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Cumbria County Scout Council Annual Review

Welcome to the 2012 Annual Review from the Cumbria County Scout

Council. This year our review features our work to further develop and

grow Scouting. The review highlights each of the County’s Districts

and the Scout Groups within them.

A copy of the formal Annual Report of the Trustees of the Cumbria

County Scout Council is available from the County Scout Office

c/o Inspira, 124 Highgate, KENDAL, Cumbria LA9 4HE.

Contents

County Commissioner’s Report 3

Where to find Scouting in Cumbria 4

Eden District 5

Kentdale District 6

Reivers District 7

Solway/Derwent District 8

South West Lakes District 9

Western Lakes District 10

Duke of Edinburgh Awards 10

Workington District 11

Queen’s Scout Awards 11

Developing Scouting in Cumbria 12

Scouting Awards 2011/12 14

Cumbria County Scout Council 15

County Executive Committee 16

Summary of Accounts 18

Scouting Facilities in Cumbria 19

County Team Directory 2012/13 20

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What are we doing in Cumbria that has seen more young people join Scouting over the last 12 months, increasing our numbers to the highest for 10 years? I believe it is due to our enthusiastic Leader Teams, our active and innovative programmes, our commitment to providing quality Scouting and safe adventurous activities across the age range of 6 to 25.

From Beaver Scouts age 6 to Network age 25, our leadership teams, our supporters, our trustees and our Ambassadors have all worked hard to show the world around us the real benefits Scouting can bring to local communities and businesses alike. Our young people are our best advert in showing that Scouting is a modern and relevant movement by more wanting to join than we have spaces for, not just down to a shortage of adults

but capacity issues in our meeting places. In trying to resolve this shortage of spaces the local leader teams are having to think innovatively about how to increase capacity, not an easy task but one that has been taken up by many across the County. Young people want to become Scouts; we must try our best to make sure as many as possible can be.

Many things about Scouting in Cumbria make me proud and honoured to be the County Commissioner but over the last two years I have been inspired by the young people who have been very active in representing Scouting nationally and Scouting in Cumbria at some key events. Scouts from Cumbria have attended MPs’ meetings, Speaker’s Reception in the House of Commons, Political Party conferences and Speak Up events to give our political leaders the views of young people in Cumbria. We have seen a Cumbrian Scout appointed as the UK representative for Roverway, (a World Network event in Finland being held this year), and another of our Scouts read a prayer in front of the Queen and TV cameras during the Jubilee celebrations. The young people are our future; Scouting UK and especially Cumbria are keen to promote Youth Engagement as demonstrated in the examples above. We need to be willing and able to let our young people be part of the decision making process, not just as a token gesture but as an active part of our County Structure. Our challenge now is to ensure this happens.

I would like to thank all those who have supported Scouting in Cumbria.

Yours in Scouting

Graham White

We are very grateful to the generosity of all our supporters

SCOUTING AMBASSADORS

Sir Chris Bonington CVO, CBE, DL

John Stevenson MP

Fred Story

COUNTY COMMISSIONER’S REPORT

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WHERE TO FIND SCOUTING IN CUMBRIA

REIVERS DISTRICT – www.ReiversDistrict.org David Sheard - 07967 026111 - [email protected] SOLWAY DERWENT DISTRICT Jan Cooper – 016973 44971 – [email protected] WORKINGTON DISTRICT – www.WorkingtonDistrictScouts.org.uk Alan Clark – 01900 604789 – [email protected] EDEN DISTRICT – www.EdenScouts.org.uk Pat Bevan – 01768 353433 – [email protected] WESTERN LAKES DISTRICT – www.westernlakesscouts.org.uk Kim Waugh – 01946 825873 – [email protected] SOUTH WEST LAKES DISTRICT Eddie Richards – 01229 822739 – [email protected] KENTDALE DISTRICT – www.Kentdale-Scouts.com Matthew Canwell – 07799 582672 – [email protected]

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Eden is the largest Scout District in area in England! Its five towns each have a Scout

Group, and there are five more Groups in outlying rural communities.

The District has three Explorer Scout Units each with members from a wide area. Loki ESU

was formed in 2010/11 and serves Appleby and Kirkby Stephen. It sent two members to

the World Jamboree in Sweden in 2011. Three others, from Keswick, also attended the

Jamboree as members of the International Service Team (IST).

Two of the IST gained their Queen’s Scout Award during 2011/12 and, with a former

Hoosider ESU member, attended the Queen’s parade in Windsor in April. Also present

from Eden were a holder of the Medal for Meritorious Conduct and a Silver Wolf recipient.

Eden’s Scout Network grows and so does the Scout Active Support Unit recently formed in

Keswick. Eden benefits from having a University of Cumbria campus, and Outward Bound

and other activity centres in its patch. Young Leaders from the University help local

Groups in term time. The centres provide both Leaders and Occasional Helpers whose

expertise are used to introduce adventurous activities to the Scouts.

Eden became a free-standing District 10 years ago. The 2002 membership was in the low

200s: it is now over 700. This increase has been due principally, but not exclusively, to

hard work done by Development Officers employed to serve Eden and Reivers Districts.

Funding for this work ceased in Spring 2012 and the challenge for Eden now is to maintain

and build on these achievements.

SCOUT GROUPS IN EDEN DISTRICT

1st Alston

1st Appleby

2nd Eden Valley – Kirkoswald, Lazonby

1st Hesket in the Forest – Calthwaite, Ivegill

1st Keswick – Keswick and environs

1st Kirkby Stephen – Kirkby Stephen, upper Eden

2nd Penrith

1st Petteril Vale – Greystoke and environs

1st Shap – Shap, Bampton

1st Stainton – Stainton, Newbiggin

Hoosiders ESU – Penrith, Shap, Greystoke, Ivegill, Kirkoswald

Keswick ESU – Keswick and environs

Loki ESU – Kirkby Stephen, Appleby, upper Eden

EDEN DISTRICT

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KENTDALE DISTRICT

Kentdale District covers the southeast corner of Cumbria stretching from

Yorkshire to Cartmel and from Lancashire to Grasmere.

Throughout the Kentdale District Scouting is in great demand, with waiting lists

in most Groups, and more young people looking to access Scouting every

week. This year we have opened two new sections at Grange & Cartmel and

new Explorer Scout Units in Kendal and Grange, this means 71 new members

are enjoying Scouting. This is a tremendous achievement which has

only been possible because we have attracted 10 more Leaders, vital to

us being able to continue to offer the programme that we do.

The very full calendar of events includes Beaver Scout football,

a Cub Scout camp and an expedition and navigation challenge

for the Scouts. The District also came together for its annual Carol Service in Kendal

during December and our Scouts proudly represented us on Remembrance Sunday across

the District. One event worthy of special mention is the annual swimming evening when

over 100 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers came together to swim with all achieving

the goals they set for themselves. Well done all.

Our programme is good, and whilst we will always look to continue to develop this, our

key issue remains underprovision. It is excellent news that Kentdale has joined with the

South West Lakes District to run a development project employing a Local Development

Officer (LDO) for a period of 3 years. Our initial priority will be to increase our Leaders to

enable current Groups to grow and add additional sections. Then looking forwards over

the next 3 years it is to open new groups where there is no provision, with Ambleside

being an obvious target.

SCOUT GROUPS IN KENTDALE DISTRICT

1st Grange & Cartmel

1st Hawkshead

1st Holme

1st Kendal – Little Aynam

4th Kendal - Stramongate

5th/8th Kendal – St Thomas’s

10th Kendal – Heron Hill

1st Kirkby Lonsdale

1st Sedbergh

Sedgwick & Crosscrake

1st Staveley

1st Windermere

Grange & Cartmel ESU

Griffin ESU – Sedbergh

Hades ESU – Holme

Ogres ESU – Kendal

Polaris ESU – Windermere

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Reivers District is the northernmost District in Cumbria and is generally based on the

Carlisle City Council area. The District stretches from Burgh by Sands in the west to the

Northumbrian border in the east.

The varied programme of different events for each section in Scouting which are open to

every group has been one of the major factors to our growth of 49% in the last 6 years.

These events include Cyclo X, Swimming Gala, Raft Race and District Camps at sectional

level and the opportunity to allow the District to come together at least once a year for an

outdoor event.

In 2012 the Development Project came to an end and as part of the future we held “Let’s

Grow Scouting” with Eden District. This was a well attended event and we hope its

success will empower the Groups to recruit their own leaders and grow their own Groups

in line with the District and County Development Plans.

Over the coming months we will look to work in partnership with a number of

organisations within the District to build on the solid platform we have already achieved.

The areas we look to develop are Scout Network and Scout Active Support.

SCOUT GROUPS IN REIVERS DISTRICT

1st Bewcastle – Bewcastle, Roadhead, Penton & Longtown

1st Border – Lowry Hill, Belah, Kingstown & Stanwix

1st Botcherby – Botcherby, Durranhill & Harraby

1st Brampton

1st Carlisle – Wigton Road & Raffles

2nd Carlisle – Houghton

3rd Carlisle – Moorhouse, Raffles & Newtown Road

5th Carlisle – Raffles, Wigton Road & Morton

13th Carlisle – Stanwix, Belah & Brampton Road

14th Carlisle – Botcherby, St Aidans area & Harraby

18th Carlisle – Wigton Road, Denton Holme & Morton

22nd Carlisle – Old Harraby & Upperby

25th Carlisle – St Aidans Ward

26th Carlisle – Currock, Upperby, Durdar & Blackwell Dalston

1st Rockcliffe

1st Scotby – Scotby, Wetheral, Cumwhinton & Garlands

Ayers ESU – Carlisle

Border ESU – Carlisle

Inglewood ESU – Rural

Lyners ESU – Bewcastle, Roadhead, Penton & Longtown

REIVERS DISTRICT

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SOLWAY/DERWENT DISTRICT

Solway/Derwent District occupies the northwest corner of Cumbria bordering Carlisle to

the east and including the towns of Maryport, Cockermouth and Wigton. In all there are

17 weekly section meetings across the District.

The benefits of having an

active District Explorer

unit has been

demonstrated

recently as the District

has been able to add a

District Scout Network.

The two main events that the

District holds are a District Camp, with

Beavers visiting for a day, and the annual St. George’s Day celebration. The camp’s

success has meant that numbers have grown each year. The District tries to celebrate St.

George’s Day with something different: a fun day, a District show, a District hike and

picnic and a kite flying day ending with a BBQ to which all parents and families were

invited.

The District is looking forward to the beginning of the West Coast Scout Development

Project and the appointment of a Local Development Officer. The initial aims will be to

expand our existing Groups before restarting dormant groups in Aspatria and Silloth.

SCOUT GROUPS IN SOLWAY/DERWENT DISTRICT

Caldbeck

1st Cockermouth

1st Great Broughton

1st Kirkbride

2nd Maryport

3rd Wigton

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SOUTH WEST LAKES DISTRICT

South West Lakes District covers the area from the railway at Ravenglass

to the railway at Haverthwaite. It came into being in April 2012 when

the former Districts of Barrow, Duddon & High Furness and Millom

merged following some years of working closely together.

The first major event of the new District was the St. George’s Day Service and

renewal of promises followed by a St. George’s Day event. Every Group was represented

on the day when they attended a service in the magnificent surroundings of the 11th

century Cistercian Abbey of Furness. This was followed by a medieval themed event at

the nearby Chetwynde School. The day culminated in a campfire and traditional

sing-along.

One of the early challenges for the new District was to design a district badge. From

over 100 entries the winning design was by Owen Ford from Barrow. Well done Owen.

The District now looks to grow Scouting through its partnership with Kentdale District in

the South Cumbria Scout Development Project. Ged Pugh has worked hard to secure local

funding which, together with funding from the Cumbria County Scout Council, will be

matched by funding from the Scout Association’s Development Grants Board. The major

focus will be to recruit more adults so that all the young people waiting to join are able to.

SCOUT GROUPS IN SOUTH WEST LAKES DISTRICT

1st Barrow – Highfield Road, Barrow

5th Barrow – Wheatclose Road, Barrow

7th Barrow – Highfield Road, Barrow

11th Barrow – Holyoake Avenue, Barrow

17th Barrow – Yarlside Road, Barrow

1st Broughton

1st Duddon – Dalton

3rd Duddon – Askam, Ireleth, Kirkby

6th Duddon – Dalton

1st Leven Valley – Haverthwaite

1st Millom

2nd Ulverston

Walney Churches – Walney

Black Hawk ESU – Barrow

Dragons ESU – Dalton

Xenolith ESU – Ulverston

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WESTERN LAKES DISTRICT Western Lakes Scout District is special to us because it is tucked away from the tourist

trail and is a hidden gem that is only a few miles away from the Lake District National

Park with the Ennerdale Scout Camp Site nearby. The District extends from Ravenglass in

the south to Distington in the north and to Buttermere in the east.

There are 7 Groups and 3 Explorer Units in the District. Over 200 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and

Explorers, supported by 40 adults, attended the major event of the year, the District Camp.

A major innovation was that for the first time the Beavers camped.

The District has led the way in the formation of the West Coast Scout Development Project

and has set aside funding to ensure its success. The District is particularly keen to find

ways for Scouting to support the needs of young people in Whitehaven as well as

building on our work in the more rural parts of the District. We have already had some

success when in February this year the 3rd Cleator Moor Scout Group started up following

an absence of Scouting in Cleator Moor of more than 6 years. The Group started with

only Beavers and Cubs and now has Scouts; their numbers are growing each week but

they still need more adult support.

SCOUT GROUPS IN WESTERN LAKES DISTRICT

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARDS

Many of our Explorer Scouts and Scout Network members around the

County work towards their Duke of Edinburgh Awards through Scouting

and we are pleased to note the achievements of the following recipients:

GOLD

Ellen Brown, Emma Carruthers, Joseph Fryer

SILVER

Andrew Milligan, James Finnegan, Patricia Wilman, Jordan Roberts, Arran Browning

BRONZE

Matthew Farnworth, Dominic Morris, Andrew Barnes, Benjamin Gleed, Alexandra Colton,

Rowan Hall, Heather Harper, Sam Little, Arran Browning, Simon Chilton, Leah Murry

1st Beckermet

3rd Cleator Moor

1st Egremont

1st Gosforth

1st Hensingham

1st St. Bees

2nd Seascale

Corvus ESU - Whitehaven

Mavericks ESU – southern part of District

Phoenix ESU – northern part of District

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WORKINGTON DISTRICT

The Queen’s Scout Award is the culmination of everything that

Explorer Scouts and Scout Network members have achieved in

Scouting.

We are very proud of our County’s recipients of this top award:

Jack Armstrong Anna Brocklebank

Roger Brocklebank Ellen Brown

Richard Donnan Joseph Fryer

Craig Norendal Liam Read

Tommy Wilson Jonathan Winter

Chris Woolhouse James Wylie

QUEEN’S SCOUT AWARDS

Workington District is the most compact of the Districts in Cumbria concentrating on the

immediate Workington area. Despite its size it punches well above its weight with over

10% of all 6 to 14 year olds in membership.

The District has worked hard to develop its Branthwaite Camp Site to provide an excellent

facility to enable young people get the most of outdoor activities.

The District has high hopes from its involvement in the West Coast Scout Development

Project. Development in an area where Scouting is so strong has a very different feel to it

than where there are obvious needs. Workington’s aim is to build on its existing Groups

particularly building the leadership teams so that there is capacity for all those young

people who want to join to be able to do so.

SCOUT GROUPS IN WORKINGTON DISTRICT

1st Workington – Ashfield, Stainburn, Great Clifton

4th Workington – Town, Frostons, Mossbay, Northside

5th Workington – Seaton, Barepot, Northside

6th Workington – Banklands, Ashfield, Stainburn

11th Workington – Harrington, Salterbeck

13th Workington – Westfield, Moorclose

Harrington ESU

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DEVELOPING SCOUTING IN CUMBRIA

The County Scout Council has supported work to develop Scouting over many years. Its

major commitment has been to a Scout Development Project in its Reivers and Eden

Districts over the past 12 years. Whilst the original aim was to increase the number of

members in the older age ranges it was very quickly realised that we needed to ‘recruit

them young and keep them long’.

Since 2006 the project has been run by the Districts involved with support from the

County.

The key successes since 2006 have been:

Establishing Scouting in 5 new locations

Increasing the number of young people involved by 36%

Increasing the number of adults involved by 44%

Increasing the number of Explorer Scouts by 119%.

The increase in Explorer Scouts is particularly important as this is the age range (14 to 18

year olds) that we hope will go on to be the adult leaders of tomorrow and our future.

The project was initially funded by the National Lottery but has been made possible since

2006 due to a major grant from the Scout Association’s Development Grants Board and a

wide range of external grants.

Scouting in Cumbria grew by 6.8% in 2011 and the Cumbria County Scout Council is keen

for this trend to continue. The main obstacle to growth is the need to accelerate the

recruitment of adults to work with the Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Explorer

Scouts.

The County consists of 70 Scout Groups which provide Scouting in their communities. It

involves 3,304 young people supported by 671 adults.

Groups Beavers Cubs Scouts Explorers Leaders Other TOTAL

2012 70 939 1171 861 323 570 101 3975

2011 72 899 1086 807 285 541 90 3721

2010 70 966 1149 848 265 524 112 3869

2009 67 881 1103 809 241 481 117 3622

2008 70 891 1097 797 230 493 97 3606

2007 70 888 1094 742 231 475 110 3541

2006 73 833 1052 702 197 463 105 3352

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The County Scout Council has decided to extend its development work and support two

further Scout Development Projects. The projects are scheduled to run for 3 years with

each employing a full-time Local Development Officer. The Project Management

Committees have already made a great deal of progress with the projects starting in

September 2012.

West Coast Scout Development Project

This will cover the Scout Districts of Western Lakes, Workington and Solway/Derwent

with the Local Development Officer based in Maryport.

The initial challenges are to:

Increase the capacity of Scouting in Whitehaven and ensure that Scouting is spread and

accessible across the town.

Later challenges are likely to include:

Expand the provision in Maryport and Wigton

Build capacity in Workington

Build on a recently opened Group in Cleator Moor.

South Cumbria Scout Development Project

This will cover the Scout Districts of Kentdale and South West Lakes with the Local

Development Officer based in Ulverston.

The initial challenges are to:

Increase the capacity of Scouting in Barrow, Kendal and Ulverston where there are long

waiting lists of young people wishing to join by establishing additional Sections.

Later challenges will be to:

Establish Scouting in Milnthorpe and in Ambleside and to build on established Groups in

Askam and Millom.

The County Scout Council has committed 25% of the funding to each project and the Scout

Association’s Development Grants Board has committed 50%. The remaining 25% is being

raised by the participating Districts. The South Cumbria Scout Development Project has

raised nearly all of the funding that they are seeking and the West Coast Scout

Development Project has just starting its fundraising.

We are grateful to the following for their support:

Scout Association – Development Grants Board

Francis C Scott Charitable Trust

Frieda Scott Charitable Trust

Garfield Weston Foundation

Hadfield Trust

Lakeland Limited

RUMIC Foundation Trust

Sir John Fisher Foundation

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SCOUTING AWARDS 2011/12 We are pleased to report the following Scouting achievements during the year.

Medal for Meritorious Conduct

Michael Parkin

Silver wolf Silver Acorn

Pat Bevan Don Cooper

Rod Erlston

Linda Hirst

Bar to Award of Merit Award of Merit

Roger Gibson Frank Galloway Andrew Gibson

Roger Watson Lou Hayton Jeff Holliday

Pete Jackson Philip Knowles

Richard Palmer Geoff Price

Michael Smillie Kim Waugh

Chief Scout’s Commendation for Good Service

Sir James Cropper, David Pattison, Bill Walker, Steve Wrigley

Chief Scout’s 40 Year Award

Roger Watson


Jan Cooper, Pat Grisedale, Rev. Ashley Henderson, John Hewitt, Ann Hymers, Heather McAnish


Kevin Clayton, Roger Gibson, Pete Jackson, Dave Keenan, Val Werry


John Bigland, James Bishop, Sara Devine, Brian Millard, Alan Muil, Alyson Sibbald, Jane Thatcher,

Dinah Tyson, Dave Woods


Robin Bell, Phil Bonney, Chris Hewitt, Heather Martin, Alistair Morgan, John Thompson,

Kim Waugh, David Welton


Phil Atherton, Louise Brown, Johannes De Groot, Mike Elwick, Martin Finlinson, Ste Gilbert,

Dave Hodgkiss, Caroline Hope, Gavin Muir, Janette Pollitt, Tina Shepherd,

Bill Walker, Jonathan Waugh


Sue Armstrong, Liam Benson, Katie Brooke, Lorretta Cookson, Steve Dawson,

Karen Edmondson, Liz Farthing, Iain Fletcher, Richard Fox, Anne Gargett,

Anny Harrison, Lee-Ann Kerr, Yvonne Little, Lesley Mayne, Sue McLeod,

Michael Neile, Rachel Pullan, Sally Seed, Lisa Taylor, Jon Thedham, Lois Wiseman,

Helen Witheridge, Alastair Young

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CUMBRIA COUNTY SCOUT COUNCIL

PRESIDENT

Sir James Cropper KVCO – Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant in Cumbria

VICE PRESIDENTS

Robin Attwood Canon David Dixon

Joe Harris Lord Hothfield

Roy McNamara Joe Rawlings OBE

Dennis Stanswood Ron Turner

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Trustees

Bill Arnott (Chair of the Facilities sub-Committee)

John Bevan (Eden District)

Jeff Carson (Reivers District)

Alan Clark (Workington District)

Jan Cooper (Solway/Derwent District)

Marion Dixon (County Secretary)

Alan Harryman (Chair of the Development sub-Committee)

David Hughes (South West Lakes District)

Tim Keegan (Kentdale District)

Tim Leader (County Chairman)

John Over (County Treasurer)

Colin Partington MBE

John Seed (County Network Commissioner)

John Sharpe (Barrow District)

David Tyson (Western Lakes District)

Peter Watson

Graham White (County Commissioner)

Right of Attendance (non-voting)

Chris Harris JP TD (North West Regional Commissioner)

Charity Registration No: 520617

Scout Association Registration No: 00112

County Administrator: Marion Dixon

County Scout Office: c/o Inspira, 124 Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4HE

0845 094 6059

Bankers: HSBC Bank Plc, 64 Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4TQ

Solicitors: Burnetts, 6 Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1ES

Independent Examiner: Helen Holmes FCA, Stables Thompson & Briscoe,

Lowther House, 34 Lowther Street, Kendal, LA9 4DX

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COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Membership of the Executive CommitteeMembership of the Executive CommitteeMembership of the Executive CommitteeMembership of the Executive Committee

The 2011/12 committee has been largely unchanged with just Alan Clark joining. This consistency

has particularly enabled the committee to review how we will fund the county’s work in the

future and draw up clear guidelines for the funding of international opportunities.

We are grateful to Cumbria County Council and Inspira for their financial and practical support to

the County Office.

DevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopmentDevelopment

The Eden/Reivers Scout Development Project Eden/Reivers Scout Development Project Eden/Reivers Scout Development Project Eden/Reivers Scout Development Project (E/RSDP)

came to an end in February 2012. We hope that the “Let’s

Grow Scouting” event in February enabled everyone

in Eden and Reivers Districts to have the skills to build

Scouting still further now that the formal project is at an

end.

We need to particularly thank the Development Grants

Board for their financial support and advice together with

Awards for All.

The County Executive Committee’s commitment to fund

two further projects in the County is detailed elsewhere in

this review. We anticipate that both the South Cumbria

Scout Development Project and the West Coast Scout

Development Project will have become realities by the

time you are reading this. It is clear that we need to

further build on our success at attracting adults to become

Leaders in our movement if we are to satisfy the demand

from young people.

In support of our drive to recruit adults the County held a reception and briefing for business lead-

ers to promote the benefits of volunteering. Participants were amazed with the presentation by

Rachel, an 18 year old Scout Network Member, as she told of her Scouting experiences including

abseiling into a crevasse in a Swiss glacier and attending the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in

Sweden along with 40,000 other young people from over 200 countries. We also heard from Fred

Story, local businessman and Cumbrian Scout Ambassador, who shared with us the enjoyment

that he had from being an adult volunteer. He also spoke about how the skills that people learn

through volunteering are equally relevant in the workplace and that there is a strong business

case to encourage staff to volunteer. We were very pleased with a number of opportunities that

were identified and now need to turn these into real benefits for Scouting.

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FacilitiesFacilitiesFacilitiesFacilities

Good use has continued to be made of our facilities and we have been able to make some further

improvements at Ennerdale particularly improving the kitchen facilities and installing drying

facilities.

Last year we believed that we were close to being able to realise our ambition to improve the toilet

arrangements at Pull Wyke. This has proved not to be the case and we have reluctantly decided to

withdraw from this facility. We are extremely grateful to our landlords, The Matson Ground

Estate, for their support over many years. Pull Wyke has provided a great many young people with

the experience of greenfield camping but the time was right to accept that many now look for

more onsite activities and that the necessary investment could not be justified by even the most

bullish estimates of future use on this small site.

The Ennerdale Team have particular challenges to tackle:

Changes necessary to our activities to accommodate a colony of fresh water mussels in the

River Ehen

Work to comply with recent legislation concerning the registration of septic tank drainage.

We are grateful to:

The National Trust

Sellafield

and all the volunteers who do so many different jobs at our sites for their support.

FinancesFinancesFinancesFinances

The County’s finances are sound with sums reserved for all our major commitments. We are keen

not to place any significant extra burden on the membership to fund the work of the County nor

for the County to compete with Districts and Groups for funds. We need to review how we fund

our County activities in the future. Whilst we hope that many who have funded us in the past will

continue to do so we must recognise the backdrop of tightening public finances and ever

increasing competition for grants of all types.

Future plansFuture plansFuture plansFuture plans

In 2012/13 the County Executive will:

• Support the two new Scout Development Projects

• Work to ensure that we meet the conservation and drainage

challenges at Ennerdale

• Prepare succession plans for key County posts

• Maximise opportunities for young people to participate in decision

making.

Tim Leader Tim Leader Tim Leader Tim Leader –––– County ChairmanCounty ChairmanCounty ChairmanCounty Chairman

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Fixed Assets Other Restricted Funds

Other Designated Funds Other Unrestricted Funds

Governance and administration Development

Facilities County Activities

Other Capital projects

Membership subscriptions Grants and Donations Facilities

County Activities Other income

SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTS Whilst the year shows income at £702 less than total expenditure, capital investment Whilst the year shows income at £702 less than total expenditure, capital investment Whilst the year shows income at £702 less than total expenditure, capital investment Whilst the year shows income at £702 less than total expenditure, capital investment amounted to £13,721. There has been a welcome increase in the amount of County activity amounted to £13,721. There has been a welcome increase in the amount of County activity amounted to £13,721. There has been a welcome increase in the amount of County activity amounted to £13,721. There has been a welcome increase in the amount of County activity and the increase in Designated Funds is largely due to the provision of assistance for and the increase in Designated Funds is largely due to the provision of assistance for and the increase in Designated Funds is largely due to the provision of assistance for and the increase in Designated Funds is largely due to the provision of assistance for International Events and Development Activities.International Events and Development Activities.International Events and Development Activities.International Events and Development Activities.

INCOMING RESOURCES 2010/11 2011/12

Membership Subscriptions 10,411 9,921

Grants and Donations 76,988 56,919

Facilities 26,872 30,307

County Activities 5,188 15,437

Other Income * 40,880 11,177

TotalTotalTotalTotal 160,339160,339160,339160,339 123,761123,761123,761123,761

RESOURCES EXPENDED & CAPITAL INVESTED

2010/11 2011/12

Governance & Administration 20,599 19,445

Development 40,019 35,405

Facilities 25,394 29,898

County Activities 11,034 21,373

Other * 33,720 4,621

Capital Projects 66,352 13,721

TotalTotalTotalTotal 197,078197,078197,078197,078 124,463124,463124,463124,463

TOTAL ASSETS 31/03/11 31/03/12

Fixed Assets 463,493 474,015

Other Restricted Funds 15,740 15,364

Other Designated Funds 125,400 150,067

Other Unrestricted Funds 76,944 55,150

681,577681,577681,577681,577 694,596694,596694,596694,596

* Mainly Jamboree / International Events

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SCOUTING FACILITIES IN CUMBRIA ASHNESS HUT & CAMP NY 272 195 Ashness, Keswick.

A hut that sleeps 12 and fellside campsite.

Website: www.feeling-free.co.uk

Contact: Contact: Contact: Contact: Mrs Gill Reader Tel: 017687 72073 Email: [email protected]

BARK HOUSE NY 270 193 Ashness, Keswick.

A stone camping barn that sleeps 12 set right next to the famous Ashness Bridge.

Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Ian McQueen Tel: 017687 73610 Email: [email protected]

BRANTHWAITE SCOUT CAMP SITE NY 047 253 Branthwaite Road, Workington.

1.5 acres of camping field and 1.5 acres of woodland. HQ consisting of showers, toilet and kitchen.

Website: www.branthwaitescoutcamp.co.uk

Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Mervyn Cowling Tel: 01900 65361 Email: [email protected]

ENNERDALE SCOUT CENTRE NY 088 155 Ennerdale Bridge, Cleator Moor.

A woodland campsite on the banks of the River Ehen. Indoor accommodation is available in the form of the

Chalet which sleeps 36 and Bothy which sleeps 12.

Website: www.ennerdale.cumbriascouts.org.uk

Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Janet Arnott Tel: 01946 861518 Email: [email protected]

GREAT TOWER SAC SD 395 912 Birks Road, Newby Bridge, Windermere.

Set in 250 acres of woodland, Great Tower has extensive camping areas and also offers 4 accommodation

lodges for group sizes of 16 to 36.

Website: www.scouts.org.uk/sac/scout_main.php?pageid=3168

ContactContactContactContact: Victoria Nelson Tel: 015395 31279 Email: [email protected]

KENTDALE DISTRICT SCOUT CENTRE NY 374 041 off Rothay Road, Ambleside.

The Ambleside Group Headquarters is close to the town centre and can sleep 25 with modern kitchen, shower

and toilets. An ideal base for all activities in the Lakes.

Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Richard Hirst Tel: 0845 601 2977 Email: [email protected]

RATLINGATE SCOUT CAMPING CENTRE NY 354 022 Rattlingate Lane, Nr Kirkandrews-on-Eden, Carlisle.

A 4 acre field with 20 acres of woodland. The Centre building sleeps 32 in 6 rooms.

Website: www.ratlingate.co.uk

Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Peter Hughes Tel: 0845 643 0161 Email: [email protected]

SOUTH LAKELAND SCOUT BASE SD 376 786 The Scout Base, Cartmel Park, Cartmel.

Simple indoor accommodation for groups of up to 40. It is set in a secluded position on the edge of Cartmel

village and immediately surrounded by parkland and woods.

Contact:Contact:Contact:Contact: Tim Leader Tel: 015395 33270 Email: [email protected]

URSWICK CAMPSITE SD 272 753 Flat Woods, Wient Lane, Great Urswick, Ulverston.

7.25 acres of wooded limestone, camping for up to 100. Indoor accommodation available for smaller numbers.

ContactContactContactContact: Peter Sharpe Tel: 01229 826511 Email: [email protected]

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County Commissioner

Graham White [email protected]

Deputy County Commissioners

Julia Samson [email protected]

Richard Hirst [email protected]

County Chairman

Tim Leader [email protected]

County Secretary

Marion Dixon [email protected]

County Treasurer

John Over [email protected]

County Administrator

Marion Dixon [email protected]

Assistant County Commissioner (Activity Training)

Phil Hopley [email protected]

Assistant County Commissioner (Beaver Scouts)

Vacant

Assistant County Commissioner (Cub Scouts)

David Hodgkiss [email protected]

Assistant County Commissioner (Scouts)

John Sharpe [email protected]

Assistant County Commissioner (Explorer Scouts)

Steve Dawson [email protected]

County Scout Network Commissioner

John Seed [email protected]

Assistant County Commissioner (International)

Richard Hirst [email protected]

County Training Manager

Linda Kitchin [email protected]

County Media Development Manager

Eddie Ward [email protected]

COUNTY TEAM DIRECTORY 2012/2013

Documents

Cumbria Scouts Annual Review 2012