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02/02/2020 Annual Reports for 2018/19 & Annual General Meetings 6th January 2020 1 st Hillsborough Scout Group Northern Ireland Charity NIC 103838 1 st Hillsborough Squirrel Drey Northern Ireland Charity NIC 104854 1 Contents • Group Scout Leader’s Welcome • Chairperson’s Report • Section Leaders’ Reports • Treasurer’s Reports • Election of Committees for 2019/2020 2 1

02/02/2020 Chairperson’s Report • Activities • Membership • Leaders • Committee 3 Squirrel Leader’s Report • Intake of 40 children in September 2018 - continue to be split over two sessions, Monday night / Wednesday night • Extensive waiting list still in place • Squirrels registered with the Charity Commission 4 2

02/02/2020 Squirrel Leadership September 2018 Welcome to our new leaders Doreen Webb & Louis Mallon Monday night - Christine Scott, Susan Hill, Doreen Webb & Louis Mallon Wednesday night – Natalie Wray, Neeta Cubitt, Mark Gibson & Laura Greer Explorers helping out both nights 5 Squirrel Activities Work continued on Smile Badges programme 2 badges achieved: I’m Active I’m Learning  Visit from Fire Brigade  Sponsored scoot / cycle around the Down Royal racecourse  Visit from Debbie Doolittle and her animals  Jumping Clay night  Science night  Hillsborough Rocks  Themed nights  End of year party at VC  +++ more!! 6 3

02/02/2020 Beaver Section Leader’s Report • In September 2018, we started off with 2 strong colonies with 24 Beavers in each. Approximately half of these Beavers were invested in November. • These were held on: – Thursday nights led by Tara, Rosemary, Georgie and Hazel. – Friday nights led by Jo McCue, Joanne Kelly, Judith Flowerday and Joanne Rea. • Our focus throughout the year was on badgework, and combining this with as many outdoor experiences as possible, and of course, lots of fun! Badges completed included: Space, Navigator, Disability Awareness, Experiment and Health and Fitness. Hikes Way and Nights Away badges were also gained by those who attended our camps during the year. 7 Beaver Activities • Other activities throughout the year included: • District Christmas Quiz at Hillhall. • Beaver Rally Day • Winter Camp at Cultra (1 night). • Summer Camp at Lorne (2 nights). • Beaver Rally Day at Crawfordsburn • Trips to the Forest Park from Easter • Sponsored Fun Run: At the end of May we held our second official Fun Run in Hillsborough Forest Park. Cubs were also invited along to this event this year. It was a great night, despite the rain, supported by both Beavers and Cubs. All children successfully completed the course, raised an amazing amount of money for Beaver and Cub funds and had a lot of fun along the way. 8 4

02/02/2020 Cub Section Leader’s Report (1/2) Cub Scouts attended over two evenings in 2018/19. • Akela David Anderson was in charge for both nights with 6 Leaders • supporting the Cubs Pack in 2018/19. Badge completed to date: Book Reader, Disability Awareness, DIY, • Entertainer, Scientist, Fire Safety, Home Help, Home Safety, Nights Away, Hikes, Swimmer, Equestrian, Sailing, Nautical Skills, Paddle Sports, Snow sports & Martial Arts. Winter Residential at The Ulster Folk Museum November 2018 was • enjoyed by all. National Museum Open day on the Sunday saw the Museum organising a scavenger hunt that the Cubs participated in. Ten Pin Bowling at Lisburn was the Christmas party location and it • was great to bring the two nights together. 9 Cub Section Leader’s Report (2/2) Summer Camp 2019 to Lorne Estate. Activities attended included • Team Building, Bush Craft, Abseiling, High Rise Crate Climbing and Wood exploration. A very wet weekend added to the challenges for the weekend. A lot of fun had by all! David Anderson is handing the Akela of Tuesday nights cubs over • to Georgie Huston who has two years Leader experience with Scouts USA and a year with 1 st Hillsborough Cubs. David is also considering handing Monday nights over to Stuart Gracey and Mike McCracken to run jointly. Thank you to the support and guidance of many to ensure our Cubs • are having a super year! 10 5

02/02/2020 Scout Section Leader’s Report • 23 scouts Tuesday, xx scouts Wednesday • Completed Navigator / Emergency Aid/Pioneer/ Entertainer / Sports Enthusiast badges • Completed Personal, Team Work and Outdoor Challenge badges • 11 scouts on Summer camp, 2-3 badges earned. 11 Scout Section Leader’s Report • Commitment to Scouts from Sept to June • Focus on taking care of possessions and uniform and good behaviour • Opportunities to earn badges outside Scouts, i.e. music, sports etc. Let us see certificates, reports etc. on progress • Duke of Edinburgh Bronze 12 6

02/02/2020 Explorer Section Leader’s Report • 28 members during 2018/2019 my assistant Leaders are Jonny Naomi, Dave and Peter • Winter camp Marks forest with cooking demo • Night hike to Divis mountain • Go hydro water park • Giwell 24 in London • Several day Hikes in the Mournes • Go-Karting at Xmas • Joint Momentum 3.0 with Night owls from castle rock 13 Explorer Section Leader’s Report • Bronze Dofe Expedition • Silver Dofe Expedition • Police Neighbourhood visit • Module A of the young leaders ran by • me at Hillsborough • Sponsored walk along the Lagan • One Explorer did his Explorer Belt in Germany 14 7

02/02/2020 Subs Loan Donati 16.19 Repay ons Gift ments Events/ Grants 0.77 Camps 1.59 Aid 5.63 Activiti 7.63 3.79 es 4.08 Fund Raising INCOME 0.98 Total £40.79K Other 0.12 1 ST HILLSBOROUGH SCOUT GROUP Year Start Year End Unreserved £30.56K Unreserved ACCOUNTS + Reserved £5.63K £27.46K 2018 / 2019 ( hall/ site fund) Charity Donati Other ons 0.55 0.55 EXPENDITURE Trainin Badges Grants Total £32.05K Insuran Consu g 0.28 /Unifor Paid ce mables ms 1.00 0.65 0.47 1.88 Capitat Camps ion Awards 6.88 Events/ 5.89 /Gifts Govern Hall Equip Activiti 0.56 Hire ance ment es 3.60 1.40 5.00 3.35 15 Grants 1.00 INCOME Total £1.00K 1 ST HILLSBOROUGH SQUIRREL DREY Year Start Year End £0.66K £1.67K ACCOUNTS 2018 / 2019 Consu mables EXPENDITURE Other 0.18 0.04 Total £2.01K Badges /Unifor 1st Hillsborough Scout Group pays Awards Events/ ms hall hire and capitation for Squirrels /Gifts Activiti 0.09 0.77 es 0.93 16 8

02/02/2020 Election of Scout Group Committee for 2019/2020 Action Owner To be confirmed at AGM at AGM, Nominate Chairperson Group Scout Leader, David Anderson Chairperson: vacancy Elect Chairperson, Secretary & Group Scout Council Secretary: Catherine Rogers Treasurer Treasurer: vacancy Confirm Section Leaders on Exec Group Scout Council Mark Mckeag, Lindsay Reid, Tara Committee Jones Agree number of Elected Members Group Scout Council No limit set (generally 4-6) Elect Members of Exec Committee Group Scout Council Anne Thompson, Christine Scott, Natalie Wray Elect Additional Trustees Group Scout Council Jessica Kidd, Maurice Diamond, Christine Scott, Natalie Wray, Anne Thompson (GSL, office holders and section leaders are automatically trustees) Appoint Auditor Treasurer to nominate Iain Gillespie Group Scout Council to appoint Approve Committee Members Group Scout Council Jessica Kidd, Maurice Diamond Nominated by GSL (< elected members) Define quorum numbers for Group Scout Council 5 committee 17 Election of Squirrel Committee for 2019/2020 Action Owner To be confirmed at AGM Nominate Chairperson Group Scout Leader, David Anderson Chairperson: vacancy Elect Chairperson, Secretary & Group Scout Council Secretary: Catherine Rogers Treasurer Treasurer: vacancy Confirm Red Squirrel on Exec Ctte Group Scout Council Natalie Wray Agree number of Elected Members Group Scout Council No limit set (generally 4-6) Elect Members of Exec Committee Group Scout Council Mark Mckeag, Lindsay Reid, Tara Jones, Anne Thompson Elect Additional Trustees Group Scout Council Jessica Kidd, Christine Scott, Maurice Diamond, Mark Mckeag, Lindsay Reid, Tara Jones, Anne Thompson, (GSL, office holders and Red Squirrel are automatically trustees) Appoint Auditor Treasurer to nominate Iain Gillespie Group Scout Council to appoint Approve Committee Members Group Scout Council Jessica Kidd, Maurice Diamond, Nominated by GSL (< elected Christine Scott members) Define quorum numbers for Group Scout Council 5 committee 18 9