TAMESIDER Scouting News from across October 2018

Contents of Tamesider October 2018

Page 2 UK membership fees 2019 Page 2 County Camp 2019 – Join in Jamboree – update Page 3-4 Remembrance Parades Page 5 2nd Glossop Beavers Build a Dam Page 6 3rd Ashton Fashion Show Page 6 Greater East – Presentation Evening Page 7 Explorer Scout Appeal Page 8 Nights Away Assessors ALERT!! Page 8-9 Target Sprint UPDATE Page 9 Race Night Page 10 Diary Dates Page 11 Jam Jar Appeal Page 11 BEES badges Page 12 swimming Information Page 13 HQ Consultation Page 13 New Activity at Linnet Clough Page 13- 14 AFM Pages Page 15 Royal British Legion parade Page 16 Training Updates Page 16 Personal GDPR training Page 17 Christmas at the Clough Page 18 County Camp- Join in Jamboree

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UK membership fee 2019.

The UK headquarters membership fee for 2019 will be £28 and payable for all members under the age of 18. As usual, there will be a 50p discount per member (a reduced fee of £27.50) if payment is received by Tuesday 23 April 2019. The membership fee accounts for around 60% of headquarters’ net income. The £1 increase has been kept as low as possible through fundraising, corporate partnerships and our commercial activities at Scout Store, Scout Adventure Centres and Unity Insurance. You can find out more, including how we spend the fee, on the membership fee page. We will let you know more information about the payment process in the New Year. The Greater Manchester East County fee is £11.00 payable for each member under 18 Additional to this fee is the District Fee. This will be notified as soon as we know it.

County Camp 2019 – Join in Jamboree – update

Sub camp Leaders have been appointed:-

 Amy Arnold : ‘Maple’ (Canada) -  Zoe Brierley : ‘Oak’ () - Tame Valley , Tameside South & North Manchester  Phil Sumner : ‘Cactus’ (Mexico)- Cheadle & Ladybrook Valley  Richard Curtis : ‘Pine’ (U.S.A. ) - Glossop , North Tameside & Manchester South

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TAMESIDE (PROVISIONAL) REMEMBRANCE PARADES AND SERVICES AT WAR MEMORIALS

SUNDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2018

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE - Central - assemble on Market Street at 9am and proceed Ashton Parish Church for a Remembrance Service at 9.45am. At the conclusion of the Church Service, the Parade will re-assemble on Stamford Street and proceed to the War Memorial in St Michael’s Square via the Telephone Exchange roundabout and Mossley Road for a Wreath Laying Ceremony at 10.45am Cockbrook - Service in St Gabriel’s Church at 10.55am followed by a Wreath Laying Ceremony at 12.30pm at the War Memorial at the side of the church. Hurst - Service in St John’s Church at 9.30am followed by a Procession via King’s Road to the War Memorial in Hurst Cemetery for a Wreath Laying Ceremony and planting of personal poppies at 11am. Park Bridge - Service of Remembrance at the War Memorial in the grounds of Park Bridge Institute at 10.45am. Waterloo - Parade will assemble at Canon Burrows Primary School at 2pm and will proceed to the War Memorial on Oldham Road for a Service of Remembrance at 2.30pm. AUDENSHAW - Cemetery - Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony to be held at the War Memorial in Audenshaw Cemetery at 3pm. DENTON - Central - The Parade will assemble at Denton Town Hall, by the fountains, at 10.20am and proceed to the War Memorial in Victoria Park for a Service of Remembrance at 10.45am. Haughton Green - Service of Remembrance in St Mary’s Church, starting at10.30am.

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Denton West - Wreath laying ceremony to be held at the Memorial in Thornley Park at 1.30pm. DROYLSDEN - assemble on Church Street and will depart at 10am proceeding to the Droylsden War Memorial for a Remembrance Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony at 10.45am. Refreshments will be served in the Concord Suite to those taking part. DUKINFIELD - assemble at the Town Hall, King Street, Dukinfield at 2.30pm for departure at 2.45pm proceeding to the War Memorial at Chapel Hill for a Remembrance Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony at 3pm. At the conclusion of the Ceremony, the Parade will return to the Town Hall via Chapel Street where refreshments will be served to those taking part. HYDE Central - assemble in Greenfield Street at 2pm and proceed to Hyde Central Methodist Church for a Remembrance Service at 2.30pm. At the conclusion of the Service, the Parade will return to Hyde Town Hall t for a Wreath Laying Ceremony at approximately 3.30pm. Newton - depart Rosemount Methodist Church at 10am and proceed to the War Memorial at the George & Dragon Square, Bennett Street for a short Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony commencing at 10.15am Werneth - assemble at the Visitors Centre, Higham Lane departing at 11.45am for the Cenotaph on Werneth Low where a short Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony will be held at 12noon LONGDENDALE Broadbottom - assemble at Broadbottom Community Centre at 10.30am and to proceed to the War Memorial an Act of Remembrance will be held at the War Memorial at 10.45am. Hollingworth - Remembrance Service at Hollingworth Methodist Church at 10am to be followed by a March to the War Memorial, Mottram Moor for a Wreath Laying Ceremony at 10.50am. Mottram - Service of Remembrance will be held in Mottram Parish Church at 10.30. MOSSLEY - Service of Remembrance and Wreath Laying Ceremony to commence at 10.45am at the War Memorial, Mossley Town Hall, Mossley Bottom Park. At the conclusion of the Ceremony, there will be a Procession to the George Lawton Hall STALYBRIDGE - Assemble in Armentieres Square at 10.25am and will proceed at 10 to the War Memorial for a Remembrance Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony at 10.55am.

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2nd Glossop Beavers Build a Dam Beavers from the 2nd Glossop Beaver Colony at Linnet Clough made the word Damboree out of sticks cones anything they could find. Put up and took down tents, had

a wide game and finished off with water activities. The Beavers had a pirate sleepover making marshmallows and spaghetti pirate ships finished off with a pirate film. The Scouts and Cubs from2nd Glossop had a taster day at Torside Sailing Club, achieving a certificate to show their competence resulting from their hard work. A massive big thank you for Rotary Club at Glossop presenting us with a cheque which we are going to put towards either the roofing fund or to help with camping equipment. Sylvia, GSL 2nd Glossop

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3rd Ashton Fashion Show

3rd Ashton Scouts were counting their fund raising cash, following a successful fashion show at The Broadoak Hotel in Ashton, it looks like 3rd Ashton Scout families will be the best dressed people in Ashton following the fashion show.

The £241.00 will go to 3rd Ashton Scouts and Explorer Scout Mark to help support him to raise the £3495.00 to go to the 24th World Scout Jamboree at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia North America in 2019 https://www.2019wsj.org.

The event organiser 3rd Group Scout Leader, Tina Howarth, said, ‘It was a very successful evening and everyone who came had a fabulous night, I would like to thank everyone who came to support 3rd Ashton Scouts and Mark at the Jamboree, also thanks to Neil and his staff at the Broadoak for making it a fabulous night.’

Greater Manchester East Presentation Evening

Please find below the link for Award recipients, their guests and leaders to book onto the next Presentation evening, which is on :

Tuesday 13th November 2018, at Stockport Town hall. (Please note change of day and venue for this evening). https://awardsgmenov18.eventbrite.co.uk I’m pleased to say that we shall be joined on the evening by both the Mayors of Tameside & Stockport.

Any queries please get in touch. Thanks Claire

Claire Jarvis, Deputy County Commissioner - Operations Email: [email protected] Mobile : 07887 660268

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Explorer Scout Appeal

My name is Daniel Barton and I am 16 years old. I am currently an Explorer Scout and Young Leader in Tame Valley District, Stalybridge, Greater Manchester East.

I am trying to raise £3500, which will either be to fund my entry to the 24th World Scout Jamboree, which I am on the reserve list for, or to attend another international scout event - either another Jamboree or an international trip that will count towards my Queen Scout Award. I am currently looking at trips like 4 weeks in China helping to teach English to children and helping with Panda conservation - with this in mind my fund-raising is nicknamed The Panda Plan.

In order to raise this money, I have designed, had illustrated and printed these Christmas cards and am selling them for £2.50 for a pack. Each pack contains 12 cards, 3 each of 4 designs and envelopes. They are unique, have Scouting themes and are available for you to purchase.

If they appeal to you, and you would like to purchase some, then please contact me on [email protected] or my mum through the Tame Valley Scouts email address - [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact me through a Facebook page that I have set up called ThePandaPlan2019

Many thanks Daniel

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Nights Away Assessors ALERT!!!

If you have an appointment as a Nights Away Adviser listed on Compass or as a DC, you may have leaders who are interested in a role as a Nights Away Adviser, all are welcome to attend, but as places are limited, priority will be given to those already in the role.

As I'm sure you're aware all Nights Away Assessors should complete a workshop every 5 years, to this end a workshop has been organised.

This will be on Saturday 24th November 2018 from 10.00 to 16.00hrs, to be held in the Lynmouth building at Linnet Clough Scout Camp & Activity Centre, Gibb Lane, Mellor, Stockport, SK6 5NB.

A team from Headquarters will facilitate the day’s programme. There’s no charge for the day, plus lunch will be provided too!

To book a place, please email myself directly, (please advise of any dietary requirements). [email protected]

Look forward to seeing you there, any queries please get in touch.

Thanks With Kind Regards

Claire Claire Jarvis

Deputy County Commissioner - Operations

TARGET SPRINT UPDATE

British Shooting ased me to set up a Target Sprint event for the BBC’s Mike Bushall to promote the grassroots development of the sport here in the North West as well as nationally.

We have already been recognised as a regional centre in July so this event was the climax to a pretty busy summer.

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We had one scout from 6th Ashton come down with classmates from Great Academy Ashton school, using his Scout Master At Arms Instructor Badge to full effect assisting the other performance athletes instruct the novices from GAA. He also happens to be the Regional Youth Champion so knows his way around a running track.

The athletes from the regional centre came along in support, providing an age range of 13-52 years demonstrating the broad appeal of the sport.

Finally we were joined by Emily Shawyer, GB’s number 2 junior female in Target Sprint who is fresh back from South Korea with two shiny medals to her tally.

Everyone got to spend a lot of time getting involved in the recording of the session for television which will be shown on the BBC on Saturday 6th October to coincide with the World Target Sprint Tour international event being held in Bristol.

The scout is now going on to compete at the National Final being held in conjunction with the World Tour in Yate, Bristol.

Regards , Doug Pepper 0793 952 1134

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Diary Dates 2018 October 5th - 7th NT Cubs district camp, Ashworth Valley 6th NT Scouts district cooking competition, venue and time TBC. 13th 3rd Ashton Race Night, Ashton Rugby Club 7.00pm 17th County District Commissioner meeting at Linnet Clough 6.30pm 19th – 21st Shooting at the British Shooting Ground at Bisley 21st TS Cubs Swimming Gala – Denton Baths

November 2nd 4th Denton (St Ann’s) bonfire 9th NT Cubs district swimming gala, Ashton Baths, 7.30pm - 9.30pm. 13th County Presentation Evening – Stockport Town Hall 11th ALL Remembrance Day parade venues across Tameside and Glossop 14th NT District exec 125 Curzon Rd Ashton 7.15pm. 18th TS Scout Swimming Gala – Denton Baths 24th Nights Away Advisers training day – Linnet Clough – see advert 25th Bag Packing at Tesco Stockport

December 8 and 9th Christmas at the Clough – see advert. 15th NT Scouts 5-a-side football competition, venue and time TBC. 22nd Bag Packing at Sainsbury’s Ashton 25th And REST.

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Jam Jar Appeal

Alex from Tameside South District is running a Jam Jar Tombola to raise funds for the Jamboree fund. He is looking for jam jar, with or without tops, for the stall. If you have any please let Liz Rowles know on [email protected] Greater Manchester BEEs Have you or your Groups collected the Manchester BEEs over the summer, if so read on......

We’ve had them (the badges) done because I know that lots of Beavers, Cubs and Scouts did the Bee Trail over the summer holidays, the three Manchester Counties sponsored a Bee so we should celebrate that. My husband, the DC for Pennine District took a photo of LordBeedonPowell, the Scout Bee funded by the three Greater Manchester Scout Counties and I obtained Ian’s permission to sell them for our groups’ International Fund. I had to take off all the writing from BeedonPowell himself as Cyberstitch said there was way too much detail on him – but he’s come out just great.

At our Scout Group have one Jamboree attendee, we are planning to take the Beavers and Cubs to Disneyland Paris next year and in 2020 our Scouts and Explorers will go to the USA to have a joint camp with Troop 139 in the American Rockies so we have lots to raise money for.

We also had a day in Manchester today with Cubs and Scouts doing the Bee Trail which everyone thoroughly enjoyed – you don’t realise how far you are walking when you are going backwards and forwards and zig-zag around the streets - but one of the phone apps said 10km – great way to get young people walking! We’ll be giving out some Hikes Away badges too for that!

We’ve set-up a BT Mydonate page at https://mydonate.bt.com/events/beetrail/474948 so if anyone would like a badge they can pay there and email this email address ([email protected]) with the postal address they would like it/them sent to and we’ll send them out.

Yours in Scouting, Norma Brandon. GSL 17th Rochdale 1st Wardle Scout Group

Acting GSL for 12th A Rochdale Smithy Bridge Scout Group

Charity Number 1064434 Tel: 07771 813309

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SWIMMING INFORMATION Hello everyone, My name is Paula Thomas and I help run The George Bradley Scout Swimming Club at Medlock Leisure Centre, Droylsden. The swimming sessions are every Wednesday evening 7.30pm to 8.30pm, at a cost of £2.00 each. The session is open to any member of scouting and guiding. We welcome any group to attend either each week or every now and then to complete swimming badges or just to have some fun. Groups can come together or parents are welcome to bring individual children along. You do not need to book, just turn up. Please think about popping along and supporting us either as a group or letting your members know they can come along. Thanking you in advance. Paula ([email protected])

This would be a great way to get some practice in for all the swimming galas coming up between now and Christmas!!!!!

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HQ CONSULTATION:- Our partnership with the National Citizen Service. In July 2017 we launched a three-year partnership with the National Citizen Service to support mutual growth and to improve outcomes for young people across . This month we’re starting the research phase of that partnership. Over the next few months, the team will be speaking to Scout volunteers and young people, delivery partners, and staff. If you would like to contribute to the consultation, please send an email to [email protected]

New Activity at Linnet Clough

On Wednesday evening, before the Greater Manchester East Annual General Meeting, the opening of the activity wall at Linnet took place at Linnet Clough. Mark from Hurst Explorers, Ashton went to tried it out.

Mark said “ it was absolute brilliant I had to help a young cub up the Jacobs ladder the zip wire was amazing and the leap of faith to the trapeze was great “.

The climbing all is open to all Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and adults.

Alan Fish, one of our older leaders tried it out and said, “it was fabulous and everyone should have a go.” Contact Linnet Clough to organize an activity evening for your Pack, Troop or Unit.

The AFM Pages, Young People First.

We are up to rules 9 and 10 and only another 10 to go :- 9. Do act within appropriate boundaries even in difficult circumstances - Got a few problems with this one, what does appropriate and difficult mean ? Appropriate is different to every Leader, in this case in Leader Protection it is taken as, what a reasonable parent would do, now another word, reasonable, what does that mean to every Leader? Difficult is again different to every Leader in all circumstances. Lets look at the practical side say the difficult circumstances are lost halfway up a mountain lost in the mist, the appropriate boundaries would not be running around

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screaming, we are lost we are all going to die. It should be stay calm stop for a rest and check map and compass or GPS. Let’s now look at a difficult circumstances on the romantic side, a young person has a crush on you, the appropriate boundaries would not be, great I have got a 17 year old blonde to go out with. It should be to avoid as shown on your yellow card, 3. Favouritism, 9. do act appropriately as a Leader, 15. Avoid any physical contact, 16. Overstepping the boundaries with any relationships, 19. Being alone with the young person. You could, or someone else would be better, have a chat to the young person explaining the code of behaviour on the Yellow Card. 10. Do encourage an open and transparent culture - We don't want a secret society in Scouts so if anyone has a concern they should be open and transparent about it like the case above. If the young person above said something naughty had happened between you, because it had been made transparent and known to other Leaders who were aware of issue. The problem in Scouting in child protection you are guilty until proven innocent, it would be better that a few Leaders knew about the issue, therefore could defend you against the young person's story. I know this is not a nice way of looking at it but you need to be aware of Leader Protection as well as Child Protection.

PRaTTS Climbing Wall

Scout Groups in North Tameside can now use the Climbing wall but they will need North Tameside Climbing Wall Permits to use the wall. The group will need a few Leaders with a NTCWP1 which is to explain how to climb safely and how to put a climbing harness onto a young person, plus someone will need to have a NTCWP2 which is how to put the wall up and they also need to be able to climb the wall to carry out a rescue, well actually it's to persuade a young person to let go once they are at the top, if not they will have to climb up the wall to prise their fingers off the top, or use a mallet. There is also going to be a NTCWP3 that is to cover driving licences to tow, towing a 2400kg 8m trailer and full setting up of the wall but that is still in the design phase. For booking the wall contact [email protected] 07931765121 .

Disclaimer

Information disclosed at the time of printing was true but may change due to unforeseen circumstances, or I got it wrong, oh sorry, that can't be true as I am using the AFM. The 'mallet' meant to say 'gentle persuasion' to comply with rule 9. If you have any questions please contact me at any of the below, if it's easy I will answer, if not I may have to consult my Lawyers which will take longer than my 2 hrs a week so could be awhile before I reply. -- Yours Alan. DAFT (District Advisor for Tameside) Scouts.

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TRAINING DATES Training Programme for 2018 for Greater Manchester East County. Friday 5th October – Sunday 7th Residential Training Mods 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15. Sunday 7th October 10.00 – 16.00 – Module 10 –First Aid 2/230th Man Sunday 16th December 10.00 – 12.00 – Module 18 – Practical Skills – 2/230th Sunday 16th December 13.00 – 15.00 – Module 17 – running safe activities – 2/230th Friday 29th – 31st March 2019 Module 38 – Practical Skills – Linnet Clough Training Venue Addresses

Residential Course. Cardinal Langley Roman Catholic High School, Rochdale Road, Middleton. M24 2GL 2/230th Manchester, Seymour Road South, Manchester. M11 4PS 1st , Hazel Grove Methodist Church, Wesley Street, Hazel Grove SK7 4JQ 1st Heaton Moor, St Paul’s Road, Stockport SK4 4RY 1st Dinting, The Scout Centre, Adderley Place, Glossop SK13 6PA Cheadle Base Camp, Oak Avenue, , Cheadle SK8 5DR. 21st Stockport, Carnforth Road (bottom of Nelstrop Road), Heaton Chapel, Stockport, . SK4 5LDExecutive training is available on Module 1E https://members.scouts.org.uk/supportresources/4569/01e-essential-information-for- executive-committee-members

Personal GDPR training.

Changes have been made to the GDPR eLearning module to reflect members’ feedback, including the addition of a certificate at the end the end of the module, which serves as validation. Please remember that the deadline for all current adult members to complete the GDPR training module is Monday 31 December 2018; and that all new joining adult members who do not have a full role by Tuesday 25 September 2018 must complete the GDPR training module within five months from the date of appointment.

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[Type a quote from the document or the summary of an interesting point. YouSATURDAY can position 8TH & the SUNDAY text box 9TH anywhere in the document. Use the Text Box Tools tab to change the formattingDECEMBER of the pull quote text box.] Children’s parties – Saturday / Sunday

£5.00 per child – includes a packed lunch, games and a visit to see Santa with a gift

Group: ......

Name: ......

Address: ......

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Telephone: ......

Email: ......

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTIES – Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th December Cost £5.00 per head, includes refreshments and present from Father Christmas

Saturday 8th December Sunday 9th December NUMBER OF PLACES NUMBER OF PLACES TIME REQUIRED TIME REQUIRED Boys/Girls Boys/Girls 10.30-12.30 10.30-12.30 13.00-15.00 13.00-15.00 15.30-17.30 15.30-17.30

A £2.00 per head non-returnable deposit must be paid at the time of booking. The balance must be paid by 23rd November. Places for each party are limited and please note that due to problems in the past places will only be allocated on receipt of deposit. If possible please give a second option if the preferred party time is already fully allocated.

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