Scouts
1st HALESOWEN
SCOUT GROUP
Annual Accounts & Report
2021 -2022
Registered Charity No. 524625

Trustees, Annual Report
For the period
From Istart datel
to end date
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name
1st Halesowen Scout Group
Other names the charity is known by
Registered charity number Irf any)
HQ registration number
Charity's principal addre55
1st Halesowen Scout Centre
Elizattth Road
Hale￿rt
Poslcode
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee Name
Office Ilf any)
Dates acted rf not fo
whole year
Mafk Timmins
Claire Timmins
John Carter
Alison Wood
Mar
aret Mccann
Sarah Re nolds
Paul Taylor
Caroline Betterid
John Sanke
Peter Case
Danielle Ba
"sle
Gail White
lan Dale
Caroline Betterid
Joint Chair
Joint Chair
Treasurer
Secreta
Subscriptions Sec
Grou
Scout Leader
Assistsnt GSL
Resi
ned 2010412021
10
11
12
13
14
15
Resi
ned 2610312022
stodian Trustees
ame
Melanie
ase
John Sankey
Lesley Sinclair
Roger White
Address
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Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of goveming document
The Group's governing documents are those of the The
Scout Association. They consist of a Royal Charter. which in
lum gives authonty to the Bye Laws of the Association and
The Policy, Organisa￿"on and Rules of The Scout
AsscKiation.
How the charty is conslituled
The Group is a trust established under its rules which are
common to all Scouts.
Trustee selecb.on methods
The Tnjstees are appointed in accordance with the Policy,
Organisab"on and Rules of The Scout Associab"on
The Group is rnanaged by the Group Executive Comm1ttee,
the members of which are the'charity TFuslees' of the Scout
Group wh￿h is an educational charity. As charity trustees
they are responsible for complying wrth legislat￿n applicable
to charities. This includes the registration. keeping proper
accounts and making ￿lUMS to the Charity Commission as
appropriate.
Policies and procedures adopted for.
The Committee consists of 4 independent representslives,
Chair. Treasurer, Secretary and svb5criPt￿ll Secretsry
together wth the Group Scout Leaders, individual Section
Leadeis, parent's and supporters represenlatNes and meets
every month.
Members of the Executive Committee complete 'Essential
Infomjalion for Executive Cornm￿ee, training within the first
5 months of joining the committee.
This Group Executrve Committee exists to SUPPOrt the
Group Scout Leader in meeting the responsibil((ies of the
appointments and is responsible for.
The maintenance of Group propety"
The Taising of funds and the administration of Group finan￿",
The Insuran￿ of persons. property and equipment",
Group public occasions"
Assisknng in the recruitment of leaders and other adijll
support
Appointing any sub Committees that may be required..
Apw)Inting Group Administrators and Advisors other than
those who are elected.
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Section B
Structure, governance and management Icontinuedl
Risk and Internal Control
The Group Execubve Committee has Klentified the major
risks to whth they ￿lIeVe the Group is exposed, these have
been reviewed and systems have been established to
mitrgate against them. The main areas of concern that have
been identified are".
Damage to the building, propety and equipmenL The Group
would request the use of buildings, propety and equipment
from neighbouring organisatDns such as the church,
community centre and other ScoLrt Groups. The Group has
sufficient buildings and contents insurance in place to
Mitigate against pemianent loss.
Injury to ￿ade1S. helpers. supp)rters and members. The
Group through the e8pitstK)n fees contributes lo the Scout
ASSoc￿tiOnS national accident insurance policy. Risk
Assessments are undertaken before all activittes.
Reduced income from fund raising. The Group is primarily
reliant uwn income from subscripb.ons and fundraising. The
group does hold a feserve to ensure Ihe conb"nuity of
aclmts.es should there be a major reduction in income. The
Committee could raise the value of subscriptions to increase
the incorne to the group on an ongoing basis. erther
temporarity or permanently.
Reduction or k)$5 of leaders. The group is totally reliant upon
volunteers to njn and administer the acb"vib"es of the group. If
there vras a reduction in the number of leaders lo an
una￿ptable level in a parb"cular secb.on or the group as a
Who￿ then there would have to be a contracb"on,
conSol￿at￿n or closure of a section. In the worst case
scenaiio the cOMp￿te closure of the Group.
Redu¢*on or of members. The Group provKles activities
for all young peop￿ aged 6 10 18. If there was a reduction in
membership in a pathcular sect￿￿ or the group as whole
then there would have to be a contrath"on. consolidation or
closure of a section. In the worst case scenario the complete
C￿SUre of the Group.
The group ha5 in place systems of intemal controls that are
de$￿Tred lo provmle reasonable assurance against material
mismanagement or loss, these indude tsvo signatories for all
payments and a comprehensive insurance policies lo ensure
that insurable risks are covered.
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Section C
Objectives and activities
The Purposo of Scouting
Scoubng exists to actrvely engage and support young people
in their ￿rsOnal development, empowering them to make a
posittve contributton to society.
Sumrnary of the objects of the chanty set
out in its governing documenl
The Valugs of Scouting
As Scouts we are guided by Ihese value5'.
Integrlty - We act with integrity.. we are honest, trustsvorthy
and loyal.
Respect- We have self-resFeCt and ￿sPeCt for others.
Care - We support others and take care of the wodd in
which we live.
Belief - We explore our fatths, bel￿ts and attitudes.
Coaoperation - We make a posrtNe drfference." we co-
operate others and make friends.
The Scout Method
Scouting takes pla￿ when yourTrg peop￿. in partnership with
adults, work together based on the
values of Scouting and..
enjoy whal they are doing and have fun
- take part in acts.v￿es indoors and outdoors
leam by doing
share in Spiritual reflection
- take responsibility and make ¢hotis
- undertake new and challenging ￿tiv1b"e$
- make and Itve by their Promise.
Summary of the main activibes in rekkn'on
lo these obj'ects
The Group provides a wde range of indoor and outdoor
training and activtbes appropriate to the age range of the
youth members many of which are directly linked to the
programme of badges and awards as directed by The Scout
Associabon. Key to the programme of activiries 15 providing
skills for life (#SkillsForLrfel
The Scout Group is indebted to a significant numkr of
adult volunteers who give their kn.me freety and at no cost to
the Group. These include Leaders in the Secb"on5,
members of the Group Execub"ve and a number of
Supporters who assist the Group on an a5 required basis.
Contribution made by volunteers
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Publtc benefit statement
The Group meets the Chanty Commission's public knefit
criteria under both the advancement of education and the
advancement of crtizenship or community development
headin
Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of
the charity during the year
Following the signfficant redLFcIK)n in youth members during
the COVID pandemic. numbers had recovered to their pre-
lockdown level by the end of the period. Half subscriptions
were charged for the first 6 months of the financial year and
full subs reinststed from October 2021. Wrth the benefit of
significant govemrnent COVID grants, we were able to carry
out major repair and Maintenan￿ works including re-tiling
the foyer floor. replacing the CCTV system and repalcing
one of the gas heating boilers- a total of around £8000. AII
the youth sections remained active throughout the year with
a combination of online (Zoom) and fa￿t0-fa￿ activities
and m&ts"ngs. The dedICat￿n and commitment of the adu
volunteers ￿mained outstanding although more volunteers
are now required to replace those who left on 2020121.
Section E
Financial Review
ReseThes Policy
The Group's polry on reserves is to hold sufficien
resources to conbnue the charitsble activities of the group
should income and fvndraising aclivib"e5 fall short The
Group Executive Committee o)nsiders that the group should
hold a sum equivalent to 3 months rnnning costs. ￿Tca £4K.
Investment Pollcy
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The Group's Income and ExFenditure is required for day to
day operations and as a consequence the Group does not
have sufficient fvnds to invest in longer-lemi investments
such as stocks and shares. The Group has therefore
adopted a low risk strategy to the investrnent of its funds. All
funds arè held in cash using only mainstream banks or
building sOc￿ties.
The Group Execubve regularly monrtors the levels of bank
balances and the interest rates re￿iVed lo ensure the group
obtains maximum value and income from its banking
arrangements. Occasionalty this may involve using an
account that requires a period of nob'ce before funds may be
withdrawn, before doing so the Group Executsve considers
Ihe cash flow requirements.
Section F
Other Optional Information
The Group is planning an extension to the Scout Centre to
provide more storage for camping l activity equipment which
is des￿ratelY needed. The likety build costs wll be in
excess of £40K. Planning pemission is currendy being
Sought and a project funding plar¢ will be launched once
approval is received. It is possible that the Group wll lauch a
(new} youth section for 4- 6 year olds called Squirrels
somets'me in 2023.
Plans for future periods {detsils of any
significant activities planned to a¢h*ve
them}
Section G
Declaration
The trustees d￿lare that they have approved the trustees, reFM)rt above
Signed on ￿half of the charity's trustees
SKJnaturels)
Full namels)
m n 4 LW
Position
Chair
Secretary
Dale
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1st Halesowen Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
For the year
from
01.04.2021
31.03.2022
Receipts and payments
2021122
Restricted
Endowment
funds
funds
2020121
Unrestricted
funds
Total funds
Total funds
Receipts
Donations, legacle5 and slmllar
Income
Membor5hip SubsenptK￿S
10.M7.50
10,S47.50
3.693.NJ
Less." Membership subscriptons paid
5.27B.00
5.278.00
3.871.50
Netmembershipsub5CiiFkn"on5
5.179.50
5.179.$0
Donation5
1.961.00
1.961.00
1,114.50
Legacps
Gfft Aid
2,471.11
2,471.11
3A62.00
Grants
10.667.00
10.667.00
19.669 20
Sub total
9.611.61
10.667.00
20.278.61
24.067.62
Fundralslng Igrossl
Social Evènts
2.10323
2,103.23
other Events
909.35
909.35
985.21
Sub total
3.012.5B
3 012.58
985.21
Activitles
Weekly programmo5 & athvthOS
2.448.00
2,448.00
Camps
2.885.00
2,885.00
169.00
Duke ofEdInbU￿ Award
1.2¥).00
1290.00
MinitrAts & Equipment
25.00
Unrforms & Training
62B.00
628.00
33.00
Sub total
5.961.00
1.290.00
7351.00
227.00
Investmerrt Incomè
Bank IDtor¢s1
47.72
4T.72
Building Socièty Interest
5.91
PropeTty Rentincome
6.957.
6P67.00
1,455.00
Other Income
136.68
Sub total
6.957.00
47.72
7,004.72
1,697.67
Total Gross Income
25.5¢2.19
t2.004.72
37,546.91
26,877.40
Asset and Investment sale5. etc.
Total receipts
37.54E.g'.
2S.877.40
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1st Halesowen Scout Group
Receipts and Payments Account
For the year
from
01.04.2021
31.03.2022
Recelpts and payments
2021122
Restricted
Endowment
funds
funds
2021119
Unrestricted
f¥Jnds
Total funds
Totsl funds
Payments
Charitable Payments
Youth y(¥rammo and athint*s
4,672.31
4.672.31
2.159.47
Ttsining
2.$42.04
2.$42.04
10.00
ko of Edinburgh Award
1.07
$71.07
75.00
Camps
1,410.20
1.410.20
150.00
Electnctyand Gas
1.835.59
1.836.$9
1,078.59
Insurance
2.IS5.72
2.155.72
2.094.97
Repairs and MaintsDath¢•
8.56356
8,553.56
951.92
Watei and SgWbYryO
214.39
214.39
218.46
Equiprn8nl
714.72
71Q72
154.12
jnibus
5,124.11
5,124.11
q.742.00
cleaning and Sanrtary
3,74SJ1
3.74S.31
2,688.D3
Firè & Secuity
1.171.01
1,463.03
Internet
200.47
280.47
352 03
Admin1stratio
1.309.86
1,309.86
527 OB
Cbrbations
120.00
120.00
190.OD
Sub total
33,849.29
571.07
34.420 36
13.853.70
Fundralslng expenses
Sor￿1 Events
182.68
182.68
Othor Evènts
138.31
Communrty Support
925.46
925A6
Sub total
1.108.14
1.10B.14
138.31
Total Gross Expenditure
34.957.43
511.07
35.528.50
Asset and investmenl
purchases. etc.
Totalpaymonts
34,Y57.43
571.07
35,528.50
13,992.01
Net of receipts/(payments)
Transfers be￿een funds
11.433.65
2,018.41
12,885.39
Cash lunds tast yéar
Cash funds this year end
32,117.04
19231.65
12,337.73
21.797.72
34.135.45
32117.04
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Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year
31-Mar-22
31-Mar.21
Unrestricted
funds
ReStr￿ted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total fund5
Total fsjnds
Cash funds
Bank current account
10.532 23
10.532.23
31.210.00
Bank depDSrt èccounl
21.797.72
21,797.72
Building sKiety3ccounl
Tho ScoiJtAss¢)cIAb4ft Tem7
Inv95tmeTrt Setvice
CasFvFk)ais
1.805.50
1.8DS.50
907.04
TO￿ cash funds
12,337.73
21,797.72
34,135.45
32,117.04
other rnonetary assets
Grft Aid Out5fznding
6,ODO.00
7,000.00
Hirè charges OLtstandirw from
Group users ofthe Scoutcentre
In5urnnc• cknlm
Sub total
5,000.00
7,000.00
Investment assets
InvesbnentprDwrty- detail
inve5knents
Other invethenb-detail
Sub total
Non monetary assets for
charity'5 own use
8adye Stock
2.621.00
2,621.00
2.663.tXI
Unrfomis& NeckeTchiets
960.00
o.
100.00
other slKk
L2nd and buiklings
395.765.(K)
395,765.00
408.700.00
Mtstoi vèh￿1￿5
12.110.00
12.110.00
12.7SQ.00
S¢outiDg equpmertfumthjre ¢tc
40,500.00
40.$00.00
42,SOU.00
Other
Sub total
451,956.00
451,956.00
466,713.00
LiabTrlities
Accounts yot p4
Expensos in¢uri6d butnot IYNoic•
Sub5Ciiptions yet pawj
Other liabilthes
Sub totsl
Contingent liabilities and future obligatiC*ns
The above receipts and payFnents account and statement of assets and liabiliiie5 were approv￿1 by the Trustees on 4th
May 2022 and siqned on their behalf by
Signature
Print Name
Chair
Treasuiei
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Scrutineer's Report to the Trustses of the 1st Halesowen Scout Group
I report on the aCc￿Jrtts of the Group for the year ended 31° March 2022.
Respe¢tlve rosponslblllties of Trustees and S¢rulineer
As the Group's trustees you are ￿p(￿sible for the preparation of the a￿Urrts,. you considef that neither the audit
nor independent examination requ1￿MentS of the Charilies Act 2011 apply. It is my responsibility wrthwt caryiThJ
out an audit or independent examinab.on to scrutinise the accounts and to report to yw.
Basis of Scrutineer's Statement
In accordance wlh the directions given in the Group's Cc￿￿trtub"0n. I have scrutinised the records and the accounts
sel out on pages 1 to 3
Scrutineerfs Ststement
In my opinion the accounts are in accordance wilh the records produced lo me al￿ comply wth the constituts"on.
Signed....................................
Address.. 34 Bidey Grove, H8lesos*n, West Midlands 863 1EP
Date.. 30 April 2022
Lf100005115t February 2017

SIMPLIFIED FINANCIAL STATEMENT 2021- 2022
INCOME
F.XPENDITURE
Membership Fecs
Tax Refund (Gift Aid)
Grants l Donations
Renthl Income
Interest
10457.50
2471.11
12628.(M)
6957.00
47.72
5278.00
120.00
32561J3
5398.00
Fundraising:
Balloon RdLe
Aftcrnoon Tea& Ploughman's Lunch
200 Club
Fun Run
Amazon Smile
01!mpics Competition
Quiz Night
Maich Funding
111.17
738.00
93.00
577.06
166.27
130.00
454.00
652.00
108.68
50.00
24.00
2921.50
182.68
Overheads:
Insurance%
Water Rates
EleclTi¢ity
2155.72
214.39
847.87
987.72
1309.86
280.47
1171.01
374i.31
8553.56
36.08
Admin l Legal I Printing l OSM
Internet
Fire & Security
Cleaning & Sanitary
Repairs & Maintenance
55.00
91.08
19265.91
Section Operating Costs:
Weokly Programmes & Activities
Camps
Duke of Edinburgh's Award
Equipment
Unifonns & Training
Minibus
Community Activities
2448.00
2885.00
1290.00
4672.31
1410.20
571.07
714.72
2542.04
5124.11
925.46
628.00
7251.IKI
15959.91
TOTALS
42824.91
40806.50

Balance as at 31.3.21
32117.04
Exeess income l expenditure 2021- 2022
2018.41
Balance as at 31J.22
34135.45
Funds as at 31J22
S2I'iDgs Account
Bank
Casb
21797.72
10532.23
1805.50
Totsl
34135.45
Restri¢t¢d Funds
Duke of Edinburgh Award
1992.09
Building Fund
21797.72

Chairperson's Report
The 2021-22 year has seen the group return to face-to-face meetings. All leaders across
Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have worked incredibly hard to provide a varied and interesting
programme of events.
During the Covid lockdown. the group continued to meet on-line and, since returning to face
to face meetings, we have seen the group numbers increase and we now have waiting lists
for all settions_ This show5 how popular and valued the Scouting experience is to young
people and their Parents.
We also support the Halesowen Distrirt Explorer Scouts Group and run the Duke of
Edinburgh award scheme with young people progressing through the Bronze all the way to
Gold Award.
During their Scouting journey from 6 to 18, the young people learn many life skills, have
many adventures and grow in confidence. All things that will help them succeed in life and
leave them with great memories.
The success and popularity of the I, Halesowen Scout Group is due to the all of the
volunteers. leader5 and helpers. who plan. organise and run the meetings. In addition,
behind the scenes, we have the Executive Committee which is made up of some leaders
together with current and ex-member parents who ensure that all the scouting policies are
followed, especialty those regarding child welfare and safety and the continuing financial
viability of the group. This includes fund raising to ensure that we can continue to invest in
the group for future young people.
Everyone gives up their time willingly. and the greatest reward is to see the smiling faces of
the young people. However, to keep the group being successful, we need more volunteer
helpers. This can be becoming a leader. to being an occasional parent helper and as51Sting in
running a meeting or event. or helping with the Executive Committee. We all have different
skills and the Group can benefrt from these. Remember, many hands make light work. The
success of the Group is down to these volunteers. 50 a big thank you and three very loud
cheers to them all.
If you would like to help in anyway as a volunteer. then please speak to a Leader at a Section
meeting.
Happy Scouting to everyone.
MarkTimmins- Chairperson

Group Scout Leaderfs Report
What a fantastic and different year we have had.
We started the year in lockdown where we all had to continue to learn to use different skills by
doing Scouting online. All I can say is a huge thanks to all the 1st Halesowen Leaders who accepted
the challenge and produced amazing programs which still allowed members to gain badges. We
even managed to do remote sleepovers. all we asked was for parents to supply the appropriate
evidence.
April - June saw the retum to face-to-face Scouting albeit in smaller numbers. The leaders stepped
up and placed èll the appropriate Covid measures in so that members could finally enjoy more
traditional Scouting artivities. This added more time to a meeting with the added cleaning required.
We have continued to join in with any District ActiNllties. By Christmas we were back to 'normal
scoutin￿ even taking the risk and booking camps for the coming year.
I would like to thank all Leaders and Executive Committee for all their support during the past twelve
months. Thank you to all parents and members for their continued support meaning that our
membership numbers have returned to pre-covid levels and are still growing.
Sarah Reynolds

Beavers Colony Report
Beavers have thoroughly enjoyed almost a full year back at face-to-face Scouting. We wound
up our online meetings (which had become a fabulous success, particularty the regular
scavenger hunts} at the erKI of April and restarted nomal meetings in May. complying wrth
Govemment guidelines by splrtts.ng the Colony into two bubbles. In order to provide some kind of
meeting and contact each week for every Beaver. y￿ ts>ran an online m*ting at the same time
as the fac&to-face meeting, providing all Beavers with the opportunity to "see" all of their friends
each week, even if they weren't in the same bubble. Whilst hard work for the Leaders, this
option was appreciated by a good number of the Beavers, and we had good engagement in the
online meeting5 as well as enthusiastic attendance at the faC&to-fa￿ meetings.
As Leaders we were very conscious that the young people had missed out on a lot of outdoors
activities and skills during the lockdowns through the Pandemic. We made sure to quickly dive
into park trips, outdoors fire building and cooking, cycling safety and maintenance, and basic
cookery skills. We also focused on the Safety badge early on. trying to ensure the young people
were equipped with the knowledge and skills to keep themselves safe whilst out and aboLrt. A
session on First Aid went down very well, as did communication and navigation.
There was much excitement when COVKI restrictions eased enough to all¢)W US to plan our first
sleepover in two years. 16 Beavers joined in on a Wild West themed sleepover, although Cathy
created a lot of Inconvenien￿ by getting Covid on the Friday morning. thus having to miss the
whole thing. Thank you Caroline for stepping in to help out.
After ham temi we have spent time exploring the nab.onal Saints and have focused on Teamwork
as a major theme, again consaous of the kind ol thing5 the young people have missed out on in
the pasl couple of years.
There is no doubl that the Badges at Home faality was invaluable throughoLrt 2020 and 2021. It
enabled all Beavers to access infomiation on Ihe badges available to them, upload evidence
and to receive feedback from their Leaders. Overall, Beavers eamed a total of 320 badge5 in
the 2021-22 year, which is a fabulous achievement. We awarded two Ch￿f ScoLrt Bronze
awards, and special mention goes to Ben Gill. who tJeGame the very first 1 st Halesowen Beaver
to receive the special necker from County for eaming all of his Acttvrty and Challenge badges.
We have welcomed new Seth'onal Assistants this year in Dean, and Chad, and for a while,
Fatima. We welcomed Carys and Helen as Young Leaders, and a valuable asset they have
been. We have also been really well supported through the Parent rota which has seen
ex￿lIent support from a number of regular helpers. Thank you all.
And of course, thank you to our regular Leaders- Sarah R, Sarah S. Hannah and myself. We
have formed a strong team which has grown stror￿r through the Pandemic and the challenges
rt had posed to us and long may tt continue.

Shackleton & Tromans Cub Pacvs Report
Face-to-face Scouting has returned with a vengean￿.
Over the past 12-months the cubs have earned over 3C(J badges and have shown arnazing
determination to earn these.
We would like to thank the parents for the support that you have provided us by volunteering on the
parent rota and also thank the children who have joined us at our weekly meetings.
We have certainly enjoyed getting back to faC&tO-fa￿ scouting artivities. and doing things the
proper Scouting way.
This started with an Activity Day at Blackwell Court, where 34 cubs land some leadersll completed a
number of activities including zip wire. fan descender and archery. This day culminated in a good old
-fashioned barbecue and camp fire, including the traditional camp fire songs. Due to government
guidelines at this time. an overnight stay was not permitted, so we all camped out at home instead.
The Cubs have also enjoyed a number of artNities away from HQ including a vislt to Clent and
Walton Hills to try different ways of communicatin& games at Huntingtree Park and walks through
Uffmoor Woods.
Activities at HQ have included visits from the RNLI. WMAS Paramedics and a trainee Police dog.
In April 2022 we FINALLY managed to get to camp and spend a night undef canvas at Rhydd Covert,
where the cubs enjoyed rifle shootin& archery, climbing wall and many traditional 5COUtirtsg attivities
such as wide games and a camp fire sing-a-long with other scouting friends. l am not sure if the Cubs
heard the lions roar at 03-(Kl in the mornin& but it was the dosest to being on safari that some of us
have experienced.
We would also like to send huge thanks to Sarah M, Caroline B, Paul T, James T, Malcolm W, Kieran
T, and lestyn G who give up their evenings and weekends after hectic days at work or college in
order to provide a balanced programme of activities for your children.
If you are interested in helping us either on pack evenings or joining our Exec committee team
please contact Tim Reynolds, Sarah Reynolds or myself to discuss how to get involved.
Yours in Scouting
Darren Betteridge & Tim Reynolds
CLbb Scout Leaders

Scout Troop Report
We have completed numerou5 activity badges over the year through lockdown including
Digital Citizen, Digital Maker. Emergency Aid. Chef. Photographer, Creative Challenge Award,
Personal Challenge Award. Skills Challenge Award...... to name but a few.
We had two fantastic days sailing at Burton Sailing Club in Leicestershire, one in September
and another in Ottober, which was a bit chilly at times but everyone toughly enjoyed it.
Thanks to Sarahjane and Steven for organiiing the activities through their contacts in their
home County.
We did our first of three training camps at Kinver Camp in Ottober teaching the Scouts basic
camping ski115 including cooking only on open fires - everyone who attended did really well.
Once again, several of the Scouts helped tidy up the War Graves in Halesowen church yard
for Remembrance Day, and just before Christmas we had a brilliant turn-out to help the
Rotary Club with their Santa Sleigh.
On the Sunday before Christmas the Scouts helped to prepare and deliver a two course meal
for almost one hundred elderly. vulnerable or living alone people in and around Halesowen -
a fantastic effort and achievement. Thanks must 80 to all the Scouts, the parents and all the
leaders who made thi5 such a great success.
We went to Rock Up indoor climbing wall Birmingham in December for out Christmas treat.
It was fantastic to be able to do something so'nomial. once again.
Outdoors. we took part in the District Scout Hike, walking about 12 mile over Clent ,Wasley
and Walton and several Scouts also completed their Expedition Challenge Award.
Several Scouts completed their Chief Scout Gold Award during the year. Congratulations to
Leo Vicoli, Carys Grice. Emily Perrins. Helen Mccann, LoLsie Green and Oliver Jones. A great
effort
Thankyou to all ourTroop Leadersfortheircontinued enthusiasm and commitment. Aspecial
mention to Ellie Johnson and Elliot McKenzie who joined the leadership team during the year.
Elliot was a member of the Troop until the end of 2017 and has rejoined to 'put something
bacv, a sentiment we so often hear. It's so nice to have some more 'youngerf Leaders on-
board to keep us old-hands on ourtoes!
Yours in Scouting,
Roger P