Being a Scout
When you join Scouts, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things.
Activities and what you’ll get up to
Build and develop your confidence, sense of adventure and outdoor skills. Explore you beliefs and attitudes and be creative. Gain independence and put these skills into practice at camps and even on international trips.
Awards
Scouts start small but think big, always challenging themselves to do more and be more. It starts with an award. Who knows where it might lead?
Scout Promise
As a values based movement we all make the ‘The Promise’ an oath that helps us to be our best
Moving up to Explorers
Eventually, it’ll be time embrace your next big adventure.
Uniform and badge placement
You don’t need a uniform to join. But once you’ve settled in, you’ll start speedily earning badges, and you’ll need to know where to put them!
Scout leaders
All of our leaders are trained volunteers working to make Scouts the best it can be, but we don’t just need swashbuckling adventurers to lead our expeditions. We also need tidy-uppers and tea-makers and great listeners from all walks of life – for as much or as little time as they can spare.
When Do We Meet?
The Scout Troop usually meet on Friday evening from 19:00 to 21:00.
From time to time activities away from the hut may alter these times as well as weekend camps. We use an online system to share our programme and camp information with parents. A leader can help you with where to find information if needed.
Patrols
Scouts borrows a great deal of its structure from the Lord Baden Powell’s experience in the military. The scout section is known as a Troop, with scouts being organised into Patrols. We currently have two Patrols in our Scout Troop:
- Lion Patrol
- Tiger Patrol
Each scout wears their Patrol badge on their right arm below the District Badge. Each Patrol is made up of around 6-8 scouts of a range of ages and new scouts normally join a patrol in which they know at least one person. Each Patrol is led by a Patrol Leader (PL) helped by an Assistant Patrol Leader (APL); these are scouts who have demonstrated their competence, good behaviour and been a good example to those in the Troop.
Nights Away
Nights away from home make up a large part of the Scout programme and help young people gain independence and spend time with friends. At 10th Widnes we usually go away for at least three weekend camps during the year (at least once a term) and every other year a week long camp during the summer holidays; this is in addition to the plus many evening and day activities that we offer through out the year. We hope that Scouts will attend at least one weekend camp a year and at least one summer camp during their time at 10th Widnes.
We welcome parents and carers to come in at anytime if they want to know more, or even become an occasional helper. If you have any questions regarding the programme then please come in and speak to the Scout leaders or use the contact form here to contact the Scout Leader.
Scout Leaders
Scout Leader | |
| Chippy Richards | |
Assistant Scout Leaders | |
| Richard Hamilton | Emily Brown |
| Jack Woodward | |
