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You can all feel a little bit safer as you go about your daily routine as 32 of our Sea Scouts have just successfully completed the British Heart Foundation Heart Start Training Programme and have certificates to prove it! Our grateful thanks to the two trainers from the London Ambulance Service who conducted the course. The Scouts learned Emergency Life Support skills that include CPR, dealing with choking, with serious bleeding and how to assist somebody who may have had a heart attack. They join over 2.6 million people in the UK who have already received this vital training.
Our Scout Group is about to become 75 years old! We are trying to contact as many of our past members and leaders as possible so we may invite them to join us next March for a celebratory Dinner Dance. Click on the Quick Link to read the Flyer with all of the details and use the other link to book your tickets! If you have any questions or wish to tell us more about yourself please use the link off the Contacts page.
We have recently received a number of enquiries for places in our Group and have had to disappoint a lot of children because the applications have been left far too late! Unfortunately, the northern part of our borough suffers from a shortage of Leaders and consequently some Groups have closed and some do not offer all sections (Beavers, Cubs & Scouts). Our Group operates a waiting list for places and we recommend that names are on the list by the time your child is 3 years old if they are to have a place in our Beaver Colony at the age of 6 years! So, if you are interested in learning more, please see the contacts page to get more information. Application for any age child is welcome although places do not become available very often however, we will offer advice on your best options. |
Welcome to the 4th East Barnet (Sea Scout) Group's web site. On this site we aim to provide details of the scouting opportunities, activities and events that we offer to our members. The 4th East Barnet Sea Scout Group is located in Barnet, a borough in the North of London, close to the Hertfordshire border. For more information about where we are based or if you would like to get in contact with us for more information please click on the "Contact" tab to access all of this information. Scouting is the largest youth organisation in the United Kingdom, with around half a million members. There are now more than 30 million Scouts (boys & girls) in the world spread over 161 countries, 26 territories and in 29 other countries that do not have an official national organisation. Only 6 countries in the world have no Scouts! We are part of the Greater London Region which comprises 6 Counties including Greater London North, of which we are members. Each County has a number of Districts and we are in the Borough of Barnet District. A recent amalgamation of three former districts and which now has 28 Groups over the entire length and breadth of the borough, with approximately one third of these operating at or close to capacity. Barnet is the largest District in our County and the fastest growing. A shortage of adult leaders is limiting the ability to offer Scouting to all who wish to join the movement. Groups offer scouting in three age related sections: Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts & Scouts. Barnet Borough District offer scouting for older people in 3 Explorer Units. Scout Network provides scouting for those aged 18 to 25 years. Scout Active Support units cater for those people who provide the vital backup and support and has no upper age limit! There are around 42,000 Scouts in London! Of these some 33,500 are youth members with the remainder being leaders and administrators. Our County has 100 groups with some 4900 youth members and around 1250 adult leaders & supporters. The Barnet District now has around 1900 members, a level that has steadily grown over the last three years, a feat not matched by any other District!
Find out more about the World Scout Organisation here: www.scout.org/en The Purpose of Scouting The purpose of Scouting is to contribute to the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. The Scout Method Scouting uses a Method, which is young people, in partnership with adults:
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