Scouts

Our next District Welcome meeting will be held on Sunday 4th May at WF15 Scout Hut in Truro Drive, Kidderminster. I know this is corny but it has to be said - May the fourth be with you!

Start time will be 10 am and should take no longer than an hour. Scouters new to the District will receive an invitation by email from me just after Easter with full details. Please make every effort to attend.

These meetings are held every six weeks or so. The next one after 4th May will be Tuesday 27th May and that will be held at Rhydd from 7pm to 8pm.

New Scouters are reminded that attendance at these meetings is part of the Getting Started programme and forms an integral part of joining.  By holding the meetings on different days with different times we hope to cater for all new members. Group Lead Volunteers should explain this during their own welcome package.

Julie

Just a reminder with the summer term coming up that we have a laser tag set available for hire (£50 for a session) which is great for use at Rhydd for your section nights. Also we have 10 GPS trackers available for £10 per tracker for an event which show position on full OS Maps, ideal for adding an extra level of safety to remotely supervised expeditions. 

For details, to check availability and request a booking visit:https://www.saintmichaelsscouts.org.uk/equipment-hire/

Yours in Scouting

Mark "Mike" Atkinson
Section Leader
16^th Wyre Forest (St Michaels) Scout Troop

Fellow scouters,

Further to the NOW FULL 1^st course announcement there is another course now on Tuesday 20^th May @ Rhydd Covert. See link below for details and booking.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/risk-assessment-101-tickets-1298939516059

The more advanced course inc Critical Incident Plans also has a date again at rhydd of Tuesday 1^st July. Link below

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/risk-assessments-critical-incident-plans-tickets-1298946486909

YIS

Mark Searl

GLV WF21

I had the absolute pleasure of being able to watch the young people of Wyre Forest perform in the first Gangshow since 2017.

Mark Atkinson was keen to get this idea off the ground with a very youth led approach. We had Explorers write and direct the show while others Stage managed and looked after the fantastic sound and light systems. They also choreographed the routines and oversaw the costume department.

We had a campfire that needed energy form performance to light after a slightly irresponsible Scout Leader made it rain with his singing, there was pillow people, synchronised swimming and even Agadoo made it in, I did get slightly concerned when they burst in to Charlie was a Pigeon! Fortunately that was soon halted. The Beavers and Squirrels added to the show with an exceptional rendition of Alice the Camel, the Beavers took to the stage for The Grand Old Duke and the squirrels did a great job of My Baby Bumblebee. Of course, no Gangshow would be complete with out a rousing finale performance of crest of a wave.

I am thankful to Mark and the leaders for facilitating the show but I know they will all agree that it was very much the Young Peoples production and they did themselves proud!

Well done to you all.

Andy

Andy Brooks

District Lead Vounteer – Wyre Forest

Scout / Explorer Section Meeting Minutes 4/3/25

29th March - Jersey getting to know you day - Rhydd

Explorers Monopoly run - good feedback, plan to go again next year 6th - 8th March. Mike to investigate upping capacity to 100.

Six summits - Nantmoor training Ian possibly has few spaces available for explorers, speak to Ian for details

St Georges - Parking drop off not on new road. Drop off elsewhere and walk to new road.

County Scout / Explorer camp - 13th - 15th June - Options to buddy up with another group maybe (https://www.scoutshw.org.uk/county-scout-camp-2025)

Belgium - Few spaces available for young people - Oct half term - Speak to Ryan.

Scout C4 challenge - 24th sept - Teams of 4 - 6 (7 if you only have 7 scouts) - Need to provide and run one base per team entered - Scoring via phones as previous years

Possible scout cooking competition 29th June

World scout jamboree selection camp 26-28th sept - possible date not yet confirmed

Explorer shooting competition possibly early September - Ian to look for possible dates

Explorers Camp Cockerel - Normally 3rd Weekend in November - Awaiting conifmation of dates

Scouts Bald eagle - 10-12th oct

Scout / Explorer Swimming gala aim for date in 2026

Yours in Scouting

Mark "Mike" Atkinson
Section Leader