The Group Executive Committee Members
Chairperson :
Secretary :
Treasurer :
Jane Scriven
Structure, Governance and Management
The Group is an unincorporated recognised Scottish charity and is governed by the
terms detailed in its constitution. It is a member of The Scout Association having
accepted the aims of the Association. The Group Council is the electoral body which
supports Scouting in the Scout Group. It is the body to which the Group Executive
Committee is accountable. The Group Council must hold an Annual General Meeting
within eight months of the financial year end to adopt the Annual Report of the
Group Executive Committee, including the Annual Statement of Accounts. The Group
Council must approve the Group Scout Leader's nomination of the Group Chairman and
nominated members of the Group Executive Committee, elect a Group Secretary and
a Group Treasurer and elect certain members of the Group Executive Committee. The
Group Executive Committee exists to support the Group Scout Leader in meeting the
responsibilities of his appointment. The Committee is responsible for the maintenance
of the Group's property and equipment, the raising of funds and the administration
of the Group's finance, the insurance of persons, property and equipment, group
public occasions and assisting with the recruitment of leaders and other adult support.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees
New trustees are recruited as and when required
from existing and new contacts. Any newly appointed trustees are advised of the
objectives and activities of the Group, and are to act in accordance with the Policy,
Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association and the Charities & Trustee Investment
(Scotland) Act 2005 in force at the date of appointment. Assistance and training
is provided to new trustees by the existing trustees and all new Office Bearers
are trained and validated in Module 1 of The Scout Association's National Adult
Training Scheme by Dunfermline District Scout Council.
Risks
The Group is dependent
upon receiving sufficient funding and donations to enable it to continue to work
towards achieving its objectives.
Objectives and Activities
The aim of the Group
is to promote the aims of The Scout Association which are 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.
Volunteers
In addition to eleven uniformed
Leaders, approximately twenty five parents of young people attending the Scout Group
helped with various activities to raise funds or just to help out. It is difficult
to put a monetary value on this input, but the results of our volunteer help can
easily be appreciated.
Achievements and Performance
It has been another successful
year for the Scout Group with all of our members progressing through the Award Scheme,
gaining their Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum and Diamond Chief Scout's Awards as
well as numerous Activity Badges. Each Section has had its highlights and these
are detailed later in this Annual Report. The Group provides a programme of activities
including progression through the various Scouting awards for young people. We provide
activities for those aged 6-25 in the West Fife Villages area, based in Cairneyhill,
with a current membership of 125.We are particularly pleased that the Group's Network
Section for 18-25 year olds has taken off and currently has 22 members. The Scout
Method provides an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based
on the Scout Promise and Law which Is guided by adult leadership, in practice this
is best seen when young people, in partnership with adults are:
- Enjoying what they
are doing
- Learning by doing
- Participating in varied and progressive activities
- Making
choices for themselves
- Taking responsibilities for their own actions
- Working in
groups
- Taking responsibility for others
- Taking part in outdoor activities Sharing
in prayer and worship
- Making and living out their Promise
Our Group contributes
to the Scottish Government's Curriculum for Excellence Programme by creating confident
individuals, successful learners, effective contributors and responsible citizens.
Our members work on the following learning areas which fit directly into the aims
of the Fife Community Plan of making Fife's communities safer and creating a better
educated Fife; Working with others; Self -awareness; Communication skills; Intercultural
and global awareness; Problem solving; Review and evaluation; Health and Safety;
Citizenship; Project theme skills and Number and Information Technology.
The Group
also contributes to Fife Council's Big 8 Priorities by offering improved sport,
leisure and cultural opportunities to young people in the West Fife Villages.
The
Scout Group in Cairneyhill provides a community facility for the village that is
regularly used by the After-School Club; the Playgroup; the Brownies; the Youth
Club; Karate and Dance Groups; Football Teams and for one-off lets. It is also used
as a Polling Station for all elections. We also provide two 17-seater minibuses
that are regularly used by a variety of local groups from playgroups to groups of
those who are retired. Scouting in Cairneyhill is most definitely a part of the
community, not apart from the community, and will continue to support others in
the future.
This summer two of our Explorers (Jamie Dallman and Lachlan Peters)
will represent Scotland at the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Sweden. We wish them
all the best for their experience of a lifetime and look forward to hearing of their
adventures.