RESOURCES FOR LEADERS WITH PROGRAMME IDEAS
A useful Website to know about is based in Manchester called ‘GRUMPY’ which is the Greater Manchester Play Resources Unit. Among their many craft items and play equipment is a huge range of plaster moulds ranging from all seasons and Christmas, religious, nature (field & woodland) to nature of animals and birds shapes and their track marks: and faces such as native north American Indians, etc. A wonderful opportunity for Beaver and Cub Scout activities in creative skills and challenges.
Items via mail order with details on www.grumpy.org.uk or
email: resources@grumpy.org.uk even on Tel: 0161 223 9730
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If you are looking for sensible priced Play Parachutes, etc
then look up this website:
newitts.com
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Chubb Fire Safety badge Sponsorship Resource Pack has been sent to all U.K. Leaders but if you missed out you can download information, etc. from www.chubb.co.uk to request their Pack via National Scouting’s email address: info@scout.org.uk
Beavers to Explorers not necessarily involved in the Badge work can still have some great fun times doing Fire Prevention posters, visiting a Fire Station and doing a Fire Assessment check of their own homes. The Website editor taught Safety Awareness in Scouting for many years in Suffolk requested all youngsters drew a plan of their own houses, how to exit in case of fire and the safest way to do especially from upstairs. Similarly they had to draw and tell me where Fire exits were in their School’s main Hall in case of a sudden emergency.
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Leaders looking for extra Resources, extra information on Activities, the mountain of paperwork that makes us tick and has to be done for us to be legal, insured, safe, trained, up to date on Programme and Award changes, etc. plus use our National Website www.scouts.org.uk or our www.scouts-scotland.org.uk
emailing is welcomed on info.centre@scout.org.uk
also use search sources such as Google:
for instance type in: ' Brownsea Island Scout Camp 1907'
and be amazed at the number of pages of information to you.
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Cash Revenue is a continual source of concern for all Scout Groups. One method worth considering especially is the organising of a regular ‘collection point’ of old mobile phones and printer cartridges. There are 1000’s of these discarded creating major future environmental damage, and all can be recycled from your friends, work colleagues and Businesses. Regular collecting can be a very useful cash earner as well as part of environmental badge work. Contact: www.scoutsappeal.com You can also get a registration from Scottish Scout Headquarters.
Remember all Warranted Leaders receive a copy of the National Scouting Magazine FREE ! also National Headquarters - also regularly emails Leaders with details of Fund Raising ideas and Sources of the many Grants available from Private and Public Sector.
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Scottish Scout Headquarters runs an annual “Design a Christmas Card” of which entries have to be in by early June each year in readiness for the Winners’ entries to be printed up into Packs for selling out to Groups to re-sell for Fund Raising in September with 30% profit. A Winner’s Prize is announced in the "Scottish Scout News"
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However for the best six entries sent to me before November 15th, each year will have their entries published on this website with a small personal prize from me.
(Editor: beechcraft4cornaby@yahoo.co.uk )
I will also print up and give 20 Cards and envelopes with that design for the winner to use as they wish !
No takers for past 5 years - are there any youngsters out there who read these web pages ?
In case any Leaders wondered if there are any other printed Scout Christmas Cards I have 5 with Beavers theme, 2 with Cub Scouts and 4 Scout for younger and older years. All cartoon style exclusive design by my sons, myself and a family friend. They are inkjet printed on white card in colour with envelope at 30p each plus postages - rate pro rata to number ordered.
Similarly I have Birthday, 'Thankyou' , 'Get Well', etc all with Scout themes of my own exclusive designs
at above prices of only 30p each ref email at above address.
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This is one of the finest websites I have seen with a huge library of Titles by Lord Robert Baden Powell and other well known figures of World Scouting.
Articles about previous World Jamborees, a thoughtful and emotional read in "The Left Handshake" - look it up and be inspired !
Over 3,300,000 'hits' on this site so it must be one of the best.
Hotlty followed, or equalled by "Scouting Milestsones" website which can be found on other pages of our Site or typing the name in 'Google Search' etc.
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