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The magazine for Scout Leaders
December 2011/January 2012
Night hikesCreate the perfect
winter activity
Skills for lifeWhy being a Patrol
Leader will help your Scouts
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A community-based programme in picturesDIG IN
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WELCOME
Graeme Hamilton reflects on a very successful 2011 and casts an eye towards the future
What a year it’s been. Many Scouts have been joining their local Beaver
Colonies in celebrating 25 official years.
In 2012 our Explorer Scouts and Scout Network celebrate ten years
with some fascinating features in their supplements. Let’s see celebrations
translate into increased growth and retention with even more fun and
adventure for everyone in all five sections in the year ahead.
It’s been almost a year now since we changed the HQ support structure for
Programme and Activities, to improve support to you. We have introduced:
• A focused core team addressing the issues raised by leaders and supporters
• Project teams with a range of internal and external people to provide
the best outcomes for successful programme support
• A team who can provide HQ support for you locally when it’s needed
• A project management focus, allowing us to work more effectively across
sectional boundaries
• Increased opportunities to meet and hear from leaders and young people
from across the country.
I used to say that sorting the programme was like painting the Forth Bridge:
a seemingly never-ending and repetitive job. You have to keep at it, enthuse
leaders new and old, embrace the changing social and cultural styles, and
remember that for everyone who is happy with a change there will be someone
else who doesn’t like it.
As you read this, however, the painting of the Forth Bridge is about to come
to an end for 25 years. Perhaps there’s a lesson in that for all of us – that there
is no such thing as a never-ending task when it is done well.
The core team, under Alex Minajew’s leadership, has set a course to offer
the best programme support possible to leaders and, in this Olympic year,
the support will be right on track.
A year of achievements
Contents
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Cover photo: Chloë Chapman
For ease of reading, this supplement refers to all variations of ‘county’ groupings simply as County.
You can read all the section supplements, and the main magazine, online at www.scouts.org.uk/magazine
5 NewsUpdates and happenings from across the UK
6 Star trekTips for running a night hike
8 ShelterBox goes globalA new activity pack that covers global issues
10 Community serviceProgramme in pictures
14 Job skills on displayWhy being a Patrol Leader can benefi t your Scouts for years to come
17 PartnershipsChubb, National Grid and Serco
What a year it’s been. Many Scouts have been joining their local Beaver
Colonies in celebrating 25 official years.
In 2012 our Explorer Scouts and Scout Network celebrate ten years
with some fascinating features in their supplements. Let’s see celebrations with some fascinating features in their supplements. Let’s see celebrations with some fascinating features in their supplements. Let’s see celebrations
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News and updatesRise upRise to the Challenge is a resource that
helps all leaders incorporate spiritual
development into their programme.
As we all know, supporting young people
in their spiritual development is an important
part of our purpose and the best way to do
this is through our programme.
The resource, which contains activity ideas
covering all aspects of spiritual development,
is online at www.scouts.org.uk/faith.
There you will find many other resources to
help you cover the Beliefs and Attitudes
Zone, such as the Faith walk.
NEWS
Faith and awareness events February/March 2012
February 2 Candlemas Day (Christian) 4 Milad un Nabi (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (Islam – Shia celebrate five days later) 8 Tu B’Shvat (Jewish) 15 Parinirvana Day (Buddhist) 21 Shrove Tuesday (Christian) 22 Ash Wednesday (Christian)27 Feb – 11 March Fairtrade Fortnight
March 1 St David’s Day (Christian) 8 Holi (Hindu) 8 Purim (Jewish) 8 International Women’s Day 9 Hola Mohalla (Sikh) 17 St Patrick’s Day (Christian)
On your marks…There’s still time to get involved with Our Sporting Adventure. Running from 1 January to 30 September, it is an opportunity for all Scouts to be part of the London 2012 Games.
All you need to do is come up with a team name. Then, start doing the activities, available from the Our Sporting Adventure support resources and get competing.www.scouts.org.uk/oursportingadventure
FASTER...STRONGER...BIGGER...BETTER!GET INTO THE SPIRIT OF
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Star trekA night hike is a great activity but one which should be well planned. Eddie Langdown offers insights into creating the perfect evening adventure
You may have entered your Scouts on a District
or County night activity, or helped with one
but have you considered planning a little night
hike for your own Scouts?
For my Troop, hiking at night is a regular activity. We
have one at every camp; the tents go up, beds are rolled
out and we set off in the dark for a couple of hours, say
10pm to midnight. It certainly solves that common first-
night-on-camp problem of Scouts (and Cubs) not wanting
to sleep... believe me, when they get back, they sleep.
A golden ruleAs with all adventurous activities, you have to plan. The
most important thing to remember is that a night hike is
not a day hike with the lights-off. Footpaths that dive off
between high hedges totally disappear, slopes with loose
stones and roots need extra care, and roads that are
normally safe become highly dangerous.
Even if you know the route well or it is very short, you
will need to walk it again, preferably at night. No matter
how often your Scouts may have walked at night, you
should use a normal Troop meeting night to prepare
them. You could do this with a quiz, or a Patrol
competition to create a ‘safe at night’ code.
Know the noisesMy own view is that the countryside is relatively safe in the
dark compared to the city.
Helping our Scouts not to be afraid of the dark, and
even to learn to walk without torches, is a good
preparatory exercise. Walk them into a big dark wood that
they are already familiar with. Sit them all down and wait
until they are all quiet.
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SCOUTING SKILLS
TOP TIPS• Patrols could set off in opposite directions
around a circular route.• Try starting the hike in daylight, so it gets
dark while they are walking.• Have a couple of leaders or parents waiting
at a convenient point with a fire and some hot-dogs.
• Don’t let Scouts stop too long, or sit inside a vehicle – some will go to sleep.
• Come back to your meeting place to sleep for the remainder of the night. Everyone can go home after breakfast together. However, if you do your night hike at camp, it doesn’t matter what time you get back.
• Don’t let them phone home at midnight and tell mum they are ‘lost.’
Planning and getting the most out of your hike is one of the many topics featured in A Complete Guide to Scouting Skills. Available now from Scout Shops.www.scouts.org.uk/shop
more tips
Rustle a leaf with one finger and let them hear
how noisy it sounds. Demonstrate that the noises
they hear are made by the smallest things; a mouse
or a falling twig – not a creeping tiger. Assure them
that there is nothing to be afraid of.
Now ask them to walk down a little way, one at a time,
without a torch, and then get them to whistle and walk
back, to the applause of the rest of the Troop. If your
eventual aim is for them to walk in Patrols without leaders,
it is important they don’t panic and can feel relatively
comfortable about being out in the dark.
Hidden treatsWhen you choose to do your night hike is pretty
immaterial. Whether you find yourself crossing cornfields
on a warm summer night, scrunching over frozen ferns
and grass in winter, or looking down on a snow-covered
field bathed in moonlight with a fox barking in the
distance, it can all be very challenging and exciting. As
long as your Scouts have come prepared, with laminated
maps, torches, gloves and a hat, all will be well.
If you have previously hidden chocolate treats at some
point, or located a convenient place to light a quick fire or
you make some hot chocolate on a couple of stoves, then
your night adventure will be successful and pretty soon
your Scouts will be demanding another.
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ShelterBox goes globalAn exciting new activity pack will help you to deliver Global Zone requirements and interest your Scouts in international issues
Since 2010, international disaster relief charity
ShelterBox, an official partner of The Scout
Association, has run The ShelterBox Challenge –
a resource pack that focused on the
organisation’s work.
Over 750 groups from across the UK took part in the
challenge, with young people exploring a number of
themes including water conservation, photography and faith.
Leader Steve Smith is just one of the many volunteers
who has made good use of ShelterBox resources. ‘Thanks
for helping out with great downloads that fit our Global
Challenge and fire our Scouts’ imaginations,’ he said.
The charity is now ready to release their next resource
pack – Go Global. Go Global is designed to help you cover the Global
Zone with your section. It’s crammed with fun activities
that enable young people to explore the themes
surrounding ShelterBox’s work.
Activities and resourcesAs well as activity ideas, there are loads of extra resources
that make covering global issues easy for leaders. Some of
the activities are ideas that can be adapted and expanded
to suit your Troop, while others have easy-to-use ‘How to
run’ guides and a series of extra resources on the Scout
Leaders’ section of the Young ShelterBox website.
‘We’ve always understood that many leaders find it
difficult to explore international issues with their groups.
We have created Go Global to give them a helping hand’
says James Webb, Young ShelterBox Officer.
How to get involved Go Global will be available from the Scouts’ area of the
Young ShelterBox website, www.youngshelterbox.org,
this winter. To discover more and register your Pack
for the programme, visit the website or email
youngshelterbox@shelterbox.org. Include your name,
address, section, Group name and number of Scouts
taking part.
Troops that register for Go Global will also receive
a special pack of goodies to further help cover the
Global Zone.
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PARTNERS
Win £1,000 for your Troop
Run a Wimpy Kid cartoon workshop
Discovery Channel is offering you the chance to win an incredible prize
D iscovery Channel is the proud new sponsor
of The Pioneer Activity badge and has
launched a great new competition to encourage
your Troop to get building their outdoor pioneering
project (a requirement of the badge). So whether it’s the
Monkey Bridge, Lookout Tower, Aerial Runway or a
project of your choice, we want to see what you can do.
All you need to do is send us a photo of your Troop’s
best outdoor pioneering project to be in with
a chance to win the £1,000 prize. This money could
be put towards new equipment or an adventure
weekend for the Troop.
Hold on tight, this Christmas has bite.
Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever, the sixth book
in Jeff Kinney’s bestselling Diary of Wimpy Kid series, and biggest children’s book of
the year, is out now!
Why not run a cartoon workshop with your
Scouts to celebrate the publication? Use these
top tips:
1. Think of an idea. Encourage them to come
up with a short adventure for Wimpy Kid Greg
Heffley or his friends.
2. Plan a story. Mark out four boxes on paper and decide
what’s going to happen in each one. Suggest that they
sketch a rough draft first.
3. Keep the drawings simple. Wimpy Kid books have
straightforward line drawings. Look at the
books to see how to draw people’s features
or print some images from the Wimpy Kid
website to share.
4. Use speech bubbles. These are a simple
but effective way to tell people what’s going
on in your stories.
5. Share the strips between your Scouts. Finding out what people do and don’t like
about their comic strip will help your Troop
to improve.
ENTER NOWTo find out more details and how to enter visit www.scouts.org.uk/discovery
Visit www.wimpykidclub.co.uk to download a pack stuffed with this and other hilariously-funny Wimpy Kid activities.
iscovery Channel is the proud new sponsor a chance to win the £1,000 prize. This money could
be put towards new equipment or an adventure
Your Scouts can exercise their cartoon talents in association with Puffin
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St Chad’s Greys Scout Troop in York had a busy evening undertaking a five-base programme which focused on the Community Zone
Community service
Try and draw an accurate street map
of your local area.
Name as many different
‘local areas’ as you can
and identify where in
the city/town they are.
1.
2. Name as many different
‘local areas’ as you can
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PROGRAMME IN PICTURES
Identify as many different
‘things’ as possible on a
map of the city
(swimming pools,
cinemas, shops, where
they live, and so on).
3. Identify as many different
‘things’ as possible on a
List as many different ‘things’ in your local
community as you can think of (such as a church,
police station, pub, school, Indian restaurant,
butcher and so on) and explain why they are
important to the area.
4.
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PROGRAMME IN PICTURES
SCOUT LEADER JAMES VARNEY TALKS US THROUGH THE PROGRAMMEI explained to the Scouts that we were going to look at the community, the differences in it, how it sits within the wider community of a city and within UK Scouting. We have five Patrols so we did it via five bases. Each base only runs for 10 minutes so it’s not very long – it’s just easier to get the information across this way.
I’ve found sometimes that even if I don’t have the necessary leaders to run five bases, just having the right information on a piece of paper allows my Patrol Leaders to run a base. That helps their leadership skills as well.
Running things this way requires less preparation and is less of a drain on time. We used to run things where a leader would run an entire night and so they would then have to prepare enough activities to last the whole evening.
This way, the week before the programme we separate what we are going to do the following week among the leadership team and, as we are
only doing 10-minute bases, we only need enough information to fill 10 minutes.
I would recommend this to all other leaders. I know we have tried various systems before and this works best. Admittedly, I have enough leaders to do it this way, and not everyone does, but that’s where you utilise your Patrol Leaders and Young Leaders. Just give them the information and they can run it from there.
WHAT DID THE TROOP THINK?Beth: My favourite bit was finding out where I live, as I’m always forgetting. Doing the thing with the sticky notes really helped.
John Paul: I found the bit where we were sticking labels on the map really fun. You could explore all the different bits of York.
Adam: The map work was really interesting. I like map stuff, I have OS maps. It will help me in future when I go hiking in the mountains.
SCOUT COMMUNITY WEEKTaking place from 14–20 May 2012, Scout Community Week takes Scout Job Week to the next level. It offers sections, Groups and Districts the chance to design a fundraising project which delivers real benefit to the local community. www.scouts.org.uk/scoutcommunityweek
Compare your local
community with those of
others in your group and
discuss different types of
communities within
Scouting, including the
local area, County, country or international. The leader could hint how Scouting has helped and
influenced communities in all of these areas. Remember: A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of Scouts.
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Job skills on display
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PATROLS
Job skills on display
Louise Henderson outlines how the skills of being a Patrol Leader can benefit your Scouts for years to come
I t is in the Scout section that we have the best
opportunities to offer training and programmes
that will give young people the skills and
experiences that are going to be useful to them in
their future lives. And it was at a recent Explorer Unit
meeting that I realised this.
At this meeting, Explorers were looking at ways in
which their Scouting experiences could be used on their
CVs and in job applications.
By reviewing activities they had taken part in during
their time in Scouts and Explorers, they compiled a list of
skills and attributes that they believed the activities had
given them. This included things such as leadership skills,
self-discipline, greater confidence, teamwork,
responsibility, overcoming fears and keeping going even
when the going gets tough (among other things).
Patrol Leader attributesHaving made this list, the Explorers then compared this
against real job descriptions across a range of different
jobs and fed their thoughts back to the group.
The first Explorer to speak summed up the point
of the exercise when he said, ‘They all seem to want
to employ Explorers.’
That hit the nail on the head but, interestingly, most
of the attributes that they recognised in themselves were
gained long before they joined Explorers, particularly
among those who had been Patrol Leaders.
Training and experienceThis is because the 12 and 13-year-olds who lead Patrols
are still able to take advantage of all that these positions
have to offer before they become mired in school work
and exams, something that can happen at Explorer age. In
fact, it is difficult to believe sometimes when I watch the
chaos of Explorers trying to organise themselves that 12
months or more ago they all successfully ran Patrols for a
week at Scout camp with little or no help from leaders.
Absorbing influenceI firmly believe that it is still within the 10.5–14 age
group that we can have the greatest influence in the
development of the young people we work with.
Young people of this age absorb the positive ethos
and respond with maturity and enthusiasm to challenges
that we set them.
We should live up to their hopes and expectations and
give them opportunities to make their way in the world
a better way.
Patrol Leader training in leadership is a great way to do
this and if you still haven’t had a look at the Taking the Lead resource book then why not print it off and have
a read through? The winter months are a good time to
do indoor training and can help keep you and your Patrol
Leaders motivated through the long dark
indoor meetings.
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Win £300 for yourTroop
The Chubb poster competition is an opportunity to raise funds as well as awareness of fire safety
Scouts are asked to produce a poster
detailing priority actions in the event of
a fire. First prize is £300 and two
runners up will each receive £100.
All steps consideredThis annual fire safety competition invites
Scouts to produce a Home Escape poster
plan that details the priority actions in the
event of a fire. A Home Escape plan is a vital
part of every household’s fire safety. Both the
Fire Service and Chubb recommend that all
homes have two exit routes as part of their
Home Escape plan.
How to enter Visit www.chubb.co.uk and go to the News
and Resources pages. The competition closes
on 27 January 2012.
National Grid attended Gilwell
Reunion in September to show
leaders a new resource that
it has created.
The eventVolunteers from National Grid performed
hands-on demonstrations of a few the
activities. The volunteers had an amazing day
meeting leaders from all areas of the country,
and seeing the enthusiasm for the activities
and the interest that came from all the
leaders was really encouraging.
Throughout the day National Grid spoke to
participants of all ages about energy,
engineering and careers at National Grid. It
was fascinating hearing that there is a strong
interest in teaching young people science,
technology, engineering and mathematics
within Scouting.
Who is National Grid?National Grid is an international electricity
and gas company, whose job is to connect
people to the energy they use. We encourage
young people to learn about energy, and the
opportunities of becoming the engineers of
the future, in a fun and interactive way.
Working in partnership with Scouts is an ideal
way to develop activities that will inspire
young people about engineering.
Home escape planEvery household should have some sort of escape plan in place, in an unlikely event that a fire breaks out in the home. Hopefully you will never have to use it, but it is important to prepare for it so there is no delay when it is put into action.Plan TogetherAs a family plan together ensuring that everyone in the household knows the plan and what to do in the
unlikely event of fire occurring.Special arrangements need to be made in consideration of any possible elderly, young or disabled family members that
would need to be able to escape the home safely.The Escape RouteEnsure that the escape route is practicable and can be carried out. Agree as a family at least two possible escape plans,
in case one of your escape routes is blocked. Identify a meeting place outside the home. It is also advisable to have a room in which you could all stay in if the worse was to happen. It would be suggested that
this room also has a telephone so you can summon help. Make sure all the children know your address in case they have
to telephone themselves.
Safety in the HomeKnow the dangers and fire precautions necessary in the home to prevent a fire in the first place such as:
• If you have gas, oil or coal-burning appliances be aware of carbon monoxide. Ensure your home is
properly ventilated and equipment is regularly serviced and maintained.• Turn off portable heaters, as well as gas and electric fires before going to bed.• Make sure open fires have the fire guard in place and secure.• Never leave fires, candles or any form of naked flame in the home unattended and ensure candles are secure before lighting.• Keep heaters away from clothes, furniture and curtains.• Keep windows and doors shut to stop the fire spreading.Task
Go into groups and talk about your own home escape plan. You also might wish to talk about the fire evacuation plan
from the Scout hut or hall you are meeting every week.Create a home escape plan1 Talk about the home each of you live in ie is it a house terraced, semi or detached,
is it a flat or maisonette?2 How many members are there is your family? Are there any considerations such
as an elderly or disabled family member?3 Plan two ways out of every room, draw a plan of your home and the possible
escape routes4 Identify a meeting place outside the home5 Make sure your escape route is not at risk6 Review with your Scout leader and also with your family at home
For further information on all Chubb Fire & Security products and services call 0800 32 1666 or visit our website www.chubb.co.ukThis briefing is intended as general guidance and is not a substitute for detailed advice in specific circumstances.
Although great care has been taken in the compilation and preparation of this edition to ensure accuracy, Chubb Fire & Security
cannot in any circumstances accept responsibility for errors, omissions or advice given or for any losses arising from reliance
upon information contained in this publication.
PARTNERS
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Save festive wasteSerco offers some great tips to pass on to your Scouts about cutting waste at this time of the year
W ith more food, newspaper and plastic wasted
at Christmas than any other time of the year,
there is never a better time to find other uses
for household waste.
Having already offered expert tips to Scouts wishing to
recycle, this year Serco wants to help them go one better
by reusing wasted items at Christmas.
Invite your Scouts to bring in wasted household
materials like toilet rolls, plastic bottles and newspapers to
your next meeting. These can then be used to make
models, structures and useful items.
And this is not the only thing that Scouts can do this
Christmas to help save the planet. They can also:
• Send electronic rather than paper greetings cards
• Use rechargeable, rather than disposable, batteries
when using electronic equipment at meetings
• Start a group compost heap and grow their own winter
vegetables ahead of the Christmas dinner.
TELL US HOW YOU GET ONWhatever you decide, we would love to see what you come up with. So please do send your group’s creations to scouts@serco.com
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