Mainly for Beavers & Cubs

· Activities from The Great Indoors – see online – https://www.scouts.org.uk/the-great-indoors/

· See who can grow the tallest sunflower plant from seed

· Kim’s Game online – use Zoom

· Making things for example a puppet or kite

Mainly for Scouts & Explorers

· Tune in to Scout Radio – www.scout.radio

· Hold a Troop or Unit ‘Bake Off’

· Hold a Quiz online – Zoom is good for this

· Camp outside in the garden or ‘’under camp conditions’ indoors · Try your hand at the Navigational Modules from www.navtrek.org

· Undertake the DofE skills and physical recreation sections (Explorers)

· Play board games online

For Easter

· Make Easter cards

· Make an Easter garden

· Bake hot cross buns

· Make a palm cross out of paper

· Blow and egg and decorate – prize for the best one

· Hold a virtual Easter Egg hunt

· Make an Easter bonnet or hat

For us All

· Renew our Scout Promise on St George’s Day or a date close to April 23

· When the weather gets warmer hold a virtual campfire with marshmallows and cocoa or have a barbecue

· Work towards badges and awards. There are many suited to the home environment

· Hold monthly competitions appropriate to each section

· Grow plants and vegetables from seed

· Hold an online treasure hunt

· Carry out a daily bird survey in the back garden

· Recruit new members to join in Scouting activities and gain the GLSW Buddy badge

· Hold Patrol or Six meetings online

· Wear Scout uniform one day or evening a week

Us For Others

· Help with household ‘chores’ and collect money which can be donated to a local charity as a fundraiser

· Send greetings cards to local residents especially the vulnerable and lonely

· Keep in touch with family and friends

· Headquarters will be issuing guidance on helping in the community

HM King Charles III has been confirmed as our new Patron, a great honour for UK Scouts.

The King continues a long tradition of the monarch giving their Patronage, dating back to 1912. This was when Scouts was granted its Royal Charter and HM George V became our first Patron.

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King Charles III

Our Patron, HM King Charles III