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,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
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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.
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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
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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
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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 Ilx*rding
'[ raining (￿ltinueS Ilirovglioiit ¢ii¢ Dislricl, sometimes easily, someiinie5 as a cliallengel
S1£ fety and Salc¥ui*rdiiig 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 Man*g¢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
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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
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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-.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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