Young Leaders

As we approach the busy camp season, a reminder for all those involved in organising camps, particularly camp leaders:

Nights Away-reminder to include all adults attending & RA when sending information –including programme, to Sarah Bennett, if possible, more than 14 days before the camp starts.  Any adult sleeping over MUST have completed Safety and Safeguarding modules & have a DBS, suggested applications should be made 3 months before the event.

Remember to keep updating RA’s and share with all adults attending camp.

Sarah

Rhydd – Paul

Potholes – Apologies for the potholes, we are awaiting a delivery of plannings which are arriving this week and then the service team will be repairing them.

Car Parking – The car park on Ebury Rise has been extended to the left as you enter Ebury Rise, enabling more cars to be parked in the bad weather.

Self Led Training –

Saturday 13^th and Sunday 14^th April – for the following activities - assault course, atb's, grass sledges, bikes, waterslide, turf boards, under 8's play area, pedal karts, frisbee golf, slack line, caving, pioneering and Beaver Caving Trailer.

Saturday - 9am-10.30am - FULL

11.30am - 1pm

2pm - 3.30pm

Sunday - 9am- 10.30am – Limited spaces

11.30am - 1pm

Saturday 27^th and Sunday 28^th April – for auto belay tower and bouldering wall

Saturday –

10am -12noon – Limited spaces

12.30pm – 2.30pm

Sunday –

10am-12noon – Full

To book onto either course please email Kathy on bookings@rhyddcovert.org.uk

Activities for week nights only and campfire bookings are to be booked by emailing Kathy on bookings@rhyddcovert.org.uk, please include your meeting times when emailing. Individual sites can not be booked for weeknights but are operated on a first come first served basis when you arrive on site.

Weekend activities are to be booked on OSM please as normal.

County News

• County Klatch (Conference) will now be held in late April, possibly at the 3 Counties Showground.  Carl Hankinson UK Commissioner hopefully to attend.
• County Cub Camp will be held at Eastnor Castle with a Jungle Theme. Clashes with our own District Camp
• Shirehike will be March 2024
• Shirejam, date to announced shortly, possibly a 4-year rotation.
• H & W now have joint Transformation Leads in post, John Day and Derek Barnes
• County TA positions are being reviewed as the role will not exist after Transformation
• Recruitment drive called ‘Bring your Grown-Up’ Useful guide on the website
• All ACC roles are changing to Team Leaders with Accreditations
• Roll out of First Aid Training.  All volunteer roles working directly in the sections will now require a First Aid Certificate.  This means that all current Section Assistants who do not currently need the qualification will require to complete the training.  There will however be a period of 2 years for this to be undertaken. * See below
• Network to be redesigned and/or rebranded.  Districts to be asked what they want for their Network members.
• 2024 Capitation Fee for Hereford & Worcester:
  • The capitation fee for the county in 2024 will be £13.50.
  • This adjustment is necessary due to the rising cost of living and our commitment to support growth within local communities and ensure consistent support across Scouts Hereford & Worcester.
• UK HQ Membership Fee for 2024-25:
  • The UK HQ membership fee for the 2024-25 period will be £38, (£37.50 for prompt payment)
  • Districts will receive invoices from the County Treasurer in due course, facilitating the collection of payments from Groups.

YL Training 

Roy ESL(YL) has published a full programme of Modules so that they are all offered over a 12 month cycle, with at least one Module A per term at the Training Hub in Lickhill Road.  There is a drop-in session for leaders who have YLs in their sections. 

Any YL requiring a Module A will be offered 1:1 if they are unable to attend dates on the published programme. 

The full programme is published on the WF Scouts website in the Diary section.  Don’t forget DoE young people still need their Module A within 4 weeks or as near as possible.