Annual Report 2011
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GREATER LONDON SOUTH WEST SCOUT COUNTY ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2010-2011 Contents Agenda...............................................................1 Minutes of 2010 Annual General Meeting.......2 Chairman’s Report.............................................4 County Commissioner’s Report.........................5 Deputy County Commissioner’s (Adult Support and Development) Report.................................7 Deputy County Commissioner’s (Programme) Report.................................................................7 Activities Report................................................9 Beaver Scout Report.........................................13 Cub Scout Report.............................................14 Scout Report.....................................................15 Explorer Scout Report......................................16 Scout Network Report......................................17 International Report........................................17 Training Report................................................18 Jack Petchey Awards........................................18 Financial Report...............................................20 Published by Awards.............................................................29 Greater London South West (GLSW) County Scout Council GLSW County Scout Council is a Registered Charity: Number 303884 Greater London Agenda South West 1. Welcome by the County Chairman 2. Apologies for absence Scout County 3. Minutes of the 2009 Annual General Meeting 4. Receive and consider the Annual Report of the County Executive Committee, including the annual statement of accounts Annual General Meeting 5. Vote of thanks to retiring members of the Committee Wednesday 8th June 2011 6. Approve the County Commissioner’s nomination of the County Chairman York House, Richmond Road, 7. Approve the members of Executive Twickenham, TW1 3AA Committee nominated by the County Commissioner in consultation with the County Chairman 8. Approve the County President & Vice 8.00pm start Presidents nominated by the County Executive Committee 9. Elect a County Secretary 10. Elect a County Treasurer 11. Elect the members of the Executive Committee proposed by the District Scout Councils 12. Elect two representatives of the County Scout Council to serve as Nominated Members of the Council of The Scout Association 13. Elect a representative of the County Scout Council to serve as Nominated Youth Member on the Council of The Scout Association 14. Appoint an Independent Examiner 15. Presentations of Awards and Wood Badges and to Eric Hayward who has retired as Chair of Greater London South West Wimbledon and Wandle. County Scout Council 6. County Commissioner’s nomination for County Chairman Annual General Meeting The County Commissioner announced with regret that Andrew Harris is not standing for a Hosted by: further term as Chairman due to work and family commitments, although he will remain Royal Kingston District and on the Executive. The expertise that Andrew has brought to the st held in 1 Hook Headquarters role has been so valuable that it has been decided that an advert will be placed in London 9 June 2010 papers to try and find a replacement with 1. The meeting opened at 8pm with a prayer similar skills and knowledge. led by Bob Bushell, DC, Royal Kingston District In the interim, Theresa Jeffrey has accepted the County Commissioner’s nomination as Chair. The County Chairman welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked Royal Kingston and 7. To approve the members of the Executive the 1st Hook for their hospitality. Committee nominated by the County Commissioner 2. Apologies for absence: Finance Advisor, Chair of Finance Eric Bradley, Leslie Button, Chris Dean, Tony .............................................. Hallam Carter Pegg Edwards, Shirley Edwards, David Gould, Adult Disputes Advisor ........................ Pat Askey Andrew Hayward, Roger Hurrion, Dean Milton, Charity Advisor............................. Andrew Harris Sarah Pain, Jenny Ririe, John Tweedley, Nigel These nominations were proposed by Waine, Christine and Steve Wicks, Laurence Jill Fielder and seconded by Theresa Jeffrey. Barham, Steve Miles, Carol Corti, Pauline Pattison, Dave Rixon, Martin Greenwood, John 8. To approve the County President and Vice Ashe, Katherine Keen and Alison Edwards, Presidents nominated by the County Executive Committee 3. Approval of Minutes from 2009 AGM County President: Tony Edwards held on 10 June 2009. The accuracy of the minutes had been Vice Presidents: John Ashe, John Beresford, confirmed by the Executive Committee at their Clifford Condon, Joan Condon, Margarette meeting on 1 July 2009 meeting with no Donaldson, Shirley Edwards, Tony Edwards, Matters Arising. Roger Hurrion, Peter Kinton, Margaret Pooley, Paul Richardson, Peter Runacres, Shirley 4. Annual Report and Accounts Sainsbury-Brown, Dean Sutton, Jean Taylor, All the contributors were thanked for their John Taylor, Lady Marquita Wraight. input and Chris Feltham was thanked for Approval of these appointments was proposed producing an excellent report. by Caroline Dyer and seconded by Peter Jeffrey. Acceptance of the Annual report was proposed by John Taylor and seconded by Simon Keen. 9 To Elect a County Secretary Nomination ...................................... Lesley Bixby 5. Vote of thanks to the retiring members of Agreed by the meeting. the Executive During the year there had been good 10 To Elect a County Treasurer attendance by Executive members at the 8 Nomination: ..............................Chong Hwa Kim main meetings plus a number of Agreed by the meeting. committee/working party meetings and phone conferences. They were all thanked for their 11 To Elect the members of the County contribution with especial mention for Simon Executive Committee nominated by the District Keen who is standing down due to other Scout Councils Scouting commitments but whose legal Sutton .................................Christopher Heath expertise has been invaluable during the year, Wimbledon and Wandle ....... Andrew Edmonds population of London is under 18 and Scouting Croydon ............................................ John Taylor is the biggest youth provider. Royal Kingston ............................. Jackie Paddon Arrangements have been made for Bow Lane Richmond ............................................ Jill Fielder to be vacated and a plot of land previously Agreed by the meeting. used by 7th Morden Group has been purchased. The money has now to be raised for a County 12 Elect two representatives of the County Headquarters building and the District were Scout Council to serve as Nominated Members assured that they would not be asked to of the Council of The Scout Association contribute. Nominations: Richard Moody and A new management team is in place at Jenny Handley Bethesda. A number of improvements have 2nd year of three. Agreed by the meeting. been made and bed nights are increasing. Tributes were paid to Norman James who had 13 Elect a representative of the County Scout headed the management committee for many Council to serve as Nominated Youth Member years and died recently. on the Council of The Scout Association Work is in progress on a strategic plan for the Nomination: ................................. Patrick Dunne County. 1st year of three. Agreed by the meeting. Development project: Grants of £6,000 per year for three years were offered to District on 14. To Appoint an Independent Examiner a matched funding basis to set up their own Nomination: ........................... Margaret Corbett Development projects. Only Croydon has taken up this opportunity to date. 15. Presentations A boundary review of Scout Counties south of The County Commissioner made the following the Thames took place. GLSW were praised for presentations: having borough-based Districts. No changes will take place before mid-2011. Appointments Certificates The role of Child Protection Officer has ceased Janet Drinkall and 3 Safeguarding Awareness Co-ordinators Peter Jeffrey have been appointed and trained. It is hoped Jackie Paddon that more will be recruited. All adults must complete safeguarding training for Bar to the Award for Merit appointment reviews. Ron Wellbrook The County is currently looking for a Health and Safety Advisor, Architect and Chairman. Silver Acorn Caroline Dyer 17. Questions and Answers • Margaret Warry prompted a lively Special presentations were made to Janet Cain, discussion by asking if there was a County Cliff Condon and Brian Whalebone for all the Pressure Group that could negotiate with the work they have put in at Bow Lane while it has Greater London Authority. been the County Base. One of the advantages of borough-based District is that they can negotiate directly with Finally, The County Commissioner made a their Local Authorities. Several Districts presentation to Andrew Harris as a thank you reported discussions with their LAs but no for his work as County Chairman for the past money has been forthcoming. As the largest three years. provider of Youth activities and with over 10,000 members, Districts across the County 16 Report by Andy Harris and Ian Newbery on were urged to advertise what we do more and the successes of 2009 and the County ‘Shout about Scouting’. objectives for the future: • Names and details of funders can be The County Chairman and County obtained from the internet, the Directory of Commissioner reported on the growth of the Grant Making Trusts (copies available in public County during