annual report and accounts 2012/13

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1ST STANMORE SCOUT GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2012/2013

We believe that through adventure we challenge individuals so that they learn and experience new things that enrich their lives.

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contents 04. Administrative Details and Group Structure 07. Agenda 08. Previous AGM minutes 12. Accounts 14. Chairman’s Report 16. Beaver Scout Section Reports 18. Cub Scout Section Reports 20. Scout Section Reports 22. Event Information

Every child has the right to an adventure. Life is about grabbing opportunities. The prizes don’t always go to the biggest, the best and the strongest – they go to those who persevere. These are simple life lessons that Scouting teaches.

BEAR GRYLLS, CHIEF SCOUT

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ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS & GROUP STRUCTURE.

Scouting in the United Kingdom is organised into Scout Groups, Districts and Counties.

The 1st Stanmore Scout Group is a trust established under rules which are common to all Groups.

The Group was registered with The Scout Association (TSA) on 6 December 1929 and was reopened by current Group Scout Leader, Eddy Morris, in October 1994.

Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation and Rules (P.O.R.) of

The Scout Association.

Group Executive Committee

Ex-Officio Members

Chairman Mr Kobus Huisamen

Secretaries Ms Becky Tobin and Mrs Toral Patel

Treasurer Mr Caetano Mendes

Group Scout Leader Mr Edward Morris

Assistant Group Scout Leaders Mr Peter Inwards and Mr Ian McCreeth

Beaver Scout Leader Miss Sally Bradley (from November 2012)

Cub Scout Leaders Mr Anton Ganesan and Mr Derek Green

Scout Leaders Mr Stephen Brenton and Mr Jonathan Gregson

Explorer Scout Leader Mr Jonathan Jones

Nominated Members Mr Matthew Inwards Mr Rohit Sthalekar Mr David Gregson

Elected Members Ms Louise Woodward Mr Rogelio Aguilar-Alamilla Mr William Moffit Mr Timothy Goodger

Co-opted Members Mr Robert Curtis Mr Danny Jackson

Bankers HSBC, 50 The Broadway, Stanmore, London, HA7 4DZ Charity Number 308168 Registration Number (TSA) 10552 Contact Details Group Headquarters | 186 Marsh Lane | Stanmore | HA7 2SL

www.1ststanmore.co.uk | [email protected]

020 8952 9299 | 07891 620 268 | @1stStanmore Accounts examined by Mr Jamie Price

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Group Leadership Team (at 31st March 2013) Managers Group Scout Leader Edward Morris

Assistant Group Scout Leaders Peter Inwards Ian McCreeth

Beaver Scout Leaders Beaver Scout Leader (Thursday) refer to Edward Morris

Beaver Scout Leader (Friday) Sally Bradley

Cub Scout Leaders Cub Scout Leader (Monday) Derek Green

Assistant Cub Scout Leader (Monday) Carol Green Cub Scout Leader (Wednesday) Anton Ganesan

Assistant Cub Scout Leaders (Wednesday) Ramesh Dave David Gregson

Scout Leaders Scout Leader (Thursday) Stephen Brenton

Assistant Scout Leaders (Thursday) Matthew Inwards Danny Jackson Jonathan Jones Hayley Mander Alastair Redpath

Scout Leader (Friday) Jonathan Gregson

Assistant Scout Leaders (Friday) Jeremy Hearn Rohit Sthalekar Kasun Visenthidura

Explorer Scout Leaders (Eclipse ESU) Explorer Scout Leader Jonathan Jones

Assistant Explorer Scout Leader Hayley Mander

Occasional Helpers Ashok Dave, Natalie Mitchell, Barry Mitchell, Kishan Dave & Hazel Wallis

Young Leaders Liam Mendes, Steven Day, Craig McCreeth, Holly Redpath, Ashley Martin, Sebastian Teh, Neil Lenus, Uzayr Mohammed, Warren McCreeth, Ryan Tobin & Callum Redpath

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AGENDA.

1. Opening Address by the Chairman 2. Apologies for absence 3. Agree Previous Annual General Meeting’s Minutes 4. The Accounts 5. Section Leader Reports 6. Election of Officers 7. Special Guest Speaker 8. Awards 9. Any Other Business

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PREVIOUS AGM MINUTES. 13 JULY 2012.

1 – Opening Address

Following the procession of the flags, the AGM was opened by Group Scout Leader, Eddy Morris. Eddy

said the group had had a good year, but that with more helpers and uniformed leaders etc, we could

do even more. He stated he was very impressed with all the sections and was happy to report an

increase in numbers – both children and uniformed leaders. Eddy asked that Holly Redpath and

Sophia Curtis, who were both in hospital, and their families were in the group’s thoughts.

2 – Apologies for absence

Barry and Natalie Mitchell. Barry and Natalie sent a message with their apologies (three children and

living in Northampton made attending difficult). They wished the group a successful AGM and said

they were looking forward to seeing all those attending the Butchers Coppice Group Summer Camp.

3 – Minutes from the last AGM 16.09.2011

Anton Ganesan proposed the minutes which were agreed by the floor.

4 – Accounts

Prior to the accounts, Eddy said how lucky the group was to have such an outstanding treasurer, and

thanked Caetano for all his hard work. He also thanked Rob for his efficiency and continued work as

the auditor. Caetano extended his thanks to Danny Jackson for all his efforts in maintaining accurate

records of monies received.

Caetano said he would be able to discuss the accounts with anyone who wanted to after the meeting,

and explained that signed copies were available should anyone wish to view them (accounts were

left unsigned in the AGM pack to avoid fraud).

Eddy said that subs would remain at £15 per month, with the special discount deals still in place for

paying for 5 or 9 months in advance. From September 2012 parents and guardians will have the

option of making payments by debit/ credit card.

The accounts were proposed by Becky Tobin and agreed by the floor.

5 – Section Leader Reports

Beaver Scouts (Thursday) – Eddy Morris

The Thursday Beaver Scout Colony now has 15+ members who have enjoyed a very busy year. They

have had a visit to London Zoo and taken part in sleepovers. The beavers have been working on many

activity badges and many gained their Adventure, Explorer, Healthy Eating, and Health & Fitness

badges.

Eddy thanked Anton Ganesan, Danny Jackson, Neil Lenus and Sebastian Teh for all their help at the

weekly meetings.

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Beaver Scouts (Friday) – Eddy Morris

The Friday Beaver Scout Colony has 20+ members and along with the Thursday colony has enjoyed a

busy year. Both colonies also took part in Bag Packing and were thanked for their attendance.

Gunther Huisamen and Rohan Patel have successfully completed their Chief Scout’s Bronze Award.

Eddy thanked Anton Ganesan, Sally Bradley, Holly Redpath, Steven Day and Warren McCreeth for all

their help in running the colony.

Cub Scouts (Monday) – Derek Green

The Monday Cub Scout Pack now has 20+ Cubs which has grown from the original 3-4. Derek said that

it was his first full year with 1st Stanmore and it has been a very good time. The cubs have enjoyed a

busy year of activities. Camps were attended in Jersey, Docklands and Thriftwood. The cubs have had

a sixers and seconders sleepover with the Wednesday Pack, and have all worked hard to improve

their scouting skills.

Derek thanked Carol Green, Craig McCreeth and Ashley Martin for all their work with pack meetings

and outing throughout the year.

Cub Scouts (Wednesday) – Anton Ganesan

The Wednesday Cub Pack now has 30+ members attending regular meetings. They have also enjoyed

a full and varied programme of activities, camps and outings. Anton thanked David Gregson and

Ramesh Dave for all the help and support in running the section, and also thanked Liam Mendes and

Ryan Tobin (young leaders) for all their help and the parents for their continued support.

A big thank you to our GSL, Eddy Morris, for all his support and encouragement and for being there

whenever needed. A big thank you also, to all the leaders at 1st Stanmore, a wonderful team.

Scouts (Thursday) – Stephen Brenton

Attendance at Thursday night Scouts has risen from 14 to 22 members. As well as camps, scouts have

enjoyed a wide range of activities. They placed 3rd and 4th at the district 5-a-side football tournament

and have been learning a range of traditional scouting skills – first aid, knotting and pioneering,

camp craft, cooking, fire lighting, knife work and navigation. The scouts are now the proud winners

of the Watson Shield this year, for golf. They have also been ice skating, to see the fireworks display

and to the annual visit to Hamleys. Alastair Repath created a display of some of the scouts work.

Scouts (Friday) – Jeremy Hearn

Friday night Scouts has around 25 attending, but 11 have now gone up to Explorers. Along with the

Thursday Scouts, the troop has enjoyed a wide range of camps and activities throughout the year.

Earlier this year we had to say goodbye to Jonathan Gregson who had to leave due to increasing work

commitments. We also welcomed a new leader, Kasun Visenthidura, from Sri Lanka.

Jeremy said a big thank you to the other leaders, Rohit Sthalekar, Kasun Visenthidura and Jonathan

Gregson for making the evenings such a success, and thank you to all those who do all the admin for

the group.

6 – Election of Officers

Lisa Scurry will be stepping down from her role as a parent representative on the executive

committee. Eddy thanked her for all her valuable input at the meetings.

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Kobus Huisamen was proposed as Chairman by Eddy Morris and agreed by the floor.

Becky Tobin was proposed as Secretary by Kobus Huisamen and agreed by the floor.

Caetano Mendes was proposed as Treasurer by Eddy Morris and agreed by the floor.

Toral Patel was proposed as Assistant Secretary by Eddy Morris and agreed by the floor.

All Section Leaders opted-in as ex-officio members of the executive, agreed by the floor.

The following were nominated, elected and co-opted members, which were agreed by the floor:

Matthew Inwards, David Gregson, Robert Curtis, Tim Goodger, William Moffit, Rohit Sthalekar,

Rogelio Aguilar-Alamilla and Louise Woodward.

7 – Guest Speaker: Matthew Young, ACC (Scouts)

Eddy welcomed our guest speaker, Matthew Young. He is Assistant County and District

Commissioner for Scouts and a Scout Leader with the 1st Kingsbury. Matthew said that this was his

first official visit to 1st Stanmore as the Assistant District Commissioner for Stanmore and District. He

thanked Eddy and his team for their enthusiasm and hard work, and praised 1st Stanmore’s high

attendance at district events. As a district and county we are committed to driving Scouting forward,

1st Stanmore makes that easier as parental support is so high (shown by the number in attendance at

the AGM).

8 – Awards

Most hardworking Beaver Scout (Thursday) – Gajaanan Jeevananthan

Most hardworking Beaver Scout (Friday) – Aarav Parbhoo and Matthew D’Costa

Most improved Beaver Scout (Thursday) – Luke Scurry

Most improved Beaver Scout (Friday) – Kelechi Ojukwu

Beaver Scout of the Year (Thursday) – Ishaan Mehta and Jay Wong

Beaver Scout of the Year (Friday) – Ben Woodward and Emma Inwards

Chief Scout’s Bronze – Ishaan Mehta, Jay Wong, Emma Inwards and Ben Woodward

Most hardworking Cub Scout (Monday) – Bartek Wisniewski

Most hardworking Cub Scout (Wednesday) – Rohan Patel

Most improved Cub Scout (Monday) – Botond Buzas and Vishal Mistri

Most improved Cub Scout (Wednesday) – Taran Patel

Cub Scout of the Year (Monday) – Andrew Ingate

Cub Scout of the Year (Wednesday) – Joseph Lucas and Ashley Ingham

Most improved Scout (Thursday) – Marco Rodriguez

Most improved Scout (Friday) – Jaina Patel

Scout of the Year (Thursday) – Alan Pereira

Scout of the Year (Friday) – Dilan Patel

Frances Lay and Robert Moffitt received awards for outstanding effort at Thriftwood.

Young Leader of the Year – Liam Mendes

Craig McCreeth was thanked for all his excellent work as a young leader, as were all the

other young leaders.

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Adult Service and Training Awards

Ramesh Dave – 5 Years’ Service

David Gregson – 10 Years’ Service

Stephen Brenton – Modules 1 and 3

Danny Jackson – Module 3

Alastair Redpath – Module 3

Matthew Inwards – Module 6

9 – Chairman’s Report

Kobus, on behalf of all the parents, thanked Eddy, Anton and all the leaders for their hard work, and

said how much the parents loved bringing their children to 1st Stanmore. He also thanked the Young

Leaders for their hard work and effort and said they needed to be commended for all that they do.

Kobus thanked the trustees and executive members for all their great input, and thanked Tim Goodger

for all the legal work he does. Building on the strength of the past and the leaders involved presently,

Kobus said he was sure that looking forward will see 1st Stanmore Scout Group grow in size and

strength, benefiting our children and community tremendously.

10 – Any Other Business

Eddy said that 1st Stanmore is the biggest group in Stanmore and in the county. Running such a large

group is not easy, and he couldn’t do it without his wonderful assistants. He gave particular thanks to

Peter Inwards, Ian McCreeth and Anton Ganesan.

He reminded parents that all the leaders give their time voluntarily and that we are always looking for

more parents to help, and for more uniformed leaders. All training and CRB checks are free to

volunteers, and whilst we would like to establish a Tuesday Beaver Colony, more leaders and help would

be needed. From September, there will be a parent’s rota put in place to help with the Beaver colonies.

Torbay Group Summer Camp has had to be cancelled as only 6 children had signed up, but following a

change of plan, 60 members will be going to Butchers Coppice Scout Campsite (in Bournemouth) next

weekend for a week long camp. There will be a Docklands Water Activity Weekend in September 2013,

and next year’s Group Summer Camp will be in Jersey.

Parents were reminded of the importance of making sure their children’s record cards were kept up to

date with ALL information filled in. Several have been missing vital information. From September, no

one will be invested unless their forms are fully completed.

Peter Inwards thanked Eddy, on behalf of all the leaders, for all the time and effort he puts into the

group.

Following the procession of the flags, the meeting was closed at 20.35 and was followed by a BBQ.

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ACCOUNTS. YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2013.

Receipts and Payments Account for Year ending 31 March 2013

2013 2012

£ £ RECEIPTS Subscriptions 14,489 14.727 Camping and other activities 12,847 17,651 Fundraising for Sport Relief - 392 Fundraising (net of costs) 1,360 2,705 Jack Petchy Awards - 200 Sundry Income 600 - Bank Interest 14 13 HQ Donations 9,934 7,145 Gift Aid 2,331 7,654

Total Reciepts 41,575 50,488

PAYMENTS Capitation Fees 4,284 4,064 Rent 1,253 - HQ Costs

Electricity 2,735 1,211 Water 870 449 Phone 857 676 Refuse Collection 559 140 Maintenance 2,879 3,010 Additions 1,520 796 Insurance 1,107 1,064 Gas 830 177

Total HQ Costs 11,357 7,523 Camping & other activity costs 16,363 25,337 Equipment Purchases 1,868 5,130 Donations Out 50 392 Uniforms & Clothing 160 736 Badges, Scarves, Woggles etc. 686 928 Admin Costs 586 521

Total Payments 36,607 44,631

NET OF RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS) 4,967 5,857

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2013 2012

£ £ Cash Funds as at 31 March 2012 35,685 29,828 Net of Receipts / (Payments) for the year 4,967 5,857

Cash Funds as at 31 March 2013 40,652 35,685

Cash Funds at 31 March 2013 made up of: Bank Current Main a/c 7,394 5,038 Bank Current Building a/c 7,766 7,068 Bank Deposit a/c 10,493 23,579 Bank High Interest Deposit Bond 15,000 -

40,652 35,685

Major Purchases during the last 5 years (written off in year of purchase) £ Apr 08 – Mar 09 Wii Package 339 Apr 08 – Mar 09 HP Desktop + Monitor 850 Apr 08 – Mar 09 PA Sound System (JBL EON) 964 Apr 08 – Mar 09 HP Printer C8180 200 Apr 09 – Mar 10 Air Conditioning Units 5,210 Apr 09 – Mar 10 CCTV Equipment 1,147 Apr 09 – Mar 10 20 Vango Beta 350 Tents 1,044 Apr 09 – Mar 10 Controller and Pens for Interactive White Board 479 Apr 10 – Mar 11 10 Pitch and Go Tents 300 Apr 10 – Mar 11 6 Apollo 500 Tents, Storm 25L, 4 Shelters + Pegs 1,238 Apr 11 – Mar 12 10 Apollo 500 Tents, 4 Tempest 300 Tents + Pegs 2,040 Apr 11 – Mar 12 Dell Server + Accessories 1,559 Apr 11 – Mar 13 Archery Equipment 718 Apr 12 – Mar 13 10 Vango Omega 350 Tents 1,300 Apr 12 – Mar 13 Park Street Guns: 5 Air Rifles 345 Apr 12 – Mar 13 Dishwasher 308

Total 18,041

Signed on behalf of the Trustees Date

Signed copy available for inspection 26/06/2013

Edward Morris, Group Scout Leader, 1st Stanmore Scout Group

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Caetano Mendes, Treasurer, 1st Stanmore Scout Group

These accounts have been examined by me, and are in accordance with the books and vouchers.

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Jamie Price, Independent Reviewer

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CHAIRMAN’S REPORT. EVERYDAY ADVENTURE.

2013 sees 1st Stanmore Scout Group enter its 19th year serving the young people of Stanmore and I’m pleased to report that we are continuing in the pattern of growth established over recent years. The group membership has reached a level that means that we are the 43rd largest group in the UK, out of 7293, and 5th in Greater London out of 661. We are also currently the largest group in the District, and even the county – all statistics to be proud of!

Membership

At the last AGM in 2012, I had great pleasure in reporting that our members, including leaders exceeded 150 people. Since then, our numbers have grown to a remarkable 192.

The numbers of members in each Section:

Beaver Scouts (aged 6 to 8): 43

Cub Scouts (aged 8 to 10½): 54 Scouts (aged 10½ to 14): 55

Young Leaders (aged 14 to 18): 10

Adult Leaders and Helpers: 30

Management

The management team have worked tirelessly during the year, but we are continuously making changes where these add value, any suggestions are always appreciated. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Board of Trustees, Eddy, Anton and the rest of the leadership team who all add tremendous value. It is always risky to name names for fear of forgetting some, but if I may, I’d especially like to thank Matthew and Liam for all their non-stop work.

Camps and activities

The past year has been full of activities and has included camps at Thriftwood, Butchers Coppice, a trip to Whipsnade Zoo for Beavers and Cubs, Beaver sleepovers, an ice skating trip and the Scouts Gloucestershire Survival camp to name but a few.

As for 2013, we’ve already had some camps and are looking forward to many more. As usual, our Adult Leaders and Young Leaders are providing a positive contribution. In addition, please allow me to thank the parents; apart from making sure your children are in uniform and on time to section meetings and camps, many are going the extra mile. This is most evident at camps where some parents not only make themselves available to attend, but help greatly in the kitchen, supporting the leaders and also contributing great ideas and being parents to more than just their own. On behalf of the whole group, thank you.

We look forward to the future, especially as we enter our 20th year in 2014, and with numbers increasing as they are, 1st Stanmore is proving that it is a Scout Group above most.

We are proud to be here.

Yours, in Scouting,

Kobus Kobus Huisamen Chairman

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BEAVER LEADER’S

REPORT. THURSDAY COLONY.

Are we sure that it has been a year since the last AGM? The Beavers have had a hectic year with lots of activities, including trips to the Zoo, and sleepovers at Thriftwood and the Group Headquarters! The year started with a very successful Beaver Sleepover at Thriftwood in May 2012. They came for a sleepover on Saturday morning and left on Sunday after lunch and all had a wonderful time. In June 2012 they went on a day trip to the Whipsnade Zoo and they really enjoyed the day. I would like to thank Liam for organising this. Our numbers have increased and we have over 20 Beaver Scouts in our colony and there has always been a very good turnout at our weekly meetings, where we have had varied activities. It is encouraging to see a good number of our Beaver Scouts moving up into the Cub Scout Sections and continuing in Scouting. The Beavers have been working on many Activity badges and many have gained the Adventure, Explorer, Healthy Eating and the Health & Fitness Badges. If parents want to know about these badges, they could be found on our website: 1ststanmore.co.uk/beaverbadges Stevie Harris and Maahi Shah are now working on their Chief Scout’s Bronze Award and I hope they will be able to finish it before the AGM. We like to congratulate Ishaan Mehta and Jay Wong who were joint holders of the ‘Beaver Scout of the Year’ Award for 2011-12. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Anton, Danny, Neil, Sebastian and Uzayr for all their help at our weekly meetings. I would also like to mention and thank Scott McCreeth for all his help at the weekly meetings and Robin and Dominic Goodger who started helping us this year. We are in need of a Beaver Scout Leader and Assistant Beaver Scout Leader(s) and would be happy to speak to anyone interested in helping out. Yours, in Scouting,

Eddy Eddy Morris Beaver Scout Leader (Acting) Group Scout Leader

http://www.1ststanmore.co.uk/beaverbadges

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BEAVER LEADER’S

REPORT. FRIDAY COLONY.

Friday Beavers have had another eventful year with the hard-working and dedicated leadership team and has endeavoured to continue to provide as fulfilling and exciting a programme as possible for all the Beavers. So, here we are, at the end of another successful year for the Friday Night Beaver Colony! As the newly appointed Beaver Scout leader of Friday, it’s been sad to see so many move on to Cubs. In particular, recognising Scouts who were some of my original Beavers in 2010, when I first started helping out makes me feel old for an 18 year old! (Not naming names, Ashley Ingham!). As a relatively young leadership unit at Friday night, we feel we can really connect with the young beavers who look to us like role models but still give us the respect we expect, and with over 20 on a regular basis, this is important. With Holly Redpath turning 18 soon, and Steven Day having just joined the adult life, by the start of next year there will be more than enough leaders to support the weekly meetings to ensure they continue being of great fun and educational to the beavers. The Friday Beavers have been extremely busy this year, gaining loads of badges, attending the Beaver Sleepover and getting ready for exciting trips like London Zoo at the end of June and Legoland and Museum trips planned for summer and later in 2013. With a strong turnout weekly on a Friday, help from Holly Redpath, Steven Day, Warren McCreeth and Andy Curtis has all been greatly valued, and with the increasing arts and crafts, decorating, making and so on, we are incorporating into our colony meetings even more so – thank you all! Badges we are currently working on are the Healthy Eating Badge, and Global Challenge Badge, for more information, or a letter with tasks beavers need to do at home talk to me or Holly. We encourage the Beavers to do badges at home, with weekly show and tell as well, and we are trying to incorporate some more use from show and tell- linking to badges available. Parents can go to 1ststanmore.co.uk/beaverbadges or google ‘Beaver Badges and requirements’. As you can imagine, with all the activities going on regularly choosing a Beaver of the year was very difficult, but we have come to a decision. The 2012-2013 Friday Colony Beaver Scout of the year is… Yours, in Scouting,

Sally Sally Bradley Beaver Scout Leader

http://www.1ststanmore.co.uk/beaverbadges

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CUB LEADER’S REPORT. TIGER PACK.

The last year has been full of fun, adventure and friendship for the Monday Cub Pack. We have delivered an exciting programme with lots of activities, camps and badges, preparing our cubs for the challenge and adventure of Scouts. This year we have had an entertaining programme with a lot of badge work and learning new skills, our numbers have fluctuated a bit as we have had a number of older Cubs going up to Scouts, We have a very good pack of hard working Cubs with a sense of humour and a good outlook on life. I would like to mention Amy Pereira (Senior Sixer) who worked hard to gain her Chief Scout’s Silver Award – Well Done! We have also given names to our Cub Packs this year, and Monday night will be called TIGER CUB PACK. As usual we have had a busy year with visits to the Stanmore fire station and the Baptist Chapel in Marsh Lane. The Cubs found them very interesting and good fun; we all loved trying out the fire hose! The fun and wet continued with the Thriftwood camp. Although it was wet and muddy, spirits were high and I think, for some Cubs, the mud was an added bonus. The Butchers Coppice camp in the summer was very good and the weather was very kind to us. It was a lot of hard work for all, but we survived. We also took part in the district swimming gala and the five a side football competition, both were very exciting for the Cubs and Leaders and a good time was had by all, even if we didn’t quite get to the top. My thanks go to Carol Green, Ashley Martin and Craig McCreeth without whom we would not be able to run the Pack. My thanks also go to Anton Ganesan, Dave Gregson and Ramesh Dave who we work closely with to develop the programme for both packs. I am looking forward to another action-packed year, with the cubs enjoying new experiences, activities and adventures and hopefully gaining even more badges and awards. The 2012-2013 Monday Pack Cub Scout of the year is… Yours, in Scouting,

Derek Derek Green Cub Scout Leader (Akela)

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CUB LEADER’S REPORT. WOLF PACK. It’s been another action packed year for Wednesday Cubs. This year we decided to give names to our two packs and Wednesday night will be called WOLF CUB PACK. Even though we did not use this name often but we intend to use it in coming years. We had a very successful camp at Thriftwood in May 2012 along with the Scout Troops, and also the Beaver Scouts who joined in for a sleepover during the weekend. The Cub Scouts took part in various activities and gained the Outdoor Challenge and Outdoor Plus Challenge badges. As camping is a major Scouting activity we would like more youngsters to attend and parents to encourage them. A Big Thank you to Dave for coordinating all the activities. (Dates for next year’s camp at Thriftwood are 2nd May to 5th May 2014).

It is very encouraging to see a good number of Beaver Scouts progressing to become Cub Scouts in the two packs and we do regularly progress our Cub Scouts into our two troops. A good number of our members had progressed through the different sections and have become Leaders and a few are still waiting in the wings to become Leaders. We have about 30 Cub Scouts in our pack and they do attend the meetings regularly.

Our Senior Sixers, Ashley Ingham and Deena Amin, who have since moved to scouts, and our present Senior Sixers: Arya Gudka, Devina Patel, Emma Inwards, Joseph Lucas, Joseph Watts and Kieran Patel, have been working on Challenge Badges and have successfully gained the Chief Scout’s Silver Award. Rohan Patel and Gunther Huisamen are also working very hard to gain the Chief Scout’s Silver Award and they hope to finish it before the AGM.

Aarav Parbhoo who moved up from our Friday Beaver Colony is working to gain the Chief Scout’s Bronze Award and he hopes to finish it before the AGM.

We like the parents to help us by encouraging the Cub Scouts to do some badges at home like Home Help, Book Reader, Hobbies and Collector Activity badges, for details please visit our website 1ststanmore.co.uk/cubsbadges.

I would like to congratulate Joseph Lucas and Ashley Ingham who were joint holders of the ‘Cub Scout of the Year’ for 2011-12.

We had a good summer Camp in July 2012 in Butchers Coppice Scout Camp at Bournemouth and 9 of our Cubs attended and had a good time. The section took part in various District events and were champions in the 5-a-side football completion in April 2012 and came 3rd in March 2013. A number of our Cub Scouts went on the Ice Hockey evening in March 2013 and had a wonderful time. Thank you to Peter Inwards and Mathew Inwards for organising it for the whole group. We visited Stanmore Chapel in November 2012 and would like to thank Sam and Ian who helped to organise it and the pastor Rev Colin Leyshon for giving us the opportunity to visit the chapel.

I would like to thank David Gregson and Ramesh Dave for all the help and support in running the section and a special thank you to Jean Gregson for all her help. I would also like to thank Liam Mendes for all his help and would like to welcome him as a leader when he becomes one in April 2013. A thank you to Ellie Goodger, Charlie Goodger and Ryan Tobin, our Young Leaders, for all their help and the parents for their continuous support and Mrs Price for encouraging other parents to send their children to 1st Stanmore.

Thanks also to Derek and Carol Green, the Monday Cub Leaders, for all their help and support. A big thank you to our GSL Eddy Morris for all his support and encouragement and for always being there when needed. My thanks also go to all the Leaders who have been working as a team for the betterment of Scouting.

The 2012-2013 Wednesday Pack Cub Scout of the year is…

Yours, in Scouting,

Anton Anton Ganesan Cub Scout Leader (Akela)

http://www.1ststanmore.co.uk/cubsbadges

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SCOUT LEADER’S REPORT. THURSDAY TROOP.

Here we are again! Another twelve months of quality Scouting have been and gone with more memories for everyone to look back on. We believe we offer a superb balanced programme for our Scouts across the year, giving them experiences they wouldn’t get a chance to take part in anywhere else. Thursday Night Scouts have this year been more broadly focussed as opposed to spending terms working entirely on the ‘Challenge’ badges. They have been tasked with achieving some of the proficiency badges, self-motivating to work toward and gain their awards, which has resulted in a significant increase in the number of badges handed out week on week. Despite this we also continue to see a few Challenge badges completed, also under the Scouts’ own steam. We have one completed set for Alan Pereira, gaining his Chief Scout’s Gold award, the highest available to a Scout age young person. As well as self-delivered achievements, we continue to push the Thursday Scouts with the traditional skills such as first aid, knotting & pioneering, camp craft, cooking, fire lighting, knife work and navigation. These skills help to develop scouts so they have the confidence to go on and try more challenging and adventurous activities including at the very popular Thriftwood camp where they are responsible for their own cooking, cleaning and accommodation as part of an active programme. The older and more experienced scouts annually join up with our Gloucester brethren where they embark on a two weekend ‘Expedition Challenge’ course and later in their development will take on the very demanding ‘Survival & Bushcraft’ courses. Offsite activities are a very important part of our programme too. Aside from the two main camps that the group runs, ice skating, fireworks and the annual trip to Hamleys were all very popular and well received events. This year a group of Scouts are planning to take on a Patrol Camp which is managed and run with limited Adult supervision. The average attendance remains high, with 25 plus Scouts attending most evenings from a pool of more than 30. Once again we only have a small number of Scouts heading up to Explorers this year, with the core group still relatively young. We have had a great influx from cubs as well as several joiners who are new to scouting which is great to see. We continue to encourage participation in the District sporting events, including the Swimming and the Top Golf Watson Shield competition, which was won by 1st Stanmore for the second year in succession. Unfortunately we were unable to put together a team for the 5 a side football tournament, with the District decision to schedule it on Mother’s day especially problematic. Yours, in Scouting,

Stephen Stephen Brenton Scout Leader

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SCOUT LEADER’S REPORT. FRIDAY TROOP.

The past twelve months have been yet another incredible Scouting year! With a total of over 150 nights away between all the Scouts out of all the residential experiences (camps), as well as more adventurous activities than ever, the troop continues to go from strength to strength! Friday Night Scouts have had a mixed year in the past 12 months. We lost a large number of our older scouts up to explorers throughout the year, but also gained a lot of new scouts from outside the association, who have settled in well. Thriftwood camp in May was a great success again this year, with the scouts cooking for themselves for most of the meals, on both gas stoves and open fires. They also did well at building their own rafts, using some of the lashings they learn at a regular meeting nights. Summer Camp at Butcher’s Coppice near Bournemouth was another success with feedback from all the scouts being positive. There, the scouts had a hike from the water’s edge over to near Corfe Castle, racing the other team who did the reverse journey. We are hoping to get out on camps and out on other activities more over the coming 12 months to really bolster the programme we put on, and to let the scouts get the most out of their time in scouting. During our normal weekly meetings, we have had a highly varied programme over the last year, with scouting basics being our main focus. Over the past year, we have looked at different parts of scout skills, such as orienteering basics, pioneering basics, and looked at some of the philosophy that scouting is based around. To do these, we have looked at a few of the activity badges that help along these skills, such as the guide (or local knowledge) badge, and an evening sedan chair race, which got the scouts tying the lashings to hold the chairs together and racing around a course. The nights that we have gone out of the headquarters have been great evenings again, with the fireworks night at pear wood last autumn, the Hamleys trip at Christmas which always goes down well. Going forward we will be looking to get out of the scout headquarters more regularly now we have a larger troop again. Each week, we have between 15 and 25 scouts show up on a Friday, with new scouts coming in all the time, and the older ones moving on to join the explorer unit. Each week I am supported by three other leaders, Jeremy, Rohit and Kasun. A big thank you must go out to them for their hard work and effort they put in each week. They are a great support to myself, and to the scout troop. I must also thank the people who do all the admin for the group, and the organisation behind many of the camps, so thank you to all who are involved. Yours, in Scouting,

Jonathan Jonathan Gregson Scout Leader

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EVENT INFORMATION.

JERSEY 2013 25 July to 4 August

Permission Forms should now all be signed and final payments been made.

The information pack with final details is now available and you should have received your copy.

Remember to bring medicines, money and sleeping bags to the Group HQ on Friday 19th July, 6-7pm.

We still have 65L rucksacks for sale for only £35 (RRP £59.99) – get yours today!

DOCKLANDS 2013 6 to 8 September

The deadline to sign forms and pay the final instalment (£50) is Friday 19th July.

The information pack with final details is now available online.

1ststanmore.co.uk/docklands13

THRIFTWOOD GROUP CAMP 2014 2 to 5 May (Bank Holiday Weekend)

Introduction Letters are now available online and at the headquarters.

This is a fantastic weekend action packed with activities!

Book your place now to avoid disappointment.

1ststanmore.co.uk/twood14

SUMMER CAMP 2014 24 July to 2 August (Huish Woods, Taunton)

Introduction Letters are now available online and at the headquarters.

More information will be available in the New Year.

1ststanmore.co.uk/summercamp14

Have you got all the information you need?

Do you have any further questions?

Please ask one of the leadership team after the AGM.

NEXT YEAR – 1ST STANMORE SCOUT GROUP IS 20!

We are planning lots of exciting activities and events to celebrate!

Please keep an eye on the Group Notice Board and Website for all the details.

1ST STANMORE SCOUT GROUP, THE NUMBER ONE IN STANMORE.

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annual report and accounts 2012/13

Documents

scout groups

chief scout

current group scout

cub scout section

beaver scout section

scout association tsa

carol green cub scout

mr jamie price