WHAT IS SCOUTS?

HOW DO I JOIN?

ASSISTANT SCOUT LEADERS:
Nigel Norton

Eddie Gordon

Gene Goodchild

Jeanette Weavers

Summer Camp 2010 - day trip to Portsmouth Historic Naval Dockyard

Our meeting place: The Scout & Guide Headquarters, The Croft, Bures

Welcome to 1st Bures Scout Troop. We meet on Monday evenings from 19.00hrs to 21.00hrs in term time. We are a mixed group of boys and girls aged between 10-14 years. We sometimes run later, when going out (e.g., Rollerskating, Windsurfing, Ten Pin Bowling, Swimming, Abseiling or Visits etc). We do not meet on Bank, Term Breaks, Christmas and August Holidays. After our Summer Camp in July/August, Scouts will not meet again until September.

activities: We follow the Scouting programme and do various activities throughout the year e.g. kayaking, rafting, pioneering, knots, cooking on wood fires, climbing, abseiling, gliding, archery, air rifle shooting, windsurfing and visits. Many Scouts gain badges during their four years in the troop. Some of the Activity and Challenge badges undertaken are: Hobbies, Canoeist, Hiking, Entertainer, Master of Arms (using our 1.77 air rifles), Swimmers Staged badges, Nights Away, Survival Skills, Fishing, Athletics, Cyclists, First Aid are just a few. Challenge Badges: Expedition, Adventure, Creative, Outdoors, Community and Fitness.

CAMPing: We camp from March to end of October,
e.g. Lightweight Camping, Patrol Troop Camp,  DC Challlenge, Wet Weekend, District Jamboree, County Camp, Summer Camp (week in July/August).

Uniform: This can be brought from www.outdoors.co.uk (Scout Shop on line) or
The School Wear Shop, 5 Goal Lane, Sudbury (01787) 881500. Long Sleeved Smart Shirt, colour teal green, Blue Activity Trousers and Leather Belt showing Scout logo are required. Optional: Polo Shirt price £12.00 (ideal for hot summer nights); Blue Activity Shorts price £15.00.

Investiture: New Scouts will be invested in four-six weeks providing, they have Full Scout Uniform and have learnt their Scout Promise & Law and History of Scouting (Scout Membership Badge). Badges, Scarf and Woggle are presented on investiture night.  Investiture will take place at the end of the meeting at 20.45 hrs. Parents and family are also invited to attend.

Lightweight Camp at Tiger Hill Woods

Summer Camp Rafting activity at Walesby
Forest Camp Site, Notts

Gliding at Wormingford Airfield

Subscriptions: These are £35.00 they are paid three times a year – January, May and September (total £105.00). Subscription money pays for all outside activities, e.g. Swimming, Windsurfing, Abseiling, Tenpin Bowling, Rollerskating and any District/County camps and activities. The rest of the money goes on maintenance of SHQ building/grounds, membership fee and insurance to Gilwell Park Headquarters (£29.85 per Scout), badges, books, patrol activities on troop night and Leaders travelling expenses. There will be a charge per Scout for fuel for the mini bus on Monday evening visits etc.

ACCESS TO SHQ

Access to the HQ by car is from the Sudbury Road entrance (B1508) just past the cottages
(Croft End). You must only access this entrance and exit via The Croft ensuring a One-way System is operational. This helps minimize traffic congestion. However, residents returning home will be entering The Croft from the High Street. You do not have right of way and courtesy should be given to residents at all times. When dropping off and collecting please be aware of resident’s right of access to all homes in The Croft particularly to the cottages opposite and beyond the Scout & Guide Headquarters.

Speed limit down The Croft is 10mph.

At no time should you exit via the Sudbury Road, as it is on a dangerous corner.

If you require seeing a Leader at the end of the meeting – please come down at least
10 minutes before the meeting finishes and park your car in the car park so as not to block the road – thanks.

Help to keep traffic flow down – please car share, walk or cycle – thanks.

WEB SITES: Sudbury District Scout Council ran and maintain the District Web Site. Visit the Web on www.sudburyscouts.org.uk. which gives details of forthcoming events.

National Scout Movement: www.scouts.org.uk or www.scoutbase.org.uk

IF YOU WANT YOUR SON/DAUGHTER TO JOIN OUR SCOUT TROOP:

Contact: Paul Snelling (Scout Leader) on (01787) 370301 or
Email: paulsnelling@orange.net  for further details.