Blandford Scout Group
Home
Contact Us
Blandford Scout Group
Home
Contact Us
More
  • Home
  • Contact Us

  • Home
  • Contact Us

Scouts

Scouts are a go-getting group of young people aged 10 ½ to 14

jack Thomas Scout Troop Meet on Tuesdays

Stour Valley Scout Troop Meet on Wednesdays


Location: Eagle House Gardens, Blandford, Dorset DT11 7BT


What do Scouts get up to?

  • Discovering the world
  • Starting small, thinking big
  • Listening in, lending a hand


Everything you need to know about the Cub Scout section is on The Scout Association website

Join our waiting list

Our waiting list is quite long due to being closed for face-2-face Scouting in 2020. We are looking into opening a 2nd Troop on a Tuesday. If any adults would like to volunteer to help please let us know and we can definitely get your young person started in Scouts too

SIGN UP

Scouts is an inclusive, values based movement and membership is open to all

find out more

HOW MUCH IS scouts?

  • When you receive an invite for your young person to attend it will be free of charge for 3-4 sessions/weeks. If they are happy, they will be invested and we will start to charge subs. The first subs will be reduced if you have started mid term. 
  • If your young person has been a Cub they will automatically be charged subs as usual (no free weeks.
  • We currently charge subscriptions (subs) of £35 per term. There are 3 terms a year; January-April, May-July and September-December. Subs pay for our hall hire, census (see below) badges and other programme resources.
  • We request subs termly as this cuts down on volunteers administration time and helps the leaders to budget for their term. We can make alternative arrangements for paying please email Sam to discuss further: blandfordscoutgroup@gmail.com
  • We do have to pay an annual census to ‘The Scout Association’ headquarters which pays for our insurances etc (in January 2022 this is likely to be around £50 per Beaver). We try to make sure a proportion of our subs is saved throughout the year to pay for this without asking families.
  • We may ask for extra money for trips, activities and events but we will try to get the best deals and keep the cost as low as possible. We don’t overcharge to make a profit, if we have money leftover we make sure the young people will benefit i.e. put towards next event or purchase something useful for meetings.

How do we pay for Subs and Events?

We have a treasurer who looks after all the monies for the Group (Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) rather than adding this burden onto the leaders of each section.
All subs and events payment requests will be sent via OSM.

  • Via OSM: will have a link to pay online. You can make a ‘one-off’ payment or set up a ‘subscription’. If you choose subscription it will email you before every payment is due and you can cancel if necessary – for events it will ask you if you want to attend/pay and if you accept it will take the payment without the hassle of asking for bank details again.
  • Via Bank Transfer/BACS: Please email us and we will send info

For any issues/help with payments please email our treasurer Amy, who will be happy to help: treasurer.blandfordscouts@gmail.com

WHAT IS OSM?

Online Scout Manager (OSM) is a simple, secure system that we use for all our administration. You will be sent a link to login and you create and reset your own password. OSM will show you; the programme including what badges the Beavers are working on, you will be able to see and respond to event invitations, view all the progress of badge work and you will be able to upload badge work done at home which will then be signed off by leaders and badges will be awarded at Beavers.  Click here for more info…

WHEN WILL MY BEAVER BE INVESTED / MAKE THEIR PROMISE?

Once young people have attended 3-4 sessions and they are happy to continue let the Beaver leader know and they will arrange a date where investiture will happen. Young people will need a Beaver sweatshirt (all other uniform is optional). The necker, woggle and badges will be given when they make their promise. The investiture will be organised for the beginning or end of a meeting so that adults can come and watch.
Click here for Scout promise

WHERE DO WE BUY UNIFORM?

Second hand uniform is available, let a leader know and they will show you the stock we have in our office. All donations go to our Scout Group.
Official Scout Online Shop – click here for blouse.. and Click here for shirt…
Uniform shops usually stock Scout uniform
Only the sweatshirt is official uniform the rest is optional!
All badges, neckers and woggles will be given at investiture.

Where do we sew Scout Badges?

Please click here…

What is a Chief Scout Award?

View our Awards List
Throughout each section (Beavers, Cubs & Scouts) of Scouting every young person will be earning lots of badges, alongside that the leaders will be making sure they are covering criteria for their Chief Scout Awards, the highest award you can receive in Scouting. In Beavers this is a Bronze, Cubs is Silver and Scouts is Gold. The Gold challenges are; Adventure, World, Creative, Expedition, Outdoor, Skills, Teamwork, Team Leader and Personal.  See more info here…

What are ‘Patrols’ and ‘Patrol Leaders (PL)/ Assistant Patrol Leaders (APL)’?

Most Scout troops split up into smaller groups called ‘Patrols’ for some activities. The Scout Leader will give one of the Scouts (usually the oldest) the role of ‘Patrol Leader’ for their Patrol. They will be responsible for making sure the rest of the members of the Patrol and any new Scouts are welcomed and supported. The assistant will help and shadow the patrol leader.

Remembrance Parade & St George’s Day Parades

Part of Scouting is to take part in parades and we hugely encourage and appreciate young people attending. Please save the dates as an annual event:
Remembrance is the closest Sunday to 11th November
St Georges Day is the closest Sunday to 23rd April

What is an AGM?

Annual General Meetings (AGMs) are held every year usually in early June. We need to run these events and have as many adults, to act as witnesses to our nominations of key roles on our Committee. We try to combine this with a really fun event, such as a family BBQ with games, and is also an opportunity for us to present Awards and/or invest any young people and volunteers. We REALLY appreciate any adults/families that come and support this annual event!

What happens after Scouts?

Once Scouts reach 14 years old they can move on the next section in Scouting – Explorers and/or they can become Young Leaders!
Explorers are run by the North Dorset District Scout team not us, ‘Blandford Scout Group’. Please have a chat with a leader they are happy to help/organise.
Young Leaders can help at Beavers or Cubs (Scouts they need to wait until they are 16). Please contact Sam blandfordscoutgroup@gmail.com for more info

Do leaders get paid?

No, all adults are volunteers. The only paid roles in ‘The Scout Association’ are administration at County and some roles at our Headquarters in London.

What is the difference between ‘The Scout Association’ and other Scout organisations?

The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the UK and is a recognised member of ‘The World Organisation of the Scout Movement’. There are other smaller Scout organisations that run in the UK, for example ‘The British Boy Scouts and British Girl Scouts Association’, that have different ways of delivering Scouting.

How could you help?

  • Pay subs promptly – saves volunteers administration time
  • Answer event invites promptly – we may be able save costs or offer available spaces to other local Scouts
  • Attend AGM’s – you don’t need to volunteer for anything but being a witness really helps
  • Save Remembrance & St George Parade dates in your diary/calendar
  • Anyone is welcome to help at sessions on a one-off basis, regularly or every meeting*
  • We are always looking for fundraisers, even if you can apply for 1 grant a year or helping at 1 event a year would be fantastic
  • Join our committee – help with the running and fundraising of the Group

If you would like to discuss more about how you can volunteer or just help out with something please email Sam blandfordscoutgroup@gmail.com

Every young person has the right to an adventure

Scout News

scouts have returned!

St george - CAMP at home

St george - CAMP at home

We have been limited in numbers in the Scout section due to restrictions but they have still enjoyed pancake can cooking and a hike to Spetisbury

St george - CAMP at home

St george - CAMP at home

St george - CAMP at home

23rd- 25th April 2021This was a great event - thank you to everyone who took part at home. The badges have been ordered and should be with you soon

group news

St george - CAMP at home

group news

Beavers take part in our Group events. 

It is great for them to interact with other Scout sections. They also take part in community projects and events.

Fancy volunteering with us?

Email our group scout leader
Young People Volunteering

Duke of Edinburgh

If a Scout or young person (outside of Scouting) would like to Volunteer with us as part of their 3-6 month 'volunteering' section please contact us (using tab at the top of the page)

Find out more

Copyright © 2023 Blandford Scout Group - All Rights Reserved.

Powered by GoDaddy