We would like to begin by saying how proud we were of the Young

We would like to begin by saying how proud we were of the Young People who
paraded across the District for Remembrance Sunday. We were able to join
Scout Group and Brocks Explorer Scout Unit in the morning and
Scout Group
in the afternoon. All of our young members were smartly turned out and took part in
the services with reverence. A couple of weeks later a member of the British Legion
handed us a letter from one of the local newspapers complaining about the small turn
out of Young People on Remembrance Sunday. The British Legion member said “He
should have come to Maulden”, in fact he could have come to any of the towns and
villages in our District and seen a very different sight.
It seems amazing to us that our first full year as DC and DDC has come to an end. We
hope you have enjoyed your Scouting year as much as we have. It really is a privilege
to be involved in this District which if full of dedicated leaders all working hard for our
Young Members. You should all be very proud of all that you do.
We have had some fantastic fun evenings visiting sections, camps and District events.
The laughter and fun we have appears proves that you are getting it right. However
good the District is there is still more we can do. Not least the need to offer Scouting
to more young people. To do this there has to be some kind of plan for the future as
we work with you to develop and grow the District. After
the very successful Flying Higher conference we have
been able to put together a development plan for the
District. This has been agreed by the District Executive
and by the District team. We hope to add to this during
2012 as we add in new items based on the Group
development plans. Even without a development
plan the District is already growing and looks
set to grow even more next year.
We look forward to working with you in
2012. If it your custom to celebrate
Christmas then may we wish you a merry
one and a Happy New Year.
Welcome to the first Gilwell Park
Scout Group, the largest Scout Group
in the world.
Kevin Wilson
Michelle Lewis
David Bailey
Vince Atherton
Mark Wright
Cubs had a fun time in St Mary’s
Church, Maulden to complete their My Faith
Badge where they saw Dibley wearing his other
uniform. Also Jo joined both Cub Packs after
their day trip to London, where after presenting
Craig with his wood badge, Jo helped to serve
up their dinner.
Stevie Nicholson
Ben Lynch
Thomas Herbert
Grace Allam
Flitwick
Badger Hill
Badger Hill
Badger Hill
Ivo Marienfield
Aspley Guise
Lewes Muncaster Aspley Guise
Thomas Higgs
Aspley Guise
Jonathan McFarlane Flitwick
Ben Honour
Harlington
Charlie Daniels
Badger Hill
Nathan Hughes
Badger Hill
Jack Lynch
Badger Hill
Haydn O’Neill
Badger Hill
Douglas Stothart Thriftvale
Todd Marshall
Flitwick
Barton Falcons Cub pack took 16 cubs to stay at Steven McTaggart Merlin ESU
Little Abington Scout camp in Cambridgeshire
on the weekend of the 4-6th Nov. We arrived
Friday night and told the cubs about the spy
theme for the weekend. They then had to
Scouts had a medical
design a personal badge with their spy name
equipment testing evening, and
and thumb print. (we may send them on to
there is now hard evidence to prove
Interpol later). We played a wide game in the
what we all thought, that some
dark which involved collecting uranium tubes
Scouts aren’t normal human beings!
(glow sticks) spread around the field. On the
Dibley went down to present a wood
Saturday we went to Duxford Imperial War
badge to Vince and ended up
museum as part of the air activities badge. A
enrolling an Explorer Scout and a
highlight of the weekend for 2 new cubs was to
Scout, which proves you have to ‘Be
be invested under the wings of Concorde in
Prepared’ when you’re a DDC!
Hangar 1.
In the evening after a hearty meal we were
treated by one of the Dads who is a baker. Watching the cubs trying to eat the iced
ring donuts which we hung up on a piece of string was very amusing and very messy.
However the sugar rush helped give them the energy spies need to diffuse bombs,
decipher codes and shoot missiles (balloons) on the bases we set up.
On Sunday, after a bit of free time to explore the camp site and make dens, we went
to Linton zoo and had a great afternoon before bringing back 16 very tired cubs.
At
AGM it was
good to witness how flexible
scouting can work, as jobs on
the exec committee were
shared out among parents.
Nightjar News is YOUR district newsletter, and I
want to hear from YOU. I could write pages and
pages about the brilliant Scouting I have the
privilege to be involved with, but where’s the fun
in that? Please, if you have anything you think you
can contribute, even if it’s only a few bullet points,
they will be gratefully received!
During the trip they
did a mixture of
culture visits, and fun
Scouting things, such
as high ropes. An
experience they’ll all
remember for a very
long time.
Jo was pleased to attend
Group Carol Service and listen
to the Scouts retelling the Christmas story and listen as the Beavers and
Cubs sang their songs as well as everyone joining in traditional
Christmas Carols.
We welcome to the District (since the last issue)
the following people who have decided to take
out adult appointments. Please note this list does
not include change of appointments or Occasional
helpers:-
Caroline Ball
Kathryn Wyatt
Claire Langridge
Helen Semple
Connor Whelan
Jane Poulet
Thriftvale
Thriftvale
Flitwick
Badger Hill
Badger Hill
Badger Hill
Jo enjoyed an evening of puzzle
solving at
scouts, before
presenting a chief scout gold
award.
Jo
did
complain
afterwards that her brain ached
from having to think logically!
We were also pleased to join the
group for their Remembrance
parade and to present Kevin with
his wood beads before the
parade started.
Jo attended the inaugural
investitures of
on the driving range. However,
Jo’s ability to play golf was sadly
lacking and lots more practice
will be needed to be as good as
any of the Explorers!
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enjoyed a recent weekend in York. We were pleased to award
Dave, with his Award of Merit during Badger Hill’s Carol service, to an
amazing round of applause from all there, led enthusiastically by his
Explorer Scouts
Cubs were enjoying an
evening of Christmas crafts when Jo
popped into see them. Whilst there she
was also pleased to invest the newest
member of the Cub Pack to join.
Jo gate crashed the recent party
with
where she was
pleased to present Mark with
his wood beads, and yes it was a
first
time
that
she
had
presented a leader with his
wood beads while he was
dressed as an elf. Jo wasn’t sure
if she was over or under dressed
in her uniform!
enjoyed a home cooked Christmas
meal and an opportunity to have
fellowship together. At the end of the
meal Jo and Richard were pleased to
present an Award of Merit to Eve and a
Bar to the Award to the Medal of Merit
for their contribution to scouting over
many years.
We are now looking for nominations from your section for this award.
All of our young people are special but we wish to celebrate the best of them. At this year’s
Annual General Meeting a young person from each section will be awarded the title of
Young person of the year 2011. They will receive a trophy and certificate in recognition of
this.
We invite you to nominate one young person from your section. NOMINATIONS
TO BE RETURNED BY 1st MARCH 2012. Nominated young people should not
necessarily be those who have gained the most badges but rather those who
have overcome an adversity, grown in confidence, or mastered something
they thought impossible. You might also like to consider nominating a
young person who has been particularly helpful or raised sums for charity.
There could be many other reasons to nominate your young person. All
nominated young people will
receive a certificate
acknowledging their
Cubs enjoyed being nomination. Help will be
requested from the A.C.C.’s
spies for the weekend on a for each section in judging.
recent
camp
in Should you require any more
Cambridgeshire. We can report information on this new
that they all returned home award please contact us.
safely very tired, but having
had a great time.
As well as being
presented to me I think
of the Award as also
being recognition of
the present
Explorers and
everyone who's
been in the Unit
since 2002 and
who've made it
successful. It's you
and your
predecessors who make
Brocks Explorers, not
me, and if I wasn't
there I'm sure it would
carry on, but if I'm
there and you're not
nothing very much
would happen!
Thanks to the following volunteers for
their long service which has recently
been recognized by the presentation
of a service award.
Eve Oliver, Award of Merit
Dave Davies, Award of Merit
Mary Perry , Bar to Award of Merit
We were pleased to join
Remembrance Day
Parade and before the act of Remembrance, to be given
the chance to invest 3 new Scouts and 2 leaders in the
brilliant and warm sunshine. We were also pleased to
join them at their carol service and present Chief Scout
awards and invest a new Scout.
Kevin Dolling
ADC Cubs
Started as a Cub in 1st Milton Keynes
Thor Pack moving up to Tiger Troop then 2 years off then as Cub leader
with St Andrews Pack Saints Scout Group Milton Keynes moving to the
Falcons Cub Pack in Barton le Clay 1992. Current position since
beginning of this year.
Field service engineer, installing, repairing and
maintaining chemical testing equipment. (For the people who want
the technical explanation – Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry
equipment)
Fishing
Either a
park ranger in a national park or running a
District Beaver Scout Leaders
meeting
fishery. It would still be in the UK, there is
Young Leader Module A
very little in the way of wildlife or insects
training at Marston HQ 7:30pm
that can kill you and the weather isn’t as
GSL meeting at The Rectory
extreme as some places in the world!
7:30pm
The
District executive meeting
people and the outdoor activities
7:30pm
Module one training at
Aspley Guise Scout Hut 7:30pm
Young Leader Training Mod
B and Mod I at The Rectory 7:30pm
District team meeting at The
Rectory 7:30pm
Module 3 training
Young Leader Training Mod
G and Mod H 7:30pm
District Cub Leaders meeting
at Barton Scout Hut 8:30pm
Young leader training Mod
C and E 7:30pm
District Scout Leaders meeting
at the Carpenters arms 8:15pm
Young Leader training Mod A
7:30pm
Module 1 training
Validation evening 7pm -9pm
District Cub Scout Fun Run at
Ampthill 1:30pm f0r 2pm start
Young Leader unit meeting
7:30pm
District Executive meeting
Young leader training Mod D
and F.
Investing my son as a Cub.
Ewan Mc Gregor, to ask about his
motorcycle trips around the world. Terry
Pratchett, To find out where he got his
inspiration from for the characters in
Discworld. Ray Mears, so much to ask about
his outdoor experiences.
Very
hard question, I have quite a reasonable
music collection. It very much depends on
my mood so I will name 3 in no particular
order. Bruce Springsteen, Born in the USA.
Nightwish, Century Child. Nickelback, All the
right reasons. But this would change
depending on when I am asked.