– 33RD BELFAST SCOUT GROUP AGM 12 June 2024
## _**Present**_
Ian, Suzanne, Sara, Neal, Owen, Alison
## _**Apologies**_
Jessica, David, Pat, Carole, Kerry, Morgan, David
|**Item**|**Decision**|**Followup action**|
|---|---|---|
|Minutes of May2023 AGM|Approved||
|Registration|Forms - amendments made and approved
29 August – registration night from 7– pm
Agreed to have a supply of sample
uniforms available to try
Scarves available to to purchase £5
Morgan to have new bank acct details
printed/QR code|Suzanne to amend & print for
registration evening
Suzanne to book hall
Suzanne to purchase
Suzanne to follow up with
Morgan|
|Starting Back – Sept|Squirrels – ?11 September
Beavers/Cubs/Scouts 12 September||
|Holidays / church hall bookings|Reminder forms will be issued by Church
Office in next few weeks|All leaders|
|Financial Accounts 23-24|Income £8,322.94
Expenditure £6,961.93
Closing Balance - £2,840.11
Accounts approved||
|EA grant submission|Grant approved
£1,400 for 24-25||
|Capitation fees for 24-25|£32.50 per person
Agreed to increase subs to £55 for 24-25||
|Section Report|Submitted by Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and
Scouts||
|Summary of updates from
sections|Squirrels – usual activities of craft,
badgework. Leadership – require one FT
adult leader
Change to times to 6.30-7.30pm
Beavers – 23 Beavers; 3 Leaders.
Highlights – Planetarium trip, Unihok
runners up; Silent Disco; 193 badges
awarded
Cubs – Successful camps and trip;
300+badges awarded; 35 Cubs, 4leaders
Scouts – successful opening year with 8
Scouts. Owen and Neal leaders; Gary
Millar, new leader; Alex helper. Neal to
approach another potential leader (JP).
Expecting about 10 Cubs in Sept.
General comments - DOE support
welcomed for younger sections; moving up
dates 26 September 7.40 for all sections||
|Section times|Some discussion about changing times
now that Scouts upand running.||
||Congestion in car parking also given due
consideration esp around 8pm.
Agreed – Beavers 7-8pm; Cubs 6.45-8pm
and Scouts 7.45-9.15/30. Scouts meeting
in Kirk Cara from 7.45-8.15, the move into
Main Hall from 8.15|Suzanne to check Kirk Cara
would be available for scouts|
|---|---|---|
|Access NI|Access NI required for frequent parent
helpers, although can help twice monthly
without checks. Access NI reuired for
camp parent helpers||
|Beetle Drive
(fundraising/social)|Planned for 14 November 6.45-8.30pm
Discuss eveningin Sept/Oct|Suzanne to book hall|
|AOB|Remembrance Service – and youth parade.
Some discussion about having YP in
November rather than February.
However, need to fit with Church calendar
and due to events in Nov/Dec, it was
decided to move to Feb.
However, Scouts keen to attend
Remembrance Services as group
Nights Away –required by Scout Leader
(OR) He will contact Alan Campbell
District AGM Mon 24 June at 7.30pm – 33rd
hosting event.|Suzanne to raise with Rev
Rankin
Owen|
|Next meeting|May2024||