Welcome Back!

We hope that you all had a lovely summer break and managed to have some well earned rest. Lots of great thinks have happened over the summer and more memories made. 

Hello GSL’s and Group Chair’s

Bucks Scouts are delighted to announce that they will be holding the next GSL/Group Chair Conference on Saturday 29^th October 2022 at Kents Hill Park, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ

Please can we ask that you all try your best to attend this and if you are not availible please send a representative in your place.

This event is a great opportunity to network with other Scouters around the county and a great way to keep up to speed with any changes that will come into affect.

Below is a link to register your attendance. Pease do this before 30th September. We would like to see all groups represented. If you are sending a representative please ask them to complete the registration.

Thank you.

Please note that due to the very dry weather we have had to introduce a fire ban on all open fires and BBQs at the campsite at present. The red flag is up and signs are placed around the campsite to remind you of the ban.  We ask that all campers and visitors until further notice use other means of cooking, are off the ground and supervised at all times.  No campfires are possible and are out of bounds until further notice (or possibly after a month of heavy rain)   The pictures attached are of site 1 and 10 - its not a pretty sight at the moment.  

Rosie Wiorrall is contacting those who have campfire circles booked to inform them of this and this also includes any campers.  

After much debate about car parking and with the agreement of the District Executive all AGMs that are booked at the Quarries are now site exclusive and a charge of £50 will be made.  There is a link on OSM for this.

We know that all groups have fun at the site at the end of term and lots of water is used either for water bombs (balloons) or giant water pistols.   Please note that the site will not permit water bombs (balloons) going forward and this will appear on our booking conditions.   Whilst most if not all water bombs (balloons) are biodegradable and users try to pick them up, bits of plastic are still left on the taps and on the ground. 

If anyone books pioneering and they have no site booked - site 4 will be booked for you or an alternative one if this is in use.  

We ask that you talk to Rosie Worrall our booking administrator if you wish to use the site for large numbers.  We need to think of other users, neighbours and the car park.  Whilst we know the bookings system will take yours and other bookings the car park cannot.  We want to make your booking stress free and the site crew are there to help you if they can.

We have worked with a lot of groups now for their visits over the recent year and if we can help you plan yours please do come to the site to talk to us on a Saturday which is crew day.  

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact Pat Pankhurst - Manager - The Quarries Scout Active Support Unit - [email protected].

Are you, or do you know someone who is a Queen’s Scout? If you do, would you or they be interested in taking a leading role at the “Day of Celebration and Achievement event” at Windsor Castle next year?

Is your mandatory training up to date? Please spend just two minutes looking at your record on Compass to make sure your Safety, Safeguarding and First Aid are current. Renewal of safety and safeguarding training is done on-line. The hyperlink details the training people need to do for the role and also what training has to be renewed. It covers roles including leaders, assistants, trustees, SAS Managers, skills instructors, SAS members etc.