telstar international scout group report to agm...challenges. hopefully a building start in 2013....
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Telstar International Scout Group
Report to AGM
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June 2012
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Membership
Waiting list currently :-
Beavers 18
Cubs 25
Scouts 8
Total 51
72 67 62 68
75 85
79 91
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Years 2001 to 2012
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Highlights
• British Ambassador Alice Walpole has
agreed to be the Patron of Telstar Group
• New website launched
• New data sharing tool launched for Telstar
officers (Dropbox)
• Sycamore Beaver Colony launched.
• Telstar now part of British Scouts Abroad
(no longer BSWE)
• District now Benelux & Scandinavia
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Recruiting Campaigns 14 volunteers from 2011 campaign
• Lisa di Rollo
• Tom Sheils
• Pierre Lindberg
• Alex Farmer
• Yaron Goury
• Jonathan Orr
• Paolo Panbianco
• Helen Hazelock
• Joëlle Orr-Groff
• Mei-Bo Chan
• Marsha Adams
• Anne-Marie Kramer
• Helene Meadows
• Hannah Rouse
2012 Campaign started in April
8 volunteers to date.
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Last Scouting Year • Cub Pack Camp Colpach Bas – June
• Church Fair Duck Race – June
• Group Camp October – Wiltz
• Sixers & Seconds Weekend Clairefontaine – Telstar hosted
Benelux – November
• PL Training weekend in Clairefontaine – November
• Team Telstar Christmas Dinner
• British Ambassador accepts to be Telstar Patron – January
• Quiz Evening – January
• Explorer Winter Camp Arlon – February ( -15 oC)
• Leaders/Helpers (HELP) weekend – Clervaux – March
• 1st Aid Training – April
• 2nd Hand Sale – April
• Scout Expedition – April
• Explorer D of E / Merite Jeunesse expeditions April/May/June
• District Camp in Grobbendonk – May
• Queen’s Jubilee Procession and Beacon – June
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Statistics • 6 Exec Committee meetings
• 17 Leader Meetings (Group &
Section)
• Over 1500 volunteer hours
• GSL handles 7,000 emails
• 6 training meetings
• Many 1000s Kilometres driven
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Scout Active Support (SAS) • 15 members led by Paula Skinner * We need a replacement for Paula who is standing down.
• Exec members are also automatically SAS
members
• SAS have helped with:- – Fund Raising
– Cooking
– Transport
– Special skills
• Socially active with monthly pub meeting
• One SAS/Leaders party chez Paula/Neil
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Future ? • We are discussing with St George’s school the
building of a Telstar ScoutHome adjacent to the
new school gymnasium. The school is 100%
supportive but there are some land zoning
challenges. Hopefully a building start in 2013.
• Having started the second Beaver colony in
January 2012, we hope to be able to reduce the
Cub waiting list in early 2013 by starting a
second Cub pack.
• Telstar International Scout Group ASBL to be
moved to St George’s School address.
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Telstar Beaver Colony
September till December 2011
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Section Status
18 Beavers – 14 M and 4 F
4 Leaders, 4 Helpers, 2 Explorer Helpers Section Leader – Rani Roloff
Malia Kekuewa
Kristen Nevile
Lynn Frank
Joanne Bywood
Clelia Sommers
Yaron Guri
Berr Demmel
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Activities
• Fitness Course
• Forest Walk
• Camp prep
• Halloween
• Yoga
• Christmas Party and raising funds for Calcutta Rescue
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Collage of activities
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Telstar New Colonies
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Oak Colony
17 Beavers – 11 M and 6 F
5 Leaders, 2 Helpers, 2 Youth Helpers • Section Leader – Kristen Neville
• Leader – Malia Kekuewa (admin & badges)
• Leader – Joanne Bywood
• Leader – Mei Henderson
• Leader – Joelle Groff
• Helper – Yaron Guri (moving up)
• Helper – Berr Demmel (moving up)
Our grateful thanks to Rani Roloff who has been a Beaver
leader for many years before moving up to Cubs with her
children. We will miss you. 14
Section Status
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Section Status
Sycamore Colony
18 Beavers – 10 M and 8 F
2 Leaders, 4 Helpers,2 Youth Helpers • Section Leader – Clelia Somers
• Leader – Lynn Frank
• Helper – Marsha Adams
• Helper – Anna-Marie Kramer
• Helper – Helen Meadows
• Helper – Hannah Rouse
Our grateful thanks to Rani Roloff who has been a Beaver
leader for many years before moving up to Cubs with her
children. We will miss you. 15
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Activities terms 2&3
• Creative & Outdoor Challenge Badges – Guided tour of Natural History Museum
– Camping skills
– Nature walk
– Cooking
– Plants & Science
• Imagination, Air Activities, & Creative Activity Badges – Carnival
– Snow Day
– This is Me collages
– Kites & Gliders
– Music
– Planes & other aircraft
• Individual work on Hobby Badge 16
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Beavers in Action
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Challenges for the coming
year • Individual work over summer on:
– Animal Friend
– Swimming
– Explore
• Global & Friendship Challenge Badges
• IT Stage 1 Badge
• Safety & Experiment Activity Badges
• Individual work on Faith Activity Badge
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Issues
Continuing to deliver a balanced program to both colonies.
Maintaining a connection between the two colonies.
Continuing to recruit and develop new Leaders and Helpers as necessary
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Telstar Pack
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Situation Today
7 Leaders/Helpers – 5 F, 2 M Karen McEwan (Akela)
Neil Skinner (Wawbeck)
Lena Berg (Kim)
Helen Haselock (Raksha)
Paolo Panbianco (Hiawatha)
Rani Roloff (Bagheera) – moving from Beavers to Cubs
Hannah Rouse
28 Cubs – 4 F, 24 M
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Over the year Group Camp – Wiltz
VI & II Weekend – Clairefontaine
Walks – Findel + Kockelscheuer
Backwoods Cooking – Walferdange
Benelux Camp – Grobbendonk
Future
Pack Camp – Misärshaff Family Camp – Misärshaff
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Weekly Meetings
This year we have covered some or all of
the requirements of the following badges:
Collector Entertainer
DIY
Scientist
Map Reader
Emergency Aid
Global
Challenge
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Some of our activities at
weekly meetings
Map &
Compass work
Knotting
Mini pioneering
Making
Halloween
lanterns
Beaver/Cub
Xmas Party
Making
pancakes
Making dragons
(Chinese New Year)
Making kites
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Chief Scout’s Silver Award
Congratulations to
Markus Berg
on achieving the highest Cub Scout Award
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Telstar Troop
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Current Situation 34 Scouts – 10F, 24M
5 Leaders – 2F, 3M
2 regular helpers – 1M, 1F
Meetings on alternate Saturdays
14.00 – 17.00 at St George’s
Year ahead 5 Scouts moving to Explorers 1 Scout
leaving
11 Cubs moving up to Scouts
39 Scouts – 10F, 29M
4 Leaders, 2 - 3 Helpers
Waiting list 8
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• District Camp
• Indian Banquet
• Orienteering
• Expedition
• Lazerquest
• Church Fair Duck Race
• Diamond Jubilee Procession
• Grand Duke‘s Birthday Torchlit Procession
Troop Activities
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Weekly Meetings Topics covered over the past year have included:
• Emergency Aid
• Hikes Away
• Chefs Badge
• Outdoor Challenge
• Creativity and Problem Solving
• Community
• Global Awareness
• Different Faiths
In addition, several Scouts gained the Snow Sports, Dinghy Sailor,
Entertainer and Craft badges
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to Jacques Wolf for gaining the
Chief Scout‘s Gold Award
which is the highest award for Scouts
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Planned Activities Next Year
• District Camp, Expedition, Scout Camp
• Community Service
• Emergency Aid and Fire Safety Training
• Investiture Party
• Church Fair
• Telstar Quiz Night
• Bonfire Night
• Grand Duke‘s Torchlit Procession
and many more!
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Leaders 3 female (Nicola, Helen, Lisa)
2 male (Tom, Pierre)
Helen moving back to UK
Telstar Scouts
Next Year: ***Need extra helpers for expeditions.*** 32
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Investiture
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34 active Explorers
• 20 male, 14 female
• Average age – 15 years old
• Next year: 34 Members.
• Introducing Network
Meeting venue
Meetings on alternate Saturdays
14.00 – 17.00
FNEL, rue de Hollerich:
very central and easily accessible
for bus and Gare.
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Activities Last Year Sessions:
Expedition planning
Jamboree presentation &Ultimate frisby
Explorer Bonfire Night
Session by SOS village des enfants
Christmas Party
Lazer Tag
Internet saftey
Rythm and salsa dancing
Navigation/expedition training for new
Explorers
Kayaking
6 Camps:
Group Camp (Practice Expedition)
Winter Survival Camp
Over 16’s Camp
District Camp
Assessed Expeditions (x2)
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Bonfire Night
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Expedition
Cookery
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Winter Survival Camp
Preparation
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Route Planning
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Working with
FNEL
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Practice
Expedition
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Assessed
Expeditions
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Next Year
D of E Bronze, Silver and Gold with Expeditions at all 3 levels
Preparation for Explorer belt
Working toward Chief Scout Platimun and Diamond awards
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