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2022-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT

2023

#SkillsForLife

www.isleofwightscouts.org.uk Charity Commission Number 302138

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President

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Guy Acland, Bt., LVO, DL

Vice Presidents

Chris Tetley, Nick Oulton DL, MA & Prof. Anthony Roberts OBE OSt.J

Ambassador

Mrs Susie Sheldon JP, Lord Lieutenant

Trustees for 2022

Trustees for 2022
Trustee Name Office (if any) Start End
Dave Simpson County Commissioner 01/08/2019
Prof Anthony Roberts County Chairman 22/03/2019 04/05/2022
Timothy Fallick County Treasurer 22/05/2019
Andrew Hollebon County Secretary 01/09/2018 04/05/2022
Andrew Hollebon County Chair 04/05/2022
Graham Salter County Scout Council Member 25/10/2020
Mandy Holloway Deputy County Commissioner (Programme) 04/05/2022
Ali Burt Deputy County Commissioner (People) 02/07/2021 04/05/2022
Connor Jones County Youth Commissioner (until 04/05/2022) 22/05/2019 04/05/2022
Rebecca Steen Young Person Representative 11/11/2019 04/05/2022
Rebecca Steen County Youth Commissioner (from 04/05/2022) 04/05/2022
Michael Grist Group Executive Member, 1st Freshwater/Totland 25/10/2020
Kathryn Taylor Assistant Cub Scout Leader, 1st Newchurch 25/10/2020
Iain Reeves Assistant Scout Leader, 1st Shanklin 02/07/2021
John Earley County Appointments Committee Secretary 04/05/2022
Lotty Green Deputy County Youth Commissioner 04/05/2022
Hannah Flowers Deputy County Youth Commissioner 16/11/2022

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ANNUAL REPORT 2021-22

ANNUAL REPORT 2021-22
Content Page
Chair’s Foreword 4
2022 in review by our County Commissioner 5-6
County Youth Commissioner’s Review 7
Programme 8-14
People and Support 15 - 21
International 22
Finance - Treasurer’s report and financial statements 23-26
Roll of Honour 2022 27-32

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Chair’s Foreword

I took on the role of Chair last year and it’s been a privilege to represent the County at various activities including the annual Regional Conference for Chair’s and Commissioners, the civic memorial service for HM The Queen, the Scout Association’s AGM and promoting Corf Campsite at the annual Gilwell Reunion.

I’ve been able to visit a number of County activities – the County Conference, Beaveree, Cub and Scout Camps, Jamboree on the Air/Internet and volunteer in the Tuck Shop at Corf Campsite. I continue to be amazed at the dedication of our 400 adult volunteers

providing the support which enables over 1,000 young people on the Island to enjoy Scouting adventures which are safe, inclusive and inspiring. Sadly, I have also attended the funerals of several individuals who had close connections to Scouting.

In particular during this past year I have been involved in helping to make sense of the County equipment stored in the Mattinson Centre and elsewhere; finalising the lease and management agreement for County owned land, known as South Wight Campsite, to 3[rd] Ventnor Scout Group and the sale of a small portion of land to a neighbouring property; and acting as Treasurer for the Island contingent of young people and leaders attending the 25[th] World Scout Jamboree 2023 in South Korea. My own Jamboree experience was in 1983 and I know that they will have a great experience and build friendships which will last a lifetime.

Going forward as a County we will be moving from a County Executive Committee to a Trustee Board in line with the rest of the Scout Association in England. I am grateful to all those who have served on the County Executive for the past year and in particular would commend Tim Fallick for his sterling work on bringing the many accounts together as part of the merger of the two former Scout Districts into a ‘one Island’ organisation. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank the chairs of our sub committees – Paul Savill (Corf Campsite), Nigel Young (Appointments) and Graham Salter (Finance). For 2023 and beyond I believe we need to focus on:

Thank you to everyone for everything you do to support Scouting on the Isle of Wight.

Andy Hollebon, Chair, Isle of Wight Scouts

andy.hollebon@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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County Commissioner’s Review

As the most important part of this review, I want to start by thanking each and every one of you for all you do to help our young people attain their Skills for Life!

Looking back at 2022, the first full year for a number of years which didn’t see us forced online, but where we could utilise some of the techniques and skills we were forced to learn to ensure Scouting continued during the pandemic for other things, meaning that we as adults have shown that we are also not too old to learn new Skills for Life!

Over the Easter weekend we saw the Revolution Camp return with hundreds of 14 to 25 year olds from England and further afield in camp at the County Showground at Northwood. While in early May 2022 we also managed to get together to have our AGM and awards evening in person for the first time in a number of years.

2022 also saw our County camps bounce back with a vengeance with hundreds of Beavers, Cubs & Scouts attending their weekends in May/June. Additionally, the True Colours camp continues to grow. It was great to see so many young people out at Corf celebrating the great outdoors. Demonstrating that Scouts think of others before themselves a team came together and invited all the Island based Ukrainian families to a fun packed day at Corf.

We joined with the rest of the country to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, but obviously 2022 wasn’t without sadness as we lost a few of our own, especially the beloved Queen who passed away in September. It was an honour to see Scouts from across the country doing us proud, including our County Youth Commissioner and Squirrel & Cub Scout Leader Becca Steen, dropping everything to support the lying in state. A number of Island Scouters also visited to pay their respects.

The young people selected to be part of the 2023 World Scout Jamboree continued to do everything they could to fundraise and I would like to thank their parents, their leaders, Festival Scouts and everybody else who has stepped in to help them throughout the year.

There was great fun in August when well over 300 members of Isle of Wight Scouts came together for a visit to the circus. Then in October almost as many, a record number (360), took part in Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)/Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) at Corf.

In November Groups and Units across the Island supported local Remembrance Day services and parades. This year, I joined 1[st] Sandown & Lake for the act or remembrance in Sandown but I am always looking for somewhere new to make my own small remembrance so please do reach out to me and invite me to join your Section, Group or Unit activity during the forthcoming year.

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A definite highlight was to have four Groups open new Squirrel Dreys for 4 and 5 year olds. While only one of them had members by the end of 2022 they were all able to put in place plans for an exciting start in early 2023.

As you will see from the numbers chart above, we still haven’t quite got back to pre-pandemic youth numbers, but thanks to everything you continue to do to keep the fun going, we are getting there. I am sure some of you have already started having conversations with your cluster lead to understand how we make the last little push needed to fully get back while also setting the groundwork for a further increase by 2025. The apparent reduction in adults helping a result of merger of the two Districts into one County and the latest reduction is the effect of the COVID pandemic. This is of concern and that is why our County Conference in early 2023 focused on recruitment and retention.

I look forward to continuing to meet many more of you over the coming year now that restrictions are eased sufficiently to allow me to get out and join you in your adventures. Stay Safe.

Dave Simpson

County Commissioner

dave.simpson@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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County Youth Commissioner’s Review

I took over as Youth Commissioner from Connor Jones in May 2022. Since that time, I have established two Deputies, Hannah Flowers and Lotty Green who have been supporting me.

Initially, we introduced ourselves at each of the County Camps and ran some Youth Forums to gather their views on Scouting on the Island and lists of activities that they wanted to do. This information was fed back to the

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programme leads so that they could use it to shape the section programmes for the year. We attended the County Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)/Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) and True Colours events to interact with our island Youth and support where we could. We also attended Corf Open Day to promote Isle of Wight Scouting.

In addition to this, we began visiting groups and sections across the Island to introduce the new You-Shape Award and ensure that the young people were planning it into their programmes to enable as many people as possible to achieve it. We also advertised it at the County Conference. If you are interested in this badge then you can find out more information about it here:

https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-yoursection/youth-shaped/youshape-award/ I look forward to seeing all of the young people wearing their You-Shape award on their uniform with pride.

Looking forward, our aim for the upcoming year is to support each group to have representation of their youth members on their execs as well as bring representatives forward to create our own County Youth Forum to ensure that each section and young people have a chance to make a change to the way Scouting is run on the Island. This will help with achieving several sections of the you-shaped award. Watch this space for more information regarding a training session for the young people coming out in Autumn 2023.

Don’t forget to contact us if we can support you with the implementation or any other Youth Shaped activities that you wish to do.

Becca Steen

County Youth Commissioner

rebecca.steen@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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PROGRAMME

Our programme support is delivered by experienced leaders who mentor new adults and those needing additional support as well as organising County activities and competitions. The main sections providing activities for 8 to 17 year olds are thriving but we are in need of more adults to come forward and provide leadership to these young people. The newest section in Scouting, Squirrels - for 4 and 5 year olds - has made a good start on the Island and we are one of only two places in the UK to have a Squirrel Drey located and supported within a school environment.

Special thanks go to Claire Steen and Dave Turner who run the Young Leaders Training Scheme. This provides an opportunity for 14 to 17 year olds to help as young leaders in the younger sections across the Island. These young leaders are our future, and the scheme gives them real responsibility accompanied by excellent training.

The reports provided by our commissioners for the sections explain what they have been up to. As ever I am grateful for all the adults and young leaders who provide the leadership and support to ensure that over 1,000 young people on the Island could benefit from and enjoy Scouting across the Island. A big thank you to everyone.

Mandy Holloway

Deputy County Commissioner (Programme) mandy.holloway@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

4 & 5 year olds 6 & 7 year olds 8 & 9 year olds 10 to 13 year olds 14 to 17 year olds 18 to 25 year olds

Congratulations to Josh Blair who completed his Queen’s Scout Award during 2022 and everyone who completed a Duke of Edinburgh Award during 2022 – 9 Bronze, 7 Silver and 2 Gold. Thank you to all the Leaders and adult supporters who made this possible.

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4 & 5 year olds

The newest section in the Scout Association is going well on the Island. 1st Gurnard were the first Squirrels Section on the Isle of Wight starting in May 2022, so congratulations to them for their one year Anniversary. Since then we have had 5[th] Ryde, 7[th] Newport, 1[st] Ryde & Binstead and a Partner lead Squirrels at Godshill Primary School all up and running with popular Squirrels sections. We have a few more groups hoping to start up later this year.

Membership numbers for July 2023:

In October we held our first County gathering. A fun morning was had by Squirrels, leaders and parents celebrating Diwali at the Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)/Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) event at Corf. As the section continues to strengthen, we will hold more County events throughout this year and next. Look out for Squirrels on the beach and out and about at a local attraction!

Our focus for the future is to support groups that wish to start a Squirrels section. Even though there is demand from parents for Squirrels, this should only happen if there are leaders, parents and young leaders ready to help make the commitment to volunteer. The Scout Association started up Squirrels with lots of thought and consideration, the support in place from programmes to badges has been really positive, so we hope the section will grow steadily on the Island in the next couple of years.

Clare Flowers & Kirsty Gobby County Squirrels Advisors

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6 & 7 year olds

Nine Beaver Colonies took part in an activity hike around Shanklin including several Teamwork and fun challenges. A Jubilee Beaveree – a large activity event - was held and we had over 350 Beavers and adults joining together for a mix of activities, games, fancy dress and a disco. Youth Shaped Scouting included the Beavers helping to choose the theme for the next Beaveree and a couple of Beavers from each Colony joined me for a ‘log chew’ giving their opinion of their Colonies likes and dislikes.

Over 150 Beavers and Leaders joined together for a County visit to Blackgang Chine. Several Colonies joined in the Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)/Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) activity at Corf with many gaining their International badges.

Some colonies attended the Cowes Trinity Theatre panto which is always a well-attended favourite in the Beaver Scouting calendar. I have been pleased to see many sleepovers held throughout the year and was pleased to be able to visit many of them.

A massive congratulations to all the Beavers who gained their Bronze award – the highest Beaver Section Award. A huge achievement, well done. Finally, a big thank you to all the Beaver Leaders, Assistants, Young Leaders and parent helpers for the fun programme of activities you provide for the Beaver Scouts.

Graham Walmsley

Assistant County Commissioner – Beaver Scouts

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8 & 9 year olds

In the Autumn of 2022, we planned to host a County Archery Competition at 1st Godshill & Rookley Scout HQ, however due to a lack of uptake from Packs across the Island, this did not take place. We will once again look at hosting an activity in the Autumn of 2023 following a questionnaire to ascertain the appetite for a 3rd event.

In March 2023 we hosted the first complete County Sixers Weekend since COVID at 1st Brighstone Scout HQ. This involved 23 Sixers and Seconders from 10 Packs across the Island. They took part in different activities, ranging from the qualities and aims of being a Sixer, to fun games as well as completing their Photographers Badge and gaining another Night Away. This weekend was also Terry Cook's last event as ACC Cubs and we took the opportunity to thank him for his commitment to Scouting over the years. This included pictures from previous events and an obligatory piece of cake! Terry remains in scouting, now as a County Occasional Helper.

Moving into the Summer term, we have just returned from our Movie themed County Cub Camp, which saw 300+ Young People and approximately 100 of their leaders descend on Corf for a weekend of fun. We were lucky enough to have the opportunity to book South Coast Adventures who brought along their mobile Climbing Wall and Caving Unit for everyone to enjoy. Other activities included a Wide Game, Knotting, First Aid, Team Games and a Campfire, complete with the County Team's entertainment!

Following a Pack Forum, three potential themes for next year's camp were put to a vote during the closing ceremony, the winner being The Elements (Air, Fire, Water & Earth). The structure of this year's camp was built on feedback from Young People and Leaders from previous events, and this is something I intend to continue to refine over the coming years, so we remain current and relevant to young people and their adult leaders.

Ali Downer

Assistant County Commissioner Cubs

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10 to 13 year olds

2022 was an exciting year for the Scout section which supports 10 to 13 year olds although we appear to have had a small drop in numbers during the year – 327 in January 2022 compared to 318 in January 2023.

As we emerged from the effects of the COVID pandemic the County Scout Team supported a number of Troops during 2022 and the highlight was County Scout Camp at Corf at the end of May 2022 with around 180 Scouts and their Leaders in camp.

Please join me to congratulate all the Scouts who worked hard to gain their Gold award this year. A huge achievement of which you should be proud! I look forward to visiting more groups in the coming year and hope I am able to present many more!

Finally, a big thank you to all the Scout Leaders, Assistants, Young Leaders and parent helpers for the varied adventurous programme you have provided for the Scouts. Please contact me if my new team, Tim Scott and Skye Fallick, or I can support you in the future.

James Miller

Assistant County Commissioner – Scouts james.miller@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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14 to 17 year olds

I am pleased to be able to report that Explorer Scouts on the Island are still doing some sterling work with our young people. Sadly we have over the year seen the number of Units becoming fewer with the closure of ‘Flaming Mallows’ (Ventnor), ‘Buttercups’ (Island wide) and ‘Way Out West’ (Yarmouth). A lack of Adult Leaders is the reason for this and help from anyone who wishes to become involved with the Explorer Scout section would be great and we would love to hear from you. Of the remaining Units two are being supported by Ali Burt and myself. Currently there are seven active Units:

There have been a number of top awards - both DofE and Chief Scouts Platinum and Diamond Awards having been presented this year. With sponsorship from the Southern Vectis Community Fund we were able to organise an Island Wide ‘Monopoly’ run. This involved teams of 2,3,and 4 young people travelling around the Island by bus to visit 24 places on the Isle of Wight Monopoly board. With

about 50 Explorers taking part this was eventually won by two Explorer Scouts from the Cowes Area Unit who both received free bus travel for a week.

Last summer we had a significant increase in the numbers of Explorers who attended the Island’s Pride Parade in Ryde. The Explorers were asked by the Pride organisers to carry the huge Rainbow flag. This brought a spotlight on the fact that Scouting is an inclusive and diverse movement welcoming members from all sections of the community. The Explorers got great coverage of their carrying the flag in both local media and television news coverage of the event.

Another highly successful event was ‘True Colours’. This brought together Explorers from across the Island for a weekend with activities celebrating being proud of ourselves and reflecting the fact that it’s OK to be yourself and to be proud of who you are.

Mark Hughes

Assistant County Commissioner - Explorer Scouts

mark.hughes@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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18 to 25 year olds

Network has a very small gathering of members on the Island but is always growing with new batches of young people who have recently turned 18. We are completely youth shaped and only choose activities that we want to do. We fund the activities ourselves which is our only limitation to what we can do.

During 2022, we had many outdoor meetings, usually involving a fire either at Corf or Woodside. We also had many board games sessions which were enjoyed by all. Some of our members also attended the national Gilwell Reunion in 2022 and found the sessions useful.

I had the pleasure of being chosen to represent our network section at the Queen’s lying in state, which was a huge privilege and honour. I was grateful to be able to keep the promise that I made within scouting throughout my life by doing my last duty to Her Majesty The Queen.

Are you aged 18 – 25? Do you want to continue your scouting life by still taking part in fun, adventurous activities not forgetting lots of fire….. then we need you! Please contact me if you are interested in joining us because with you we could do so much more!

Becca Steen, Network Contact rebecca.steen@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

Josh Blair – Queen’s Scout Award achieved in 2022

Congratulations to Josh Blair who achieved the Queen’s Scout Award in 2022. Josh attended the national parade of King’s and Queen’s Scouts at Windsor in April 2023 and has also attended a Buckingham Palace Garden Party marking the achievement of his Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. Well done, Josh!

The King’s / Queen’s Scout Award is achieved by completing the following requirements:

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People and Support

In 2022, it was great to be back to normal scouting. The focus for training this year was on ensuring everyone was up to date with their practical first aid training following lockdown. This was made possible by Sharon Edwards coming forward to support the training enabling us to offer more regular sessions throughout the year. To this end, I awarded her a Commissioners Commendation for all her hard work and support to enable this to happen. Thank you, Sharon. In addition to this, Graham Hammond and I ran several sessions of Inclusion training, ensuring everyone could make reasonable adjustments for their young people. Thank you, Graham. 16 Nights away permits were issued in this year to help support the young people to have nights away opportunities.

During this year for inclusion, Graham and I ran our second ‘True Colours’ event, this time face to face at Corf to enable our young people to be proud to show their true colours and be who they want to be. We had a staggering 72 young people attend from right across the Island to take part in activities to support their wellbeing whilst respecting others and their opinions and choices. We had guest speakers from The Red Cross and CAMHS and 23 Explorers stayed up all night for a 24 hour camp including midnight ‘manhunt’ which was very popular! We also attended the Isle of Wight Pride parade with 35 Young people and adults in attendance. Thanks to Mark Hughes for organising this.

This was also the year that the Shanklin and County Scout Active Support Units (SASUs) merged to combine resources. We are currently working on how best to utilise this. Our Festival Scouts SASU, Heritage SASU, Radio SASU, Revolution, SASU and Target SASU have provided reports which follow, and I am grateful to everyone involved with them for the support they provide to Isle of Wight Scouting. For example, over 300 young people attended Jamboree on the Air (JOTA)/Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) event at Corf and around 450 young people attended the Isle of Wight Revolution Camp at Easter. A huge thank you to everyone who was involved in all these events.

Throughout the year we continued to focus our attention on ensuring that everyone was compliant and up to date in their Safety, Safeguarding, GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) and First Aid training. Thank you to everyone who promptly completed their training in response to the reminder emails that your training needed updating. Please continue to keep an eye on your training so we can keep each other safe and up to date.

Ali Burt Deputy County Commissioner (People) ali.burt@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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Corf Scout Campsite

Island Scouting has owned and operated Corf Scout Campsite, located near Shalfleet, since 1937. The campsite consists of a central group of buildings (instructional and meeting rooms, toilets, showers, dormitories/kitchen/dining room, tuck shop, stores, etc.) surrounded by some 35 camping areas which are separated by bushes and hedging, a land area totalling some 8.9 hectares (22 acres) adjoining the Newtown River. The area is

also a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Whilst the Mattinson Centre is available year round other buildings and camping are only available from 1st April (or Easter whichever comes first) until 30th November each year.

The site is managed entirely by volunteers led by Warden Barrie Price and Chair of the Corf Campsite Sub-Committee, Paul Savill. Monthly working days see groups of young people and adult volunteers helping to maintain the site and the ‘Corf Service Crew’ take on some of the longer term projects.

During 2022 there were 8,257 nights away at Corf (including 180 at County Scout Camp, 300 at County Cub Camp and over 200 Beavers at the County Beaveree) and 115 bookings to use the Mattinson Centre. The site and buildings are also used by a number of non-Scouting youth groups and other organisations (particularly for training events) which all helps ensure a steady income for the site to fund improvements. During 2022 and for 2023 these have included:

A big thank you to everyone who has helped and supported Corf Scout Campsite during 2022.

Paul Savill/Barrie Price Corf Scout Campsite

https://www.corfcamp.org.uk/

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Festival Scouts : Empowering Young People through Adventure and Support

In a world filled with screens and virtual connections, Festival Scouts are working tirelessly to provide young people with life-changing opportunities. This group of dedicated adult leaders and Scout volunteers has been making waves since their inception in 2014. Through their efforts at the Isle of Wight festival, Festival Scouts have not only raised over £15,000 but have also

captured the hearts of many, as they strive to empower young people and promote the profile of Scouting.

The Festival Scouts have a clear mission: to help young people in Scouting on the Isle of Wight experience transformative and unforgettable adventures, both locally and internationally. By raising funds, they ensure that financial barriers do not limit the opportunities available to these aspiring Scouts.

Since their inception, Festival Scouts have contributed significantly to enabling young people to participate in the World Scout Jamboree. This international gathering, held in different countries, brings together Scouts from across the globe to engage in a myriad of activities, exchange ideas, and build lasting friendships. Festival Scouts have been instrumental in making these once-in-alifetime experiences a reality for young Scouts from the Isle of Wight, as they have successfully helped with funding towards trips to World Scout Jamborees in Japan, America, and in 2023 South Korea and in 2024 the Essex International Jamboree.

Festival Scouts invite you to join their mission and make a difference in the lives of young people. Whether you are a Scout volunteer or simply someone who believes in the power of empowering youth, there are various ways to get involved.

The Festival Scouts embody the spirit of adventure, compassion, and community. Their unwavering commitment to enabling young people in Scouting on the Isle of Wight to thrive has garnered admiration and support from far and wide. By contributing to their cause, you have the opportunity to empower young individuals, allowing them to explore the world, develop essential life skills, and become leaders of tomorrow. Join the Festival Scouts in their quest to make a difference, and together, we can create a brighter future for the young people of the Isle of Wight. Visit the Festival Scouts website to explore volunteer opportunities, donate to their cause, or learn more about their incredible achievements.

Steve Bulpitt Festival SASU Manager www.festivalscouts.org.uk

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Heritage Scouts Active Support Unit

During 2022 County Archivist Barry Groves has been working with MaC Cox towards placing some of the Scouting heritage records online. The new Isle of Wight Scouting Heritage history blog can be found at https://isleofwightscoutingheritage.blogspot.com/

The blog is in two sections – Individual Group History Pages and Heritage Stories. With several group histories under way and a number of stories posted (such as Freshwater Scouts Fire Brigade, National Trains Cruises and Uffa Fox’s unbelievable Sea Scout camping trip), the blog is attracting visitors locally, nationally and even internationally. The blog is supported by a Facebook Group which can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/iwscoutingheritage Members and former members are encouraged to submit their own Scouting Heritage information and participate in heritage related discussions.

Barry and MaC have created a heritage display that can be used to support scout events. The first outing with the display was at the Island Heritage Exhibition in Ryde earlier this year. The display and blog are also supported by a presentation which can be shown to Scouts (of any age) at Section Meetings, AGMs or other events. The presentation runs for about 40minutes or longer, depending on the timing requirements of the particular event.

Posting a blog is a very simple way of generating a website and our aim is to recruit more team members to help us build the blog. We’d especially like to hear from people who’d like to help us work on the Group Histories: this would probably suit people with an interest in a specific group or geographical area.

In preparation for next summer, we would also like to get hold of a 3m pop-up tent and take our display to a number of Island events. We’d like to approach members of the public to recruit exScouts to the team and collect new heritage material. If you are interested in learning more about any of the above, please contact us through the Facebook Group or e-mail malcolmcox@hotmail.co.uk.

Barrie Groves/Mac Cox

Scouting Heritage - Did you know? David Bowie’s first public musical performance was at a Scout camp, believed to be Corf, on the Isle of Wight in 1958. David (on the left) accompanied his friend George Underwood (right) on the ukulele, while George played washboard bass and sang to an audience of 18[th] Bromley Scouts at the Troop Summer Camp. They performed Lonnie Donnegan’s hit ‘Gamblin’ Man’ and ‘Puttin’ on the style’.

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Radio Scouts Active Support Unit

For some years, with the assistance of members of the Isle of Wight Radio Society we have jointly run successful the Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI)/Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) events every autumn. Building on that joint cooperation we have formed a Radio Scouts Active Support Unit (SASU) and selected members of the Radio society have become SASU members, having completed DBS checks and mandatory training.

As well as the continuing annual JOTI/JOTA event, they attended the Corf open day and demonstrated the various communication media they use and enabled our youth members to contact other radio uses across the Country. With assistance from the County they plan to run small workshops to pass on basic electronic construction techniques to youth members and their leaders, including safe use of soldering irons, component identification and testing of finished projects. We plan to hold workshops to construct small Morse Code Buzzers which the constructors can keep but more importantly to show the leaders how it’s done so they can take their newly learnt skills away and pass on to other members of their groups.

This, we see as an Autumn/Winter project so will be rolling out invites, initially to Ryde Groups (as the Radio Society is based in that area) to try out the project and then, all being well, we will be happy to come to other Group’s headquarters and hold the workshops locally. Construction of small electronic projects could help to the awarding of the Communicator or Electronics Activity Badge for Scout Section members. Watch this space.

John Ealey

Radio Scouts Active Support Unit Manager

john.earley@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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Revolution Scouts Active Support Unit

Revolution is a national joint Explorer Scout & Network Scout activity camp, held over the 4 days of the Easter bank Holiday weekend held on the Isle of Wight. This annual event started out as IOW Venture back in 1995, after 3 local venture scouts attended EuroJam, the European Scout Jamboree in 1994, and wanted to arrange a camp for the friends

they met on that camp. Initially about 75 Venture Scouts came to the first camp, which was so much fun a second was arranged.....and history was made.

The change to the age ranges in 2001 from Venture scouts (15-20yrs) to Explorer (14-18yrs) and Network (18-24yrs) created a natural progression from IOW Venture to Revolution IOW to incorporate both of the new sections and allowed the addition of the Student Scout and Guide Organisation (SSAGO) sections.

We strive to put on activities that you wouldn't usually do or see in your normal day to day scouting, so that the young person’s experience of our camp is one of awe and amazement! While you will never see the same list of activities in 2 to 3 years of coming (that said there are a couple of mainstays that we'd be unforgiven if we changed), to ensure that each camp is a totally different and unique.

We also put on a complete mixture of different types of activities from the adrenalin filled Hovercraft Driving, to the artistic in Samba dancing, to the creative of Cake decorating, and the bizarre in Synchronised Swimming, and everything in between....

Each year we invent a new theme to base our activities and evenings around, which in the past have been anything from Superheros, Aliens, Olympics or even Father Christmas.

We arrange the whole camp around stories, events or bulletins of this main theme to create extra-curricular fun and laughter. A large aspect of Revolution is the fancy dress!

Each night we provide a separate theme, based around the whole camp theme, so that all attendees get the chance to look silly and laugh till the cows come home. The Fancy dress themes are announced in advance of the camp to give you time to plan and make any costumes. For more information about Revolution visit our website at www.iowrevolution.org or visit our Facebook Page.

Carol Harvey Revolution SASU Manager

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Target Scouts Active Support Unit

In conjunction with Sarah Kingswell (Corf Booking Secretary) we provide Instructor cover, for both archery and air rifle sessions both for Island Scouts and members from the ‘North Island’. Over the past year we have provided Instructor assistance for around 40 Scout Groups, various Schools, a canoe club, Guide Companies and the Vectis Corp of Drums. We have also helped with the annual Corf Campsite Open Day, a visit by our Ukrainian friends & Scouts from Denmark.

Instructors give their time freely & gain great personal satisfaction with these activities. The

Team also maintain Corf’s Archery & Air Rifle equipment ensuring it’s ready for use.

In addition, we manage & run the Island Scout Archery Club ( ISAC) , formed in June 2015 (for members over 8 years) & one off sessions for Beaver Colonies. Sessions are held at various locations & offer members the opportunity to gain activity badges and some elements of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. Some just come along for fun, friendship & to improve their ability.

We’ve also trained 10 Instructors. In May 2023 we took a small squad to the National Scout Archery competition in Hertfordshire, they achieved two individual and a team medal.

At the member’s request we also run monthly Air Rifle sessions. We have taken Archery & Air Rifle sessions to at least 12 Island Scout Headquarters.

A big thank you to all (older & younger) Instructors who give their time so freely to provide Island members the opportunity to undertake Archery & Air Rifle activities.

Malc Smith

Target Scout Active Support Manager County Scout Archery Assessor & Instructor

The archery target sign at Corf Campsite (pictured right) was designed & made by Adam Richardson when he was a 16 year old Explorer Scout in 2019, just prior to the World Jamboree in the United States.

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International

25[th] World Scout Jamboree 2023 South Korea

World Jamborees only take place every four years. This year, fifteen young people, two leaders and another adult in a supporting role, who form part of Unit 63 (a joint Unit with Hampshire Scouts) are attending the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. Additionally, two leaders from the Island are attending as part of the International Service Team (IST). Between 1[st] and 12[th] August our young people and leaders will be in camp with 45,000 other Scouts!

This is us just last month on Southsea Beach. We chose this for our last gathering before we fly out, as it was the place that the two sides of the Unit first met up on a cold day back in February 2022.

From then we have been meeting regularly, really bonding as a Unit. Last year, we camped at Bembridge and Corf; took part in the JOTI/JOTA and had a Christmas weekend in Winchester. This year we have had a day of camp skills; took part in the London ‘Monopoly Run’ and held a training camp in the New Forest.

This is one of the largest contingents we have ever sent to a World Jamboree from the Island. The cost of attending the Jamboree is £3,995 which includes training and equipment; part of this fee supports UK efforts to enable underprivilege Scouts from overseas to attend too. The Island participants and their families have collectively and individually fundraised over £28,000 to help fund the trip. We’re grateful to everyone on the Island for their support.

The contingent leaves the Island on Friday 28th and fly out on Saturday 29[th] July. After the 12 days on the actual Jamboree site there are 5 days in Seoul, where we will be visiting royal palaces

the N-Seoul Tower and of course the Gannam statue. There will also be a day excursion to the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) on the border with North Korea.

We return on 18th August. Watch out for details of our presentation evening!

Sam Sharp / Wayne Kibblewhite, Unit 63 Leaders

Essex International Jamboree 2024

We’re already planning our next big expedition. Fifty young people

and adult volunteers are signed up to attend the Essex International Jamboree in 2024. Although smaller in scale and cost (c£600 per head) there will be 10,000 Scouts and Guides in camp for this weeklong experience. More information at www.eij.org.uk or from Ali Burt.

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FINANCE

County Treasurer's Report

The relaxation of COVID rules and the first ‘normal’ year since we became ‘One Island’ has resulted in a dramatic increase in financial activity for the County.

Across all areas we had an income of £195K and an expenditure of £164K. Giving us a surplus for the year of £30K. However, most of this surplus is allocated to World Jamboree costs, future development at Corf, or held by REVO and the Explorer Scout Units.

Our continued use of online banking enabled us to implement our policy that all operations should be ‘cashless’, the only exception being the tuck shop at Corf. All outgoing payments were by BACS. We are also implementing a new system for bookings and payments for County events at Corf from 2023.

During the year the County Executive signed a 50-year lease agreement with 3[rd] Ventnor giving them control of the South Wight Campsite at Ventnor. After a period of 20 years this provides clarity to the previous position where 3[rd] Ventnor had limited rights over the land their Headquarters sits on. Making the Group responsible for the whole asset gives them the ability to apply for grants, etc., for improvement of the Headquarters and the Camp Site. It also gives them the ability to increase their income by letting the site directly themselves. In addition, we are in process of selling a small unused portion of the site to a neighbouring property. These funds will be used for the benefit of the whole site.

Seeding full responsibility to 3[rd] Ventnor has removed the necessity for joint County/3[rd] Ventnor funds and the funds previously held by the county have been transferred to 3[rd] Ventnor. Therefore, South Wight Camp Site funds will not be included in future County accounts.

With the increasing complexity and sums involved. We will be taking steps over the next year to split the treasurer role and make it more manageable. We have already future proofed the system by changing all County correspondence address to Corf and using the generic emails Treasurer@ for all account settings. So, in theory we do not need to change anything when roles change, and this should be a smooth operation.

I would like to thank Andy for looking after the Jamboree side of things and everyone else who has helped me during the year, including Garbetts for scrutinising the accounts.

Tim Fallick County Treasurer tim.fallick@isleofwightscouts.org.uk

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Statement of Financial Activities & Balance Sheet

Year-end 31st December 2022

The following pages are copies of the Statement of Financial Activities and the Balance Sheet from the accounts of the Isle of Wight Scout Council for the year ending 31[st] December 2022 which are the subject of independent scrutiny. They form part of the Trustees Report to the Charity Commission. The Accounts include the accounts from:

They have been prepared to comply with the SORP 2019 requirements of the Charities Commission and they have been submitted to Garbett’s (IOW) Limited (now part of Bright Brown) of Newport for independent examination. The full accounts are available for inspection on request.

Total Income £ - 2018 to 2022

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Total Expenditure £ - 2018 to 2022

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80,000 66,842
60,000 50,497
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ROLL OF HONOUR

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Roll of Honour for 2022

At the Scouts we want to thank all our volunteers for their contribution to Scouting - it's an important way to make sure people stay with us and to recognise their achievements. We make awards to recognise:

During 2022 we made awards as follows:

Bar to Silver Acorn

The Bar to the Silver Acorn may be awarded only after a Silver Acorn and for at least a further five years of similarly distinguished service.

Silver Acorn

The Silver Acorn is awarded after at least 20 years’ service, which should

be specially distinguished and appreciably better than outstanding.

Bar to Award of Merit

The Bar to the Award for Merit may be awarded after at least five years

of further outstanding service after receiving the Award for Merit.

Award of Merit

The Award for Merit is given for outstanding service. It implies keen, conscientious, imaginative and dedicated service over a sustained period, of at least 12 years duration (exceptionally 10).

These awards were made during 2022. Awards from January 2023 onwards will appear in the ‘Roll of Honour’ for 2023.

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Chief Scout’s Commendation

The Chief Scout's Commendation for Good Service is given in respect of not less than 5 years good service, which stands out. It

should be regarded as the Chief Scout's recognition of the very real contribution made to the Association by the individual concerned.

Long Service

The Chief Scout regularly thanks adult volunteers for their length of service. The young people in Scouting would not have the fun and adventure without them and it is important to recognise the most valuable contribution that all volunteers give, whatever their role. Service whilst holding adult appointments within the Scouts is recognised by the length of service awards at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 year intervals based on the start dates for roles. Service need not be continuous.

These awards were made during 2022. Awards from January 2023 onwards will appear in the ‘Roll of Honour’ for 2023.

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Long Service (continued)

These awards were made during 2022. Awards from January 2023 onwards will appear in the ‘Roll of Honour’ for 2023.

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Long Service (continued)

These awards were made during 2022. Awards from January 2023 onwards will appear in the ‘Roll of Honour’ for 2023.

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Wood Badge

Since September 1919 adult volunteers in The Scouts have been awarded the Wood Badge on the completion of their leader training. Some adults do additional training and are awarded a further Wood Badge certificate. The basic badge is made up of two wooden beads worn at the end of a leather lace. The Wood Badge’s design took inspiration from a necklace brought back from Africa by Scouting’s Founder, Robert Baden-Powell.

First Wood Badge

Additional Wood Badge

These awards were made during 2022. Awards from January 2023 onwards will appear in the ‘Roll of Honour’ for 2023.

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