MINUTES OF CUB SCOUT LEADERS MEETING
on 3rd February 2010.

We welcomed Anthony Holland (Normans) and Alan Wade from 100th Trident to the meeting.
There were apologies from Ken, Kathryn, Matt. Teresa, Debbie, Mary and Ian..
There were no representatives from 26th, 28th or 100th Mosquitos.
The minutes of the previous meeting, which was a list of dates for this year, were read, approved and then signed.

NEWS FROM COUNTY, DISTRICT AND HQ

A new programme plus book and a new games book are due at the printers next month. There are 40 new programmes in the book and there is an emphasis on global challenge and beliefs and attitudes zones. This can be ordered through gaynor at our scout shop.

There is a new swimming factsheet FS120620. Please look it up before doing anything near or on water.

Shelterbox.org - there is a challenge starting in March, get badge at end of year. Brilliant for global challenge. There is no obligation to raise money and they send out lots of stuff!

Young leaders – more information to section leaders is coming out about the YL scheme – what they should/shouldn’t do/ missions etc.

Possible skills day to be held in the autumn as a lot of new leaders coming in were never scouts or guides and so need to learn basic practical skills.

In Touch – this is the new home contact system, which will be going live in Odiham from 1st April. Please read FS 120075.

Library visits and book readers badge – Hampshire Libraries are keen to help, speak to your local library manager and take the pack to the library one evening.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

11 – 14th Feb District pantomime
Rehearsal on Saturday 1pm – 2pm. Please get cubs to come in uniform for photos. Bring football kit if in football competition immediately afterwards. Tickets for the show will be available.

6th February 6 a side football competition
Must wear shin pads. No room for spectators. Please let pat know in advance of who your team managers are and ask them to wear a group necker. Matches will be 4 ½ mins each because of the number of teams entering. 29 matches before the semis start. Must start and finish promptly. Winners will need to go to the county competition on Sunday 21st March. Referees will be Alan (22nd), Andy (1st), Sam Zaki (6th) and in overall charge Ian Hotham. Thanks to all of these for standing in at the last minute.

7th March swimming badge testing
RAF pool. Have only got 2 hours so can only test for stages 1 to 3 and only attempt one stage. Cost £1.50. All forms and money to be in by Saturday 28th February morning so that times can be worked out and slips got back to parents. Need as many helpers as we can get.

14th – 16th May County Sixers camp.
To be held at Lyons Copse. Will be for sixers only and they must have a minimum of 4 nights away already. Focus will be on outdoor plus challenge. Cost will be approximately £20, letters to come out soon.

Tuesday 4th May Mastermind competition
6.15pm for a prompt 6.30 start at 22nd/26th HQ. Please can Saxons return the county trophy? It will be run on same format as previous years. We will need 6 leaders to ask the questions, plus another 3 to do score sheet, refreshments and supervise the cubs between times. Cubs to bring a sitting down game to play and we will have some word searches available.
Pat volunteered to do refreshments, Tracey and Phil agreed to help. We need another 5 volunteers.

26th June outing to Longleat
We have booked 6 coaches at a cost of £2940, which gives us room for 252 children and 42 adults, cost will be £24 for children, £26 for adults. 1 leader free for every six children’s tickets bought. There will be an event badge to be worn on uniform above membership badge. The passports will be valid until 31st October so can be used afterwards if not used up on the day. Each coach will have a CD commentary as we go through the safari park. Coaches will not go through Monkey Jungle! Each group needs to bring a gazebo for shelter/shade/somewhere to leave packed lunches. There will be an exclusive area in which to pitch these. There will be a special shop laid on for the cubs and beavers to spend their money with appropriately priced items. Fresh drinking water will be available. We have to take all our litter home with us. If we want to pre-book vanilla ice creams or lemon sorbets they will cost £1.25 and payment must be sent in by 22nd May. After discussion we agreed not to pre-book ices but to buy on the day if wanted. Cheques and forms must be sent to Jannette by end of February. We can add to the number going later if there is still space on the coaches. If oversubscribed we will start a waiting list in case any drop out.

7th July athlete badge evening
Crookham Junior School. Reserve date will be Wednesday 14th July if it is raining on the 7th. It will have to be a drop and go system for the parents, with entry from Tweseldown Road only. One leader from each group to stand in the car park and receive cubs, register them and then send them straight down to the field.

25th September 3 dens challenge
October scrapheap challenge, still waiting to hear date of county competition before we arrange the district one.

20th November swimming gala for cubs only.
Hart Leisure centre has been booked for us from 6.30pm till 9.00pm.

Fleet Carol service – Monday 13th December , Elvetham Heath.

AOB

2011 will be the centenary year for the district. What do we want to do to celebrate? One suggestion was a leaders only camp for past and present leaders.
Outdoor discovery badge – this is year 2. Jannette has the tick sheet and requirements if anyone needs one.
Another new cub pack is opening at 6th Fleet after Easter. The CSL will be Mike Hogan.

DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 27th APRIL, 8.15 for 8.30 pm at BAKER HALL in ODIHAM.