Dear All,

Please see below the messages from Howard Blackett (CC Suffolk Scouts) and Ian Newbery (Acting East of England Regional Commissioner)

From: Howard Blackett

I am delighted to let you know that Gary Burden has been appointed as the new County Lead Volunteer (CLV) for Suffolk Scouts. Gary and I will meet on Friday 6 December for a formal handover, and he will assume responsibility for the role with effect from Saturday 7 December.

Gary is a highly experienced scouter; he has volunteered in Suffolk Scouts for over 15 years, most recently as a Deputy District Commissioner and the County Safety Advisor. His previous roles include District Commissioner (Deben) and section assistant/leader at Scout and Explorer Scouts. These experiences give Gary a firm appreciation of the hard work and commitment our volunteers have, and the challenges they face.

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Cost for this year remains at only 35p per card   Please put your cards and money together in the special Scout Xmas Post boxes.  Please write the full address with postcode and any instructions on the envelope clearly.  

For more details about where to post and where we deliver, please see The Ipswich Scout Post website.

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The Transformation process is gathering pace and many people have been working behind the scenes to make sure things go as smoothly as possible ready for when Compass is being frozen on 7th November.. The new system is going live on 28th November all being well!

If you have any mandatory training outstanding or is due at some point in November, you should have been contacted to get it completed ahead of that deadline.. Please help us by getting it completed as soon as you can.

DBS process is now suspended for new requests as it's not possible to ensure people will complete the process by the freeze.

If you're wondering what's happening to your role, it should be decided where you sit in the new hierarchy, HQ have provided an update of their schema - see the Transformation page (click link) for the update - 

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

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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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more details.

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 !