A huge Thank You to all Leaders, Beavers, Cubs ,Scouts and Explorers for the wonderful turnout at our St Georges Day Parade.

Special thanks to John Rooney for organising the route, Police outriders, Band and Church. To Yvonne Fearon for the organisation in the Church,Chris Fearon for organising the flags, Keith Thornborough for playing the organ,Andrew Parle for producing the programme and arranging the printing, Louise Jamieson for the Beaver Scout contribution, the 1st WOTH for the great contribution, from the Cub Section and the Scouts and Explorers who read.

I genuinely had Goosebumps as I stood at the start and watched the Parade move off. If I have missed anyone off please forgive me. It was a great day and something as a District we can be proud of and we can build on for the future

Helen Hannigan, DC

Shooting "S" Form

Every person shooting must complete a form "S" before the shoot. Without this form completed they will not be allowed to continue.

Form S

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Important Reminder - All Leaders

All Leaders from all Sections must inform the relevant ADC when they are taking Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers out of their normal HQ and NAN Forms must also be submitted the relevant ADC’s.

Please find below a copy of the latest NAN form and a link to the nights away page which has full details about the process

Nights Away Notification (NAN) form

Nights Away page click here

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First response Training

Please find below the dates of 2012 first response training dates. These dates generally book up very fast and with anyone due a appointment review next year they will need to have attended a first response course.

There are three dates for next year and they are 26th March Liverpool, 16th July Liverpool and 5th November Liverpool.

We urge people to contact LTM, Paul Kynaston to get themselves booked on the Course. Alternatively you can book via the county site at

www.merseysidescouts.com/adultsupport

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Safeguarding Training

You can attend a free county training course, booking through www.merseysidescouts.com/adultsupport

If you wish you can book and complete an approved Scout Association Safe Guarding Course for £4.80. Please find below full details.

Registering for the online programme
The cost to complete the programme online is £4.80 inc. VAT and participants register direct with EduCare who manage the programme on behalf of the NSPCC.
To register, please download the form at the bottom and email it to Educare at scouts@educare.co.uk.
or
Post it to: Programme Administration, EduCare, 31-33 Warwick Street, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 5JX
If you wish to pay by cheque, please send your completed form by post with the cheque (payable to ‘EduCare’ to the address above. To pay by credit/debit card, you can either post or email your form.

Once in receipt of your form, EduCare will register your chosen contact onto the EduCare online system and within 24hrs your contact will receive a ‘welcome’ email.  This will include their personal user name, password and a link to the online learning platform.

If you successfully pass the programme, you can download their certificate.  If participants fail the programme they will have one free automatic opportunity to complete the programme again.  If they fail a second time, a charge of £2.50 plus VAT will apply if they wish to do the programme again.

Registering for the paper version
If you wish to register for a paper version of the ‘Keeping Children Safe’ programme from The Scout Association, the cost will be £21.00 inc. VAT. To register, please complete the download form below. On registration, the programme will be sent to you by post. If you wish to pay by cheque, please send your completed form by post with the cheque payable to ‘The Scout Association’

If you wish to pay by credit/debit card, you can either post your form or email it to the Safeguarding Team at Gilwell Park at safeguarding@scouts.org.uk. 

Reg form

Further details available here

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Management Essentials

Hi All

Apologies for changing the date - 10th November 2012 has now been booked for the Annual Young People's Presentations.

So, the Management and Essentials Course will now be held on Saturday,
20th October 2012.

Brian Tucker
Asst. County Commissioner for Adult Support

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Help Wanted - Wingding

I'm looking for volunteers to help out in the craft tent at the Wingding Cub camp on Saturday and / or Sunday 16/17 June. If you are interested could you please let me know.  All the crafts are sorted so it is just the case of supervising the cubs on the craft base. If you are already camping at the event then your camp fees will be waived if you can help out.  If you just wish to come out to help on the day(s) then lunch will be provided.  If you can help or know anyone who would like to help can you please let me know.

Many thanks, Joanne Cain ADC (Cub Scouts)

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Help Needed!

We need your help, we have been invited to the JOSEPH LAPPIN MEMORIAL FESTIVAL. On the 27th May. We attended it last year with Barbara Hughes and the Liverpool city councillors and council organisers where that impressed with us we got local publicity and quite a few prospective adult volunteers out of it.
 
We need your help for adults to volunteer their services to this day or part of the day 10-4pm. I have asked if we could do face painting on the day and charge £1 which will go to your group funds. This is an ideal opportunity for us to promote scouting in the Liverpool North District. Please contact Angela Pender if you can volunteer.

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Liverpool North District Camp 2012

It is with regret that I have decided that the above camp will not take place. To date I have had only two replies, my thanks to those two Groups who actually took the time to reply.

I am aware that both financial and other commitments may have contributed to the poor response and I have not given up hope that a District Camp will take place at a date in the future.

Helen Hannigan, DC

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Young Leaders unit Explorer

This exciting role is a great opportunity to be activity involved developing the leaders of tomorrow. As the Explorer Leader of the Young Leaders Unit you are responsible for delivering the Modules already set out by the association ensuring the Explorers are well equipped to help out as Young Leaders within their own groups.

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Day Trip to Eureka

The Beaver team are planning a day out to Eureka the children's science museum in Halifax. The date for the trip will be Saturday 12th may, and the cost will be £15pp which will include the coach travel and entrance to the museum. The Children should bring a packed lunch with them. We will be leaving at 08.45 and should arrive at Eureka no later than 10.15. On return we will be back around 17.00.

If your group would like to attend can you please let me know by friday 17th February no later any groups after this will not be counted. I would like numbers from each group by Friday 23rd March - these must be exact numbers not approx numbers - when you give the numbers to me that is what you will be charged i.e. if you tell me you have 10 children going and then 2 drop out you will still be charged for 10, also i will not except any more numbers after Friday 23rd March.

When you send me the numbers of children going can you include the leaders that are going aswell, for every 4 children attending you get one adult entrance free any more and your group will have to pay the additional amount.

Thanks Daniel Sedgwick,ADC Beavers Liverpool North District

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2012 County Training Diary

Click the link for full details

2012 County Training Diary

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2012 Explorer District Programme

Clink here for full details

Explorer District Programme 2012

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Scout Shop

As an established retailer of school uniforms in South Liverpool.Trutex schoolwear & more. We are now official authorised suppliers of Scout, Cub and Beavers uniforms.

Located at 75 Garston Old Road, (between Aigburth Road and Darby Road)Liverpool L19 9AD,0151 291 0978

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Help Wanted - Activity Team

We are looking for leaders to join the district activity team. If you are interested in Archery, Climbing or shooting. Appropraite training will be given.

To find out more or too express interest get in touch today via emailing

andrew.parle@liverpoolnorthdistrict.org.uk

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Nights Away - Update

With reference to Nights Away Permits, Neil Parr and I (Steve Parry) took over as District Nights Away advisers for Liverpool North last year. Neil has previously done this role in Walton on the hill and I did the role in Fairfield. Part of this role involves issuing Nights Away permits to leaders to enable them to take children away on either Residential Experiences or a Camp.

If you do not hold a permit, you are not allowed to run a Nights Away Experience. This applies to expired permits as well.

With this in mind and a number of updates in 2007 to the Permit Scheme, as a District we need to ensure that all Leaders who wish to run a Nights away experience have a current permit. To ensure your group/section/unit has the correct permit visit our nights away page.

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District Map of our Groups
View Liverpool North Scout District
View Liverpool North Scout District in a larger map

Visit our google map to see the locations of the groups within the district, if you would like your group adding. Please get in touch via email andrew.parle@liverpoolnorthdistrict.org.uk

11/06/12 - All Leaders meeting @ Devonshire Hotel

5/07/12 - District AGM

27/09/12 - County AGM (Suites Hotel)

2012 County Training Diary

Click the link for full details

2012 County Training Diary

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Claiming of expenses from Liverpool North District Scout Council

The following policy sets out the procedures for and basis of reimbursement of expenses incurred by individuals in relation to the activities of the Council.

Expense policy and claim form

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This site was last updated on 10 May, 2012