## **AGM** **15[th] June 6 pm – 7.45pm 2026 Scout HQ, School Lane, Broomfield, Chelmsford CM1 7DR** **Preparing young people with skills for life** **We're Scouts and everyone is welcome here. Every week, we help almost half a million people aged 4-25 develop skills for life. Are you ready to join the adventure?** ## **1st Broomfield Scout Group Registered Charity no. 1016433** 1 **CONTENTS** **Page(s)** |**Welcome from the Group Lead Volunteer**|**3**| |---|---| |**Agenda**|**4**| |**Minutes of the 2025 AGM**|**5-6**| |**Trust Board Report**|**7**| |**Book Sale Review**|**8**| |**Financial review**|**9-12**| |**Section Reports**|| |• **Scouts**|**13**| |• **Beavers (Wednesday)**|**14**| |• **Cubs (Kantankye)**|**15-16**| |• **Beavers (Thursday)**|**17-18**| |• **Cubs (Dinizulu)**|**19-20**| ## **Volunteer today** **Whether you can spare an hour a month or a day a year, we have hundreds of opportunities both behind the scenes and directly supporting young people. With full support and award-winning training, you can volunteer on a flexible basis. Not only is it incredibly rewarding and great fun, but you’ll also learn some brilliant skills transferable to the workplace too.** **We welcome volunteers from every community and background. You do not need to have been a Scout. You just need to believe in a more positive future and the difference we can make together.** ## **1[st] ontacts Broomfield Scout Group C** ## Chair Chair Hasad Khan Group Scout Leader Linda O’Riordan Group Treasurer John Wallis Monday Scout Leader Adam Taylor Jötnar Scout Leader Charlotte Moore Weds. Cub Leader Steff Smith Weds. Beaver Leader Charlotte Moore Thurs. Beaver Leader Sarah Mott Thurs. Cub Leader Ruth Reed Kraken Explorer Scouts Ruth Reed Waiting List Steff Smith 2 ## **Welcome to our 2026 AGM & Review** Firstly, I would like to thank everyone within the group, from the Volunteer Leaders, Team Members and Executive Board for all their hard work this year. The volunteers have led a fun, fantastic and full program for all the young people this year and without these imaginative amazing people 1st Broomfield would not exist. The Leaders continue to provide me with quarterly reports which I put together and submit to the Broomfield Times. There have been some great articles and photos that the sections have submitted, and I am sure you will recognise some of the photos of the young people that are there to demonstrate what the sections have been up to. The Book Sale in February was yet another great success and I must thank Roger and Sue Cole, whose time and effort over the year continues to amaze me. Also, Steff Smith, Linda McInnes, Amy Campbell, and John Wallis need a mention as they to spend many an hour throughout the year getting ready for the next one. I would recommend anyone who has not helped to come along and see the setting up and progress over the week at the scout hut, from a chaotic jumble at the beginning to a truly amazing and well organised sale. The transformation over that time is remarkable – I would love to set up a time delay camera to show the progress – if anyone has one and can set that up for us next year please let me know. We can then add this to future years social media. The book sale along with the skip collection have made it possible to keep our fees low and help subsidise the activities and camps the groups offer. This year we said goodbye to John as a leader. He was a leader at Beavers then helped set up Jötnar with Charlotte for over 25 years. John, however, is still coming back and offering activities to our young people with fencing and archery etc. As well as being our amazing Treasurer. We welcomed lots of new helpers from Siobhan, Marney, Rosie, Julie, and Siju and lots of parent helpers who were amazing and thank you for stepping up and helping. At present we have 145 young people, 23 adult volunteers and 15 young leaders, with a healthy waiting list. This is an increase of 10% from last year and a huge increase of young leaders from last year – which is great news. **Linda O’Riordan - Group Lead Volunteer milbs@hotmail.co.uk** 3 **Agenda** ## 1. **Introduction and welcome** ## **2. Apologies for absence** ## **3. Governance Topics** - a. To approve the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 12[th] May 2025 - b. Adopt the model constitution from Policy, Organisation and Rules (Chapter 5c) – agreed by the Trust Board at their meeting of 17[th] March 2026 - c. Note the Group’s financial year - d. Agree the number of members that may be appointed to the Trustee Board - e. Agree the quorum for future meetings of the Group Scout Council (excluding this AGM) ## **4. Review of the previous year** - a. The Group Lead Volunteer’s review of Scouts during the past 12 months in the 1[st] Broomfield - b. To receive and consider the Annual Report of the Group Trustee Board, including the annual Statement of the Accounts ## 5. **Making Appointments** - (NB: Members of the Trust Board were appointed for 3-years (until 2027) - a. Appoint the Independent Examiner 6. **Presentations** ## 7. **Closing Remarks** 4 **Minutes of the AGM Held 12th May 2025** ## 1[st] BROOMFIELD SCOUT GROUP Minutes of Meeting (AGM) ## Monday 12[th] May 2025 7.30 pm ## **1. Present** **2.** Malcom Taylor (MT) (Chair) John Wallis (JW) (Treasurer), Hasad Khan, Linda O’Riordan (LR) Ruth Reed, Martin Lambert, Megan Janse Van Rensburg, Amy Campbell (Secretary) **3.** ## **Introduction and welcome** ## **4.** MT welcomed everyone to our 2025 AGM and Awards Evening and explained the purpose of the AGM and the Group Scout Council terminology. The Scout Association Transformation policy was discussed namely, changes to way our Trustee Board operates and changing roles and responsibilities as split between the Leader Team and the Trustees in line with the Scout Associations Policy Organisation and Rules MT welcomed Scout Council Members and guests – the District Commissioner, Roger Cole, Kate Clarke & Nigel Wood ## **2. Apologies for absence** Jason Smith ## **3.** ## **Governance Topics** were discussed - a. The minutes of the Annual General Meeting held via Zoom on 18[th] June 2024 have been reviewed by the Group Trustee Board and were taken as read and agreed as a true record of that meeting – agreed by a show of hands. - b. In line with the recommendation from The Scout Association, the Group Trustee Board adopted the model constitution in Chapter 5 of Policy Organisation and Rules (POR). This was agreed by the Trust Board at their meeting of 21[st] January 2025. Copies were made available at the meeting. This was agreed by a show of hands. - c. MT confirmed the Group’s financial year would remain as the period between 1st January to 31st December. - d. MT explained that following the good practice recommendations from the Charity Governance Code POR, Trustee Boards should have a minimum of 5, and no more than 12 Trustees in total. This includes ex-officio and co-opted Trustees. - e. The Group Council agreed with MT Recommendation that 8 Trustees should be appointed where possible. This was agreed by a show of hands. - f. MT confirmed that the Group Scout Council must agree a quorum for any meetings of the Council. The Trustee Board recommend the quorum be set at eleven. - This was agreed by a show of hands. 5 ## **4. Review of the previous year** - a. The Group Lead Volunteer LR reviewed the last 12 months, and the excellent camps and activities undertaken by the leader team to which she expressed her gratitude for volunteering their time in making our group so successful. - b. The Trustee Board has prepared the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts, and they have been reviewed by our Independent Examiner Alun Powell JW confirmed the financial strength of the group, which is supported by the wastepaper skip and the annual book sale. This meant that subs were kept low relative to other groups - c. The accounts were approved and no questions were asked. ## **5. Making Appointments** a. MT explained that the Trustees were appointed for three years – until 2027 at the last AGM. b. MT commented that he has had the privilege of chairing the Group Executive, and subsequently the Trust Board for 15 years and has felt for some time that it would be more appropriate for a new person to take over the role of the Chair to the Trust Board. He Confirmed that the Trust Board have recommended that Hasad Khan should be appointed the new Group Chair. This was agreed by a show of hands. c. MT handed over to JW to appoint the Independent Examiner. JW thanked Alun Powell for his excellent work as our Independent Examiner and proposed that he continue in the role, which he is willing to do. This was agreed by a show of hands. ## **6. Closing Remarks** a. The District Commissioner thanked the group and all the young people for continuing to make scouting a wonderful experience in Broomfield. b. MT thanked everyone for attending and handed over to Linda for the young people’s Award Presentations. ## Footnote The individual sections presented their own awards, and the main three group awards were awarded as follows - Fred Buck Award - Ralph Acharya - Derek Cox Award - Jack Dobinson - Tony Clarke Award - Thomas Conigliaro 6 ## **Trust Board Report 2024** This has been another busy year for 1[st] Broomfield, following the addition of a second scout group. With new volunteers stepping forward to ensure the second scout group can be a success. As you know, the group is self-funding and allows us to have one of the lowest levels of subs within the scouting community. This is primarily due to two major sources of income. the bi-weekly collections of paper and cardboard, plus the annual Great Broomfield Book Sale. The cardboard collection happens twice a week and is currently left to a very small group of individuals to manage. The skip can overflow due to a failure to breakdown boxes, and at busy times like bank holidays and Christmas, resulting in piles stacked up against the skip. This needs to be cleared up and managed, so collections can take place. This is a very important source of funding for the group, so we would welcome more volunteers to help manage this. The second important fund raiser is the annual book sale, which was started by Roger and Sue Cole, with an army of volunteers that collect, sort, and prepare books for sale throughout the year, so our gratitude to all the team involved. John, our dedicated Treasurer, continues to manage the group’s funds, accounts and investments. Helping to guide the Trustees in managing the group’s finances prudentially. I am sure you will glean more detail in John’s treasurer’s report. John also secured a £500 grant from Barclays, in addition to a day with a team of bank colleagues at the hut providing labour. This resulted in a much-needed refresh to the interior of the hut. Separately new blinds were added to finish off the refresh, and the replacement of the front door has allowed for easier access and security. We previously installed a reinforced concrete car park, which has not only made skip collection easier, but importantly enhanced the carpark, enabling use for scout activities, and much needed usable car parking spaces. Linda our Group lead volunteer, in her report, will advise of the activities undertaken by our young people but it is important to remember that all the leader team, as with our Trustees, are all volunteers and give their time freely. Last but by no means least, I would like to thank my fellow Trustees for their time and dedication over the past year ## **Hasad Khan** ## **Group Chair/Trust Board Chair** ## **E: Hasadk@gmail.com** 7 ## **2026 Book Sale** The annual 1st Broomfield Secondhand Book Sale is now the major fundraising event for the scout group bringing in over £10,000 in 2026. This was made up as follows: “Over the counter” book sales - £7,000 Refreshments (cakes and bacon rolls etc.) £1,000 Online sales (including eBay) – Over £2,500 Donations of books this year from both the village and further afield was amazing and the quality was extremely high. We would like to thank everyone who donated items as well as to our customers. We estimate to have sold in excess of 10,000 books at the sale and shipped out another 1500 books from our online sales. And we still have two garages stocked full ready for the next sale! Our book sales started back in 1979 when we decided to separate books out from our regular jumble sale donations and hold a special event just for books. In the early days we held 2 book sales each year which of course were on nothing like the scale of our current annual event. It is always a pleasure to see young people with their noses in books as they search for their favourite authors. And many customers seem amazed at our low prices compared to other second hand book outlets. Prices in 2027 will remain at 30 pence for children’s books but there will be a slight increase to 75 pence for adult books. Dates for the 2027 Sale are 20th/21st February 2027. Roger and Sue Cole 8 ## **Treasurers Report 2025** With a small surplus of £1,812, and good reserves, the financial wellbeing of the Group continues to be strong with record numbers of young people. The accounts are prepared on a receipts and payments basis I remain eternally grateful to everyone that helps with the successful annual book sale and to Essex Reclamation Ltd for their strong support of the group with subsidised waste paper collection. I am also extremely grateful for the many hours willingly given for free by our fantastic volunteer team, it can re relentless at times, and occasionally a thankless task, but also and always extremely rewarding. It is vital that parents are aware of how dedicated and passionate the Leader Team is, we are all volunteers and can only operate as a team with the parents’ support and understanding for the benefit of all our young people. Reserves Policy of 1st Broomfield Scout Group It is the policy of the Group to hold one year’s expenditure in reserve to cover loss of our two large income streams namely the Book Sale and Waste Paper recycling (approximately £20,000 in total). These form an exceptionally large part of our fund raising. This reserve policy is reviewed regularly by the Group Trustees who are satisfied that sufficient reserves remain to carry on the daily running of the Group. Our next significant investment in the HQ will be a refurbished kitchen area and improved disabled access with improvements to WC facilities. Long term we will also need to build reserves for the rebuilding of the (pre-fab) concrete walls built in 1974 and will not last forever. 9 ## **1st Broomfield Scout Group (Charity no. 1016433) Receipts and payments account** ||||**For the year from**|**For the year from**|**01 January 2025**|**To**|**31 December 2025**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts and payments**||||||| ||**Receipts**|||**Notes**|**2024**
**Unrestricted**
**funds £**||**2025**
**Unrestricted funds**
**£**| ||**Donations, legacies and similar income**|||**1**|**170**||**1,152**| ||**Membership subscriptions**|||**2**|**7,700**||**9,125**| ||**Less: Membership subscriptions paid on**
**(National/County/Area/District)**|||**3**|**- 5,808**||**- 6,566**| ||**Legacies**||||**2,000**||**-**| ||**Gift Aid**||||**2,143**||**2,532**| ||**Sub total**||||**6,205**||**6,243**| ||**Grants**||||||| ||BuildingGrant||||**£1,500**||**£0**| ||Other Grant||||**£0**||**£200**| ||**Sub total**||||**1,500**||**200**| ||**Fundraising events(gross)**||||||| ||**Book Sale**|||**4**|**7,014**||**9,052**| ||**Waste Paper income & Recycling Credits**|||**5**|**13,421**||**9,168**| ||General Fundraising||||**£0**||**£187**| ||**Sub total**||||**20,436**||**18,407**| ||**Scout hut income**||||||| ||Hire of Building||||**£500**||**£320**| ||Income from ScoutingActivities|||6|**£16,960**||**£16,999**| ||**Sub total**||||**17,460**||**17,319**| ||**Investment income**Bank Interest||||**£1,095**||**£1,368**| ||**Sub total**||||**1,095**||**£1,368**| ||**_Total Gross Income / Receipts_**||||||| ||||||**46,695**||**43,536**| Notes to the accounts - 1) **Donations** – I am grateful to the following for their contributions - a. Barclays £500 as part of a volunteer day repainting the Scout HQ - b. Andy Campbell / Viasat £351 – employer’s financial contribution for employee volunteering - c. Roger Cole £250 - 2) **Subs –** The increase reflects both the removal of a legacy effect of changing from annual to termly and the increase from £25 to £30 a term from autumn 2025. Subs payments continued to be waived for uniformed Leaders’ children. - 3) **Membership Subscriptions Paid On –** Paid to The Scout Association for central costs at £49 per child - 4) **Book Sale** – Another fantastic result – includes £4,015 from sale of higher value books online – Thanks to Roger & Sue Cole and Steff Smith for their sterling efforts throughout the year and not least to all our Book Sale helpers. - 5) **Waste Paper Income** - Our income from the waste paper skip (value of paper and Recycling Credits) was “normal” in 2025. However, 2024 was inflated by 2023 payments being paid in 2024 from Chelmsford City Council. Thank you again to Essex Reclamation Ltd for their continued support, without which we would not be able to continue this facility. - 6) **Income from Scouting activities** – Parents’ contributions to camping and other activities. 10 - 7) **Youth programme and activities** – This is the amount we pay for all camping and hut-based activities before income received from parents. - 8) **Insurance –** Higher than 2024 due to a pricing error in 2023 by our insurers (cover not affected) - 9) **Repairs & Renewals** – The increase reflects repainting costs of the internal HQ of £659 – thanks to Barclays for proving volunteer painters and contributing £500 to this cost (shown under Donations). We also had to replace the front door at a cost of £1064 (with an additional final payment of £460 due in 2026). A replacement Fridge freezer was also unexpectedly needed – costing £319 - 10) **Uniforms** - basic uniform is provided free to leaders, with replacements when required. - 11) **AGM & Trustee Expenses** – Include awards presented at the AGM and engraving and modest gifts for retiring leaders and outgoing Chair. - 12) **OSM & Merchant Charges** - These relates to around 3% of income collected by Direct Debit which is split between database management (Online Scout Manager) and a merchant charge (Go Cardless). Also includes Sum Up merchant charges for card payments (e.g. at Book Sale). There is also a n annual cost of the database system which is crucial in managing data correctly - 13) **Donations** represent joint fundraising for RABI as part of Open Farm Sunday (Archery) - 14) **Badges** – all badges are supplied to the young people for joining in or achievement – free of charge. - 15) **Book Sale** – includes Materials, car park hire and food both for sale and provided to helpers at a thank you event - 16) **Materials and Equipment** – This includes varied equipment for section use the largest being additional archery bows (smaller size for Beavers) and equipment at £288 and new parade Flags for the new sections at a cost of £820. |**Receipts and payments**|||| |---|---|---|---| |**Payments**|**2024**||**2025**| |**Charitable Payments**|||| |**Youthprogramme and activities**
**7**|**- 21,328**||**- 24,664**| |**Water & Sewerage **|**- 442**||**- 316**| |**Electricity & Gas**|**- 1,788**||**- 1,578**| |**Insurance**
**8**|**- 992**||**- 1,249**| |**Repairs & Renewals**
**9**|**- 1,259**||**- 3,045**| |**Printing & Photocopying**|**- 54**||**- 182**| |**Waste Disposal**|**- 401**||**- 311**| |**Uniforms**
**10**|**- 536**||**- 557**| |**AGM & Trustee Expenses**
**11**|**- 352**||**- 201**| |**OSM Bank Charges**
**12**|**- 999**||**- 1,167**| |**Broadband**|**-**||**- 104**| |**Cleaning**|**- 1,116**||**- 980**| |**Donations made**
**13**|**- 108**||**- 88**| |**Badges**
**14**|**- 1,638**||**- 2,045**| |**Sub total**|**-£31,014**||**-£36,488**| |**Fundraising expenses**|||| |Book Sale
**15**|**- 286**||**- 561**| |Wastepaper SkipCharges|**- 2,298**||**- 2,405**| |**Sub total**
**_Total Gross Expenditure_**|**- 2,584**||**- 2,967**| ||**- 33,597**||**- 39,455**| |**Asset and investmentpurchases, etc.**|||| |Materials & Equipment
**16**|**- 4,084**||**- 2,269**| |Major Buildingcosts|**- 25,064**||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||| ||**- 62,746**||**- 41,724**| ||**- 16,051**||**1,812**| ||£52,278||£36,226| ||**36,226**||**38,038**| 11 ## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the** ## **year** |||**2024**|**2024**|**2025**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Cash funds**||||| |Bank current account||**£482**||**£972**| |Bank deposit accounts||**£15,014**||**£15,310**| |Bank Notice Account||**£20,730**||**£21,757**| |**Total cash funds**||**36,226**||**38,038**| |**Non-monetary assets for**
**charity's own use**||||| |Badge stock(50% cost)||**£450**||**£1,145**| |Uniform Stock(80% cost)||**£495**||**£686**| |Land and buildings||**£389,000**||**£389,000**| |Scouting equipment, furniture
etc(depreciated at 5%p.a.)||**£42,738**||**£42,757**| |**Sub total**||**432,683**||**433,588**| |**Liabilities**||||| |Other liabilities||**-**||**-**| |||||| |**Total net assets**||**468,909**||**471,627**| **John Wallis** Group Treasurer broomfieldtreasurer@gmail.com 12 **Section Reports** ## **Jötnar Scout Troop (Tuesdays)** It has been an exciting and progressive year for our Scouts, marked by the launch of a brand-new Troop, Jötnar, here at Broomfield. The Troop has quickly established its identity, with Scouts embracing new challenges and opportunities throughout the year. The Summer term was packed with outdoor adventure and skills development. Scouts took part in a bouldering session, developed their cooking skills through a creative “ingredients in a bag” challenge, and enjoyed a memorable evening at Riffhams cooking jacket potatoes over a campfire. They also worked together to earn their Athletics Badge through a variety of field-based activities, used GPS navigation at Hylands Park, and took part in an action-filled day at Skreens Park, including rifle shooting, high ropes, canoeing, and raft building. During the Autumn term, Scouts focused on practical life skills and teamwork. They explored money skills, took part in a camp at Skreens Park where they developed their camp craft and tackled high ropes, and also attended ‘Scarefest’ at Gilwell Park; a memorable weekend packed with activities, fun and plenty of rain. They also transformed cardboard boxes into an imaginative caving experience. Another highlight was a “cooking around the world” challenge, followed by a bowling night as a well-earned Christmas treat. The Spring term continued to build independence and confidence. Scouts planned a two-course meal on a £5 budget, visited Morrisons to purchase their ingredients, and then prepared and cooked their meals; an excellent exercise in budgeting, planning, and teamwork. They also took part in a marble run challenge, encouraging creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration. This year has also seen an important transition in leadership. After more than 25 years of dedicated service, John stepped down as a leader. We would like to thank him for the hard work he put into setting up the group and supporting the weekly session. We are pleased that we now have two new leaders, Marney and Siobhan, who have stepped forward to help and are currently in the process of completing their training. Following this transition, we were able to resume sessions, with Scouts revisiting the foundations of Scouting: learning about its history, the Scout Law and Promise. Scouts also worked towards and achieved their Craft Badge, demonstrating creativity and practical skills. Overall, it has been a fantastic year for the Troop, with Scouts developing resilience, independence and teamwork while enjoying a wide range of engaging and memorable activities. I would like to thank John, Marney and Siobhan for being leaders during this term. It has been a challenging process but enjoyable. I would also like to thank Adam and Shirin from Monday scouts who gave us a lot of support with activities and camps. **Charlotte Moore** 13 **Wednesday Beavers** It has been a fantastic year for our Beavers, with a wide range of activities focused on adventure, learning, communities, and fun. Throughout the year, Beavers have taken part in a variety of outdoor and active experiences. Highlights included a litter pick and scavenger hunt at Centenary Woods, cycling and water games on the field, archery, and bouldering sessions, and developing outdoor skills such as fire lighting and den building at Skreens Park. We also enjoyed a Teddy Bears’ Picnic at Hylands Park, along with a cricket skills session at the local club during the summer term. Community and reflection have also been an important part of our programme. Beavers wrote to veterans to commemorate VE80 and took part in a Remembrance hike from Chelmsford War Memorial to Broomfield War Memorial. We were pleased to welcome a visit from the local foodbank, where Beavers donated items and helped to sort and label them, gaining a better understanding of supporting others. A number of badge activities have helped Beavers learn new skills and build confidence. These included working towards their Hobbies Badge by sharing personal interests, completing their Space Badge, learning the Green Cross Code, and earning their Emergency Aid Stage 1 badge through a first aid evening. For World Book Day, Beavers also took part in reading activities to achieve their Book Reader Badge. We have also celebrated a range of cultural and creative events. Beavers enjoyed learning about Scandinavia, celebrated Chinese New Year by making dragons, tasting foods, and exploring traditions such as the wishing tree, and took part in a brilliant “Beavers Have Talent” show featuring magic, dancing, readings, and balloon modelling. Seasonal celebrations have been a real highlight. At Christmas, Beavers took part in crafts, visited the city centre lights, enjoyed a festive scavenger hunt with a chip treat, and had a trip to the cinema to see Zootropolis 2. The year concluded with a fun Easter egg hunt at Skreens Park. Overall, it has been a busy and rewarding year, with Beavers developing confidence, teamwork and a sense of community while having plenty of fun along the way. A BIG thank you to Fiona, Millie, and Isla for all their support each week. Another thank you to the parents for offering lots of help during sessions, it is really appreciated. The last thank you has to go to the Beavers themselves. They have been AWESOME this last year and it has been a pleasure to be their leader. ## **Charlotte Moore** ## **Wednesday Beaver Team Leader** 14 ## **- Kantankye Cub Pack Report 2025 26** ## May 2025 – April 2026 When I wrote the report for last year’s AGM we were getting ready to visit Thriftwood for our Spring camp. This was a great success; we had a really excellent weekend. There was no theme for this camp, but we aimed to complete all the requirements of the outdoor challenge badge and the backwoods cooking badge. Plus some of the adventure and skills challenge badges, pioneering, fire safety, entertainer, chef, and naturalist. A very busy camp… Cubs of course, rose to the challenge, they lit a fire and cooked over it, put up, and took down tents, made a den, and explored the site – following a map to solve a quiz. They had a go on the zip wire and in the water roller, attended the big site campfire and then continued singing when they got back to our small one. There was time for a bit of free time and games, the weather was very kind to us. Cubs showed they could keep their tent and kit tidy and secure, and they could look after themselves and be safe at camp – really helping to build independence and self-reliance. It was a lovely weekend with an excellent group of young people. The The summer term flew by, two Cub’s parents ran a really enjoyable evening for us, covering all the requirements for the Athletics Badge, thanks Simon and Rob! It is a real help to leaders when parents step up and get involved. We visited Skreens Park for Cubs to take part in high ropes, climbing and paddleboarding. Back at the Scout HQ they did archery, pioneering, den building and we finished the term with our traditional water games, making sure all Cubs went home very wet! The highlight of the term was Mega Camp, a County Camp with thousands of Cubs attending. The theme 15 was Jurassic Park, which the leaders, as ever, embraced wholeheartedly… Cubs had the opportunity to try out loads of different activities such as climbing, air rifles, tomahawk throwing, laser tag, fencing, go karts, cave bus, obstacle course and inflatables. Plus, craft activities, fossil digging, backwoods cooking, rope making and more… and although the weather wasn’t the greatest it didn’t stop the fun. They also had the experience of attending a really big event, Mega Camp is like a Jamboree for Cubs! The Autumn term began with an evening of team building as we welcomed some new Cubs to the pack, we delivered the Broomfield Times and reviewed the pack code of conduct, Cubs got creative with Lego bridges, there were some real feats of engineering and design this time! We held a Camp prep evening and then it was off to Belchamps in Hockley for Wild West Camp. A brilliant weekend, despite the gale force winds at the start of the weekend – none of our tents (or Cubs) blew away! Cubs made hobby horses, did some leather stamping, panned for gold, hunted for “wanted” posters of themselves and the Leaders, and played a wide game in the dark. They had a go at archery, discovered gold and other items in the caving simulator, made hobo stew (enjoyed by most of them) and tackled the assault course and the high ropes. They looked great in their cowboy hats too! 16 ## **Riverside Beaver Colony (Thursday Beavers)** The Riverside Colony has had an exciting year, with lots going on and colony numbers high. Summer Term saw Beavers celebrating VE day with everyone, doing some gardening, trying new activities, learning new skills, cooking is a favourite now. Heron (Paul) ran a fantastic Cycling evening – Beavers had so much fun and it was a lovely evening. Beavers explored Hylands Park and learnt about the centenary celebrations that happened there for Scouting across the world. We had a great couple of weeks doing new activities at Skreens Park and really challenging all the Beavers to do their best! Some Beavers are really Ninja’s in disguise, as they seemed to fly up the climbing wall! Then they had the challenge of the Low Ropes course, that appeared to fight back! We had lots of Lego in for dinosaurs, cars, rockets, to models made by the cooking – pizzas this time Talent’ night, with stories, Then we did a Christmas at McDonalds for chips, Beavers had some serious instructions on the best way to throw on Cricket Night with Simon getting us throwing and catching and trying to bat.. Autumn Term it was all busy, Beavers had a visit from Essex County Dental services to tell us all about the importance of brushing our teeth – we played some fun games to get the message across, and Beavers went home with a new toothbrush. We went out and about locally in the area and then drew a map of the local area. our hobby’s night, Star Wars, name a few of the impressive Beavers. We did some more yum! We ran a ‘Beavers got jokes, lots of jokes and poems. lights hike in the city and finished yay! We had joint Sleepover with the Wednesday Colony in November and had fantastic weather so we spent all the time outdoors, there was an assault course that the Beavers went round, some of them are definitely Ninja’s! we did a Nature Walk round the site and found a fairy glen, we had a campfire and sang lots of songs, a great time was had by all! 17 Then we joined up with Dinizulu Cubs and went to the cinema to watch Zootropolis 2, that was so funny. We had a joint Christmas Sleepover with Dinizulu Cubs too, lots of games, crafts and fun, some of the Cubs were running some of the games, pin the carrot on Olaf was great fun, we made and decorated gingerbread shapes with icing, smarties and sweets – some even ended up on the gingerbread.. We started 2026 as new us! New Year Resolutions! And Kitemaking, it looked easy on YouTube but was a bit fiddlier than it looked. We practiced our Green cross code and the importance of being seen in the dark near the road. Then we had an exciting visit to the CCTV control hub in the Civic Centre, Otter (Sarah) works there, there are so many screens to watch, we didn’t spot anyone we knew though! Then we met Smita Rajesh the City Deputy Mayor, we asked so many questions about EVERYTHING!, and don’t touch the Mace! We helped rustle up a stir-fry for Chinese New Year, and most of us tried it and we tried to learn the Chinese Beaver promise, which was a bit tricky. We do enjoy a bit of cooking and definitely enjoy eating some of it. We celebrated World book day and a chance to dress up and finished the term with an Easter Treasure Hunt at Skreens. We have been super busy and keeping our Leaders on their toes with our ideas and suggestions for things to do and places to go in our Log Chews. We wonder what idea’s the Leaders will pick next? ## **Riverside Beaver Colony** ## **Otter, Heron & Kingfisher** 18 **Dinizulu Cub Pack Report (Thursdays)** Dinizulu Cubs have gone from strength to strength this last year, June 2025 saw 25 Cubs camp at Skreens Park for Dino MEGA Camp, a County Camp for Cubs from across the County. They had a blast; we had nearly every weather over the weekend including torrential rain on Saturday afternoon and evening. It’s the Cub equivalent to a Jamboree, so all about doing activities, meeting other Cubs from the County, and having so much fun. Cubs had free rein of all the activities on offer and loads more brought in especially for the weekend. Cubs helped prepare our camp gateway. We had lots of new Cubs attend as a first camp experience and they were brilliant. Across the Summer Term last year, we went to Hylands and did a trail, ending up in the One World Garden where we renewed our Cub promise and discovered some of the other countries that Scouts came from for the Jamboree in 2007, celebrating 100 years of Scouting. We went back to Skreens for Climbing and Kayaking, we need more practice with Kayaking! There were lots of going in the wrong directions most of the time! We did an Escape room – they all escaped! We went to Broomfield Cricket Club and had a very hot tiring evening honing our Cricket skills – thanks to Simon Moore for this. Seven brave Cubs attended the District Danbury Challenge, their team skills were fantastic, each base we went to had a different challenge to complete, we were super impressed with them navigating the route, completing the challenges, learning from each other, in true scouting style. The Autumn terms saw Cubs saying bye and good luck to Leo (Mowgli) as he headed off to Uni, we know he’s having a great time – he sent a video to us when he was out on a hike up on one of the Peaks a couple of weeks later. Cubs learnt to do stop motion photography with help from Paul and Rachel, and a lot of Lego, we had some quite scary films and some funny ones too. We worked on the Space badge and sent 52KG to the Chelmsford Food bank, the ladies from there were so thankful for the Cubs support with this. We had a fun evening doing our International Badge on ‘Day of the Dead’ – nothing scary, murder in the dark, decorating skull marshmallows and some international games. We did Parliament week and had some great debates and idea’s put forward. We did a Christmas Lights and chip hike round the city yes - it rained; it didn’t stop Cubs having a sing song round the Christmas Tree in the middle of the city! Cubs ‘Minecraft’ camped through storm Amy, in October – it was jolly windy but not wet. They negotiated their way through Minecraft world in 3D, had a camp cookout, practiced their Tomahawk and Angel skills in trying to take down the ‘’Creeper’, made their craft chests to keep their mined commodities, Cubs did amazing with slingshots to gain treasure! and did some awesome orienteering round the site, we don’t tend to get the compasses out that often, however they nailed this course! We finished the term with a joint visit with Riverside Beavers to the Cinema to see Zootropolis 2, great film and we boogied at the end. Then we had a joint Christmas Sleepover with the Riverside Beavers at HQ, lots of fun, games, craft, and a film were just what we needed to get into the Christmas Spirit. 19 2026 arrived and Cubs made Kites, made Birdfeeders upcycled from plastic waste, we enjoyed a visit to the Mayors chambers, and met Smita Rajesh the assistant Mayor who gave us a very interesting talk on the role – we definitely have some Mayor’s to be. We visited the City CCTV control room – they are watching you! We had our own Winter Olympics night, which was fast paced! We did Founders week and learnt about Scouts from the start. We learnt about Purim and made some Purim treats and musical percussion and how Esther saved her people by courageously standing up to the King. Our Wild West camp in February was thrilling, we panned for gold, practised our sharp shooting at Belchamps Campsite, and our Native American Archery skills. We had another camp cookout, leant about Native Americans Teepee’s and the stories on them, not unlike our camp blankets showing our history in Scouting, we had to watch out for snakes in our boots! And try to catch the moving cactus. We even made our own hobby horse to go out on, not sure about ‘gun slinging’ but there was plenty of sock swinging!! Dinizulu Cubs racked up 334 badges this last year, with 7 Chief Scout Silver Awards, the highest award a Cub can receive in the section. Many Cubs have attained 10 – 20 nights away, in the section, and many on 5- 10 hikes, along with many obtaining up to 11 activity badges and 6 other staged badges along the way. We are now regularly running with 30 Cubs, and they are full of ideas for us to use for future meetings and camps. What an awesome year! Well done, Cubs! ## **Bagheera Dinizulu Cub Pack** 20 1st Broomfield Scout Group (Charity no. 1016433) Receipts and payments account For the arfrom 01 January 2025 To 31 D•eèmlw 2025 Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year 2024 Unro6trlctod lund• 2025 un￿trt¢1Qd fund8 Cosh fund• 8&Thk￿rrent Koyjnt depositacx)>Jnts Bank NOW ￿L￿nI Total c••h fvnds E482 £1&014 £20,730 É15,JIQ 1,757 Other mon•ts Tax cKqim Debts duè trom the Coun lTrsuranc* dalm a88ets IArealDi&trKVGrou Sub total Investment assets Invesknont Pfopety- detail Quoted inv6strn8nts Other inv88trngnts- detsil Sub total asBets for cha Non mon•ts '8 own u80 £1.145 Urifomi St(tk180% cosii Land and bildiws Sccthny equiFxrert fvrn￿re otc Ideweciahy at 5% p.a.) 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MombefBhl subscrl acl08 Gfft Aid Olhor8Imllar Incom• 170 7,700 5,808 2,000 2.143 1,152 9,125 6.566 Idon 2,532 Sub total Gran Buildiry Grant ou)er Grani £1,500 EO £200 Sub totsl Fundralsln Book Sale Wa$to Pa Detsil 3 Gtrn8tBI FurKhi￿n4 7.014 13.421 9.062 9.168 r Incomo & R86 ¢lln Crndlts £IB7 Sub total Scoul hut Ir￿0￿8 Hire of Buildi Hire of uiprnefit Ino)me from ScL)ubng ActNilies sub total £320 É16,960 £16,999 In￿stMent Inc*)m• Bank Intere51 Other investment Inccvne ub totsl E1,098 £1,J6B Totsl Grn3s Incom• Sal• of A••8ts Total rncelpts LT700002 Iociober 20241 lof3 Notes to the accounts 11 Dwtlons- l am gratefvl to the following for their contributions Barclays £500 as part of a volunteer day repainting the Scout HQ Andy camp￿15 / Viasat £351- employer's linanc5al contribution fof employee volunteering Roger Cole £250 21 Subs- The increase reflects both the removal of a legacy effert ot changing from annual to termty and the increase from £25 to £30 a term from autumn 2025. Subs payment5 Continued to be w3ived lor unilomied Leaders, chtldren. No payment has been waived for any trustees. 31 Membefshlp Subscrfptlons Pald On- Paid to The Scout Association lor central costs at £49 per child 41 Book Salè- Another fantastic result- includes £4,015 from sale of h@her value books online- Thanks to Roger & Sue CO￿ and Steff Smith for their sterfing efforts throughout the year and noi least to all our Book Sale helpers. Sl Wast* Paper In