January 2010

Minutes of SL Meeting held 11/01/2010

 

Present:           4^th Bedworth, 2^nd Stockingford, 1^st Bulkington, Nuneaton North, 1^st Nuneaton, Central, Wolvey, 11^th Nuneaton

 

Apologies:       15^th Nuneaton

 

Troop Numbers and good news:

 

Wolvey 7 - £600 grant, Weddington 20 + 40 – Guernsey summer camp, Central 14 – Guernsey summer camp, North 18, August summer camp, Stockingford 10 – summer camp, Bulkington 22, troop camp, 4^th Bedworth 12 - £500 donation

 

Bear Trek:

 

Generally OK but some teams managed to get lost – thought the route was over complicated.  Thanks to Bedworth.

 

District Quiz 3^rd February:

 

Bulkington are hosting the event 7:00 arrive for 7:30 start – usual teams of 4-6 with a maximum of 2 teams per troop.  Approx 9:00 finish

 

St Georges Day Parade:

 

School and band have been booked – invites to be issued soon

 

5-side tournament:

 

This will be held at Alderman Smith School on 6^th March and will be £11 per team.  Maximum of two teams per troop 1:45 arrive for 2:00 kick off.  Numbers of teams to be with Tony by March 1^st at the latest. Total team age to be 60 or less

 

District camp:

 

Next camp meeting is to be held in February.  We need to sort out the sectional activity for Saturday evening. Suggestions include Assault course / its-a-knockout / relay with the Scouts divided into mixed teams.  Ideas for the next meeting please.

 

Archery Camp:

 

There is a possibility of an archery / shooting camp for the summer.  This may be tied in with a shooting competition on July 11^th

 

District Development Day:

 

A reminder that this is happening on Jan 16^th and all are invited to attend

 

ADC report:

 

Tony gave a run down on the items from the ADC’s meeting.

 

He was also pleased to have been invited to presentation evenings at 1^st Bedworth and Coton

 

 

Badge Secretary:

 

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1^st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

 

 

Next Meeting 2^nd March 2010 at 7:30 pm at Central

 

November 2009

Minutes of SL Meeting held 06/11/2009

 

Present:           2^nd Stockingford, 4^th Bedworth, Central, Nuneaton North, 1^st Bulkington, Wolvey, Weddington, 1^st Bedworth, 15^th Nuneaton

Apologies:       Wolvey

 

 

Troop Numbers:

 

Troop numbers: North 20, Stockingford 10, 4th Bedworth 16, 1^st Bulkington 24, Weddington 20 + 40, 15^th 11

 

Fishing Competition:

 

Good contest and well supported by 9 teams. Well done Central for 1^st and 3rd.

 

Camping / Cooking Competition:

 

This went well but there was a feeling that some form of overseeing of the camping area by leaders at all times was needed.  There is also a possibility of inviting ‘novice’ campers to observe and learn during the competition for their future participation.  There is a need for an extra category of questions.  There is also a possibility of adding in some elements of leader training during the competition

 

Ghost Hunt:

 

Well done Bedworth for organising the patrol guidelines and risk assessments. The use of District mobile phones was discussed.

 

 

Bear Trek – 14^th November:

 

Tony will not be there and there is a distinct lack of support for this event.  Please remember that NAN forms are required for each troop entering the competition

 

New District Activity:

 

A new activity is planned for the last weekend of May at John’s Lee Wood campsite.  It will be a bivouac weekend using teams of ¾ scouts with food provided.  It will be treated as an experience camp with some good opportunities for learning new skills.

 

There is also a possibility of a District shooting competition.

 

Review of 2009:

 

Quiz – max of 1 or 2 teams per troop

5-a-side – keep the format as present – the refereeing needs looking at to ensure fairness

Scout Challenge – went well – no approach or departure – tug of war to be kept and possibly a penalty shoot out

Canoeing/Walking – very good weekend – a good bridge between scouts and explorers.

District Camp – will be at Willesly next year

Malvern Challenge – Good event and excellent experience for the scouts. Next year District are having a year off but individuals can still attend if they wish.

 

Child Protection Training:

 

Being held November 11^th – essential update if you have not had this training in the last 3 years.

 

Miller Trophy:

 

Tony wants numbers of Chief Scout Gold Awards for 2009 by the end of March

 

Any Other Business:

 

Scout Active Support will be replacing fellowship over the next year.

 

District Development Day will be held in the Spring

 

ACC Scouts will be attending one of the meetings next year

 

Leaders Meeting venues:

 

2010 Leaders meetings will be held as follows:

 

11^th January                 Wolvey

2^nd March                    Central

5^th May                        1^st Bedworth

2^nd September              Weddington

12^th November                        Bulkington

 

Scout Diary 2010:

 

2010 Scout diary is as follows

 

3^rd February                 Quiz                            1^st Bulkington

6^th March (provis)        5-a-side football          4^th Bedworth

17^th April                     Scout Challenge

4-6 June                       Canoeing / walking

25-27 June                   Malvern Challenge

September 25 – 26      Camping / Cooking     4^th Bedworth

October 16^th                Ghost Hunt                 1^st Attleborough

 

Conservation work:

 

Neil Minor has a new job as BTCV project officer for Warwickshire.  If anyone wants to get involved in projects please get in touch with him.

 

Badge Secretary:

 

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1^st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

 

Next Meeting 11th November 2009 at 7:30 pm at Wolvey.

 

 

 

September 2009

Minutes of SL Meeting held 03/09/2009

 

Present:           2^nd Stockingford, 4^th Bedworth, Central, Nuneaton North, 1^st Bulkington, Wolvey, Weddington, Attleborough, 1^st Bedworth

Apologies:       Coton

 

 

Troop Numbers:

 

Troop numbers: North 28, Attleborough Oak 23, Stockingford 8, 4th Bedworth 12, 1^st Bulkington 22, Wolvey 14, Weddington 21 + 40

 

5-a-side football:

 

Good contest and well supported. The runner up plate was a good idea and encouraged more to stay to the end of the competition.

 

District Fishing Competition:

 

There will be a District fishing competition this year for Cubs and Scouts on 19^th September at 5-ways Lakes. This will be a Miller trophy scoring event. Drawing for pegs will be at 11:00 with the fishing from 12:00. Fishing will end at 16:00 and the presentation will be at 16:30. Over 13’s need a rod license but Paul Merchant can arrange this if required – contact Paul by email if this is wanted.  Cost will be £3 per peg.

 

Malvern Challenge:

 

We need someone to coordinate the district entry for next year as Tony is unable to do it.  The suggestion is to book in as individual groups but camp as a District although this will mean we have to do more duties.

 

Camping / Cooking Competition:

 

Teams need to be at 5 Ways Lakes by 09:00 when the areas will be allocated, each team will have an area of approx. 10 x 30m.  Cost will be £3.75 camp fee + cost of breakfast food, individual teams will need to have their £2 per head + £2 for the evening meal as well. Cost for adults will be £6.50 including food.  The camping sites will be cleared by 14:00 on Sunday.

 

Health forms must be done for each person attending – adults included.  Copies to be on camp and supplied to Dawn Williams (Home Contact). Individual Nights Away forms to be done and supplied to Clive 7 days before the event.

 

Bear Trek – 14^th November:

 

There is a new format for this year and we can enter as many teams as we want. Details are still being finalised.

 

Gang Show 2010:

 

Registrations are on 30^th September at Bulkington. Tony has entry forms if you require them

 

Ghost Hunt 24^th October:

 

This will be held at Rough Close and will be a similar format to last year. If you enter a team you are required to man a base.

 

Leaders Meeting venues:

 

2010 Leaders meetings will retain the format used this year and will be held as follows:

 

11^th January                 Wolvey

2^nd March                    Central

5^th May                        1^st Bedworth

2^nd September              Weddington

12^th November                        Bulkington

 

Scout Diary 2010:

 

2010 Scout diary is as follows

 

3^rd February                 Quiz                            1^st Bulkington

6^th March (provis)        5-a-side football          4^th Bedworth

17^th April                     Scout Challenge

4-6 June                       Canoeing / walking

25-27 June                   Malvern Challenge

September 25 – 26      Camping / Cooking     4^th Bedworth

October 16^th                Ghost Hunt                 1^st Attleborough

 

Conservation work:

 

Neil Minor has a new job as BTCV project officer for Warwickshire.  If anyone wants to get involved in projects please get in touch with him.

 

Photographs:

 

If anyone has photographs of Scouts at St George’s Day parade or on summer activities can you please let Tony have copies for a scrapbook he is creating.

 

Finally there are rumours circulating that Tony is standing down as ADC Scouts – these are totally untrue.

 

Badge Secretary:

 

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1^st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

 

Next Meeting 6th November 2009 at 7:30 pm at Bulkington.

 

 

 

May 2009

Minutes of SL Meeting held 04/05/2009

 

Present:           2^nd Stockingford, 4^th Bedworth, Central, Nuneaton North, 1^st Bulkington, 15^th Nuneaton, Wolvey, Weddington

Apologies:       Coton, 1^st Bedworth

 

 

Troop Numbers:

 

Troop numbers: North 25, Central 18, Attleborough King 40 Oak 24, Stockingford 9, 4th Bedworth 10, 1^st Bulkington 23, 15^th Nuneaton 8, Wolvey 14, Weddington 26 + 41

 

Canoeing weekend:

 

A good attendance is expected at this event

 

5-a-side football:

 

9 teams booked in so far. Meet at 1:45 pm for a 2 pm kick off. There will be a wooden spoon playoff this year

 

District Fishing Competition:

 

There will be a District fishing competition this year for Cubs and Scouts on 19^th September at 5-ways Lakes. This will be a Miller trophy scoring event.

 

July meeting:

 

A special meeting will be held in July to discuss the proposed changes to the Camping / Cooking competition – possibly at 1^st Bedworth. This will be a meeting open to all involved in the competition, not just Scout leaders, so if you have an opinion come along.

 

District Camp 2009:

 

This was generally a good event.  The general consensus was that maybe it could have been better organised by grouping activities by physical location to reduce the time spent walking between bases. 

 

Scout Challenge:

 

Well done to Bulkington for organising the event, Central 1^st and 2^nd, Wolvey 3rd

 

Miller Trophy:

 

Bulkington have awarded 17 Chief Scout Gold and Bedworth 7.  To make this a fairer system for future years this will be factored as follows:

 

Number of Gold Awards / start of year census figures

 

Malvern Challenge:

 

Meeting 10^th June at 1^st Bedworth 19:00  If you have any extra people wanting to go please let Tony know asap.

 

DC’s Input:

 

The date for this years Ghost Hunt needs to be changed to avoid clashing again with JOTA/JOTI.

 

Please publicise the Veterans Parade at Bulkington on June 27^th – details have been sent out by separate email.

 

Leaders Meeting venues:

 

The venues for the meetings will be discussed at the September meeting

 

 

 

Scout Diary 2009:

 

Next year diary is as follows

 

April 18^th                     Scout Challenge          1^st Bulkington

May 9^th                        5-a-side football          1^st Bulkington

June 26 – 28                Malvern Challenge

September                   Fishing Competition   Wolvey

September 26 – 27      Camping / Cooking     Central

October 17^th                Ghost Hunt                 1^st Bedworth

 

 

Badge Secretary:

 

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1^st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

 

Next Meeting 3^rd September 2009 at 7:30 pm at Weddington.

 

March 2009

Minutes of SL Meeting held 10/03/2009

Present: Attleborough, 2nd Stockingford, 4th Bedworth, 11th Nuneaton, Nuneaton North, 1st Bulkington, 15th Nuneaton, Wolvey, Central

Apologies: Louise Gibson, 1st Bedworth, Shaun Marshall

Troop Numbers:

Troop numbers: North 25, Central 19, Attleborough King 24 Oak 15, Stockingford 10, 4th Bedworth 10, 1st Bulkington 26, 15th Nuneaton 8, 11th 42 and 22, Central 18

Camping Weekend (Explorer Taster) 5ty – 7th June:

1st Bedworth, Central, Bulkington and Wolvey have booked in for this event – any other troops wishing to take part please let Kev know asap or places will be offered to other age groups.

5-a-side football:

Alderman Smith School has been booked for May 9th.  The event will run from 2pm to 5 pm and will include a wooden spoon competition. 2 teams per troop and £10 per team – numbers and teams by the next meeting

District Fishing Competition:

There will be a District fishing competition this year for Cubs and Scouts Possibly Spetember 19th at 5 ways lakes.  Please note that this will be a Miller Trophy points event.

Camping / cooking competition:

Further suggestions and comments have been made regarding the running of the competition and the numbers of adults on site.  A special meeting will be held at Bedworth in July to sort out this years (and hopefully future years) rules

District Camp 1st – 4th May at Beaudesert:

Please remember that place deposits are required by the end of March with the full district amount payable by the end of April.  There is a suggestion that smaller troops could work together on a base if that helps with manning and numbers.

 

PL Training:

Thanks to all who helped out on the day and made the event a success.  The follow on meeting is to be arranged for a date prior to Bear Trek

Quiz Night:

Thanks to Central and Coton for organising – Well done Bulkington, Central and Wolvey.

Scout Challenge:

Neil will email Leaders before the end of March with the final location.  Please remember that if you enter you must put on a 30 minute challenge for the event.  Prices are to be confirmed

Lookout 2009:

Clive is expecting a late rush of bookings for these events nearer to the dates 

Scout Leader Meetings:

The format and days / locations of the SL meetings will be reviewed at the end of the year and altered if necessary.

Miller Trophy:

The scoring etc. for the Miller Trophy will be reviewed at the end of the year

St Georges Day Parade:

April 19th at Bedworth – Coton are organising this year.  Details should be with GSL's

Mutterings:

Geoff is in need of input for the Scout Log  – especially events / activities other than those on the District calendar. Articles for inclusion in mutterings should go via ADC's but it would be nice to get articles from young people as well as the leaders

Bear Trek:

A new ACC is in place but there are no details of this years event yet

Meeting Scout Diary 2009:

Next year diary is as follows

April 18th Scout Challenge 1st Bulkington

May 9th  5-a-side football 1st Bulkington

June 26 – 28 Malvern Challenge

September 19? Fishing Competition Wolvey

September 26 – 27 Camping / Cooking Central

October 17th Ghost Hunt 1st Bedworth

Badge Secretary:

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

Next Meeting 6th May 2009 at 7:00 pm at 15th Nuneaton.

January 2009

Minutes of SL Meeting held 12/01/2009

Present: 1st Bedworth, Attleborough, 2nd Stockingford, 4th Bedworth, Central, Nuneaton North, 1st Bulkington, 15th Nuneaton

Apologies: Louise

Troop Numbers:

Troop numbers: 1st Bedworth 27 + 23, North 26, Central 11, Attleborough King 40 Oak 24, Stockingford 12, 4th Bedworth 8, 1st Bulkington 28, 15th Nuneaton 20

Camping Weekend (Explorer Taster) 5ty – 7th June:

Planned for Llangorse Lake with 3 Scouts (13 years of age) per troop – if you do not have sufficient Scouts wishing to partake then please let Kev know so that places can be offered to other Scouts.  Further details and booking forms attached to the email.. Please also consider taking on some of the tasks required as per the second attachment

5-a-side football:

Alderman Smith School has been booked for May 9th – NOT AS originally proposed. The event will run from 2pm to 5 pm and will include a wooden spoon competition.

District Fishing Competition:

There will be a District fishing competition this year for Cubs and Scouts – date to be confirmed.

Camping / cooking competition:

Suggestions for changes to the judging 'rules' were presented for discussion anbd it was also suggested that a ½ hour window be allowed for presentation of all parts of the meal (ie all parts of the meal to be presented for judging within ½ hour of the starter course).

Malvern Challenge 2009:

This can be booked NOW and the cost is £32 per head (Scouts) and £26 (Leaders) – numbers and CASH ONLY to Tony by 10th March at the latest.

 

Bear Trek:

Thanks to all who took part in last years event

Scout (Patrol Leader) Training Day

Training day scheduled for 24/1/2009 at Central – PL's should ideally be less than 14 by the end of the year to allow them to participate in next year's Bear Trek.  This day will be followed up by a skills day sometime in October.  Please let Tony have confirmed numbers ASAP.  Outline details for the day circulated to those present.

District Camp 1st – 4th May at Beaudesert:

The camp is going to plan and details fo costs will be finalised soon and sent out to groups.

There may also be a 6-a-side football tournament arranged whilst at District Camp

Swimming Gala:

At present only 5 Groups have registered to take part in the swimming gala.

Leaders Social:

Meet at the Cedar Tree for 7:00 p.m. on Feb 6th (partners included) for a meal – pub crawl afterwards for those who wish.

Miller Trophy:

After some discussion it was agreed that the qualifying dates should remain as at present.  Once again can you please let Tony know if you wish troops to stand alone or be counted as a group entry.

Troop review sheets were presented and explained and will be emailed to all groups

Quiz Night – 4th February:

This will be held at Central – please let Shaun have numbers by the end of January at the latest  1 team per troop and 4-6 Scouts per team.

POST MEETING NOTE the quiz will be held at COTON to avoid building works at Central HQ

Scout Challenge:

Each entering troop will be required to put on a suitable challenge lasting approximately 30 minutes.

Meeting Scout Diary 2009:

Next year diary is as follows

April 18th Scout Challenge 1st Bulkington

May 9th  5-a-side football 1st Bulkington

June 26 – 28 Malvern Challenge

September Fishing Competition Wolvey

September 26 – 27 Camping / Cooking Central

October 17th Ghost Hunt 1st Bedworth

Badge Secretary:

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

Next Meeting 10th March 2009 at 7:00 pm at Attleborough.

November 2008

Minutes of SL Meeting held 12/11/2008

Present:            11th Nuneaton, 1st Bedworth, Attleborough, 2nd Stockingford, 4th Bedworth, Central, Nuneaton North, Wolvey

Apologies:            None received

Troop Numbers 

Troop numbers: 11th 23 + 50, 1st Bedworth 28 + 23, North 26, Wolvey 11, Central 22, Attleborough King 27 Oak 14, Stockingford 8, 4th Bedworth

Camping / Cooking 27-28 September:

This went well although there were some issues with the inspections.  Tony will possibly produce a set of Guidelines for discussion at the next meeting. Well Done to Central for the Camping competition, Attleborough for the cooking competition and Central as the overall winners.

Scout Jamboree On The Air /Internet:

This event was well attended with about 70 Scouts visiting over the weekend.  This event always clashes with Ghost Hunt which was moved this year.

Ghost Hunt:

Well done to 1st Bedworth girls for winning this year's Ghost Hunt.  Thanks to Rob for organising the event at short notice.

Bear Trek:

209 new District neckers were supplied for use at the Bear Trek (and other events).  A total of 14 Scouts had been put forward and all will be allowed to go even if a 'scratch' team is entered.

Malvern Challenge 2009:

Please encourage all Scouts to attend this event and consider starting an event bank for monies to be paid in instalments.

Scout (Patrol Leader) Training Day

Provisional training day scheduled for 24/1/2009 possibly at Central – PL's should ideally be less than 14 by the end of the year to allow them to participate in next year's Bear Trek.  This day will be followed up by a skills day sometime in October

First Aid Training:

A list of the dates for 2009 was made available at the meeting. 1st Feb and 7th June at British Red Cross Coventry and 1st March at Hatters Space, Nuneaton are the local dates.  The full list is also available on the Warwickshire CVYS website http://www.warkscvys.og.uk/first_aid_0 

Rob Deeming has alternative First Aid Trainer – contact Rob if you are interested.

Remembrance Parade:

A good turn out at both Nuneaton and Bedworth – thanks to all who took part.

District Camp:

Costs are still being sorted and will probably be made available at the next camp meeting.

Swimming Gala:

Details have been circulated to GSL's

Meeting Scout Diary 2009:

Next year diary is as follows

Feb 4th                           Quiz                           Central

March 7th                    5-a-side football            1st Bulkington

April 18th                  Scout Challenge            1st Bulkington

June 26 – 28                        Malvern Challenge

September                   Fishing Competition            Wolvey

September 26 – 27            Camping / Cooking            Central

October 17th                Ghost Hunt                1st Bedworth

From Clive:

Thanks to all who have run activities over the year.

A reminder that NAN forms MUST be submitted for all activities involving nights away.  The NAN form will be considered as part of the entry requirements on future.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all

Wolvey Scouts:

A new Group of Wolvey Scouts started on Monday with Beavers, Cubs and Scouts at present.  They have 3 Leaders and 3 'in the wings'.  They will be working with, and sharing equipment with, Central but will enter a separate tema for District Competitions.

Leaders Social:

The suggestion is that we meet for a meal at the Cedar Tree in January followed by a 'pub crawl' for those who wish to.

Badge Secretary:

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

 

Next Meeting 7th January 2009 at 7:00 pm at Central.

 

September 2008

Minutes of SL Meeting held 03/09/2008

Present: Central, 1st Bulkington, 4th Bedworth, 1st Attleborough
(King), 2nd Stockingford, Nuneaton North

Apologies: 15th Nuneaton, 1st Attleborough (Oak)

Troop Numbers:

Troop numbers: Bulkington 21, North 29, Central 20, Attleborough King
25 Oak 14, Stockingford 8, 4th Bedworth 16

Canoeing / Hill Walking Weekend5-7 June 2009

There is a plan to hold a weekend camp in Wales on the above dates.
This is intended to be for the older Scouts (13+) to have a taster of
Explorer type activities before they move on. It will be for a
maximum of 50 Scouts. Further details will be available at the next
meeting.

Camping / Cooking 27-28 September:

Louise gave a summary of the rules for this years competition. Max 3
leaders per troop. 2pm Inspection followed by late pm 3 best gadgets,
axes/saws, fires and 1st aid. Ingredients to be checked prior to
starting cooking - judging by external judges 5 - 8 pm and courses can
be presented separately. Breakfast ingredients to be provided by camp.

Full set of rules and marking scheme have been produced and e-mailed
to all leaders.

Numbers for competition to be with Louise by 20th September at the
latest so that the nights away form can be submitted. Monies by the
following Wednesday (24th)

Scout Jamboree On The Air /Internet - 18-19 October:

This event will now be held at Nuneaton North. Further details will
be available at the next leaders meeting.

Malvern Challenge:

A good effort from all who took part. There is still a need for
leaders to take the WCC mini bus test so that the Park House mini
buses can be used for this event next year.

Training Dates:

Training dates and modules are available on the District website.

Ghost Hunt:

4th Bedworth are in the process of moving HQ and are unable to
organise the event. Rob Deeming offered to organise the event this
year and details will be issued once he has sorted it.

Bear Trek:

The position of ACC is uncertain at present . Venue for this years
Bear Trek may be west Warwicks. No further news on this

Scout (Patrol Leader) Training Day

Provisional training day scheduled for 25/1/2009 possibly at Central –
more details at next meeting

Meeting Nights:

Meetings for next year are to be held on Monday to Friday evenings at
different venues as follows:

Monday - Central

Tuesday - Attleborough

Wednesday - 15th

Thursday - Weddington

Friday - Bulkington

There will be no July meeting

Chief Scout's Gold Award

Weddington have awarded 8 CS Gold's – these are the only ones notified
so far.

Gang Show
Reminder for everyone that registration for next years gang show is at
Bulkington on September 14th

Risk Assessments
Notification that risk assessments will need to be in place for most
activities. Those present expressed a need for training in the
methods and styles to be used. Also the possibility of putting
'generic' risk assessments on the website for use by all groups.

4th Bedworth now have their own website - http://www.4th-bedworth-scout-group.org/

Badge Secretary:

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first
Tuesday and 1st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month. Use
him or lose him is the message.

Next Meeting 3rd September 2008 at 7:00 pm at 1st Attleborough.

July 2008

Minutes of SL Meeting held 02/07/2008

Present: Central, 1st Bulkington, 4th Bedworth, 15th Nuneaton, 11th
Nuneaton, 1st Nuneaton, 15th Nuneaton, 2nd Stockingford, Nuneaton
North, 1st Bedworth

Apologies:

Troop Numbers:
Troop numbers: Bulkington 22, North 29, 15th 12, 11th 26 & 41, Central
25 Attleborough King 26 Oak 16, Stockingford 8, 4th Bedworth 18

Camping / Cooking 27-28 September:

Louise gave a summary of the rules for this years competition. Max 3
leaders per troop. 2pm Inspection followed by late pm 3 best gadgets,
axes/saws, fires and 1st aid. Ingredients to be checked prior to
starting cooking - judging by external judges 5 - 8 pm and courses can
be presented separately. Breakfast ingredients to be provided by camp.

Full set of rules and marking scheme to be produced and issued to all
leaders.

Numbers for competition to be in by September meeting at the latest

Scout Jamboree On The Air /Internet - 18-19 October:

This event will now NOT be held at Broadwater - Nuneaton North have
offered the use of their HQ subject to checking.

Malvern Challenge:

If any Scouts who attended wish to submit a report to Geoff Russell he
will consider them for the Scout Log.

Training Dates:

Training dates and modules are available on the District website.

Ragley Hall:

Well attended BUT the general consensus was that there were not enough
activities or equipment giving rise to a capacity problem

Bear Trek:

The position of ACC is uncertain at present . Vnue for this years
Bear Trek may be west Warwicks.

Malvern Challenge:

For next years event there will be a request for cash only for
bookings then a Building Society cheque will be raised for the entry.

Transport costs were a little high and volunteers for mini bus testing
will be sought so that Park House buses can be used.

It was suggested that bookings be started with deposits before
Christmas.

There were one or two problems with the site and entertainment which
will be addressed separately but the event was generally OK.

Thanks to Rob Deeming for booking the places for this years event

Meeting Night:

Meetings for next year are to be held on Monday to Friday evenings at
different venues as follows:

Monday - Central

Tuesday - Attleborough

Wednesday - 15th

Thursday - Weddington

Friday - Bulkington

There will be no July meeting

Badge Secretary:

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first
Tuesday and 1st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month. Use
him or lose him is the message.

Next Meeting 3rd September 2008 at 7:00 pm at 1st Attleborough.

May 2008

Minutes of SL Meeting held 07/05/2008
Present: Central, 1st Bulkington, 4th Bedworth, 15th Nuneaton, 11th
Nuneaton, 1st Nuneaton, 15th Nuneaton, 2nd Stockingford
Apologies:

Troop Numbers:

Troop numbers: No troop numbers given

Malvern Challenge:

Booklets were issued - these must be completed and returned by 11th
June. Can as many adults as possible please attend the meeting. 30
places are booked for the coach so far - final decision will be made
after the 11th Nuneaton meeting later tonight

5-a-side Fotball:

Well attended and enjoyed by all. Thanks to Darren and the ref for
all their work. There is a possibility of a wooden spoon competition
being held next year to maintain the interest of those teams knocked
out of the main competition.

Miller Trophy:

Tony was disappointed that only two troops sent in a report for last
years trophy. Can you please let Tony know if any Scouts achieve Chief
Scout's Gold award.

Transport Challenge:

Thanks to Bulkington for organising. Next year the challenge will
become the Challenge Trophy with more evets and maybe those taking
part also putting on a challenge.

Camping / Cooking Competition:

This will be held at Rough Close with equal size pitches. External
judges will be used for the food and the District Fellowship will also
be involved. Central catering will be arranged for Leaders

Ghost Hunt:

Date to be changed to 25th October to avoid clashing with Scout
Jamboree On The Air (JOTA). Please let Tony know if this causes any
problems ASAP.

District Camp:

No negative feedback has been received from those attending and the
event was well attended. There was a lack of Leaders to man some of
the bases

Trophies:

A new Cooking Trophy and a Challenge Trophy are to be provided for the
future.

The Ghost Hunt Trophy is to be refurbished.

Meeting Night:

Meetings for next year are to be held on Monday to Friday evenings at
different venues as follows:

Monday - Central

Tuesday - Attleborough

Wednesday - 15th

Thursday - Weddington

Friday - Bulkington

There will be no July meeting

Badge Secretary:

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first
Tuesday and 1st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month. Use
him or lose him is the message.

Next Meeting 2nd July 2008 at 7:00 pm at 1st Bedworth.

June meeting for Malvern Challenge only - 11th June

March 2008

Minutes of SL Meeting held 05/03/2008

Present:  2^nd Stockingford, 1^st Bulkington, 4th Bedworth, 15th Nuneaton, 11th Nuneaton,

Apologies: Central, 1st Attleborough (both troops)

Troop Numbers:

Troop numbers: Bulkington 16, Coton 17, North 17, 4th Bedworth 17, 2nd Stockingford 8, Central 24, 15th 10, 11th 46 (Friday) 29 (Tuesday), 1st Bedworth (Tuesday - 22 Wednesday 25)

Leaders Social:

Possibly a pub games night at a suitable local HQ - open to debate. Darren suggested a pub crawl.

Quiz night:

Well attended and enjoyed by all.  Thanks to Luke for hosting and organising the quiz.

Malvern Challenge:

Tony has yet to pay - waiting a revised cheque. Currently 67 Scouts and 25 Leaders booked in for the event.  Coach cost will be approx £700 - provisional booking to be made. - Cost per head to be worked out once ciost is confirmed.

5-a-side Football:

This is being held at Alderman Smith School again 26th APRIL 2 p.m. - app 5 p.m. PLEASE arrive by 13:45.  Maximum of 2 teams per Troop and numbers are to be in by 23rd April (phone Darren 07973 796062) so that leagues can be sorted in advance. Maximum of 7 per team and cost will be £10 per team.  Will run as 2 leagues then a knock out and semi professional referees are to be used.

POST MEETING NOTE: Due to a problem with bookings the football tournament will now be held on APRIL 26th starting at 2pm

Miller Trophy:

Please ensure your annual report is sent to Tony by April 1st for consideration for this years trophy.

District Activity Camp Meeting:

No further information available.

Transport Challenge 19th April:

This will be held at Rough close with 1 team of 4-6 per Troop. Activities will be Scout car race (Bulkington will supply details), Gun carriages, Sedan Chairs and possibly a zip wire.  Further details attached.

County Scout Camp:

The current ACC finishes in May and the County Camp is suspect.

Training:

Clive is setting up a team for Leader Training.

District Secretary:

Dave Mein has stepped down from the acting District Secretary post which has been taken over by Jo Bond (Contact 024 76375786 or joannebond9@aol.com)

Gang Show:

Excellent as always - well done to all who participated.  The cost of the Civic Hall will be much higher for next years show.

Swimming Gala:

This years gala went well. A review of the events and scoring will be undertaken and there is a possibility of a fun type event being added.

ADC Beavers:

Irene Murfin has stepped down from this post and a new ADC is being looked at.

Mutterings:

The format of the mutterings is to be reviewed.

Young Leaders:

A Young Leaders Project is to be set up

Badge Secretary:

A reminder to all that the Badge Secretary is at Bedworth on the first Tuesday and 1^st Attleborough on the third Tuesday of each month.  Use him or lose him is the message.

Next Meeting 7th May 2008 at 7:00 pm at 1^st Nuneaton.

And a reminder of the June meeting for Malvern Challenge only - date to be confirmed