[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":263},["ShallowReactive",2],{"parents-spring-2024":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"author_position":6,"body":7,"description":250,"extension":251,"meta":252,"navigation":253,"path":254,"seo":255,"sitemap":256,"stem":261,"__hash__":262},"parents\u002Fparents\u002Fspring-2024.md","Spring 2024",null,{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":224},"minimark",[10,15,24,27,37,42,48,51,55,60,63,67,72,75,79,84,87,91,94,98,101,105,108,112,115,124,128,131,134,137,141,146,151,158,162,165,169,172,176,182,186,189,193,196,200,207,211,214,217,221],[11,12,14],"h1",{"id":13},"spring-2024-newsletter","Spring 2024 - Newsletter",[16,17,18,19,23],"p",{},"Another busy term complete! We've had a ",[20,21,22],"em",{},"fantastic"," spring term across the group, with new members,\nexciting activities and a lot of fun. Here's a quick review of what we've been up to...",[16,25,26],{},"This newsletter briefly outlines section updates, and provides some insight to what's been\nhappening behind the scenes at the group.",[16,28,29,30,36],{},"This year is part of The Scout Association's ",[31,32,33],"strong",{},[20,34,35],{},"Outdoor in 24"," challenge, wherein we're aiming to\nprovide at least 50% of our programme outdoors. We've been doing well so far, but naturally the\nsummer term will be where we really shine.",[38,39,41],"h2",{"id":40},"beavers","Beavers",[16,43,44],{},[45,46],"img",{"alt":41,"src":47},"\u002Fblog\u002Fspring24\u002F429590568_10163131247567542_8634369653247878424_n.jpg",[16,49,50],{},"Beavers have been focusing on their communicator, global issues, international, faith, disability\nawareness and promise badges - quite a lot! They've been learning about Chinese New Year, how to\nuse the phonetic alphabet and have had plenty of fun with games and activities.",[38,52,54],{"id":53},"cubs","Cubs",[16,56,57],{},[45,58],{"alt":54,"src":59},"\u002Fblog\u002Fspring24\u002F418986225_1850028072115455_3257388136241779947_n.jpg",[16,61,62],{},"Cubs have been communicating, mailing, astronomising, cooking, chemist-ing, and tenting this term!\nWith visits from the Royal Society of Chemistry and a local herpetologist, they've been learning\nabout the world around them. They've also been working on their chef badge, cooking up some\nscrumptious pancakes on Shrove Tuesday.",[38,64,66],{"id":65},"scouts","Scouts",[16,68,69],{},[45,70],{"alt":66,"src":71},"\u002Fblog\u002Fspring24\u002Fphoto_2024-03-27_14-25-32.jpg",[16,73,74],{},"Scouts have spent this term re-focusing on their core skills, with a lot of time spent on\nfire-lighting, cooking and pioneering. They've also been working on their survival skills, and have\nbeen learning about the importance of first aid. They'll be touching up these skills on the\nMission Adventure camp, and we'll be expanding on them in the summer term with exciting outdoor\nactivities planned.",[38,76,78],{"id":77},"group-updates","Group Updates",[80,81,83],"h3",{"id":82},"new-tents","New Tents",[16,85,86],{},"We're excited to announce the purchase of four new tents for the group, which will be used by all\nsections. These will allow us to run more outdoor activities and camps, with the aim for sectional\noutdoor camps for our Cubs and Scouts in the summer term (both sections getting their own camp).",[80,88,90],{"id":89},"agm","AGM",[16,92,93],{},"We'll be announcing the date for our Annual General Meeting during the summer term. This is an\nimportant event for the group, where we review the past year and look forward to the next. We'll\nalso be electing our new Group Executive Committee.",[80,95,97],{"id":96},"storage","Storage",[16,99,100],{},"We're currently working with St George's Church and other third party stakeholders to tender new\nstorage facilities for the group. This will allow us to store our equipment more securely, and grow\nour collection of kit and equipment, greatly benefiting the variety of activities we can offer.",[80,102,104],{"id":103},"membership","Membership",[16,106,107],{},"We have seen 10 new members join us this term, which is fantastic! We're always looking for new\nmembers, and have a waiting list for Beavers and Cubs. If you know anyone who would like to join,\nplease get in touch.",[80,109,111],{"id":110},"new-website","New Website",[16,113,114],{},"We've recently launched this new website, which is significantly easier to use, and much easier for\nus to maintain. We hope you like it!",[16,116,117,118,123],{},"It is also much faster to load pages, and has facilities for camps, such as our ",[119,120,122],"a",{"href":121},"\u002Ftrips\u002Fmission-adventure","Mission\nAdventure"," website.",[80,125,127],{"id":126},"gift-aid","Gift Aid",[16,129,130],{},"We recently put out an appeal for Gift Aid declarations, and we're pleased to say that we've had a\ngreat response with over 75% of parents signing up. This is a fantastic way to increase our income\nwithout any cost to you, and we're very grateful for your support.",[16,132,133],{},"If you're yet to sign up, please get in touch with us or login to your Online Scout Manager account\nto complete the form.",[16,135,136],{},"Gift Aid provides us with approximately £2,000 per year in additional income, which directly\nincreases the activities we can offer to our young people (as it is on top of our fixed costs).",[80,138,140],{"id":139},"from-the-gsl","From the GSL",[16,142,143],{},[20,144,145],{},"This term has been fantastic for the group! We've seen a lot of new members join us, and have had\nexciting activities planned by all our sections. Our leadership team have yet again gone above and\nbeyond to provide a fantastic programme for our young people - and I want to thank them publicly for\nall their hard work. We're looking forward to the summer term, with more outdoor activities planned,\nand our AGM coming up. With Mission Adventure coming very soon, we're all very excited for the\nlargest camp we've ever run!",[16,147,148],{},[20,149,150],{},"Thank you as a parent for your continued support, and I hope you have a restful Easter break.",[16,152,153],{},[20,154,155],{},[31,156,157],{},"Phil, Group Scout Leader",[38,159,161],{"id":160},"mission-adventure","Mission Adventure",[16,163,164],{},"Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know that Mission Adventure is coming up! This is a\nmassive camp with over 60 people on site, and we're all very excited for it. With less than a month\nto go, we're wanting to make sure everyone is prepared.",[80,166,168],{"id":167},"planning-update","Planning Update",[16,170,171],{},"We have now finalised the programme, itinerary, tent allocations, menus and activities for the camp.\nRisk assessments have been completed, and we're now in the final stages of preparation including\npurchasing food and equipment.",[80,173,175],{"id":174},"kit-list","Kit List",[16,177,178,179,181],{},"We've published the kit list for the camp, which can be found on\nthe ",[119,180,161],{"href":121},"\nwebsite. Please ensure your young person has everything they need for the camp, and if you have any\nquestions please get in touch.",[80,183,185],{"id":184},"transport","Transport",[16,187,188],{},"Please be aware that transport to and from the camp is not provided. If you are struggling with\ntransport, we encourage car sharing with other parents. If you need help with this, please get in\ntouch.",[80,190,192],{"id":191},"arrival-and-departure","Arrival and Departure",[16,194,195],{},"We'll be publishing arrival and departure notices the week before the camp. Please ensure you're\naware of these times, and if you have any issues please get in touch.",[80,197,199],{"id":198},"final-payments","Final Payments",[16,201,202,203,206],{},"Payments for camp are due ",[31,204,205],{},"14 April 2024",". If you have automatic payments set up, you don't need\nto do anything. If you're yet to pay, please do so as soon as possible. If you have any issues with\npayments, please get in touch.",[80,208,210],{"id":209},"pre-camp-meeting","Pre-Camp Meeting",[16,212,213],{},"Each section in the week before camp will be learning some camp skills, and will be having a\npre-camp meeting. This is where we'll be going through the final details of the camp, and working\nwith young people to ensure they're prepared.",[16,215,216],{},"We strongly recommend every young person on camp is at Beavers\u002FCubs\u002FScouts the week before camp, as\nthis is where we'll be going through the final details.",[80,218,220],{"id":219},"monday-29-april","Monday 29 April",[16,222,223],{},"Note that all section meetings on Monday 29 April are cancelled due to it being the day after camp.\nThis is to give young people and leaders a chance to rest after the camp.",{"title":225,"searchDepth":226,"depth":226,"links":227},"",2,[228,229,230,231,241],{"id":40,"depth":226,"text":41},{"id":53,"depth":226,"text":54},{"id":65,"depth":226,"text":66},{"id":77,"depth":226,"text":78,"children":232},[233,235,236,237,238,239,240],{"id":82,"depth":234,"text":83},3,{"id":89,"depth":234,"text":90},{"id":96,"depth":234,"text":97},{"id":103,"depth":234,"text":104},{"id":110,"depth":234,"text":111},{"id":126,"depth":234,"text":127},{"id":139,"depth":234,"text":140},{"id":160,"depth":226,"text":161,"children":242},[243,244,245,246,247,248,249],{"id":167,"depth":234,"text":168},{"id":174,"depth":234,"text":175},{"id":184,"depth":234,"text":185},{"id":191,"depth":234,"text":192},{"id":198,"depth":234,"text":199},{"id":209,"depth":234,"text":210},{"id":219,"depth":234,"text":220},"A review of the Spring 2024 term.","md",{},true,"\u002Fparents\u002Fspring-2024",{"title":5,"description":250},{"loc":254,"images":257},[258,259,260],{"loc":47},{"loc":59},{"loc":71},"parents\u002Fspring-2024","Wkrvk5BfRpw3Ds4vGJLuBaqKSMaF-WErAAEND5e3cc4",1791738328489]