...to the Bedfordshire County Scouts Web Site. This site contains information about: forthcoming Scouting Events and Activities across the County; News to show what we've been doing recently; and Contact Details so you can get in touch with us.
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New Leighton Cub Leader Has Head For Heights A Cub Scout Leader from the Trinity Scout Group in Leighton Buzzard has earned herself several Brownie points in the eyes of her pack. She has just been invested as their leader 30 feet up a vertical wall at the Group’s 30th birthday camp at Milton Bryan. District Commissioner Matthew Slade-Pedrick who carried out the high level ceremony said, “This was quite been adventure. |
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Dunstable Leader Has Everest Adventure At a time when most people are thinking of retirement, 64-year old David Betterton left his comfortable Eaton Bray home to take a 64-mile expedition in the Himalayas. It was a breathtaking 17,000 feet climb to Everest base camp and a place in Scouting history books. |
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£1.2M Bank Robbery Foiled By Scout Code Breaker Detective Constable Chris Stephens from Huddersfield and a former District Commissioner, used a long forgotten Scout Handbook to crack a complex code, catch a criminal mastermind and foil a £1.2million bank robbery. The story made the national newspapers and the Scout HQ Website and brought Cub Scout Leader Jo Winslade from Maulden a 10-minute slot on Three Counties afternoon Drivetime to talk about codes, ciphers and the other skills Scouts learn. |
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Adventure Hero Becomes Britain's Chief Scout Bear Grylls, an all action hero in the mould of Baden-Powell himself, was the surprise choice of the Scout Association on Sunday 17 May as the new Chief Scout for Great Britain and the Independent Territories. He will formally take over from the present Chief Scout Peter Duncan at a London ceremony in July.
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22nd World Scout Jamboree - Sweden 2011 I have now received official confirmation that the County has been allocated a full contingent Unit of 4 leaders and 36 Young People for this Jamboree.
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Massive 6% Increase in Bedfordshire Membership Lucy Onyango (16), an Explorer Scout from Bedfordshire, joined Chief Scout Peter Duncan to announce to the nation’s media a massive increase in Scout numbers and an 11% increase in girl Scouts. In Bedfordshire, total numbers have climbed 6% to well over 6,000 making it one of the fastest growing counties in the UK. |
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Specially chosen by Scout Headquarters, Explorer Scout Lucy Onyango from the Brock Unit in Maulden leapt to TV fame. She was coached by a top ranking PR agency, given a high profile partner (Chief Scout Peter Duncan) and sent on an all day whirlwind tour of radio and tv studios to talk about girl power in scouting. |
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Web Site Changes
Updated: 30/06/09 |
The following updates have been made, assuming the automated update has worked, to:
Bed Scouts Blog - Is our Blogging Web Site for members of Bedfordshire's Scouting family. We will be adding some local news items and we will also be featuring blogs from our YSP's and other members from around the County.
Fancy a go at Blogging? Contact Peter Sutherst for further details.
Sail O.D.1 - is your chance to take part in a sailing experience on the South Coast. Prices are very reasonable and you don't need any sailing experience, you just have to be able to swim! Visit www.sail-od1.co.uk for further information.
Any comments on the content of the site gratefully received: |
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| won-tolla@bedfordshirescouts.org.uk | |
| County Directory 09 Issue 2.2 |
The county directory has again been updated, the current issue 2.2 for 2009 is now available. To make changes to the directory, please ensure that your District Appointment Secretary is kept informed as to any changes in leadership, addresses, telephone numbers or e-mail addresses. A full listing can be found on the Contact Us page and the updates can also be found as individual district directory listings on the Districts page. |
Beds County Calendar
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The county calendar is constantly being updated, our Google Calendar and can be accessed from the menu on the left hand side of most of our web site pages and by clicking on the Google Calendar Button (as shown on the left) where it appears. |
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Kibblestone International Scout Camp Site |
Kibblestone International Camp Site is running several international camps and a week long activity camp in 2009. It's a perfect location for any weekend or week long camp.
For further information see the Events page
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CAB 2009 August 8th - 15th |
Following a successful 2008 activity camp, CAB (camp at Belchamps) is back for a Third year. CAB is all about traditional scouting activities mixed in with plenty of adventurous activities and some fun competitions. For further information see the Events page
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Sail O.D.1
Sailing Days For 2009 Now Available!
O.D.1 is a Westerly Oceanlord 41 operated as a Sail Training Vessel for Explorer Scouts. Based in Portsmouth Harbour, her normal cruising ground for weekends is the Solent, with longer trips giving the chance of trips further afield. O.D.1 normally sails with a qualified Skipper and Mate and a crew of 7 Explorer Scouts, plus one Leader.
Visit: http://www.sail-od1.co.uk for further details
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Welcome to the Network "Homepage Tab" on the Bedfordshire Scouts Web Site.
The Scout Network is the Section for 18 to 25 Year Olds who wish to carry on their personal development through Scouting. There are many different activities and Awards available for Scout Network Members to participate in.
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How do you keep in touch with your friends and family? The same way in which Bedfordshire's Scout Network Units keep in touch! You can find the County Network Units on Facebook! To be able to use the Facebook Group Links below you must have a Facebook User Account. You can create one when Facebook asks you to login. Details for each Unit can be found below... |
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Bedfordshire Scout Network
Karl Collins - County Scout Network Commissioner E: bedfordshire.network@ntlworld.com W: www.bedfordshirescouts.org.uk
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Pillage Unit - North Bedfordshire Johnnie Walker - Unit Leader E: bedford.districtnetworkleader@ntlworld.com
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Luton Unit Karl Collins - Unit Leader E: madhattersnetwork@ntlworld.com
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Leighton Buzzard Unit Karl Collins - Unit Leader E: bedfordshire.network@ntlworld.com
Leighton Buzzard Scout Network
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POD Casting | The internet is alive with audio and video pod casts of Scouting events. Here's a selection of these from around our County, your Districts and from around the world... |
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| Everyday Adventure Showing on the Community Channel |
Are you an adult looking for a new challenge or someone who just wants to have a social life with a purpose? Are you already involved in the Scout Movement? In either case, Everyday Adventure is for you. This brand new monthly TV series is about Scouting’s work in our communities and explains everything you’ve wanted to know about Scouting but were afraid to ask! If you know the organisation from involvement in your youth or have children or grand children involved then this is a real opportunity to see what Scouting is about. It’s a window on a world of adventure.
Episode Four: Episode 4 of Everyday looks at how Scouting gives young people a chance to develop their leadership skills from the age of 14. This programme examines the benefits of becoming young leaders. Click on the image below to be taken to The Community Channel web site to watch Everyday Adventure ...
Episode Three: Episode 3 of Everyday looks at the benefits for adults who volunteer their time for Scouting. Nearly 100,000 adults currently volunteer. Click on the image below to be taken to The Community Channel web site to watch Everyday Adventure ...
Episode Two: Episode 2 of Everyday Adventure shows how scouting can fit around our busy lifestyles. We find out that it's not only great for young people, but also extremely rewarding for adults. Find out how to use your skills and help others. Click on the image below to be taken to The Community Channel web site to watch Everyday Adventure ...
Episode One: Click on the image below to be taken to The Community Channel web site to watch Everyday Adventure ...
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Biggleswade Scouts & Leaders Celebrate Their Centenary In Style |
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Stotfold ScoutsAnnual Gun Run |
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Biggleswade Scouts & Cubs need more Adults |
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Muslim Scouts Give TV Audience A Taste Of The Future A Muslim Scout Group, based in Luton, has given the region’s TV audience a taste of the future of Scouting. They appeared on BBC Look East to show how to construct a model of the solar system as part of the new Cub Scout astronomer badge to be launched next month. This is one of 42 new badges introduced by the Scouts to make the movement more relevant to today’s society. |
Scouting In The Media | Watch video clips of Scouting Events that have appeared on National & Local Television programmes using the Scout Associations Media Viewer Click Here
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