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Youth Team Update! |
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February has been a quieter month for Charlotte and me however this month does see the return of Young Leader Training meetings
These training meetings are crucial because the Young Leader are the next generation of Leaders in Milton Keynes, so it is important for Young Leaders to attend the various training meetings that we have planned between now and the summer.
The benefits of this meetings are you get to meet young leaders from all around the district which allows to only make new friends but also learn new skills of each other. You also get to expand your knowledge and skills needed to be a good Young Leader and hopefully one day a good Leader.
We are looking for 2 Young Leaders who have completed their training to join the training team so if interested please email either myself or Charlotte for more details. As ever we are still pushing the You shape Award and are delighted that a couple of YP in the district our currently working towards there You shape Award. If Your section still hasn’t done You shape Award and would like to do a session on it but don’t know where to start then please look at the weblink below or email me or Charlotte and we will be happy to come and run a session for your section.
This is brilliant news as some of our YP are shaping their scouting for themselves. More information on the award can be found here:
https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/youth-shaped/youshape-award/
Over the next term and taking us up to Easter, myself and Euan will be looking to visit groups and run You Shape sessions with your young people.
Charlotte Spalding – District Youth Commissioner
Euan Jenkins – Purvis – Deputy District Youth Commissione |
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LGBTQ+ History Month takes place every February. As we find ourselves in 2022, we begin to understand new pronouns, terminology, sexual orientation and identification but this is an ever-changing movement so while I share with you some posters that will hopefully help you to understand key terms and pronouns, please know that these are changing, and new pronouns and terms will emerge over the coming months and years. If you find yourself unsure of a term that a young person is using, do not hesitate to ask them what it means and explain it to you, often young people want to educate others on how they see themselves and will be grateful that you are taking the time to learn and understand. If you want support or want to know more, please do not hesitate to contact the Youth Commissioner team. |
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“Cub Dine With Me” on Chinese New Year of the Tiger!
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26th Milton Keynes Coniston Cub Scouts cooked up a feast in our Digital Scout Hut online for Chinese New Year on Tuesday 1 February 2022 – the year of the… |
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Help us find the Chief Scout’s Unsung Heroes 2022!
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We’re on the lookout for 20 young people who’ve really gone above and beyond. They’ll be UK Scouts aged 4-24 who’ve shown Scout values, courage, kindness and our ‘never give… |
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Childrens Mental Health Week!
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In Scouting childrens mental health is really important and raising awareness of this is just what 3rd Newport Pagnell have been doing this week. To help promote Childrens Mental Health… |
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As previously announced we are making sweeping changes to the way the District Waiting List is managed and maintained, in order to improve the ability for you to offer places with a higher success rate for communications with Parents.
Below is a link to the video Stuart Ball made around why the changes need to be made, and in the events below you will see a number of planned webinars for the next two weeks that will introduce the new tool.
It is imperative that anyone who is involved in the offering of places tries to attend one of these workshops. Recordings may be made available, subject to GDPR display of personal information. |
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We have started a data clean up of the Waiting List, through the new tool. As a result of that our list has shrunk 1-2% but still remains in around 1900 (excluding Explorers).
Our new tool is making reporting easier, below are some of the charts we're now able to get from the data. |
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Please can you check your Group meeting times, location and any other information you want displayed about your Group in our Group Directory, as this is used by the Waiting List Tool, and parents to know when/where you meet.
Our Groups - Milton Keynes District Scouts |
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Growth & Development - Compass Trainers |
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August 17, 2021 - Stuart Ball |
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Know your way around Compass through a variety of roles? Could you show another volunteer how to do DBS checks, or wrestle a report into submission?Then we have a challenge… |
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Growth & Development - Wordpress Trainers |
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August 15, 2021 - Stuart Ball |
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Know your way around WordPress? Can you learn the plugins we use and help others get the benefits from them? Can you show others the dark arts of Gravity Forms… |
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Growth & Development - Online Scout Manager Trainers |
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August 15, 2021 - Stuart Ball |
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Know your way around Online Scout Manager? Can you do wonders with Events & Payments? Can you show others the dark arts of programme and badge management? Then we have… |
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Growth & Development - Office365 Trainers |
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August 15, 2021 - Stuart Ball |
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Know your way around Word? Can you do wonders with Excel? Can you show others the dark arts of Office365 in a Scouting context? Then we have a challenge for… |
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Group Quarter Master / Stores Management Volunteer |
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August 4, 2021 - Milton Keynes Scouts Support |
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Can’t help coiling a loose rope when you see one? Do you always insist on packing away a tent the right way? If so, we need your help! The Person… |
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February 28, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This is an online set Webinars to introduce the…
March 2, 2022
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This is an online set Webinars to introduce the…
March 3, 2022
7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
Milton Keynes -
Same format as in previous years (pre-covid);…
March 9, 2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
This is an online set Webinars to introduce the…
March 11, 2022
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
This is an online set Webinars to introduce the…
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St Georges Day Parade Is Back!!
MK Gang Show have agreed to take on the organising of our annual St Georges Day Parade and this will be happening on Saturday 23rd April.
Due to venue availability this will be on the Saturday instead of the Sunday as usual.
More details will follow shortly.
It feels great to be back doing our normal events and hope that you will be able to join us. |
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"We are excited to announce that MK Playday, the biggest family event in Milton Keynes is back this year! On Wednesday 3rd August at Campbell Park we will be inviting thousands of families to access a fantastic range of free and exciting activities. MK Playday aims to be free, fun and accessible to all and we would like you to be involved.
If you are interested in getting involved and helping make this the most exciting day for families across Milton Keynes, then please get in touch. It’s a brilliant opportunity to reach the community and help people access your services.
I have attached an application form, if you could please complete this and return it to [email protected]
We do ask that all stalls offer some form of activity/entertainment to engage the attendees.
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Lighting the Jubilee Beacon |
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"Good afternoon,
I just wanted to reach out to all the community youth groups within our parish to let you know that as part of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations we are planning to light our beacon on Thursday 2nd June 2022.
As you may know our beacon is located at the Milton Keynes Museum.
The official ceremony will commence at 9:09pm with a piper playing “Diu Regnare” then the beacon will be lit at 9:15pm.
However, we were thinking that our youth groups maybe interested in a parade or would like to get involved.
If your organisation is keen to be part of our celebrations, then please feel free to get in touch and we can discuss this further.
Kind regards
Joe Quinn
Community Engagement and Projects Officer
Serving the communities of Wolverton, Greenleys, Old Wolverton, Wolverton Mill, Stonebridge, Hodge Lea and Stacey Bushes.
Wolverton & Greenleys Town Council
Town Hall,
Creed Street,
Wolverton,
Milton Keynes,
MK12 5LY
Tel: 01908 326800
Fax: 01908 326801" |
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We are thrilled that the New Explorer Scout Young Leader Team have launched the new programme.
Locations will be across Milton Keynes and on different days.
Included is a camp and first aid module K.
This has been sent to all registered ESYL's and DofE - please send OSM records to Explorers:YL if you have ESYL's that are not registered with Explorer Scouts.
Please Welcome Euan, Emma, Barbara, Charlotte and Bev and we are looking for 2 ESYL's to join the planning team.
As usual we will be asking for help with skills etc. from leaders across the district and hope that you will want to join the fun!! |
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Milton Keynes Scouts
c/o The Quarries, Straford Road, Cosgrove, Milton Keynes
(c) Milton Keynes Scouts (<a href="https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/5032825/charity-overview">Charity number: 1150177</a>)
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