| Scout Report from AGM |
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| Written by Eoin |
| Friday, 26 November 2010 14:00 |
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Scout Annual Report for AGM On the 24/11/2010 For Year 2010/2011
Membership: Membership has remained steady over the last scouting year. At last years AGM we announced we had gone from having 28 Scouts to 40 Scouts in our section. This year the current number of Youth members on our books is 37. The split between Boys and Girls is fairly even, but for the first year in a very long time we have more girls with the split figures being 19 Girls to 18 Boys. In September, we lost four of our best and brightest Scouts who left us to go into the Venturer Section. They have played an absolutely epic role in our Scout Troop over the years and where the mainstay of the team who finally brought the County Challenge home. We wish them the very best and hope to see them as leaders in our Group very shortly. Leaders : Our Leader Team has had a few small changes over the last 12 months. In September we lost Amy Kavanagh and Paul Cushen to the cub and Venturer sections respectively. We would like to thank Amy and Paul for all their commitment, dedication and time they gave to our sections and wish them all the best in their new postings within our Group. Coming in we have Gally who started with us in September and thus far has proved a massive asset., bringing with him massive experience and a wealth of ideas. Robbie Finn comes into replace Owen McSweeney and Aaron Walsh as SPL. Current Leader Team: Gavin Bridgette(Section Leader), Stephan Gallagher, Kenneth Heapes, Sinead Ryan, Colin Barr, Eoin Keating, Robbie Finn Activities: Since our last AGM, The Scout section has been involved in 2 summer camps. 5 Scouts attended our camp in Zambia, while 16 scouts attended our summer camp in Dundrum, Co Tipperary. Over this period we have run 3 weekends to Larch Hill and Lough Dan and attended a Phoenix and County Challenge. We have also attended every County Event including Quiz, Orienteering and X-mas Party. We have run two hikes during this space of time. We also had a massive X-mas Party sleepover which included a full X-mas dinner and a Sleigh run in aid of our camp to Zambia. Monday Night Activities included a night of Kym’s games, Movie Nights, Scout Olympics, Archery and a First Aid Course on top of the regular games and County Challenge training. We also ran a very successful number of Girls only activities, these were run by Sinead and proved a massive success. Our PL’s and APL’S attended the National Youth Forum and sat regularly at Group Council and Scout County Management Meetings for the first time in years. There outstanding Contribution to the Scouting year was rewarded with PL/APL only Night hike to the Hellfire Club Achievements: County Orienteering Champions 2010 County Quiz Champions 2010 County Pioneering Champions 2010 Bronze Award on the Phoenix Challenge 2010 Qualifying and attending our Third Phoenix Challenge in 4 years (58th/85th Record) Gavin Regan being made a Regional Patrol Leader Best Meal Award On County Challenge 2010 County Challenge Champions 2010 (Clean sweep of all County Events) Fundraising and attending the biggest and most life changing Summer Camp our Group has seen, when 5 Scouts and 6 leaders from our section flew to Kabwe, Zambia. Plans for the year ahead: Provisionally looking at places in Britain for Summer Camp Setting up of a Patrol Competition in the New Year Full implementation of new behaviour plan, “58th/85th Good Behaviour Guide”. Prepare for the implementation of the One Programme To carefully plan and budget all events and make them as affordable and cost effective as possible so as all members will be provided the full and best opportunities in scouting regardless of the instability of the current economic climate. To continue to compete and place highly at the County Challenge 2011 To continue to a provide a programme which challenges and excites our Youth members To provide our young and brilliantly keen new scout troop with the all the support training and time that was afforded to the generation of scouts just gone before them so they to can be just as successful and represent the yellow and brown with the pride and skills, that will secure the future success of this Scout troop for a very long time to come. On behalf of the leader team we would like to thank you all for your continued help and support. The Scout Leader Team |
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