The CMAT County Mountain Activities team have arranged this special first aid training weekend (3rd/4th December 2022 starting at 9am promptly each day) for anybody who is involved in adventurous activities in remote and wild country.
The course has 16 hours of training and practice and meets the requirements for the UK Mountain Leader, Walking Group Leader, Hill & Moorland Walking leader awards etc as well as British Canoeing Coaching Awards. It also fulfils the first aid requirements for any adult holding a Scouting appointment. Attendance on both days is mandatory.
Gone Home - Colin Elsdon
Expired(Updated 15-Nov). News received that Colin passed away on Sunday 16th October. He was Scouting for over 70 years mainly with the Venture Scouts in the old Ipswich-West District (now Wolsey) since 1948. After being a leader, he became an ADC Leader Training for a further 25 years after which he was awarded the top award for Scouting - the Silver Wolf in 2008 and also became a County Vice-President.
Cremation at Seven Hills Crematorium, Ipswich on Friday 18 November at 3pm. Family flowers only; donations in memory of Colin for St. Elizabeth Hospice, gratefully received at the cremation or can be made online via www.hunnaball.co.uk or c/o Hunnaball of Ipswich. If you are unable to attend, a webcast of the service will be available at https://watch.obitus.com/6SqqUB with the following credentials: username: doni0979 and password: 196735
Suffolk News 17-Sep-2022
ExpiredIn Newsletter 35, the following highlights are revealed in more details in the link to the file below under Read more...
Highlights in this Issue...
• The County Commissioner
• Waveney Valley - Welcome Steve Denton
• Ipswich Explorers - unit revitalised..
• Suffolk Punch - Cubs and Beavers highlights
• Little Hoot - what a Grand 'Owl
• Gone Home - John Mabb
• Woodbridge Sea Scouts - stars in the making?
• Training News - updates and sessions
• County AGM -
.. and there's more...
From the County Commissioner:
I write to you as the nation mourns the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, our longest serving and greatest monarch. Tributes to The Queen have come not just from all corners of the UK and Commonwealth but from all corners of the World. The Queen was held in the highest regard for her selfless service, her unstinting commitment to the role of monarch, and her undiminished faith. The passing of Her Majesty The Queen is a momentous event of historic importance for the country and, like so many people here in the UK and across the Commonwealth and the rest of the world, I am deeply saddened by her loss.
The Suffolk Scouts website records the passing of The Queen with the following words:
As Scouts we are united in sorrow for the loss of our Patron, HM The Queen. She leaves a bright legacy of hope and promise for future generations.
We will remember her, and give thanks for her kindness, her service, and the unwavering support she showed our movement over many decades. She was truly a friend to Scouts everywhere. For seventy years, HM The Queen has stood at our side, encouraging our volunteers and inspiring our young people to learn new skills, help others and shine brightly.
Her sense of duty was an outstanding example to every single Scout.
Read our Chief Scout, Bear Grylls' tribute to our Patron, HM The Queen.
It will take time for our movement, and our nation to recover from this loss. Let’s take great solace and comfort in her warm heartedness towards young people, her devotion to her duty and most of all her kindness.
In memory of our great Patron, let’s show that same sense of kindness and respect to each other. On behalf of every Scout, we thank HM The Queen for her service. We will never forget her.
Gone Home - John Mabb
ExpiredSad to announce that John passed away peacefully on 27th August after a short illness. in Hampshire where he moved to in his retirement. He continued to be very active in Scouting and took up various roles in the Eastleigh and District area after his move with Liz to the south coast.
John was the County Commissioner for Suffolk from 2000 to 2009 and active in the Stowmarket District since 1982. He gained the Silver Wolf Award in 2017. Our sincere condolences to Liz and family from the Suffolk Scouting fraternity.
His funeral is to be held on 30th September at 1pm at Wessex Vale Crematorium, Bibb Lane, Hedge End, Southampton SO30 2HL. Family flowers only but donations can be made to Winchester Hospice.
CMAT - Cairngorms Expedition
ExpiredYou can now catch up with what the CMAT expedition to the Cairngorms got up to in July when the weather was on their side... most of the time! It looks like it was exceptional! Keep an eye out for more trips and sign-up in good time.
Find the expedition report and some photos on the CMAT Activities page (click link) and scroll down to the reports section to download it.
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