Suffolk Scouts

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Getting Social

County Archives

A number of scouters have kindly dropped off a considerable amount of material and it has now come to the stage where the amount has been overwhelming. I am now asking that a different procedure is followed.

· Any person who wishes to deposit material MUST phone me first and then I will visit them rather than them dropping the material at my house.

· I would appreciate it if people who possess this material do a preliminary sort before the material passes to me.

Thorpeness Meare Day 2018

The fun and games on Thorpeness Meare for Scouts & Explorers will happen on 29th Sep. Application form is now available on the Water Activities page to download (click on link).

Organising Adventure - Help required

An opportunity has arisen to get involved in organising adventure!

Suffolk Scouts are seeking a liason officer to help them continue the close relationship that exists with Adventures Offshore to offer fantastic opportunities for offshore sailing. No sailing experience needed- this is an organisational role and an important one for Suffolk Scouts. Training and support is available.

Please see the role description attached. If you think you could do it, contact details are on the role description.

Leigh Foster

Assistant County Commissioner (Water Activities)

AO Liaison Role

Archery Permit Leaders Course

The course currently has 4 places left and is being held at Bradfield Park 30th June/1st July.
====== ALL PLACES NOW FULL ======== (14/5/18)

CMAT does Everest, June 2018

Apologies, I misheard Andrew, I thought he said the highest mountain in the world - but actually it's only the tallest one in England!

Yes, with the rock climbing and biking weekend now safely behind us, and what a great time that was, we turn our attention to the next CMAT expedition to the Lake District, which will be from Friday June 29th to Sunday 1st July.

All being well, those who want to will have the opportunity to walk into the area surrounded by England's highest mountains and actually set up camp for the night in the wild. You will probably be boiling your water collected from a lake and will be cooking dehyfrated food just like the Everest explorers. But wait, there's more...

Water & CMAT activities

The application forms/links for two activities are now available on the Activities pages for the Water & CMAT teams.

Water: Wet Weekend at Ramsholt is for Scouts & Explorers. Once the registration is sent in, further details will follow.

CMAT: The Top Ropes training weekend at Gradbach in the Peak District and is open to all who either:

- Hold the artificial top rope leadership permit.
- Can demonstrate outdoor climbing experience (eg through their DLOG)
- Previously held natural rock top rope leadership permit.

NB Suitable candidates will be invited to assessment on 3rd-5th August 2018.

Commissioner's Corner - 'Sup Suffolk - Mar-18

Hello Suffolk

Well the snow has melted and the air is warming up as spring creeps in to cheer us all. Last week I saw the first of the new spring lambs and it gave me such joy to see them playing and finding their feet. These youngsters starting out in life made me reflect on our young people and the journey they make into adulthood, developing new skills and learning from their experiences.

Scouting of course plays a huge role in developing our young people with a skill set not readily available in formal educational settings. We as leaders are educators, each and every one of us. Perhaps not in schools but we provide young people with an education filled with developing invaluable skills for life as well as self-respect and respect for others.

Suffolk, you have been very busy during the last few months, facilitating opportunities for our young people to take part in quality programme opportunities and celebrating our heritage and history. I have had the greatest pleasure of being able to visit just a handful of these fabulous activities and some others have been told to me by leaders excited to share their experiences.