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Welcome to the Weymouth and Portland Scouts District Website.
Whether your an existing Scout, Adult Leader, Parent or someone who is interested in joining Scouting and need to know more about what we do, this is the place to be!
Here you will find lots of information on each of the 6 Scouting Sections, along with details of all the District Scouting events happening in and around Weymouth and Portland.
Welcome to the adventure !!
District News and Events
02/11/2011
Calling all Adult Leaders, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and members of the W &P District Network and Active Support teams.
Is your Group planning a special Event or Activity?
Are you planning a hike or nights away experience?
Are you holding a special fundraising event to
raise money for your group or other charity?
Have you just completed a challenge event and/or receiving your badge or award?
Would you like to see details and / or pictures of it here?
Just send in a short description (with or without pictures) to:
events@weymouthandportlandscouts.org.uk
FREE PUBLICITY
(for local Scouting Events)
29/09/2011
Back by popular demand !
24 hours of fun activities including our St Georges Day celebrations.
28th to 29th April 2012
From 12 noon to 12 noon
Buddens Farm,
Near Wareham.
Open to all sections.
Full details can be found HERE...
05/01/2012
HRH The Duchess of Cambridge has become Scouting’s newest volunteer and will help
at local cub packs and beaver colonies, Clarence House has announced.
The announcement
comes as a great endorsement of Scouting’s commitment to allow adults to volunteer
their time on a flexible basis. The Duchess will help run a variety of activities
relevant to her skills and interests. This could include running games, teaching
first aid or cooking on campfires.
19/10/2011
Scouting’s biggest community and fundraising project in decades will take place next May.
Up to 40,000 Scouts are expected to take part in Scout Community Week between 14 and 20 May 2012.
This volunteering and fundraising initiative will inspire Scouts to perform local tasks on a scale not seen since Scout Job Week ceased 20 years ago.
Scout Community Week will also provide an opportunity to raise funds for local Scouting. The public will be able to donate online, by text and by bank transfer.
01/02/2012
Congratulations to the Team and Leaders for their outstanding performance which earned them first place in the annual Frostbite competition which this year took place at Braggers Wood on the eastern edge of the New Forest National Park. ACC Mark ‘Homer’ Newman said that they were worthy winners as he presented them with the Frostbite Cup.
Many congratulations also for the three teams from Houlding and Gauntlett Units who were great ambassadors for Weymouth and Portland District, performing to a very high standard and their leaders who accompanied them and supported the event. I hope you have all warmed up and at least partially caught up on your sleep.
North Face Explorers Win County Frostbite Challenge
25/01/2012
Wanted
1 representative from each Cub Pack, Scout Troop and Explorer Unit to come along and talk with our Youth Advisors about what you want to do in Scouting in 2012
As we continue to seek the opinions of our young people and let it shape the way we scout, we wish to ensure our District Youth Advisors can reflect the views of all our members at county discussions as well as taking an active role in local scouting.
We currently have 3 Youth Advisors, comprising of 2 x Explorer Scouts and 1 Scout, and we want to recruit a fourth, which we hope to find following a forum being led by the Youth Advisor team on SATURDAY 10th MARCH.
If you are interested in representing the views of YOUR Pack, Troop or Unit ata District level, make sure you ask your Adult Leadership team about it at your next meeting.
Adult Leaders can find more details, along with a poster to put up in your Hall in the Leaders area.
District Youth Forum
10/11/2011
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the introduction of the Explorer Scout and Scout Network sections, the Scout Association are releasing a special occasional badge, chosen by members of the Movement.
And there’s plenty for us to celebrate in 2012.
Since 2002, the number of 14 to 25-
The winning badge will be available to buy from Scout Shops in January. It is to be worn above the Membership Award on the left side, where all occasional badges go.
Explorer and Network 10th Birthday Badge
27/01/2012
On 1 January 2012 PPL (Phonographic Performance Ltd) and PRS (Performing Rights Society), who represent the interests of different music copyright holders, launched a joint licence scheme.
This scheme will affect all premises owned or used by Scouting as they will now all need a new PPL and PRS licence. Failure to obtain a licence may be a breach of copyright and be subject to prosecution.
30/01/2012
Here are the Members of the official District First Aid team, who got together at their inaugural meeting held at Weymouth South HQ tonight.
A new web page is being created in the members section with all the latest First Aid related news, views and updates, as well as the ability for section leaders to request one of the team to attend a Group / District run activity.
Meet the District First Aid Team
27/01/2012
Safer Internet Day 2012 raises awareness of responsible and safe Internet use.
We are supporting the campaign to raise awareness of responsible and safe Internet use. Leaders will be interested in the range of resources highlighted by the UK Safer Internet Centre aimed at promoting Internet safety for young people and advice for parents and teachers.