## _3[rd] Hayling Scouts_
## _Annual Report_
## _2021 - 2022_
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## **Who does What**
**Group Scout Leader**
James Perfett
## **Group Executive (GDT) Appointed / Elected Members**
## **Officers**
**Chairman Treasurer Secretary**
Tim Pike Harry & Matt Pike Jill Long
## **Specific Roles**
**HQ Manager Quartermaster Book Sales Badge Secretary Transport Manager Group IT / Wish List Community Relations General Duties**
Pete Rowson Peter Goddard Dr Philip Blosse Nigel Kenny Clive Allgood Andrew Harrison Jean Bates Alan Scutt Ian Hawke Aaron Pycroft
## **Section Leaders**
**Beaver Scouts Aspen Colony Redwood Colony**
Fiona Jordan-Harrison Linda Hunter / Clementyne Barrett (T)
## **Cub Scouts**
**Jupiter Pack Mars Pack Saturn Pack**
Abi Peett Jan Allgood Sarah Bailey (T)
## **Scouts**
**Eagle Troop Lion Troop**
Ed Harrison
Jamie Bray (T) / Tom Lincoln (T)
**Shark Troop Explorer Scouts Nexus Unit**
Hannah Kirby
James Perfett (Acting)
## **Notes:**
1. (T) – These Leaders are also designated Trustees
## **Grou Su ort 2021-2022 p pp**
During the course of the year a number of other people have helped in different ways.
To everyone who has supported us in any way during the past year -
## **“Thank You”**
There are also people, not in uniform or on the Development Committee, who directly or indirectly contribute to the success of 3rd Hayling from behind the scenes.
This page is an opportunity to mention some of them. Of course this is always dangerous, as I know I will miss some. Please accept my apologies if you are one of those I miss. It was not intentional.
|Phil & Valerie Blosse|Photocopying|
|---|---|
|C.J. Driscoll|Auditor|
|Hayling Herald|For their continued Support|
|Stoke Fruit Farm|For support in many ways|
|Mark Standing|Management of our Book Sales|
There are also many of our friends who continue to support our events, year after year, and we are extremely grateful and lucky to have this ongoing support.
|Also those who each year support our Christmas Post Service:|Also those who each year support our Christmas Post Service:|
|---|---|
|Hayling Hardware|Bentley Walkers|
|Rae’s|Cards 4 Occasions|
|Identity Hairdressing|Stoke Fruit Farm|
|Country Foods|Red Cross Centre|
|Sandy Point Stores|Hayling Library|
|Northney Farm Tea Rooms||
And of course to all individuals and businesses and community groups on Hayling who support us and endorse our aims in many ways.
## **Roll of Honour 2021 / 2022**
**Beavers - Chief Scout’s Bronze Award**
Ripley Harper Redwood Elias Henson Redwood Henry Hoare Redwood
**Cubs - Chief Scout’s Silver Award** Eva Baladon Saturn Jude King Saturn Daisy Barber Saturn Evie McBride Saturn Morgan Buchanan Saturn Tilly Petley Saturn Daniel Exelby Saturn Roxy Tucker Saturn Sammy Gilmartin Jupiter Oliver Wilson Saturn Amos Henson Mars Riley Wrixon Saturn Joshua Iacobucci Mars
**Scouts - Chief Scout’s Gold Award** Matthew Bailey Sharks Enzo Richardson Sharks
**Nexus Explorer Scout Unit Chief Scout’s Platinum Award Queen’s Scout Award** Luke Bailey **Nexus Explorer Scout Unit / Young Leader Unit – Young Leader Award** Thomas Griffiths **Leader / Adult Training Award – Wood Badge** Michele Lynch Matthew Welsh Edward Mill James Perfett
## **Chair’s Report**
The past year has brought much needed face-to-face Scouting back to Hayling – and it’s been great to see our Sections growing. Our adult volunteers achieved remarkable things during the pandemic, creatively providing Scouting by other means, but there is nothing like getting back together as a group – and getting back to camping and outdoor activities. As I said last year, we need two simple things for great Scouting – a good programme delivered by good Leaders. 3[rd] Hayling has a strong history and tradition to build on. I continue to be impressed by our leaders’ inventiveness – finding new ways to teach traditional skills and make the most of modern technology.
Our role as a Group Development Team (or Board of Trustees) is to ensure the Leaders have the resources (building, equipment and money) to deliver a great programme. We also have to ensure our Group follows Charity Commission and national Scouting rules. The Group Development Team has been able to undertake hybrid meetings during the year – enabling everyone to take part. We have focussed particularly on ensuring our equipment has been brought back up to standard, and that our leaders have the training and new activities to deliver an exciting programme.
Our Group remains in good financial health – thanks to the ongoing subscriptions from members, fundraising events and the Government grants received during the Coronavirus pandemic. We have been through a process of budget setting to ensure we remain within our means, and so that our budget holders can get on with spending money in their areas to ensure our building, equipment and trailers are ready for use.
Our Headquarters is our biggest asset. We have committed the money required to improve the front entrance and parking area. You will have seen the big improvements made in this area, and this means that the front door is more easily accessible.
I want to thank everyone involved in uniformed roles, and behind the scenes as GDT members, maintaining our facilities and equipment, and helping run book sales and other events. It is a huge team effort, and everyone’s contribution is valuable. Many people work quietly behind the scenes using their talents for the benefit of the Group, and I wish to particularly thank those that this applies to.
Last year I said that we were ready to build back with confidence, and the last year has more than delivered on that promise. We now see the reintroduction of trips abroad, and large scale events. It’s great that so many members of 3[rd] Hayling are participating in these trips and events, and benefiting from the worldwide family of Scouting. Let’s hope the next year brings further opportunities to bring Scouting to even more young people and adult volunteers.
Tim Pike Group Chair
## **Grou Scout Leader’s Review p**
Last year seems so far away with all the COVID restrictions now having been lifted. Its hard to believe all the social distancing, mask wearing, maximum numbers inside, meetings outside only that had to be put into place, but we carried on scouting.
Now we are all back to normal (ish), things are moving at a steady pace. We have had 3 successful book sales. These are very important to the group in helping raise funds to keep the costs down, enabling us to subsidise membership fees, keeping our equipment up to date and maintained and any maintenance to the building.
This has included a new forecourt and disabled access. This was achieved with help from a grant from Havant Council who matched our funding.
One of our favourite things to do is to bring the whole Scout family together and we really did this on Bonfire night. We had one of the best turnouts. Lots of burgers and hotdogs were eaten and definately lots of smiling faces. The bonfire was huge and was still burning after 4 days! Thank you to Stoke Fruit Farm for providing the location and building the fire.
The Christmas post is always a massive success. But this year all our post sorters and delivery people did a fantastic job delivering just under 1500 cards before Christmas. We were really please to add several new business clients asking us to deliver their cards. The feedback was glowing and they are all happy for us to deliver for them again this year. A massive “Thank you!” goes out to all who helped.
We are really lucky to have such a great team of volunteers here at 3[rd] Hayling Scouts. All of the leaders have been working really hard to bring the different sections the best programs to do each week. Without these volunteers, who bring their hard work and dedication, the young people would miss out on so many opportunities and skills for life.
By the time you read this we will have had our Family Camp at Lyons Copse, with lots of activities for all.
2024 is the year that Hayling Scouts celebrates its 95[th] Birthday, more fun and celebrations to be had. Please visit our website for future events and information. www.haylingscouts.org.uk
James Perfett Group Scout Leader
## **Treasurer’s Report**
Although still impacted by Covid-19, the 2021/2022 financial year was a slightly more normal one.
From an income perspective, subscriptions increased above pre-Covid levels and we were able to run fundraising events again.
We received a final £8000 Coronavirus support grant and another grant from Havant Borough Council of £8000, match funding our contribution to the car park project.
From an expenditure perspective, the major project was the improvements to the car park and access to the hut with a total of nearly £22000 being spent on maintenance and improvements to the HQ.
As the impact of Covid is hopefully coming to an end, we have set aside surplus grant money into a Covid recovery fund. We have made a proportion of this available for section leaders to spend on additional activities and the rest will be used for larger ‘build back better’ projects over the next few years.
We have continued our financial process improvements and have implemented better budgeting for annual operational expenditure and longer-term spending on equipment, transport and the HQ; all of which require regular maintenance or renewal.
At this time, these accounts are unaudited, but we are sure the draft represents a true summary of our financial affairs.
We would also like to take the opportunity to thank C J Driscoll Chartered Accountants for their continued support in scrutinising our accounts.
Matt Pike and Angharad Pike, Treasurers
**3RD HAYLING ISLAND SCOUT GROUP**
Charity No. 308136
**Year ended 31st March 2022**
|**2020/2021**|**Income**|**2021/2022**|**2020/2021**|**Expenditure**|**2021/2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|9337.56|Subscriptions|17501.00|6772.50|Capitation|7316.40|
|1403.69|Donations|328.36|1186.78|Section Allowances|2279.81|
|15.12|Bank interest|5.50|0.00|Competitions|0.00|
|2546.17|Gift Aid|1142.27|289.30|Badges|1529.94|
|20760.36|Grants|16000.00|0.00|Leader Uniform & Training|324.00|
||||1445.83|Photocopier|1765.29|
|0.00|Facilities hire|0.00|1628.60|Insurance|1683.89|
|0.00|Fundraising: Quiz|0.00|1097.23|General expenses|1534.83|
|70.00|Other events|2717.54|1580.34|HQ: Services|2868.68|
|0.00|Christmas Post|1412.29|552.91|HQ: Maintenance|21688.15|
|150.00|Book fair|4559.31|175.67|Equipment|2638.04|
|0.00|World Jamboree|378.00|0.00|World jamboree/Project19 support|0.00|
|425.00|Suisse Adventure|1382.42|84.46|Suisse Adventure|1564.36|
|**34707.90**|**Total**|**45426.69**|0.00|Fundraising: Quiz|198.52|
|75.00|Money exchange, camps & trips|342.00|0.00|Book Fair|0.00|
|**34782.90**|**Total**|**45768.69**|0.00|Other events|955.13|
|1276.30|Less: Explorer subs(District)|0.00|0.00|World jamboree|0.00|
|**33506.60**|**Total income**|**45768.69**|**14813.62**|**Total**|**46347.04**|
||||0.00|Money exchange,camps & trips|398.57|
||||**14813.62**||**46745.61**|
||**FUND STATEMENT**||1276.30|Less: facility use (explorers)|0.00|
|12650.57|COIF fund|12655.95|**13537.32**|**Total expenditure**|**46745.61**|
|44.36|Deposit account|44.48||Less: money held on 01.04.21|15266.82|
|37541.93|Current account|35417.24||Plus: money held on 31.03.22|24382.08|
|||||Plus:surplus income over||
|0.00|Cash in hand|0.00||expenditure|-10092.19|
|50236.86|TOTAL|48117.67|||**45768.69**|
|2300.00|plus o/s gift aid/less o/s cheques|3442.27||**Money held on account**||
|**52536.86**|**TOTAL**|**51559.94**|7000.00|Building Fund|0.00|
|15266.82|Less: money held on account|24382.08|2000.00|Activities Fund|0.00|
|**37270.04**||27177.86|0.00|Covid Recovery Fund|18000.00|
||Less: surplus income over|||||
||expenditure|-10092.19|0.00|World Jamboree|1378.00|
|||**37270.04**|2477.95|Suisse Adventure|2663.55|
||||3788.87|Camp & sections Funds|2340.53|
||||15266.82|**Total**|24382.08|
## **As en Beaver Colon p y**
The Beaver Scout Motto is “Fun and Friends”. For some of our young Scouts this is a challenge. The journey through COVID has had a huge effect on our little people. Perhaps the motto for these times should be “Small Steps on a New Journey”!
In the summer term of 2021 we continued to meet outdoors. Each evening was a standalone event. Our Beavers hadn’t had the opportunity to be proper Scouts at the HQ. Each week we did have a flag break and welcome. The smartest Beaver wearing FULL uniform carried the flag.
Our weekly activities were carried out at different venues across the island. Wide games, Go Karts, Seed Planting and Swimming in the Sea to name a few.
Autumn Term: The big new start. Yes we are back in the HQ. For all our Beavers (and some of our helpers) this is the first use of the almost mythical Scout HQ. For some of them this was quite scary. With the building prepared, all windows open for that fresh air, we prepared for our grand entry.
We formed a circle in the car park, sang camp fire songs as loudly
as we could so the neighbours could hear we are back! Carrying our flag we reclaimed the building. The Beavers were excited as we organised hide and seek so they could find where everything is!
In October we took the opportunity to have a day camp at Fernycrofts. Yes we all got a badge! plus some amazing activities. It is hard to remember how exciting and challenging it is the first time you spend a whole day away from routine and with space and woods to run and play in. Well for Aspen Beavers this was that day of excitement and emotion. At the end of the day as the last shelter came down
I was wearing odd boots, totally exhausted but knowing we had given our young people their first experience of proper Scouting. This is my motivation for being a Leader.
The autumn term carried on with our usual Aspen Beaver activities with an emphasis on “joining in” and “taking part”. Creating that sense of belonging that COVID had denied us. Nearer Christmas the COVID risk assessments had to be dusted off, the Christmas party was OK with games and loud music but we have done and will do better.
2022: Things are on the up! Hooray! Back to normal! We have
started to introduce more of our traditional Aspen Scout activities. Active evenings such as tent pitching or Go Karts and Craft activities of Bird feeders, Mothering Sunday Cards and Junk Modelling.
The future for Aspen is good, with a sleepover planned for the HQ and Family Camp to look forward to.
2022/2023 is going to be my last full year as leader of Aspen. I am getting ready to retire as a Leader – yes, I am getting old! Let’s make this next year one to remember for all the right reasons. Saying “Yes” to challenges and making the most of every opportunity that Scouting provides.
The Aspen team is:
- Ian Armitage, now part way through his leader training,
- Ryan Kendall – volunteered for a term, now in his second year – we think he is hooked!
- Andrew Harrison – who is typing this report.
- Thomas Griffiths, who has completed his Young Leader training in record time.
My thanks to them all for delivering quality Scouting to Aspen Beavers.
It’s been an honour.
Fiona Jordan Harrison, Beaver Leader, Aspen
## **Redwood Beaver Colon y**
This is my first annual report as section leader for Redwood Beavers and boy has it been a blast.
We started off in April with a nature scavenger hunt, bike ride and teddy bear Olympics showing our enthusiasm and determination by cycling on the hard stones and winning races with our teddys. We have done some litter picking at the Ferry Boat where all the kids loved using the litter pickers and pretending they were dinosaurs! We had 2 weeks of outside archery led by Jacko. We finished up that term by climbing some trees and making dens in Rowlands castle and a BBQ where my young leader, Matthew, and I were captured with hula hoops and dragged back to “jail” a lot of times (I guess we just aren't as fast)!
The next term is when we said goodbye to Linda and I took over. We held a goodbye get together towards the end of Beavers where we said thank you and handed her some presents. We also had some other leaders from 3rd Hayling come in to join us in saying goodbye. In our next term, we worked on making friends and communication. We made mazes then the Beavers got blindfolded and their partner guided them around. They enjoyed seeing what everyone had made and they really liked the raised
part of one of the group's mazes. Everything came out of the stores to help with building the mazes including tarps and bowls, surprisingly we managed to put everything away on time! While working on our communication badge we sent emails and made phone calls to our parents, the Beavers loved making the phone call themselves and hearing the excitement from their parents. We got our first aid badge after learning how to put someone in the recovery position with Zowie (a first responder and parent). We also made some yummy cookies just before our Christmas party!
We joined Aspen and went to Ferny Crofts Scouts Activity Centre for a Beaver fun day. We climbed to the top of the climbing wall, went round the adventure course backwards and blindfolded, hid in the woods and jumped out at the leaders, perfected our circus skills and had a go on the Aeroball. The Aeroball was the favourite activity for a lot of the Beavers. At the end we handed out some badges and went home to have a well deserved nap!
The last term I am here to write about is the spring term, in this term we have done a lot of skill based work. We have learned how to keep our teeth sparkling using teeth tablets that turned our mouths purple!! We also made sure our hands were clean with glow in the dark lotion! We perfected the skills of tying our shoes, rolling our neckers and lighting a candle! The Beavers made some lava lamps (which became very messy despite measuring accurately) and watched baking soda and
vinegar react as well as some coke and mentos explode - everyone was very disappointed when it didn’t explode all over me! We couldn’t pass up the opportunity to make pancakes where we learned the harder you squeeze the lemon bottle the more lemon juice comes out! The explorer side of the Beavers came out when we went to the nature reserve to see what we could find. We had many suggestions and for the most part we found everything we thought we would: Birds, grass, trees and even poo, the only thing we couldn’t seem to find was a pineapple but
there is always next time right?
Over the last couple of terms we also welcomed some new leaders and young leaders who I am so grateful to have and can’t wait to continue working with. We have also had some amazing parent helpers that I hope continue to be a part of our journey. Thank you all.
Overall we have grown closer together as a colony, learnt some amazing skills, made some awesome things and been on some fun adventures. I am so proud of all the Beavers for having the best attitude and for always trying.
See you next year
Redwood Beavers
Clementyne Barrett, Debbie Maseyk, William Bedford, Matthew Bailey, Enzo Richardson and Charlie Lilley.
## **Ju iter Cub Pack p**
Every year I sit and think back over the last year and try to write my favourite parts to share with everyone. All my reports start the same way with wow, what an amazing year we have had! But this time I thought I would ask the Cubs to write their own reports to see what they had to say, so here we go..
"At Cubs we have so much fun every week we have mind blowing activities!"
"At Cubs every week we have so much fun and have fun activities to do! My favourite activity to do is air rifle shooting."
"At Cubs we do so many activities every week, we do outdoor activities and amazing games. My favourite activity is making pancakes."
"The past year has been a blast. These were my favourite things. Air rifle shooting where I learnt so much. How to load a gun, how to shoot and how to aim and much more. Second was where we cooked burritos, getting the food ready, cooking it and enjoying it. Third, we did an Easter Egg Hunt where we had to find eggs around the hut. Fourth we did building the most stable lego bridges so we tested which was the strongest. Best till last last we did outdoor games at the Billy trail where we did hide and seek in the dark and sardines. Best year EVER!"
"Camp was exhausting! We went crabbing on a pontoon. I learnt to use a knife to wittle a marshmallow toasting stick. We made our own fires using fire steels."
"Camp was the hottest weekend of the year! We saw a mum and baby deer. Jim was snoring like a bear, so bad it woke up most of the camp."
"I liked doing the pioneering because i got to fire bean bags across the room. I learnt how to do a clove hitch and how to square lash."
"Crystal maze was good. We did different challenges to collect real crystals. We had to eat dry crackers, climb through a piece of paper, blindfolded maze. Then we went into a cool dome where we had confetti to catch to win a prize."
"This has been a brilliant year we have done a load of activities like crystal maze, stream walk, easter egg hunt. With the best Cubs Pack in the UNIVERSE!"
"We had so much fun at archery. I hope we can do it again. I love when we go out to do stuff."
"Over the last year of Cubs we did loads of exciting stuff. We did backwoods cooking. But my favourite thing is when we did the science day. My second favourite thing is probably air rifle shooting where we used the guns, i dont know what there called but it was really fun, not as fun as science day although archery was cool as well, pancake day was good as well."
"I enjoyed the stream walk, although I now own some waterproof boots so would like to try again!"
"I liked litter picking on the Billy Trail, it was good to help the environment!"
"At the sleepover I enjoyed watching Mr Bean. We got to go to Lidl with some money. We had to choose food for our whole six, then come back, cook it, eat it and wash it up! Then we played x- file donuts, its a secret game that only people who come to Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers can do."
"I thoroughly enjoyed the walk at Rowlands Castle. I liked the scenery. I liked to walk over fallen down tree."
So there we have it! We were able to enjoy lots of our usual outdoor activities over the summer, still socially distanced but we adapted the athletics badge by using our teddies and having our own equipment. We had a weekend camp at Cricket Camp, unfortunately nearly half of the Cubs were unable to attend due to
covid in the school, however those that did come had the best time learning all our Scouting skills. Later in the year, when things returned to normal we had a sleepover to work on team building.
We have awarded 1 Chief Scout Silver Award to Sammy Gilmartin, 52 Challenge badges 54 Activity badges and 14 nights away badges!
As always, Jupiter are looking forward to the next year ahead, hopefully with lots of badges and many more nights away as well as our usual weekly meetings. Thank you so much to Francine, Jim, Clem, Jamie and Lillian for all your help and enthusiasm. Jupiter wouldn't be the best pack in the universe without you all.
Abi, Francine, Jim, Clem, Jamie & Lillian
## **Mars Cub Pack**
At the beginning of the evening as part of our opening ceremony we perform the Grand Howl and the cubs shout, “Cubs do their best” and they certainly did this over the past year. We have had a packed year of cubbing since returning from COVID and this is probably the reason why they keep coming back week in and week out. When I see my past Cubs, they still want to come back to Mars Pack for fun and games.
Our biggest event last year was our long-awaited Cub Camp. This was an awesome weekend. We started the camp on Friday night with a trip to the park and the Cubs designed their own six t-shirts which they worn all weekend!
Saturday was glorious hiked to Stansted woods and made shelters from fallen branches. In the afternoon
we made camp gadgets,
nettle tea, and whittling. Saturday night was the best campfire yet. We made dough sticks, smores, sang campfire songs and had a lovely, chilled evening gazing at the fire and watched the Cubs fall asleep in their chairs, with their PJ’s on and clutching their teddies.
Sunday, we managed to squeeze in some first aid and then cleared up and before we knew it, it was home time. The cubs covered several
badges and were all exhausted and by the time their parents had reached the top of Hayling Island on the way home they were asleep in their cars!
Autumn term started with a swim at the Oven Camp site, on a very blustery wet evening visited the coastguard station, did some yoga, basketball, and mindfulness.
The Cubs covered parts of their Challenge badges by making tea and coffee for visitors and Leaders, sewed on a button and cleaned the windows in the hut.
For Halloween we did apple bobbing, doughnuts on string and slimy spaghetti. Puppets were made for entertainers’ badge and the Cubs finished the badge with a great acting performance.
At the end of the Autumn Term, we went to The Armouries for a day trip. The Guide showed us round the main parts of the museum and gave us some interesting history of
Portsmouth how the Armouries developed. The weather was damp and cold, but the Cubs had great fun running up and down the tunnels and looking at all the
guns, tanks, and ammunition on show there. We had a lovely
lunch then the Cubs went round their favourite bit again then it was time to go home.
The spring term started with covering parts of Global Issues activity badge, the Cubs learnt to play table tennis and skittles and learnt how to cook pancakes and of course ate them! The Cubs brought in some amazing donations to support the Ukraine appeal. We went to the park to learn some local knowledge and drew maps of Hayling Island and we visited Hayling Fire Station. The Cubs enjoyed learning about the fire engines and
the work the service does on Hayling and surrounding area. We have played bingo, built Lego towers made eco blocks, bird feeders and made kites to fly round Mengham Pack.
This summer term we have so far……we visited the donkey sanctuary and the Cubs voted on adopting a donkey called Oscar for a year and we had an air rifle shooting night and tomahawking session, and this is only 3 weeks in!
What have we covered in terms of badges this year? I have awarded photographers, nights away 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, outdoors challenge, hikes away 1 and 2, cyclist, athletics badge, environmental conservation, animal carer, scientist, pioneer, book reader, personal safety, communicator, and presented 1- and 3-year service awards.
I would like to thank Jacko, Amy, Harry, Dom, Emily, and Ptolemy who will do anything for Cubs and turn up each week to get stuck into gluing, cooking, games whatever is thrown at them. Thank you to Jacko and his photography skills.
I would also like to thank Hayling Fire Station, Oven Camp Site, Jacko for archery, Nigel Kenny for organising badges and Clive Allgood assisting at odd times for various things.
This year we have seen Dom move on to Scouts to become an Assistant Scout Leader and Amy has had to stand down due to work commitments. Thank you for your hard work, commitment and support to Mars Pack and scouting. Joshua, Luke, Amos, Tobias, Austin
and Zachary moved up to scouts. Good luck. Joshua and Amos were awarded their Chief Scout Silvers and to achieve this award the Cubs must attain Our World, Our Adventure, Our Outdoors, Our Skills, Teamwork and Team Leader challenge as well completing a 6-week personal challenge and 6 activity badges. This is an amazing show of dedication to scouting and just shows that “cubs can do their best”!
## Jan Allgood (Akela)
## **Saturn Cub Pack**
Each year when I write Saturn’s annual report, I am always in shock how quickly another year has passed, leading Saturn Pack and as in previous years I have had so much enjoyment from being part of the group.
I would like to begin by saying a massive thank you to my leadership team Kate, Pippa and the young leaders: Ashley, Eric, Fergus and Luke - you have all been amazing and I really could not run Saturn Pack without you all.
We have had a fantastic year of Scouting and it’s been great to have a year where we could meet face to face again. We have managed to squeeze in so many adventures. It is always a struggle to know where to start so I will give you a snippet of some of the highlights.
This past year rain or shine, we have spent as many pack evenings as possible outside, enjoying what beautiful Hayling Island has to offer. We had “Trifle pudding” hikes along the Billy Line (a real favourite for Saturn Pack.) The infamous chip shop challenge – this is where we took a walking tour of Hayling Chip shops to vote for the cubs’ favourite. The Cubs took their very own driving test, learning about road signs, road safety and how to control a vehicle. You will be very pleased to learn this test was taken in go-karts and they all passed with flying colours! Saturn have also made teacup bird feeders and took part in the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch, competed in wacky world record challenges and some also very testing taskmaster game shows.
We have worked with the community decorating pebbles for the local nursing home to brighten up their gardens and helped further afield and organised a collection for essential items in Ukraine. Mars and Aspen also joined us with this appeal, when I delivered it to Stella’s voice, they were over the moon with the huge amount that had be donated by the Hayling Scouts. We have also done a couple of litter picks this year along the beach and the Billy line this was definitely a worthwhile activity! Members of the public approached us on both occasions and were very grateful for 3[rd] Hayling Scouts contribution to the Island.
We had a Sports day in Hayling Park - I remember this day, as it rained and rained. All the cubs kept smiling and laughing whilst running the potato relay, jumping in the sacks and throwing targets. They ended up soaked - it reminded me how resilient and amazing the cubs are.
The Cubs have been very lucky to have some V.I.P visits this past year. We have had private boxing lessons by Mark Coates from Heart of Hayling Boxing group where the Cubs learnt some new skills. The local PCSO came to talk to us about their role on Hayling and we also had a visit from Richard, a UTC Science teacher who taught the Cubs several amazing science skills including how to make their own diver in a bottle.
We always like to celebrate some important dates in the calendar.
- Burns night - we ran an evening learning about Robert Burns, ate some haggis, tossed the caber and designed some newspaper kilts!
- Chinese New Year - we tested the Cubs cooking skills and made a yummy stir fry.
- Pancake day - not only did we make pancakes, but we also had a couple of egg-citing pancake races as well.
- St Georges day was a celebration party on the beach. We made ballistae, played team games and slayed a Dragon.
- Easter – cubs took the egg drop challenge which really tested their teamwork and communication skills. Eggs were thrown from the roof beams in the hut – almost all the teams’ eggs were saved from their fate.
Summer of 2021 was Saturn’s first camp in over a year. We camped at Ferny Croft in the New Forest and had a fun filled weekend of activities.
The Cubs had races in go-karts, completed the Tomahawk challenge and tested their skills on the Frisbee golf course, areoball and badminton. They painted their very own camp T-Shirts and even manged to go Kayaking in the lake too. We went on a hike and learnt some valuable camp skills. We had lots of smores, hot chocolate and sang campfire songs. The cubs were very shocked during the song how big Cecil the caterpillar can get on a Saturn Pack camp – it really had to be seen to be believed!
It was a wonderful weekend and so good to be back camping again. We were very lucky to have Fiona and Andrew as our camp chefs - I would like to say a massive thank you for joining us and cooking some fantastic food during weekend.
We always like to finish each term with some fun - at end of the summer term, we took the Cubs for a BBQ party at The Oven campsite. A great time was had by all – we took part in team games and challenges. All the Cubs and leaders got very wet - it was a lovely way to finish off the end of summer term.
In September, the Cubs visited the Maize Maze at the Farm - this was a great night. The Cubs manged to get lost on a few occasions and we quickly realised that our map reading skills were not very helpful in a maze. The promise of a Northney ice cream sundae certainly helped them escape quicker!
In October, we took the Cubs back to Ferny Croft for Fright Night. It was a full day of Halloween activities. The cubs played some Traditional fairground games, met some dinosaurs, Climbing, Archery, backwards cooking, Tomahawks, Pumpkin carving, and Zorbing. All of the Cubs and leaders held an owl and a snake, they also spied on some creepy spiders and insects in the scary creature zone. The day concluded with the Spooky woodland trail which had some super scenes, jump scares and a campfire. It was a fantastic day, one
the Cubs really enjoyed and especially nice to share it with 100s of other Cubs from around Hampshire.
A night at Rock-Up proved to be a great challenge - we spent the evening scaling heights of the dozens of multi coloured climbing walls. It was a real adventure and a proud moment to see some of the cubs conquering their fears by taking a leap of faith from the top of one of the towers. All the young leaders took the risky 26ft high vertical drop slide - the cubs were very impressed at how brave they were!
This year we have awarded many activity badges and 7 Silver awards. All the Cubs also managed to achieve another very special badge by completing a number of challenges that I had given about the environment. I am proud to say that in the Summer of 21 all of Saturn Pack members were awarded a very special Green Blue Peter badge – Well Done to Everyone!
I would like to finish this report by saying a massive thank you to the parents for all your help and support this year. Also thanks to all the Cubs in Saturn Pack for being awesome and making each week so much fun and rewarding.
Looking forward to this year’s adventure’s - We already have many crazy plans in place to look forward to!
Sarah Bailey – Akela Saturn Pack
## **Ea les Scout Troo g p**
After a couple of years that were dominated by pandemic restrictions, we are almost back to normal scouting. When I say ‘normal scouting’… I’m not sure which bit is normal! We are almost back to weird and wonderful scouting. A very welcome return.
The last section report finished at the end of a summer term which was 100% outdoors. One of the last evenings that needs a mention was a cooking competition at the gun emplacements. We transported everything the scouts needed to create 6 outdoor kitchens. There was excellent food in stunning surroundings.
Summer camp was unable to happen in 2020 due to the covid restrictions. In 2021, we didn’t know until late in the summer term if camps were going to be allowed to take place. We planned a shorter summer camp on Hayling Island at Copse Meadow Farm. This kept costs low and flexibility high. Our first camp in 18 months was brilliant. A welcome return of patrol camping, cooking on fires, a hike, food auction and Hunger Games themed wide games. We also introduced loot drops – if the scouts found capsules anywhere on site, they got the content inside for their patrol. The camp also included two oportunities for completing some community service. The first was at Stansted miniature railway – helping with jobs, followed by a few rides on the trains. The second was helping maintain the woods that we were using during the camp.
The field and woods we were using belong to Rob Bond who has supported scouting and Eagle Troop for many years. During the pandemic his field was used by most sections, most weeks – all without charge. It allowed Hayling scouting to continue in a safe, outdoor environment – we are very grateful.
The winter term saw us returning to the Scout Hut. Walls, roof, running water and built in lighting – all the modern conveniences. Face masks needed to be worn towards the end of the term but it didn’t stop us doing anything.
Apart from the classic scouting evenings, we also did conkers, the assault course of doom, defeat the leader, spooky hike and a casino night. Some of the older scouts, to the leaders’ delight, had been requesting Dungeons and Dragons – something we had run before the pandemic. This was enjoyed by all and many bought their characters back when we ran it again in the spring term.
County Winter camp didn’t run this year – due to it involving the mixing of too many people. We took this as an opportunity to run a 24 hour frost camp in December. The temperature dropped as low as 5[o] C. The restrictions at this point advised not to crowd into central
tents. We had to rely on keeping fires going, wearing suitable clothing and keeping moving to stay warm. When the parents arrived to collect the following morning, they were shivering as they got out their cars – by this point we had all aclimitised.
The spring term had a nice mixture of evenings: Indoor wide games, outdoor wide games, navigation, fire lighting, mountain biking, pancakes and woodwork to name a few. Oh, and the return of Dungeons and Dragons.
We were also able to run a sleepover and a Scout Hut maintenance weekend. 23 scouts and 5 adults completed 2 hours of maintenance on the hut, scrubbing, fixing and sweeping everything in sight. Once the hard work was completed, the scouts planned, shopped and cooked an excellent range of 3 course meals. The evening was finished with a film and games before everyone retired to their sleeping bags.
The summer term is looking exciting with a good mixture of indoor and outdoor evenings. There is group camp to look forward to and we return to the greatest campsite in the world – Broadstone Warren, for a weeklong summer camp.
Eagle troop adapted, as needed, to the challenges of the pandemic. Virtual meetings, lots of outdoors and masks made for a different form of scouting. It was memorable, but we are glad to get back to the full range of scout evenings, working in patrols and camping.
My thanks to all the leaders and scouts for making the most of each situation and bringing the weird and wonderful to Tuesday night scouting.
Edd Harrison – Section Leader of Eagle Troop
## **Lions Scout Troo p**
Following on from where we broke up for the Easter Holidays we returned back to face to face scouting again at our outdoor location at Copse Meadow Farm.
We started off with some tomahawk throwing and throwing arrows, we managed to do some backwoods cooking and wide games.
With restrictions easing all the time we were allowed back into the hut, provided we kept
masks on and windows open so what better way to welcome all the scouts back into the Scout hut than with some air rifle shooting.
Activities in the hut varied from pioneering to nerf fights, chariot racing to indoor cooking.
After the summer holidays we continued with enjoying being able to provide a program at the scout hut. We
started with food hygiene, using glow in the dark powder and hand gel to see how well the scouts cleaned their hands (not that well). This showed all the scouts how easy it was to miss dirt and why washing for 20 seconds was the NHS recommendation.
We also did more cooking, watched some fireworks and joined the rest of 3rd Hayling for the remembrance parade.
We decided to end scouts a week earlier than usual for Christmas because of the increased risk of Covid-19 and not wanting to upset Christmas plans.
The new year saw us returning back to scouting in the hut and unlike the previous two years we managed to have Burns night at the hut where we tried haggis, neeps and tatties with some scouts even coming back for a second helping of haggis.
We also managed to flip pancakes, go on a hike and paint some warhammer miniatures with the scouts battling their warhammer characters the following week and build bridges that the scouts climbed over.
We meet on Thursday evenings from 19:00 until 21:00. Our section leader is Tom Lincoln with assistant leaders: Jamie Bray, Mervyn Haines & Michele Lynch
## _**Tom Lincoln**_
**Scout Leader, Lion Troop**
## **Sharks Scout Troo p**
Well this past year wasn’t quite what we all had planned. Despite all these challenges, what a fantastic year Shark Troop has had. We met for the very last time in March 2020 after being closed down temporarily due to COVID.
We originally planned for just a few weeks of not meeting but with no sign of the end we sadly cancelled all meetings until September. True to the scouting way, we overcame and adapted to each challenge we were faced with and throughout each stage of lockdown we did what we could to keep Shark Troop going.
The summer came with the great socially-distanced leaders water- fight which you can watch on our Web Site. Chris was not impressed with being drenched at his barbecue!
We managed a few weeks of face to-face meetings through September and October where we did orienteering and went for a very, very windy bike ride along the seafront.
Unfortunately we found ourselves back in another lockdown but we continued to meet every Monday night virtually over Zoom.
Since then we have done cooking, bridge building, soap carving, science experiments, played bingo, battleships and learned about map reading. The rock cakes we baked were delicious and the mug cakes definitely looked the most interesting! We are now back meeting face-to-face outdoors and it has been fantastic meeting all of the Scouts that we have not been able to meet yet in person.
Our first evening back consisted of fire lighting and backwards cooking. The toasted marshmallows and chocolate filled bananas were delicious! We have so many exciting activities planned into the summer and we look forward to meetings becoming a bit more normal.
Hopefully we will soon be able to start camping which I know is definitely one of the favourite activities that we do. Jamie spent his time as section leader putting so much time and effort into building Shark Troop into what it is today.
It is an honour to take this Troop over as Section Leader and I am so grateful for the fantastic leadership team we have today. Welcome to our new leader Dom who is joining us from Cubs and thank you to Chris, Jamie, Ed, Matt and Tom for all the work you have put in over this past year, I couldn’t have done it without you.
The Chief Scouts Gold Award is the end goal for many Scouts. Their time in Cubs and Beavers sets them up to complete this difficult award. Only a small percentage of Scouts ever achieve the Chief Scouts Gold Award as it consists of completing a huge variety of challenge and activity badges, as well as requiring at least 8 nights away camping with the troop. As leaders we can provide the opportunity for each Scout to achieve this but it
really is down to the young person to have the right attitude and desire to earn this award. I am delighted to say that we are due to present Matthew with his award. This award requires determination, perseverance and lots of hard work to complete and Matt has well and truly earned this. We as leaders love being part of every Scout’s journey through Scouting over the 4 years that they are with us and we all wish Matt the best of luck moving on forwards. I have no doubt that he will continue to achieve great things in Scouting and that this award will be just one of many great achievements. Due to COVID we have not yet been able to present his award in person but we are hopeful that we will be able to do this very soon. Well done Matt!
We have a number of other older Scouts incredibly close to achieving this award for themselves and I’m excited and hopeful to see them achieve this in the year to come. It is not only young people in Scouting that can earn awards and I am delighted to say that Chris and Jamie have achieved their wood badge and wood beads, a recognition of the hard work and dedication to 3rd Hayling Scouts. Well done!
Thank you to the fantastic group of Scouts who continue joining us every week despite the challenges of the last year and thank you also to our leadership team, we couldn’t have done it without each other. Looking forward to this next fun filled year!
Hannah Section Leader, Shark Troop
## **Nexus Ex lorer Unit p**
Explorers have been very happy to be meeting back normally
We went camping at Lyons Copse in September with explorers from Bedhampton & Havant with a day of paintballing on the Saturday. Friday night & Saturday night of camp were spent sitting round the fire either playing card games or chatting it was just so nice to be all back with friends & camping. Also we have a BBQ meeting up with explorers from other units in the district at Queen Elizabeth Country Park, some of the explorers came up with a new style burger who knew you could put ice cream in a burger.
Our yearly ride around the harbour with a trip on the Hayling ferry was a success I’m not sure if the success was down to the nice evening we had for the ride or if it was the stop for fish'n chips en route. During the last year we have also invested 8 new members in to Explorers.
We have been practising our knotting skills with pioneering projects some of these were outside on a large scale & some inside on a smaller scale. We also had a BBQ on the beach with most people going in for a paddle although I’m sure the sea is never warm enough to go in. The swimming at Havant pool was much warmer.
A casino themed evening was held with everyone dressed to impress some of us learnt new card tricks too.
A pub games night was also held with shove ha’penny connect 4, Draughts, Skittles,
We also had a task master evening with many challenges from salt drawing to tallest ice cube tower & blindfolded stacking of objects.
In February we went camping to Ferny Crofts scout campsite in the New Forrest along with 400 explorers from all over Hampshire this was to celebrate 20 years of Explorers, The weekend was action packed with all sorts of activities and challenges such as speed climbing, laser clay pigeon shooting, Disco, Go Carts, inflatable games, camp fires, rifle shooting. The weekend was warm & sunny by day but cold by night with all the tents and field being covered in a thick frost on Saturday morning.
Spring ahead camp in March - we were lucky enough to be invited to a camp with Explorers & Scouts from Waterlooville district. Again at this camp there were many activities many that our explorers had not seen before including chimney cakes, land rover pull, Branding, Mobile escape room and as ever at camp there was plenty of food to keep them going.
We finally managed to get out on DofE expedition but could not camp for the Bronze assessed/Silver practice, only day walks, but managed a full expedition, with camping, for the Silver assessed - It was so good to be able to do the expedition as we used to do it! We are now planning a Gold assessed expedition in August, done locally but with camping every night.
By the time you read this we will have also been to our Group family camp at Lyons copse after that We are looking forward to our trip to Kandersteg in Switzerland in August, this has been delayed by 2 years due to covid so lets hope it happens this time.
Nexus Explorers
## **Statement of Funds**
## **at 31[st] March 2022**
## **Notes** :
1. The fund categories are currently under review and any changes will be reflected in the 2023 report.
Final Preparations
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3RD HAYLING ISLAND SCOUT GROUP Charity No. 308136 Year ended 31st March 2022
Income and Expenditure Account
2020/2021 Income 2021/2022 2020/2021 Expenditure 2021/2022
9337.56 Subscriptions 17466.00 6772.50 Capitation 7316.40
1403.69 Donations 328.36 1186.78 Section Allowances 2279.81
15.12 Bank interest 5.50 0.00 Competitions 0.00
2546.17 Gift Aid 1142.27 289.30 Badges 1529.94
20760.36 Grants 16000.00 0.00 Leader Uniform & Training 324.00
1445.83 Photocopier 1765.29
0.00 Facilities hire 0.00 1628.60 Insurance 1683.89
0.00 Fundraising: Quiz 0.00 1097.23 General expenses 1534.83
70.00 Other events 2717.54 1580.34 HQ: Services 2868.68
0.00 Christmas Post 1412.29 552.91 HQ: Maintenance 21688.15
150.00 Book fair 4559.31 175.67 Equipment 2638.04
0.00 World Jamboree 378.00 0.00 World jamboree/Project19 support 0.00
425.00 Suisse Adventure 1382.42 84.46 Suisse Adventure 1564.36
34707.90 Total 45391.69 0.00 Fundraising: Quiz 198.52
75.00 Money exchange, camps & trips 342.00 0.00 Book Fair 0.00
34782.90 Total 45733.69 0.00 Other events 955.13
1276.30 Less: Explorer subs(District) 0.00 0.00 World jamboree 0.00
33506.60 Total income 45733.69 14813.62 Total 46347.04
0.00 Money exchange,camps & trips 398.57
14813.62 46745.61
FUND STATEMENT 1276.30 Less: facility use (explorers) 0.00
12650.57 COIF fund 12655.95 13537.32 Total expenditure 46745.61
44.36 Deposit account 44.48 Less: money held on 01.04.21 15266.82
37541.93 Current account 35382.24 Plus: money held on 31.03.22 24382.08
0.00 Cash in hand 0.00 Plus:surplus income over expenditure -10127.19
50236.86 TOTAL 48082.67 45733.69
2300.00 plus o/s gift aid/less o/s cheques 3442.27 Money held on account
52536.86 TOTAL 51524.94 7000.00 Building Fund 0.00
15266.82 Less: money held on account 24382.08 2000.00 Activities Fund 0.00
37270.04 27142.86 0.00 Covid Recovery Fund 18000.00
Less: surplus income over expenditure -10127.19 0.00 World Jamboree 1378.00
37270.04 2477.95 Suisse Adventure 2663.55
3788.87 Camp & sections Funds 2340.53
15266.82 Total 24382.08
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3rd HAYLING SCOUT GROUP (Charity No: 308136)
Accounts for the period 18¢ April 2021 to 3181 March 2022
Balance Fofwavd".
27667se Bank A¢¢ounts
Legs Outstsnding Ch¢qu
Cash
£50.236.86
£0.00
£0.00
Income:
#337s Subscriptions
Jts9 Donations
J2 Bank Interest
SI17 Gift Aid- See Mote 1
2D760.36 Grdnts
o.thj Facility Hire
220.00 Fundrnfising- See Iloto 2
J Workl Jamboree
42&fy) Suisse Adveniurp
75.Tr) IAon•y Exchange •tc
3738190
£17A66.00
£328.36
£5.50
£0.00
£16.000.00
£0.00
£8,689.14
£378.00
£1,382.42
£342.00
£44.S91.42
£44.S91.42
Expenditure:
8n50 Membership F••
IIW78 Section Allowane
o.w Competstions
289.30 Badges
.w L•ader Uniforni and Trnining
1445.83 Photocopier
162&60 Insurance
109723 General Expenses
£7,316.40
£2,279.81
£0.00
£1,529.94
£324.00
£1,765.29
£1,683.89
£1.534.83
ILI_
J34 HQ.. S¢rvscos
552.91 HQ: Mainl¢nan
175.67 Equipment
0.00 World JamboreelPvoie¢t 19 Support
84.46 Suisse Adventure
#. Fundrnising Costs
o.w Ploney Ex¢hang• •1¢
0.00 World Jambo
£2,868.68
£21,688.15
É2.63B.04
£0.00
£1.564.36
£1,153.65
£398.57
£0.00
£4Q74&61 £4Q745.61
Balance represented by-
50236A6 8ank Accounts- see Notes 3 and 4
Less Outstsnding Cheques
Cash
£48.082.67
£0.00
£0.00
£48.082.67 £48.08167
£94828.28
£94.828.28
## **NOTES**
|**1**|**Gift Aid claims have been submitted to HMRC for the following estimated**|**Gift Aid claims have been submitted to HMRC for the following estimated**|
|---|---|---|
||**Year ended 31.03.2020**|**£983.63**|
||**Year ended 31.03.2021**|**£1,114.63**|
|||**£2,098.26**|
**To date no money has been received in respect of these claims from HMRC and**
|**2**
**Quiz**
**Book Fair**
**3**
**Covid Recovery Fund**
**World Jamboree**
**Suisse Adventure**
**Camp and Section Funds**
**Fund Raising Breakdown:**
**Christmas Post**
**Others Events**
**Designated Funds included in Bank Balances:**
**Building Fund**
**Activities Fund**|**£0.00**
**£1,412.29**
**£4,559.31**
**£2,717.54**|
|---|---|
||**£8,689.14**|
||**£0.00**
**£0.00**
**£18,000.00**
**£1,378.00**
**£2,663.55**
**£2,340.53**|
||**£24,382.08**|
|**4**
**Nat West Current Account**
**TSB Current Account**
**TSB Deposit Account**
**Bank Accounts Balances:**
**COIF Deposit Account**|**12655.95**
**13140.68**
**22241.56**
**44.48**|
|---|---|
||**48082.67**|
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the 3" Ha
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Scout Grou
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No: 308136
for the
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the
Trust") for the year ended 31st March 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirernents of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's 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 145(5)(b)
of the Act.
Independent examiners, ststement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to
my attention (other than that disclosed overleaf) in connection with the examination
which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the
Charities Act,. or
the accounts did nol accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming 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 matters 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.
Nigel N Valette ACIB
Harting. Manor Road, Hayling Island, Hampshire P011 OQR
Date:
Disclosure
During my examination of the accounts it came to my attention that the Gift Aid
Claims and Payments had been wrongly itemised over the past years. To correct
this position this yearfs Income, Expenditure and Notes reflect the revised position.
I can categorically state that there is no evidence of any impropriety, just the
incorrect allocation of amounts. The outstanding estimated Grft Aid Claim is now
shown in the Notes and amounts paid will be shown under Income when payment
is received from HMRC,