SértFLO .Kt couts, Wimbledon cout Group aG 20Z4-25 .-•#SkillsForLitr Scouts 22nd Wimbledon You're... amazingl inspiringi selfless and quite honestly... second to none. nkyo 22nd Wimbledon A message from our Chairman Tim Kerridge Group Chairman **Did you know that all our Team members are volunteers? Our only pay is your thanks and respect (so thanks for being nice).** Group Report 2024-25 Welcome to the Group Report- I will do my best not to mention events that have happened with the individual sections, as l am sure that they will comment on them in their individual reports, but please forgive me if I dol As a Group, we have had a great year with all of our young people having the opportunity to attend residential events as well as all of the engaging activities during their section meetings. The year started off with the annual St Georges Day parade where we had a good turnout but, hopefully we will have an even better attendance for the 2025 parade as it is the responsibility of the 22 Wimbledon to lead the seniice at Edge Hill - you will need to wait for next years, report to see how we got onl Our Group family picnic and AGM in May went well with more families and friends of the Group corning along to enjoy the sunny weather and the 65, inflatable assault course- highly recommended for the young land not SO youngl) In December, Alan Maloney was presented with the Brian Whalebone Unsung Hero Award for all his help running the District Uniform Store. Ensuring that members of the district could easily purchase uniform land at a slightly cheaper price tool)- well done Alan and thankyou from the Group for helping us with our uniform requestsl We finished off the year with all settions from Beavers to Explorers coming together at Sutton Trampoline Park for an evening of fun, enjoying the many facilities that they have to offer. At the end of the evening, our Distrirt Lead Volunteer, Michelle Baker presented Peter Brown with a Chief Scout Commendation award for his services to Scouting and Keith Elston with his 25-year long service award- congratulations to you both! Our visit to the panto at Wimbledon Theatre to see Jack and the Beanstalk was another success. With a record 434 seats purchased for Members and friends of the Group. Date for your diary- Thursday 18, December 2025 7pm- 450 seats reserved to see Robin Hood- further details will be announced soon if you'd like to join us this yearl For the second year running, the 22 Wimbledon remains the largest Group in the District with 156 members- combination of youth and adult members from Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. Whilst our number of young people has reduced by three, we have recruited three new adult members this year to join in the fun that Scouting offers! We have been joined by Liz Wingrove in the Beaver Section and in the Scout Troop, we have two new team members, Javan Mattel and Sofia Oliviera. On behalf of the 22 Wimbledon I would like to thank you for offering to help and to welcome you to the 22 Wimbledon familyl During February half term, I was once again happy to be performing with other rnembers of the Group and others from the County in the Scout and Guide Gang Show- thankyou to everyone who came to watch the show and well done to Izzy- our newest member of the cast from the packl Hopefully, there will be more budding performers joining us next year- I will email out the details when they are available. At the end of the show on the Thursday night our County Lead Volunteer, Owen Purcell, presented our Group Chair, Tim Kerridge with his Silver Wolf award. This is the highest award that can be presented to an adult member for their dedication and serrfice to Scouting. This award was well deserved given Tim's 40-year service as an adult and 50 since he first became a Cubl Huge congratulations from the Group- well done Timl For me, the year was finished off on a high with our Spring HQ clear up day. We haven't run this for a few years now, but were blown away with the number of Leaders and families who agreed to come along and undertake many different jobs in and around the HQ from painting, cleaning the kitchen and windows, digging and planting and reclaiming some of the sides to the field by planting new grass seed. Thanks also to Ann Fellowes who came to cook sausages in rolls for us to keep us going. This showed me why l enjoy being a part of the 22 Wimbledon- everyone coming together to help out and achieve a goal. At the end of the day, leaders from other Groups who were being trained on the County mobile climbing wall commented on how amazing it was to see the support that we had from the families. A huge thankyou to everyone who supported the day and to those who couldn't make it but have offered their services at another timel We should also remember former members of the Group who have passed away this past year- Muriel Brownless who was with the Tuesday Cub Pack between 1971- 1981, Joan Conrad who was the Group Secretary from 1981- 1997, David Savory who maintained the hall floor for many years and Colin Hingston who helped with the Thursday Cub Pack between 1972-1977. Our thoughts are with their friends and families. Anyway, that's enough of my ramblings, but I could not fi'nish this report without a few thankyous. First and foremost, to the group of fabulous volunteers that we have in our sections who come down week in week out to run the best meetings for our young people. And who give up their weekends to help with other activities and residential events. Thankyou also to their families for allowing them to 'come out and play!, Secondly, to our Trustee Board who ensure that the Group is working within the constitution and policies of The Scout Association. I would also like to thank Joan Pearson who does a wonderful job of co-ordinating our hall bookings to ensure that we maximise the income that the hall generates and to Andrew Pearson for looking after the garages to ensure that they are all in use and also generating money for the Group. Lastly, a mention to the leaders in the Group who have additional roles within the Oistrict and County to support the adult volunteers and sections. Alison Edwards, Volunteering Development and County Training Teams; Dominic Moore, District Beaver Team Leader; Tim Kerridge, County Programme Tearn (Archery) and Veronica Kerridge, Training Team Member. Thank you for the additional time that you give up to help others. Graham Fairclough Group Lead Volunteer .,11)1 # Do More. Share More. Be More. Beaver Colony Report Beaver Colony Report As I sit down to write this. I can't help but think-wow. what a year it's been! The Beavers have had an incredibLe scouting year, from three fun-packed Beaver Camps to paddLeboarding on the river, tackling challenges, earning badges. and making plenty of unforgettable memories aLong the way. So. grab a cup of tea (maybe a biscuit too}. and let's dive into the amazing year we've had. I Each week, the Beavers have been up to something exciting. Whether they were learning new skills, braving the unpredictabLe weather, or simply having a great time with their friends, they've embraced it aLI with energy and enthusiasm. We kicked off the Summer Term with a focus on outdoor skills. The Beavers drew maps. tried their hand at compass navigation, and explored the Local park like true adventurers. In preparation for our District Beaver camp. they got hands-on with tent pitching. fire lighting. and cooking over an open fire. This camp was the big one - the Beavers. first proper outdoor camp of the year! Tents were pitched. sLeeping bags unrolled. and the adventure began. They tackled an inflatabLe obstscle course, had a go at soft archery and tomahawk throwing, and got creative in a hat-decorating contest. For some of the Beavers, it was their firsttime sleeping outside in tents which was a huge achievement for them. The leaders were very impressed: first asleep and Last awake! Towards the end of term came the water fun! Ahead of our paddleboarding evenings, we talked about water safety and how to stay safe around water. With the hot weather. we enjoyed water games out on the fieLd. foLlowed by two weeks of paddLeboarding at Ravensbury Park. It was our first time trying it, and aLI the Beavers had a brilliant time - despite the rain in the first week and sunshine in the second! After the summer break, the Beavers took on the Global Issues badge, learning about water filtration, fair trade, and endangered animaLs. In October, several members of the Colony took part in the District Campfire at Frylands Wood. The Beavers had a great time singing songs, and munching on hot dogs... there's nothing like doing that in the rain! But our Beavers didn't let a little downpour dampen their spirits-they sang even louder and laughed even harder (possibly at Tic Tac's rendition of Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes!) As creativity was in fuLI swing, they built impressive structures for their Builder badge. We ended the term with a spooky HalLoween Night. a fantsstic Fireworks Evening, and a Christmas Party complete with Christmas jumpers, of course! We also joined the rest of the Group for our annual outing to Sutton Trampoline Park. Then came our Spring Term - the perfect time to become scientistsl The Beavers worked on their Experiment badge, trying out some weird and wonderful hands-on experiments. They also soared into the world of Air Activities, learning about planes and flight. ## Beaver Colony Report (cont) ## Dominic Moore ## Beaver Section Team Leader Do More. Learn More. Be More. Cub Pack Report cubs Cub Pack Report We stsrted off the year by attending the Distrirt St Georges Day parade with other members from the District in Wimbledon VILLage with a reasonable turnout from the Cubs- in 2025 we WILL be Leading the parade, so hopefutLy we will get an amazing turnout then! We finished off the Fire Safety badge which we started before the Easter HoLidays when we visited the New Malden Fire Station by having fire driLls, talking about the importance of smoke detettors and safety around campfires and fireworks. We hosted a 'bring your parents, Trading Post night where a parent was encouraged to come along with their Cub. Each team was given a list of tssks that could be completed and a List of the rtems that the Trading Post sells. Teams stsrted off with 100 Byron Pounds and were set off to see which team could earn the most amount of money... needless to say there was some 'friendLy competition.... and notjust from the Cubsll In May, we took part in the District Sports Day at the David Weir Centre in Sutton. We managed to field a full team and by the end of the day, with Lots of medals around our necks. we won the Cub Event, Cub Tug of War. Cub Relay and Group ReLay- not a bad haul for a day s work- congratulations to aLI who took part and to the spettators who came to show their support When we returned after haLf term. we focussed on the upcoming Outdoor Camp by pitching the tents to firstly check that they were complete and so that they could practice putting them up - a skiLL that they would need on camp. Led by Rikki. we took 33 Cubs to Walton Firs campsite in Cobham over what tumed out to be a very wet camp at times! FortunateLy. we also had the building to shelter in if needed! Over the course of the weekend. the Cubs compLeted their Naturalist Badge and had a go at caving. buggy build. and the adventure course.... some of the Cubs had been to Beaver camp at Walton firs when they are used to a dry course.... Not when we use it!! We like to make it more of a challenge by adding lots of water to make it very muddy! {Don't worry. parents were warned beforehand to pack old clothes for this!) Most Cubs took the challenge in their stride and challenged their washing machines when the cLothes got homel In June. we were visited by several birds of prey and their handlers for an informative talk about the different birds and were able to come up close to them to see them. We also split into small teams and went Litter picking around the streets and park in Motspur Park to see how much litter we could collect. The Cubs were surprised just how much we all managed to collect in about 40 minutes. Thank you to the parents who came to help us on the night. We entered three teams into the Cub Football competition. Unfortunately. this year wasn't our time to win and were knocked out in the finals. But came a respectful second place. Well done to all 3 teams with a special mention to our 'girls' team who prefer to pLay together rather than with the boys (and they were the only girls in the competition w l Everyone played really well together and showed good sportsmanship throughout. Thanks to Kaa and Shere Khan for giving up their time to prartice with the Cubs Leading up to the event and on the day itself. Thanks also to the parents and family members who came to cheer on the teams. We ended the term with a water fight on probably one of the coldest Mondays in July! This didn't let the Cubs spoil the evening though as they all enjoyed getting each other {and the Leaders) wet before getting changed and enjoying a warming ice cream. Before we said goodbye to the Cubs moving up to Scouts in September. Cub Pack Report (cont) Raksha's Pdd( Holiday report 2024 th SO once again, for what I think is my 25 or 26 time dear readers, l am putting digit to keypad to tell you of our exciting summer adventures with the Cub Pack. This year our Pack Holiday expedition took us to the far-flung lands of Essex. A first for the Pack. As we had never troubled the good people of Essex with the phenomenon of 'Ducks on Tour,, also known as the 22 Wimbledon Cub Pack Holiday. Our travels took us to an activity centre called Skreens Park. About six miles west of Chelmsford. A bright. sunny, Sunday morning greeted us for our departure. Minibuses had been borrowed from King's College school and a van hired to transport everything we seem to need to take on a 6-day trip. Food. games equipment, some tents and err a tsble football seL l am not sure that when Baden Powell thought up thls Scoutlng malarkey, he had In mlnd that small chlldren would be entertained by table tennls, and pool. But times change and $0 do wel We set off for a scenic trip round the M25 with its delighrful southern section roadworks ($0 called carriage improvement5 apparently) and headed for the Dartford tunnel. Once through the tunnel we arrived in Essex and then on to the very rural Skreens Park. Having parked the minibuses and van, we ate lunch and unpacked. I think the van was secretly a TARDIS. The building was huge. A kitchen you could hold a dance in and separate dining hall. Lovelyl Our activities commenced with some paddleboarding on the site lake and archery. We had 'Chicken n Crisps, for dinner. This. dear reader is a strange concoction of chicken coated in crisps and cheese. Recipe available if required. Plus. deconstructed Eton mess. {fruit. cream. and meringuesl for puddin8. Having fed, watered and entertsined the Pack it was then bedtime. It is accurate to say bedtime is a concept which some Cubs struggled with. But fi'nally. we got them to sleep. A little before midnight in some cases. The next morning- more on-site activities, archery, and kayaking... and a trip to see the Essex and Herts air ambulance at North Weald. We had a 8ood time. But sadly, the actual air ambulance wasn't around for our visit11 think it had heard about usll. However, we were entertained by the very brave doctors and paramedics who played new games like 'how many Cubs can you fit in an ambulance car?1 And demonstrated CPR with a very realistic mannequin. However, we also debuted our lovely Pack holiday attire. Bright pink t shirts and yellow duck bucket hatsl Quite a combination. A dinner of lasagne and macaroni cheese was followed by ice cream and sauces and more games of tsble and actual footballl Tuesday was 'double birthdaw day. Jamie Wingrove and 8agheera were both celebrating their birthdays on camp. Candles were placed in pancakes and songs sung before we headed off for Colchester Zoo. It was a very warm day and quite a long trip. But once again the delightful combination of pink and yellow made it much easier to find straggler Cubs whilst we were going round the zoo. Some ofthe animals had clearly taken the day off. Includin8 the Red River ho8 that Saffron and I went to find after lunch. Sorry Saffronl However, we found lots of other animals who had stuck around. Including many species of monkeysl So many species of monkeysl I think we brou8ht the right monkeys back with us. You can never be too sure. All enthusiastically onsumed dinner offish fingers and mashed potato. After which Rikki and I sought out a supermarket toget more supplies of food for the next few days l Because those Cubs can eatl Wednesday was spent doing a high ropes course at a county park plus swimmin8 at Blackwater leisure centre. All the Cubs land some leaders) conquered their fear of height5 and were most impressive with their aerial antics. l am afraid high ropes are not for me. So. I took the option to observe from a safe vanta8e point with a nice cup of tea. This was followed by the traditional curry and rice for tea. And for those not partial to Indian food, plain chicken with rio, naan bread and papadumsl Well, why not. Thursday was our final full day and, as is tradition we went to a theme park. Sadly. the weather was rather mixed and very windy. But we headed to Southend-on-sea in high winds to take on roller coasters and fair8round rides. I do like a roller coaster but in a hi8h wind overlooking the North Sea.. perhaps less so. But most of the Cubs indul8ed their adrenalin fix and took to the various rides like err ducks to water. We linished this off with the also equally traditional 'dinner in a carvery., l am not too sure the staff quite knew what had hit them. Nor I think has so much fizzy drink been consumed by 23 Cubs in such a short space of time. An on-demand drinks tap being much appreciated. l am pleased to say they were all well behaved. And it was nice to have a dinner we didn't have to cook or wash up. Perfectl After a fun week we then packed everything up again on Friday. Cleaned the building to within an inch of its life. And again, as tends to be the case left the kitchen much cleaner than we found it. That too is a 22 Wimbledon tradition. We journeyed Cub Pack Report (cont) home to smiling faced parents. Glad to see their offspring and aC￿pting of the washing that accompanied them. I hope they 311 had a lovely time. 50. with thanks to Andrew Churchill for driving the van and the awesome leader team of Akela. Bagheera. Rikki, Baloo, ficTac and Tim we shall look forward to next year's adventures. This time Hampshire calls us back. Lyons Copse. Another year. A different coloured t shirt. More chocolate spread and jam sandwiches. Can't wait. We returned in the Autumn term to look at the Disability Awareness badge by Learning about different types of disabilities and games that were played at the Paralympics. The Cubs learnt to finger spell, how to write their name in Braille and how difficult it is to do everyday tssks without various Limbs e.g. Making a sandwich with only one arm and colouring with only your feeLI We entered two teams into the District Swimming Gala which hasn't been run for many years. Although we didn't come away with any trophies. the Cubs alL swam really well and had a lot of fun. Thank you to Raksha. Baloo and MowgLi for running the teams and to all those who came to support us. We took the Pack to Laser quest in Hook for the evening and all had a great time- I must say that we have some Cubs with great tsttics and some good shots! We took 26 Cubs to tske part in the District Cub Paintballing Day at Campaign. Fortunately, the number of bruises was quite low, and everyone had a fantastic day out and look forward to taking part again next year! For Remembrance Day. the Cubs made poppies using the ends of plastic bottles which were proudly dispLayed outside the HQ for everyone to see - we had a number of comments saying just how good they looked, so well-done Cubsl We then embarked on our Chef Badge. This started with looking at safety in the kitchen. different types of food groups. methods of cooking and where food should be stored in the fridge. In their sixes, they then had to decide on a one course meal that they would then cook, serve, and eat (and importantly, wash-up afterwards!) There were a number of great meaLs cooked ranging from curries to scrambled eggs on toast! A huge thankyou to the parents who came down to supervise groups to ensure that everyone stsyed safel We aLso made Christmas butter biscuits and decorated them with icing and various toppings with a competition to decide on the best decorated biscuits - weLL done to Olivia and Tayson! We finished off the term by making some Fimo Christmas Tree decorations. the Group outing to the trampoLine park and a Christmas party with lots of traditional games! The New Year saw the Cubs doing some problem solving with them needing to make a contraption from junk to protect an egg when dropped from the top of a Ladder! As experted, there were mixed results, but most eggs remained intact- weLI done Cubsl We entered three teams into the District Cub Chess Competition in January. They all played reaLly well, and one team came second. just short of winning 1st place! Congratulations to everyone who took part and to the parents who stayed to help to judge the games. A special thankyou to Liz Wingrove who stood in to manage our teams on the day as the leadership team were busy at other events. We have been working on our Entertainers Badge in a number of different ways this term. Firstly. the Cubs made wooden spoon puppets which they needed to use to make a short play to show to the rest of the Cub Pack. We also held an indoor campfire. for which the Cubs needed to come up with a song or sketch to Lead the rest of the Pack. ## Cub Pack Report (cont) ## Graham Fairclough ## Cub Section Team Leader '? # More Fun. More Skills. More Marshmallows. Scout Troop Report Scout Troop Report What a year it has been! We start our troop annual report in April where we dodged the April showers and tried to get outside for games and other antics on the field. but due to the weather we were resigned to staying indoors. So we turned it into an evening of Newspaper fashion that you can "Read All About [itl]" here.. Labelled as.. Designer clothing ahead of "The Times" Stuff that wouldn't look out of place on the "Metro" and before we were stopped by the fashion police for wearing "Daily [Chain]Mail" we had an epic paper fight to end our evening. We smartened ourselves up in time for the St Georges Day Parade. Some of us were looking rather sweet, but only because of the glazed doughnuts... Mmm... deliciously sugary... can be messy... and as we all know. you shouldn't parade on an empty stomach. Kicking things up a notch. we had an evening of martial arts led by the team from Extreme TaeKwon-Do. No leaders were harmed during the course of the evening... although we're not sure if the instructors were really trying. For those still able to walk. we moved on to Sports Day. To which we owe our sporting representatives a huge well done for coming in second place for the entire Scout event. Individually. and as a team our athletes were brilliant and really gave it their all. The Scouts got to demonstrate what they knew, learn something new. or refresh their memories on what they had forgotten. at the District Skills Day. Ranging from tying knots, pitching tents and first aid. to chopping up firewood with an axe or saw. Or lighting fires with a flint and steel (who knew you could do that in real life as well as Minecraft?l}. An evening of kayaking on Wimbledon Park Lake went down.... swimmingly! Well. for those that capsizedl The Scouts enjoyed themselves kayaking across the lake. racing each other. completing challenges in pairs such as paddling whilst standing. or paddling whilst sitting at the very ends of their kayak. and generally splashing each other in some form of kayak-based game of tag. And what better way to finish off the evening than by jumping off the pontoon into the lake. ? A weekend camp at Frylands Wood in July was a wonderful Chan￿ for the Scouts to put their knowledge and outdoor skills to the test. Thay had to erett and camp in tents, cook, and wash up for themselves, and have their own adventures in the surrounding woods making bivouacs, collecting firewood and enjoying the simpler things... like toasting and eating things on a campfire. At the District Rafting event, we had enough Scouts to have two teams and two sets of equipment to make rafts that "floated" (for the most partl down the Wandle. l use the term loosely. like some of the knots that were supposed to be holding the rafts together! All participants seemed to have a great time building and maintaining their vessels, and it was wonderful to watch them working in their teams. Throw in some sedan chair racing {not the automotive kindl. geocaching, cooking on gas or open fires, and that filled the gaps leading to the end of the summer term. Concluding with a water fight and campfire- complete wvth s'mores! September and our Scouts were bored... No, no, no... they're board! A board games evening with what seemed like half the inventory of Hasbro available to play! Everything from Kerplunk and Tumblin, Monkeys. to Twister. Frustration. Connect 4. Mousetrap, Battleship... etc. etc. It's rumoured that somewhere in the HQ. some Scouts are still playing Monopoly. Thankfully. no one made us play 52 card pickup... Scout Troop Report (cont) We had our own mini-olympics during the tem, consisting of events such as table tennis, a beanbag relay, soft archery and indoor curling complete with sweepers. We even had the opening and closing ceremony. But we couldn't find anyone to parachute in at such short notice. Our team of swimmers did us proud at the District Swimming Gala. Although not coming in the placings, they all swam really well despite the ever-changing rules- it was the first time that it had taken place for a while, so hopefully things will improve next year! Our quiz masters brought home the winner's trophy for the District Quiz. They pitted their wits against some of the finest teams in the district and won! Well done to the team. Likewise. our budding teams of chefs entered the County Cooking Competition and came home with not one, but three first place awards (one shared with another Troop) for their culinary and comedy efforts. You occasionally get a few ups and downs in Scouting, but the trip to iFly Basingstoke for an indoor skydiving experience takes that expression to a whole new level. We couldn't tell if they were genuinely happy when floating around in the air-stream - it may have just been the force of the wind on their cheeks that made them smile - but they certainly seemed to be blown away by the end of IL.. and that was before we went to McDonalds! To continue in a similar vein. the group trampolining was flipping marvellous! Who'd have thought that bouncing around trying to knock your Scout leaders into the foam pit could be quite so entertaining.... Add a touch of clowning around with a circus skills evening. an eggcellent team building egg drop challenge and a couple of pancake poppies lyes. you read that correctly) and paracord poppies for Remembrance Day and that's a recipe that seemed to go down well with the Scouts. Nearly there... Spring Term 2025 brought us more triumphs and successes. starting with a third place at the district paintball event. It's a good thing we weren't in charge of the scoring. or we would've come last due to incidents of friendly fire... Don't wander around the game zone with a camera... sure, you're tsking great shots, but so are they, and theirs hurt morel Keeping with the fast-moving projectiles and adding some pioneering. the Scouts spent an evening building catapults with garden canes and rubber bands whilst our young leaders were perfecting a trebuchet. Unfortunately. they weren't powerful enough to knock down the back rooms to make space for our ever-expanding trophy room, but they could launch a ping pong ball a fair distance. An afternoon attempting to beat the Wobstacle meant that once again. our Scouts were tying to run on water and defy gravity {sounds like the story line from a couple of films...) whilst trying to stay on a giant inflatable across a swimming pool. Needless to say, they dived right into the activity- headfirst. feet first and sideways! Two adventurous teams braved. what turned out to be. a very chilly County Night Exercise in and around Bentley Copse campsite at the beginning of February. Both teams did a fantastic job of making it around the course, visiting every checkpoint to complete the different tasks and activities, and doing all of this with a torch, map. and compass... and a reasonable quantity of sweets! They will all attest that they didn't get lost once... twice or three times maybe. but not once! We had cries of "My boomerang won't come back!" during one of our evenings... and it wasn't because they hadn't thrown them... Turns out they don't return if they land on the roof. or over the fence. or get stuck in a tree. How bizarren! ## Scout Troop Report (cont) ## Scout Section Leadership Team bs ## Leadership Team Group Lead Volunteer Graham Fairclough ## Beaver Colony **Team Leader Dominic Moore Team Member Elizabeth Maloney Team Member Jack Sheffield Team Member Josh Fawcett Team Member Liz Wingrove Team Member Gemma Kerridge Team Member Dan Paris Team Member Cameron Moore** ## Byron Cub Pack **Team Leader Graham Fairclough Team Member Alison Edwards Team Member Keith Elston Team Member Chris Gagen Team Member Lizzie Strachan Team Member Rob Braun Team Member Veronica Kerridge Team Member Peter Brown Team Member Charlotte Johnston** ## Scout Troop **Team Leader Keira Pearson Team Member Daniel Shaw Team Member Gavin Hayhurst Team Member Declan Gleeson Team Member Tim Kerridge Team Member Oliver Foster Team Member Javan Mattei Team Member Sofia Oliveira Team Member Alice Sheffield** The leadership team as at 31 March 2025. Develop more Skills For Life Group Information Scouts 22nd Wimbledon Scout Group Minutes of the 2024 AGM 22nd Wimbledon Scout Group Minutes of the AGM of the Group Scout Council held on Sunday 19 May 2024 at 1.45pm In the Chair, Ann Fellowes (A full list of attendees is included at Appendix l) I Welcome In welcoming everyone to the AGM, Ann Fellowes reminded everyone to sign in so that their presence was recorded. She reminded the meeting of the toilet arrangements and the fire safety procedures before pointing out that the meeting was being conducted under the new rules published in Policy Organisation and Rules IPOR) in March 2024 by the Scout Association. 2 Apologies for absence These were received from Dominic Moore, Keira Pearson, Liam Washford-Bent, Gemma Kerridge and Declan Gleeson. 3 Governance Topic5 (il The meeting approved the minutes of the 2023 AGM. Moved by the Chair, seconded by Alison Edwards and approved by a show of hands. {iil The meeting approved the adoption of the model Constitution from Chapter 5 of POR. Moved by the Chair, seconded by Keith Elston and approved by a show of hands. {iii) The meeting noted that the Group financial year ran from l April to 31 March. {ivl It was noted that the new Board of Trustees would wish to keep under review the question of community membership of the Scout Council. Moved by the Chair, seconded by Annie Gleeson and approved by a show of hands. {v) The meeting agreed that the number of members who shall be appointed to the Board should be 12. Moved by the Chair, seconded by Annie Gleeson and approved by a show of hands. {vil The meeting approved the number of members that were required to be present to constitute a Quorum of the Scout Council in the future as 20. Moved by the Chair, seconded by Chane Greenslade and approved by a show of hands. 4 Review of the prevlous year {il The Group Scout Leader, (Graham Fairclough) presented his review. He started by referring to the Annual Report which he hoped everyone had been able to read as it demonstrated how busy the Group had been during the last year. The report can be found on the Group website. He said he was very proud of each of the Sections who had made the Group the largest in the District for youth and adult membership, which was also a testament to the hard work that our leaders put into running their sections and also to those who are involved in helping out both at District and County level. He particularly wanted to express his thanks to Declan, Dan and Gavin who have all taken on the role of ASL and are doing a brilliant job running the Troop whilst Keira is away at university. Turning to the future he said that the Group had embarked on a major project of rebuilding the back of the HQ which will include adapting the space to accommodate our camping equipment and the replacement of the two back rooms which have recently been inspected for damp. Unfortunately, it was discovered that whilst the foundations were solid, the walls. which are now over 50 years old. were in a sorry state of repair. The Board has recently appointed the principal designers to commence the project. At this stage the rough estimated cost of this project is expected to be around £200,000. The Group will be looking for ways to fund these costs from grants and other means. He concluded by asking the Council if it knew of any businesses or sources of funding that we could approach then please let him know. The Chair asked the Council if they had any questions to ask Graham. There being none, the Chair thanked Graham and moved to the next item. Minutes of the 2024 AGM (cont) {ii) The Chair indicated that she had nothing to add to her comments at the beginning of the written report. There were no questions asked by the Council and the meeting moved on to the next item. {iii) Andrew Pearson {Treasurer> presented the report containing all the details of the accounts for the year 2023/2024 which had been circulated in the annual report. He spoke about the costs of the back-room project, noted that hall and garage rentals were remaining strong and the discussions he was having with the electricity suppliers. There were no questions from the floor but several members called for a vote of thanks to the Treasurer for his work on the accounts and garage rentals and to Joan Pearson for her work on the hall rentals. These thanks were approved by the Council 5. Making Appointments Before moving on the Chair suggested that the GSL take the Chair for this item. Agreed. The GSL said that we had advertised the vacancies for new Trustees quite widely throughout the Group, with a closing date for indications of interest to be submitted by no later than 12 May to enable the Board to take a view. But first: {il Appointment of independent examiner On behalf of the Board the Treasurer (Andrew Pearson) proposed that Derek Holmes be appointed. By a show of hands this was agreed. (li) Appointment of Group Chair The Board recommended that Tim Kerridge becomes Chair. Agreed by a show of hands. {iii) Appointment of Treasurer The Board recommended that Andrew Pearson becomes Treasurer. Agreed by a show of hands. (iv) Appoint members of the Trustee Board 11 letters of interest had been received, The GSL is automatically a Trustee and the Chair and Treasurer are Trustees. The Board recommended that Dominic Beecheno, Mark Cheetham, John Crighton, Suzanne Davis, Alison Edwards, Ann Fellowes, Annie Gleeson and Alan Maloney become Trustees. (Thi5 leaves one space to be filled in due course). Agreed by a show of hands. Ann Fellowes resumed the Chair at this point of the meeting. 6 Other business Presentations Graham Fairclough presented Cub Scouts; Felix Walker, Leo McKinnon and Mason Kay with the Chief Scouts Silver Award. Tim Kerridge presented Scouts Ella Curtis and Juliana Teidt with the Chief Scouts Gold Award. Alison Edwards presented Hannah Johnston with the Young Leader award. She also announced that Lily Pusey had received the same award in recent times. (i) Votes of Thanks Graham Fairclough drew attention to the fact that Rory Travers-Drapes had served on the Group Executive for the past four years but had decided to step down this year. In expressing our thanks for his contribution, he was presented with a Group Thanks Badge. Graham also proposed a vote of thanks to leaders Dominic Moore, Keira Pearson, Alison Edwards and Liam Washford Bent for their contribution to the work of the Executive Committee and Trustee Board whi15t they served on it to represent their sections which is no longer required under the new rules. Graham then said that Ann Fellowes had been our chairman for the past 11 years and had decided to stand down this year. He remarked that during those years she will have seen many changes to the buildings and even more changes to the people involved at Group and Section level. During our fundraising activities she was inevitably found flipping a few burgers l He was pleased to say he was delighted she will remain on the Trustee Board. He then presented her with a small gift from the Group. Minutes of the 2024 AGM (cont) On behalf of the Group, Graham would like to send best wishes to Declan Gleeson who was unable to join us that afternoon as he was in hospital awaiting surgery. We wished him a speedy recovery. In conclusion. he congratulated the Cub and Scout Sections on their performances at the District Sports Day the previous day and bringing home a lot of silverwarel (il) Our new Chairman Tim Kerridge was invited by the outgoing Chair to say a few words. In introducing himself, he remarked that he had been a member of the 22 since 1975 when he joined as a Cub. As an adult, he spent many years working with the Cub Section and then with the Scout Section. In recent years, he has held the post of Assistant District Commissioner (Scouts) but now he has decided to face fresh challenges at the 22nd Welcome home Timl (lil) Derek Webb Derek introduced himself to the meeting. He, along with his brother were former members of the Group. Sadly, his brother had passed away but he had a collection of mint Scout themed stamps from around the world and Derek said it was his brotherf5 Wish that they be given to the 22 Wimbledon. Having heard that the Group was needing to replace the back rooms at the HQ he offered to take them to Stanley Gibbons for valuation. He undertook to keep in touch with the new Chairman as this process took place. The Chair expressed the thanks of the Group for this generous gift. There being no further business the Chair closed the meeting at 2.20pm Appendix I Attendees at the AGM of the Scout Council 2024 Group Trustees Ann Fellowes, Alan Maloney, Andrew Pearson, Mark Cheetham, Dominic Beecheno, Rory Travers-Drapes, John Crighton, Annie Gleeson. Leaders, Section Asslstants *Graham Fairclough. *Alison Edwards, Elizabeth Maloney, Veronica Kerridge, Charlotte Johnston, Dan Fellowes, Gavin Hayhurst, Lizzie Strachan, Keith Elston, Tim Kerridge. * also Trustees Explorer Scout5, Young Leader5 Hannah Johnston, Lily Pusey, Alfie Yuill, Naomi O'Brien, Samuel Strachan. Parents, Friends and Group supporters Andrew Johnston, Rhodri Cave, Ana Romero, James Cornelius, Kris Kirkham, Fiona Perella-Henry, Francois Capgra5, Ali5tair McKinnon, Gemma Connolly, Maria Tinker, Sally Pusey, Nicola Grant, Iluska Beaton, Sonia Agriao-Tiedt, Kathryn Curtis, Chris Flack, Simon Kay, Morag Kay, Joan Pearson, Derek Webb, Gemma Hotchkiss, Abby Taylor, Chane Greenslade, Sofia Oliveira, Mel Giltrow, Nick Rowley, Sharma Stanton, Brett Walker, Irene Custodio, Sandy Timbrell. Trustees **Trustees Ex Officio : Group Chairman Tim Kerridge Group Treasurer Andrew Pearson Group Scout Leader Graham Fairclough** **Trustees: Elected: Alan Maloney Ann Fellowes** **Annie Gleeson Mark Cheetham Suzanne Davis John Crighton Alison Edwards Jasmin Kirkham** **Bankers: Lloyds TSB Plc, London Road, East Grinstead. RH19 1AH Custodian Trustee: The Scout Trust Corporation Ltd Independent Examiner: Derek Holmes Scout Association Registration No.: 6076 Charity Registration Number: 303795** **The Group is a Trust established under it's rules which are common to all Groups. Trustees are appointed in accordance with Policy, Organisation and Rules of The Scout Association.** **The accounts have been drawn up on a receipts and payments basis. Contact: Alan Maloney, 5 Aragon Road, Morden. Surrey. SM4 4QF Tel: 0208 337 5364.** **Signed on behalf of the Executive Committee:** **Tim Fellowes, Chairman Andrew Pearson, Treasurer** #SkillsForLife Group Finances Scouts 22nd Wimbledon Scout Group Group Assets 2024/25 2023/24 Current Assets Lloyds Bank Current Account Lloyds 3 Month Fixed Lloyds Bank Deposit Account Lloyds Deposit Account Treasurer cash in hand 15866 174243 37618 13465 1875 8356 170032 22356 13316 3012 Sub Total 243065 217072 Beavers Bank Account Byron Pack Bank Account Scout Troop Bank Account Expense Account Sub Total 2207 7406 1794 5726 4196 3470 98 13181 11716 Total 256246 228788 Fixed Assets Garages at Cost Depreciation Net Book Value 50500 -50500 50500 -40000 10500 Total 256426 239288 Liabilities Garage Deposits Total liabilities -465 -465 -375 375 Total Net Assets 255961 238913 Group Payments Budget 2025n6 2024125 2023124 Grant Pa ments O Magic (Gazebo) O Groundwork (Stores) O Total 564 368 932 Head uarters Costs 750 Water Charges 751J) Light & Heat 33￿ Insurance 3000 Hall Expenses 5000 Hall Maintenance 200000 Hall Development 350 AGM 300 Wi Fi 20￿ OSM/Bank Fees 50 Garage Expenses 222250 Total 340 7665 3279 2214 319 9286 3120 2315 4066 1831 312 683 6423 213 274 1601 22692 21256 5000 Membershlp Fees O Explorers 5000 Total 5820 5166 5820 5166 Scoutln Activitles 10000 Section Activities 20000 Camps and Outings O End of Term Trampollne 250 Leader Uniform 30250 Total 4009 18373 1650 8445 15221 28 23694 24032 Fund Raisin ex 20￿ Flrework night BBQ'S enses 1836 1583 159 1742 1836 3000 Camp/ActNity Van Hire 500 Miscellaneous(Inc stationery) Badges 3(Kl Uniform 2000 Equipment O Jack Petchey Award S8￿ Total 686 278 961 722 336 695 3678 1773 176 592 769 600 2137 2633(X) Total Payments 58058 56700 Note: Budget includes preliminary back room refurbishment-still to be confirmed Group Receipts Budget 2025/26 2024125 2023124 10000 4000 14000 Membership Subscriptions Gift Aid 2024 Total 9960 3059 13019 9150 2821 11971 20000 15000 35000 HQ Rents Garage Rents Total 21656 15562 37218 17716 14220 31936 Donations Bank Interest Total 285 4710 4995 165 4206 4371 4500 4500 22000 Section Camps/Activities End of Term Trampoline Total 20573 1105 21678 18407 18407 Fund Raisin Firework Night BBQ'S Groundwork{Stoves) BBQ Hire MagiclGazebo) coop Back Room Fund Just Giving/Amazon Total 5000 5024 5001 395 500 50 500 500 525 435 68 6899 5000 6099 1000 Uniform Sales Scout shop Misc Jack Petchey Award Total 905 914 202 237 600 1953 402 1200 2507 1000 84000 Total Receipts 85516 75537 Section Accounts 2024-2025 Income Bank Interest- Cubs Events- Beavers Events - Cubs Events- Scouts Membership Fees- Beavers Membership Fees- Cubs Membership Fees- Scouts Uniform - Beavers Uniform- Cubs Uniform - Scouts 50.93 2,925.45 11,491.00 6,156.00 3,139.41 6,560.00 5,422.58 102.00 163.84 238.11 Expense Badges - Beavers Badges - Cubs Badges - Scouts Bank Fees - Beavers Bank Fees - Cubs Bank Fees - Scouts Events - Beavers Events - Cubs Events - Scouts Meetings - Beavers Meetings - Cubs Meetings - Scouts Membership Costs- 8eavers Membership Costs- Cubs Membership Costs- Scouts Uniform - Beavers Uniform - Scouts 308.82 300.00 352.04 190.37 408.49 346.00 2,528.25 10.562.25 5,282.90 302.12 2,027.30 1,679.64 1,860.00 4,200.00 3,900.00 349.50 189.00 Account balances 22nd Wim Cub Pack Treasurer 22nd Wim Scout Troop 22nd Wim Cub Pack Savings Expense Account 22nd Wim Beaver Colony 2,782.76 3,470.37 4,622.73 97.50 2,205.60 Summary Account balance brought forward Total income Total expenditure Net income Account balance carried forward 11,716.32 36,249.32 34,786.68 1,462.64 13,178.96 Independent Examiners Report Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of 22. Wimbledon Scout Group Scout Council I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the 22 Wimbledon Scout Group for the year ended 31103125 Responslbllltles and basls of report As the charity trustees of the 22 Wlmbledon Scout Group you a￿ responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the 22nd Wlmbledon Scout Group accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515) (b) of the Act. Independent examlnerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the 22 Wlmbledon Scout Group as required by section 130 of the Act: or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records.. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other rnatters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Name: Derek Holmes Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies lif ariyl: F.C.A Address: 3 Larks Close. Ferndown. Dorset. BH22 9TF Date: 221412025 **HQ Redevelopment at the 22nd!** Over the next few years, there will be an exciting development at the HQ! Towards the rear of the building, there is a flat roof extension to the HQ that was built around 50 years ago. Following a survey of suspected damp, if was confirmed that there is damp in the breeze block construction, however the foundations underneath are still solid. The plan is therefore to demolish the existing extension and to rebuild, using the existing footings but to reconfigure the area to give us group store room, 2 meeting rooms with double doors and patio area looking out onto the field with an interconnecting folding partition so that the rooms can be used together. We are also looking to continue the current pitch of the roof to give us additional storage space, accesssed by a fixed staircase. At the time of writing, the plans have gone out to tender and we are awaiting on the final cost! Over the coming months and years, we will be looking for any potential sources of funding i.e. grants, fundraising and even donations! We would be grateful for your support with this in any way that you can! If you have got any suggestions, then please let us know! -a - ## Thank You! The 22nd Wimbledon Scout Group wishes to record its thanks to so many people, but, in particular we should acknowledge... All of our amazing Leadership Teams for everything that they do to keep our Young People enthused and wanting to come back for more, whether that’s weekly meetings, camps or activities. Thankyou so much (and also to their families for letting them join in the fun!) The Group Trustee Board for their continued support throughout the year, especially to Andrew Pearson, Group Treasurer for everything that he does looking after the Group finances, including managing the garage rentals. Special thanks are also recorded to Joan Pearson (Hall Bookings Manager), Gavin Hayhurst (Webmaster) and Vici Hoban, (Emergency HQ key holder) for their vital work in supporting the Group. Thanks to Graham Fairclough for everything that he does in and around the HQ to keep it looking it’s best… sweeping up leaves, keeping the grass trimmed and for his work with our successful grant applications. Also to the adults and young people from the Nescot Horticulture Team who have come in and done additional work around our HQ grounds. Thankyou to Declan Gleeson for all his help and advice with various issues with the HQ, Mark Cheetham for looking after the Health and Safety side of the Group and to and Jasmin Kirkham for helping us to write our Risk Register. The Wimbledon and Wandle District Team and the GLSW County Support and Training Teams for their advice and support during the year. Thanks also to Alison Edwards for proof reading the annual report!! We acknowledge the following companies for their grant donations over the past year, towards various projects… The Jack Petchey Foundation, Tesco's and the Co-Op. ...and finally, to the parents and to the young people themselves who make Scouting so enjoyable! | **“Happiness is open to all, since, when you boil it down, it merely** a mx **consists of contentment with what** | Va ORANG **you have got and doing what you** « y 7 \ a **can for other people.”** Call fos , **Robert Baden-Powell** ) Rolacigt Bat a i * ag e | 4 ‘