Summer is here and we are going to take a break. If all goes to plan we will be meeting again in September.
We have been fortunate that our Scouts have been able to enjoy an almost normal program throughout the year, and we can’t wait to meet up again with our Beavers and Cubs.
Now it is time to enjoy the sunshine and have an excellent summer. We are looking forward to see you all again in September!!
Have Fun.
First of all, welcome to 2021. Although we were all getting ready to get back to face-to-face meetings, we unfortunaly in the current situation are unable to do that.
But there are some great new resources to keep busy, and Scouts UK have released a whole bunch of new activities on their Great Outdoors site.
Have a look and see what you could be doing from home, and work towards one of the three badges! But there will be many other badges that you can earn whilst Scouting from home.
All information can be found on https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/ and you can log your progress via OSM.
We hope to see you all again soon, but for now stay safe.
Yours in Scouting,
Staff at 78th Kingswood Scout Group
It doesn’t look like COVID-19 is going anywhere anytime soon, and the threat of holiday get togethers being canceled like everything else is becoming very real. But as the year is winding down, it seems like there is nowhere to go but up. Please remember all the things we have collectively overcome this year and send wishes for a better 2021.
Throughout the year we have been involved in a wide variety of activities, even though most of these have taken place via Zoom. There have been an incredible amount of badges earned whilst working on them at home, and we are very proud of each and every one who achieved their goals.
We have no clear idea of when we are able to meet face-to-face again in the new year, but we will do our best to create a programme that can at least be done from wherever you might be. The year ahead will be challenging, but we will get through this.
From all of us here at 78th Kingswood Scout Group, see you next year!
Coming Sunday 8th November there will be a virtual remembrance service being held by the Staple Hill & District Branch of the Royal British Legion.
The service will take place online on Sunday 8th November from 10:50am and can be followed here: https://www.staplehillrbl.org.uk/
One of our Cubs, Ronnie, has laid a wreath at the war memorial in Staple Hill Park on behalf of 78th Kingswood Scout Group.
Following the announcement of a four-week lockdown in England from Thursday 5 November, the National Youth Agency (NYA) has now issued guidance about what this means for all youth sector activity. From tomorrow, Scouts and all other youth activities will move to Red readiness level.
This decision by the Government means that there can be no face-to-face activity with young people or adult volunteers.
We expect these restrictions to last until 2 December, when the lockdown is currently scheduled to end in England.
You can keep an eye on the readiness levels on the Scouts UK website.
Dear Parents / Carers,
As the Prime Minister announced a new lockdown in yesterdays Press Conference, we will not go back to face-to-face meetings.
We will update you again as soon as more information becomes available.
Dear Parents / carers,
As previously agreed, the Group Leaders have reviewed the current guidelines for returning face-to-face activities for scouting as we are keen to get the group back together.
We have to adhere to the Scouts Framework which is aligned to the Government-approved guidance for the youth sector developed by the National Youth Agency. This framework applies in every nation within UK Scouting and addresses: the permissions process, key considerations to be ready for face-to-face meetings, legal and liability conditions, and key control measures.
Taking into account all considerations and key control measures, it was agreed that the Scouting section could safely resume face-to-face but only outdoors and in a small group. However, indoor meetings are far more difficult to accommodate and therefore Cubs and Beavers will be reviewed again before the end of the year to determine if it is practical to start up face-to-face meetings.
The Scout Leaders are now in the process of preparing the necessary risk assessments. Assuming this is all acceptable and agreed, Scouts will return after half term. There will be further communication providing details in due course.
Please be assured we are working hard to return all our young people to face-to-face meetings, but can only do this with their safety and that of our volunteers as paramount.
Russell Clark – Executive Chair
John Llewelyn – Group Scout Leader (GSL)
Join the UK’s biggest digital summer camp from your living room (or garden, anywhere at home – it’s up to you) on 11–12 July. With surprise celebrity guests, cooking, crafts, music and more, young people (6+) will get the chance to have fun while learning skills like giving stuff a go, thinking for themselves, and playing their part.
Get involved. Build a base camp (whether it’s a tent under the stars or a duvet dragged under the stairs), connect with us on a mobile, tablet, or computer, and you’re all set. There’ll be activities you can complete in your own time as well as live events, including a UK-wide campfire.
Worried about missing your favourite TV show or a Zoom quiz with friends? Don’t. Dip in and out of the weekend as much as you like.
Read more about it on the UK Scouts website: https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/the-great-indoors-weekender/
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It would have been Strategy this weekend, but due to what is happening in the world we have to miss it this year.
But…. There is a way of still having the Strategy vibe, as the team from S&E are hosting the event online. So we will be able to attend Strategy after all.
S&E at home will be live from the 19th June to the 28th June. We’re focussing around the 19th -21st June when Strategy 2020 would have taken place but all the activities will be open until the 28th June. The virtual S&E site will open at midday on the 19th.
The event can be joined by anyone in Scouting, and there will be plenty of activities to do with the whole family.
So if you want to get involved, go over to the S&E website and sign up: https://s-e.org.uk/
This week we will look back at all the activities that we have featured since lockdown began.
As you know, Scouts UK have created the Great Indoors staged badge. Now it is up to you to take the challenge and get through the stages to be able to earn this badge.
Over the last weeks we have given you a selection from the activities on offer, and we have gathered them together here so that you have an easy way of finding them all. But of course there are several more to choose from on the Scouts UK website.
| Week 1 | A Flair For Hot Air |
| Week 2 | Lolly Stick Catapults |
| Week 3 | Super Scarves |
| Week 4 | Animal Diary |
| Week 5 | Craft A Camp Blanket |
| Week 6 | Mystic Biscuit Moons |
| Week 7 | Tiny Tube Trees |
| Week 8 | Fruity Fruit Monster Faces |
| Week 9 | Fabulous Fancy Frames |
| Week 10 | Robot Runway |
| Week 11 | The Great Indoors Badge |
| Week 1 | Changing Your Coat |
| Week 2 | Great To Be Grateful |
| Week 3 | Whirly Bird |
| Week 4 | Fairly Baked Bananas |
| Week 5 | Food Doku |
| Week 6 | Design Your Own Football Shirt |
| Week 7 | Pixel Art |
| Week 8 | Make Food Matter |
| Week 9 | Book In A Bag |
| Week 10 | Squeaky Clean |
| Week 11 | The Great Indoors Badge |
| Week 1 | Be A Blackout Poet |
| Week 2 | It’s Knot You It’s Me |
| Week 3 | Step Forward Step Back |
| Week 4 | A Cut Above |
| Week 5 | Number Five Skills For Life |
| Week 6 | Butcher Baker Bath Bomb Maker |
| Week 7 | Pixel Art |
| Week 8 | Food Doku |
| Week 9 | Make A Paddlecraft |
| Week 10 | Mud Glorious Mud |
| Week 11 | The Great Indoors Badge |
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