All pictures must show everyone in a sleeping bag and the photo can be ’staged’ or from an actual camp.
The camp must be held in 2010! Why not combine this with your media entry?
To enter send some pictures and a brief description to sleepingcomp@avonscouts.org.uk or to “Sleeping Competition” at County Office.
Prize: £60
Duration: April to September 2010
Judges: Graham Meikle, Margaret Exley and Simon Crowden
If you need any help please contact Simon Crowden and where possible tell us where the event is being held and we will try to visit.
To enter, send some pictures and a brief description to outsidedisplaycomp@avonscouts.org.uk or post to “Outside Display Competition” at County Office.
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Duration: April to September 2010
Judges: Clare Waggett DCC and Simon Crowden ACC (Development)
Prize: £50
The display needs to be inside; we are looking for something different and exciting! Not simply people handing out fliers, but ‘have a go’ activities or a ‘Scout Camp’ in a shopping centre! The display needs to project an ‘on brand’ positive image of Scouting.
To enter send some pictures and a brief description to displaycomp@avonscouts.org.uk or post to “Inside Display Competition” at County Office.
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Headquarters Factsheet “Displays” FS310511
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Duration: January to December 2010
Judges: Clare Waggett DCC, Simon Crowden ACC (Development)
Prize: £50
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THE ‘JUST ASK RECRUITMENT’ CAMPAIGN
As we all know across the County every Group could always do with an extra pair of hands or new Groups could be formed from the national WANT TO JOIN list of 30,000!
The results of the recent New Leader survey showed that 25% of new Leaders came from parents and 63.10% of new Leaders first contact was either the Section Leader or the GSL. With this in mind the ‘Just Ask’ Campaign will have some focus on recruiting of parents, as one Leader said in the survey- he wished he had been asked sooner!
As a DC I am sure you are very busy and will not necessarily being promoting the campaign yourself, can I suggest you find a ‘Recruitment Champion’ from the District who can act as a conduit for further information and who we can work with to exchange ideas and see what and where further help is needed. Please can you come back to me by 1st December 2009 with their name and contact details (simon.crowden@avonscouts.org.uk)
Ideally all Groups should also identify a key person to be an ‘asker’. This does not need to be an uniformed Leader, but someone who is good at asking and can be used to talk to parents, be encouraging and want to involve others etc..
In order to promote Scouting in Avon we have produced a generic i.SCOUT Poster and Car Sticker to use- copies will be emailed out shortly! Your recruitment champion will be able to discuss your needs with the development team. To help involve the Groups we will be running a series of competitions to help increase the awareness of Scouting and help recruit adults. These will start in January 2010 and they will also provide media opportunities, which we can advise on.
The campaign will work if everyone gets involved and we raise the profile of Scouting and keep asking people, this was proved in the 2005 campaign.
If you require further information, need support, or have any additional ideas etc please get in touch with me.
Yours in Scouting
Simon Crowden
ACC Development
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RESOURCES
Enclosed are various resources and information to help you with your District Recruitment, these can be used by yourself, passed on to Groups, GSLs or section leaders etc. to use as they feel best.
Hopefully everyone is familiar with the ‘Six Steps’, which has worked in many areas across the country. I have enclosed resources for it and the County can provided further support if required.
For Recruitment:
- Recruitment Check List for Groups and Districts Leaflet*
- Six Steps to Recruitment Leaflet www.scouts.org.uk/ or contact the training team for growing the movement module
- My Child is on a waiting list what can I do’ Leaflet*
- Buddy Badge Leaflet and badge example*
- 100 Recruitment ideas*
- No Nonsense Guide for parents
- Running a Recruitment stand*
- Generic Scout Troop leaflet*
- Generic Group leaflet*
- Young Leaders (Young Person View) leaflet*
- Young Leaders (Adult View)*
- Scouting for the Over 25s*
*All of these leaflets are available in word Document format on www.avonscouts.org.uk/recruitment, for Groups to change the contact details and use as they see fit or PDF versions.
Recruitment Leaflets from The Scout Association:
- Beaver leaflet
- Cub Leaflet
- Scout Leaflet
- Explorer Leaflet
- Network Leaflet
- Generic adult Leaflet
Copies can be ordered from the Information Centre at Gillwell 0845 300 1818.
For Development:
- Leaflet on Adult Support
- Leaflet on Adult Training
- Leaflet on Induction for new adults in Scouting
- Leaflet on Supporting adults in Scouting
- Leaflet on Reviewing adults in Scouting
- Moving on a Leader*
- GSL Card (Blue)
- Thank you card
The latest version of the Group Review is available by email in request.
* Available in word.doc or pdf. Other leaflets/ cards can be ordered from the information centre as above
COMPETITIONS
To make the campaign a little more interesting and encourage more Groups, we have come up with some competitions:
* The Best New Website – up-date or create your new website making it easier for people to find their local Group and join.
* ‘Adopt an Empty Shop’ with the poor economic times there are lots of empty shops and this would be an opportunity for Groups to put their own large display in.
* Best Outside Display - This could be a Patrol site in the middle of town or free ‘bacon butties’ outside the HQ. Let people see you and JUST ASK questions.
* Best Inside Display - This could be at work, in the local library or community hall. Display lots of ways to help and join.
* Best Media Article - This can be in any media form, just try and get yourselves in the papers, on TV or radio.
* Extreme Sleeping Competition - As you may have seen on the news recently a new craze of taking a photo of a person asleep in bizarre places has spread across the country. This is ideal for the senior sections- as long as it is safe and legal!
* Spot the Scout Car Sticker - The County will be sending out 100s of Car stickers to Leaders via the District Teams. Details on registering will be on the County website shortly.
* ‘Wear your ‘Necker’ to Work Day’ Not quite a competition but we would like to know (with a photo) which company has the most Leaders in.
We aim to tie in these competitions with the Scout Association themes in 2010 and will finalise dates, rules and prizes over next few months.
Please do keep Philip Bird or your District Media Manager and myself informed of what we are doing and we will attempt to support events taking place.
Contact Details
ACC Development: Simon Crowden
simon.crowden@avonscouts.org.uk
07968 484766
ACC Communications: Philip Bird
philip.bird@avonscouts.org.uk
07970 514827
County Training Manager: Rosmarie Kirwan
Rosmarie.kirwan@avonscouts.org.uk
Windscreen stickers were distributed to all adult members of Avon Scouts in December 2009. Additional copies are available from your “Just Ask District Champion”.
There are twelve prizes of £10; a prize a month throughout 2010 (but each individual can only win once).
You will need to register your car registration number so that we know whose car (or other vehicle) has been ’spotted’. Register at www.avonscouts.org.uk/stickercomp
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- Template posters
- Template leaflets
- Good Practice Guides
- Recruitment Suggestions
- Contacts
For assistance in the meantime, please contact development@avonscouts.org.uk
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• National Brand / Identity Guidelines [.pdf]
• Logos
• Fonts
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Purchase the above A2 poster from Scout Shops Limited
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