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SPRING 2012 ISSUE 24

Look South The Voice of Scouting in Bristol South District

Winter Camp, the local

Neighbour partnerships and

focus on …. returns.

I look forward to seeing you

all at St. George’s Day.

If you have any contributions

for the Summer issue, please

send them to me by 17th

June 2012.

Andy Dyer

andy.dyer@bristolsouthscouts.org.uk

Welcome to the 24th issue of

Look South.

‘Spring’, what a great thought

that is, time to get outside

even more. Summer camps

to look forward to.

Thanks to those of you who

returned the Look South

Survey. I’ve tried to include

your ideas where possible,

but it’s not too late for those

of you who haven’t replied

yet!

So what is in this issue? Well,

I hope you are sitting down,

as it isn’t full of Beaver

stuff!!!! What we do have is

the Cubs 95 party & Pin-

ewood Derby, and the Scouts

first district event of the year,

the Night Hike. We also find

out about the Brislington

Brook Project, Gillwell’s

Editor’s View

Scouts Night Hike 2012

Inside this issue:

Latest News from the DMT

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Agoonoree Scouts

in need of help 2

In Brief 3

Pinewood Derby 4

Cubs 95 5

Discover Brislington Brook

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Sun shines on

Scouting’s Winter 6

Focus On ….. 6

What are

Neighbourhood

Partnerships?

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Future Events 8

Saturday 10th March saw teams of Scouts from across the District meet at the Car-penters Tavern, Dundry for the annual District Night Hike Competition. It was a nice, clear, crisp night at 6pm. However, by 7pm, when they were due to leave after being checked in and having their equipment checked, the night had turned into a real foggy one. The fog meant that you could only just make out the end of the road. Nevertheless the first team was off, trusting in their ability to use a compass as, at this stage land marks and the map were not much use. By 7.45pm all teams had left the start and were on their way to the first check point. All teams managed to reach check point 1 with no prob-lem; here they had a task to complete, knot work. From there they moved on, still in the fog, to check point 2 which had a first aid scenario awaiting them. The next part

of the route saw many teams take a wrong turn and end up walking around a field for the best part of 30 minutes, try-ing to get out. However, they were soon back on track after a quick look at their compass. All teams made it through the first half of the route in good time and were all pleased to stop at check point 7, where they were able to make a hot drink and have some hot food. This proved to be an interesting spot for the adults to see how differ-ent Groups cook outside. Here the teams that were last to leave had a good chance of catching up, and in some cases over take teams due to their cooking methods (gas trangias cook quicker than meths!!). From there the teams headed into the old tip (Ashton Vale playing fields), through Ashton Vale and onto 229th St. Aldhelm’s HQ in Raynes Road, where they were greeted with supper.

The last team entered around 1am which was not bad at all. All were in good spirit and some even wanted to go again!! After returning kit that had been dropped (funny how you know who dropped a full set of pots and pans, but when you ask who they belong to nobody knows), they all settled down for what was going to be an early night, or so we thought. Still the Scouts were up by 8am, with awards given, fed and ready to be picked up, not bad for a night walking. A few asked when the next one would be and what was the next event? “Camping & Rafting in July”

A comment received from one Group ”Date booked in the diary already!! 5th Scouts really looking forward to it. Thanks for the invite and for all that you at Dis-trict do, see ya all in July :o)"

Rich Cumner

ADC Scouts and team

www.bristolsouthscouts.org.uk

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Welcome to the latest update from the DMT in this edition of LOOK SOUTH, the Newsletter that aims to keep our members and supporters in the picture of what‘s going on in our District. County Office, along with the Scout Activity Centre staff moved within the Woodhouse Park site to the re-furbished building near the entrance over the weekend 21st – 22nd January 2012. County Office can still be reached as before i.e. email: office@avonscouts.org.uk. Tel/Fax: 01454 613006. Address = Woodhouse Park, Fernhill, Almondsbury, South Gloucestershire BS32 4LX and the Website is www.avonscouts.org.uk. There is an Open Day, to be held at Woodhouse Park on 14 April 2012, see separate note.

It’s been announced that there is an updated County Web Site being planned for later this year and our District web site may follow. Com-ments / suggestions will be welcome for our site. Please also send Com-ments / suggestions on what you think of Look South to the editor.

There is a County Social Media strategy being developed that re-quires young persons input. Training for young spokespersons offered. Ideas and names to DMT please. Did

you see last years County annual report ? It should be larger this year. Material needed. Ideas etc. to DMT please.

The structure of County personnel continues to be developed including Network, which is to be re-launched later this year.

Following the Beavers tea party at the end of last year the District Cubs held their 95th Birthday Bash during January at Bridge Farm School and a great success it was, being supported by most of our Cub Packs. Then in February the Cubs District Team organised a Pinewood Derby at 229th HQ that attracted a good deal of press coverage. Congratulations to all involved.

Help has been requested from the Bristol City Council with the Bris-lington Brook Project. (see separate article) The GSL’s of nearby Groups have been informed.

The District RAG (red, amber, green) review panel report that the return from only one Group remains outstanding and a request for help has been sent.

All section leaders should have seen a copy of the Activity Resource Booklet 2012 that was recently dis-tributed. If not please ask your GSL.

Plans for St George’s Day parade (Sunday 22nd April LDS Church,

Wells Road) and the District AGM (Friday 25th May commencing 7.30pm @ 229th HQ Raynes Road, Ashton) have been made and infor-mation passed to GSL’s.

Queens Scout presentations are planned for April 2012 at Berkeley Castle.

The County AGM will be at the Great Hall of the Wills Memorial Building, University of Bristol on 5th July 2012.

Dates for Group AGM’s are now being received by the DMT. Have you organised yours yet?

Plans are emerging for a District BBQ being organised for Sun 30th September 2012 Noon – 6.00 pm at BP Boathouse. Please put a note in your diary. Full details nearer the time.

Have a word with your GSL if you feel any colleague is worthy of one of Scouting’s ‘special’ awards. They should be able to process nomina-tions for Scouting Awards.

Did you see previous editions of LOOK SOUTH? If not, please see our web site: www.bristolsouthscouts.org.uk.

From the District Management

Team; Bob Stanfield, Nick Winter

and Bob Hussey.

Latest news from the DMT

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Agoonoree Scouts in need of help

The Agoonoree Scout camp is com-

ing to The Down’s School, Bristol in

the summer, Saturday 28th July –

Saturday 4th August 2012. The

Agoonoree Scout camp is for a spe-

cial needs group in Greater London.

I have been attending their camps as

a volunteer each year since they first

visited Bristol in 2006.

This year, due to the Olympics we

are likely to be short of helpers and

volunteers. We are looking for

volunteers to come and help set up

the site on Friday (27th July) before

the scouts arrive on the Saturday and

also to help with the take down on

the following weekend. This involves

putting up patrol tents and dining

shelters and generally making the

school site viable and accessible for

the camp. We are also looking to

borrow 2 family tents and 3 hiking

tents – so if you have any you would

willing to lend for the week then

please let me know.

If you are interested in helping with

this or would like to know more

about the camp then please contact

me. You can contact me by email:

philip.burnett@live.uwe.ac.uk

Yours in Scouting,

Philip Burnett

(CSL 255th Cubs / Volunteer for

Agoonoree Scouts)

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Joti / Jota / Joti Radio

October sees Joti / Jota and the

return of Joti Radio. Have you ever

wanted to be a radio presenter? Well

here’s your chance, Joti Radio is run

and managed by the ADC Scout

team. Last year over Joti weekend we

broadcast to over 60,000 Scouts in

over 150 countries.

Keep an eye on the website for more

information, http://jotiradio.org/ or

http://www.facebook.com/jotiradio.

Hawkdean Hike

The Hawkdean Hike takes place on

Sunday May 27th 2012. It involves a

choice of distances (6.5km, 7km,

10km, 20km, 30km or 40km) that

Start & Finish in Rangeworthy

(North of Bristol).

The event is non competitive, aimed

at individual walkers, families or

teams, but all participants should be

self sufficient. Trail runners are wel-

come. More details can be found on

their web site www.hawkdean.co.uk.

Bristol BioBlitz

This years Bristol BioBlitz will be held on the 25th & 26th May at Ar-nos Vale, BS4 3EW. A BioBlitz is a FREE wildlife event in which school groups, members of the public and volunteers work with and learn from scientists, naturalists and experts to survey and document all the wildlife on site. Friday 25th will be the schools day and there is an oppor-tunity for Cub packs to attend some of the late afternoon/early evening surveys. For an idea of BioBlitz activities please see the website www.bioblitzbristol.org and last years blog from the event is at http://

bioblitzbristol.wordpress.com/.

Woodhouse Park Open Day

Saturday 14th April 2012 from 10am to 4pm is an open day at Woodhouse Park. This is a chance to find out what it has to offer you and your group! Bring along the family to this free event for a chance to try out

some of the site activities, explore the site and meet the team. Wood-house Park looks forward to seeing you there!

A quick hello from the new ACC

External Communication

My name is Rosie Hopley, and I’m

the new Assistant County Commis-

sioner External Communication for

Avon Scouts. I work as part of the

County Communication team.

You'll see some changes over the

coming months in the way that we

communicate both with each other

and with the outside world. Avon

Scouts are amazing and we want to

make sure the world knows about

what we do. As part of this we're

looking for some great Scouting sto-

ries from across Avon. Whether it

relates to how your Scouts achieved

their latest badge, or a new skill

someone has learned, or a young

person’s latest taste of adventure,

we’d like to hear about it.

Please feed your stories, or upcoming

activities that you think will make a

great feature to your DMT. If you

would like additional support from

county, please let us know as we’d be

delighted to help in any way we can.

Thank you. Rosie Hopley

email rosie@rosiehopley.com

Reminder re. Scout Community Week. This UK-wide fundraising initiative supported by B&Q, is to help Scouts 'do one thing' that will have an impact on our commu-nity. It runs from 14–20 May 2012, and will take Scout Job Week to the next level. It offers sections, Groups and Districts the opportunity to de-sign a fundraising project which de-livers real benefit to the local com-munity. Please keep the DMT in-formed of any plans.

Reminder re. Queens Diamond Jubilee year. See article in the last edition of Look South (no.23) and please keep DMT informed of any plans.

Have you visited the new Hengrove

Park Leisure Centre yet? Apart

from the gym, swimming, dance stu-

dio and multi use games hall there is

an excellent climbing wall. It will be

open shortly, as soon as the instruc-

tors have finished training and will be

of interest to troops and units. Call

0117 304 8200 for more information.

One-day media courses open to all adults in Scouting

The UKHQ media team will be host-

ing a one-day media course on Satur-

day 16 June 2012 and the South/

South West region event will be at

Taunton Tangier Scout Headquar-

ters.

The courses are open to any adult in

Scouting who has an interest in the

media and external communications.

The training will help you gain a bet-

ter understanding of the value of the

Scout brand. It will sharpen your

ability to spot and craft a fresh media

story and be able to pitch it to jour-

nalists.

The workshops are very practical and

will equip you with the skills you

need to promote scouting to your

local media outlets.

The workshop will run between

10am and 4.30pm.

For more information, or to book a place, please email Simon Carter on Simon.Carter@scouts.org.uk or speak to any member of the DMT as reasonable expenses may be available from County.

Rickard Trophy

Congratulations to the SuperNova

ESU team who recently won the

VOA Spirit Trophy @ the Rickard

Shield Competition!

And finally—Congratulations to 133rd Bristol (Newfoundland) Group on their Diamond Jubilee (60 years 1952 – 2012).

In Brief

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As reported recently in the Bristol

Evening Post and “The Week in …”,

Bristol South Cubs recently held a

Pinewood Derby®.

Preparation

Youngsters from the 256th Hen-grove pack were busy at work yester-day fashioning cars out of blocks of wood, which they will race in heats.

A purpose-built track has been made, and all 150 cars will race down the sloping track.

The cubs started making the cars two weeks ago and took them home to paint.

In-between races, the Cubs will have a chance to complete their DIY badge, by making a pencil case.

Group scout leader Cyril Mullen said: "The cubs have worked hard to model their cars to their own design, and have used saws, hammers, drills and other tools. They have also learned to paint their models. I think they were lost for words when they saw their 'kit' was just a block of wood."

Competition

On Sunday 26th February Cub Packs from the Bristol South District of Avon Scouts held a "Pinewood Derby®", based on a racing event held for Cub Scouts in America. The race was held at Ashton and involved around 150 model cars vying to take the top place.

The Cubs had spent the previous two weeks making their "cars" out of a block of wood, and the finished articles were raced down a track on the race day. Ten Cub packs

worked on their cars over the period, and in total there were about 150 cars at the event on Sunday. Cubs were assisted by leaders and volun-teers who were on hand to help with a car surgery, marshaling and con-structing a purpose- built track.

After some nail biting heats, the fast-est three cars made it to the final round. In a thrilling final, George (107th Whitchurch Pack) beat off stiff competition to emerge as the final victor.

Jane Evans, Assistant District Com-missioner Cubs, said: "It’s been a huge amount of fun to hold the Pinewood Derby®, which is the brain child of Roger Whiter from 255th Cubs. This is an American activity and he ran it at the 255th Cubs at the end of last year. I’ve been very impressed at how the Cubs have taken up the challenge again this year, with even more young people taking part.”

Did You Know?

A fast Pinewood Derby® car can reach

a speed of nearly 20 miles per hour. Pret-

ty good for a little block of wood!

If a Pinewood Derby® car racing down

the track was enlarged to the size of a real

automobile, it would be speeding at more

than 200 miles an hour. That’s fast!

The first Pinewood Derby® was run in

1953 at the Manhattan Beach Scout

House near Los Angeles when Cubmas-

ter Don Murphy introduced the idea to

Pack 280C.

Over the years, Cub Scouts have built

close to 100 million Pinewood Derby®

racers. That’s a lot of cars!

If you lined up all the Pinewood Der-

by® racecars, bumper-to-bumper, they

would reach more than 7,000 miles—far

enough to stretch from Charlotte, North

Carolina, to the North Pole!

If every Pinewood Derby® car made

this year took just one run down the

track, the combined distance would be

from the Earth to the Moon and back.

That’s out of this world!

Reader’s Digest magazine included the

Pinewood Derby® in its 2006 Best of

America list as “a celebrated rite of

spring.” Way to go, Cub Scouts!

No Pinewood Derby® car has ever

used a drop of gasoline. Gravity rules!

http://pinewoodderby.org/

Thanks to Cyril Mullen, Bob Hus-sey and Paul Duckett for the words & photos.

Pinewood Derby

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On Saturday 28th January, 83 cubs from across the District met at Bridge Farm School in Whitchurch to celebrate 95 years of cub scouting with a Hawaiian party. The cubs looked great in their Ha-waiian and summer outfits and the 81st cubs had all made desert island t-shirts especially for the party, during a special pack night. The cubs split into groups meeting children from other packs and went around a se-ries of Hawaiian bases includ-ing: limbo dancing, hula

hoops, coconut shy, making lays (flower garlands) and creating tropi-cal fruit cocktails. The 21st pack had made some fantastic paper mache models of the Hawaiian islands where the cubs had to throw balls into the volcanoes!

The cubs then had a rest whilst eating the party food and cake - yum. All the space in the hall was then needed for the cubs to show off their dancing moves for musical statues,

musical bumps and the danc-ing competition. All 83 cubs then took part in a giant game of musical chairs! The cubs all had a fantastic afternoon and went home with a party bag and big smiles on their faces. Thanks to everyone who

helped to make it such an enjoyable event. Sarah Savage District Cub Scout Leader Photos by Bob Hussey

Cubs 95

Discover Brislington Brook

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The Brislington Community Partner-

ship has received three years funding

from the Heritage Lottery and Bristol

City Council for an exciting new

community project, Discover Bris-

lington Brook, which aims to bring

the river to life and enable the people

to discover its history and wildlife

through fun activities, walks, talks

and events.

Wedged unassumingly between

densely crowded streets, the Brisling-

ton Brook corridor is a lush, green,

wooded valley, hidden away from the

hustle and bustle of city life. It feels

like a lost and forgotten land, often

unknown and brimming with discov-

eries to be made.

The river runs through Whitchurch,

Stockwood, Brislington and St Annes,

connecting these communities and

acting as an invaluable wildlife corri-

dor. As well as its great environmen-

tal value the brook has a fascinating

history, the remains of which are

evident everywhere; ranging from St

Anne's Holy Well, a 13th century

pilgrimage site, to the remnants of a

Victorian pleasure garden.

There’ll be plenty of opportunities to

get involved, from river clear-ups, to

wildlife walks and a performance

recreating the Pilgrim's Way. The

Groups that border the brook have

already received an invitation to get

involved and this is now being of-

fered to all Bristol South Groups.

The Discover Brislington Brook

Project is gearing up for an action

packed Spring and Summer 2012

with plenty of events, walks, volun-

teering opportunities and activities

for people of all ages and would

therefore be of interest to Beavers,

Cubs, Scouts and Explorers (as well

as leaders).

Check out the website for more in-

formation on the project:

www.discoverbrislingtonbrook.word

press.com

Contact Details

If you're interested and want to find

out more or volunteer, get in touch

with the project coordinator Rowan

Matthiessen on 07737344318 or

rowan.matthiessen@bristol.gov.uk

She is based at the CREATE Centre,

Smeaton Road, Bristol.

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Nearly 3,000 Scouts and 850 adult volunteers made the most of the unusually mild weekend as they climbed, off-roaded and even ice skated at Gilwell Park’s Wintercamp including Kat Allen, volunteer with 127th St Anne’s, Bristol. Now in its 24th successful year, the camp attracted scouts and explorers from across the UK and as far as Belgium for a mix of winter camping and over 30 adventurous activities. The young people who are invited to be as independent as possible during the weekend could choose them-selves which activities to take part in. On offer for the first time was horse riding and even a 4x4 off-road ad-venture. Friendly atmosphere For many, the friendly atmosphere was as much as an attraction as the ambitious programme. ‘It’s really good the way you can do loads of activities,’ said Sam, 11, of 1st Prest-wood Scouts. ‘I like learning how to do different things. I’ve been to a survival camp before, but nothing as big as this. I was a bit nervous to

begin with, but everyone has been really friendly and I’ve already made new friends.’ ‘It’s great this year,’ says Cerys, 13, from Carmarthenshire. ‘We’ve met loads of people already. It was very cold camping last night and some of the scouts were quite noisy – talking into the night. I think they were just excited!’ Popular with leaders The format was popular with leaders too, who were able to let the experi-enced on site team lead the activities. ‘I love Wintercamp,’ Kat Allen, vol-unteer with 127th St Anne’s, Bristol. ‘Last year it was like Glastonbury, but this year the weather is much better. The kids love everything about it, but particularly the 4x4 ex-perience and the clay pigeon shoot-ing. Really it’s about the activities they can’t normally do. For leaders it’s great too – getting to see new activities we can then try at home and meeting up with Scouting friends.’ ‘It’s unusually warm for Wintercamp,

agrees Alan, a cub scout leader, ‘which makes a nice change! The scouts haven’t gone back to their tents yet which is a good sign. For many it’s the first time they have tried lots of activities and it’s great to hear their feedback afterwards. My daughter is here and she told me she thought the whole thing was amaz-ing: like one big party.’ The volunteer team Event organiser Nick Iles was pleased too: ‘It’s great when I over-hear a conversation between two young people that runs along the lines of ‘Wow, I never thought I could do that!’ However he puts much of the success down to his dedicated team: ‘One thing’s for cer-tain: this event doesn’t happen with-out volunteers.’ Whether T-shirt weather will be re-peated again next year is yet to be seen, but one thing’s for sure – the year has got off to a flying start. From: scouts.org.uk on 9th January 2012

Sun shines on Scouting’s Winter Adventure

Focus on …….

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Websites across the District!

There are currently nine groups with

websites linked from the District

website.

They are 5th, 82nd, 107th, 127th,

133rd, 175th, 255th, 256th & Blen-

heim. There is also one for Super

Nova ESU.

The websites are all very good

(although some are under develop-

ment); but they are also very differ-

ent. Some use the groups colours, but

others use the Scouting brand colours

(as used in Look South).

After reviewing these websites, it

appears to me that they all aim to:

Raise awareness of Scouting in

general and the group in par-

ticular;

Provide contact details for

potential new members and

volunteers;

Inform group members on

the future programmes of the

sections and future events;

Provide links to other infor-

mation sources, such as the

District, County, Headquar-

ters or other areas of interest

(Scouting or non-Scouting);

Provide a record of past

events and activities to re-

mind those who attended,

but also to show others what

they missed.

In addition to the websites, the Dis-

trict also uses Facebook (have you

seen & ‘liked’ the South Bristol

Scouts page. There are also Face-

book pages for Avon County, JOTI

Radio, 5th, 127th, 175th and 256th .

There is also Twitter, some examples

of those that use it are:

@Bristol_South,

@Jotiradio,

@256th_Scouts,

@AvonScouts,

@UKScouting,

By the way, if you have a website for

your group that you would like to be

added to the District website, please

contact our webmaster.

If you would like help to build and

host a website for your group, you

could try http://groupsite.org.uk/.

The cost is £100.

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All Bristol South District Scout Groups are urged to get involved with their local Neighbour Partner-ship and influence the future of their local community. They may also be able to appeal for funding for a pro-ject. What are Neighbour Partner-ships? Neighbourhood Partnerships bring public sector decision making to a local level where local residents can influence how they would like to see their neighbourhood improve. A Neighbourhood Partnership is the decision-making body, with a formal agenda. They meet on a regular basis in the local community. Membership varies but typically includes the local ward councillors, representatives from local residents, community and voluntary groups, NHS Bristol, po-lice and Avon Fire & Rescue. The Neighbourhood Partnerships make budget decisions and have in-fluence over some public services such as street cleaning, minor traffic schemes, community safety and local recycling schemes. Local councillors make the final decisions at Neigh-bourhood Partnership meetings about where council money is spent. Neighbourhood Partnerships bring public sector decision making to a local level where local residents can influence how they would like to see their neighbourhood improve. Of the fourteen Bristol Neighbour-hood Partnerships, five are in South Bristol (as listed below). Please refer to the website for details of meeting dates etc. www.bristolpartnership.org/neighbourhood-partnerships How it works Neighbourhood Forums are regular meetings in every local community (or ward). They give local residents the opportunity to raise their ideas and suggestions on how to improve their neighbourhood and the chance to influence how some local public services are delivered. Neighbourhood Forums are led by the community, with residents setting

the agenda. Each ward has four meetings a year, and incorporate the PACT (Partners and Communities Together) meetings. Usually the Neighbourhood Partner-ships meet in a local community ven-ue – look out for the posters in local buildings or check website for your area (see above). Each forum will vary, but most will include:

'You Said, We Did', a report back on actions taken;

An opportunity to raise new concerns or issues – these are collected from meetings, events, surveys and conversa-tions in all sorts of communi-ty settings;

Agreeing how issues will be taken forward for action.

Forums are normally chaired by a local resident and supported by rep-resentatives from local services. The five Neighbourhood Partner-ships that interest Scout Groups in our District are :- The Greater Bedminster Commu-nity Partnership The Greater Bedminster Community Partnership is an alliance of local councillors, voluntary and communi-ty organisations, private businesses and public agencies within the two Bristol wards of Southville and Bed-minster. About 21,000 people live within this area. Filwood, Knowle and Windmill Hill This Neighbourhood Partnership membership consists of the six ward Councillors from the three wards, resident representatives from the three wards, and representatives from key agencies, such as the Police and NHS Bristol. The partnership meetings rotate between the wards, and the chair is drawn from the councillors from the ward within which the meeting is held. One of the priorities identified for this Neighbourhood Partnership is to improve the number and quality of

local facilities; especially those used by young people. Dundry View Neighbourhood Partnership This partnership used to be know as ‘Bishopsworth, Hartcliffe & Whitchurch Park’, but it actually in-cludes the local communities of:

Bedminster Down,

Bishopsworth,

Hartcliffe,

Park,

Highridge,

Teyfant,

Uplands,

Whitchurch Park, and

Withywood. The Neighbourhood Partnership meetings and Forum meetings work together to progress the issues raised in each Neighbourhood Partnership. Hengrove and Stockwood Neigh-bour Partnership This partnership has asked local resi-dents about the top issues facing the area. They identified Youth activities and youth services as one of those issues. Greater Brislington Neighbour-hood Partnership Younger people have been identified as one of the priorities and issues to be tackled by this Partnership. Don’t Forget: It is worth getting involved with your local Neighbourhood Partnership. Don’t believe me? Then have a look at the professionally made promo-tional video on You-Tube for Blen-heim Scout Group, supported by their local Neighbourhood Partner-ship. There is a link to it on their website. So if you have need of some funding (and I’m sure that everyone is) and an opportunity to get more involved in your local community, then con-tact your local Neighbour Partner-ship via www.bristolpartnership.org/neighbourhood-partnerships.

What are Neighbourhood Partnerships?

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Future Events

TBC = To Be Confirmed ADC = Assistant Distant Commissioner HQ = Headquarters

Date Time Place Section Event Comments

Wednesday 18th

April 2012

6.30pm LDS Church,

Wells Road,

Whitchurch

All St. George’s Day Flag Bearers & those involved in the

service only.

Sunday 22nd April

2012

TBC LDS Church,

Wells Road,

Whitchurch

All St. Georges Day

Parade & Scout’s

Own

Wednesday 25th

April 2012

7.30pm Eastwinds Older

Scouts

Super Nova

Scout Link Night

More details at:

www.bristolsouthscouts.org.uk/

supernova

14th to 20th May

2012

TBC TBC All Scout Community

Week

What are you doing?

Friday 18th May

2012

TBC TBC Beaver

Leaders

Beaver Leaders Meal

Friday 25th May

2012

7.30pm 229th HQ, Raynes

Road, Ashton

All District AGM

June

Friday 6th to

Sunday 8th July

2012

6pm

Old Wood Pits,

Tarn House,

Rangeworthy

Scouts Camping & Rafting

Competition 2012

More details at:

www.bristolsouthscouts.org.uk/

scouts/ (soon)

Saturday 14th July

2012

TBC Weston-Super-

Mare

Beavers Day out at the

seaside

Friday 14th to

Sunday 16th

September 2012

TBC

TBC Cubs District Cub Camp

Saturday 30th

September 2012

Noon to

6pm

BP Boat House All Leaders Leaders BBQ

Friday 19th to 21st

October 2012

6pm to 4pm Lovell Centre,

Woodhouse Park

Beavers District Beaver

Sleepover

Beavers to attend either

Friday or Saturday night.

November

Tuesday 4th

December 2012

TBC TBC Cub

Leaders

Christmas Meal

The following events are taking place in the near future. If you are a young person, please speak with your leaders for

further information on these events. If you are a leader, please speak with the respective ADC for more information.

www.bristolsouthscouts.org.uk