Not long to go until Christmas! Remember to use #easyfundraising when you’re buying your Christmas gifts online. We want to raise as much as possible this year and it couldn’t be easier through #easyfundraising! https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/11thfolkestonescouts/
This year’s Remembrance Day parade and service will be on Sunday 11th November. Meet at the Leas Cliff Hall at 10.30am in full and smart uniform. Dress warmly. This is the one single event that we expect all members to turn out to. Please note the finishing point is left of the Town Hall (the cinema) in Guildhall Street, towards the main road (depending on where we are in the parade order!) – parents are warmly invited to remain with us for the duration of the event – please stand with the general public, not with us in the parade. Information from the District Clothing If the weather is wet then overcoats should be worn. If the weather is dry then it is recommended that layers […]
Continuing our weekly series on getting the most out of My.SCOUT to make Scouting even easier. today: Data Protection Keeping data safe is very important to us. Part of our legal obligations are keeping data up to date as well. My.SCOUT helps us with this greatly by allowing parents and carers to log in to the system at any time and update contact details – including emergency contact details (more on that in a minute) – and permissions. What can you do? Regularly log in and check the personal details section of My.SCOUT. You’ll need to enter your young person’s date of birth just to make sure it’s you. If it doesn’t work, send us an email as the date […]
My.SCOUT is an incredibly useful and time saving tool for the leaders, and we hope it is for you at home as well. This series of posts will share some top tips and hints to help you get the most out of it in bite size installments. today: My.SCOUT or OSM You might hear us talking about My.SCOUT or OSM or Online Scout Manager. It’s all one and the same, but the part that parents use is called My.SCOUT. Whenever we are talking about logging into the system, we’re talking about the parent side – My.SCOUT. You can access your area through the personalised link from any personalised email that is system generated (the monthly direct debit email, any event […]
We will be collecting money for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal in Folkestone town centre on Saturday 10th November. The Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers are all invited to come along to sell poppies and help raise as much money as possible for this fantastic cause! As you may know Remembrance Sunday this year will be on the 11th which means that the 10th is the last day of the appeal and is set to be a busy one. That means that it would be great to have as many young people as possible giving up some of their time. All we are asking for is an hour from the Beavers and Cubs, and an hour and a half […]