Author: Gary Bainbridge | Date: 18th October 2017
The 30th Lanarkshire (St John's Church) Scout Group recently held a night of celebration and fun involving all sections in the Group as they held their recent Annual General Meeting (AGM).
The AGM was very well attended and the Executive Committee were pleased to accept new members offers to help with the running of the Group. Official business was swiftly concluded so that the focus of the night could turn to fun and celebration, with the Beetle Drive acting as a focus for the evening and providing an opportunity to raise over £130 for the Group.
In between rounds five new Beaver Scouts were invested, followed by seventeen new Cub Scouts which is a record for the Group if not in the District or Region.
Group Scout Leader Judy Trayner was delighted to perform another first for the Group, the award of the Chief Scout's Platinum Award to two members of its partnered Explorer Scout Unit.
Judy said 'the 30th Lanarkshire Scout Group is going from strength to strength, our new Beaver colony already has over 20 Beavers as well as a waiting list and we invested SEVENTEEN Cubs tonight. I was very proud to award two Chief Scout's Platinum awards to two young people who are a fantastic asset to our Group and who are good role models for our younger members.'
Author: Gary Bainbridge | Date: 29th September 2017
Role: Assistant Manager
Salary: £17,000
Working hours: Any 5 days from 7, 37 1/2hrs per week.
The Glasgow Scout Shop isn’t your average retail outlet. We supply a range of Scouting and entry level outdoors products for our membership and their families to support them on their life changing experiences.
The store is a fast-paced environment, serving customers who visit us and processing a high volume of internet orders as well as assisting customers to source products that they need for their next activity.
We’ve grown the business substantially in recent years and are passionate about doing even more so we’re looking for someone with a hunger to make a difference to join our team.
You’ll be ready to lead part of the operation while the Shop Manager is here and at times take the reins fully and lead the entire team. Outstanding customer service is at the heart of our operation and you’ll be an excellent communicator who can multi-task while ensuring quality and consistency is maintained at all times and with the enthusiasm to ensure that we have a happy team, even happier customers and an efficient, high-quality shop.
To apply, please read the job description and person specification and send us a copy of your CV with a covering letter exploring why you’re the right person to join our team and how you meet the person specification.
Closing date: Monday 16th October 2017 at 12noon.
Author: Gary Bainbridge | Date: 23rd August 2017
Name: Anne
Role: Unit Leader, Clyde Jamboree Unit & member of Scottish Scout Active Support
How long have you been involved in Scouting? 18 years, before that I was in Guiding for 6 years.
Favourite Scouting memory: Completing my Queen's Scout Award and taking part in the Queen's Scout parade at Windsor.
#iScout because fun and adventure are for everyone and I want to help people experience that.
When not Scouting, I love to travel, ski and get lost in a good book and I'm a huge Harry Potter fan.