Coffee Morning - 13th July

1st Taxal Scouts are hosting a coffee morning at the Mechanics on the 13th July. As ever any assistance you can provide is very greatly appreciated. Whether that is in the form of donations for the raffle/tombola/cakes or help on the day or simply coming along to say hello.

Get it in the calendar now!

Thanks

1st Taxal AGM 2019

The Scout Group Annual General Meeting will be held at the Scout Hut on Thursday 27th June, the evening will begin at 7:30pm prompt and will likely take around an hour.

We will recap the years' activities and events for all of the sections and there will be a few awards handed out to the children, along with the normal reguired short AGM agenda items.

Refreshments will be provided and all parents and children are encouraged to attend. It is a great opportunity to see what Scouting provides across all of the age groups.

I hope you can join us.

Neil receives Wood Badge!

100 years after the First Wood Badges were awarded at Gilwell in May 1919, Neil from 1st Taxal is awarded his Wood Badge at High Peak Wallaboree 2019. Well done Neil! 👍

April 200 Club Winners

The latest numbers have been drawn and our winners selected.

Congratulations to you all!

April 2019 Winners!

• 1st prize  =  Mr & Mrs Comber 
• 2nd prize  =  Mrs M Brennand 
• 3rd prize  =  Mr J Sidebotham

 
As ever, please let us know if you would like to take part!

Activation 2019

Activation is an exciting event run by Derbyshire Scouts which gives the attendees chance to try out 4 exciting and adventurous activities, meet other Scouts from across the County and learn new skills. Cubs and younger Scouts are invited on the Saturday (up to their 11th birthday) and Scouts and Explorers on the Sunday (from their 10th birthday to accommodate older Cubs transitioning). No children under 8 can attend but if they are still Beavers but will be over 8 they are welcome to book on. 

Bookings must be via www.derbyshirescouts.org/activation/. If you would like to confirm a particular child or group of children, the organisers can help you with this but you should receive an email when you make the booking.

They will be closing the booking system on 31st May to enable them to finalise Registers etc.

Please email activation@derbyshirescouts.org to contact the organiser directly if you have any queries. This event is run by the County, not 1st Taxal Scouts. 

Note: Parents/carers are not generally allowed on site unless their child has a particular need which makes this necessary and this would need to be approved by the organisers and a DBS provided by their group. They have a team providing excellent pastoral support on-site. It is important that parents and leaders advise them of any additional needs so they can ensure the child gets the best care and has a fantastic experience. 

Kandersteg 2020 opportunity

A message from Saul Brown - our new Group Scout Leader

Hi, my name is Saul Brown and I've taken on the role as Group Scout Leader (GSL) at 1st Taxal Scout Group.

Firstly I would like to thank Stephen Sidebotham and Linda Birch for sharing the role over the last few years. They will both be continuing in Assistant Group Scout Leader positions.

The GSL role is to provide Leadership for all the Sections in the Group and ensure a balanced program of activities is delivered.

Many of you already know me as I have previously helped run Beavers and Cubs. Currently I occasionally help out at Scouts. I first started helping in Beavers when my eldest son joined 8 years ago.

My 3 sons Alex, Zak and Ben have moved through the sections with Alex currently in Explorers and Zak and Ben in Scouts.

I will try to visit Beavers over the next few months to introduce myself in person and to get to know the young people in the Beaver Colonies.

1st Taxal is a thriving Scout Group; we have waiting lists for all sections. We take part in High Peak District activities, being the largest group at this year's Wallaboree Camp and have retained the Border Hike Johanna Knowles Trophy for 2 years. Internationally 2 of our members are attending the World Scout Jamboree in North America this summer.

It is a great privilege to be GSL and I hope that I will be able to build on 1st Taxal's strong 95 year history. I will endeavour to enable and provide opportunities for all Scout Sections to have exciting experiences and build strong positive memories and friendships.

Many thanks,

Saul