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First Response Training

First Response Training

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First Response Training

First Response Training


Some  of you may already know about plans for our 2026 trip to Kandersteg International Scout Centre, (KISC) in Switzerland. The Event will take place in the summer of 2026, leaving the UK on the evening of Thursday 16th July and returning on Saturday 25th July, during the school summer holidays. 

 

Enclosed in this pack, is one of the outlined programme ideas. The programme should give you an idea of what to expect, although it will not be finalised until next year. It may seem like the summer of 2026 is a long way off, but to organise a trip of this size takes a few years of planning. I also want to give you as much time as possible to be able to pay the camp fee, the balance is to be paid by monthly Standing Order.  

 

There is a limit to spaces on this camp; this is largely to do with our accommodationmode of transport and leaders. We will be traveling by coach, as we have in the past to Kandersteg.

Moray has almost 400 Scouts and 80 Explorer Scouts across eleven groups; our aim is to offer the opportunity to as many possible to attend. We have also a large team of adult leaders attending the trip to provide leadership, catering and activities. Accommodation in Switzerland will be in tents with an opportunity for an overnight in one of the Chalets. 

 

If you have any specific questions about the trip, then drop me a message. We need to finalise our numbers as soon as possible. It is therefore important that you decide as soon as possible if you wish your son or daughter to attend. You need to complete an application form, and then arrange payment of the £100.01 deposit (which is non refundable). The total cost of the camp is £1025.00. After the deposit, it will leave 11 x equal payments of £84.09 a month, starting the 1st April 2025 and ending on the 1st of March 2026

 

We need to receive deposits as soon as possible, as this will allow us to confirm your booking.  We have a limit on numbers. KISC is very popular and we need people to pay their deposit asap to secure a place.  We only have 10 spaces remaining. Scouts must be at least 10.5 years old and within the Scout section to join us on this amazing trip.

 

For those who have joined the trip there is a Kandersteg26 Facebook page you can join to keep up to datehttps://www.facebook.com/share/18RXLrDn6b/  this page is only for 18’s and over.

 If you would like to sign up please email me for an application form and bank details, please let me know your child’s name, date of birth and which group they are in.

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It is with great sadness that we have to inform you that Andrew Sharkey, Vice President and former Chief Commissioner of Scotland, has gone home.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Siobhan, his sons Andrew and Benjamin and his sister Ann Marie at this sad time.

 

Barry Donald Hewitt

Chief Volunteer of Scotland

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You don’t have to work with young people to give them skills for life

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Trustee Declaration HERE

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A big surprise today for lead volunteer cub section leader Tom Williams as we had a visit from lead volunteer district Doug McPhee to present not one award but 2
First award was 30 years service to the scouting association which has seen Tom give services to many scout groups over the country and abroad as well
Gateway London
RAF wyton
Various German groups
RAF kinloss
1st Forres scout Group
His second surprise award was his medal of merit given to scouters for outstanding achievement,services,and dedication to the movement
Congratulations Tom
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