Cubs Scouts

Wyre Forest Cub Scout Leaders

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for the Cub Scout from Wyre Forest to attend a District Cub Scout Camp at Gilwell Park, Chingford, London, E4 7QW. The event will be running from Monday 3^rd to Friday 7^thAugust 2026.

The cost for adults to attend will be £275 per person, with a discount applied based on the number of young people and other adults that are attending from your group.

We’d be grateful if could share the following information with your young people (particularly those that will be aged between 8 and 10.5 next summer) and encourage anyone who is interested in attending to attend one of our roadshow sessions, the dates of which will be announced soon. The roadshow will give young people and parents the opportunity to hear more about the camp and ask the leadership team questions. I have attached a leaflet to this email for you to display at your group headquarters.

If you are interested in attending as a leader, or would like more details, please contact me directly so we can begin planning and confirming numbers.

Thank you for your support, and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours in Scouting

Kelly

Kelly Mayall
Programme Team Cubs 
Wyre Forest
 

https://wyreforest.scoutsonline.co.uk/MyFiles/Global00013/District/Forms/1. Expression of Interest Leaflet-3.pdf

County Safety Officer Paul Howard has agreed to put on another basic course for Wyre Forest based at Rhydd Covert.

Tuesday 23rd Sept and this is the link to book. Bookings will be via eventbrite at this link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/risk-assessment-101-tickets-1476262864969?aff=oddtdtcreator

Please book if you are interested as weve had 3 courses now and this maybe the last.

If you are booking please ensure you turn up also as you will see from the email below weve had multiple late cancellations and no shows previously.

Paul is a volunteer like us all.

If anyone is interested in the advanced course aimed at Nights Away please let me know directly as we need numbers interested before putting a course on in the autumn.

YIS

Mark Searl

GLV WF21

First Aid Courses

Faith has added the following dates for everyone to book on.

NEW! !NEW!! NEW!!

There are two First Response courses in the Autumn.

13th September 9.30 to 4pm at WF15

23rd November 9.30 to 4pm at WF17

On both dates there is a Practical session at 4pm.

There are two dates now being offered for the Blended First Aid Zoom sessions. Wednesday  30th July or Wednesday 27th August; both running 6.30 to 9.30pm. They will be available to book on H&W's website from Wednesday 9th July.

There are still places on  the course running over two Tuesday evenings 19th and 26th August 6.30 to 9.30pm. Please let me know if you wish to book.

I will attend the Leaders meeting in September so if anyone wishes to complete their Practical session there I will bring along the resusi-annies.

Faith

Those dates not suitable, then please go here First Aid Training | Scouts Hereford & Worcester (scoutshw.org.uk)  and you will see courses elsewhere in the County or the "Hampshire Model" an online session to cover module 10a. The next module 10b can be completed locally. Demand for these FREE courses is bound to be high as we move into Transformation so please take the opportunity to book early. Check your compass record to see when your renewal is due.

Contact Faith directly faith@westoaks.org.uk for further information or look in the Training Diary page on Hereford and Worcestershire Scouts website for alternative FA courses outside of the district.  Remember to check when your FA expires and book in good time to avoid travelling.

Reminder that under Transformation, First Response will be mandatory for:

• Group Lead Volunteers
• Section Team Leaders
• Section Team Members
• District 14-24 Team Leaders

• In other words, ALL face-to-face leaders and team members.

• There are a small number of volunteers in the District who are not compliant, please check Your Membership on the Scout system if you are unsure about your status.

Little litter warriors and Wyre Forest scouts (organiser Mark Searl WF21) have joined the Kidderminster Bid project to help improve Kidderminster town centre. I have attached the area in question. We are looking for sections to get out and about in these areas to help us clean up but also somewhere different and educational to pick. The Kidderminster Bid has offered us donations however I’m leaving that part to Mark. I am running these sessions in Kidderminster and happy to join your group litter picks if can. This activity can then fall under fundraiser, community and part of environmental badge works. It would be great to know where you intend to pick too so that we can cover other areas that won’t have been picked.

Wyre Forest District council are working with me in making sure we have enough equipment to supply the demand. There are also wanting to be more efficient in helping our activity run smoothly. Here is a link to how you can report where you have left your litter filled bags. Reporting this after your pick will ensure a quick collection response. Community volunteer litter picker | Wyre Forest District Council (wyreforestdc.gov.uk). There is also a section where you can let them know how your pick went, filling in this is easy and they may do a social post on their platforms about your achievements, this always is great for promoting scouting in a community.

Karen Blanchfield

Assistant Scout leader

Updated Safeguarding policy. Our Safeguarding policy and procedures have been updated to reflect the updated Orange Card and changes to how you volunteer. Key changes include:  

• Role title updates. 
• Reference to Welcome Conversations.
• Changes to language around non-recent abuse, to align with best practice.  
• Reference to the 30-day period where new volunteers must complete our safeguarding learning, as part of Growing Roots. 

It also includes reference to the new online safeguarding reporting form, which is the easiest way to report concerns. You can read the updated policy on our website.