News
Here on this page is the latest news on what is happening within the Group, District or County.
Website Update 2
20th March 2022
Website Update 2 Update Log
- Moved DofE tips under Important Information
- Added new links under DofE tips
- Everything DofE related is now in Important Information
- Moved Volunteer awards Menu to Young Leaders
Monopoly Run 23
10th March 2022
Monopoly Run 23's date has been released,
Monopoly Run 2023 will be occurring on the 4th March 2023
Website Update 1
6th March 2022
Website Update 1:
- Changed Newsletter be under the News Category.
- Added a new Website Update category.
- Added a new Important Information Category
- Moved Forms and Letters to a Sub Category of 'Important Information'
- Moved links to Important Information under 'Forms and Letters'
- Moved Monopoly Run Form & Letters to the new Forms and Letters,
- Moved Explorer Uniform to the new Explorer Uniform under Forms and Letters
Storm Eunice
18th February 2022
⚠️Storm Eunice ⚠️
Last night, 17th February. Dean Harding alerted Explorers of the possible cancellation of explorers on the 18th of February due to the extreme weather conditions and using our Mini bus to get to Climbing.
The post he posted was this:
Hi All Due to the bad weather that is likely to come our way tommorow , we will confirm in the morning if explorers is on tommorow evening Please keep an eye on the FB messages Cheers Dean.
At approximately 7am this morning, Dean messaged to inform us that Explorers was cancelled due to the Storm:
Ok I think we will cancel climbing tonight and reschedule , travel is not sensible especially in the mini bus We will meet again next week with further details on here of our new plans Stay safe!For more information and to keep updated with the latest Storm Eunice News please click here.
Covid 19 update 21/02/2021
21st February 2021
As a County we are asking our teams to continue to come up with innovative ways to support Scouting so that it can continue at distance. This includes sectional support, training, District support and more.
We would also encourage Groups to look at ways of providing Scouting digitally - online meetings, badges completed at home etc. We know there are some great ideas out there, so please share what you are doing! The Scout Association and OSM are also working on resources. In addition online Scout forums are alive with creative ideas.
This provides an interesting challenge, but Scouting has always been a movement, we adapt and inspire!
Finally, we know with this being a fast moving situation a lot has occurred in a short period of time and it will no doubt affect plans. If you have questions, concerns or just need a chat, please get in touch with the relevant people from the County Team, County Office or your local District Teams - and we'll do our best to help support (just bear in mind as volunteers we're potentially juggling our own Coronavirus situations).
We aim to provide further updates, suggestions and information. Watch this page and subscribe to iScout in Kent for regular updates and useful information.
Guidance and support for frequently asked questions (FAQ's) Click to see The National Site for Guidance and support for frequently asked questions (FAQ's)
Make sure you subscribe to iScout in Kent to receive our updates.
Our Updates
Lower Grange FarmPlease see the Lower Grange Farm Website for latest status and how they are operating.
The County Office is open with reduced hours and staff. Please be patient when waiting for replies as we keep our staff safe - better to email than to phone.
Programme
#TheGreatIndoorsThe Scout Association has identified over 100 activities from the programme planner to help provide parents and carers things to do with their children while at home. The Great Indoors - Ideas and activities to inspire young minds at home
Scouting at HomeBasingstoke East District have created an online tool enabling young people to complete badges at home. It is being made available for Groups across the UK. Once you've completed the badge, and upload the evidence and submit to your leader! Find out more
Badges at HomeUsers of Online Scout Manager can take advantage of new functionality being added to assist with completing badges remotely.
Participation in any activity that takes place at home recommended and encouraged by Kent Scouts or any District or Group that are part of Kent scouting are totally under the control, safety and permission of the parent or carers of each young person.Under no circumstances will Kent Scouts accept any liability or responsibility for any accidents; incident or injury to any person or persons or damage to property whilst participating in these activities.
Governance
District returnsThe NCVO has published some useful guidance to help Executive Committees consider how they can best support Scouts locally during this time.
Any charity that needs an extension to their annual return deadline can contact the Charity Commission to ask for one. Please see their guidance here.
PORPOR has been amended allowing meetings to be held remotely. It also allows decisions to be made electronically. This is valid immediately and will be updated in the next update to POR, in early April. The wording is as follows:
- Electronic voting (such as email) is allowed for decision making of the County/District/Group Executive Committee and its sub-Committees when deemed appropriate by the Chair. In such instances at least 75% of committee members must approve the decision.
- The County/District/Group Executive Committee & its sub-Committees can meet by telephone conference, video conference as well as face to face in order to discharge its responsibilities when agreed by the appropriate Chair.
Covid 19 latest News 22/11/2020
22nd November 2020
as a County we are asking our teams to continue to come up with innovative ways to support Scouting so that it can continue at distance. This includes sectional support, training, District support and more.
We would also encourage Groups to look at ways of providing Scouting digitally - online meetings, badges completed at home etc. We know there are some great ideas out there, so please share what you are doing! The Scout Association and OSM are also working on resources. In addition online Scout forums are alive with creative ideas.
This provides an interesting challenge, but Scouting has always been a movement, we adapt and inspire!
Finally, we know with this being a fast moving situation a lot has occurred in a short period of time and it will no doubt affect plans. If you have questions, concerns or just need a chat, please get in touch with the relevant people from the County Team, County Office or your local District Teams - and we'll do our best to help support (just bear in mind as volunteers we're potentially juggling our own Coronavirus situations).
We aim to provide further updates, suggestions and information. Watch this page and subscribe to iScout in Kent for regular updates and useful information.
Guidance and support for frequently asked questions (FAQ's) Click to see The National Site for Guidance and support for frequently asked questions (FAQ's)
Make sure you subscribe to iScout in Kent to receive our updates.
Uganda 2021
22nd September 2020
Uganda 2021 blog post
Following all recent news with coronavirus and Africa's current situation with coronavirus. Uganda 2021 has been cancelled.Kent Scouts Mayhem 2020
18th April 2020
A Virtual Camping Challenge during the month of May.
As you know we were planning to get as many people camping outside during the month of May but due to the current circumstances we are changing it to be a virtual ‘Mayhem’ Camp with many challenges that each section member can do individually at home during May to earn their badge.
As part of our virtual ‘Mayhem’ Camp we’re looking to run a campfire online on Saturday the 16th May with both live and recorded campfire segments. This provides a great opportunity for Groups across the County to share and learn some new campfire songs.
If you are currently running your own online meetings and would like to contribute a song for the virtual campfire, we would love to hear from you. We just need you to record your song (e.g. as a recorded Zoom session) and make the video available to us as a link and send it to us by the end of April.
We can’t guarantee that we will be able to play all the submissions – but may be able to run some follow up events to show additional videos. The virtual campfire will be broadcast publicly on our Facebook and YouTube channels so it is important that you seek permission from parents/guardians to ensure they are happy for the recording to be used in this way. A copy of our privacy policy can be found at kentscouts.org.uk/privacy. If you have any questions regarding the campfire and videos please contact Simon Corrigan.
Section ChallengesChallenges will be available in May
FAQs
I have a video of our song but unsure how to send it to you
Depending on how the video is stored you may be able to send us a direct link to it - alternatively you could upload the video to a free storage platform like Dropbox, Google Drive or WeTransfer and send us a link to the stored file. If you need any help, please get in touch and we can try to assist.
If we are moving your camp to be later in the year can we still get the badge ?
Yes
How will we will get the badges?
There will be links available to fill in with what you have done on your challenge with the ability to upload pictures, videos etc. We will arrange for you to get the badges at a later date via the best way possible.
Got a question about the MayHem challenge?
Please use this form to contact us and we will reply as soon as we can.
Participation in any activity that takes place at home recommended and encouraged by Kent Scouts or any District or Group that are part of Kent scouting are totally under the control, safety and permission of the parent or carers of each young person.
Under no circumstances will Kent Scouts accept any liability or responsibility for any accidents; incident or injury to any person or persons or damage to property whilst participating in these activities.
#MAYhem2020Covid-19
14th April 2020
The UK Scout Association has issued an update which affects Scouting based on the UK Governments announcement on the tuesday the 17th of march 2020
As a County we are asking our teams to come up with innovative ways to support Scouting so that it can continue at distance. This includes sectional support, training, District support and more. We will be sharing more on this in the coming days.
We would also encourage Groups to look at ways of providing Scouting digitally – online meetings, badges completed at home etc. We know there are some great ideas out there, so please share what you are doing! The Scout Association and OSM are also working on resources. In addition online Scout forums are alive with creative ideas.
This provides an interesting challenge, but Scouting has always been a movement, we adapt and inspire!
Finally, we know with this being a fast moving situation a lot has occurred in a short period of time and it will no doubt affect plans. If you have questions, concerns or just need a chat, please get in touch with the relevant people from the County Team, County Office or your local District Teams – and we’ll do our best to help support (just bear in mind as volunteers we’re potentially juggling our own Coronavirus situations).
We aim to provide further updates, suggestions and information in the coming days!
click to see the national advice
PROGRAMME
#THEGREATINDOORS
The Scout Association has identified over 100 activities from the programme planner to help provide parents and carers things to do with their children while at home. Visit using the link below.
Scouting at Home
Basingstoke East District have created an online tool enabling young people to complete badges at home. It is being made available for Groups across the uk
BADGES AT HOME
Users of Online Scout Manager can take advantage of new functionality being added to assist with completing badges remotely.
Participation in any activity that takes place at home recommended and encouraged by Kent Scouts or any District or Group that are part of Kent scouting are totally under the control, safety and permission of the parent or carers of each young person.Under no circumstances will Kent Scouts accept any liability or responsibility for any accidents; incident or injury to any person or persons or damage to property whilst participating in these activities.
Events that have been cancelled:
- EIJ
- Back to Basics camp
- Gillwell fundays
