2024-01-31-accounts

..IIIIIOMI I)I%TIII("I' SC.()I;'r (.'oi,Nic,I i. ,1 Iiiiiial Rei)oi'l Year 1st February 2023 to 31st January 2024 Scouts Arrow District Scouts

Clidrity Mdill AddTe55, 3 Abbotsbu¥y Road. Bisliop51ok¢. La5tlcigl), HHmpsl)iie, S05() 8NZ Ilebsile.. Eniail.. Charity iwstees ivlio 11141)dged die cliariry during ?023124: Trustte Offite Appointed David (Dick) Wl)ii(iiigtoii Cliairniai) 24￿1 October 2022 Colin Floyd Di5tricl Coiiitnissioner 24111 Oclob¢r 2022 Jacqui Cuiininglixni Se¢reiary 24di October 20)2 Matthciv Taylor Treasiiier 3rd July 20?3 Dominic Andrew5 Trea511rer 24th O¢iober 2022 Rcsigjicd 31st July 9023 Maithciv Warrci) DDC ?4￿1 October 20?2 Jaines Elliott DDC 24th Ociober 2022 Robert Whittiiigtoii District Explorcr Scout Commissioner 24th October 202? Eiiima Wynn-NlackeEizie TnJst¢e 24tli October ?022 Ralph Batemai) Ttustee 4tli Ocknber 2022 Mal¢olni Youiig Trusle¢ 24tli October 2022 lan Palrick Trusi¢¢ 24th Octobcr ?02? lan Mcllroy 'I'ruslcc 24th October 2022 Jain¢s Vaii¥han Triisle¢ 24th October ?0?2 Re5igncd 31 sl Januiiry 'rhe Districc was fonlled on Ihe Isl fcbruary 20?3 as a r¢sult of th¢ In¢rger of the former Fastleigli and Disli'icl Scoui Couiicil wid Chaiidl¢r's ford Districi Scout Couiicil. -llie Dis(TlCt was re¥islered a5 Chari(y on 20 July 2023. 'Ilic above 'fruslccs are Ihc foniiing Trustees appoinied prior to tli¢ foniial iiiergjcr and wer¢ responsibl¢ for sdlin¥ iLP Ilie iiew District.

TIIL Dislrici'& ¥overiiiiigdocuinciJts arc ilios¢ ofTlic S¢uiil Asso¢iaiithi. Loiisist ora RoyL21 Cliarler, which in ilifii ¥ivc5 authority to the B>'c l.aivs of thc Asso¢iThtion and Ilie l?ulicy, Or(tTriijsa(ion 1rtd Riilcs ot Tlie S¢oiit Associatioi). Tlie District is a triisl eslablislied uiider its rules wliicl) are coininoii l() 811 Scouis. Tlie 'l'rLLStces orc appoinied in accordance wilh ihc Policy. Organisation aiid Riil¢s of Th¢ Scoiii As.8oeigilion. The Disirict %cout Coun¥il is nianaged by th¢ Dsstri¢t TrusÉc¥ Board, the Inenibers of which ar¢ the 'Charity Tru5tccs' of tlie Scout District ivliich is educaliojial cliarity. As cliarity truslecs tliey arc Te5pon5ible for ¢oti)plying iviih legisl£iliutl dpplicable to cliaritie8. Tliis in¢liid¢s th¢ rc¥isiralion, kecpiiig piY)pLr colin￿. illaking returns its the Charity Commission a5 approprialc. Tli¢ Board Lonsists of Ihrec indepeiident r¢presthilH¢ives- CliaiT, Treasurer and Secretary- tog¢di¢r iYi¢h Ihe elecled, nominalcd and any cu-uplcd repieseiiii¢ tiv¢s and Inecis ¢V￿ 2 months. Wtt h￿1ve been pleHsed to wclcome two Explorer SLY)Uis onio thc Boaixi as parlicipalin¥ ob5erver5. The District Tnisiee Board exisls lo support Ilie Distiici Commi5SIOll¢T iii mceting the iespoiisibilities of. tli¢ appointmenis is responsible r()r: maintenan¢¢ of Disiri¢i property. Assisting iti rh¢ recruiim¢n( of Leaders and oilier adiili SUPPOTt: Appoii)ting aiiy sub coi)Imitte¢5 that iiiuy be T¢quired., The i115uraJice ofpcrsojis, proi)crly ai)d equipiiiLllt,. Dists'iLi public occasions. The District -1 rustee Board has iji plaLe systems of ijilenial cojitrols th8t are de51gtied io provid¢ reasonable assiiraiice agatnst malcrial mismaJiagen)eiii or Iosb. T11¢5e include tivo-person au¢horisaii011s tor all paymeiils Riid a comprclieiisive iiiwrance policy lo en%ure tliot insuiable risks are covertd. ie objectives of the District Tru5tce Board are as a unit of the Scout Associatiun. Tli¢ Aim of The 8eout Association is lo promoie the developnieni of yoiing p¢opl¢ in a¢hi¢vin¥ thesr full physi¢al. it1￿1[¢¢￿al, s￿la1 and spiritual potentials, as individuals, ds responsible ciiizeiis and as E)iembers of tlicir local, Eiatioiial aiid iiit¢rnarioiial ¢oniniuniii¢s. n)¢ method ofacl)iLving tlic Aitii of Ilic AssociL?Iioii is by pnbvidiiig Ln enjoy4Lble, &ltractive and challtnging seheine ot progitssive trainin8 based oil thc Scoui ProJnis¢ and Law and guided by adult l¢ad¢rship. The main activities in relation to Ilie5e objectlves PTiinarily take place iii ￿)C Borough of Easilcigh. Hi¢ tllpshire, speGifically ITh LRStlcigh Town. North Stoneham, Nigli(in￿1c, Allbri)(¥k, Bi%hopsioke. Fair Oak and 14ortoii He8tli arid Ch8n(II¢Yb Ford lineluding areas ivithin Tesi Valley Borough.) Tli¢ l)islri¢( I riisiee IJo&?Td niccLs tlic Cli&iri(y Commission's publiL bencllt criteria under boih thc advanceiiient ofLdu¢alioi) and tlie advan¢¢m¢nl of ¢iliz¢nship or Loinmunity d¢veloprnent lieadings. Tlic Mer￿¢r of tlic tivo foi'm¢r Distri¢ts lias been 5ucccssfully acliieved providirig a coordinalcd 5UPPOrt slruLture tha( has d¢livercd %ignificant bcn¥fils io local Scoultiig. Financiolly ti has alloiyed for iiiv¢sttii¢iit in Iicw resourLes aiid equipliient as ivell H5 beiTi¥ able Io i?T(Ivide fiiittricial support to 10 youn& pcople %LttendinB Lh¢ World Scout JgmboTee in South kol'tll aiid Projcei 23 in Ciiropc.

Thc Di5tricl now ha5 o lolal of fourt¢en Gr()ups, ¥ighi Explvrer 8coui UniL%' dnd iivo Disiri¢r S￿ul A¢¢iviiy Supp()rt Uiiiis (Ri)Lk 'ti' Roll &iid Spani 'n' Roll) Mie cliarity supplies advi¢¢, adiiiiiii5trthiive aii(I praetical support 10 tlie5e ￿0UpS. Tl)e District Scou¢ Shup ha% Jgaiii traded lyell over (he ycar providiiibj a service ￿ pareiiL5 as well as geiieraiiiig funds for ili¢ Di%tr¢ct.'I11¥ sliop is i-uii 11)d siaffcd by voluiilcers aiid we ivelcoiiic Jieiv offci's of help. I'eams trom tlje Groups only liclp ivitli Ilie iiiiiiiinbi of th¢ sliop but L2150 edrii disroiints dnd funds for their Group. The Dislrict Bn(Ige SecTCtary coniinued lo meei a consloiit d¢rnatid for b4qd¥es vhicl) rcne¢ts Ilie Icvel of Scouiing a¢tivity aiid acliieveiiient for our youiig i)cople. Tlie Camp silc located in the Cranbury Park f5tale continues lo be illilised cxtensively by our Grwp% ai)d se¢lions. The Distri¢¢ was ablc to increase finoiicial Support 10 ihe sile and ncgotiplioiis have coiiiiii¢Iictrd ivilli Ilie Esta to agrce d tILiV Icas¢ ai)d ¢xlend our iisc iiito dic fulure. PIHii% Iiavc bccii diaivii up for li]riher d¢velopii)cnt of Ilic 511c to PTovid¢ dditional Activitiis. Again, the site is mTrnagi¢d hy a voluiiteer team who put iji iiiany hours of work io maintain and dcvelop ihe sil¢ and new mcmbers are aliyays wclcom¢. We arc exlremely ¥raieful (o tlie Crat)buTy Piirk bsta¢e for t]ieiT continued support of Scouiiiigj aiid ihr provision of sueli a valuablc rcsource and we look foJTrvard io niany nitsre years working wi(li ihc Estaie. Combining the various ac¢ounts from thc two fwnier Distrieis has proved to be challeiiging bui the District ii)ve5ted iii fJiicll)cial a¢LouJiting processes prowid¢d by Oiilille Scoiii Manager which has enabl¢d all tlic cxistitig accounLs to be bTou¥lI( togeilieT. Furiher iniproveDi¢nts provided hiiclude oiiliiie bankiiiu facilities ai)d 41uIIIoTised cliarge cards for sonic accouiit lioldeTS. All procesqes al'e nianagtd iii ccord24Trce with S¢out Associatioji Poliby Organisation alid Rules IPOR). fiund5 not required iminediately liave beeii iransferrcd intu an iiivcslnient accthiiiit. FurtlieT poli¢ies ¢0 set aside reservcs arc beiiig ¢oJishdered based on rhe tirst year's pcrformdnLe and ¢Ji¢ Truslees, asse55menl of organisational risk. Overall income duriiig Ilie year ivas iii exccs5 of £145.6(K> wi¢li Jn expeiiditurc of circa £l11.400. T(Kal C115h fui)ds Iield are ju51 irt exccss of£1 35,000. Fun<18 have becn scl aside for the Kandersteg ¥xpvdilion lid Lo supwrl Ilie n¢NI Distii¢t C¢lmp. Non moiiet41ry 11S5e15. in¢ludin¥ ¢qlliptn¢nt vdliies, shop aiid badge sio¢k arcoun¢ for jii41 under £40,000. further funds liavc bccii designa¢Ld lor Laiiip sitc developnienl. Full fitiancial details are publi51ied iii our Aiiiiual A¢¢ounts. Ovcfall the Dis(rict is iii a heiiiiliy fLnanLiul position aiid the Tt(Isiee Board will be seekii18 to further invest tu support ih¢ development of Scoiitin& Dlstrltt I'rcRsurcr

Tlie Tr1151ets declgr¢ that they linvc 4pproved the Annual Report. Sigiied on b¢b#lf of th¢ 1'rustoe BoArd 2lld ttrlay 2024 David (Dickl Whitfin2ton A Yrow Distrlci Trustee Bonrd Chnli.

I wThs a5k¢d to suiid iti ds CliThirmJii of Ili¢ ticivlj forn)cd Coiiiiiiitiee &fter ilie sudden passiiig of my Ci'icnd nd ¢vlleagu¢ John Imabb. mic mcrgcr (I bEeii direcied hy Iht County Commis510rt¢r ns part or tl)e i¢strLILture of Scoiilin¥ in Hainpsliire. Mergiiig cliariiies LS iilw¢iyS a ilialleiibJLng process iyhcn passioi)a(e 1¢ )Id proud volui)tc¢rs arc involv¢d, aiid niy cxp¢ricJice iii iiiy professioiial life ol merBiii Lhariiabl¢ or¥ani%ation5 Pl'epared me fur Ilie task ahedd. Floivevcr, in liii)d5igkil. I caii lionestly Shy iliat on ihe wl)olc l ivas iimpre5sed by ilic siipport I received from n)cmb¢rs ot boili tlie formei. Dislrids foi. which l om exireinLly ¥ralefiLI. Scouliiig is a family, and we have siic¢e&¥fully buil( d IJT¥cr faniily. Tlie aini ivigs ali¥ays to miiiiiiiise ilie etTec( of chaiige on ihe iiidividual Groups aiid sectioiis, and iliis va5 achieved Ibcii iviili a ¢han8e ol. badge. Our ntiy id¢n¢ity ivas chosen by young peopl¢ and Ih¢ bil dge wgs based on desi￿5 subniilted by youn¥ pcople, so we ¢an claim our new Di￿ri¢l is indeed 'Youth Sliapcd?I As will b¢ SLcn from the financial accounls. Ihc bringing togcth¢r of two Distriei fiillds hab vnabled us to iiivesl Lli E)ew eqiiipnieiit #nd re50ur¢¢s. A granl (o our Rock-ii-Roll tcam ¢iiabled 111oiched fun(liiig for ext¢rE)il graiits iliuf 5ft1v a complete iiew fleet of Kay3k5 and ￿￿eSs0T1¢S for ivaier activitie4. Addilion?L Ily ive liave becn abl¢ to piiirha5e aT¢liery ¢qiiipmeni to provide yel Iitiothcr rcsour¢¢ to support aciivili¢s. My Ihnnks miist 80 to DominiL Andiyws i¥ho camc on Ix)ard ns Trcllsurer prior ti) the Royal Navy draftiiig him, aiid Matt l aylor iYho1i2ve Iiiaiia¥ed io slTU¢tur¢ our fiiiatl¥L'S. v&$ parli¢iilurly pleased with (hc support for our Di5tri¢t Conterence which broiigh¢ togeth¥r representativis from across il)e Distri¢l. F¢edb&ick fvom ¢hoSL a(l¢ndinghas lielped us (o eiiburc we drive foTivard Ilie riglit pro8ramTll¢S Jiid a¢tiviti¢s for our youiig pcople. As iv¢ ¥0 fonvard, there are ¢hang¢s being brought inio y by ilie Scolii Ass0¢iaiion Ihai we must embrace dnd implement. HoNvever. l ani Coiifidcni th4101)cc again we ivill wurk togetli¢r as a Disiricr teJiii to implcmcrtt all chaii¥e5 whils¢ ensurino ivc retaili the Iiigh slanddrd of Scoutillg a¢tiviry w¢ PTovide io Qui. young people. My (hfjnks to all menibers of ilic Trustee Board wlio hav¢ worked liard io gct our Dcw District and FU￿ning. And of course niy thaiiks to Colin fioyd as Districi Comnii&%ioncr foi. his support andthework he has done to build effeclive leaTh. Dick Wliittington Di5ti'itt ChRiI' 11110$ beell a vcry produ¢¢ive year. Arroiv Disiric( Ivas Illunched on dic Isi of Fcbruary 2023 and gTo¢ off 10 41 Ilying sl&r¢ iviili (lie foriiiatiort of a iiew Distrtct ieaii) lo siipport our scouling. A big tliajik you to James Ellioii and Matthew WarreD for hclpilig and supportin8 me. Ive hcld a hugely sucC¢5s￿l Distri¢1 ramp in Muy ?0?3 ivhich l kniow everyon¢ who attendeil hfjd wondcrfiLI tirne. All I get ask¢d is when will the next one b¢ h¥ld. We also held our first Disli'ici developfnent (lay whicli gav¢ us tli¢ opportunity to oei io¥ciher Hnd sharc our Scouting and togeiher look at ways we can niove Scouting furward. From iha( we liave suppoi¢ed Groups with voluii(CLr appointnienl ir8iiiiiig aiid reeruiimenl. A bi8 thank you ¢0 Jeff and

Cl¢llTe Deacon ivho support us iviih the rccruitmenl pro¢¢ss¢s Thnd io Mai¥arei PdLri¢k ivho ivith h¢r traiiiiiigj ddvi5CLS liclp 311 our volunte¢rs to be suiiabls, Irairted and d¢vcloped. I i)¢rsoiially would like io Sdy a huge thank you to lim Voukyhan for his ivork on grnwtli and dLipelopmei)l. It lias been iiivalullblc. Ive liavc rraiiucd for evcry Group tu liave a Group dcvclopnieiit si¥n to publici￿ oui. nccd loi. morc volunte¥L'S. I Iiope ili¢se will ljclp Groiip5 groiv. We liaye Thiven tlie ytsun8 p￿pIC a voice and Ihui iniiiuthi'e lias been l¢d by Janies Elliott DDC Youth Engagcment Coininissioiier. We 5tsll liav¢ sonic Work io do, liowcvcr the young people are siartiny (o 8iV¢ US L? V15ion of what they ivii ni froin Srouting. 'fo siimmarise, they want io be outdoors, have dveiiiures and bc challeiigycd. Nciv Squirrel 5e¢lions have becii iniroduccd a¢ maiiy of Ol￿GrOupS aiidthe otheTswiII be 911ickly 5¢ttiii Ilieiii iip.'lThc iicw, scctioiis114ve niade our pareii(s offer io lielp and soinc ol't1105C Pilfcllt voliiiilLcrs ar¢ IIOIV IIIOViLl¥ Ilirough io ilie Bcavcr 5¢¢1i0114. It is just ivoiidcrtiLI to 5¢c siich yi)unk7 cliildTCM be offer¢d Ihc i)pporiiinily (o Llljoy OUT gjme of Scouling. The Sqiiirrel and Beavw sections arc supported by Gcorgiiia Brockhur.qt who ivitli lier District lead¢rs offer greai 5UPPOrt aiid ¢iicouragement. Tlie new Cub leadcr tcam hove pro￿111￿Mea a niiTnber of ¢veniS and liavc this ycar orgaiiised a scrap lieap challunkT¢ and a ¢ookiiigeompeLili(yn whi¢li havcboth becii pl)ei)OillCLially su¢cessful. I really hope more Cub pa¢ks ivill support tlicse ev¢iits as we are beiicr wlieii ftel iogetlier. Tlie Scout section has lield a Mustdrd Trophy hike conipelilioii ivhich 4gv4in wa5 ably niaiidged by Jaines, Pliil and PeLei' oiid tlie kout ￿CtioN leader.%, A big iliaok you gocs to all of ilieiii. l ivould like to seiid a liuge thank you io the Dis¢rict'l'ruste¢ Bfiard ILd by Dick IVhittiiTrgioii as oiir Di51ric¢ Chair. Dick was ai)i)ointed as Ilie Cliair ft¢r tlie Sad loss of Joliti Mabb and l am xra(eful to Dick for helpin8 US to get ourselves inio a strong p05ilion and ¢n5ure ive fully meei the needs of tlie Charity Commissioii and Scoulin Thunks go to oiii. TTllStec Board for ihe purcliase of our new kayaks. and l am sure tli¢s¢ will be pul 10 beneficial use this suinmer seasoli. A big thank you lo Phil Harding and Peter Rawlinson dnd the other Rock & Roll members who have supported us so well Ivith our adventurous aciivi¢iCS. We are exir¢mely fOr￿na￿ thai our Dis(rict lias a wondethl Scout camp shte alid Arroiv Di51ric(15 very kcci) to dcvelop wl)qi t is (>ffered iliere. Wc liavc lJu¥c pl#iis so wTh(¢li ihis SPii¢e. Tlidiiks go 10 tlie management and main¢¢nJiic¢ i¢am at Cranbury Pai'k. Wc also offer o Scoui sliop ivliicli givc5 OUT pai¢iits aiid voluntcers tlie opportunity Lo purLha5e a range o*. S¢oiiling Clothing aiid r¢sour¢es. A bi8 Iliaiik you to everyonc who supports the shop and makes it L li eiiorLii¢)us success. Tliis is supported further by oiir badg¢ shop which is o great Tesour¢c for oiir leadrr5 ond niaii28ed by rgarct Howell. Our thanks go lo licr for h¢r113rd work. Our Dislrict Explorers hav¢ ovcr the pasi year b¢cn improvcd ulldtr the direclioii of Rob Whillin8ton oiir Districi f￿.xplor¢r Scout Comniisbioi)¢r. Hel)ay made lieroic efforts to svpportour ULILts aiid iniprove tlie ivay we iiag¢ tliis District provisioii. Explorer Scoutin¥ 15 iii sfL'llt dciiiand. and ive have receiitly opened a iiew F.xplorer iinit at ¢he l•(h Ethstleigli 10 give us bcttcr coveragc u¢Yoss ihe DisiriLt. Ilie D of E provi8ion and (he lop ttwords ar¥ l)¢althy, ond our Explorcrs now look lorward io vi&i¢Lnb Kanders(Lg SLoui Inten)alioiial Centr¢ in Switzerlaiid ITh a fthv iiioiit115' tifflc. I have liad ihe pleasureofvisiting Group5 on thir¢y-oiic occasionsihrou8hoiit ttieyearpresetitinB acorns, bronze. silver and gold top awards ofthe variou5 s¢cllOllS. They edii all be iiiiniciisely proud a liuge

thank YOLL io ￿te leaders who lijvv ivoyked (irclessly to ¢nsure ilicy rea¢h th¢ Jivttrd. aiid for offerin8 ail exieiisive aii(I cli8lleiigiiig aiid fuii Scoui prowaniiiie. Tli¢y work 50 liurd. The Scout Associalion has b¢cn telling us ive need io Iran5form. lThe Li*nsformation has ihe %vord tcai runiiii)g all Illrou￿) (h¢ ivay we $114911 %vork- gt?i1l8 fi)rwaTd. No graiid LLile5. just evcryosie l)ciiig kiiid lo ¢aLh other and workin8 together in a i¢am. We have acliieved so mucl) tili5 last year and we I"ecoyJ]ise The 51111 liave a lot ￿ do. F4ut ivitli everyone's support we can, and ive ivill improve our Scouling for Qilr yoiin¥ people and lor our valu1% blc adult volunteers. c.olin Floyd, l)l$ti'l¢l Loinnil$siohei' i iilj Ai tli¢ siart of Ilie year ivc inlicriled 7 F.xplorer iiiiils acru55 ￿le %iciv Di5tricl, S¥orpion, Pho¢iiix, Pftnthei., F115i9ll £liid uiiits boll) called C.ubro. As ivcll as 2 units ivitli Ilic 5uniL iiame w¢ liad tivo diffLreiil ne¢kLI' desioiis to considcr. The Ixplorcrs sort¢d iliis Ih¢iJisLIv¢s, r()111illg to¥eiher to adopl uli¢ ot tlie existing design8 aiid one (If ¢lie Cubra uiiirs liad a r¢iiaiiiiiig SCS5ion r¢51111ing in iliem Changi￿([ io Pleiades. which cv¥ryonc necds to look up %￿h¢n nying 10 SPLIII We stalled the year otl'ivith a inenibcrshiy of l?6 ExploTers. with goo(1 sized mcmbership a¢ross 4 or Ilie unils and with problems, th¢ first was only altrading 4 mcmhers and ihe othtr by ¢ontri?St ivas over 40, far too lar¥e tor ihc ieam aiid the faciliti¢s. l aiii pleased ro say il)a( by year ei)d thi.% lia5 largely l)eeii overcome with tl)e uni( struggling for numbers up to aiid niore oli ilie ivay. Ind thc lar8¥ unit sttll stroiib at 30 but far mor¢ rnanag¢dble. The key to tli¢ latter beingili¢ op¢ning ot'a ncw ilnit, Kayoss. in Sept¢niber ivhich has Lreatcd the needed relief valve for Bishopstokc nnd Fair Oak wher¢ there arc 5 51roi)g feeder Scout iroops. Kayoss, iiow up and ruiinlli￿ has over 20 Lyplorcrs aiid ive were Able to ift sorn¢ ccntral finaiicial siipport tor Lis opLning. We set a ncw subs level that iiow ¢ov¢rs tlic costs of meiiibership and provides for a siiiiplificd operatitsnal biid8Ct fol. units bascd OTh mcmb¢rsliip. Miis eombincd wilh roll oul vf ii¢w OSM expense Cards foi. all viiils lifts started to see linits being able to plan thcir programn)¢ out, rcducc adsnin biLrdeLI of baiikiLi¥ aiid accounting for iiidlvidual ac¢ouiits and irmovc iieed for voluii(e¢rs io l)av¢ io PQY OE)d reclaim tlieir expen5¢s froin dieir own pocket. Prograninie ivise Ilie unils. dll li#ve Ilieir iiidividual PTOCCSS¢S for agreeiiig ili¢ir ¢ern)ly activiiies bul univcrsii Ily they aTe yoiith led in iheir makeup. Over the lastyeai. this has secn a wide rnngc ol-liLtLVItic% being oller¢d up incliidiiib, go-k¢grtin8, ¢liinbin8. archery, pnddlc bv¢lT(lin¥. Cyknling. Ltsoking, IL nd mucli iiiorc. We start¢d the ycar ivith Tawet cainp aiid had ExplorLlS from all ihe uiiils repTe%eiitrd ali canip, cookiiig. eaiing and slcepin¥ as oiic l)LStricl. foTII1IIIE iieiv trieiid511ips and Iwving fuii togeilicr. Some uiiits h&ve run their OIVl1 camps. both loially and olT¢o D¢voii and Wales. Ai)oilier ssive succe55 li¢5 wi¢h the F,XplOre￿ engagemeilt witli tlie Dukc of Ediiibur811 award schcmc. Tlie yeiir sllw 4 BTonzc aivl 3 Silver bxpcdiiion teams. collectively 42 Cxplorers, workin¥ tliroiigli ilieir awards. Sigii up for th¢ srheine has gTOWli and Liext ycar proves io be a really chdlleiigin8

tcam for ihc ycar iviih 60.F signcd up. We Iwe WClTkin8 on &li8niiig ihe bove lo ihe Cliief and Kinus Scout aivard5.'niis lias 1142tioiially l)eeii Kveiik, #nd a rcvicw is ongoitig as 10 til¢ %vay tl)¢y ivork. the niealili￿1e ivi are looking at ways ive cali iliiprove allaiiinithii of Iliesc aivards alongside Ilie awesomc attaii)Ineiii of D of l. F.xplvrei-s ilic ideal age 10 PU511 Ihe boiindaric5 lo liy morc. see mol'e and do more ilian ili¢y Jiiiglil have beeii Iible to ivithin the yoiiiig¢r ge seciion$4 4liid noihiii¥ cliallcii¥cs more th2L li IieudiLI¥ broad io experieii¢e S¢ouiii)g inteniatioiially. Arruw DistTlCt Ivas ivell represenied by a t¢1¢ ni of 7 Explorers from across tlic F)i%iricl who lieaded to South Korea for tlie Ivorld Scout Jainbarcc during ihe suiniiier. Tliey look 3 leLiders froin ncross Ihc Disiricl 100. While the eveiil iiseif was iyidely i'eporled Js problemolic aiid ¢nded up with ihe UK conliTLgeiits liavii)g to rtillove then1￿]Ve& ts) safLly, ht was rewaTdiii8 1(b hedr back fron) our leAllI ils to l)oiv Il)cy madc tlic b¢5t of ilie sittJ24 lion. iminer5Ld ilieiiisclv¢s iii the culturt aiid u)uiilly. eliga￿ed ivitli %Louis froin around Llie glohc uiid liad a ￿rat time. This lids l ain Sure fed Ihe excitell)eiil and uptake for oiir ?024 expcdilioii to ]innde¥steg Iiiteflldiiondl Scout CLnlic in Switz¢rl8nd whcre iyc l)ave a niix of 7? F.xplorers and Scouts licadiiig off frotLI dcross ihe l)isirict for an adventure packed week in ilie Iieart ofllie Swiss Alps, biit Ill?￿ t's for 21cxI year's repoil. Youn8 Lkad¢rs are ai) 01)porluiiiiy for F.xplDreTS to SUPPOL1 younger setiians, this rai)ges froni sliort periods supporliiig ?L waiyl altaiEJiiieiil ihroub?h lo Iollit teriii suppoit tliat sees tkic Explorcrs ds &ii iiiicgTal p&i1 of Ihe lead¢i' team delivcring tlie Pl'ogramme for thai sec¢iOlI. Wc hope lo improve tlie siippoil Iraining OPPQTiiinili¢5 ucross th¢ Lxplorer you11￿ Lead¢rs nLTrXi vear, but w¢ have %e¢n some r¢LgIIy imprc$5ive impact fro￿7 Iheir work so fai.'llii5 ha5 even led io ihE op￿lIn￿ ora nov Sqiiirrcl drey. WL liave also se¢n 5L)me ot tliose dedi¢at¢d Young L¢Jders turn 18 and on to support dic District by bewming adiilt Ic&dcTS as w¢ll as swellingih¢ ranks of Ihe N¢lWOTk seciion Ihjt is goin8 froni slren¥tli (o stren EXplo￿r& have also bcen seen a¢ross muny other patls of the District aiid collimunity. SilPPOrting the Scoui MustaTd tTuphy delivery teani, tBkiiig on uslier duiies for ihe Royal Britisli Le¥ioii, helpiiig Bcav¢r craft day5 aiid mai)y more. Some of our Explorcrs are evci) pttrl of the Couiity r.Yplorer team. who have clianipioned the se¢tions across Hamp5hirc includin¥ laying OD Chaos camp. the firsi camp for Explorer5, nin by Explorers from all over the county. If w¢ nceded a cherry on top for ihe Ixplorcr r¢port it would probably coine in thc form of Arthur Hide. kiloivn to niaiiy around Arrow Distriel. Apart froin gctting $￿ck ii)tO PT¢lty much ev¢rylhitig nieniioiicd above 11¢ lias also closed out tlie Teportiiig ycar by allLiiiiin¥ boili hi5 Duke of Edi11￿1r¥71 Gold, aiid also Ilie new King's S¢oui Award, IhL fiist person iviihin Arrow Disirict to gain these, Ilie hi8h¢st award5 that caTb bc gaine(I by our yOLltli sc¢tions. He did Iliis jiis¢ bcforc liis l8tli Birthday and 2¢ result ivas onc of OEily about 4 Explorers on parade at Wii)dsor (his year for his PTC5Clltalioii. Rob Ivhittington 1111% Di5lriit Explorer Scoui Coniffti$5ion¢r

Ve liave appoiiiied ¢1 Distri¢t S¢oui Sc¢lion teaim 10 tuii aiid spoiisor Distri¢1 Scout eveiils.. ,Iipp o Jaines Elliott- Ii)teTiliI ADC Scouls o Chloe CJillani-Disti'i¢t S¢ovler o Clllliiin Diiggai)- Di%tri¢i SLoiii¢r o StiiaTt Sheppai.d- Di511'ict Scouter Tlie firsi Arroii. Disirict Musmrd Tropliy li)d 12 out of 14 group5188 scouis) participat¢ iii Novcmber 7023. Scouis liad to liike tlirou i Ilie iiislif Iviill various iiicidentba5e% ponrAyiLig iiiap readiiig. first did, criillc sceiic invcs¢isa¢ion atid kiivL %kill.q. Two Ii'oplii&8 w¢re pi'eseiited- one for th¢ fastesi time and oiie for tlie most s¢orc8. FLlture scout events.. o Suiniii¢¥ term 2024- Tiadhtional Scouting Skills Work'sliop o Auiunin ierm 2024- Disirici Scout Advenwre Day and Mustard Tropliy o Sprin¥ t¢mi ?0?5_ Emlyn Trophy Autlioi.: J8ni¢s Elliott- i.1iil£: ellic1llialorrow_5￿l￿lkl.b.l￿1a Role: Deputy Disti'iet CoDimisslotter for Youtli Eiigagem¢iit Int¢i'im As¥ist*nt Di51rlct Commls51oner for S¢olll5

We liave tli¢ srart ot a Cub l¢ad¢rsliip t¢ain tliey liave li tivo ev¢i)ts we ivoiild like lo share will) you. Oli Sunday tlic4tli ofFcbruary. gi'oups of Cub 8Louls froiii Lrbss Art'o%v Districl Jnet at Il)c l*th L.asilcI￿ll Scoui HQ for The l)i5tri¢i Scr&pliciip Cliollci)g¢. Niiie ¢eaiMs in¥( to SCL who ivas th¢ niosl Lreillive Triid oi'iginal iii crealing 50Lneihin¥ iJiipirssiv¢ from ilje s¥rap avllilabl¢. We liad two Judges, Margaret Patrick and MTrr¥ar¢t Howell wlio wer¢ iiivited along lo tlie diffi¢ult d￿ls1o11s. V¢ s¢¢ tlic scene, Ilie Ctib% ivere sliowji a clip froni Chitty Chitty Bang Ban¥. ThLy were then tasked wilh desiwiiiig and bliilding a Car frorn sci?p. 'riiey wrr¢ cncour47g¢d to Iliink Aboiii workijig Ic'L'lllI, Iheir de518n, bLILld S(rcn¥th, ¢reativily. pttch ai)d distsncc travelled all of ivhi¢h ivould be used to jsJduE their car. Tl)e Cubs wer¢ lil loose on th¢ pills of serop to get crca¢ing foi. go miniit¢s. After a break for squas11 uiiivanted inateri?L Is Ivcrc cleared aivay before judgiiig. Well done to all groups ivlio attended. Iviih p&rlicular coiigraiiilalions lo the 3rd Cliandl¢T'5 Ford, wlio Oi) Saiuyday th¢ 9th of March ai the 1st Easilcigh HQ 7 LeDms from Ciib packs across Ih¢ dL4trict took part in tlie flrst ever district cooksiig competi¢iOn. The tcam5 ofup to 4 Cubs liad u set tinic to niak¢ a tiVO-¢ours¢ n)eal and lay a table for up 10 4 scitiiigs, Ilien tlieji had to pit¢li th¢ir ide9¢ S to the Jud¥es at Ilie lop iable. l-hc teams iv¢rE judged not only tjieir Lulii)ary skills but on liow diey ivorked as J teani, lable layout iid design how they ¢lcilred up. 0￿r first winncrs of tlie compelitioii were ilie 7tli Chandlers Ford. Ivell done to all die teams fur putting on 5ucli a good show ivl)i¢h ivill go towards ilieii. Chiel'scouts badge. 11

Beaver.% arc represeiitcd iii ¢a¢li ot Uie Arrow r)i5ti'icl groups. Soinc Group5 aT¢ lucky Liiougli In Iiclve nvo Lolonies wliilst die rest have just one. Ov¢ro11, the se¢¢i0115 hli vc a stroiig aiid e$1￿￿blished Li'dd¢r iLam but tliere dre a feiv coloiiies ivho are siriiggliiig Eo r¢¢ruii iiTiifiiTffled Leddei'5 who are S¢L)Utiiig ai)d i)ot jubt WL(liiii Ilie Beaver 5eeLioii pei. Se. Eveiils. Ai'roiy Di.5lriLL CiL mp. Beavejs ive¥e represeijted at die DistricL C2nip &iid from feedbAck I I'eceived had dn ei)joyable lime doing sonic tliillgs for tlic fii'st liine. Croft Conipeiiiion- 5 colonic5 with 20 BeBvcrs in lotal alleiided eiijoy¢d oli afterno￿7 ofcrllfiiiig. Chrisiingle- B&iver$ attended one olihe Services that (he Dislricl wil oil. Aparl from Ihree, every group ivas represented at on¢ ol'ilie servi¢es. Paultoi)s Park/Hislori¢ Dockyard ￿¢. These eveiiis are atieiided by any groups who ivisli Lo go. Ilan?p511ire Scouts in Hospital. I was dpproaehed by Judith James of Active Suppon about an id¢a Ihat she ivwited io pui ii)to arlion for HSIH. The BeaveTS were asked to write a traditional ChristTDas story or a IVin(er Tale using old Ldrds fur illu.slrdlions. Mdny Lolonies got involved and the storie5 thai thc Beavers put tog¢thei iver¢ very wrll ¥¢r¢ived by hv5piia15 over ih¢ Christmas period. Olympic Ev¢nt. A leani of Beaver Leaderg ttr¢ lielping to suppori me iii pui(ing un Olyii)pic iliemed evcnt lor ilic Bcavers to attend al Cranbilry Pai'k. Siiice ci)Iniiig into die role as Af)c I havc lield 4 1.cader s tiicetiiigs, oiie eacli Icrni, aiid tlie5c liave beoi well altendcd. I hav¢ ti'icd to Iiold iheni oil difterent weekday evenings, bul this isn't alivays easy du¢ lo ili¢ availabiltty of 5COUt lieadquarlers. l appreciate tILat some leaders are utjdble lo dttetid due to ivork lid faniily coinmitm¢nts, bu¢ I liope lo rtrdcli out over il)¢ n¢xl year to liave a representative ot. each oup ot d)e m¢ctin¥s. I djn hopiJ)g io build oii ihe evcn¢5 Ihai liave Irivd over tlie IHs¢ y¢ar. Ai Ilie la51 LcadeTS nitrling all Il)c cvciits wcrc foiiiid to be popular and ivill be nin agaift. l ain also hopin¥ 19 rijn a 14caver Hike in Ili¢ New Foresi. l albo believe Ihii l each group iiivolves thcir IJLavLrs tlwough ihciT group ramp5 or sleepover5 to tsy stayiiig aivay for otie iji&*lil. I liave tio numbers for tliis bui hope to follow ihis up over Ilie iiexl y¢ar. I have been ivcll supported by m&iiy Bvdver Leaders dirouglioul Ilie DLStrici and Su¢ Walker ss I sthrt¢d io find m}, ftei iviiliiii Ilii5 nciv role. I l)avc bccii to a niinilicr of coloi)ie5 to i)rcsent i?ia)iy B Toiize Alvards but if I IILtve beeii utiablc to atl¢nd ¢li¢n Su¢ lias pr¢s¢ntcd them on iny bchalf. I would also like ¢0 say th&nk ynu io Julie Spillur who has encouragcd nie iii my new i'olc and kTiVCll mc a fcw Pobnlcrs as I took over from Iivr.

I woiil(l also like lo lak¢ this opwriiinity lo Iliank Coliii and M¥tilieiv for iheir support in helpin¥ me in niy iieiv iole as ADC. 'lThey have alivays been at Ilie eiid of Ihe pl1￿7¢ and answei'cd niy emai15 very quickly if I ILLLded furilier s￿pport aiid advice about IhÉtJ8s. A Trow District lias pr¢sciii5y gol 7 Squirrcl Dreys. 11ircc Squsl'rel Di'eys, Isi. 12ih diid Bisl)upsW)kL SLII SLf)uts. have been Tunni118 for ji n14111bLr of ycars aiid i￿re ivLII establislied. Over ihL las1 iivo yea¥5 four vilicr Squirrel Lre iunnin4 well.'Ihe 4ih SqiiiiTel diEy lias liad to clos¢ due i(Tr l.eader shoriftgc pi)d ivork conimitimetlls. The Squiiyels liave been very biESy in their own Scout hcadquarters as well going out and Jboui to e.¥pL'rieiice iieiv ￿li1)gS. L.Yents A Trow District Cainp. Squirrels ivcre rep￿se1)Led by a number ot gTOUP5 wlio took parl. A Squirrel dancL ¢vwit ihat Wa5 a Su￿¢5$ aiid providcd a small gTOUP of SqUi￿els (hc opporiuiiily 10 do boni¢ Sire¢L daiie¢. Clirisiintslc Services took part in two local churclies wliere Squirrels aiiended. MRtwell Zoo arc TuiiITing a 'Scoutiiig Ihc 7.00. Day thai.some Groiips are altending this May. I have also sot a Teddy Bear'5 Picnie plaiirted ft>r 2 Isi July al Craobuiy Park for all the SquLTrels lo get toge(IILr. l.'ernycrofts ilre oiice iigilin ninniiigfj Squii'rel fun Day in Sepleinb¢r ivhich I liope a numberolgroiips will lake iidvaiiknige of. hdve also deLided. Iviili fccdbaLk from Squirrel Leaders, lo hold oiir own LeadLYs Ineeiirtg. Tlie Leadeis meelitigs vc been reasoiil4 bly ivell al(ended so far and I hup¢ lo reach oui to ea¢li CTroup to liave a represClltaLive present. l ani liopin¥ lo j￿tel and work wilh the oiher Arrow District Groups to sco how viabl¢ aiid keen they llre 10 iniToduce Squii'rel Drey. lliis can liave a positive in)paci 011 tliL Ciruup a.s il can iiiiroduce n¢w i)ar¢iiLs lo Scoiiliiig lind givL (hein tlie opportiinity to voluiiieer with the Gruiip. It Th150 opeiis up opporiuliitie% for pareiits to becoine ii?volved iviih niiich iiecdLd .supw)rt rol¢s iviihin tlie Groups too. Tlirougliout tlie Di511'i¥t we hov¢ Squirrel Dreys njiiiiijig on diftcrcni ddyb aiid ai differeiit iitiiLs ivl)i¢li gives flexibility to parenis. I have been to a l¢w Groiips to prCS￿lI ALoni Aivards find IiHve beeii bowled over 10 sce siicli a divLrsc and iiiteiesiinb Lirrdy of cveninu5 and aLiiviiies ilial ihe S4uir¥els Iiave been pai1 of. Tliis 1% down its ili¢ inBeiiiiity, yui(JanL¢ lind iii)dgii)a¢ion o( lh¢ Squirrel S.¢aders wlio liave pul .SOlTLe nilla7.ing plannill iO(Teilier. Ivithout tliem our youn&ies( Scouts would Iioi bc fiiidiiig out Dnd clialleii¥iiig tliembLlve5 as 13

Imuch as il)ey are doiiig now. I would lik¢ 10 say a paru¢ulai' Ihank you to Kristy wlio has inadc ine feel very welcoiMe (o Iier eveniiig5 bui a150 for lier suppo11 iii all thiiigs SquiTrvl%. CFeorgit)M BTo¢khurst ADC Bi'mvei. Scouts And Squii'r¢ls Ari'ow Dislrict Youtli Couiiell Since we forii)ed. the Distri¢1 hils PUI 011 a Youih Couiicil opened to 1911 I?8e$ SquirrL15. Bcavcr5, Cubs, Scoiits. r.xplorer5 atid NeLivork can Lonie along lo make dcci5ioiI Il)ai iIIIPLiets l)oiv ¢li¢ dis¢i'LCt work¢d Tlie Youili Cout)cil Ineeis oiice a (ert)i, sl)ow¢asing ilie veiy best of Scouiing and ¢n)po%vering (pur young pcoplc Tlie struclui'c is a sei'iLs ufiLdm buildiiig acfivitics, allowiiiu young ptoplL io pai'licipalt in feedback scssiojis atid d¢¢ide wliai they want fioin Ihe Dists"ici in futLir¢ We IDlJte thc lo¢a¢ion and iveekday io eiisure it is open io all Tlie Squii'rcls. Beavers aiid Cubs session is froni 6pm- 6.'55pm Thc ScouL8, Explorers aiid Netsvoi'k sessioii is frojn 7p1￿- 7..55pm. How can iv¢ lielp you run Section Youth l.-owms? A 8ood sLart j5 to get the young peopl¢ to plan th¢ prowamnie foi. tlje Lerm Create a 8am¢ based around decision n?aking Nanie it soiiiethLII8 fvn B¢av¢r Lo¥ Clicivs, Ivolf Cub Gath¢riJigs, %coiEI Troop Action 'feain, Explorer Adv¢i)iur¢ Plannii)g Did you kiloi￿ 14oldiiig s¢¢iion forviiis is a kcy par( of the persoi)al ¢halleng¢ badge reqiiirenieni for Cliicf Scout Aivaril JaDi¢$ E4 Ilioti Deput). Di5tritt Comniisslontr for Youth Lng8g¢ment Inlei'iiii AssÉstniit Distvlct Conimissioiier for Scouls 14

Pi'ogrdinniL' #nd Eveiits T¢ani An'ow fJi%li'ici Canip gol off lo a flyiiig start carly in ihe year wheii our teani 10(?k 011 ¢l)e clialleiigc of ai'rai)4)ILig ciaft dLILVLlies foi. all stLllThllS. Ilie rv¢iii rtll on ihc ivcek-ciid closcst io St. Gcoi'gc's l)ay and io soine exleR( rcplSLced our regtilar parL2d¥s. Li ivas fJlliM¥ iliat Ilie (heni¢ sliniild be ihc story of St. (icorgc. The Squirrels cnjoy¢d colouring tlic cartoon PlLttir&% of the saiiir ai)d the dragoii; di¢ Beav¢rs Ii¢id u great tiine crealiijg Iniiii dragoiis arid oilicr bcllstlC5 froni n?a5ses of 51null boxes ai)d lolly sli¢ks iyhicli ivcrc siuck iog¥iher lo makc 11 fvais(In)e collection ot'cr¢attircs. Thc ScoiLI.% producc(I bLgnners foy their trvop5 to carry in Ilie graiid parade around Ilic camp5lte and ihe Explorer Scouts. niade an incrrdible CVÉI ¥I￿1n1 dragon. Ivhicli il'as carried at Ihc fioiil of Ilic parailc aiid duly slain by S¢. fjeor¥¢. Wc assisted the registration checkiiig procedurc at tlie start of the Mllslard Trophy Night l.like Clinipetilion. In the Tun to Christinas ive prepar¢d a Christmas 5tor)' activiLy ivherc ihc Squirrcls 4ind Bcavers were iveii ali assortnieiit of suitablecliristmag cards ilrtd iver¢ asL'¢d io write a st()ry USLII8 the Lards (or parls of them) for illustratioi)s.'lli¢ ¢oti)plelcd slories ivcrc I￿￿Miliated aiid luriied into book'q. wliicli werc Ilien taken lo SouihJniploll GcllcTlc l F105pilal, RvnJld Mu¢don#ld Flous¢ and N%lomi Hoiise for dislribuiion oji bel)aifof ilrTOiV District to those cliildren ivho ivould be iii h05Pltal ovcr the Chr¢stmas period aiml were loo i)oorly i(> eiijoy C.hristnia5 at Ii()Iiie. 11)e books iver¢ really apprc¢iai¢d by tlje liospilals and Ilie cl)ildrcn's paients, wlio hgL d no idea that Scoiiting Wi2S Lnvolved in th(s type of uctivity. It was qUItc Cyc-opcner for some, and il rertHii)ly helped ty raise th¥ itnage of S¢outin& For the youn4sters invL)Ived in ilie proj¢ci. li qualified dien) for J possible total of lour badgcst The feedback ive l)ave liad froni Hampshire %Loiits in 14ospitals lias b¢¢n very encouraging and wt l)avc been asked wlieilier we Could siipply ihe hospita15 with an ev¢r] grcal¢r number of book% nex¢ Christsnasl (IV¢ hav¢ dlready prepar¢d a large i)uinber ofeards iii rcadiiiess.I'l-his is not restrtcted to ihe Squirrels aiid Beavcrs. Ive ii'ould love ilie Cubs and S¢outs 10 help as M'ell, and li ivould be gr¢at if you all Could ivork tliis into your pro¥romme5. If you woiild like more informalion, please contact the District Siipport T¢41n. Lastly, Ive also formed part of tlie judgiiig paiiel for tl)e Scraplieap Challeiige Conipeiition. li lias be￿1 a very quiel year for us- norinally we ore niucli busier. lliis Is partly due io Ji l¢asl tyvo Dislricl cvcnis liaviiig l)een cancelled and iv¢ iv¢r¢ stood doivn. bul tlicre arc still cominiinicalioii di(fi¢ul¢ies sincc Ilie iiierger ofilit Dislfiets and ive fcel th14 t Groups do iiol fijlly realis¢ IhL help ¢hat is available. Jiidith V. JAiiies Tlie Sparii-ti-Roll iedjm is a ¢¢aiii of voluiiteers ivho eoine togetlier lo provide r¢fresliiii¢iit siippori to Di%trici even15. Ihc IcgL ni lias 511PPOrtcd SLve¥ii I r¢L¢nt eveii15' iiicliiding Ilie J)i4(ri¢t Coi)f¢rciice llEid tlic Recwitiiient Woi'ksliop. froJi3 a clip ol. ted or l￿free to u fiill bulTel liiiich, iiotliiiig i5 too IMiiLli of a ¢hallcng¢. Tliis friendly team is lcd by ex-Ariiiy ¢hef Brion O'Neill who would ivelcome anyone vanliiig to lielp out atid.juin Ilie teani. Bri*ii O'Neill I,,

In 20?3 RoLk n Roll were fortunuie enougli to T1115e funding to replace the v¢ry ag¢ing fleet ofkay8ks viill 20 1)eiv bDaLs, (lJi% ivill eii%Lble us to g¢1 nior¢ youn¥ people out oil thL ival¢r aiid liave kayaks dia 8r¢ tit for purpo8e. We diank All of ilie funder5 tl)at a55i8ied us iviil) I￿¢¢11n¥ our tiirgei. Iti Illi5 ycar ivc Iso piircliascd arcliery eqLllI)illeJit rcady for the 2024 SCLISOJI. 2011 we helped 9 Cjroups plus Jnany L.YplcTrrcr ljiiits a¢ro8s Arroiv Dislri¢i get arlive aiid tak¢ par( in adveill￿roUS activiLie5. We cstimate Iliat Ive I1￿￿d ovcr 500 youiig peoijle tliroii¥li our acliviliL'.% iii 2023, rL?Jigiii¥ froim Squirrels rigl)t IlirouO1 10 ExplorLf5. IV¢ cven go¢ a coiiplc of Ioric I coiiiiLillor5 OUI ort ihe ivaler ciiiil lip a cliiiibing toiv¢r.'Iliroii8h tIIL year our leani helpcd support I I1fBLt Camp, EastlLigh Pride. Tlie Mustard I rophy ar)d other ev¢nis ai)d wc ivanl to Ihaiik Thll nfoiir Ilisiiuciors ai)d Supportcrs r(Ir Ilieir hard ivork and tini¢ (liroush 2023 alid look fonvard lo niany niore adveiJlur¢s iii 2024 and beyoi)d. Phll Ilxrding '[ raining (￿ltinueS Ilirovglioiit ¢ii¢ Dislricl, sometimes easily, someiinie5 as a cliallengel S1£ fety and Salc¥uirdiiig and firsl Respons¢ b¢ing ih¢ prioriiy to ensure the Lcadcrs arc lip tn datc iyith tlii5 niwidatory iroitiing. Wc kiioiv Mhai ti.oini118 is requir¢d ai PTcscJiI: Ivliat training looks like in rl)e fuNrc lias yctto be decided. So. w¢ knoiv cliangcs will be tskiiig plar¢ svon, btst sil ivhdi (ormdt, we will jiisl havc lo wail aiid see. Tliroii¥tioul Ilie past year 23 Wood badges liave heeii aivarded so ivell doi)e lo Iliosc ivho hai'e 1rhicved this. l aLlI surc the youn8Sters In their col'e will apprcciate ihe Iraining thes¥ Lead¢i" hiis ￿mplet¢d. A big ilihiik you lo thc I I 'lraii)in¥ Advi5er5 Ilidl JTe ivorkiiig iviih tlte iiew Leaders to get Woodb&dgc training ¢omplcted. li's noi an easy job, they get tliere in the end. If you need any help and support willi your traiiiing, please contsct us. MRrg#i'tt PAtriek 111.11 County Lo¢al Trmloing Mang¢r The committee hs oppointed by tlie Arrow District Board of Trusiees io assist with the pro¢L￿5 of appoiiiting A(IiilLs iii Scouliii¥. Priiiiarily in place to 'iv¢lcomc' iieiv volunl¢er$ il dlso lias oilier rcspoiisibilitics, for example Ilierc nia), bc ?L nccd io meLI ali Lxis1in¥ voliiiiiee ivlio lias ¢liang¢d or 141kLS on an 4lddilionii l Tolclsl. lThreL PLoplc drAwn fron) ¢lie AAC forjn a Welcornc Mceting willi a new voIuiiiLcr.'nie purpose of Ihe5c iiiformal conv¢i¥ali0115 is 10 ei)sure the applicaiil is div21'c of aiid 8CLep(s Ili¢ Scouts vJlucs iili(I poli¢ics. Iii)d¢TslJnds Ilie requireiiieJi15 of tl)cir rolc ￿Trnd urc obl¢ lo caTry ilicin out. Uniler ciirrenl guidclines Ilicy sliould lake no mote tliari 15 niinuics unl¢ss IIJLre is a pdrlieillar Theed. Chaiiging the Wily. Ive wcl¥oJii¢ new voliinteers. The First Y¢ar of Arrow District Welcoime Mceting5. It Is iinpoMan¢ to appi'cciaie and ilinnk volunte¢rs wli¢thcr ihey have one week, oiie Iiionth or s¢veral years, service, lo this ￿ld arid as this docuiMettt is beiiig prepdred for tlie AGM, I Ivaiit lo tli&?iik thc folloiving ivlio arc the lllembe￿ of ihe AAC aiid so wartiily Sup￿rted die meciings, ofteD sILpping til al very sl)orl notice.

Bob Clai'k. Tri¢iig Cherrett, Ralph BR(emaM, IAn Grei lan Patrick. Jan)cs Elliott aiid Maiihew Warren. Diitit5 uf tht Dlstricl Ai)pi)Inlm¢nt$ S¢er¢tiry AAC ni¢iiibers. We hxve ILspoi)sibility for eL15ufiii8 LJil)iiiiced Disclosure5 afe progressed ii) relaiioii to iiciv voliiiileer5 lind callingF for iefcrcnc¢s. These arc *rea5 Iliai occupy a ¥￿eat deal of oiir liine. li is only the secrclaiy Ilial Lali mai'k lip a volun{L￿1. WLilI AAC approval Lgiid refereiices sAli.%faLtory or oih¢n¥isc. Wc don't li¢lVL any siaiisiics for thL niiii)ber ofneiv voluntecis wc have wnet duriiig ihelgst 14 months, GDPR preveiils us rctaiiiiii¥ this infoTmalioii and IherL is no s￿r¢h fun¢tioii oil Compas5. suffice to say Ye Iiave triLd lo Iiold a¢ leas( ojie iiiLeliii¥ per ni011￿1. Obviously, Iliis liasii'r always bc¢ii sM)ssiblc. but we tcnd to meet 3 S new voluiiiteis pcr 2 hour sc$sion. As iiiLnlioncd ￿)¢ aiiii is IL) keep the ¢onv¢r.Slc ¢ioiis (lown io 15 miniiies, dltlioijgh as you kilow Scout LeadC1￿ lovc lo chal, sliarL cxpcricnccs and idcos. NleeiiE)gs are geiierally Iield iii Ilic cvciiings but hdvc ijicluded u lew glliurday afteiiiooiis. We are eveii currcjitly tryin¥ to rrdnge a luiicliliilic t)icelingclose to a volunteer's place ofivork. Tljaiik you for readin8 and li¢re is to anotlier ycar of Arrow District s￿111$ s41cce5S¢S. Jeff & Claire De%ton,Jointly- Disti'lct Appolntnirnts S¢¢r¢t4rio% Wiiliin A Trow District my besl cu%toniers iverc 13111 F.asil¢l￿1. Wlial folloivs i.s applicablc to tjie ￿1101¢ of the distri¢t. Our new (isl)) section- Sqiiirrels- have lilld all challeiige badgcs awarded ivit]i"All Ai'ouiid. beiiigtlie m05t numerous. Our Squii'rcls like lo"Go Wild" tliis is the most awarded activily badge. All Beaver Scout challeiigc badgcs have btwi awarded with die 'Skills Challenge" being Ilie Ino.%t ward¢d. All the a¢livity badges havc been aivardcd too, but"Biiild¢r" is th¢ Inost numero1￿ althou￿7 'Experiment" and"CominuniCi￿ lor" arc also popular. Arrow Cub Sc01115 likc advcntiiie as ihe number of challenge badges awarded shows . All aelivily badgcs l)av¢ l)een JW%ird¢d iviih Uie ¢xceptioii of local krioivlcdg7¢. Thcy Itke Ilieir physical rc¢rcalion and commuL)icatinE. Ilie Scout section has maiiaged to a¢hi¢i'¢ all ¢hallciige btsdges aiid Also a raiige ofactivity badge5. As A DislrÈcl, 'Ni8li15 awRy" and"Hik¢% away" ui maiiy.%toge5. contlnlle to be popiilar. 'Air Adivilies I. diid"Ltncrge21cy Aid I. ale both iiuinerou5. We liave inusiciajis gainin¥ bad¥es (vo. The systein ivlierehy CTfoiiKI ITea5urers puy diirct to the District by bank trL2]isfcr works well. 1¢ saves Inc Irips to thc l)aiik to Prfly lrt iiiotiey iL nd Scoiilcrs do iiot need lo cnnie wilh Ea.%h. All I woiild ask 15 Ilial (Teiisurcrs pay proliipily. tlicii li is more likely Ihal l LJti see tlie trai)sacliori iii die DisiriLI aLCQUtIl nd oiit a Jeceiptcd iiivoi¢e. Also, Ihc treasiirer is les5 likely to liavv uquei'ied payn)¢nt e-mThil froi nie when ihey l)4Lve uctually paid. Scoutcrs yoii do NOI. nccd io stockpile bad¥es. I have a good SLipply hcrc. Evcrytl)ing for Squirrels Beavers &2nd Cubs, all %cout Lliallenuy¢ b#dg¢8 811(l iiiost sr18ed b2￿ ducs. Lven ilyou do iioi havL them ( or enouglil it doesn't take long to get Ilieni. If14Q decides to c]18iige die design, you will be lell iviili badges you ¢aiiiioi us¢. Let District Cope witli tliaill

Many thAnks to Jan Mcllroy ivho is ihe"gof¢rf' for badgcs for old CIF districl, and io John Hoivell for Liiiiipuier li¢liJ aiid deputlsiiig M'lien iieLe55ary M#rgAr¢t How¢ll. Badg¢ s¢¢retary (from Bear Grylls, Chief Scouil ror many year5 The Scoiit Associaiion has had a sch¢mc providing form&1 reLY)gnirion of good odult s¢iviie. Ii also reLow]tSCS SPC¢iiil A¢tb vf bravery, ¢ourage and ¢ndur2L llLe for youi)g i)cople diid adLJIts ¢ilike ivlio iirc involvcd iii Ihc Mgvcm¢nt. -nicre is no IMy5tcry iii tl)e ivay our Jivdrils %Llieiiie ivork's. IL is govcTI)cd l?y rules laid doivii iii POR vhicli are adn?inistercd by (lil Award5 Boq4 i-d ut Cjilwell, Ai)pli¢a¢ioiis are i?iudc ilii'uugii Di511icl C.(iuiity to ihe Board. whos¢ m¢inb¢rs dre cliarged ii'sth Jnaintaiiiiny con5151LI)t standards aLross tlie UK. Most adiil¢ Leaders look for and exptrct 110 IEW4grd, biit a timely ii'UTd ofihanks in thc right direcliori caii IVOTk ivoiiders In iernis ()r morale and Inotivation. To mtikc Iliat occasional 'thaiik you" eveii Inore SPLCLal, l ivould ask you lo give seriou5 coI)sidcTalioii lo n)aking ¢1n applicatioi) for ali award for tliose McE)ibcrs and A550eiate Members wlio, over a p¢riod of tini¢. you find yourself il)atikiJi8 tiiore frequently. Arrow Dlstrlet. A5 we look ba¢k oil our fjj'st Jear as Arroiv District, I tliought il appropriote. like tlie r)C ai)d odier.%. to Tefleet liere on the quality urid ￿rViC¢ our l¢ad¢r (tam lias pJDvid¢d [￿. our young people across all the ag¢5 we s¢rve. On behalf of the Al¥￿7rdS Tcam at Gilwcll, I h&vc bc¢n pleased to award the tollowing Long Service Alvfjirds in re¢ognilion of ih¢ir servi¢¢ dtid dedilation to the Inovcri)ent. and in particular to Arrow r)istTiet.' 50 yenrs LONG SERVICE AWARD laii Grcig Adviser An'ow District lai) Patrick GSI, 7tli tasilcigh Jill Robertson Grp Exec 8¢1} Eastlei¥lTr 4U years LONG SERVICE AWARD Tere5a Jacobs Grp Sec l $1 Eastleigli l)ciei' Daibyshirc Dof Arrow Dish'ict Mur41yii C.arreros ACSL 8di Lasilcigli Dick Whitti118toti GSL 4th Ea5tleigh Tony Colc CSL 14th ELsileigh 25 ye#iE LONG SF.RVICE AWARD 18

Judith Jain¢5 ASU Chandlers ford Ce¢ily C.£Lsey SAS Cliaiidlers Ford Dgi iiiel Nowell SL 15ili Chajidlers Ford A Fiirthei. 55 LSAS Ifi)r Service bctwcen 5yrs & 20yTsI were aivarded 10 otlier leadei'5 {21 ot'ivliicli ivere iwstees and noii-uniforjm meinbers). THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER'SCOMMENDATION FOR GOOD SERVICE This is the District Coinimtssioners pers¢)nal award aiid iva5 pres￿lled its l O l¢dder5 and youn8 people across Ilie District to mdrk ihcir owii peTsoiial nchievcl￿C1it for Ilie bciicfi( of tlieir i)ccrs. N#tlthnal Riill lif Ilonour Eacli year at St. G¢or¥¢s Day, Ciilwell publislic% its h'a¢iortal Roll of l-lonoui.. listing all tlios¢ Inenibers wlio Ii&?vc given exccpiional scivicc L)v¢r and iibove Iheir normL?I rolc. Tlie tull ROIS of Honour is attached hele for your inforinatLOII. {11,5 98 pagc5 loiig, a gjood bediiiii¥ r¢odl. li lias becii iiiy great pleasuie lo I)r¢S￿l¢ th¢ folloiving awards on behalf of lh¢ Chief ScoLlt, for Ilieir ¢ontitJULd and dcdicaled setvice of a Imost exL¢Ptioiial naturc. TIIE SILVER ACOIIN John Lxeks DC ChSLndl¢rs Ford Di511'ict BAR TO THE AWARD OF P¥TERIT Ton? Ma5scy DESC E95tl¢igh District Julie Spillar BSL Ird Cliundlers I".ord lain Cox ASL 7tli Eastlciyli Rob IVlii(tingion DESC Arrow District Greg Walker AGSL 14¢h Eastletgh Judiih James SAS Arrow DisiriL% 'iItE AWARD OF MERrr Bob Kane AGSI. 13ih Eastlci¥li Sea Scoiiis Kole Hardiiiij ABSL 4111 Eas(le1￿1 BeSLvers Patricio Clierrctt ACSL 1st ChJndlers ford Colii) Jlroivii ESL Affow Districl

Aii8elD Young ABSL 3rd C.haiidlcis Ford Jdiiie5 Battle ESL Ai'row Di5tTJCt J&iiiies1 lill ASL 4111 Cliandl¢r5 Ford Einma WAtt% ASL I lili Eisileigh Si¢plien Gilbert ASL 4(Ii CliaEJdlers Ford Peter Tunier TA 3rd Chandlers Ford AIIROW DISTRICT Aiiyone ii) Ari'oiv Di51riLI can nomiiialc an aduli IneinbeT of our Movenicni for a Good Service Award. A Troiv r)i51TlCt has an esiahli%hed, Disti'ict Awards Advisory Paiicl. niadc up Orex￿TI¢nCed leaders ond oiliers frujii across die etilirc Disiricl. 11icir role is to give adviie oil coii)pleiiiig applic8tioiis. aiid 4ilsu facililiilc thcir passagc tliroligli the Coiinty'l ¢#m io ihr Aivards Boigl'd at Gilwcll. If you think you have deserving LLader or Supporlcr in yuur Group. why iiot roTr¢JLI ¢he Arrow Award Advisory Group (AAAf,) iii coniplcte ¢oi)lidcii¢r, ti) liav¢ a cliat aboul it. 'lThc AAAG exi%1.8 io Iielp you gct ati appi'opi'iat¢ reLognilion for caLh aiid trvery one of youi. le¢iders> c1t appiupriai¢ liiiie it) tlicii. scoutin¥ Lareer. Foi. lots morc infoTmAiion on Awards ai)d how to acccss Iliem, take a look &1 oiir website. or wliy noi Lall Ihe DC or AAAG n()w, for lielp or just for Jnoi'c local arroi%.4iUULS.(JI' Aduli Ile¢oETlltlon & Awurd co￿)rdinat01., Ai'roiv Dkstrict AwArds Adyisur 20

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Arrow District Scout Council I report to the trustees on my ex3tnin3tlon of the a¢counts ol Arrow Olstrlct Scout Councll loi the year ended 31 January 2024. Responsibilitles and basis of report As the charity trusloes of Arrow Oistrlct Stout Councll you are Yesponslble for the preparation of the account5 in accor(Jance wilh thc reqvirementg ol the Charities Act 20111'the Act'l. I report In respect of my examination ol ihe Arrow District Scout Covncil accounts carried oul under section 145 01 the 2011 Act and in carryin8 Out my examinatlon I have followed all the appllcable Directlons given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examincjr's statement I have completed my examlnation. I confirm that no material Matter5 have come to my attentlon In connection with ihe examination Blvlng me cause to believe that in any material respect.. accountlng records were not kept respert ol Arrow Dlslrlct Scout Council as required bv sectlon 130 of the Act., or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concern5 and have come across no othei m3tte15 In tonnectlon with the examination to which attention shovld be drawn in thi5 r&port in order to enable a proper understanding ol the accounts tg be reached. SiBned.. Name.. Mrs L A Parry, ACA ICAEW Address.. Langdowns DFK Fleming Court Lelgh Road Eastlei8h Southampton, S050 9PD Oate-. 21

Arrow Scout District: Charity No. 1204052 Statement of Income Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Totsl Subscrlptlons & Donatlon5 Memberghip Svbscriptions Le55 Paid on lo County Net subscriptions retained Donations 77,844.00 63,804.00 14,040.00 72.00 77,844.00 63,804.00 14,040.00 72.00 14.112.00 0.00 Sub-Total 14.112.00 0.00 Explorer Inwme Membership Subscrlptlons Less Pald on to Dist¥lct Net subscrlptlons retained 11,722.30 .064.00 3,658.30 11,722.30 8,064.00 3,658.30 0.00 2.270.00 13,324.74 19,253.04 Gift Ald DolE Operational Programme 2,270.(￿1 13,324.74 19,253.04 Sub-Total 0.00 Investment lrtctsmè Bank Interest Sub-Total 0.00 0.00 0.00 Grants Equipment Grants County Merger Fundlng 2,500.￿) 3,605.06 2,339.17 5.944.23 6,105.06 2,339.17 8,444.23 Sub.Total 2,500.00 Re￿Ip1S for Events Target Carnp D15tricl Conference Kanderste8 2024 9,192.50 75.97 9.192.50 75.97 52,350.59 61,619.06 52,350.59 52,350.59 Sub.Total 9,268.47 Scout shop Income Scout Shop Sales 26.618.68 26,618.68 26,618.68 26.618.68 Sub-Total 0.00 othèr Income Badge Sales Income Cranbury Park Incoine Oislrlct Acivity Income (Mustard Trophy) GTOWth & Dcvelopment Rock n Roll Activlty Income VolunleerTralnSng 8,591.82 5.503.71 70.00 150.00 860.00 450.00 15,625.53 8,591.82 S.S03.71 70.00 Iso.00 860.00 450.00 15,625.53 SUl￿Total 0.00 Total Gross Intorne 68,124.68 77.547.86 145.672.S4 22

Arrow Scout District: Charity No. 1204052 Statement of Expenditure Unrestricted Restrlrted Total Rent District storage Meetlng Venue Hire 3.020.91 876.89 3,897.80 3.020.91 876,89 3,897.80 Sub.Total 0.00 Explorer Expendlture DofE Operatioiial Programme Equipment Partnership Agreements 2.483.83 20,068.61 724.89 316.00 2,483.83 20.068.61 724.89 316.00 23,593.33 Sub-Total 23.593.33 Grants & Fundln8 Expendlture International Grants Hardship Funding 3.960.00 325. 4,285.00 3,960.00 325.00 Sub-Total 0.00 4.28fJ.00 Expendlture on Events Taiget Camp Kandcrste8 2024 Christingle Serylce District AGM Dlstrlci Conference 7,597.88 7.597.88 9,825.25 42.60 285.00 590.89 18,341.62 9,825.25 42.60 285.00 590 89 8,516.37 Sub-Total 9.825.25 Scout Shop Expendlture Scout Shop Stock Purchases Scout Shop Runnlng Costs 5toul Shop Group Rebates 19,799.60 947.67 2,480.00 23,227.27 19,799.60 947.67 2.480.00 23.227.27 sU￿rotal 0.00 other Costs Actlvlty Eouipment Admin Cosls Cost of Badge Sales Bank Charges Cranbury Park ExpenditLbfe District Activity Expendituie Growth & Development Insurance Licen5e5 Merger Costs Rock n Roll Activities VolunteerTralnin8 UnSform Website 9.676.43 624.77 8.134.14 770.48 3,880.79 789.44 1,920.60 2,857.10 901.85 92.94 470.00 1,486.12 380.45 120.00 32,105.11 3.605.06 13.281.49 624.77 8,134.14 770.48 3.880.79 789.44 1,920.60 2,857.10 901.85 2.432.11 470.00 1,486.12 380.45 12000 38,049.34 2,339.17 Sub.Total 5,944.23 Yotal Gross Expendlture 72,031.55 39,362.81 111,394,36 23

Arrow Scout District.. Charity No. 1204052 Statement of Receipts & Payments (Summary Unrestrlcted 14.112.00 0.00 0.00 2.500.00 9.268.47 26,618.68 15,625.53 68,124.68 Regtrlcted Total 0.00 14,112.00 19,253.04 19,253.04 0.00 0.00 5,944.23 8,444.23 52,350.59 61.619.06 0.00 26,618.68 o.ots 15,625,53 77.547.86 145.672.54 Subscriptions & Donètions Explorer Intome Investment Income Grant5 Receipts for Events Scout Shop Income Other Income Total Gross Income Rent Explorer ExpÈnditure Grants & Funding Expendlture Scout Shop Expenditure Expenditure on Acllvilies other Costs Total Gross Expendlture 3.897.80 0.00 4,285.00 23,227.27 8.516.37 32,105.11 72,031.55 0.00 3,897.80 23.593.33 23.593.33 0.00 4,285.00 0.00 23,227.27 9.825.2J 18,341.62 5.944.23 38,049.34 39,362.81 111,394.36 Net Income Cash Balance introduced from Chandlers Ford Distrlct Cash Balance Introduced from Eastleigh Oistrict alante of Cash Funds at 31101124 -3,906.87 36,997.60 49,849.13 82,939.86 38,185.05 34,278.18 5,411.75 42,409.35 8,500.60 58,349.73 52,097.40 135.037.26 24

Arrow Scout District: Charity No. 1204052 Statement of Assets & Current Liabilities at 31101124 Cash Funds Arrow Distrlct Lloyds Currcnt Account Arrow Oi5trict Lloyds Deposit Account Cranbury Park Campsite Account Expense Card Account Rock n Roll Account Scout Shop Account Chaiidlers Ford Dlstilct Scorpion Explorer Account Total Cash Funds 2023124 £ 46.167.22 £ 30,000.00 £ 13,863.74 £ 19,878.88 5,029.47 £ 19,061.60 1,036.35 £ 135.037.26 Restrlcted & Deslgnated Funds 2023124 Certain Funds ire treated as restricted Il ihey are allocated lor a specific purpose Deslgnated Funds C3mp%ite Garage Fund (Target £5.5kl Campsite Septic Tank Fund ITarget £IOkl Target Camp Balance 5.500.00 4,000.00 1,594.62 Restricted Funds Explorer Funds Kandersteg 24 Total Restrlcted & Allocated Funds Avallable Cash Funds 9,572.06 £ 42,525.34 £ 63.192.02 £ 71,845.24 Non Monet3ry Assets District Equipment Scout Shop Stock Badge Stock £ 14.006.38 £ 21,592.40 4,310.49 £ 39.909.27 lorer Cash Balance Explorer cash balance introduced from Chandlws Ford Explorer rash ba5ance introduced from Eastleigh ExplorerTot31 Income ExplorerTotal Expendlture Explorer Closln8 balance 5,411.75 8,500.60 E 19,253.04 £ 23,593.33 9.572.06 Thi.. Aoard on 15, April 2024 and %i#ried on theli b..lJAlf bv Signed.. Signed.. Name.. Matt Taylor (Treasurer) Name.. Davld IDickl Whltlington 25