8th Macclesfield (St Paul’s)
Scout Group
Information pack for new joiners
Welcome to 8th Macclesfield (St Paul’s) Scout Group
This welcome pack will hopefully answer any questions that you may have regarding the Scout Association and our Group.
Each section is run by a volunteer leader with a 3-year cyclical programme. To ensure achieving the highest awards for each section, you should attend all meetings, activities and events. If your child fails to attend some meetings, it means they could be missing out on top awards that will cause difficulty in joining in District, County, National or international sponsored events.
The group is a charity organisation and run by unpaid volunteers.
Monthly payments are used to cover insurance, hall rental costs and consumables used by activities. Please sign up for gift aid to help us fundraise for the group.
Online Scout Manager (OSM) is where you can find information about activities, events, consents and badge progress. You will get invited via e-mail. Please scroll down on how to use OSM.
Most other communications take place through a private WhatsApp community group, which you will be invited to join via your phone number once confirmed in OSM
Do please read the rest of the information pack before your young person starts with the group so that you understand the aims and objectives of Scouting.
Our usual meeting place is the Community Centre of St Paul’s Church , Glegg Street.
Our Bank details
Name: 8th Macclesfield Scout Group
Account: 65878471
Sort Code: 08-92-99
Monthly Standing Order: £15
Please complete GIFT AID to help us recover money to help run the group
Uniform:
Necker (required – received after investiture)
Official Polo Shirt and Jumper (required)
Dark trousers or skirt
Group Lead Volunteer
Beaver Leader Volounteer
Cub Leader Volounteer
Scout Leader Volounteer
❣️Gift Aid ❣️
8th Macclesfield is a registered charity and is able to recover 25p for every £1 paid into our bank account. This counts as fundraising and will be used to subsidise or pay for future group events.
Please fill in your gift aid form as soon as possible
Financial Help
We appreciate that funds can sometimes be tight. If you need a bit of help with the cost of a camp, etc – or if you want to spread the payments, then please have a quiet chat with one of the Leaders. We would rather know in advance than be chasing you later! Please don’t feel that your child will be excluded due to costs.
OSM
Online Scout Manager (OSM) is an essential tool used to manage your child’s involvement in Scouting. Once you receive an invitation email from your Section Leader, please register and complete the required information without delay.
OSM is our primary platform for sharing event details and collecting responses. Timely replies are necessary to confirm your child’s place on activities, as spaces may be limited.
Accurate and up-to-date information is vital for us to ensure your child’s safety and wellbeing—particularly regarding medical needs, allergies, emergency contacts, adventurous activities, and nights away.
Emails will come from – [email protected]
Uniform
Please use the HQ Shop to try clothes on and put your name on the receipt
Please transfer the money to 8th Macc main account
T-Shirt and Jumper are required
Parents can not buy Neckers – These will be awarded during investiture
Please let us know when you got your uniform
Welcome to Beavers, Cubs and Scouts
Scouting is an International Movement with over 28 million members worldwide, spread through 216 countries and territories. (Please note the uniform and badges on the picture are not UK standard and just for illustration purposes)
The number of countries recognising the values of Scouting and accepting its principles is increasing and there are only a few countries in the World who do not offer Scouting to Young People.
The Scout Association in the UK accepts Members of all major faiths and offers equal opportunities for all genders no matter what their social, religious or ethnic background may be.
There are several important things, which make Scouting different from many other youth organisations:
- We are a uniformed Movement
- We use ‘Sixes’ and ‘Patrols’ of about 6 young people to who work together, learning from and supporting each other
- We involve young people in decision making as part of their development.
To help young people achieve their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potential
as individuals, as responsible citizens and as Members of their local, national and
international communities
Scouting has a simple and positive promise that is required to be made by all members. The Promise together with the Scout Law,
gives a distinctive ethos to the practices of the Movement and acts as a bond with Scouts in other countries.
The three key principles are:
- Duty to self
- Duty to god
- Duty to others
Everyone in Scouting expresses their membership and acceptance of the three key principles by taking the Promise and following the Scout Law. Beaver Scouts and Cub Scouts have their own special Promise and Law, suitable for their age range.
Scouts Promises
The general Scouts Association follows Scout Purple and is recognised worldwide.
Each section has a designated colour scheme.
– Cubs Blue
– Cubs Green
– Scouts Teal
Scout Motto
Be Prepared
Beavers
I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love God.
Cubs
I promise that I will do my best
to do my duty to God and to The King,
to help other people
and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
Scouts
I promise that I will do my best
to do my duty to God and to The King,
to help other people
and to keep the Cub Scout Law.
Scout Law
A Scout is to be trusted.
A Scout is loyal.
A Scout is friendly and considerate.
A Scout belongs to the worldwide family of
Scouts.
A Scout has courage in all difficulties.
A Scout makes good use of time and is careful of possessions and property.
A Scout has self-respect and respect for others.