1st Warsash Sea
Scout Group Executive Committee
The meeting will be held on Monday 27th May 2002, 7:30pm at the
Headquarters.
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Minutes. |
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Matters arising. |
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Correspondence. |
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Section reports. |
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GSL report. |
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Treasurer’s
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Quartermaster’s
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Boat Advisor’s
report. |
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Fund raising. |
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Headquarters. |
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Any other
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Time and date of
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1st Warsash Sea Scout Group
Executive Committee
Minutes of the meeting held at the HQ on
Monday 11th March 2002. Present John Murray Chairman Malcolm Gregory Jo Preston
Yvonne Lisbey Colin Millard Malcolm Harvey Ross Chris and Karen Harbour Karen
Legg Neil MacLennan Mark Turner Will Rees Blanchard Val Lyon
Apologies
were received from Steve
Orris.
Minutes
The Minutes were accepted as accurate and
there were no matters arising.
Correspondence
The Rotary had offered £500.00 for one of
the older Sea Scouts to go as a helper with the Jubilee Sailing Trust on one of
their trips. Also one week Outward Bound course for 2 people £150.00 each. Very
gratefully accepted.
Section Reports
Section reports are attached to the back of
the Minutes.
Comments amongst the committee members,
what happens if the Sea Scouts do not want to move to Explorer Groups? The
Group needs to keep the Scouts over 14. It was decided that the Group would not
lend our equipment as has been suggested. May 12th there will be a presentation
of the new programme at Cams Hall. The Executive Committee are not in agreement
about losing the older Scouts. The position would have been better if we still
had the Venture Unit. The Group needs older Scouts as helmsmen. It was proposed
that the Group should go to Scout Headquarters to query the problems resulting
from the loss of older Scouts, leaving out the District and the County,
pointing out the need for boat work in the winter, sailing in the summer and
help with the Group’s activities during the year.
Headquarters
Worktops are coming for the Jubilee
Building thanks to a friend of Neil MacLennan, which will be attached under the
windows for handicrafts.
It was suggested that letters of thanks
should be sent to Paul Davidson - Director
of Estates and Buildings Department at Southampton University also to Patrick
Reynolds and Cyril Ferris for organising the contractor during the day of the
move. Will Rees Blanchard is willing to print silk scrolls as a thank you for
people who have helped.
Boat report
David Lord has patched all the holes in the
boats. Any other business
Scout shop duty, April 27th, May 4th and
May 11th. Yvonne Lisbey volunteered to do the first two days and Val Lyon the
last date.
The next Jumble Sale is June 29th, which is
also the date of the Strawberry Fair and the Ventures reunion. The Group to do
a barbeque, side stalls and games. It will cost £10 per site. The AGM is Friday
24th May, section reports to be in by middle of April please. Cheque for
fireworks so that we can chose them early and buy them cheaper. Malcolm Harvey
Ross had sent 13 reports through and a chart on the web site. There have been
from 289 - 1700 hits so far on our web site.
Will Rees Blanchard offered to obtain 23
firesticks (lighting fires with magnesium) for a cheaper price and sell them to
other Scout Groups for £3.50.
Time and date of next meeting
Monday 27th May, 7.30pm at the
Headquarters.
Red Oaks Beavers
Newsletter for Group Executive Meeting -
11th March 2002
It’s been a while since Red Oaks have
produced a newsletter for the Group Exec. Meeting so here goes.
Christmas 2001 term finished
on a high with our usual Christmas Party for the boys, enjoyed by them all and
the helpers as whilst they were eating it was quiet!
Spring term 2002 has seen the
number of boys drop to 12 enrolled and a further one to be enrolled shortly.
However, there is a stream of new boys to start after Easter, and Mark and I
are confident that the numbers will be up to approx. 16 by half term. With lots
of new boys starting, the summer term will start slowly whilst we ensure all
new recruits are happy and settled, but we still have at least 2 outings
planned. One to the Coastguards (postponed from last year when they were too
busy) and another to be arranged.
This term we have enjoyed a
pancake evening (it took ages to make them and about 3 minutes for them to
disappear!), an excellent, if very muddy trip through the woods tracking and
the favourite, junk modelling which makes good use of recycled containers. As
it has been a short term we haven’t ventured further afield. We shall end the
term with an Easter Bunny chocolate nest making session!
We have continued to be
supported by a willing band of parent helpers each meeting, but as most of
their boys will have left by the summer, we’ll be ‘breaking in’ a new lot
shortly! The lack of another uniformed leader/assistant rarely presents a
problem, unless Mark is off on holiday, as he is next week (20.03.02). I hope
to be able to ask another uniformed leader from the Group to assist on this
evening, but if help cannot be found then we will have to cancel this meeting.
Jo Preston
11.03.02
Dover Pack
Report to the Group Executive
March 2002
The pack now numbers 21 boys, two who have
yet to be enrolled, and we will do this shortly after Easter. I am expecting a
few more to move up from Beavers, and there will be several moving up to
Scouts, just in time to start sailing.
What have we done since January? Shadow
Portraits, some of these were very good (especially the one of me!) Libby
Morris very kindly guided us around St Mary’s Church to do Brass Rubbings; the
boys were very well behaved and enjoyed the tasks and quiz that we set them.
We entered a very young team in the
District Mastermind, and they put up a very creditable performance against
older cubs. This was followed by an evening of fun at Fareham Leisure Centre, an
event that was enjoyed by all who took part. The activities were swimming,
roller-skating and mini-circuits. On February 2nd a double decker
coach left Warsash for London. On board, 57 Cubs and 12 adults, heading for the
Planetarium and Madame Tussaud’s. We had a wonderful day; the cubs enjoyed it
and were well behaved (so the adult leaders enjoyed it too!). Everybody was
very tired when we got back to Warsash.
Malcolm Gregory visited us on February 26th
and took the boys through their ‘Communicator Badge’. I am glad to say that
they all passed, and were very attentive throughout the whole evening. Thanks
very much to Malcolm for his hard work. I wonder what badge we can use him for
next?
Our next major ‘event’ is a weekend trip to
Little Canada on the Isle of Wight from 22nd – 24th
March. 16 Cubs (13 from Dover & 3 from Wight) will be spending the weekend
at the activity center. Activities arranged will include Archery, Dragon Quest,
Indoor Wall Climbing and Quad Biking to name a few. Should be a very full and
enjoyable weekend. A full report at the next meeting.
All at ‘Dover’ pack hope you have an
enjoyable Easter break.
Neil MacLennan
Akela, Dover Pack
Fastnet
Executive Committee Report
We have had a good start to the year, with
now 28 invested Scouts in the Troop.
At the beginning of Feb, thanks to
organisation by Will, we took the whole Troop to The Army Parachute Training
centre at Thorney Island, which was enjoyed by all, except those harnesses can
get a bit tight. (Do Scouts sing soprano?)
We put two teams in for the District
Cooking Competition, which was far better supported than previous years, with 10
teams taking part. I’m very pleased to say that the Trophy is back where it
belongs with Fastnet Troop, but must congratulate all the teams for some
splendid recipes, particularly from the younger scouts, which bodes well for
the future after the changes.
Whilst I was away on the high seas, the
Troop was very ably looked after by Will, with Barbara and Sue — I will have to
watch out - who organised some paper pioneering, a wide game and a cycle tour around
the area, which has gained a number of scouts their cycling badge. We have also
made a start on the boat preparation, ready for the new season.
Four Scouts, Kate Bushnell, Rob Lee, Matt
Cooper and Mike Lisby were awarded their Chief Scouts Award at a ceremony at
Gosport on the 28th of February.
For the future, we have 11 of our scouts
attending a weekend camp at Lyons Copse as a PLs training camp on 15 — 17/3.
This is especially useful, as we will be losing so many of our PLs & APLs
in September. We will also be sending teams to the Tycefell Camping Competition
in June, and hopefully the whole troop will attend the District Jubilee Camp in
July.
Apart from a summer of sailing, we are
hoping to get a visit to the coastguards at Leeon-Solent, and organise more
trips on Ayesha.
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Malcolm Harvey Ross |
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Will
Rees-Blanchard |
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Group Leaders
Report
The year is still very young
but a lot has happened this year already & it promises to be one of our
busiest.
I spent a very enjoyable day
with the cubs & scouts at the London Planetarium & Madame Toussauds wax
museum. The boys were very well behaved & judging by the conversations with
them since returning they thoroughly enjoyed their trip to the stars. As always
without the support of the parents & leaders an activity such as this could
not take place. I thank them all for giving up a Saturday to make this an
enjoyable experience.
No one who visits our
headquarters can fail to notice our new “Boathouse”! What a valuable asset we
now have thanks to the generosity of Southampton University plus the time &
skills provided by both parents & leaders alike. Work is progressing in
completing the building with electric's & partitioning etc. I took some
photos of the building to the District Team meeting the other week to show them
our new building. The team could not believe that the building was erected in such
short time!
I would like to congratulate
the Scout Troops for a very good result in the District Cooking competition the
other week. If you didn’t hear we came 1st, 2nd, 5th & 8th, well done!
I was privileged to attend the
County presentation of the Chief Scout’s Award on the 28th of February to 4 of
our Scouts Katie Bushnell, Matthew Cooper, Robert Lee & Michael Lisby.
There were a total of 33 recipients of the Award this time & the presenting
officer was the Mayor of Gosport Councillor Dennis Wright JP. I would like to
congratulate all four of the Scouts & also thank their section leaders
& parents for the help they gave in supporting the Scouts in their
endeavors.
The St. George's Day Parade
will be taking place on Sunday the 28th of April at Stubbington and each Group
has been asked to provide two ushers drawn from our non-unformed members. Can
anyone help please; I have placed a detailed itinerary of the event on our web
site & can be viewed by searching the diary for the St. George's Day Parade
entry & clicking on the additional information hyperlink.
The District are planning a
Queen’s Golden Jubilee camp to be held at Lyons Copse over the weekend of July
the 12th - 14th July. The weekend will be based on the theme of Common Wealth
Countries, we will be Jamaican! numbers attending & final costs, camping
equipment requirements etc. are still to sorted.
I have recently been in
discussions with one of our previous Venture Scout Leaders (Rosmarie Jackson)
planning a Venture Scout Reunion. Rosmarie has been preparing a letter &
with my help we have been searching out contact details for our past members of
the unit with a view to holding a reunion on the 29th of June.
I have attended a meeting of
GSL’s & District Teams held by County with the purpose of updating us on
the Changes due to take place later in the year. One thing I can report is that
the section starter packs containing progress books & transition materials
will cost between £65 & £85 depending on the section.
The section breakdown costs
are estimated to be as follows: -
Beaver Section £85
Cub Section £75
Scout Section £85
Explorer Scouts £80
Scout Network £65
Discount forms will be available for initial orders.
I will be attending a further
meeting to hear exact programme details & projected changes to Group
District structure changes on April the 14th and the Section Leaders will be
invited to attend more detailed section related events on the 12th of May.
As I have previously briefed
you one of the major changes relates to the structure of the older section -
Scouts/Venture Scouts. As a reminder the Scout & Venture Sections will be
further split into the Scouts, Explorer Scouts & Scout Network. Support of
the Explorer Scouts & Scout Network as set out by Scout Headquarters will
rely on pooling of resources at both District & County levels with a
National input as well when required for larger activities & events. As far
as County is concerned they have already set up a system known as CALL SAM
(Scout Activity Manager). The aim of the system is to provide a single source
of activity information for individual Scouts or Scout Leaders, Patrols etc. in
order for them to plan activities. For this to work CALL SAM are now asking for
Group Scout Leaders to provide a detailed list of all our leaders qualifications
relating to activities that we run for our Group i.e. Sailing. Additionally the
GSL’s have been asked to provide such information as Midas qualifications and
also equipment that we are prepared to hire out to any Group that may require
it in order to support their Scouts in an activity.
I have already spoken to the
Leaders regarding our response in relation to qualifications & support of
additional activities for District & County support of the new sections.
Our response, as far as leadership qualifications is concerned is to decline
releasing such information until we as a Group & District have settled on a
solution to the problem of supporting our own Scouts first. I have already
communicated our intentions and concerns to District. I have already received a
response acknowledging my leaders concerns & have been assured that a
meeting will be taking place in the near future to thrash these concerns out,
as a District. As a side note, District is still trying to get their heads
around the implications of the new scheme as much as we are!
If anyone on the committee is
interested in reading both my communication & Districts initial response I
can submit it for inclusion in the minutes. I have already sent copies to our
leaders so that they can see that we are not alone in our concerns.
What our, the Group Executives
views on the hiring out of equipment to other Groups, Districts or County?
Apologies for the length of my
report, but as I mentioned in the opening paragraph a lot has happened since
the start of the year & especially since our last Group Executive meeting!
1st WARSASH SEA SCOUT
GROUP COUNCIL
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE MEETING -11 March 2002
Treasurer’s
Report
1. Assets
Current
Account 3494.48
Cash 145.87
3640.35
2. Known Liabilities
The invoice for the hire charge for the
venue for the fireworks evening has still to be received but
it is not unusual for WMC to be very late
with their invoicing.
3. Outstanding Income
Subs are due for this term from Viking,
Wight and Owls. Dover owes subs from April 2001.
4. Financial Plan
Predicted cash flow attached. It shows a
balance of £1164 for the new boathouse (Jubilee Building) from the original
total budget of £8000. Cost of insuring the building is as yet unknown but this
will be progressed once it has been valued. (Programmed for 11 March). What
further known expenditure to commission the building?
5. Notes
a. There have been no fund
raising events since the last Exec Meeting.
b. Major Expenditures since last
Exec. Meeting:
(1) Cleaning of HQ in January and
February - £128.00.
(2) WSC - Boat Pound Fees -
£349.00.
(3) WSC — Maintenance of Aeysha’s
Mooring - £166.68.
(4)
Jubilee
Building - Relocation - £6513.00
- Ancillary Equipment &
Materials - £323.36.
(5) HQ ‘Phone
Bill - £6.10.
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Leaders
Capitation |
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542 |
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135 |
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LEADERS |
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542 |
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Employers
Liability Insurance |
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Building
Insurance |
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310 |
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310 |
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Kit
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50 |
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Ground
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340 |
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