Christingle
Thank you to all our young people, leaders and family members for attending the Christingle at Chester-Le-Street. The Christingle is a fantastic time to reflect on our year of Scouting and the amazing effects our leaders and volunteers put in to make it happen.
Congatulations to Stephen who was presented his wood beads at the Christingle following completing his AGSL training this year.
Congratulations to our other leaders who have achieved awards and permits this year:
Steph - Climbing permit
Stephen - Commisioner's Commendation, climbing permit and camping permit
Vicky - 5 years service and climbing permit
We currently have lots of volunteers training for various roles and permits so in 2020 will see lots more Awards, Wood Beads and Permits for our volunteers, good luck everyone.
Well done to our young people who achieved the top awards in their sections this year presented by the County Commissioner in September, the top awards are achieved by completing all the challenge awards, challenge awards are completed during meeting nights, camps and events, so to get them our young people need to regularly attend and try and get to as many sleepovers, camps and expeditions as possible. 2019 awards are:
Bronze (Beavers):
Jamie, Merick and Thomas
Silver (Cubs):
Calum, Emily and William
See you all in 2020 for another fantastic year of Scouting.
BUILD - Volunteer Recruitment Campaign
September Durham Scouts launch BUILD, inviting as many new adults as possible to join us "Build #skillsforlife" for more young people.
Whether you can spare an hour a month or a day a year, we have loads of opportunities both behind the scenes and directly supporting young people. With full support and award-winning training, you can volunteer on a flexible basis. Not only is it incredibly rewarding and great fun, you’ll learn some brilliant skills transferable to the workplace too. We welcome volunteers from every community and background. You don’t need to have been a Scout. You just need to believe in a more positive future and the difference we can make together.
4 Week Challenge
Volunteer for just 4 weeks and be amazed at the difference you can make.
- Week 1: See what we get up to.
- Week 2: Start to help out a little more.
- Week 3: Get a little more involved
- Week 4: You'll know if scouting is for you.
We have a wide range of flexible roles either supporting young people or behind the scenes. Any help is truly amazing.
Why Volunteer?
There are numerous reasons to volunteer, just take a look at some of the reasons our adult team give up their time at 1st Burnmoor.
- To learn some new skills - it's not just our young people who gain new skills from scouting. Some of our adults have learned outdoor skills like map reading and fire lighting, while others have learned how to edit a website and how to project plan a small event.
- To spend more time with your children - many of our adult volunteers are parents of members of beavers, cubs or scouts and by volunteering, they get to share some of the experiences our young people gain at scouts.
- To give a little back - some of our adults enjoyed scouting as a young person and have chosen to share some of the skills they learned with the scouts of today.
- It's great fun - all our adult team have a great time, it's really rewarding to see the confidence of our young people grow throughout their scouting journey, a little bit of support to reach the top of a climbing wall can go a long way for our young people!
- For the activities - it's a great chance to get outdoors, get active and to try some activities for yourself.
To find out more or to get started volunteering:
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Text: 7GDM7 followed by you message to 60777
Range
Our volunteers have worked super hard this year in the grounds of 1st Burnmoor Scout HQ, the latest addition to our site is our multi purpose range.
The range gives the young people in Scouting the ability to take part in Archery, Shooting and Tomahawk Throwing.
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Durham 2020
Get ready! We’re off to Durham 2020.
In the summer of 2020, Durham is hosting its first international Scout jamboree. Over 2000 Scouts and Guides from around the world are expected to travel to Durham for a summer to remember and we’re going too!
90 Challenge Award
Our 90 challenge award as apart of the groups 90th anniversary celebrations is ready for our young people and volunteers to get stuck into, lists will be handed out at our next meeting night, adults see below how to get involved!
