Chairman's St George's Day Message 2021
By Tim Kirby - District Chaiman ⚜ A video message from our District Chairman, Tim Kirby for St George's Day.
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Chairman's Christmas Message 2020
By Tim Kirby - District Chaiman ⚜ Hi to everyone, I write to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 2020 has been a fantastic year for innovation and embracing change and although my greatest wish is that we can start meetings in 2021 without saying “you are on mute”, so many people deserve applause for keeping Scouting active and moving forward this year, both on line and face to face. Thank you all for what you have achieved. Our celebration of Christmas may be different this year, personally I am saddened that I am not able to visit my children or grandchildren, however, I would ask you to spare a thought for 2 Scouting families, who, in the last week have lost loved ones. Roy Brooksbank Roy was introduced to Scouting by the late Bob Collingwood, and soon became Scout Leader at 1 st West Bridgford for some years before taking the SL role at the combined 1st/2nd Troop when the 2 Groups amalgamated. He led the troop through successful...
From The Chair: Autumn 2020
By Tim Kirby - District Chairman One of the pleasures of my role in Scouting is sitting on the Appointments sub-committee. There we talk to potential Leaders, currently via Zoom, who are all asked the same 12 questions. The people we are interviewing have a wealth of different experiences and they offer their time for a variety of different reasons, but all come with enthusiasm for the opportunity to work and spend time with our Young People. But what difference does Scouting make to the lives of those Young people? What makes us more than just a Youth Club? One young lady at her Appointments interview summed it up exactly for me. Fairly fresh out of Uni, to one question she replied, “I love cooking and entertaining, when I’m at Uni, for my friends there and when I’m home, for my friends who were Explorers with me a few years ago. The difference is that when we’ve finished eating, the friends from Explorers immediately clear the table, wash up and tidy the kitchen with me. We work as a...