. All content we post will be based on UK Government and The Scout Association guidelines. Our Facebook and Twitter pages will be updated with pictures and videos of what our young people are up to regarding Scouting – there is lots going on!
Finance and Grants
Please ensure that your executive committees have reviewed your costs and incomes during this period. If you are concerned about finance in your group, please flag this up with your District Commissioner and District Treasurer.
About half of groups in Suffolk are not actively participating in the Government Gift Aid Scheme. You can also backdate the amount claimed for the previous 4 years. https://www.gov.uk/claim-gift-aid
#Adventure Continues - Challenge 2
The 2nd Challenge for the sections have now been added to the #AdventureContinues pages....
Good Luck & have fun with this next step!
COVID-19 News Bulletin #3 – 8th April 2020
Here is your third newsletter from your County Team. We don’t have so much information to share with you this week. This is a challenging and difficult time for all of us, so we thank you for your ongoing support of Scouting in Suffolk.
Please remember that the key communications over the coming months will be the weekly email newsletter and our website https://www.suffolkscouts.org.uk/coronovirus. Our Facebook and Twitter pages will be updated from time to time, but are not our official source of news. All content we post will be based on UK Government and The Scout Association guidelines.
Disclosure Checks
If you are not already aware, Headquarters have taken the decision to suspend disclosure applications during the current situation. This is to reduce any additional workload for the Disclosure and Barring Service as they concentrate on processing key workers. If volunteers have a disclosure that expires during this time, they do not need to be suspended (even though the e-mails will still be received) and can continue with digital scouting in their existing roles. New adults should NOT be added during this time.
COVID-19 News Bulletin #2 - 31st March 2020
In this your second newsletter from your County Team, we have quite a lot of information to share with you this week. This is a challenging and difficult time for all of us, so we thank you for your ongoing support of Scouting in Suffolk.
Please remember that the key communications over the coming months will be the weekly email newsletter and our new website portal for all related Coronavirus Activities . Our Facebook and Twitter pages will be updated from time to time but are not our official source of news. All content we post will be based on UK Government and The Scout Association guidelines.
Scouting at Home
Suffolk Scouts is proud to announce our own programme ideas to help you manage remote scouting. Details can be found on the Suffolk Scouts website under the Coronavirus tab or by clicking here.
COVID-19 News Bulletin #1 - 24th March 2020
We are living in very uncertain times. I’m mindful that many of you will have been impacted by Covid-19 directly or indirectly and I wish you and your families well over the coming months. I hope that as Scouters we can help each other out. I intend to provide a Newsletter each week regarding Scouting In Suffolk. This will be sent to every adult member, so please check that your e-mail address is correct in Compass if you did not receive this email directly.
The key communications over the coming months will be the weekly email newsletter and our new website portal https://www.suffolkscouts.org.uk/coronavirus. Our Facebook and Twitter pages will be updated from time to time but are not our official source of news. All content we post will be based on UK Government and The Scout Association guidelines.
