July 2011

Scout Leader 

Jason Brown

Assistant Scout Leaders:

Louise Collis

what we do
The Scout Troop provides a wide variety of different, exciting and enjoyable activities with the objective of helping young people to develop to their full potential. The Troop operates on a patrol basis in which the young people themselves play a significant and important part in the running of the Troop. Membership of the Troop is open to boys and girls aged between 10½ and 14

We offer all the traditional scouting activities such as camping, wide games, pioneering and ther opportunities to work towards a number of group and individual activity badges.

What to Wear.
Group scarf, Scout shirt, t-shirt under shirt, blue activity trousers.
Full uniform will be expected to be worn for church parades.

The Patrol System
The Scouts in the troop are organised into patrols, named after animals. Each patrol contains between 4 and 8 Scouts of roughly the same age. New Scouts are formed into patrols when several join together. Other entrants to the troop choose an existing patrol to join. Each patrol has a Patrol Leader that is chosen by the Scout Leader. The patrol leader works with the adult leaders to plan the activities for the troop. In addition, older Scouts help to train the younger members of the troop. Patrols leaders choose their own assistants, to work with them helping and guiding the Scouts in their patrol. At camp, patrols work as a unit, camping together and usually cooking as a team and taking part in the activities on offer as a group. Occasionally, special patrols are set up containing Scouts with a particular interest to allow for progression through the award scheme. If, for any reason, your Scout is unhappy in his patrol please contact the Scout Leader.

Activity Badges
Activity Badges can be worked on by any Scout. They offer the opportunity for a Scout or group of Scouts to take a particular interest or skill to a higher level. The detailed requirements of all the badges are in the Scout handbook which will be given to your Scout when they are invested Sometimes, badge courses are organised for the troop for a particular badge. The courses may be run over several evenings or at a special weekend event.

Also, badges are sometimes worked on at camp. And finally, badges just sometimes happen. Scouts gain bits and pieces towards a particular badge by camping and taking part in activities, so it doesn't seem like work at all! Scouts may work on badges at home but plesae talk to the Scout Leader before they start.

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