District eNewsletter – 23rd July 2018
Published 23 July 2018Well, the World Cup’s over so time to enjoy the Summer holidays. For those of you off to camp, have a great time… for those of you putting your feet up, enjoy a well-earned rest!
- Here’s a round up of recent activities from our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/hemel-scouts):
- Over 250 Beavers, Cubs and Scouts took part in Hemel Hempstead District’s American Independence Day
- HHEX Bronze D of E canoeists have just started their expedition
- Day 1 paddling complete with plenty of time to recuperate
- HHEX have just set off for day 2 of their Bronze D of E canoeing expedition
- After ten long hot hours of paddling on the Thames, HHEX finally arrive at Runnymede
- 1st Gadebridge were joined by 5th Hemel for a Jungle Book themed camp
- The one year countdown to the World Scout Jamboree begins
- Autumn 2018 / Spring 2019 events
- Bennett’s End and Bovingdon Cubs enjoyed a great joint Cub camp
- 1st Gadebridge were joined by 5th Hemel for an Adventure Camp
- Scouts and Explorers had their first day of activities at CTT
To add your group’s events to the Facebook page, please email dc@hemel-scouts.co.uk to be added as a contributor to the Facebook page.
Dates to note:
- 31/07/18 – deadline for leader to submit nominations for Awards evening
- 14/09/18 – deadline for YP replies for Cub Bushcraft Day
- 16/09/18 – deadline for leader replies for Cub Bushcraft Day
- 07/10/18 – deadline for leader replies for Wine Tasting Jamboree
- 07/10/18 – deadline for YP RSVP for Awards evening
- 16/11/18 – deadline for YP RSVP Pantomine
- 21/11/18 – deadline for leader to submit numbers for Pantomine
Forthcoming events (www.hemel-scouts.co.uk/diary)
- 17/08/18 – Explorer Summer Camp
- 23/08/18 – DofE Silver & Gold Expeditions
- 06/09/18 – All Sections Leader Meeting
- 10/09/18 – Bushcraft (Module 7)
- 14/09/18 – Activity Spectacular at Phasels Wood (ASAP)
- 15/09/18 – Bushcraft Camp
- 20/09/18 – DofE Silver & Gold Training Evening
- 22/09/18 – Bushcraft Day for Beavers & Cubs
- 28/09/18 – DofE Bronze Expedition
- 06/10/18 – Training “Train” for Adult Leaders
- 07/10/18 – Training “Train” for Adult Leaders
Happy Scouting.
Russ
Autumn & Spring events for Scouts
Published 22 July 2018I’m sure you’re looking forward to the Summer break after a successful Summer term of Scouting. I thought it would be a good idea to drop you a quick email with future dates to note for those of you who like to plan ahead.
Electronic copies of the letters to young people and information for leaders are available from the weblink below each event. Full details will be emailed to you for each event in late August and will be explained at the leader’s meeting on 6th September… but for now, please put the dates in your diary.
Autumn & Spring events for Explorer Scouts
Published 22 July 2018I’m sure you’re looking forward to the Summer break after a successful Summer term of Scouting. I thought it would be a good idea to drop you a quick email with future dates to note for those of you who like to plan ahead.
Electronic copies of the letters to young people and information for leaders are available from the weblinks below each event. Full details will be emailed to you for each event in late August and will be explained at the leader’s meeting on 6th September… but for now, please put the dates in your diary.
Autumn & Spring events for Cub Scouts
Published 22 July 2018I’m sure you’re looking forward to the Summer break after a successful Summer term of Scouting. I thought it would be a good idea to drop you a quick email with future dates to note for those of you who like to plan ahead.
Electronic copies of the letters to young people and information for leaders are available from the weblink below each event. Full details will be emailed to you for each event in late August and will be explained at the leader’s meeting on 6th September… but for now, please put the dates in your diary.
Autumn & Spring events for Beaver Scouts
Published 22 July 2018I’m sure you’re looking forward to the Summer break after a successful Summer term of Scouting. I thought it would be a good idea to drop you a quick email with future dates to note for those of you who like to plan ahead.
Electronic copies of the letters to young people and information for leaders are available from the weblinks below each event. Full details will be emailed to you for each event in late August and will be explained at the leader’s meeting on 6th September… but for now, please put the dates in your diary.
GiftAid – a guide to registering and claiming
Published 18 July 2018If you have a new treasurer or haven’t been claiming GiftAid for a while because you’re not sure how to, I’ve received these guides, produced by another district, which help explain how to register, how to record claimable income and how to make the claim itself:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z503wbfxoxey675/AABuQVLsLghT4DZGDUO8GZu8a?dl=0
What is GiftAid?
Gift Aid is a simple government initiative which allows donors to increase the value of their donations at no extra cost to them. For every pound given, charities can get an extra 25 pence from HM Revenue & Customs, helping donations go further.
So what does this mean in real terms? If a Group had 50 members paying £60 per year it would give them a total income of £3,000 per year. Assuming all of the parents/guardians are tax payers then the potential Gift Aid is around £750 per year.
If you have not claimed Gift Aid before you are entitled to claim back the previous four years contributions
Further information about GiftAid relevant to Scouting is available on the national website:
https://fundraising.scouts.org.uk/gift-aid
Hope this helps with fundraising for your Scout Group.
Russ
Award recipients – please respond by 31st July
Published 10 July 2018Our sixth annual Awards Evening will be held in October, hosted as always by the Mayor of Dacorum at “the Forum”.
Please let us know details of awards presented since 1st September 2017
In order to send out the invitations to all young people, we need you to inform us of anyone who has received their awards between 1st September 2017 – 31 August 2018.
This year, it’s even easier to do than before – please just complete the online form at:
If you prefer to copy the details into a spreadsheet from existing records, please complete the attached template and return to awards@hemel-scouts.co.uk
THE DEADLINE TO DO THIS IS 31st JULY – OTHERWISE YOUNG PEOPLE MAY NOT RECEIVE THEIR INVITATIONS.
If you have already submitted cards via the Scout Shop, we will send these to you to check (we’re just finishing compiling the list).
Details of the event itself are as follows (please save the date in your diary):
- Date: Tuesday 16th October
- Time: 6.00pm – 7.15pm
- Venue: The Forum, Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1DN
Thanks
Russ Dyble (DC) & Julie Bailey (District Secretary)
District eNews – 9th July 2018
Published 9 July 2018What a scorcher of a weekend – and even better that England beat Sweden to get through to the semi-finals of the World Cup!
Here’s a round up of recent activities from our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/hemel-scouts):
- 1st Gadebridge’s successful Father’s Day Activity Week. All Beavers, Cubs and Scouts brought their Dad’s/Grandads along for games, activities and cooking
- This weekend the Explorers, joined by several Network, went to Ivinghoe Beacon to watch in the Midsummers sunrise
- 1st Gadebridge had a very successful Bushcraft and Nature Fundraiser
- Over the past few weeks 4th Hemel (Woodhall Farm) have made rafts out of recycling and then floated them down the river in Gadebridge Park
- Hemel Explorers spent an interesting evening at the De HAVILLAND Aircraft Museum
- 1st Gadebridge Beavers, Cubs and Scouts all made Hemel rocks this week
- A huge well done to all the teams that completed Nimrod 2018 over the weekend
- 1st Leverstock Green Kestrel Pack were camping at Lees Wood at the weekend
To add your group’s events to the Facebook page, please email dc@hemel-scouts.co.uk to be added as a contributor to the Facebook page.
Dates to note:
- 31/07/18 – deadline for leader to submit nominations for Awards evening (details to follow in an email today)
- 14/09/18 – deadline for YP replies for Cub Bushcraft Day
- 16/09/18 – deadline for leader replies for Cub Bushcraft Day
- 07/10/18 – deadline for leader replies for Wine Tasting Jamboree
- 07/10/18 – deadline for YP RSVP for Awards evening
Forthcoming events (www.hemel-scouts.co.uk/diary)
- 12/07/18 – District Executive Meeting
- 14/07/18 – Lees Wood Family Fun Day
- 21/07/18 – Come to Tolmers (CTT)
- 17/08/18 – Explorer Summer Camp
- 23/08/18 – DofE Silver & Gold Expeditions
- 06/09/18 – All Sections Leader Meeting
- 10/09/18 – Bushcraft (Module 7)
- 14/09/18 – Activity Spectacular at Phasels Wood (ASAP)
- 15/09/18 – Bushcraft Camp
- 20/09/18 – DofE Silver & Gold Training Evening
- 22/09/18 – Bushcraft Day for Beavers & Cubs
- 28/09/18 – DofE Bronze Expedition
Happy Scouting
Russ
Please respond by 4th July – Names of Scouts to invite to linking event
Published 1 July 2018Hello
As discussed at the April Scout & Explorer leader’s meeting, we agreed that the information about future Scout-Explorer linking events should be sent to ALL adults in the Scout section…. Please find attached the flyer about the next linking event.
We also agreed that each section would supply the names and contact details for the Scouts who should be invited (those due to move up to Explorers in September) in order that Maureen can send them a personal invitation.
Please submit these names to Maureen (desa@hemelexplorers.org.uk) as soon as possible – ideally by Wednesday (4th July) evening.
Thanks
Russ
Scout Network update
Published 14 June 2018The Scout Network is Scouting’s fifth section – open to members aged 18 – 24. Members take part in a variety of activities, which they undertake and organise themselves with the support of the district’s Scout Network team.
I have attached a copy of the forthcoming programme which contains adventurous, outdoors, social activities, weekends away and taking part in national Scout Network camps. The programme also contributes to the Queen’s Scout Award and Duke of Edinburgh award scheme.
If you’re interested, our district’s Scout Network is co-ordinated by Kirsty & Natasha, you can contact them using the email address: network@hemel-scouts.co.uk
Kirsty will be contacting all members of the district aged 17.5 – 25 shortly to invite them along to the next few evenings/events.
Find us online
There is a Facebook group for anyone interested in the Hemel Hempstead Scout Network:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=6719781874&ref=br_rs
To find out more about the national Scout Network programme, visit the Scouts UK website:
https://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources/search?cat=8
