Telstar International Scout Group

Report to AGM

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June 2012

Membership

Waiting list currently :-

Beavers 18

Cubs 25

Scouts 8

Total 51

72 67 62 68

75 85

79 91

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Years 2001 to 2012

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Highlights

• British Ambassador Alice Walpole has

agreed to be the Patron of Telstar Group

• New website launched

• New data sharing tool launched for Telstar

officers (Dropbox)

• Sycamore Beaver Colony launched.

• Telstar now part of British Scouts Abroad

(no longer BSWE)

• District now Benelux & Scandinavia

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Recruiting Campaigns 14 volunteers from 2011 campaign

• Lisa di Rollo

• Tom Sheils

• Pierre Lindberg

• Alex Farmer

• Yaron Goury

• Jonathan Orr

• Paolo Panbianco

• Helen Hazelock

• Joëlle Orr-Groff

• Mei-Bo Chan

• Marsha Adams

• Anne-Marie Kramer

• Helene Meadows

• Hannah Rouse

2012 Campaign started in April

8 volunteers to date.

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Last Scouting Year • Cub Pack Camp Colpach Bas – June

• Church Fair Duck Race – June

• Group Camp October – Wiltz

• Sixers & Seconds Weekend Clairefontaine – Telstar hosted

Benelux – November

• PL Training weekend in Clairefontaine – November

• Team Telstar Christmas Dinner

• British Ambassador accepts to be Telstar Patron – January

• Quiz Evening – January

• Explorer Winter Camp Arlon – February ( -15 oC)

• Leaders/Helpers (HELP) weekend – Clervaux – March

• 1st Aid Training – April

• 2nd Hand Sale – April

• Scout Expedition – April

• Explorer D of E / Merite Jeunesse expeditions April/May/June

• District Camp in Grobbendonk – May

• Queen’s Jubilee Procession and Beacon – June

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Statistics • 6 Exec Committee meetings

• 17 Leader Meetings (Group &

Section)

• Over 1500 volunteer hours

• GSL handles 7,000 emails

• 6 training meetings

• Many 1000s Kilometres driven

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Scout Active Support (SAS) • 15 members led by Paula Skinner * We need a replacement for Paula who is standing down.

• Exec members are also automatically SAS

members

• SAS have helped with:- – Fund Raising

– Cooking

– Transport

– Special skills

• Socially active with monthly pub meeting

• One SAS/Leaders party chez Paula/Neil

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Future ? • We are discussing with St George’s school the

building of a Telstar ScoutHome adjacent to the

new school gymnasium. The school is 100%

supportive but there are some land zoning

challenges. Hopefully a building start in 2013.

• Having started the second Beaver colony in

January 2012, we hope to be able to reduce the

Cub waiting list in early 2013 by starting a

second Cub pack.

• Telstar International Scout Group ASBL to be

moved to St George’s School address.

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Telstar Beaver Colony

September till December 2011

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Section Status

18 Beavers – 14 M and 4 F

4 Leaders, 4 Helpers, 2 Explorer Helpers Section Leader – Rani Roloff

Malia Kekuewa

Kristen Nevile

Lynn Frank

Joanne Bywood

Clelia Sommers

Yaron Guri

Berr Demmel

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Activities

• Fitness Course

• Forest Walk

• Camp prep

• Halloween

• Yoga

• Christmas Party and raising funds for Calcutta Rescue

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Collage of activities

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Telstar New Colonies

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Oak Colony

17 Beavers – 11 M and 6 F

5 Leaders, 2 Helpers, 2 Youth Helpers • Section Leader – Kristen Neville

• Leader – Malia Kekuewa (admin & badges)

• Leader – Joanne Bywood

• Leader – Mei Henderson

• Leader – Joelle Groff

• Helper – Yaron Guri (moving up)

• Helper – Berr Demmel (moving up)

Our grateful thanks to Rani Roloff who has been a Beaver

leader for many years before moving up to Cubs with her

children. We will miss you. 14

Section Status

Section Status

Sycamore Colony

18 Beavers – 10 M and 8 F

2 Leaders, 4 Helpers,2 Youth Helpers • Section Leader – Clelia Somers

• Leader – Lynn Frank

• Helper – Marsha Adams

• Helper – Anna-Marie Kramer

• Helper – Helen Meadows

• Helper – Hannah Rouse

Our grateful thanks to Rani Roloff who has been a Beaver

leader for many years before moving up to Cubs with her

children. We will miss you. 15

Activities terms 2&3

• Creative & Outdoor Challenge Badges – Guided tour of Natural History Museum

– Camping skills

– Nature walk

– Cooking

– Plants & Science

• Imagination, Air Activities, & Creative Activity Badges – Carnival

– Snow Day

– This is Me collages

– Kites & Gliders

– Music

– Planes & other aircraft

• Individual work on Hobby Badge 16

Beavers in Action

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Challenges for the coming

year • Individual work over summer on:

– Animal Friend

– Swimming

– Explore

• Global & Friendship Challenge Badges

• IT Stage 1 Badge

• Safety & Experiment Activity Badges

• Individual work on Faith Activity Badge

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Issues

Continuing to deliver a balanced program to both colonies.

Maintaining a connection between the two colonies.

Continuing to recruit and develop new Leaders and Helpers as necessary

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Telstar Pack

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Situation Today

7 Leaders/Helpers – 5 F, 2 M Karen McEwan (Akela)

Neil Skinner (Wawbeck)

Lena Berg (Kim)

Helen Haselock (Raksha)

Paolo Panbianco (Hiawatha)

Rani Roloff (Bagheera) – moving from Beavers to Cubs

Hannah Rouse

28 Cubs – 4 F, 24 M

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Over the year Group Camp – Wiltz

VI & II Weekend – Clairefontaine

Walks – Findel + Kockelscheuer

Backwoods Cooking – Walferdange

Benelux Camp – Grobbendonk

Future

Pack Camp – Misärshaff Family Camp – Misärshaff

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Weekly Meetings

This year we have covered some or all of

the requirements of the following badges:

Collector Entertainer

DIY

Scientist

Map Reader

Emergency Aid

Global

Challenge

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Some of our activities at

weekly meetings

Map &

Compass work

Knotting

Mini pioneering

Making

Halloween

lanterns

Beaver/Cub

Xmas Party

Making

pancakes

Making dragons

(Chinese New Year)

Making kites

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Chief Scout’s Silver Award

Congratulations to

Markus Berg

on achieving the highest Cub Scout Award

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Telstar Troop

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Current Situation 34 Scouts – 10F, 24M

5 Leaders – 2F, 3M

2 regular helpers – 1M, 1F

Meetings on alternate Saturdays

14.00 – 17.00 at St George’s

Year ahead 5 Scouts moving to Explorers 1 Scout

leaving

11 Cubs moving up to Scouts

39 Scouts – 10F, 29M

4 Leaders, 2 - 3 Helpers

Waiting list 8

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• District Camp

• Indian Banquet

• Orienteering

• Expedition

• Lazerquest

• Church Fair Duck Race

• Diamond Jubilee Procession

• Grand Duke‘s Birthday Torchlit Procession

Troop Activities

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Weekly Meetings Topics covered over the past year have included:

• Emergency Aid

• Hikes Away

• Chefs Badge

• Outdoor Challenge

• Creativity and Problem Solving

• Community

• Global Awareness

• Different Faiths

In addition, several Scouts gained the Snow Sports, Dinghy Sailor,

Entertainer and Craft badges

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to Jacques Wolf for gaining the

Chief Scout‘s Gold Award

which is the highest award for Scouts

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Planned Activities Next Year

• District Camp, Expedition, Scout Camp

• Community Service

• Emergency Aid and Fire Safety Training

• Investiture Party

• Church Fair

• Telstar Quiz Night

• Bonfire Night

• Grand Duke‘s Torchlit Procession

and many more!

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Leaders 3 female (Nicola, Helen, Lisa)

2 male (Tom, Pierre)

Helen moving back to UK

Telstar Scouts

Next Year: ***Need extra helpers for expeditions.*** 32

Investiture

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34 active Explorers

• 20 male, 14 female

• Average age – 15 years old

• Next year: 34 Members.

• Introducing Network

Meeting venue

Meetings on alternate Saturdays

14.00 – 17.00

FNEL, rue de Hollerich:

very central and easily accessible

for bus and Gare.

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Activities Last Year Sessions:

Expedition planning

Jamboree presentation &Ultimate frisby

Explorer Bonfire Night

Session by SOS village des enfants

Christmas Party

Lazer Tag

Internet saftey

Rythm and salsa dancing

Navigation/expedition training for new

Explorers

Kayaking

6 Camps:

Group Camp (Practice Expedition)

Winter Survival Camp

Over 16’s Camp

District Camp

Assessed Expeditions (x2)

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Bonfire Night

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Expedition

Cookery

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Winter Survival Camp

Preparation

Route Planning

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Working with

FNEL

Practice

Expedition

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Assessed

Expeditions

Next Year

D of E Bronze, Silver and Gold with Expeditions at all 3 levels

Preparation for Explorer belt

Working toward Chief Scout Platimun and Diamond awards

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