Welcome to Walton On The Hill Scout District Website

New DC & DDC Announced

Dear Colleague, After a formal recruitment and interview process I am pleased to be able to announce the following appointments within the County :

District Commissioner for Liverpool North District : Barbara Hughes

Deputy District Commissioner for Liverpool North District : John Dean

I hope you will join me in congratulating these individuals on their appointments, which are initially until the 31st December 2012.

Colin Coleman, County Commissioner

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Liverpool North District

www.liverpoolnorthdistrict.org.uk

This website will continue to develop over the coming months, working towards the official start of the new district on the 1st April 2010. As news and appointments are announced they will be added. If you have anything you would like to add then email the webmaster.

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New District Names & New Roles Annouced

The final decision has been agreed for the new district names, the change over will be complete on 1st April 2010.
Also the new district role's appointment process has been announced.
The final decisions in relation to District names and District allocation is as follows :

- the new District created by the amalgamation of Allerton and Picton will be called Liverpool South District
- the new District created by the amalgamation of WOTH and Fairfield will be called Liverpool North District
- the new District created by the amalgamation of Sefton East and Bootle will be called Altside District

These changes (in accordance with the advertised timescale) will take place as of the 1st April 2010.

Colin Coleman

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Annual General Reports 2009

Here is the reports from this years AGM, please click on the section to view the specific report.

District Commissioner's Report

Beaver Scout Report

General Duties Report

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Great New Resouce for all New Leaders in the District

Click the below to download the new Welcome to Walton On The Hill pack. This pack has been designed to be given to all new members of the District. It's crammed full of useful information and will help guide new members through the first days and weeks of their Scouting life. The pack contains key contact information, back ground infomation on Scouting and how it is run, a jargon buster and also how your training will take place

Click here to download your copy today!

Please note this is a large file and maybe take a couple of minutes to download

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District Activity Polo shirts

We are happy to offer all members of Walton On The Hill District young and old the opportunity to buy a district activity polo shirt! This shirt is ideal for wearing during a Scout meeting night, weekend camp or even just doing DIY at home!

These polo shirts are £14 for adults, £12 for children's size 14-15 and £10 for children's size 7 -13 (Due to VAT free).

Please find below full details and order forms to download!

Any questions don't hesitate to ask!

Click here to download full infomation

Kind regards

Andrew Parle
ADC General Duties

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Walton Car Rally

It’s been missing for a few years, but it came back with a bang! On sunday 28th Feb, 8 teams went to and from across the whole of Merseyside. Taking pictures, completing challenges and generally have a great time! Take a look at events page to see some of the pictures. The full set of pictures are on our facebook page. Thanks to everyone who attended!

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Walton '08 Summary

Thank you to everyone who took part in the Walton '08 challenges. Well Done over 90 badges awarded to the following.

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Sainsbury's Support Scouting in Walton On The Hill

Scouts and Leaders from the 1st Walton On The Hill Scout Group were at Sainsburys Rice Lane on Sunday 14th December raising vital money for their Group towards new equipment. The Scouts collected a fantastic £350 on the day which was kindly donated by the customers. The 1st Walton On The Hill Scout Group would like to thank all the customers and colleagues from Sainsburys Rice lane.

Cathy McCauley Ambassador for Sainsburys Rice Lane,  "All the best for 2009 with your Scouts and very big thank you to them all from Sainsburys Rice lane."

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Training Course - Fee's for non attendance

Dear All,
At a meeting of the County Executive Committee, it was agreed to introduce a fee for individuals who book a place on a course and who then do not turn up, without good reason (e.g. illness / personal circumstances) and without having notified the Course Director 7 days prior to the course.

The fees will be as follows for 2009:
Getting Started: £10.00
Section Essentials: £22.50
Management and Support Essentials: £22.50
Nights Away: £40.00 (or part thereof)
First Response: £20.00

Peter Oliver
Deputy County Commissioner

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NIGHTS AWAY PERMIT SCHEME 

Dear Leader

It is the assessors recommendation that all applicants familiarise themselves with the permit scheme and have below listed Fact Sheets that may prove useful. It is also recommended that applicants have been a camp leader [within the last 4 years] up to the level of the permit that they are applying for. 

Yours in Scouting 

The Nights Away Assessors 
 

FACT SHEET RECOMMENDATIONS; (Click on the relevant fact sheet)

FS120800                   FS185092                   FS320005

FS120801                   FS320003

AC120990                   FS320004 

POR 9.55 TO 9.63 apply for ALL Nights Away Events

NIGHTS AWAY form (NAN) 

Reminder - That all nights away either outdoor or indoor must have a suitable Nights Away Notification (NAN) form sent to the District Commisioner, Kevin McGlone 7 days before they leave for their camp/event.Download here the NAN form which can be completed and emailed direct before the event.

Click here to download

- General updates added

- Make pioneering easy!www.pioneeringmadeeasy.co.uk

- 101 Camping Outdoor Cooking Recipes. Download this useful resouce for camp click here