A time for reflection?
It's the dreaded Annual General Meeting season, the time for re-electing members to our respective Executive Committees. I think it's fair to say that AGMs are, in general, boring affairs but from what I'm seeing, they are being spiced up a bit and turned more into annual reviews that happen to include a bit about electing officers to a committee. As a result we tend to have more people in attendance and it's an opportunity for us to shout about what we've achieved.
So what have we been shouting about at our AGMs?
Adult Achievements
It's great when young people achieve their activity awards etc, but this can't happen without the dedication of the adults who support them. Over time adults will accrue length of service awards as recognition of the time they dedicate to Scouting, but some go the extra mile to help young people reach their full potential. You may have read of two such people from Clwyd in Scouting magazine's 2012 St George's Day Awards supplement; Eric Gardner from the Gladstone Centre and Rob Benyon from Saltney Ferry Scout Group. Congratulations to both of them for being awarded the Silver Acorn.
Explorer Belt
Fiona Halkerston (Assistant Scout Leader at 1st Ruthin) achieved her Explorer Belt last summer by trekking through Poland with friends who scout in the Highlands & Islands. Fiona's talk on the experience was very interesting and enlightening. The requirements of the Explorer Belt have counted towards Fiona's Queen's Scout Award, which she has recently completed. Congratulations to Fiona.
22nd World Scout Jamboree
To some, the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden seems ages ago; until you've heard the Explorer Scouts who went start to talk about their experiences. Hopefully their enthusiasm will engourage interest in the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Japan (www.23wsj.jp).
A Week in Scouting
Wrexham's AGM included an insight into the weekly activities of its sections. Moz visited every section within the District in a week. Some may say that he was mad but the outcome was fantastic... and all captured in video.
Clwyd Area's time to reflect will be on Thursday 28th June as it's our AGM and review. It will be held at Llangollen Town Hall, starting at 7:30pm. All are welcome.
It's the dreaded Annual General Meeting season, the time for re-electing members to our respective Executive Committees. I think it's fair to say that AGMs are, in general, boring affairs but from what I'm seeing, they are being spiced up a bit and turned more into annual reviews that happen to include a bit about electing officers to a committee. As a result we tend to have more people in attendance and it's an opportunity for us to shout about what we've achieved.
So what have we been shouting about at our AGMs?
Adult Achievements
It's great when young people achieve their activity awards etc, but this can't happen without the dedication of the adults who support them. Over time adults will accrue length of service awards as recognition of the time they dedicate to Scouting, but some go the extra mile to help young people reach their full potential. You may have read of two such people from Clwyd in Scouting magazine's 2012 St George's Day Awards supplement; Eric Gardner from the Gladstone Centre and Rob Benyon from Saltney Ferry Scout Group. Congratulations to both of them for being awarded the Silver Acorn.
Explorer Belt
Fiona Halkerston (Assistant Scout Leader at 1st Ruthin) achieved her Explorer Belt last summer by trekking through Poland with friends who scout in the Highlands & Islands. Fiona's talk on the experience was very interesting and enlightening. The requirements of the Explorer Belt have counted towards Fiona's Queen's Scout Award, which she has recently completed. Congratulations to Fiona.
22nd World Scout Jamboree
To some, the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden seems ages ago; until you've heard the Explorer Scouts who went start to talk about their experiences. Hopefully their enthusiasm will engourage interest in the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Kirara-hama, Japan (www.23wsj.jp).
A Week in Scouting
Wrexham's AGM included an insight into the weekly activities of its sections. Moz visited every section within the District in a week. Some may say that he was mad but the outcome was fantastic... and all captured in video.
Clwyd Area's time to reflect will be on Thursday 28th June as it's our AGM and review. It will be held at Llangollen Town Hall, starting at 7:30pm. All are welcome.
Area Commissioner's Blog
Gordon Richardson is Area Commissioner of Clwyd. Read here what an AC gets up to e.g. Wales AC meetings, DC meetings, presentations, Area exec etc, and also his thoughts and observations