Group News 2007

The Scout Association has recently changed our Beaver Challenge Badges so they are more in line with the Programme Zones. The Friendship and Outdoor Challenges have been retained but the Discovery Challenge has been dropped. The new Challenge Badges are shown below:

Creative

Fitness

Global

Promise

Participation Badges have now replaced Joining In Badges. You receive one more for every year of your involvement in Scouting. The design of the badge has changed and now looks more colourful!

You wear all of the badges you are entitled to. For instance if you have been in Scouting for 4 years, you wear badges 1, 2, 3 and 4 (previously you would have just worn badge 4).

The Scout Association has changed some badge:

Cubs is restarting after half term on 8 November. Please meet at Laxey School at 18:25, ready for a 18:30 start. Full information can be found in the letter.

Before the start of Cubs we ask you ensure the following:

NickKinrade
03/09/07

Beavers now meet on Wednesdays. The first meeting of term will be 12 September.

Cubs will begin with a parent's meeting to discuss the leadership situation. All parents are asked to attend on 13 September at 19:00 at Laxey School. Further information is here for members.

We hope to release the Cub and Beaver programmes in the near future and Subs emails will also be sent shortly. In the meantime could all Cubs please update their badges asap.

Coming soon... To include a picnic for Beavers and an overnight camp for the Cubs.

Scouting Sunrise was held on 1 August 2007 to celebrate the official Centenary of Scouting at sunrise. Unfortunately we had a poor turnout from Laxey but our thanks go to HenryF, JoshuaL, MaxB and VincentD who all got up in time and came to represent Laxey.

Both the King Orry Cub Pack and the Beaver Colony will have new Leadership teams in September. We have 4 leaders to take over from Julie and Edwin in the Beavers but require at least 2 more Cub Parents to volunteer to become warranted Assistant Cub Scout Leaders. We shall be having an emergency parent meeting to this effect. Further details to follow shortly. To volunteer to become a Cub Leade contact the acting Group Scout Leader Nicola Bowker. We also require Committee Members - for more information or to volunteer contact Chairman Nick Boon.

Meanwhile the Sixes page has been updated to reflect changes for September. Cubs have also received an email with the latest method of getting badges. To view the badges we think you have go to your My Page and to update this and claim new badges go here. We also have 3 IT badges avaliable to gain online.

NicolaBowker
01/08/07

Claire Hammill joined us as a helper with King Orry in September 2006 and has applied to become an Assistant Cub Scout Leader.

Claire has previously been right through the various sections of Guiding and is a Brownie Leader also.

Having been Beaver Leader since the beginning in February 1999, I feel it's time for Laxey Beavers to have a change.

Edwin and I wish to stand down at the end of this term, but will be happy to support our successors up to Christmas. So..., now is the time to be bold and get involved...

The more people involved the better - ideally at least 4, many shoulders make light work....and it's fun and rewarding!

It isn't necessary to committ to Tuesday evenings - planning, accounts, letters and badgework are jobs which can be shared. No previous experience necessary, but enthusiasm, patience and a good sense of humour will help. Basic training courses are avaliable and much help is online and in manuals.

For more information ring me on 862658.

Now avaliable here ... Cub logins have also been created for MaxB, VincentD, BenY, IsabelH, JoshH and JakeH.

Apologies to those Members who recently received an automatic email about a letter being uploaded to the site. This did not in fact happen. It was a glitch with our site...Sorry!

The 2007 Group Survey is now avaliable for all Beavers and Cubs. You must login to verify your are a member but the survey itself will be anonymous.

The new term's programme for Cubs is on its way. The Beaver programme is now avaliable here for the first half of term.