Rabbit Run 2024 – 12/13 October 2024

Below you will find a list of dates for County Events over the next few months. I am delighted to include booking details for Chiller and Lincs Fest and we hope to see many of you at these events. The bookings links are below. Trustee Support Webinar - 17 July 7.30pm As part of the transformation process we have developed a webinar open to all current and potential Trustees (Previously Executive Committee Members) in Lincolnshire, it will take you through best practice and current AGM procedure. There will be the opportunity to ask questions and we’ll record the meeting for anyone who can’t attend. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6ff1e4ce-dba6-4d8c-a041 3d2ee898c139@b1442143-1e27-41aa-974f-f902688050de Nights Away Advisor Update Meeting - 21 July at 3rd Sleaford (St Deny's HQ) from 10 12noon or 1-3pm Book in at https://forms.office.com/e/u8qM6zQapG to confirm attendance. Lincoln Pride - 17 Aug 2024 For further information relating to the event/timings of the day please contact Ellie Broome ( ellie.broome@lincolnshirescouts.org.uk ) or Claire Burt ( claire.burt@lincolnscouts.org.uk ) Gilwell Reunion - 30 Aug -1 Sep Booking detail at https://www.scouts.org.uk/national- events/gilwell-reunion Skills of Management (Weekend Course) - Sat, 7 Sept 2024 Sun 8 Sept 2024 The Hub (National Centre for Art and Design), Navigation Wharf, Carre Street, Sleaford, NG34 7DW. Book at https://bookwhen.com/emrt/e/ev-sv4r-20240907093000 9:30am – 4:30pm each day. Lincs Fest - 20-22 Sept 2024 Details and Booking form at https://www.lincolnshirescouts.org.uk/lincs-fest-2024 County AGM - Sudbrooke Park 21 Sept 2024 Nights Away training at Sudbrooke - 27-29 Sept 2024 Open to all Leaders Bookings secretary@lincolnshirescouts.org.uk . East Midlands regional assessor's day at Leicester Outdoor Pursuits Centre Saturday - 5th October PL Camp, Sudbrooke - 4–6 October 2024 Chiller - 16 November 2024 Details and Booking form at https://www.lincolnshirescouts.org.uk/bookings-open-for-chiller24 RYA Safety boat training (Explorers, Network, Leaders) - 7 & 14 December 2024

My mate Nick, who said one day “Come on we are going sailing for the day”. He had a laser dinghy in a local sailing club. “Sailing?” I said, “why do you want to go sailing?”. I went along and was hooked within a couple of trips out! Nick has cost me a small fortune (on boats) over the years but hey what a journey! That’s the point…. The journey, with you, the boat and the wind and nothing else to power you round the lake. It really gave me a chance to clear my head of all the rubbish, enjoy the freedom, the thrills but learning a skill and if you don’t concentrate then you are upside down! After a considerable amount of time being spent upside down and bailing out the boat again and again, I started to get more competent and progressed to a reasonable standard, sailed in a few different places, and spent many a happy hour messing about in boats! I have been a Scout skills instructor for some 15 years now, helping Scouts learn to sail at 15th Lincoln group. We push them quite hard…. but it is a joy to see a fleet of toppers sailing round the lake after just 6 weeks of training. It is just them, the boat, and the wind now! How to take Scouts a step further? Scouting is about trying new things, making and taking opportunities. I felt that the journey was important, not just to go around a lake, with their new skill. With the support of our group leaders, we planned a coastal yacht sailing trip with some of our Scouts that showed a talent for sailing, or tried hard, and those that were clearly enjoying it! Not enough room for everyone but a full boat of eight Scout places was immediately snapped up! Adventures Offshore take groups out on 2 boats with highly trained Skippers and crew on short weekend trips and also longer passages and tall ships races. https://www.offshore.org.uk/ We arrived at Ipswich Beacon Marina on a Friday afternoon and after the initial safety briefing off we went through the lock and into the River Orwell to spend the night at anchor. All scouts helped with everything on board….. the ropes and lines, steering, fenders and sails on deck. Cooking, cleaning and the washing up! There was also plenty of time to enjoy the experience, the views and take in the sea air! There were also opportunities to look at navigation and filling the ships log. We travelled 60 nautical miles over the weekend taking a trip out to Roughs Tower, off Felixstowe and a short tour into Hamford Water to do some seal spotting followed by an overnight stay in Titchmarsh Marina. We returned to Ipswich on Sunday afternoon having tacked up the River Orwell giving the whole crew a good workout! The boat was then cleaned, and sails stowed away leaving it as we had found it. A thoroughly interesting and enjoyable weekend! Our team particularly enjoyed being up front looking over the bow of the boat whilst at sea, steering, and it was “cool” to be on board and watching the waves hitting the boat….(it wasn’t that rough by the way…..but much rougher than a lake!) The boat had plenty of space for everyone to move around and take part in all activities. Leaders Whilst it is not necessary to have any experience, the crew do enjoy having people on board that contribute and have a little knowledge of some basic knots, an interest in sailing and good volunteering skills! Basic knowledge of buoyage and a bit of home work about onboard safety gave our Scouts the chance to get so much more out of the trip than if we had just walked on board with no knowledge at all. This is a very hands-on trip with no deck chairs to catch the rays! To Tim, Chris and Sally, (Adventures Offshore Team) Thank you for making the trip such a pleasure. Very well organised and thoroughly enjoyed by all our team….. Can we come again next year please?

A huge thank you to everyone who helped deliver a brilliant Lincolnshire Scouts Cubs on the Water event at North Hykeham and to 15th Lincoln (North Hykeham) for allowing us to use their HQ. Lots of happy cubs!

As we move towards the new digital system and team-based volunteering (yes, it will happen before the end of the year!) we need to prepare. Compass will close and we will move to a new digital membership system. To ensure that all details are transferred correctly and that we can all log on to the new system, all members need to log on to their Compass records and ensure that emails and telephone numbers are correct. The link for this information and guidance can be found here - Everyone | Scouts All learning that has been completed and validated must be shown as validated - please speak to your GSL/GLV or LTM if you need any help with this. Going forward all Districts and Groups will be working as Volunteer Teams; the link below will give you some more information on how this works. The Transformation Team will be doing some work with Groups in the autumn. Setting up and building new teams

With the start of the summer holidays, there will be some groups attending the Essex Jamboree and Larkin. Remember to take plenty of photos of your camp adventures of young people and leaders trying out new activities and crafts. Please share your photos and stories with me, along with a short story about what you have been up to, including any quotes from your camping team.

It is great to see that so many people are completing First Response inside and outside of Scouting. The Scouting First Response Course has a specific set of learning objectives, which not all external courses cover. These are mainly Child CPR, Meningitis, Sepsis, and other areas. If you have completed an external First Response Course, you do not need to do all of the Scouting one, you can convert it using the conversion course found here: https://hampshire-scouts.thinkific.com/courses/fawconversion

We are proud to take part in the parade and hold a stall at this event. If you are interested in join the parade or helping on the stand please complete this form ASAP as we will be closing applications soon. https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=QyFEsSceqkGXT_kCaIBQ3l_z5r9vTwtKnAKsJXuW _E1UREwyT0RWMlFGODBRSTdONFpNRVgxWEtSWS4u&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2 x95HxpdBnTBqWYNcxqkZ-zkyacbmarArvsGdYc6WeJk0NtPPbcZs-ro_aem_V6Wauh27vHzGGVFIEEkYUw Under 18s are welcome to join us but MUST be accompanied by a sensible adult. Others attending will not be able to take responsibility for younger members. For further information relating to the event/timings of the day please contact Ellie Broome ( ellie.broome@lincolnshirescouts.org.uk ) or Claire Burt ( claire.burt@lincolnscouts.org.uk )