Special Needs Grants are available from the Scottish Development Fund on the SHQ website.
Special Needs funding exists to provide assistance to projects and activities that will support, extend and improve the quality of Scouting provided to Young People with additional needs in Scotland.
Sign up for the next Group Development Day Sunday 8 March 2015
Bookings are now being taken for the next Group Development Day, run by Scott Burton, the Region’s Local Development Officer. This highly rated workshop will take your Group through a process of creating a Group Development Plan – which will cover all aspects of your Group (as development is not just opening new sections).Continue Reading Group Development Day 8 March
A useful tool for recruiting new volunteers!
The Region has been experimenting with using Gumtree to recruit volunteers and has found it to be a useful tool. Continue Reading Recruiting new volunteers
The Regional Communications Team is available to provide assistance with the ‘recording’ of any Group, District or Regional events. Continue Reading New Communications Team
A number of new badges are being introduced for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers, and the badges for Young Leaders are being re-designed. You can see the badges on the UK Scout website.
Longcraig offers BCU 2 and 3 star courses, which are aimed at getting Scouts and Explorers qualified to gain proficiency badges. We are happy to discuss custom courses for groups, subject to a minimum number of 3 people and availability of staff.
Please contact Regional Scout HQ to note interest and someone will contact you to discuss your requirements.
Adults (or those 14 and over) who wish to train towards BCU 2 and 3 star are also requested to note interest and we will advise them when a suitable course will be run.
For further information see Longcraig information.