1ST WARSASH SEA SCOUT HEADQUARTERS, FRIDAY 24TH MAY
2002, BEGINNING 7PM
Entry of Group Flags
Prayers
Business Meeting
Welcome
by the Group Chairman.
Approval
of the Group Chairman.
Election
of Secretary and Treasurer.
Apologies.
Minutes
of the last AGM.
GSL’s
report and Section reports.
Presentation
of Accounts.
Chairman’s
remarks.
Nominations
and elections to the Group Executive.
Presentations.
The
District Commissioner.
Any
other business.
End
of business meeting.
Progressive Training Programme
Grand Opening of the Jubilee Building
1st Warsash Sea Scout Group
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting held
on Friday 11th May 2001 at the Headquarters.
John Murray as Chairman of the Group
welcomed all the guests including special guests, Andrew Norris, Julie Lawley,
Joy French, Mandy Blain, and Cecil Alexander, Neil Toye representing the
Commodore of Warsash Sailing Club.
Apologies were received from Malcolm
Gregory Roger Clark, Captain Richard Exley, Elaine Smith, Mark Ashley, George
Loftus, Les Scollick, Ian Stewart and Jo Preston.
Nomination and approval of the Chairman
Neil MacLennan, standing in for Malcolm
Gregory as Assistant Group Scout Leader, stated John Murray to continue as the
Group Chairman, which was proposed by Malcolm Harvey Ross and seconded by Steve
Legg.
Nomination and election of
Secretary and Treasurer
Val Lyon as Secretary and Cohn Millard as
Treasurer are also to continue, this was proposed by Malcolm Harvey Ross,
seconded by Steve Legg.
Minutes
The Minutes were accepted, no matters
arising.
Group Scout Leader
The Section reports are all attached to the
Agenda.
Neil MacLennan then read the AGSL’s report.
There is going to be a change in the Group with a new Scouting structure: A new
programme for the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts 10 - 14 and Explorers 14 - 18 and Scout
net work 18 -
Everybody wished a speedy recovery to
Malcolm Gregory.
Presentation of Accounts
The Group has had a good year financially.
Thanks to John Lisbey for auditing the Accounts. It will cost £22000.00 to run
the Group and Headquarters this year, 33% from grants, 44% from fund raising,
Expenditure £18000.00 - capitation £2750, heating £3000.00. We have received an
award from Awards for All, an offshoot of the Lottery for a new Mirror and
Safety Boat.
Parents are asked to sign Gift Aid
declarations so that we can get back the tax from the subs. to help keep the
Group solvent.
Chairman’s Remarks
John Murray as Chairman of the Group told
the audience that there is going to be a change in uniform and age groups, also
in the award schemes. Personal awards, in order to compete in the ever-changing
groups of society and this will all start to happen in January or February
2002. Hopefully there will not be too much change in our Group as we seem to
cover most of the activities already. The Group does need sound structure of
leadership and parental help, Leaders with a strong commitment to the Group.
The Group is looking for people to assist on the Executive Committee and to help
the Leaders, just a few hours to help the Group to thrive.
Nominations for parent representatives for
the Executive committee:-
Beaver Red Oaks Jo Preston Owls Alan
Johnstone Cubs Dover Pack Karen Legg Wight Pack Mark Turner and Jonathan Mendez
Viking Troop David Lord Fastnet Scout Troop Steve Orris and Sue Lee Jumble
Sales Yvonne Lisbey Alastair Leeson Smith Boat Activities Steven Legg George
Pickbum Further help is required in the HQ, garden, kitchen and store.
Acceptance of these parents was proposed by
Neil MacLennan and seconded by Andrew Norris.
Presentations
Red Oaks Beaver Colony - Mark Ashley,
Beaver 2000, enthusiastic and helpful, Jonathan Birch
Owls Beaver Colony - Lynne Pointing Beaver
never missed one evening always helpful and enthusiastic, Matthew Johnstone
Wight Cub Scout Pack - Tony Stockton - The
boys chose - Cub of the Year, Philip Gardener Dover Cub Scout Pack - Neil
MacLennan - Difficult to choose, boy chosen generally polite.,
Captain of the Six a side
football, didn’t like other Cubs playing about, Ryan Kelly Fastnet Sea Scout
Troop - Malcolm Harvey Ross - Couldn’t ask for a better Troop, all dedicated
and enthusiastic, unfair to choose one above the rest, Baden Powell Trophy to
the Patrol Leaders of the Troop, Mike Lisbey, Rob Lee, Michelle Orris and Scott
Harvey Ross. Viking Sea Scout Troop - Maureen Cross - Enthusiastic, team
spirit, sailing - Robert Lake The District Commissioner
The District Commissioner
Julie Lawley, stood up and said that she
had only been appointed as District Commissioner since April 1st. Leaders in
this Group really work hard as seen by all the activities the Group run. Thank
you all for your hard work.
Boat report
George Pickburn as one of the Boat Advisors
told the audience that the Group now has more boats than ever that the Group
with the help of Steve Legg, Malcolm Harvey Ross, David Lord and George can use
for the Sea Scouts and which the parents help to maintain. Ayesha - has been
considered for day sailing and half a day sailing throughout the year. Warsash
Soup sailing on Thursday when the races all start at different times and finish
together, if anybody would like to take part please contact George. All the
boats have passed their test and are ready to go. By the end of the year all
Scouts should be able to sail. Ayesha is a 24ft boat, 4 berths, day boat, heavy
keel, it doesn’t capsize and it is easy to control. Boys going on trips have to
take sandwiches and drink and wear old shoes. The Group needs parents with
qualifications and experience. Ayesha can take 4 Sea Scouts and 2 adults.
Steve Legg and Neil MacLennan managed to
organise the building of a bridge to the island in the middle of the lake and
rafts at Lyon’s Copse with the Cubs.
Any other business
A query was raised about the state of the
road leading to the HQ. The situation remains the same because of the private
owners of the houses. Wasps are apparently looking into the problem. Wasps have
plans to make their car park into a plastic football pitch but the Group has a
right to use the car park along the side. Wasps also may tarmac the car park
but it has nothing to do with the Group.
Parents would like more feed back from
Scout HQ about the rise in Capitation.
End of meeting
The meeting ended at 8.20 pm
At present, the Owl Colony has 21 enrolled
Beavers with 3 due to swim up to Cubs at summer half term and another 3 to
follow in September. The waiting list remains healthy although we have cleared
it of all the boys who were nearly or already 7.
The summer term saw the Colony making good
use of the lighter evenings and good weather with plenty of outside games
evenings, woodland walks, a visit to Pet City. A tour of HMS Invincible with
2nd Locks Heath Beavers, culminating in a family picnic with mini Olympics,
which was enjoyed by all.
Autumn arrived and we were making paper
plate collages for Warsash Horticultural Show, planting Daffodils, following a
clue trail about Warsash and making flying bats for Halloween. The other side of
half term, we followed a Red Indian theme where the boys made Totem Poles,
drums, headdresses and loin cloths ending with a Christmas Party Pow Wow with a
difference where each Beaver brave had to earn his feathers by wrestling with
the Big Brown Bear!
Spring brought the annual Soccer City
visit, made Chinese hats, ate with chopsticks and danced with ribbons to
celebrate the Chinese New Year. For the rest of the term our theme was to be
the Body. We made skeletons, played games using different parts of the body, I
don’t think the Beavers have ever gone home so dirty before, made sad/happy
hangers for bedroom doors, self portraits, played mind games and decorated
heart shaped biscuits. As we speak we have just celebrated St Georges Day with
a live rendition of the famous story. Up to date, we have looked at the Beaver
and who he is, visited Bursledon Windmill and last week tried to identify trees
in the woods. All in all, a very busy time!!
We continue to be blessed with excellent
parent helpers and would like to thank each and every one of them that have
given us even one evening over the year as it is much appreciated. A special
thank you to Alan Johnstone, our outgoing parent rep. on the Executive
Committee and also to Hannah Stokes who was with us for a greater part of the
year as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award. Finally we would like to thank all
our eager Beavers as without their regular attendance and enthusiasm the
evenings would not be as successful as they are.
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Lynne Pointing |
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Elaine Smith |
1st Warsash Sea Scouts
Red Oaks Beavers 2002
Another year has shot by and now it is time
for me to reflect on how the last year has been.
I’ve been the Red Oaks Beaver Scout leader
now for three years and a helper for one and in that time I can honestly say I
have never had such a nicer bunch of kids in the colony. In the past there were
times when you got a too many over boisterous, misbehaving children and you
found yourself dealing with them all the time. This time the disruptive
children were in minority, which makes it more enjoyable for all of us.
I think Spike Milligan once said ”I have no
plans, so nothing can go wrong” does not seem to work when you have to
entertain a group six to eight year olds. So we have again tried to plan our
activities in advance this way ensuring a balanced programme without too much
repetition.
I think the worst period for all of us is
in the winter months when we more or less are bound to activities in the scout
hut. When we can get out and about we seem to have more fun.
Information on all Warsash scouting
activities and more, can be found on our excellent website, even I regularly
look at it because I am always forgetting what I should be doing or where I
should going.
Though we encouraged parents to run some of
the activities unfortunately it is mostly left to my assistant Jo and myself.
So parents please get involved, it can be enjoyable and rewards aren’t
necessarily in heaven.
I will now like to give Jo Preston, my
assistant a big thank you, she is invaluable, not only do you see her at the
meetings she does a lot work behind the scenes that keeps the colony running
efficiently. I would also like to thank all the parents who have helped out as
well over the last year.
Unfortunately I am the only uniformed
leader for the Red Oaks Colony and a meeting cannot take place unless there is
a warranted leader present.
I try to my best get to all scheduled
meetings but there are times when I can’t make it and if we can’t get cover the
only option is to cancel.
So parents, are there any budding scout
leaders out there, give it ago?
And finally parents please remember a scout
is a scout every day not just on Wednesdays so attendance to the other scouting
events is always appreciated.
All the best, fun and friends,
Wolf
Red Oaks Beaver Leader
1st Warsash Cub Scouts
Dover Pack
REPORT
FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2002
We have another busy year with the usual
mix of District and Pack events, along with the two annual Church Parades.
District events have included an evening of fun at Fareham Leisure Centre,
Operation Glow Worm (an overnight activity for older cubs) and the District
Mastermind Competition.
The pack now numbers 24 boys, 20 enrolled, with
4 Beavers waiting to be enrolled.
There are 3 boys ready to move up to Scouts. The Pack remains strong, with the
majority of boys still having a year left in Cubs. Average weekly attendance is
19.
We held our annual camp at Lyons Copse in
September and had glorious weather. The main ‘activity’ was to build a
Suspension Bridge over to the Island in the pond. Chief Designer and Slave
Driver, Steve Legg. The bridge was built by the cubs (with adult help) and
EVERY body crossed it! Thanks for that Steve. We were very fortunate in the
amount of parent help that we had, thanks to everyone who helped, you know who
you are!
We also went to the Planetarium and Madame
Tussauds, what started as a trip for cubs from Dover & Wight Packs, ended
up as a trip as well for cubs from Stubbington and Titchfield, around 60 in
total.
Everybody had a great time.
Over the weekend of 22nd – 24th
March this year Karen and I took 16 cubs from the two packs to Little Canada,
on the Isle of Wight for a weekend of adventurous activities. These include
Quad Biking, Fencing, Dragon’s Quest, Aero Ball and Indoor Climbing. A very
successful weekend, and a number of boys have asked when we can go back.
Indeed, one boy has asked his dad if they can go over as a family!
What have we planned for this year, a trip
to the Nature Reserve at Swanwick, St. Georges Day, and we also have several
ideas for trips in the near future. We also look forward to the launch of the
‘re-vamped’ programme in May.
Finally, my thanks to all the parents who
give their help when asked/required, specially Libby Norris and Hilde Rebettes.
I must also give a special thank you to Karen Legg who helps me every week, and
comes up with ideas to help keep the boys amused. I am also grateful to the
help and assistance given to me by Robbie Legg and Will Murray, 2 young lads
who give freely of their time and devise games for the boys to play.
Thank you all for your help and support.
Neil MacLennan
Akela
Dover Pack.
ANNUAL
REPORT TO THE AGM
Warsash
Wight Pack
This is now my third report to the AGM.
I am now happy to report that we have
turned the corner with the pack and the number of boys attending has
considerably increased. We are now running at 24 invested cubs with another 2-3
awaiting investiture.
I am also happy to report to the group that
we now have two fully warranted assistant leaders i.e., Mr M Turner (Baloo) and
Mr T Hinton (Cheal).
Over the last 12 months we have taken part
in many activities including two joint camps, one with Dover and one with Locks
Heath. We had 5 boys go to Wales last
year on a week’s expedition with Titchfield.
As Wight Pack we have taken the boys on
various trips including the annual jaunt to Legoland, Tecimo Games. Scuba
Diving, Canoeing to name a few.
We have also taken the boys to many
district events, including Brownsea Island. Operation Glow-worm, Fun night at
Fareham Leisure Centre and the Six-a-side football tournament.
Looking to the future the pack is
considerably stronger now and with the input of the new leaders can only be
looking toward a very prosperous future.
In the immediate future we are planning a
trip to Gilwell fun day in June, along with Mid-summer madness (a district
event) and the Jubilee camp in July. This coincides with our normal events such
as air rifle shooting, archery and cycling proficiency etc.,
Tony Stockton
Akela
Warsash Wight Pack
Fastnet Troop
AGM Report
Since the last AGM we have had an exciting
year of activities and challenges.
The sailing season continued for longer
than usual, until the middle of September, which made the autumn term a bit
shorter. Despite this, we had time for an evening of Air rifle practice, a
micro navigation evening in the woods, and an interesting visit from the
Crofton Monks. These are the Stubbington Venture Scout Unit, who give a
dramatic history lesson on the tales abounding from Titchfield Abbey and it’s
connection with Crofton.
Unfortunately, I was away cavorting on the
Atlantic for most of the spring term, but Will held the fort admirably in my
absence, with a cycle tour, and pioneering with a difference (paper). Before I
left, we had visited Thorney Island for parachute training, and two teams of
Ready Steady Cooks had competed splendidly in the District Cookery Competition.
The Trophy is now back at it’s true home!
We also had a Patrol Leaders/Assistant
Patrol Leaders Camp, organised by District, at Lyons Copse. It was very good to
see a large contingent of the younger Scouts attending, as, following the
changes, they will be the leaders in September.
For the second year, and possibly the last
time, we had four Scouts taking part in the Chief Scouts Challenge. This is an
expedition lasting three days / two
nights in unfamiliar country, and completing a project on their trek. Katie
Bushnell, Mike Lisby, Rob Lee and Matt Cooper chose the Isle of Wight for their
Challenge, which, together with the presentation two months later, they
completed admirably. These same four Scouts later went on to be presented with
the highest award in Scouting, the Chief Scout Award, at a ceremony in Gosport.
They are a credit to the Troop.
Another season of sailing awaits with more
adventure and more challenges to look forward to.
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Malcolm Harvey Ross |
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Will
Rees-Blanchard |
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Warsash Sea Scouts Viking Troop
Warsash Viking Troop are currently running
with 25 enthusiastic Scouts, four girls and 21 boys. This term we have
introduced a new start time of 19:30 as opposed to 19:15 on Wednesday nights;
our end time remains 21:00 hrs. Our last troop night on Wednesday 24th April,
will give way to our busy Sailing schedule, which begins on Thursday 2nd May;
we will not return to the Hut until Wednesday 11th September. Our Sailing
season kicks off as usual, with a prep talk/capsize drill by Steve Legg to
Parents and Scouts alike on our last Wednesday meeting. This season there will
be a focus on the pursuit of Sailing related badge work and the maintenance of
each Scouts Log book. Our thanks to Steve, Chris Harbour, David Lord, Malcolm
HR and those from Fastnet troop for all the hard work they put into weekend
boat maintenance. Without their dedicated efforts sailing would not have been
possible this season!
Reflecting on the past year’s activities,
the Troop has once again had a very productive time! David, Marie and myself
arranged several Night Hike’s in our local area; this has achieved many
Scouting objectives, least of all familiarising participants with their local
surrounds. Two of the most memorable Hike’s for our Scouts was the ever-popular
Fareham West Venture Scouts Night Incident hike in November and our most recent
Wednesday night hike on 27th February. Despite David Lord’s excellent
organisational/mapping skills we managed to lose one of our Patrols five
minutes into the exercise and then spent the rest of the evening trying to
track them down! The price you pay for ‘lively’ and’ enthusiastic’ Scouts alas!
Not, however, how Marie, David and I saw it at the time! We had a reasonable
turn out of both Scouts and Parents for the Paper Chase in the Forest of Bere
on Sunday 24th February.
Weekend camping has been high on the agenda
once again, starting with an impressive Activities camp, Lyons Copse, at the
end of September. Chris Cussins joined us for an air riffle shooting exercise
(the team later had to improvise as he suffered impromptu back injuries!) and
Absailing and Archery were high on the agenda. No contingency plans necessary
here thank goodness! Although Marie and I were very brave as we were ‘forced’
into climbing the Tower by our ‘darling’ Scouts who insisted that if they did
it, we did it too! My thanks to Marie, David and all the parental help that
went into making this a truly memorable occasion. The recent PL/APL camp in
March proved to be an enjoyable and successful weekend for all; eleven of
Viking troops attended this District run occasion. Yes, we are indeed the proud
‘owner’ of the Scout who leapt into the murky cold and deep waters from the Scout
made construction that was meant to protect him from such a fate! We are
currently planning another weekend Activities camp in May, again at Lyons
Copse, as a joint venture with Dave Young from Sarisbury. This will enrich the
skills available and broaden our scout’s friendships within the district. We
will be entering a team into the Tycefell competition in June, hopefully
constructed of four boys and two girls, and are looking forward to the Golden
Jubilee Camp in July. Marie, David, myself and hopefully a fair representation
of our Scouts will be joining the District Camp at Fernycrofts from 17th to
24th August.
Our congratulations to Andrew Day, Shaun
Felss, Luke Shadholt, Peter Lord, Matt Harbour, Matt Smith, Joe Harbour and
Callum Smith on gaining 2nd and 5th places respectively in this years District
Cooking Competition held at Sarisbury Scouts HQ in February. Congratulations
also to Joe and Matt Harbour and to Darren Hatch for their excellent
participation in the South East Area Riffle Shooting Competition in February.
Finally, congratulations to Peter Lord for his dedication and total
participation in this year’s Gosport Gang Show in February. His performance, as
with other’s from the ‘gang’ was stunningly professional and enjoyable.
In December we took the Scouts to a ‘Teens’
night at PLAYZONE, a treat, part sponsored from the proceeds of their tuck
shop. We intend to plan more such enterprising adventurers! Marie’s famous
Sausage sizzle’s held at Everett’s Copse on April 10th proved to be as popular
as ever, as born out by the full turn out! My thanks, again, to Marie and
David for organising a ‘First Aid’ night
and bringing the troops up to speed with their First Aid skills.
Thanks to the hard working efforts and
exemplary organisational skills of Karen Harbour, badge work has been both
prolific and well structured. As most of you know, we in a state of flux at the
moment but Marie, David and I will be attending the new Scout Programme Launch
in May and will be able, I feel sure, to adapt to these new and exciting
changes. Meanwhile, congratulations are again in order for Robbie Legg, on
gaining his Explorer Award, to Shaun Felss, Joe Harbour, Andrew
Day, Darren Hatch, Peter Lord, Sam Norris and Stephen Hellier for their Pathfinder Award and to Peter Lord,
Alex Hobbs, Luke Shadholt, Sophie Stewart, Darren Hatch, Joe Harbour, Chris Amy
and Matt Smith for gaining their Scout Award. Most of the Troop have gained
their Craft, Model Maker, Cooks and Interpreters badges.
We are fortunate to have, for a six-month
period, the services of two young Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme participants
(Silver). It is Marie’s and my intention to participate in further Camping
qualifications, which will enable us to take away our troops as Qualified
Leaders, when the new scheme is introduced. My apologies for my marked and
continued absences from Monday Group Leaders and District Leaders Meetings as
they continue to clash with other personal engagements. Marie, David and I are
trying to find a work-around and viable solution. Meanwhile, my thanks to
Malcolm HR for supporting us and taking minutes when asked!
Finally, we are looking forward to this
Sunday’s St. George’s parade. Thanks to Karen Harbour’s continued efforts with
both our Scouts hats and uniforms we expect to receive the usual praise for our
‘turn out’ that only she can take real credit for!
Maureen Cross
Warsash Sea Scouts (Viking Troop).
Many thanks to Malcolm Harvey Ross, Will
Rees Blanchard, David Lord and Malcolm Gregory for their help over a few
weekends helping to sort out the stores and H.Q.
We have made a good start.
The boiler room has been cleared; lock on
the sports equipment cupboard has been sorted. Many old desks have left the building
and things are clearer. Tents are checked and only a few repairs are required
and only a few small items have been replaced. Dining shelters and tables are
in short supply, we must deal with this soon. Bottles and regulators and
spanners have been sorted.
Tony Stockton attempted to do the tank
gauge on the 4th March but a new combination proved a problem, another attempt
will be made.
Elaine Smith caught children (Wasps)
climbing on the terrapin units, it seems it was not the first time, maybe a letter
to Warsash Wasps would be an idea pointing out the dangers. The padlock on the
gate has also been left undone. Has the galvanised trailer been borrowed’? If
not it has gone. Security must be watched.
Put forward proposal regards moving stores
downstairs (camping only) leaving upstairs free for Executive Stores.
Karen Harbour
Boat Adviser’s report to 1st Warsash Scout
Group AGM
Last summer’s sailing season started well —
in the traditional way with a Capsize practice. There's nothing like a dunking
in the Hamble in April to get everyone’s attention! Fortunately during the
remainder of the season there were relatively few occasions when the lessons
learned in the drill were used “for real”, but those that did capsize
unexpectedly were glad that they knew what to expect — and how to recover the
dinghy.
Viking troop sailed from the end of April
through to the beginning of September — I think that we managed 16 sailing
sessions in total on Thursday evenings. Numbers varied from a high of 17 Scouts
one balmy evening in June through to a couple of sessions with just 5 Scouts
pitted against some really strong tides in August. It was on one of those warm
evenings with a strong ebb tide that I thought it a good opportunity to play
“man overboard” using a fender with a face drawn on it as the hapless “man”.
Though he was rescued successfully on a number of occasions, I’m sorry to
report that he spent the night on the mud as he was stranded by the tide, and
no one fancied walking through the mud to rescue him!
Overall Viking averaged 11 Scouts for our
Thursday evening meetings, and we all improved our sailing, boat handling and
seamanship skills greatly over the summer. Whether we were sailing up river,
north of the ferry hard (lots of practice at avoiding other boats) down river
in “Kipper Pond” or out towards Hamble Point, the Hamble always offered us a
variety of challenges. The combination of wind, tide, shallows and other river
traffic never failed to provide the Scout fleet with “interesting” experiences.
Many of the troop took the opportunity to
log their sailing activity each time that they sailed. This is something that
will continue to be encouraged this season since it provides an excellent route
to the various sailing badges that may be earned.
We started the season with a fleet of 6
dinghies; two larger ones, the Bo’s’un and the GP, and four Mirrors. Last year
we had added a shiny new fibreglass Mirror to the fleet. This was a welcome, if
tender, addition as I managed to put a hole in its bow before May was out!
Throughout the season the odd prang did happen, some being repaired during the
summer, some patched pending a little more TLC in the winter. This is all part
of the process of learning to sail — especially as inexperienced helmsmen
become experienced. Boats can be patched up fairly easily, and I am keen to
encourage any parents who would like to participate in the practical boat
maintenance classes that are run frequently (most weekends it seems!) Don’t be
afraid to join in.
However it’s fair to say that the
preparation of the boats for this years’ season got off to a late start
— albeit for a good reason. The “usual
suspects” who do the maintenance, together with a few others were preoccupied
with the Jubilee Building project. This preoccupation lasted from late August
2001 through ‘till now (and beyond...), consuming all of our weekends. What
that has done though is to give the group a valuable extra facility for boat
storage and maintenance, as well a great facility for Beaver and Cub craft
activities. Already the “boat end” has been well used, first to paint the boats
ready for this year (again this is a great participation sport — just ask when
you want to join in), then to do some more extensive repairs on a couple of the
dinghies.
As usual, last year the sailing activities
of the Scout troops were only possible because of the generosity of several
people in giving their time on Thursday and Friday evenings. In particular
Alistair Leeson Smith, Keith Grant, Dave Lord, Chris Harbour, Sue Baird, George
Pickburn as well of course as the uniformed leaders. I would like also however
to record my thanks to the Scouts of Viking and Fastnet troops for their
enthusiasm and attention and for making it worthwhile.
Steve Legg, Boat Adviser
The Trustees Report for 2002
Special Note:
The hard copy of the following
report has been duly authorized with the required signatures where required.
For ease of publishing & the privacy of individuals the signatures &
contact details have been left off the report pages that you see on here.
1st
WARSASH SEA SCOUT GROUP COUNCIL
Report & Accounts for the year
ended 31 March 2002
CHAIRMAN: Mr John Murray
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TRUSTEES:
Ex-Officio -
Appointment |
Name |
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Chairman Fareham West District Scout Council |
Mr Roger Clarke |
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TRUSTEES: Elected |
Name |
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Chairman |
Mr John Murray |
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Secretary |
Mrs Valerie Lyon |
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Treasurer |
Mr Colin Millard |
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Quatermasters |
Mr Chris Harbour & Mrs Karen
Harbour |
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TRUSTEES: Nominated -
Appointment |
Name |
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Group Scout Leader |
Vacancy |
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Assistant Group Scout Leader |
Mr Malcolm Gregory |
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Cub Scout Leader |
Mr Neil MacLennan |
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Chairman Group Executive
Committee |
Mr John Murray |
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Quartermaster (Scout Parent
Member) |
Mr Chris Harbour &
Mrs Karen Harbour |
BANKERS
Withheld for reasons of security.
OTHER
ADVISERS Boats: Mr George Pickburn
Mr
Steve Legg
Group Registration Number
with The Scout Association: 37349
Charity Registration
Number: 1013172
Contact Name and Address Withheld for reasons of privacy
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1st
WARSASH SEA SCOUT GROUP COUNCIL
Trustees Annual Report for the
year ended 31 March 2002
MAJOR ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
IN THE YEAR
The
past year has seen another increase in the activities that the Group has been
involved in. We have remained static in our youth membership numbers however;
we have increased in both adult help and leadership levels.
An
increase in the use of our fleet of boats has resulted in a number of repairs
having to be made during the winter lay-up period for the fleet of dinghies. An
increase in repairs is inevitable with the number of users and their varying
skill levels. Having said that, this year promises to be even better, the Scout
sections have been busy acquiring new skills and qualifications both within the
adult leadership and the youth membership. We are now at a point where we must
review our requirements for safety boat cover. At this time we are limited to
only six boats on the water with our one rescue boat, we have been lucky in the
past having been able to borrow a suitable craft to augment our rescue boat
capacity, but we must look towards becoming a little more independent.
In
the early part of this year (2002) we were able to secure a large Terrapin
building from Southampton University at no cost. The building was dismantled
and transported to our headquarters for re-erection by a professional crew, at
our expense. The finished building is approximately 15 metres long by 5 metres wide
and has been split into three areas. The front section of the building is the
boathouse where boat repairs are taking place at this time. We will be able to
store all of our fleet of dinghies in this section when repairs are completed.
A small room has been partitioned off in the middle of the building and the
back section is to be used as an activity room. The accounts will show how
lucky we have been to acquire such a wonderful asset for so little outlay
considering the size of the building!
All
of the sections have progressed well in their award schemes this year with a
large number of proficiency badges and progress badges being awarded. The Cub
& Scout sections have won a number of District events which is a direct
result of their skill level, handed down to them from their section leaders and
senior members of their respective sections. Also in the Scout section we have
had four Scouts gain their Chief Scout’s Award (the highest award in the Scout
section) a great achievement!
This
coming year will see a big change in both the age ranges of the sections and
also the progressive award schemes. The style of programme delivery and content
will be a challenge to all of the leaders and for the first time the young
Beaver Scouts will have a badge scheme to follow. The older sections will see
the biggest change as they will be split into new age ranges, at present Scouts
are from 10 - 16 years old, they can then move to Venture Scouts until they are
20 years old. With the introduction of the new training scheme we will see the
Scout section age range reduced to 10 - 14 years old. The older Scouts and
Venture Scouts will have two new sections replacing them. The first being
Explorer Scouts with an age range of 14 - 18 years old and the final section
will be known as Scout Network, their ages being 18 - 25 years old.
1st
Warsash Sea Scouts are still the largest Scout Group within the Fareham West
Scout District and I feel confident that with the level of leadership and their
skills we will meet this new challenge head on and adapt to the new programme
like ducks to water. With our new building and higher number of helpers we have
been able to start to make changes to the structure of the Group. 1 am sure
that with our past success this will bring more success to us as a Group. Our
standing within the local community has been steadily growing for some
considerable time and we are recognized by an ever-widening audience.
The
Group is a trust established under its rules, which are common to all Groups.
Trustees are appointed in accordance with the Policy, Organisation & Rules
of The Scout Association. The accounts have been drawn up on the receipts and
payments basis, which is consistent with the previous year.
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WARSASH SEA SCOUT GROUP COUNCIL
Receipts & Payments Account
Summary for the year ended 31 March 2002
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This Year General Fund £ |
Previous Year £ |
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Total receipts for the year (see
page 4) |
14609.94 |
22451.77 |
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Total payments for the year (see
page 5) |
23929.70 |
17944.82 |
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