How To Join

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• Beavers

• Cubs

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• Adult Helper

I would like to welcome you to the 6^th Eastcote Scout Group. This page is intended to give you an insight into the 6^th Eastcote Scout Group, who we are and what we do.  

Meetings.

The three sections meet on a weekly basis at the Scout Hut in Oak Grove.    We do appreciate punctuality and like to start the meetings on time.               The sections usually arrive at about 10 minutes before the start time but we cannot guarantee that there will be a Leader present any earlier. Please don’t assume that a leader will be there to run a meeting until you are told so.

6^th Eastcote Scout Group

Now a little information about joining the troop. The Group terms are the same as the school’s - we arrange our breaks to coincide with school holidays. All the leaders are volunteers and the 6^th Eastcote is a charitable organisation. The 6^th Eastcote Scout Group and Troop heavily rely on the funds that the subs create. Without these funds we could not continue to offer the Scouts the exciting, challenging and fun activities that we provide in our programme. They also enable us to pay for the rent on the site, electricity, gas and other bills. The subs are £20-00 per term and the terms start in January, April, and September.

Investiture.

Before you can be invested you need to have attended for at least 4 meetings, one of which needs to be an outdoor activity. During this time you will be put into a Patrol/Six/Lodge of your preference, which might be with other new members.

A Patrol/Six/Lodge consists of a group of members, with a Patrol Leader/Sixer and an Assistant/Seconder. Once you have been in your section for at least four weeks and are ready to be invested (spoken with the leaders and learnt you promise) you will need to get your section uniform (see section on uniform). With the date set you can invite your parents along to watch the Investiture and you will be presented with the Group’s scarf and make the Scout’s Promise. After completing the investiture you will be officially welcomed to the group and will become a member of the 6^th Eastcote Scout Group.

Camps.

During the year the troop will put on one main camp which is usually 8 days long. This is the main camp of the year and all Scouts are to attend. The dates for the camp are the first day after the schools break up for the summer holidays.     The cubs run a crackers camp each year which is one weekend at the end of the summer holidays.     Apart from this camp the Scouts and Cubs attend the Parent and Scout camp held every other year, which as the name suggests is the one camp where parents can attend.      As well as these main camps we also organise other camps for training or badge work and the patrols are encouraged to plan and carry out their own camps and expeditions.

Programme.

The Scouts design the weekly programme via the Troop Forum. We try to keep the programme fun, exciting and challenging and we try to offer as wide a range of activities as is possible. We have a balanced range of activities and try to include group badge work, training evenings, practical activities, team building exercises and outings in each term’s programme. We cover the costs of the activities from the subs, but if we are going on an outing such as bowling or ice-skating, we may ask that you cover the cost.

We organise group badge work, although a large portion of badge work requires the individual Scout's) to work by themselves. We always offer guidance and support to help the individuals to succeed. All Scouts have different abilities and badges are awarded based upon the Scouts individual efforts.

The Patrol/Six/Lodge System.

Each section is divided into groups of five to eight Members. Each group is called a patrol/Six/Lodge and each group has a group name. The Patrol/Six has a Patrol Leader/Sixer who is in charge of the Patrol/Six, with an assistant Patrol Leader/Seconder under him to assist him in the running of the Patrol/Six. In the beaver section they don't have leaders of each lodge.

In the Scout Troop the programme and decisions concerning the troop are made via a troop forum. All the decisions made at the forum are discussed with the Scout Leaders before any actions are taken. This ensures that the ideas and plans are within the rules of the Scout Association and are in the best interests of the Scout Troop. As well as the patrols of Scouts, there is a Patrol of Seniors who assist the Patrol leaders in the running of their Patrols and help run the evenings.

Behaviour in the Scout Troop.

As is now commonplace in schools and other youth organisations, the 6^th Eastcote Scout Troop has a Code of Conduct, which details acceptable behaviour within the troop.

Uniform.

The 6^th Eastcote Scout Group is a uniformed oganisation and we expect all our members to wear full uniform to all meetings. 

Parades and Special Occasions.

The 6^th Eastcote Scout Group parades twice a year and on these two occasions we ask that every Scout attends. On St George’s Day we parade through Ruislip High Street with the District. For Remembrance Day we parade through Eastcote with the Eastcote Royal British Legion who continue to invite us to Parade with them every year. These are the two main events in the year and we ask the troop to wear full uniform and black school shoes (NOT trainers).

Ruislip District.

The 6^th Eastcote Scout Troop is one of eight other troops in the Ruislip District. The District Commissioner (DC) is Roger Corti, who has responsibility for all aspects of the District’s activities.

Each section (Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers) has an Assistant District Commissioner (ADC) whose role is to assist the D.C.

The District team is there to support the individual Groups and sections to offer the members of the Scout Association challenges, fun and excitement in their Scouting.

The Leaders.

The 6^th Eastcote Scout Group consists of a Beaver Colony, a Cub Pack and a Scout Troop. The Group Scout Leader (G.S.L.) is Martin Stanworth and his role is the smooth running of all three sections within the 6^th Eastcote. Each section has a Leader and Assistants, all of who are warranted. The Leaders, Assistants and committee members are completely voluntary, receive no wages and give up their spare time to plan and run their section’s meetings and activities. We are always grateful for any assistance and will welcome anyone who is interested in becoming a Leader.  

Parental Involvement.

On occasions we require help with transportation to and from our various camps and activities. It is very expensive to purchase and maintain a minibus so we rely on parental help with transport. To help raise funds for the group we hold fundraising events and activities. Not only are these events fun but they are a vital source of funds and we welcome any help that you can give and as many people to attend these events. The Scout Hut is clean and well maintained but to continue to keep it in this state we need to ensure that repairs and maintainance are ongoing. If you know of anyone who has a trade or skill (carpentry, electrical, plumbing etc) and is willing to help maintain the Hut, then we will be delighted to receive their help.

Once again, welcome to the 6^th Eastcote Scout Troop. We hope this letter has provided you with an insight into the Group and its running. Please feel free to discuss any of the points raised or ask any questions that you may have and we will be happy to answer them.

We are looking forward to you becoming a part of the 6^th Eastcote Scout Troop and hope that you will be very proud to be a part of it and of its very good reputation.