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Group Scout Contact’s Report
This year started with my being named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours
List and awarded the British Empire Medal for my services to young
people in Guiding and Scouting in Surrey and Sussex.
I am delighted with this honour and accept the recognition on behalf of
leaders within both of these amazing organisations. I would
not have received this honour if I had not been supported by great teams
of volunteers over the years. This includes the magnificent team at
Burstow this year, from those, who have helped lead the Group’s
Sections (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts), including Thomas Barry, Tim
Cramp, Andrew Cunningham, Teresa Davies, John Freebody, Matt
McIntyre, Samantha Steggles, Max Woodward, Peter Woodward, Toby
Lane, Lucie Morigeon and Georgina Sadler-Lambert.
Andrew and I attended a course which focussed on making youth
activities accessible to those with hearing issues. Our new curtains have
helped somewhat with noise attenuation. There is more to do on to
reduce the levels of background noise levels.
I am always grateful to the Executive for all their hard work, which goes
on behind the scenes. I would also like to thank the children, who have
been members in the last year, for without them there is no Scout Group!
The Scout Group this year has participated in a number of activities and
events altogether.
We started the year by attending the District St George’s Parade in
Lingfield, which is an important event, as we celebrate the Patron Saint
of Scouting and renew our promises. We all went on a Tree Trail around
Priory Park, where we learnt about the trees and had great fun in the
children’s play area.
In July a group of Sea Scouts, Wetro-groep from Rotterdam, led by
Corrine, camped at Broadstone Warren. Corrine, an old friend of John
Freebody, contacted us to borrow equipment and asked us to visit their
camp.
On Monday 13th July, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and 2nd Copthorne
Guides all went to Broadstone Warren for an evening of games,
singing, dancing and burgers. The Dutch Group gave
everybody
who visited a badge celebrating their Scout Group’s 85th
Birthday. Burstow gave all the Dutch Scouts one of our
Scout Group Badges.
We ended the Summer Term with our Group Camp, which
this year, took place at Adamswell Scout Campsite, not
far from Groombridge.
In the autumn we came together for the Pantomime,
Beauty and the Beast, at the Harlequin Theatre, Redhill. It was
great to have so many of the Group family with us for the afternoon.
They also joined the Cubs for a spot of Grass Sledging at Blackland
Farm. The Beavers also attended the County Fun Day at Cranleigh
Showground where they did activities from Archery, Climbing a Spider
wall to Tightrope walking.
The Cubs in the summer also played Foot Golf, went around the world
in 80 minutes and had an evening at the QEII field at Smallfield.
The Scouts went Crate Stacking, watched the Taming of the Shrew, at
the Hawth Amphitheatre and spent some time making Camp
preparations. BThe Cubs and Scouts both had an “Act your Age”
evening at which their parents and leaders swapped with them. The
Scouts told their parents off for making it too hard to explain the
activities as no one was listening at the same time.
Rowenna Woodward BEM GSL