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Suffolk Scouts provides 'Skills for Life' for young people accross the county of Suffolk, UK. We're made up of 8 district areas with over 100 scout groups and other units, allowing young people and adults to enjoy the adventures and friendships that Scouting can bring.
A message was recently sent to all County people (23-Sep-24) regarding the search for a new County Lead Volunteer. We want to make sure we have captured all the individuals in the pool of people to choose from, so if you have any thoughts about volunteering yourself or nominating someone else, please do so before the cut-off date of Sun 20th October. Thank you!
The original message is shown below and the relevant links for more information and registering interest are shown below:
County Lead Volunteer for Suffolk | Volunteering Vacancies | Scouts
Application Form County Lead Volunteer of Suffolk (smartsheet.com)
Nomination Form County Lead Volunteer of Suffolk (smartsheet.com)
To all County Scout Council Members:
Peter Jones (County Chair) and Howard Blackett (County Commissioner)
request the pleasure of your company at
The Annual General Meeting of the
Suffolk County Scout Council
on Thursday 19th September 2024, 7.00pm for 7:45pm
at Hallowtree Activity Centre, Nacton, Ipswich, IP10 0JP
The CMAT team have organised a Walking and Rock Climbing event based at the Hebden Hey Scout Centre,
Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire.
For Scouts, Explorers and Adult Leaders!
The event will cost £40.00 and is taking place from 27/09/2024 at 18:00 until 29/09/2024 at 18:00
You may have had an invitation via OSM already or if interested, please contact
I write to let you know that I have decided to stand down as County Commissioner for Suffolk Scouts.
There is nothing untoward in my decision – I have been in role for a couple of years, having had no background in scouting, and, although I have enjoyed much of the experience, the fit is wrong, and I am sure that Suffolk Scouts would be better served by the appointment of a new CC.
Ian Newbury (East of England Regional Commissioner) will launch the search for my successor in September with the aim of making an appointment before the end of this year. In the meantime, I will, of course, remain in post.
If you are interested in taking the role on, do please make contact with me (contact details below) or
Yours faithfully,
Howard Blackett
County Commissioner Suffolk Scouts
It is sad news to inform you all that Geoffrey Harvey, a scouter in Ipswich and a member of the Ipswich Gang Show sadly passed away on August 3rd, aged 86.
He joined the 2nd Ipswich Scout Group at the age of 11 and continued at the 6th Ipswich St Johns Scout Group from the age of 18.
Before emigrating to Canada, with his wife Beryl in 1963, Geoffrey was a senior Scout leader at the 6th Ipswich.
Though he left his Scouting roots in the UK behind, Geoffrey never forgot the fundamentals of Scouting and enjoyed reminiscing of his Scouting days gone by.
Brian Harvey
Boating fun and games for Guides, Scouts, Rangers and Explorers on the Meare on 28-Sep-2024, Leaders are very welcome but not essential - come and join in the fun, sit and drink coffee or have a day off! Application form and contact information (word doc) available at the Water Activities webpage.
Registration is at 9.30am and we will finish and sign out at 4pm. Participants must be able to swim 50m in the appropriate clothing and have a consent form.
It can be cold, but it will be wet and muddy so participants will need to dress suitably. All participants will be expected to take part in all activities. Numbers are limited !
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| Mon Oct 28 School Half Term begins |
| Fri Nov 01 School Half Term ends |
| Tue Nov 05 @19:00 - HQ All Members Meeting |
| Thu Nov 07 County Trustee Board Meeting (Provisional) |
| Sat Nov 30 Adventurous Activity First Aid |