As previoucly shared, HQ are conducting a Membership Count in October, to better understand the current youth membership figures, after the past 18 months effected by COVID-19. Last week, all GSLs should have received an email inviting them to complete…
District Leaders Meeting – 27th September
All Leaders welcome, we would like every Group represented. Monday 27 September 2021 @ 7:30 pm – Prompt start North Cave Village Hall, 60 Westgate, North Cave, HU15 2NH AGENDA Health and Safety, Managing Asbestos in buildings, particularly important for…
England Moves to Green
We’re pleased to let you know that the UK government has confirmed youth sector provision in England has moved to ‘Green’ from today (6th September). Due to this, residential and international trips will change, which is explained below. We’ve updated…
Jamboree Information Sessions for Young People
Please share with your eligible young people. County are putting on 2 information sessions for young people that are interested in attending the World Scout Jamboree in Korea. The one closest to our District is on Friday 10th September, 7-8pm…
Preparing for a new term
As we move into a new term, there are a number of things we need to remember. We should create exciting activities for young people whilst balancing the management of risk. Signpost members to the yellow safety checklist on the…
Tidying up our disclosure data
HQ have now contacted all members who haven’t held an in date disclosure on Compass since 2020, asking them to tell us if they’re still involved in Scouts. If they don’t reply, we’ll remove them from the system next month…
COVID-19 Risk Assessments
Following the recent updates to restrictions in England, many of the legal restrictions unique to the youth sector are no longer in place. We’re removing the requirement to have COVID-19 risk assessments approved by District or County Commissioners. Groups and…
October membership count
As we look to build back better from the pandemic, HQ want to better understand our current membership figures. This October, we’re going to ask Group Scout Leaders and District Explorer Scout Commissioners to count their youth members and submit…
