Welcome to the Scout section!
Hello my name is Darren and I am the
Assistant District Commissioner for Scouts
in Weymouth and Portland.
The Scout Section is for young people, usually aged between 10˝ and 14
years. A young person can come in to the Troop at 10 and may stay until they
are 15 years old. The Scout Troop is the third and final Section in the
Scout Group.
Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part
of their programme. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the
key approach and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for his or her
achievements there are a number of Challenges Awards and Activity Badges.
Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about
the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities
and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents.
It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal
attitudes
Being outdoors is important and half the Programme is given over to
taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping,
survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities,
anything from abseiling to yachting.
Scouting is about being with friends, as part of a team, participating
fully in the adventure and opportunities of life.
My vision for Scouting within this
District is
to
enable and support the leadership teams around the District in delivering
high quality, traditional scouting activities and skills, and combining
these with more modern activities, create a scout section that the District
can be proud of, and forms a model that the County can follow.
WHERE THE GROUPS ARE SITUATED
Scouts usually meet together weekly during term time in a Scout HQ.
There are TEN troops situated in Weymouth & Portland.
"1st
Portland" - held at Weston Road, Tophill, Portland
"2nd Portland" - held at
Kimmeridge School, Portland
"South"
held at Rylands Lane, Wyke Regis
"West"
- held at Granby Close, Weymouth
"North"
- held at Radipole Lane, Weymouth
"Upwey"
- held at St Nicholas School, Dorchester Road, Weymouth
"East"
- Scutt Hall, Preston, Weymouth
"Chesil"
- Portesham
These are just some of the activities organised
for Scouts this year
DISTRICT SCOUT CAMP
In July we held
a District camp
at Buddens where all sections of Scouting attended. There were approximately 250
members of Weymouth & Portland Scouts celebrating the best of Scouting by
completing adventurous activities
including archery, rifle shooting, rock wall climbing and a zip slide. They also
did back to basic skills and held a camp fire to sing along to songs that I
am sure most of you will remember!
WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND SCOUTS CELEBRATE
THEIR 100TH YEAR
There were 300+ Beavers,
Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Fellowship and leaders celebrating our hundredth year
of Scouting within Weymouth & Portland with a huge party on Weymouth Esplanade, followed by
games and competitions on the beach. Weymouth College supplied a large
birthday cake for everyone to enjoy.
WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND
CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS 26TH SEPTEMBER 2009
Over two hundred Scouts
and leaders attended a treasure hunt in and around the town, and had an evening
to remember with displays of Scouting memorabilia and albums from all Groups
historical and present. There was also a replica of the first Grand Howl, a
1940’s Cub play, a Scout
sketch. and a joint
camp fire song for all to join in.
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Weymouth & Portland Scouts attended
Remembrance Services held throughout Weymouth, Portland & Portesham to remember those who served in conflicts and wars.
CAROL SERVICE
This will be held at Holy Trinity
Church, Weymouth from 3pm - 4pm. The service will be attended by all sections to
enjoy a Carol Service organised by the Cub section. This is also an opportunity
to present special awards.
There will be a collection which will be
presented to the “Guantlett” charity. The charity aids outward bounds activities
for under privileged children.
ACTIVITIES PLANNED FOR 2010
District Cooking Competition –
Saturday 16 January
The Scouts took part in an annual cooking competition. The Scouts were
given a budget and had to prepare a meal which was then judged to high
standards. Congratulations to
East who won the competition (wearing chequered hats). Well done to
North for coming second, (wearing green aprons), and South who came
third. (wearing South T-shirts)
"Thank you to all those who entered,
it was nice to see so many troops represented. My best wishes go to the
East team who go on to represent the District at the County Competition
in Blanford."
To see a picture of the participating
Troops, go to the "Gallery".
County Cooking Competition
After winning the District cooking competition, East went
on to represent Weymouth & Portland at the county event held in Shaftesbury. We
are extremely proud to say congratulations on Weymouth East for coming 2nd
place. As they were only
5 points behind behind the winning team they can
also go and represent the County at this years Regional Competition.
St George's Day 25th April 2010
The entire District will celebrate St George's Day at the
Easton Methodist Church, Portland. The proposed route is from the Senior School
in Reforne, to the Easton Methodist Church. The service will be from 3pm - 4pm.
The parade will congregate and be dismissed in the Easton Gardens.
Full smart uniform will be required. (No group tee-shirts
or jumpers) There will be a collection in aid of "Julia's House". Please collect
all the contributions in advance.
District Banner Camp 4th - 6th June
2010
The District and County Banner Competitions are where select teams enter
a strictly run competition which is designed to showcase the teams'
knowledge and experience with "Back to basics" Scouting. The winning
team from the District competition will then go on to represent the
District at the County competition. The winning team are able to hold on
to the coveted flag for a year.
County
Banner
2nd - 4th
July
2010
The
finalists from each of the District competitions all convene to prove who
has the best Scouting Skills within Dorset!
Goose 2010 August
All of the sections, groups within
each District in Dorset will all convene at Budden's Farm to celebrate a superb
camp. The Scouts stay at the camp for a week and are able to try activities both
on and off site which may not ordinarily be available to them;
Quads, high ropes, gliding,
abseiling, paint balling, power boating, canoeing, rafting, orienteering, hill
walking, micro-lighting are just a few of the activities. This camp is an experience
never to be forgotten!
If
you would like to join us in this action packed
year and would like to become a Scout, please
contact the enquiry coordinator, Sharon Wells.
Her contact details are:
adcb@thewellsfamily.orangehome.co.uk
- or telephone 07906 574 554
With the hard work
and dedication of the leaders who run the section, the
children have a fun and action packed time in Scouting
and they will carry these memories with them for a
lifetime.
We are always
looking to recruit adults to become leaders or assistant
leaders. If you would like to help within the troop, or
attend the activities, please contact Sharon.
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