Your Voice on Scouting in

Nottinghamshire

A P R I L / M A Y / J U N E

in briefin briefin briefin brief

Page 2 Awards. Outdoor Training.

Page 3 D of E. Fund Raiser. Robin Hood

Festival.

Page 4 Scout Shops. Big Bounce. Can you

help? County Football Tournament.

Page 5 N & L Scout Events. Phoenix Fun

Run. 44th Nottingham. Charity Gig.

Page 6 Orienteering Competition, County

Camp. Support YOUR favourite charity.

Page 7 Galleries of Justice.

Page 8 Scout Association Campaign.

Page 9 CLIC Sargent, Caring for Cjildren

with Cancer. N.E.S.S.T. Challenge Walk.

N & L Scout Events — Page 5 :: County Camp—Page 6

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Help for

Scouting

T HE Walesby Forest Lodge

is holding an ‘Open’

meeting at Redhill Scout HQ on

Saturday 13th June to which

Scout Leaders and their

partners are invited.

The subject of the meeting

will be a talk on “Masonic

Donations to Charity”, with

particular emphasis on

identifying the needs of local

Scouting and ways in which

Masonry can assist. You may

have read Tony Harvey’s

article in Scouting Magazine

about this topic. The talk will

give a local flavour to the same

theme.

Following the talk there will

be a Buffet lunch across the

road at The Wagon & Horses at

a cost of £10 per person.

If you would like to attend,

please contact Howard Parker,

Tel: 0115 877 0875 or

e-mail:

hpsaucebed87ale@ntlworld.com

A Booking form will be sent

to you along with details of the

arrangements.

C ENTRAL NOTTS

District Scout Leader

Phil Barlow and his

wife Elaine have been working

in Tabora Tanzania during the

Autumn and had the

opportunity to meet with the

local Scout Group in the town.

Eric Ngatunga is the Group

Leader and has been looking

for tents and camping

equipment for his group.

The Group has very little as

they experienced and it will be

a real help with the surplus

tents and equipment they are

sending over to them in the

container which is leaving the

UK at the end of April.

Included with the 14 tents

being sent is a brand new 6ft x

4ft flat bed trailer and a solar

powered fridge.

While in Tabora Elaine will

be working in the clinic helping

with the administration and also

visiting families giving them

much needed support and

advice. Phil will be building

water towers used to harvest

water from living accomm-

odations and the local school.

Any Groups in the City or

County who would like a talk

on the project please contact

them at the number below.

S c o u t i n g i n Ta n z a n i a

A sea of 36 smiley faces from Newark

District at Czech Friendship Exchange Camp 2008 (Cz08), hosted by two CzScout Groups at Ratbor & Planany. This was our 8th Cz Friendship Exchange, held every other year since 1994.

Another Exchange, with Newark hosting is planned for 2010. Very best wishes for 2009, and thanks for all activities and contacts during 2008, much appreciated.

Rodney

Friendship Exchange Camp 2008

Phil and Elaine Barlow - Central Notts DSL Dist Sec.

Tel 0115 9526488 07890112865

e mail - philipbarlow@hotmail.co.uk

BRONZE AWARD: Tom Ridgard of 5th Hucknall Beaver Scout Colony has gained his Chief Scout Bronze Award.

Awards Awards Awards Awards

Copy date for the next edition of Bivouac is May 22nd

Beaver Scouts 7th Nottingham -

Renne Hines, Sam Pacey , Harry Warnock, Megan

King .

24th Nottingham -

Imogen Chaplin, Harry Clifford , Rosie Gough

Beaver , Laura Matthews, Daniel Matthews, Harry

Potton. √ 47th Nottingham -

Ebony Thomas.

62nd Nottingham

Edward Buddo, Anish Bagalkote , Ryan Fearn,

William Hammond, Karam Sangha , Tobias Brown ,

Taylor Mellors , Kai-Yan Lai Beaver. 64th Nottingham

Nathan Farmer Beaver , Joshua Shipman Beaver ,

Joshua Cole.

75th Nottingham Harry Ilyk, Jonathan Lee, Bilal Qureshi .

102nd Nottingham

Harry Walker, Isobel Walker, Paige Garvin.

1st Clifton

Ruth Carver, Katie-Anne Eyston .

1st Silverdale Myles Kennelly Beaver √ Cub Scouts 7th Nottingham

Stephen Lambley

39th Nottingham

Dylan Edwards Cub

48th Nottingham

Steven Rush, Sabrina Rush, Jack Swaby, Eden

Johnson, Jack Foster, Calum Ludlow, Nathan

Askew ,Daniel Fritz , Nathaniel Mills.

62nd Nottingham Tobias Burton Rudge, Alexander Habgood,

Nicholas Randle , Phillip Randle, Shaun Sunderland, Harry Hardy , William Foley, Sam

Towner, Reuben Lee, Tom Walton.

75th Nottingham

Alec Johnson , Alexander Connolly, Joshua Ilyk,

Gareth Ellis

124th Middleton

Thomas Dowd

124th Nottingham

Daniel McDonald, Charlie Smith, Daniel

Deadman -Corsie , Shaun Preston, Joseph Nowicki,

Lewis Banks, James English Cub, Daniel Lichfield-

Doyle, Oliver Dee.

1st Silverdale Luke Bell .

1st Clifton

Kalesha Downer, Lauren Featherstone, Aaron

Carver, Adam Carver, Curtis Carnelley, Ethan

Galbraith .

Scouts 34th Nottingham

Andrew Shaker, Chris Houlton, David Barthorpe, Matthew Wetton, John Charlton, Eamonn Lim,

Dhruva Biswas, Sam Dickinson, Josh Weir,

Christopher Brenchley, Ashley Corke, Franklyn Richards, Bhargav Srinivasan, Henry Stothard,

Peter Hardwidge, Alexander Hodgkinson.

35th Nottingham

Tom Page, Christopher Driver.

1st Clifton

James Brocklehurst.

Explorer Aurora

Hollie Smith, Rebecca Smith, Amie Jayne Ward.

Adults Rock Climbing Training Weekend We are running a training weekend for Rock Climbing and Hillwalking in Derbyshire on 3rd-5th April 2009. This course is aimed at any adult who wants to be able to supervise single pitch rock climbing, and will cover set ups, group control, equipment, together with advice on routes. This can be for Novices or those with more experience who want to brush up their skills.

This course will be based at a Peak District Hostel with instruction from one of our experienced outdoor team. There may be the chance of being assessed for an activity permit, depending upon previous experience. Cost £30 including accommodation, food & instruction.

Adults Hillwalking Training Weekend We are running a training weekend for hillwalking in Derbyshire on 3rd – 5th April 2009. This course is aimed at any

adult who wants to get to Terrain One Standard, and will cover navigation, group control, and equipment together with advice on routes. This course will be based at a Peak District Hostel with instruction from one of our experienced outdoor team. There may be the chance of being assessed for an activity permit, depending upon previous experience. Cost £30 including accommodation, food & instruction.

Discounts With the credit crunch affecting us all, here are a few local outdoor retail outlets that offer Discounts, if you know of any others let us know and we will update this list:

Cotswold Outdoor Castle Buildings Castle Boulevard, Notts, NG7 1SA 0115 957 6890

Quote N2053 for a 15% discount, larger

discounts for large orders

Blacks & Milletts Various stores in Nottingham, Blacks in Victoria Centre or St James Street 10% Discount on showing membership card

Castle Outdoors Maid Marian Way, Nottingham 10% Discount on showing membership card

Desperate Measures 39-41 Trent Boulevard, West Bridgford, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 5BB Mail order hotline: 0115 981 6815 Canoe & Kayak retailer, 15% discount for leaders when showing membership card, larger orders attract larger discounts depending upon manufacturer.

BRONZE AWARD

1st Bingham (Aquila) Josh Kirk,

Nicholas Hood, Oliver Dyble, Abbie

Mayes, Tome Dunn, Joshua Bentley.

1st Cotgrave. Victoria Cox, Rebecca

Pick, Michael Mesham, Harry

Haywood, Charlie G Palmer.

1st Kinoulton. Daniel Blackburn

SILVER AWARD

1st Radcliffe on Trent (Panther Pack)

Tom Dunnington.

1st Cotgrave. Adam Haywood, Samuel

Massham, Samuel Pick, Ben Warren,

Chloe Warren.

GOLD AWARD

2nd Cotgrave (Ashlea School) Lewis

Baldwin

PLATINUM AWARD

2nd Cotgrave (Ashlea School) Luke

Baldwin, Emma Walker, Dominic

Jackson, Dean Riordan, James Kibble.

The Chief Scout Award

was presented by the Lord

Mayor of Nottingham to

31 Beaver Scouts, 42 Cub

Scouts, 19 Scouts and

three Explorer Scouts at

the Nottingham High

School for Boys.

The Mayor of Rushcliffe,

Councillor Barrie Cooper,

presented Chief Scout

Awards, at the Rushcliffe

Civic Centre, to the

following recipients:-

SILVER AWARD: Matthew Smith and Joel North, 2nd Chilwell

Contact County Resource Centre for more information if required.

OUTDOOR TRAINING WEEKENDS IN DERBYSHIRE

ACCREDITATION FOR EXPEDITION ASSESSORS

A LL Assessors for D of E Expeditions at Bronze, Silver & Gold must now be accredited with the D of

E HQ at Windsor. For us in Scouting we are being allowed

a transition year in 2009 so that we can get all our assessors

trained and accredited for the 2010 expedition season.

All assessors will be required to work through e-

Induction http://www.dofetraining.org/induction/content.

html at the end of which is a test. A mark in excess of 80%

is required to pass and a certificate can then be printed out.

You need to allow a good hour to work through this audio/

visual presentation. Please keep the certificate safe as you

will need to show it before going on to the next stage which

is that all assessors for Bronze, Silver & Gold expeditions

will then need to complete two courses, each lasting a day.

The first of these is the ‘Introduction to the D of E Award’

which will include information relating to Scouting. We all

have to complete this course irrespective of the number of

years we might have been involved with the Award. I have

completed the course myself and can say that I found it

quite useful as there have been a number of changes to the

Award recently and these are covered in detail.

The 2nd course we all then need to complete is the

Expedition Assessor Accreditation Course and then, if you

wish to assess in Wild Country for Gold (or Silver) there is

an additional online module. All assessors will then have a

‘supported assessment’ for part of a practice or qualifying

expedition. On successful completion of this training a

certificate will be issued giving accreditation for 5 years

and you will be supplied with an ID card. Revalidation will

be available after 5 years.

I attended a Train the Trainer course at Gilwell in

January and will be assisting with provision of the 2

training courses which will be arranged at Regional level

with input from Gilwell and the Award Training

Department. It is expected that these will initially be run in

all Regions between April and July 2009.

For Nottinghamshire the supported assessments will be

carried out by Steve Cree and myself. We both expect to

attend training courses for this in the next couple of months.

To help us in planning our diaries could all leaders

please inform me of the dates of all practice and

qualifying expeditions to be held during this coming

year ASAP. When you are an accredited assessor you will be able to

assess expeditions for any other Operating Authority as

well as within Scouting.

Our Hillwalking Permit scheme still applies so if you

wish to assess in terrain 1 or 2 you still need to apply in the

usual way.

20 Conditions for D of E Expeditions

The D of E Award Office are emphasising that there are

20 Conditions which must be met by every team

undertaking an expedition. They can be found at

http://www.dofe.org/en/content/cms/Doing your D of E your D of E programme/Sections/Expedition 20

conditions 20 conditions aspx. Please look at these now.

Although many of them have applied in the past we have

had some flexibility in their implementation however, from

now on, if we wish to diverge from any of the Conditions

we have to apply for a variation through Gilwell at least 12

weeks before the start of the expedition.

I need to highlight two of these Conditions which have

frequently not been adhered to in the past:

Expedition Aims (Condition 4)

I often get books submitted, particularly for Bronze and

Silver Expeditions, where the aim given is “completion of a

successful journey”. This is not now adequate. Please see

the link on the County website

www.nottinghamshire-scouts.com/DofE.html

for ideas.

Planned activity (Condition 18)

‘You must do the minimum hours of planned daily

activity for your D of E level’. The daily requirements are:

Bronze: At least 6 hrs during daylight (at least 3 of which must be spent journeying)

Silver: At least seven hours during daylight (at least 3.5 of which must be spent journeying)

Gold: At least eight hours during daylight (at least 4 of which must be spent journeying)

It is not now acceptable to have a shortened first day

and longer subsequent days

For further information on any aspects of the

Award please contact:

David B Henson, County DofE Award Adviser,

ca.dofe@nottinghamshire-scouts.com

or contact the CRC for my address/telephone

number

DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S AWARD

AWARDS GAINED -

Congratulations to:

BRONZE

Gemini ESU, Central Notts

Kieran Betts

Ben Kelley

Natalie Scott

Lewis Walker

SILVER

West Bridgford ESU

Helen Eagle

Rachel Vojvodic

Mansfield ESU

Katie Pepper

34th Nottingham ESU

Alexander Aldred

Stuart Wells

Exper i an Rob in Hood Fes t i va l o f Runn ing Sunday 13 September 2009

Volunteers Required must be over 16 years

Time - Between 9 am and 3.30 pm

Goody Bag Stuffing on

Wednesday 9th September 10am – 4pm

Thursday 10th September 10am – 4 pm

Friday 11th September 10am – 4pm

If you can help

Please contact

Rachel Broughton

HEADWAY – THE BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION

190 Bagnall Road,

Nottingham NG6 8SF

Telephone

0115 924 0800

Email:

eventsandconferences @headway.org.uk

Hire our electric Go - Karts for your Beaver Scouts or Cub Scouts on your next activity night

They are ideal as an outdoor activity throughout the summer months. Our karts are designed to be used by children from 3 - 10 years old. Their top speed is 6 mph, so they’re nice and safe. We can organise

sessions at your local campsite –

Sherbrooke, Calverton - Hollygate, Cotgrave - Walesby, Ollerton - Drum Hill, Derby,

Abel Wood, Ravenshead - Robin Hood, Mansfield Or any other suitable venue (indoors or out)

We bring everything to make your session safe and enjoyable, which includes four electric karts, an inflatable safety barrier

and two trained operators. All you do is turn up and relax. We look after everything

else!

Why not take advantage of one of our special deals

below – Summer go-karting session

Approx length 2 hours (ideal for 10 – 20 children)

Price - £100 What’s included? Booking of venue; Full safety briefing; 1½ hours of

karting; Organised races if required; A medal for the winner(s)

Deluxe go-karting session Approx length 3 hours (ideal for up to 30 children)

Price - £130 What’s included? Booking of venue; Full safety briefing; 2 hours of karting; Organised races if required; A medal for the winner(s);

Bouncy castle (to keep the kids entertained when they’re not racing)

Driving standards session Approx length 3 hours (ideal for up to 20 children)

Price £120 What’s included? Booking of venue; Full safety briefing; 2 hours of

driving instruction which includes: Reverse parking, obstacle avoidance, overtaking, etc.

We can even organise a 17 seat scout minibus (with seat belts), at a very reasonable rate, to pick you up if you’re struggling on transport.

To book your session call Matt or Lou at Big Bounce on 0115 952 6678 or 07743 493 439

or visit our website – www.big-bounce.co.uk

24th Nottingham (Cavendish) Hucknall Road, Sherwood, Nottingham

BLACKWOODS SHOP Open every Wednesday evening 6-8 pm during term time. Second Saturday in every month (except August) 10 am – 3 pm

Thursday and Friday — Evenings by appointment

Telephone Jenny 07711345986 or 0115 926 7830

Full range of uniforms, record cards, paper work, certificates, woggles and 2007 memorabilia in stock.

Camping equipment books, etc. to order. Come and see what we have, tell us what you would like us to stock.

Compare our prices

WEST BRIDGFORD

SCOUT SHOP Uniform :: Publications :: Souvenirs :: Scarves and Woggles

Stationery :: No P & P 10% discount

Items as per catalogue or see website

www.scouts.org,uk/shop

Orders to be collected. :: No credit Margaret Nurse — Tel 0115 9235408

wb.scoutshop@ntlworld.com

Could you help?

Can you help?

Do you . . .

• Enjoy meeting new people?

• Like working in a happy environment?

• Have some time to spare?

• Want to make a difference

• Want to find an easy way to give

something back to Scouting?

If you have answered yes to at least one of the above then it’s you

we are looking for!

We are looking for volunteers to give some time to work in the

Scout Charity Shop on Mansfield Road, Sherwood.

We would like the shop to open Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. until

4 p.m. but we can’t do that without your help.

If you have any time available and you would be willing to work

with the shop team during opening hours then please get in touch

with the County Office and they will pass your contact details on

to us.

Making the difference for Scouting

in Nottinghamshire

County Office: Telephone 0115 9523617.

E-mail: office@nottinghamshire-scouts.com

Nottinghamshire Scouts Charity Shop

Nottinghamshire Scouts Charity Shop

County Scouts Football Tournament Winners of the

County Scouts

Football

Tournament,

3rd Woodthorpe

of Central Notts

Didtrict,

pictured with

Explorer Scout

leader Richard

Alton

ALTON TOWERS

ALTON TOWERS GOLF AND

CARIBA CREEK

ALTON TOWERS HOTELS

WARWICK CASTLE

LONDON DUNGEON

YORK DUNGEON

EDINBURGH DUNGEON

MADAME TUSSAUDS

ALL THE SEALIFE CENTRES

TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS

TELEPHONE

0115 952 3617 OR 0116 277 8998 OR ON-LINE AT

www.youthfundays.co.uk

Nottinghamshire & Leicestershire Scout Councils (N&L Scout Events or Youth

Fundays) in partnership with The Merlin Group have created a discounted hassle-free

alternative to arranging a day out for youth organizations and their families and friends. The tickets when purchased through us not only give money to Scouting but also are always cheaper than the Group rate at the

attraction.

Air Rifle Shooting CUB SCOUTS :: SCOUTS

EXPLORER SCOUTS

NETWORK SCOUTS :: LEADERS Booking available for Thursday evenings.

Shoot Nights :: Master At Arms Badges All sessions run by NSRA Instructors (National Smallbore Rifle

Association)

Please email matt_d.coulson@sky.com for further information

and bookings

44th Nottingham

(Basford) Scouts

Around the grounds of

Elvaston Castle Country Park

Sunday 17th May 2009 @ 11am It’s a 2.2 mile circular route. Run,

jog or just walk!! £3 per entry. Why not take part in fancy dress?

Entrants collect sponsors on behalf of their group / unit

For more information including entry and sponsorship forms go to

Website www.phoenixscoutnetwork.co.uk Email phoenixfunrun@hotmail.co.uk

Call 07929637279

PHOENIX SCOUT

NETWORK

PRESENTS

L ET Mansfield & District Scouts and the Rotary Club of Ravenshead organise a fund raising event for you to raise money for your favourite Charity.

On May 9th 2009 we will be holding

our fourth Byron Challenge Walk. The Byron Challenge Walk, starts

and finishes at the Ravens Lodge (Scout Headquarters) (GR 566554), and takes place in the beautiful rolling countryside around Lord Byron’s ancestral home of Newstead Abbey. The walk is fully marshalled with refreshments available.

All you need to do is enter; we will send you a sponsorship pack and more details. You then obtain as many sponsors as possible; a trophy is available for the individual or team raising the most sponsorship.

Eighty percent of the sponsorship you raise will go to your own Charity.

The remaining 20% will go to the rebuilding fund for the Robin Hood Camping and Outdoor Activity Centre.

Over the past three events Charities have received over £13,000 from those

that have taken part in the event. This year it could be you!

Entry fees are £6 or for a group of 4 walkers it is just £10. If you decide to give 100% of the money raised to the Robin Hood Camping and Outdoor Activity Centre the entry is FREE.

For an entry pack please call Paul Craddock on Mansfield 467704 or

e-mail paul_craddock@ntlworld.com. Closing date for entries is May 1st

2009, so get your entry pack now.

Happy fund raising!

N ottinghamshire Scouts, in partnership with Nottingham Orienteering Club held their annual Scout Orienteering competition at Walesby Forest Scout Camp.

The event was well represented by Scouts and Explorers from the county.

5th Mansfield Sea Scouts swept the

board in the Scouts and Explorer categories, winning both team categories. Scout Luke Williams and Explorer James Lowe also won their individual sections.

Former Nottinghamshire Chief Constable Steve Green is Chairman of Nottingham Orienteering Club. His son Matthew (14) was attached to 5

th

Mansfield for the morning to mentor newcomers to the sport. He was very impressed by their ability and enthusiasm, encouraging the team to attend local open events.

Scout Orienteering Competition

Scout O 2008: Luke Williams (Left) and James Lowe (right)

Scout O 2008

team (below): The 5th Mansfield Sea Scouts and Explorers with their trophies.

H e l p s u p p o r t Y O U R f a v o u r i t e C h a r i t y

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Welcome to Hollywood Walesby Forest Scout Centre

1st – 4th May 2009

Beaver Bugs Life Day

Sunday 3rd May 2009

For a fun packed themed weekend

Bigger & better activities, arena events. Five Themed Sub Camps.

Young People £15.00 Adults £7.50

Beavers £5.00

For more information, contact the County office

0115 9523617 office@nottinghamshire-scouts.com

Ghosts &

Gallows Tour

Get the heebie jeebies by taking a tour through the most haunted

building in the UK!

City of Caves Tour

Explore the dark depths of these tunnels and meet real cave dwellers from

the past.

Galleries of Justice Museum The Lace Market, Nottingham

www.galleriesofjustice.org.uk

Contact Helen for more details: 0115 952 0555 helen.shepherd@galleriesofjustice.org.uk

Court & Condemned

Tour

Take part in a trial before being sent down into the prison to meet the

Gaoler.

SPECIAL GROUP VISITS AT THE MUSEUM

Special Group Offers Ask about our special offers for all

Scouts, Guides, Beavers, Brownies

and Cub Packs

Indoor

Picnic

Area

Available

THE ‘STOP THE RAIN TAX’ CAMPAIGN:

The Story So Far…. If this is the first briefing you have received relating to changes in surface water drainage charges, you may wish to look at the November briefing, which can be found here.

In November, we asked members to fill in a survey to give us a better understanding of the impact that changes in surface water charges would have on Scout Groups across the country.

Reporting Back on our Survey… Thank you to everyone who filled in the survey. Almost 300 Groups responded to highlight the impacts these charges are having and will have on our Movement. A third of respondents have premises 650m2 or above, meaning they fall into the highest bracket for the rateable value of surface water drainage. Just over half (54%) of respondents also have a car park, while the vast majority (82%) have some surrounding space. These could both increase the area that these Groups are charged for, further increasing costs.

At present only 20% of Groups who responded have already had some form of charges levied. These Groups have reported an increase in water costs of between £60 and £600 a year, representing between 1% and 25% of their overall budgets. For example, 1st Weston and Weston Point Scout Group in Cheshire are now being charged £564 per annum by United Utilities, which, when added to their metered water charges, accounts for around one third of their total annual budget.

It is also not just Scout buildings that will be affected by these charges with sports clubs, village halls and religious buildings also affected. Penrith RUFC has seen its annual water costs rise from almost £700 to over £4,000 per annum, and St Luke’s Church, North Thornaby will see costs soar from £70 to well over £600.

In our survey over two thirds of respondents had not heard about the charges. Whilst some water companies have not introduced charges yet, this could mean Groups are paying these costs or unaware of the need to budget for them. OFWAT, the Water Regulator, has ordered that all water companies will have to introduce these charges by 2010 so all Groups will have to pay them eventually.

We also asked Members about measures they could take to deal with the cause of charges such as soakaways and rainwater recycling. Many Groups would take action to improve the environmental impact of their buildings.

• Over half could have a soakaway dug. The main reasons given for this not being possible (39%) were a lack of space and the cost.

• 88% would consider rainwater recycling, but many said the cost of putting in such a system and the space needed was prohibitive. Furthermore, some Scout buildings are not used for long periods over holidays,

meaning that capacities would have to be very high, or rainwater would have to overflow, possibly incurring a cost once again.

What we are doing now The Scout Association Public Affairs and Campaigns Team have been working with MPs and the Government to raise concerns about the impact of these charges on community groups. We are delighted to say that the Department for the Environment has now confirmed they are looking again at this issue and the guidelines that OFWAT have issued.

We will ensure that the information gained in our survey is shared with DEFRA and will be meeting with the Minister responsible on behalf of our Members shortly. We also want to make sure all MPs know about the impact of these charges on community organisations so that they can add their voice to calling for the charges to be removed and for help for groups to make their properties more environmentally friendly.

How you can help Please help us by writing to your MP to ask them to raise this matter with DEFRA and calling for these charges to be scrapped. We have drafted a sample letter that you can send via email here. This will automatically send your email to your local MP. If you would rather write your own letter you may wish to include the following points:

• An overview of what the charges are.

• The cost implication of these charges for your Group along with the percentage of your total budget this represents.

• What sort of activities may have to be scaled back in order to cover the increased costs.

• The fundraising that you already do and the challenge that meeting the additional cost would present.

• The willingness of Groups to act to improve the environmental impact of their buildings through using soakaways or rainwater recycling.

• Ask your MP to take the case to Jane Kennedy, the Minister for Farming and the Environment within DEFRA. You can find out who your local MP is and how to

contact them here.

We now have over 100 members signed up to help campaign on this issue - if you want to join our campaign please email water@scout.org.uk to receive campaign updates. On behalf of The Scout Association I would like to thank you for your help – together we can and we are making a difference through this campaign. Stella Creasy, Head of Public Affairs and Campaigns The Scout Association 020 8433 7215 stella.creasy@scout.org.uk

SCOUT ASSOCIATION CAMPAIGN TEAM MEMBER BRIEFING

The Scout Association

Gilwell Park Chingford London E4 7QW Tel + 44 (0)20 8433 7100 Fax + 44 (0)20 8433 7103

email scout.association@scout.org.uk www.scouts.org.uk

Patron HM The Queen President HRH The Duke of Kent Founder Robert Baden-Powell OM Chief Scout Peter Duncan

Incorporated by Royal Charter Charity No. 306101

One Day

Volunteering

Opportunities in

Nottingham

D O you want to be involved in something special? Something big? Something to REALLY put Nottingham on the map?

Why not help us by volunteering to either marshal, help out at the end or do goody bag stuffing for the Experian Robin Hood Festival of Running? It aims to be the biggest and best event the UK has to offer and really will be a carnival atmosphere on the day!

CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading children’s cancer charity, have been fortunate enough to be chosen as one of the official charities for the run. Could you help us by volunteering?

Marshal volunteers — Sunday 13 September 2009

If you can volunteer for just one day we would be delighted if you would help at this event. We need 80 volunteers on Sunday 13 September, 60 will be along the route helping with directions (you must be over the age of 18 to volunteer to be a marshal on most parts of the course, although on some parts you can be 16 or over if with suitable adult supervision) and 20 at the finish line, giving out goody bags (we welcome volunteers of 14 plus for this opportunity). Timings depend on which section you get allocated. The longest time you will be needed for is from early morning to around 3pm.

No experience is necessary and full briefings will be given to all volunteers. For more information and to volunteer please contact Dee on 0113 2307902 or dee.richardson@clicsargent.org.uk

Goody bag stuffing volunteers — 9 September 2009

Join fundraisers from the official charities, including CLIC Sargent to help fill 12,000 runners’ goody bags to be given out at the finish line. If you can volunteer for the morning, the afternoon or for all day you will be very welcome to help stuff these bags. Goody bag stuffing will take place between 9:30am and 4pm.

No experience is necessary and we welcome help from anyone or any organisation. Stuffing will take place at the marathon start point on the embankment in Nottingham.

For more information or to volunteer please contact Dee on 0113 2307902 or dee.richardson@clicsargent.org.uk

C LIC SARGENT is urging families to pull on their shooting boots this

season and get involved in fun football

fundraising events to raise money for

children and young people with

cancer.

The charity is encouraging young

fans of the beautiful game to take part

in its nationwide fundraiser, ‘Kick for

Children with Cancer’. Schools and

youth clubs can sign up and organise

fun events like sponsored penalty

shoot outs or fancy dress matches.

“Every kick goes a long way to

help families living with childhood

cancer,” says Danny Burke, the

charity’s Football Events Manager. “If

you have a football-crazy child or

perhaps teach or coach a youth team

then do get involved. Taking part is

easy and your child’s school or club

can choose to keep 25% of any

money raised.”

To find out more information

about CLIC Sargent’s Kick for Children

with Cancer 2009 campaign, or to

sign-up, visit www.clicsargent.org.uk/

football or call 08451 20 22 32

Get your kids to ‘Kick for Children

with Cancer’ this season

O N Saturday 17th January

2009, over 750 Leaders,

Explorers, Scouts, Guides,

Cubs and Beavers took part in the

19th N.E.S.S.T. Challenge Walk and

R am b l e o r g a n i s e d b y t h e

Nottinghamshire Emergency Scout

Support Team at Walesby Forest. The

first walk commenced at midday with

170 Beavers, Leaders and Parents

taking a gentle stroll around Walesby

stopping half way for hot dogs and

drinks. Later on in the afternoon 210

Cubs commenced their walk which

was five miles taking in local footpaths

around the site boundary. The Cub

Walk finished around 18.00hrs after

which a sausage and fish supper was

served in the Sherwood Lodge. The

sun shone ‘briefly’ with rain appearing

mid afternoon ensuring some walkers

got a little wet. Everybody arrived

back in good spirits!

At 18.00hrs the night hike

commenced with over 400 entrants

walking over two routes around

Sherwood Pines, Vicars Water,

C l i p s tone , She rwood Fo res t ,

Edwinstowe, Rufford and Ollerton.

C h e c k p o i n t s we r e p r o v i d e d

throughout by very enthusiastic

Scouters offering snacks and hot

drinks to those in need! The night was

eventually dry but only after the

biggest downfall of rain which we

have ever encountered on one of our

night hikes. This helped keep

everyone on the move. Due to the

weather in the early part of the

evening, we had more than normal

dropping out however; all walkers

were home by 06.00 Sunday morning.

On behalf of the organisers, I

would like to thank everyone who

took part especially the 80 plus staff

as without them we would not be able

to continue this popular scouting

event. I look forward to meeting you

a l l aga in next year at our

C E L E B R A T I O N 2 0 t h

ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE WALK

2010. We will have special routes for

all walkers and discounts available for

groups that have supported us over

the last few years. Further information

will be available shortly.

2009 RESULTS

Long

1st Warrior ESU

2nd 1st Nuthall Leaders

3rd SHU FMC Elite / SHU Fell Walking

& Mountaineering Club

Short

1st 2nd East Leake Scouts

2nd 2nd Mansfield Scouts A Team

3rd Six Blokes and a couple of Birds

20th N.E.S.S.T

Challenge Walk – 23rd January 2010

Application forms will be available in

September 2009

N.E.S.S.T.