Helping The Group

We depend on a whole range of people giving their time to enable us to run. As well as the Leaders who run the individual sections, we have aTrustee Board who help to ensure that the Group runs effectively.

We would welcome your help with any time you have available to give. This does not mean a massive time commitment, although if you are able to give regular time, we can use it! Volunteering is a great opportunity to meet other parents, learn new skills or develop existing ones and most of all it is fun. Areas where you could help include:

Parent Helper - come and help out in your young person’s section (or another one if you would prefer). This could be as little as once per term at one of the regular sessions or perhaps a weekend camp. The more adults we have helping out in our sections, the more we can do.

Team Member - if you have time to give on a more regular basis, you could join a section’s leadership team (again, this doesn’t need to be the one your young person attends). You will be provided with training and support to help develop your skills and knowledge and you would help plan and run the programme for the young people in the section.

Trustee Board Member - the Trustee Board keeps the Group running, from sorting out funding, managing the building and site to running events and activities. The board meets once or twice a term. If you have a particular interest or skill, there are a few sub-committees dealing with particular aspects of the running of the Group, such as fundraising or building management. 

Why volunteer?

Volunteering can be a brilliant way to boost your mental wellbeing. It’s a great feeling knowing you’re helping young people get skills for life, and you might even learn a lot about yourself along the way. 

Scouts can make you feel good in other ways too: 

• Make friends and meet people 

• Try new things and challenge yourself 

• Get outdoors and get stuck in 

• Positively impact your community 

• Create vital opportunities for young people 

• Make memories that'll last a lifetime