MINUTES OF CUB SCOUT LEADERS MEETING
on 25th January 2011.

There were apologies from Mark Killick and Ian Cox.
We welcomed Ian Welland and Darren Powell, new leaders with 28th and 100th respectively.
The minutes of the previous meeting were approved and then signed and everyone signed a get well card for Dave Owen.
A new pack has opened at 28th. The 2 packs are now called Pioneers and Adventurers. This gives us 14 packs in the District in total.

FEEDBACK FROM EVENTS

There are still some boards missing from scrapheap Challenge. Please can they be returned as soon as possible.

Swimming Gala – the pool manager rang and apologised afterwards for the lack of PA system and has only charged us school rates so the money we took on the door and raffle covered the pool hire. Disappointing numbers took part, plus some packs had a poor turn out on the night. We could easily have accommodated the scouts after all and had a joint gala. Note that team managers must stay with the teams on poolside. Thanks to all the leaders that helped running the event, we improvised well!

Visits – please let Jannette have your term’s programme as soon as possible so that she can visit. She is looking for smart uniform, scarves worn properly, register kept, fire drill practised, record keeping and pack calls used and responded to.

NEWS FROM COUNTY, DISTRICT AND HQ

Outdoor Discovery year 3 (blue badges) - tick sheets distributed to each pack.

Odiham centenary – actual birthday is 11th March. Uniforms can be worn to school if wished. District parade on Sunday 13th March, Spitfires and Fareham Scout bands have been booked. Meet church Road car park, 2.00pm. Disperse about 3.30. Smart school shoes to be worn, if no uniform trousers wear school trousers. There is a competition to design a cover page for a special edition of Hartbeat. A4 portrait size as per email from Jakki. Special triangular badge for everyone in the district. Can be worn on left side of chest above membership badge or on point of scarf. There will be three little triangular badges to be sewn on to the large badge as each is attained.

District camp at Rushmoor Arena from 30th September to 2nd October. The whole of Runways End has been booked for activities. Cubs and scouts to arrive on Friday evening, finish about 4 o’clock on Sunday.

Beavers are now allowed to sleep in tents as long as the leader has a campsite nights away permit. Their time away has also been extended but can still only be for one night, eg could run from 9.30 one day to 5.00pm the next.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Football competition – Courtmoor School 5th February. 2.00pm to 5.00pm. entire must be in by this coming Saturday. Cannot be joint teams between packs as the county rules do not allow this. No spectators, only team managers and leaders can come in with the cubs. 1st Celts to return the trophy. Winners to go to Southampton on 10th April.

Chess competition - 1st March, up to 6 cubs per pack., 3 from each age group. Must have names and dates of birth a week before. Cubs to bring a plain chess set and must know how to play properly. If a piece is touched, then that piece must be moved. Silence during games and a 20 minute time limit per game. Winners to go to County competition on 20th March.

AOB

There then followed a very long discussion over what other events to put on as a district this year. Due to the programmes that the packs already have planned and the district camp in the autumn term it was finally decided only to run an athlete’s badge evening. Preference was for Robert Mays School in mid June.

Plan to do a District hike in 2012.

DATE OF THE NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 7th June, 8.15 for 8.30 pm at Crookham HQ, Basingbourne Road..