Old News
 Please
note that links to some event information pages may become unavailable
once the date of the event has passed.
Sunday 12 December 2004
 Christmas Post 2004
 Our
Christmas Post 2004 is now well under
way. Once again the 36th Melton Mowbray (St. Mary’s) Scout Group
will be providing a local Christmas card delivery service for the people
of Melton Mowbray. For a donation of 10p per card, members of the
Group will deliver cards to addresses in Melton Mowbray (sorry, no
villages).
Charnwood 2006
 In
2006, 3000 Scouts and Guides from around Leicestershire and the world
will join together to create Charnwood 2006, Leicestershire's 5-yearly
International Scout and Guide Camp. Visit the offical website at
www.charnwood.org for all the
latest news.
Beaver's Christmas Bash
 On
20th December 2004 the Beaver Scouts will be holding their Christmas
Disco at John Ferneley High School from 6.30pm until 8.00pm.
Prince Conker is the guest DJ - Not to be missed!. No uniform.
The Fox
 Click
here
to download the December 2004/January 2005
edition of The Fox.
Saturday 28 August 2004
Charnwood 2006
In 2006, 3000 Scouts and Guides from around Leicestershire and the
world will join together to create Charnwood 2006, Leicestershire's
5-yearly International Scout and Guide Camp. See
http://www.charnwood.org/ for
details. You might also want to have a go at the
Design-A-Logo
Challenge.
Thursday 26 August 2004
The Fox
Click
here
to download the
August
edition of The Fox.
Saturday 5 June 2004
Olympic Camp
See the Cub page for details of this year's Summer Camp.
More Cub Updates
The Cub Sixes, Badges and Diary pages have all been updated.
The Fox
Click
here
to download the June
edition of The Fox.
Sunday 25 January 2004
Cub Updates
The Cub Sixes, Badges and Diary pages have all been updated.
Talking Points
 For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition is available online at ScoutBase.
Issue
78 (January 2004).
Thursday 15 January 2004 
Website Updates
 My
apologies for the lack of site updates. This is due to a system problem
which will hopefully be fixed soon.
Webmaster
Sunday 30 November 2003
Christmas Post 2003
 Every
year the Group undertakes a major fund raising exercise by delivering
thousands of Christmas cards. This year's Christmas Post kicks off
tomorrow as the post bins go out to the retailers and organisations who
have kindly agreed to support us. We
still need volunteers to help deliver the cards. If you are interested
please contact Kay Brown, Group Scout Leader. Click
here
for more details.
Beaver Dates
Dates for forthcoming Beaver Scout events have been added to the Diary
page.
Tuesday 28 October 2003
Harry Potter Theme Camp
See the Cub page for details of the Harry
Potter Theme Camp planned for 2004.
Cub Annual Report 2003
The Cub Annual Report for 2003 is now available on the Downloads
page.
Cub Badge Awards
Check out the Cub Badges page which has
been updated with all the awards achieved since the new programme
started. Phew, they've been busy!
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest editions are available online at ScoutBase.
Issue
76 (July 2003) and Issue
77 (October 2003).
Sunday 28 September 2003
Annual General Meeting
The Group's AGM is to be held at John Ferneley High School on Monday
6 October 2003. The meeting will start at 7:00pm and last for
approximately 15 minutes. Wine and biscuits will be provided. We would
like to welcome as many parents as possible.
Cubs Diary
The Diary page has been updated with details
of the Cub meetings for the remainder of 2003.
Scout Association Leads The Field
Two years after re-launching its identity and
programme, Scouting has commissioned market research to determine some
key aspects of how the long-established Movement is viewed today. MORI
established that The Scout Association, which will shortly celebrate its
centenary (2007), had the highest levels of public awareness of all
youth groups measured. Click here
for more details. SOURCE:
ScoutBase UK
The Fox
Click
these links to download the August
and September
editions of The Fox.
Saturday 17 May 2003
Fun and Games!
 With
the Cub Space Camp set for June, here is a chance to practice your
astronaut skills. Try your hand at the classic Lunar Lander on our new Games
page.
Saturday 10 May 2003
St. George's Day Parade 2003
 The
annual St. George's Day Parade on Sunday 27 April 2003 gave Beavers,
Cubs and Scouts a chance to display the new uniforms.
Click here
to view a short report by our Scout reporters.
Wednesday 7 May 2003
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 75, May 2003) is available online here.
Wednesday 23 April 2003
Moving On
 The
36th Melton Scout Group is moving it's home to a new location. With
effect from Monday 28 April 2003, all sections will hold their meetings
at John Ferneley High School, Scalford Road, Melton Mowbray.
Meeting days and times for each section will remain unchanged. Click
here for more details.
Wednesday 9 April 2003
Pssst! Do you want to be a Secret Agent?
 The
Cubs are having a Secret Agent Camp at Holwell Pastures Campsite in June
2003. Do you have what it takes to be the next James Bond? See
the Cubs page for more details.
Lochgoilhead 2003
 There
are still some places left on our Lochgoilhead 2003 Summer Camp. The camp will be
held from Saturday 16 August to Satuday 23 August 2003 and is open to
Cubs, Scouts Explorer Scouts, Scout Network/Ventures and Leaders. Please
see Kay or any of the other Leaders if you are interested Click
here to view photos from our
Lochgoilhead 2000 Summer Camp.
Click here to visit the
official Lochgoilhead website.
Saturday 22 March 2003
Thailand World Jamboree Presentation
On Tuesday 29 April there will be a presentation by the three local
Scouts that went to the World Jamboree in Thailand. The presentation
will be held at the Melton Mowbray Working Men's Club and will start at
7:30pm.
We would like as many Leaders, Scouts, Cubs,
Beavers and parents to try and attend. It is a chance to see and hear
what goes on at a Jamboree and help drive interest in the next one in
2007.
SOURCE: The District Team
May The Force Be With You!
 The
Cubs are planning a Star Wars Theme Camp at the John’s Lee Wood
campsite from Saturday 17 to Sunday 18 May 2003. If you are interested
you must get you application form in by Thursday 27 March 2003.
See the Cubs page for more
details.
Monday 10 March 2003
Oaks Everest Challenge
 On
the 31 May 2003, an event will be taking place at the Oaks Campsite to
mark the 50th Anniversary of this first assent of Everest. Over a 24
hour period, teams are going to attempt to climb "Everest" on
the Oaks wall, and of course, we need your help.
We are looking for 24 teams of 10 participants,
and the team will need to be able to complete 30 climbs of the 40 foot
face in the hour, so you need to be fit!. Team members should be above
the minimum Scout/Guide age and each participant will receive a
"Certificate of Achievement."
More information can be found on the Oaks website
by clicking here.
Tuesday 25 February 2003
Win a Trip to USA Astronaut Training Camp
 British
National Space Centre (BNSC) is offering one lucky winner the chance to
train like an Astronaut at the International Space Academy in
Huntsville. Alabama.
The five day programme is jam packed with astronaut training for
young people. Activities include simulated Space Shuttle missions,
IMAX® movies, training simulators (like the 1/6th Gravity Chair),
rocket building and launches, scientific experiments and lectures on the
past present and future of space exploration.
Participants must be available to attend the camp between 26 July and
1 August 2003 and be between the age of 12 and 14 at the time of the
camp.
To win a place all you have to do is answers the questions on the
website and complete the tiebreak assignment by 4 April 2003.
Click here enter http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/ SOURCE: Communications
Department, Gilwell Park
Monday 10 February 2003
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 74, November 2002) is available online here.
Sunday 19 January 2003
New Cubs on the Block!
A warm welcome to Joe H. and Taylor D. who have recently
joined the Cub pack.
Saturday 28 December 2002
A Big Thank You!
This year's Christmas Post fundraising was another resounding
success. A grand total of £1,535.15 was raised by collecting, sorting
and delivering over 15,000 Christmas cards in the Melton Mowbray town
area. Our thanks must go to all those who helped in this mammoth task.
As always, we received a number of cards addressed to premises outside
the Melton area. This year's record goes to a card addressed to someone
in Canada!
World Jamboree
 Good
luck to Suzie who, along with three other Scouts from the Melton
District, flew to Sattahip in Thailand to join 30,000 Scouts from nearly
200 different countries gathering for the 20th World Scout Jamboree. See
our Guestbook for messages from Suzie. You can also catch up with the
latest news and photos from the UK Contingent by clicking here.
Wednesday 11 December 2002
All Change Please
A warm welcome to the following who have recently joined the
Cub section:
Harry W., Jack C., Luke D., Jack K., Robert S., Jacob D., Niall R. and
Elliot C.
Good luck to the following Cubs who have now moved up up to the Scout
section:
Samantha S., Thomas C., Connell W., Liam P., Matthew M., Oliver H.,
Hayley S. and Danny H.
Space Camp 2003
Click here for details of the exciting
Cub Space Camp planned for Summer 2003.
New Uniforms
The uniform pages for the Scouts, Cubs and Beavers have now
been updated to show you where to sew on your badges on the new
uniforms.
Tuesday 26 November 2002
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 73, November 2002) is available online here.
Saturday 2 November 2002
Hit for Six!
The Cub Sixes have been updated. Click here
for details.
Monday 7 October 2002
Badges are back!
The Scout and Cub badge award pages are
back online. Don't forget to send in your updates.
Click here for the Scout
badge table.
Click here for the Cub badge table.
The Fox
The
September and October editions of The Fox can be downloaded from The
Leicestershire Scouts website. Click here.
World Jamboree on the Internet 19 - 20 October 2002
 An
opportunity for Scouts and Guides to communicate with other Scouts and
Guides from around the world using the Internet. Using e-Mail contacts
and chat room providers Scouts, Guides and their Leaders can use JOTI to
make new friends just like those who will be attending the 20th World
Scout Jamboree in Thailand. Exchange badges, programme ideas and make
life long Scouting/Guiding friends from around the world.
Remember, only a very small percentage of Scouts
from the UK attend a World Scout Jamboree - this is a wonderful
opportunity to help many more experience a truly international event at
little or no cost.
Click here
for further details.
SOURCE: Communications
Department, Gilwell Park
Saturday 5 October 2002
Cubs Master Stroke!
 Congratulations
to the 18 strong team from the 36th Melton Cubs who took overall 1st
place in the Melton Mowbray District Cubs Swimming Gala. Well done!
Click here for a full list of the
results for the team.
Saturday 5 October 2002
Christmas Post 2003
 Planning
for our annual fund raising event is well under way.
Parents and children - we need your help! Click here
for further details.
Saturday 28 September 2002
Melton District Cubs Swimming Gala 2002
The Cubs page has
details of this year's Melton District Cubs Swimming Gala.
Saturday 28 September 2002
Sherwood 2003
 Sherwood
2003 is set to be one of the biggest events of its kind bringing
together thousands of Scouts & Guides from around the World. Taking
place in the summer of 2003 this international camp will provide the
opportunity for members of the Scout & Guide Associations to
experience hundreds of activities in the picturesque surroundings of
Nottinghamshire's world renowned Sherwood Forest.
Sherwood 2003 is a joint venture between
Nottinghamshire's Scouts &
Guides
Full details can be found by visiting the camp's
website www.sherwood2003.com
SOURCE: Communications
Department, Gilwell Park
Another 'Course' Anyone?
 There
are still some spaces on the Food Hygiene - 9 Course to be held at Blaby
Scout Centre on 9 November 2002. This course could be attended by any
Leader, Helper or parent that assists in the preparation of food. It is
recommended that everyone preparing food within the Scouting Association
passes this qualification, and it is a valuable way to further your
training.
If you would like further details, please contact Alison
Thompson, ADC Adult Support.
Monday 9 September 2002
Scouts Reunited
 After
several months of hard work by the ScoutBase UK team www.scoutsreunited.co.uk
has just been launched. ScoutsReunited was officially launched this
weekend at this years Gilwell Reunion. The response to the site from
current and former Members of the Movement has been fantastic. Already
over 1,200 people have registered with the site. New registrations are
currently running at over 100 a day. ScoutsReunited is a service that
aims to help current and former Scouts from all over the United Kingdom
meet up with old friends. SOURCE: Communications
Department, Gilwell Park
District Christmas Bash
 A
District Christmas Bash is being organised for Saturday 30th November
2002 to take place at the Melton Mowbray Bowls Club. The cost will be
£12.50 per person, which includes a sit-down meal and disco. Places are
limited to 50 so please book early. For further information email Ian
Cliffe. SOURCE: The District Team
Friday 6 September 2002
Website Updates
My
apologies for the lack of site updates. This is due to a system problem
which will hopefully be fixed next week. Webmaster
Sunday 4 August 2002
Lochgoilhead 2003
We
are returning to Lochgoilhead for our 2003 Summer Camp. The camp will be
held from Saturday 16 August to Satuday 23 August 2003 and is open to
Cubs, Scouts Explorer Scouts, Scout Network/Ventures and Leaders.
Further details will be announced in September. Click
here to view photos from our
Lochgoilhead 2000 Summer Camp.
Click here to visit the
official Lochgoilhead website.
Mobile Phone Logos
 The
new sectional logos are now available as mobile phone logos and can be
downloaded from Scoutbase at a cost of £1.50 each. Note that these are
only available for Nokia mobile phones. Click here
for further information. SOURCE: Communications
Department, Gilwell Park
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 72, August 2002) is available online here.
The Fox
The
August edition (No.400) of The Fox can be downloaded from The
Leicestershire Scouts website. Click here.
Saturday 6 July 2002
New Look for ScoutBaseUK
ScoutBaseUK, the website created specifically for the half a million
Members and supporters of the UK's largest co-educational youth
Movement, has launched its new look image to coincide with the
introduction of a new training programme for Scouts.
The programme, which offers exciting activities,
challenges and opportunities for boys and girls aged 6 extending to
adults up to 25 years, is the most dramatic change to hit Scouting for
more than thirty years.
For more details click here.
SOURCE: Communications
Department, Gilwell Park
Challenge Camp Photos
 The
Oaks website has lots of photos from the recent County Cubs Challenge
Camp held at the Oaks Campsite in Charnwood. Click here
to take a look.
Fund Raising
Scouts, Ventures, Leaders and parents are wanted
to help sell programmes at Belvoir Castle Country Fair on Saturday 20
and Sunday 21 July. Various times of the day are available and you also
get free entry into show as well.
For further information email Ian
Cliffe.
Thursday 13 June 2002
Annual Cub Section Report
The annual Cub Section report covering the period June 2001 to May
2002 has been added to the Downloads page.
Surfing Melton
 A
new website has been launched to cater for all things Melton Mowbray.
The site includes Classifieds, Restaurants and a Web Directory. Pop
over to www.mmip.co.uk for more
information.
Thursday 6 June 2002
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 71, April/May 2002) is available online here.
Thursday 23 May 2002
Get Airborne!
 If you
have ever fancied trying your hand at being a glider pilot now is your
chance. One hundred local youngsters have the opportunity to experience
their first glider flight in the Queen's Golden Jubilee Year. This
Jubilee project has been created by Buckminster Gliding Club's Community
Group based at Saltby Airfield. Click here
for more details.
High Adventure 2002 - The Others
See the Ventures page for an account of
High Adventure 2002 from the 'other' team.
Group Camp 2002
Cubs will again be joining the Scouts for a Group Camp at
Shacklewell this year. See the Cub page for more
details.
Sixes Updated
Click here to view the new Cub
Sixes.
Cub Activities
The Diary page has been updated with details
of forthcoming Cub activities.
Wednesday 1 May 2002
Vote for Scouts!
 CBBC
Newsround is running an online poll inviting young people to vote if
being a Scout is 'cool' or not. Cast your vote now by clicking here.
Saturday 20 April 2002
Snowdon adVenture!
For an account of their experiences in Leicestershire's High
Adventure, visit the Ventures page.
New Charnwood 2001 Mug Shots
Some new photographs have been added to the Charnwood
2001 page.
Friday 19 April 2002
4th Celebrate 80th!
 The
4th Melton Scout Group plan to celebrate their 80th year with a reunion
party to be held on Sunday 30 June 2002 at Holwell Pastures. If you are
a former member or leader of the 4th they would love to see you at the
reunion. For further details
e-mail the4thmelton@hotmail.com.
Monday 15 April 2002
Don't Say Ventures Do Nothing!
 Where
do you find Ventures when it's snowing and the wind is roaring at 70mph?
Down the pub? No, up a mountain! Keep a watch on the Ventures page for a
story that'll give you frostbite!
Friday 12 April 2002
St. George's Day
 The
annual St. George's Day service and parade will take place on
Sunday 21 April 2002. Click here for full details.
Troop Meetings
The weekly Troop meetings are moving location for the summer. See
the Scout page for further details.
Group Summer Camp 2002
This year's Group Summer Camp will be held at Shacklewell Campsite,
Rutland from Friday 23 to Monday 26 August 2002. The cost will be
£30.00 (£10.00 deposit). Click here
to see photographs from our last visit to Shacklewell.
Oaks New Website
Click here to
preview the new Oaks website.
Thursday 4 April 2002
Jubilee Badges
 Need a
Jubilee badge for your uniform before St. George's Day? Get your order
in quickly as supplies at County are low! They are priced at £1.00
each. A metal pin badge is also available. Both
badges can be obtained either directly from your 36th Melton Scout Group
section leader or from the Melton District Scout Shop Agency by contacting Ian Cliffe on 0116-2515704
(daytime) or 01664-853032 (evening).
Monday 1 April 2002
Oaks Challenge Walk
The letter giving details of the Oaks Challenge Walk, together with
an entry form, are now available on our Downloads
page.
Thursday 28 March 2002
Games Night
A further Games Night is being held at the Boat Inn, Melton Mowbray, on Tuesday
16 April 2002 starting at 7:30pm. Games include darts, dominoes,
cribbage, bar skittles and 3D noughts and crosses. There will also be a
raffle. The cost is £5.00 per team of two with all proceeds going
towards funding for Scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree in
Thailand.
SOURCE: The
Jamboree Team
Monday 25 March 2002
Cub Jubliee Go Kart Challenge
 A
date of Saturday 6 July 2002 has been set for the Cub Jubliee Go Kart
Challenge. It will be held at The Grove School playing fields in the
afternoon. Cubs, start your engines! Half the proceeds from the event
will be donated to the Rainbows hospice at Loughborough.
Further details to follow.
Saturday 16 March 2002
Reporting from Space!
 If
you missed the trip to the National Space Centre in Leicester you'll
kick yourself when you read the excellent report by 36th Scout Steven S.
and see the wonderful photographs from the 'grand day out'.
Click here to blast off!
Cub Camp at Holwell
A Cub Camp is being held at Holwell Pastures campsite in May
2002.
See the Cub page for more details.
The Mosaic Project
 Jon Simpson's
photomontage/mosaic mini project, based
upon photographs from the Charnwood 2001 International Scout and Guide
Camp, is now almost complete. Two large (5"x4") prints are
available, one at the Leicestershire Scout HQ, the other at the Guide
HQ. Smaller 'poster' size prints are on display at the Oaks Campsite. Click here
to visit his website for more details and previews. The 36th is in there
somewhere!
Coming Soon!
A new Oaks website is under construction. I've had a sneak preview
and it's looking good!
Sunday 3 March 2002
Oaks Challenge Walk
 The
Oaks Scout Campsite website has posted details of the Oaks Challenge
Walk which is taking place on Saturday 6 July 2002. For further details
a letter and poster can be downloaded from here.
Saturday 26 January 2002
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 70, January 2002) is available online here.
Friday 11 January 2002
National Space Centre Trip
 Planning
for the trip to the National Space
Centre in Leicester is well underway. Don't miss this exciting
event! You must get your application form and payment in before the
deadline so hurry. Click here
for more details.
The Mosaic Project
Jon Simpson is building a photomontage/mosaic mini project based
upon photographs from the Charnwood 2001 International Scout and Guide
Camp. Please help Jon to capture memories from this event in a unique
way. Click here
to visit his website for more details and a preview.
Cub Programme Update
The latest information on forthcoming Cub activities has been added
to the Diary page.
Friday 4 January 2002
Farewell Nan Beaver!
After 20 years of service to Melton Scouting, Joan Keightley has
hung up her necker. We wish her good luck in retirement. Click here
for a message from Nan Beaver.
Wednesday 2 January 2002
Just a Minute!
Copies of the
Executive Meeting minutes for 2001 can now be downloaded from the Downloads
page (you will need a password to access the files).
Catch the Fox!
 Missed
the last copy of the Fox? You can download previous issues from the
Leicestershire Scouts website here.
Friday 28 December 2001
Christmas Post 2001
This
year's Christmas Post fundraising service raised over £1,650. Many
thanks must go to the Bin Controllers, Sorters and Delivery
Teams for all their hard work, especially at this busy time in the year.
Special thanks to Dawn for yet again
organising the service with military precision and planning! Our
thanks also to the retailers who hosted the bins. For further
details click here.
Monday 10 December 2001
National Space Centre
A
Group trip to the National Space Centre
in Leicester is being organised for Sunday 3 March 2002. The cost will
be no more than £10.00. If you are interested in going please let your
Section Leader know as soon as possible so that we can get an idea of
numbers.
Wednesday 28 November 2001
36th Melton Beavers - A Great Feet!
 ITV1's Diggit programme is trying to break the world record for the
longest line of footprints. Beaver Scouts from the 36th Melton have been
taking part and during the Saturday edition on 17 November 2001 it was
announced that they were at the top of the leaderboard! See the Beavers
page for more details.
Christmas Post 2001 - Volunteers Still Needed!
There are still some delivery rounds up for grabs. Please help us
raise funds for the Group by volunteering. See Kay or Dawn for more
information.
Sunday 25 November 2001
Melton Mowbray District Scout Swimming Gala 2001
 Congratulations
to the 1st Waltham who were this year's overall winner of the 2001 gala
held at Melton Waterfield Swimming Pool. The team from the 36th worked
very hard and gained joint 3rd place overall. Click here
for further results.
Thailand Jamboree
A
Cake and Raffle stall is being held in Melton Mowbray Market Place on
Saturday 8 December 2001 to help raise funds for the three
Venture Scouts from the Melton District (one from the 36th and two from
the 4th) who are planning to attend the 20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand
2002-2003. Please pop along and give your support. Donations can also be
made at the Melton branch of the Hinckley and Rugby Building Society.
Sunday 11 November 2001
Christmas Post 2001 - Volunteers Needed!
Calling
all parents, friends and supporters. This is our major fund raising
event of the year. It is vital that we make it a success. Volunteers are
needed to be Bin Controllers, for the Sorting Team and for the much
larger Delivery Team. For further details please contact Kay or Dawn.
Please volunteer by signing the poster which will be on display at
Beaver, Cub and Scout meetings over the next few weeks, or by
telephoning Kay.
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 69, November 2001) is available online here.
Monday 22 October 2001
 Armistice Parade and
Service of Remembrance
Click here for important information
about this year's event.
Spooky!
 The
Scouts are holding a Halloween party on Monday 29 November 2001. There
will be supper, games and a prize for the best fancy dress.
Golden Horseshoe 2001
Although we didn't send a team this year, you may like to hop over
to the Rutland
Scouts website and take a look at photographs from this year's
event.
Saturday 13 October 2001
Scout Shop Agency
 From
Monday 15 October 2001 there we will be a Scout Shop Agency running
again in the Melton District. You will be able to buy all your uniforms
etc. locally at the same price as Blaby. The District will gain funds
from sales so please support the venture and encourage everyone to use
the facility. To order items please telephone Ian Cliffe on 0116-2515704
(daytime) or 01664-853032 (evening). We will publish a price list as
soon as it is available.
5000 Hits!
A year and a half after launching the website we have now reached
5000 hits! Many thanks to all our visitors.
Saturday 29 September 2001
Shacklewell Photographs
Click here to view some great
photographs from our successful camp at Shacklewell.
Cub Badges
The Cub badge award table has been
updated along with the Sixes.
AGM Reports
The Group Scout Leader and Scout section AGM reports for 2000/2001
have finally been added to the Downloads
section. Sorry for the delay!
Thursday 20 September 2001
New Uniform
Although the new design uniforms are now available for purchase, it
is not necessary to replace your existing one immediately. The
transition will be ongoing during the next two years.
Christmas Post 2001
 Planning
is now well underway for our Christmas Post
2001 fundraising campaign. Details of how you can help will be announced
soon.
Oaks Reopens!
The Oaks Campsite in Charnwood has now reopened following it's
closure due to Foot and Mouth restrictions. The website has also been
updated with new information and photographs. Click here
to visit.
Thailand Jamboree
Three
Venture Scouts from the Melton District (one from the 36th and two from
the 4th) will be attending the 20th World Scout Jamboree in Thailand
2002-2003. Watch out for more news on this. In the meantime you can find
out more general information by visiting the official
website for the UK contingent or the official
20th World Scout Jamboree website itself (although this still
appears to be in a state of construction as some of the links do not yet
work).
Annual review
The Scout Association Annual Review for 2000-2001 has been
published. It is well worth a read to understand the changes Scouting
will undergo as it enters the 21st Century. It can be downloaded in PDF
format from Scoutbase by clicking here.
Wednesday 12 September 2001
Games Night
A
Games Night is being held at the Boat Inn, Melton Mowbray, on Tuesday 2
October 2001 starting at 7:30pm. Games include darts, dominoes,
cribbage, bar skittles and 3D noughts and crosses. There will also be a
raffle. The cost is £5.00 per team of two with all proceeds going
towards funding for three Scouts attending the World Scout Jamboree in
2002. SOURCE: The
Jamboree Team
Friday 7 September 2001
Charnwood 2001 Photos
Didn't
make Charnwood 2001? Click here for a
selection of photographs from the event taken by Group paparazzi! The
official Charnwood
2001 website also has a gallery of images from the event.
Sunday 2 September 2001
Legoland
 Click
here for details of the Cubs trip to Legoland
Windsor. Places are limited and tickets must be reserved soon so don't
delay!
Thursday 30 August 2001
District Camp Update
Click here for the latest
information on the District Camp 2001.
Sunday 26 August 2001
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 68, August 2001) is available online here.
Wednesday 15 August 2001
District Camp
The
District Team is once again organising a District Camp. This will be
held at Holwell Pastures over the weekend of 14 -16 September 2001.
Click here for more details. SOURCE: The District Team
Saturday 4 August 2001
Well Done Skip!
Just before departing for Charnwood, Stuart 'Skip' McCarthy was
presented with his Wood Beads. Well done Skip! A great start to your
first camp 'in charge'.
Friday 3 August 2001
Charnwood 2001
The countdown has ended. All those lucky folk off to Charnwood 2001
tomorrow, have a great time and don't forget to bring back some photos
for the website!
Wednesday 1 August 2001
Group Camp 2001
Parents of all children attending the Group Camp at Shacklewell are invited to
attend a briefing at King Edward Upper School (NOT Holwell Campsite) at
7:00pm on Monday 20 August
2001. If for any reason you are unable to attend, it is vital that you
contact Kay or Simon. For the latest details click here.
 County Cub Scout Challenge Camp 2001
Click here
for reviews and photos from the County Cub Scout Challenge Camp which
was held at Scout HQ in Blaby during June 2001.
Wednesday 25 July 2001
Charnwood 2001
- Further Update
 With less than two weeks to go until the opening ceremony, click
here
for the latest details and important information about the Charnwood
2001 International Scout and Guide Camp.
Cub Badges
The Cub Badges page has been updated
with the latest awards.
Wednesday 11 July 2001
Holwell Wash and Brushup Update
Due to other commitments, the work at Holwell will only be on Sunday
15 July 2001 starting at 09:00am.
SOURCE: The District Team
Monday 9 July 2001
Holwell Wash and Brushup
We
are having a working party up at Holwell Campsite this weekend, 14-15
July 2001. There is a lot of work to do to make the campsite ready for
officially reopening in the next few weeks (creosote the buildings,
clear weeds etc). If you can give any time at all over the weekend, or
can get Ventures or Scouts to come up, then please do. Bring old
paintbrushes etc. with you. If you want more details then please call
Ian Cliffe or Terry Woodward.
Your help would be most appreciated!
SOURCE: The District Team
Friday 6 July 2001
Charnwood 2001 Update
 We
have added a new page giving the latest details on our trip to
Charnwood 2001. It will be updated over the coming weeks as new
information becomes available. Click here
to see what kit you should be bringing to the camp and find out who this
pesky mule is!
Foot and Mouth - Latest Guidelines
Click here
for the latest guidance on dealing with the Foot and Mouth Disease
outbreak.
Thursday 5 July 2001
New Search Engine
 Our
site has been added to a new search engine for the Melton Mowbray area.
If you are looking for 'local' sites why not give it a try.
Friday 29 June 2001
Charnwood 2001
- Parent's Briefing
Parents of all children attending Charnwood 2001 are invited to
attend a briefing at King Edward Upper School at 7:15pm on Monday 2 July
2001. If for any reason you are unable to attend, it is vital that you
contact Stuart to obtain important information.
Click here
for the latest information from the official Charnwood 2001 site.
Annual Reports
The Annual Reports file for 2001 has been added to the Downloads
page.
Group Camp 2001
There are still places available if you have not booked your place
on the Group Camp which will be held at Shacklewell Campsite. Click here
for details.
The Fox
Copies of The Fox can now be downloaded from the Leicestershire
Scouts website. Also available is the Leicestershire Scouts Annual
Review 2000-2001. Click here.
New National Website
A new national website has been launched
by Gilwell for non-Scouts at www.scouts.org.uk.
This site is aimed at informing non-members of the Movement about what
we do and how we work. SOURCE:
Leicestershire Scouts Website
Oaks to Re-open
Closed due to the Foot and Mouth outbreak,
the Oaks Campsite in Charnwood hopes to be able to re-open on 14 August
2001. See the official
website for further news.
Saturday 2 June 2001
Melton Day Pig Roast
Although slightly down on previous years, the District still made a
profit of £1,112.39. This is a good effort by everyone who helped on
the day and I would like to thank everyone who helped us run it. The
groups who helped us have benefited by a total of £660 in total.
Details will be sent to the individual groups soon together with their
cheques.
SOURCE: Ian Cliffe, ADC Adult Training
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 67, June 2001) is available online here.
Tuesday 22 May 2001
Cheese and Wine Party
A Cheese and Wine Party will be held on Monday 4 June 2001 at
07:00pm at our HQ in the King Edward Upper School Youth Club Building.
Oh, and there will be a little (honest) AGM as well.
Beaver District Outing
The Beaver District Outing is taking place on Saturday 16 June 2001
with a visit to Sundown Park.
New Logo Car Stickers
If you would like five vinyl stickers of the new Corporate logo,
just the right size to go in your car window, please send a stamped
addressed envelope (19p stamp) to:
Information Centre (Car Stickers)
The Scout Association
Gilwell Park
London E4 7QW
SOURCE: Communications Department,
Gilwell Park
Saturday 19 May 2001
Group Camp 2001
Click here for details of
this year's Group Camp at Shacklewell Campsite.
Diary Update
Detail of future Scout and Cub activities have been added to the Diary
page.
Cub Badges
The latest additions to the Cub badge table can be found here.
All Change Please!
Hello to Jonathon A. and Ben B. who joined the Cubs recently.
Good luck to Andrew D., James H., Steven S. and Simon D. who have
moved on to Scouts.
Sunday 13 May 2001
Webmaster Apologies
Updates to the site will be somewhat sporadic for the time being. I
am currently in the process of moving house and access to my PC is
limited at the moment. I hope to resume normal service around June. My
apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Melton Day 2001
Volunteers are needed to help man the Pig Roast stall at this year's
Melton Day. Proceeds will be split amongst participating Groups. Click here
for more details.
County
Cub Scout Challenge Camp
As the Oaks campsite is currently closed due to Foot and Mouth
Disease restrictions, the County Cub Scout Challenge Camp will now be
held at Scout HQ in Blaby.
Howell
Pastures
Following the District Team meeting on 1 May 2001, it has been
decided to keep the Howell
Pastures camp site closed for the foreseeable future. The District Camp
has been postponed until 14-17 September 2001. It is hoped that the site
will reopen in July but the situation will be reviewed at the beginning
of June.
The District AGM will be held at Park Lane on
Tuesday 22 May at 8:00pm.
Source: The District Team
Thursday 19 April 2001
New Group Fundraising Initiative
If you buy books online please consider using the new Pickabook
links on our site (on the Home and Links pages). Each time that someone
jumps to Pickabook from the links on our site and places an order with
them, the 36th Melton Scout Group will earn 5% commission on the sale.
As the saying goes - every little helps!
Sunday 8 April 2001
Foot
and Mouth - Charnwood 2001
At the moment, Charnwood 2001 is still going ahead as planned. Click
here to read
the latest official statement from the organisers.
Monday 2 April 2001
Foot
and Mouth - The Latest From Gilwell
Click here for the latest
guidelines from Scout HQ regarding Foot and Mouth.
Happy Birthday To Us!
Our web site is one year old today! Many thanks to all our visitors for
making it a success.
Wednesday 21 March 2001
Foot and Mouth -
Planned Camps
At the moment the camps listed on the Diary and Section pages are
still going ahead (unless otherwise noted). Should a decision be taken
to cancel or postpone any of them we will post updates as soon as we
receive them.
Sunday 18 March 2001
Foot and Mouth - Scout Association Guidelines
The Scout Association continues to take steps to assist the
prevention of the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease. Click here
to view the official Scout Association Guidelines.
Talking Points
Click here
to view Talking Points Issue 66 (March 2001) online at ScoutBase UK.
Cubs - Who's Who
Click here to see the members of the Cub Pack
Sixes.
Thursday 15 March 2001
Foot and Mouth
The District Team has this evening taken the decision to close Howell
Pastures until further notice due to the Foot and Mouth crisis.
Therefore the working weekend planned for this
weekend is cancelled. The District Camp at the moment is still planned
to go ahead but a decision will be made early in May regarding this
event.
We have also taken the decision to cancel St
George's Day parade due to the movement of people from outlying areas.
This decision was not taken lightly and we shall reschedule the day for
later in the year.
The team feel both of these decisions although
very regrettable are in the interests of the community and will show the
local Scouts to be responsible members of the community.
If you have any questions or comments then please
contact your relevant ADC.
Source: The District Team
Wednesday 7 March 2001
New Cub Scouts
A big warm 36th welcome to the following new Cub Scouts.
 Transfers from 1st
Melton: Stuart M., Thomas W., James M., Mark C., Dominic J.
From Beaver Scouts: Ben C., Adam D., Thomas E., Peter H., William W.
And Yet More Cub Badges!
Click here for details.
Friday 23 February 2001
More Cub Badges!
Click here for details of the latest Cub
badges and awards.
Dates For Your Diary
New dates have been added to the Diary page.
Website Updates
The Leicestershire Scouts website has moved to a new address at
www.leics-scouts.demon.co.uk
and been brought up to date with a new look and new content.
The Oaks Campsite website has also been updated with some new
information and photographs. Head over to www.oakscampsite.freeserve.co.uk
for a look.
Those of you attending Charnwood 2001 may want to check out the official
website which has been updated with new information.
New files
(newsletters and poster) have also been added to our Downloads
page.
New Scout Uniform
New uniforms for the UK's half a million Scouts were revealed yesterday
(22/2/2001) on Founder's day, the 144th anniversary of Baden-Powell's
birth. These will be introduced gradually over the next two years to
become fully effective from January 2003. This is the first major change
in almost 34 years. Click here
to read the full story.
SOURCE: ScoutBase
UK
Monday 12 February 2001
Scouts Welcome Free Criminal Record Checks
The Scout Association welcomes the Government announcement that checks
from the new Criminal Records Bureau will be free for voluntary youth
organisations. Click here
to read the full story.
SOURCE:
Public Relations, Baden-Powell House
Monday 5 February 2001
India Earthquake
In response to a number of enquiries on how Scouting can support those
affected by the devastating earthquake in the Gujarat Region of India,
we (HQ, Gilwell Park) have listed below a number of appeals that people
may wish to support:
Leicestershire County Scout
Council:
In conjunction with local Community Leaders, the
Leicestershire County Scout Council has launched its own appeal. Their
Headquarters in Blaby will be open Monday to Friday from 0900 to 1600 to
receive unused or redundant tentage and blankets. They will also accept
monetary donations.
For more information contact:
Peter Carter, ACC International, on 01455 552886
(phone and fax) or petercarter@tinyonline.co.uk
Peter Hart, County Organiser, at the County Scout
Centre during Office Hours on 01162 778998 / 779794, fax 011662 779794
or e-mail centre@leics-scouts.demon.co.uk
Leicestershire County Scout Council, Winchester Road, Blaby,
Leicestershire. LE8 4HN
Oxfam: Disasters and
Emergencies Committee India Earthquake Appeal
Send a cheque made payable to 'Disasters and
Emergencies Committee India Earthquake Appeal' to DEC, PO BOX 999,
London EC3A 3AA Give your Credit or Debit Card number over the phone to
0870 6060900 (recorded message). Donate on line at www.oxfam.org.uk
UNICEF: India Earthquake
Children's Appeal
Call 0345 312312 (24 hour local rate hotline) with
your credit card details. Donate on line at www.unicef.org.uk
SOURCE: Communications
Department, Gilwell Park.
Wednesday 24 January 2001
Family Service
The Group has been invited to help with this month's Family Service at
St. Mary's Church on Sunday 28 January 2001. Parents and family are
cordially invited to join us. Please meet in church at 9:45am. Beavers,
Cubs, Scouts and Venture Scouts should wear full uniform. The service
starts at 10:00am and lasts approximately 45 minutes. See you there!
Easter Camp 2001
See the Scouts page for details of this year's
Easter Camp.
Monday 15 January 2001
New Scout Association Logo
 The
Scout association launched it's new logo today as part of the new
corporate identity. A design guide and examples of the new logo have
been added to our Downloads page. For
further details click here.
Troop Diary Dates
The Diary page has been updated with details of
planned activities for the Scout Troop.
Sunday 7 January 2001
County Cub Scout Challenge Camp
The date for the County Cub Scout Challenge Camp has now been confirmed.
See the Cub page for further information.
Cub Badges
Click here for details of the latest Cub
Badge awards.
Saturday 23 December 2000
Cards and More Cards!
Our Christmas Card Postal Service was a great success again this year.
The Group collected, sorted and delivered 15,419 cards to addresses in
the town. In the process we raised £1,640.86 for Group funds. Click here
for further details.
Sunday 17 December 2000
Criminal Record Checks to Safeguard Children
Essential criminal record checks for volunteers working with children
are to be free in Scotland but not in England
and Wales unless the Government changes its current proposals
for the Criminal Records Bureau. Click here
for further details.
SOURCE:
Public Relations, Baden-Powell House
Saturday 16 December 2000
Uniform Review
The Committee of the Council held a special all day meeting yesterday,
devoted almost entirely to the consideration of the outcome of the
uniform review.
Click here
for further details. SOURCE:
Public Relations, Baden-Powell House
Tuesday 12 December 2000
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 65, December 2000) is available online here.
Saturday 9 December 2000
Christmas Card Postal Service
Due to unavoidable circumstances the first sorting session has been
re-scheduled for Monday 11 December 2000. Click here
for details. Contact Cathy if you have need further information.
Sunday 3 December 2000
NSPCC
The Scout Association recently joined the NSPCC's Full Stop Campaign
(Source: Talking Points Issue No.64, October 2000). The NSPCC have added
a new feature to their website which enables you to make a free
donation. Every time you click a special button, their
sponsors will make a small donation to the Full Stop Campaign (in return
the sponsors are allowed to display a small link on the NSPCC website).
You can make multiple donations, but only one click per day. Why not
make it your Home page so that you remember to click each day. A link
has also been added to the top of our Home page.
Pickabook
As it is the season of giving, a reminder that if you buy books
online at Pickabook they will
donate 2½% of the purchase price of your order to a nominated charity.
One of the charities supported is The Scout Association.
Wednesday 22 November 2000
Christmas Card Postal Service
As mentioned in our Tuesday news, we are now gearing up for our
major fund raising activity of the year, the annual Christmas Card
Postal Service. Click here for details
of how you can help to make it our best year ever!
Tuesday 21 November 2000
Warm Welcome!
A big warm 36 welcome to Chris and Neil who have recently joined the
Group. Chris will be the new Leader for the Scout section and will be
assisted by Neil, Amy and Stuart. Also joining the Group in a few weeks
is Jayne who will be helping to run the Cub section.
Christmas Card Postal Service
It is the time of year when the Group embarks upon it's major fund
raising activity. It is vitally important that we maintain a
strong financial base. Without it the Group would not be able to provide the
range of activities we do for our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Venture
Scouts. Further details of how you can help will be posted here in a few days.
Please help to make it a success!
Stay Wide Awake!
The Scout section meeting for Monday 4 December 2000 has been moved
to Tuesday 5 December 2000. The meeting will be held at the Holwell
Pastures Camp Site with Widegames and cooking on the agenda. See the Diary
page for further details.
Cub Badges
Even more badges have been gained by the Cubs. See the Cub
Badges page for details. Well done!
Saturday 18 November 2000
Millennium Quiz
The Grand Final of the Melton Mowbray Cubs Millennium Quiz was held
today. Congratulations to 7th Melton who took first place. Click here
for full results.
Uniform Consultation
The five month Uniform Consultation has turned out to be the largest
and most successful of its kind ever undertaken by the Movement.
Two days after the scheduled closing date (to
allow for the current postal delays) the number of Uniform
Questionnaires returned was 46,000. The ratio of responses from young
people to adults is approximately 2:1.
For further details click here.
Thursday 16 November 2000
Hello and Cheerio
A warm welcome to Hayley S., Oliver H., Matthew M., Ben M., Sam B.,
Chris D. and Simon D., who have recently joined the Cub section. Good
luck to Kirsty B. and Sarah A. who will soon be moving to the Scout
section.
Cub Awards
The Cubs have been busy! Details of the latest awards can be found
on the Cub Badges page. Special
congratulations to Kirsty B. and Andrew D. who have gained the Adventure
Crest Award, the highest which can achieved by a Cub.
Cub Christmas Trip
 The
Cubs are going ten pin bowling at Grantham Bowl. See the Diary
page for further details.
Friday 3 November 2000
SID is back!
 The
Scouting Internet Directory (SiD) has returned to ScoutBase UK.
Click here for further details.
Saturday 28 October 2000
2000 in 2000!
If you are in the habit of scrolling to the bottom of the home page
you may have noticed from the Scouting Spider counter that we have now
passed the 2000 hit mark. Although modest in comparison to other sites, it
does show that people find the site interesting and useful. A big thank
you to all of you, especially regular visitors!
Charnwood 2001
Applications
are now being taken for Charnwood 2001, Leicestershire's 5th International Scout and Guide
Camp, which will be held at Stanford Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire.
This is one of those not to be missed events.
Scout Snorkelling Course
Another chance has been arranged for Scouts to take a course in
snorkelling. See the Scouts page for further
details.
Talking Points
For those of you who do not get ScoutBase UK's Talking Points by e-mail,
the latest edition (Issue 64, October 2000) is available online here.
Uniform Questionnaire
Over 300,000 questionnaires have been distributed. The deadline for
returns is 10 November 2000. The questionnaire can be download from our
Downloads
page.
Further information about the uniform consultation
can be found
on the ScoutBase UK website. Click here.
Thursday 19 October 2000
Golden Horseshoe Challenge
Congratulations to the 'Indian Braves' and 'Burgers and Small Fries'
Patrols from the 1st Waltham Scout Group. They gained first and second
place at the Rutland
Golden Horseshoe Challenge.
Wednesday 18 October 2000
Cubs World
Conservation Badge
Unfortunately the tree planting day has been postponed by the Little
Dalby Estate. This is due to the fact that the seedlings come from their
Kent estate and all the land there has been flooded, killing all their
seedlings. We will let you know the re-arranged date as soon as
possible. Simon (Akela)
Tuesday 10 October 2000
Golden Horseshoe Challenge
Unfortunately we are unable to send a team to take part in
the Golden Horseshoe Challenge in Rutland from Friday 13 - Sunday 15
October 2000. Contact Stuart for further details.
Sunday 8 October 2000
Cubs Swimming Gala
Well done to the 17 Cubs from the 36th who took part in the Melton
Mowbray District
Cubs Swimming Gala 2000. The team finished 5th overall. Click here
for full results.
Cub Scout Promotions and Badge Awards
The Cub Badges table has been updated
with the latest awards and promotions.
Russia joins the World Scout Movement
"The All-Russia National
Scout Organization (ARNSO, or VNSO in Russian*) has been formally
accepted as the newest member of the World Organization of the Scout
Movement (WOSM). Membership became effective 1st October 2000 following
a vote by national Scout organizations around the world....." Click here
to download the full press release from the WOSM website.
(Note - the file is in PDF format.) SOURCE:
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
Monday 2 October 2000
Golden Horseshoe Challenge
A team of Scouts representing the 36th Melton will be taking part in
the Golden Horseshoe Challenge in Rutland from Friday 13 - Sunday 15
October 2000. The event is hosted by Rutland County Scouts. You can
visit their website here.
There is some information
about the challenge but the web page appears to be still under
construction.
Friday 29 September 2000
The Living World
Why not exercise the grey matter. Head over to ScoutNet UK and have
a go at their Quiz No. 59, The
Living World.
Monday 25 September 2000
NSPCC Walk
Well done to Andrew S. who completed a 23 mile sponsored walk
yesterday. Andrew, a member of the Scout section, raised over £100 for
the NSPCC Full Stop Campaign.
Night Hike
The Scouts are taking part in a Night Hike on Monday 2 October 2000.
See the Diary page for further details.
Scout Association Annual Report
Following the Annual Meeting of the Council of the Scout Association
at Baden-Powell House on Saturday 22 September 2000, The Annual Report and
Accounts for The Scout Association are now available on ScoutBase UK.
Click here. SOURCE:
Public Relations, Baden-Powell House
Friday 22 September 2000
Lochgoilhead 2000
Click here for memories of this
year's Summer Camp.
Wednesday 20 September 2000
Beaver Sleepover
Click here to view photographs from the Beaver Scout Sleepover.
Tuesday 19 September 2000
Subscriptions
Term fees are now due. In order to cover costs, it has been
necessary to raise the subscription to £17 per term. This equates to
£1 per week with a 'free' week at Christmas. Prompt payment to your
section would be very much appreciated.
Friday 15 September 2000
Scout Information Centre - On-line Ordering Now Available
A message from Simon Carter, Scout Information Centre Manager.....
Over the past few months the
Scout Information Centre has been working hard with ScouBase UK to set
up an on-line ordering sys | 
