Shirehike – the virtual walking festival What is Shirehike? Shirehike is a walking festival hosted by Hereford & Worcester Scouts, running from 5th December 2020 to March 14th 2021. Gloucestershire Scouts Activity Team have signed up to help young people across the county get involved! This event will be open to all members in the […]
County virtual meetings – coming soon Take part in our virtual meetings for young people. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on our ability to deliver programmes and in some sections we know that this has been more difficult. As a county team, our role is to support you in delivering Inspiring programmes […]
Mental health – a timely reminder With the darker evenings and shorter days now upon us and will remain with us for a good while yet it seems to be a good time to remind ourselves of the importance of looking after our mental health. Our first lockdown, whilst not an easy period, did take […]
Get involved in our Race Around The World Did you know that over 30 groups across Gloucestershire are at risk of closing due to a lack of finances or a lack of adults? The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on many groups with adults having to re-evaluate the time they can give groups […]
How to talk to an adult with strong views. Allow them to explain their logic. Although you may not agree with their point of view, allow them to explain the reasons why they are devoted to their beliefs. It will ease the tension of the conversation by permitting them to justify why they believe […]
Carole Blog #9 Managing Strong Views and Opinions There are a lot of myths, scams, theories, and opinions surrounding the Corona-virus. The fake news can be quite convincing, you may have volunteers in your team who support some of these views and will voice them strongly, perhaps in leader […]
Do one thing! World Mental Health Day on the 10th October 2020 is the most important one yet. The last seven months has been a tough one for us all. The months of lockdown and loss have had a huge impact on our mental health. A a County we are encouraging everyone to take an […]
This quarter’s GScouts magazine is out now, packed full of great stories and articles from around the county… This month we have got articles on: Update from the CC What 10th Cheltenham Beavers have been up to Games and activities, and; much, much more…. Click HERE to read this edition. If you want to be […]
New resources for inducting adults Following on from a recent training course it was identified that we don’t have any resources to help adults with inductions. We know that adults leave Scouting too often leave Scouting within their first 12 months. How often might this be because there isn’t an effective plan for their induction? […]
National Inclusion week – we can all play a part This week is National Inclusion Week (28th Sept to 4th Oct) and we would like to raise awareness of Diversity and Inclusion. This year’s theme is “Each one, Reach One” which asks everyone to use their lived experience, knowledge, skills or influence to spread the […]