John Fogg, Headquarters and Chris Wanley, Outdoors, issue news items on a regular basis by email.  Here are some current extracts that may interest Network Scouts.

Name Badges New Style Lower Cost

Name badges can now be ordered in an updated design in the style suggested in the Design Guide published last year. We have been able to reduce the price per badge from to £4.75 (£5.25 for a non-standard order). Contact the Information Centre or download an order form from: www.scoutbase.org.uk/hq/infocentre/idbadges.htm

NEW GILWELL PIN BADGES

You can now purchase a Gilwell Park pin badge carrying the axe and log logo. It cost £1.50. To order use the code GPPIN. You can order directly from the following link.

http://www.sbuk.org.uk/info.centre/catalog.php?cat=220

NEW POSTCARD BOOK

We have recently taken delivery of a hardback book containing prints of old postcards depicting scouts and Scouting activities.  The book costs £10.00 and can be ordered using the code 902881129X. Use the following link to place the order. 

http://www.sbuk.org.uk/info.centre/catalog.php?cat=66 

CHIEF SCOUT'S APPEAL 15/09/2002

At the AGM, the Chief Scout launched an Appeal to all King's Scouts, Queen's Scouts and the Holders of Awards for Good Services for contributions to provide a permanent and public expression of gratitude from Scouting to mark the special link with St George's Chapel Windsor.

Full Details are available at:- http://www.sbuk.org.uk/donations/windsor.php

Copies of the printed Appeal document can be obtained from Information Centre (info.centre@scout.org.uk) or by telephoning 0845 300 1818.

SHOUTING FOR SCOUTING - Good News Sought

Last year, thanks to a great deal of information received from Members, we were able to identify hundreds of examples of local Scouting making a specific and very positive contribution to the life of its local community.

This year we want to flush out all the ‘good news’ that is around in the largest co-educational Movement for young people in the UK. The intention is to share widely some of the many positive achievements that often remain known to only the few directly involved.

It may be that a new Group has opened to meet a need in a new housing development?  Possibly a Group or a District has opened an after school club or is pioneering a new way to deliver Scouting to rural communities?  Perhaps you were involved in an overseas project that made a difference to the lives of young people?  You might have been the District that grew is Membership by 37% last year?  Perhaps you put the Movement in the public eye in a spectacular manner?

Please reflect on what has happened recently in your Scouting world to which we could attach a large flag saying “The Good News from Scouting is……………” and then tell us about it.

All contributions welcome.  Please email them to  Public.relations@scout.org.uk

Copyright © 2002 Steve Sims and East Sussex Scout Network.  Last edited 02/05/2003