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Induction days for District Commissioners are held at Gilwell every 6 months, and provide an opportunity for newly appointed DCs to learn about the various initiatives, get to know the workings of HQ and put faces to names as well as an opportunity to …
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Graham Haddock has been announced as the new Chief Commissioner of Scotland and will succeed Eleanor Lyall on 1 August 2011.
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Our new campaign to protect Scout Groups from unreasonable rent increases has received a fantastic response.
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A message of support has been sent to the International Commissioner of the Scout Association of Japan following the earthquake and tsunami
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A board meeting on Wednesday in Guernsey for Scout Insurance (Guernsey) Limited was an opportunity to review our claims experiences and also a chance to catch up with Derek.
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Wayne was unable to join Sea Scout Leaders in the South East for their conference last weekend, but sent a message outlining some thoughts on Sea Scouting and the challenges we all face.
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Wayne spent much of last week based at Gilwell, catching up with various teams and colleagues working on a variety of projects, while keeping in touch with events in Suffolk
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Hundreds of leaders and young people flocked through the doors of Active8 in Kent for a day packed full of information and surprises.
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Today the inquest has concluded into the death of Alan Lock, a six year old Beaver Scout from Suffolk who drowned on a Colony activity in 2009.
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Alan, Derek and Wayne meet and keep in touch very regularly to ensure we avoid the ‘silo mentality’
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This year, we used 22 February to encourage everyone to show their Scouting pride on Facebook and Twitter.
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Liz Burnley, Chief Guide, and Wayne have taken the opportunity of the anniversary of the birth of Lord Robert Baden-Powell, our Founder, to issue a joint statement.
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A pair of UK Scout Leaders managed to track down two missing friends with the help of the Australian Scouts during the recent floods
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In addition to the many Scouting news stories, Wayne managed to fit in several one-to-one meetings, had a great day in Sutton Coldfield for the last of the DC/GSL forums in England
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Today the Government has revealed plans to scale back the vetting and barring scheme (VBS) and criminal records scheme.
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Even Wayne’s optimism was sorely tested last weekend when he joined a group of leaders…
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The voice of young people came to Westminster today as MPs discovered how Scouting empowers, challenges and develops the citizens of tomorrow.
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If you volunteer for Scouting in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, you may have noted recent media reports regarding the Vetting and Barring scheme.
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We’ve got 30 places up for grabs in the Royal Parks Foundation Half Marathon, which takes place on 9 October in London’s Hyde Park.
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Wayne spent Friday in the offices at Gilwell which is always a great opportunity to catch up with a variety of people.
