Jenny's Journal - Jun-13 (iii)
ExpiredLots of Groups were camping at Hallowtree and it was great to say hello to old friends.
Jenny's Journal - Jun-13 (ii)
ExpiredI have just had the most fantastic weekend! On Saturday morning I visited Orwell Scouts at their District camp at Hallowtree. The ADC Scouts along with the Orwell Scout Leaders were running a super programme. They must have had an excellent Friday evening programme, as I passed two scouts having a nap under a tree as I left......
Jenny's Journal - Jun-13
ExpiredPatti Thirlwell’s funeral last Thursday was as jolly as Patti herself. We all went on a Lion Hunt through Patti’s life. Patti was a creative Leader and a champion for young people.
Jenny's Journal - May-13
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It has been quite a while since my last ramblings. My apologies for that as I know a lot of you like to know what I’ve been up to. I have been so very busy with lots of meetings so there were not that many interesting things to report on. However, now that the sun has started to shine we are getting out and about again. I have had a couple of super weekends.....
• Suffolk Leadership is up 78 new adults to 1501 since the Duchess joined
• After eight consecutive years of growth, total membership is now 7384
• Nationally, numbers of Teenagers in the Movement nearly doubles in ten years
• Duchess honours teenage Scouts at Windsor Castle ceremony
22 April 2013: Could the sharp increase in the number of adults volunteers joining Scouts be linked to their newest member, the Duchess of Cambridge? Julia Bradbury, pictured above, is also an ambassador for Scouting.
The Duchess, who volunteers with Cub Scouts in North Wales, is just one of the new adult volunteers to join this year and may well have helped Scouting to have the second biggest increase in adult volunteers since 1986.
As well as attracting more adults, the total number of teenagers in Scouting has almost doubled in the last 10 years, from 23,446 in 2003 to 40,578 in 2013. Suffolk has grown a little more slowly from 1733 in 2003 to 2271 in 2013. Despite attracting more adults into volunteer and leadership roles, the Movement still has 518 young people wanting to join in the Movement but are unable to do so because the organisation still needs more adult volunteers.
Discover more about Scouting here: Scouting Changes Lives and Joining In if you feel you can help......
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