Family Camp Risk Assessments

Posted on 11/04/202412/04/2024 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

General

Garners Field	Garners Field General Risk Assessment – Review Oct-23
Family Camp	Farnham District Family Camp Risk assessment
Car Parking	Garners-Field-Approach-Road-Campsite-and-Car-Parking-RA
Café	Cafe
Garners Field shooting	Garners Field shooting rules September 2023
Family Camp Leaflet	Family Camp Leaflet

Activities

DISTRICT
Crafts	Crafts
Archery	Garners Field – Come and Try It Archery Session
Campfire
Bingo	Bingo
Silent Disco	The Silent Party – Silent Disco equipment hire

GROUPS
Wood Branding	Wood Branding
Backwoods Cooking	BackwoodsCooking
Nail Art	Nail Art
Shooting	Shooting
Cross Bows	Crossbows – Junior Plastic
Aerial Runway	Aerial Runway
Firelighting	Firelighting
Tomahawks	Tomahawk-Throwing Soft Tomahawks Activity


3RD PARTY
Inflatables	Bouncy Castle Hire Woking \| Bracknell, Guildford, Ascot, Wokingham, Surrey, (bestbounce.co.uk)
Cave	Mobile Climbing Walls & Cave Hire \| Downloads – Brochure & Useful Guides (eventhigher.co.uk)
Kayaking	Home – Blackwater Valley Canoe Club (bvcc.org.uk)


Reptiles	reptasia.events (9) Facebook –
Magic Show	Magic Party HQ – Magic Party HQ

Long Service Awards

Posted on 11/12/202311/12/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

Service Awards are awarded for years service as an adult member of the Scout Association in increments of 5 years.

November 2023

Andy Burland – Assistant Explorer Leader – Madcats

Austin Tolkien – Beaver Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

Carrie Pink – Beaver Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Alan Mills – Beaver Scout Leader – 3rd Farnham

Craig McCaffery – Cub Scout Leader – 3rd Farnham

Stuart Gadsby – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 4th Farnham

September 2023

Gill Sneddon – Group Section Assistant – 3rd Farnham

Vicky Hiorns – Cubs Scout Leader – 3rd Farnham

James Long – Assistant Explorer Scout Leader – Elstead Eagles

Maria Finch – Beaver Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Guy Elliot – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

Martine Trebucq – Assistant Cub Sccout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Tiger Pack

Nicola Droogmans – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Oliver Sancroft – Group Skills Instructor – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Sandra Carosi – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

May 2023

Marie Goulding – District Supporter – Scout Active Support Unit

Nicky Clements – Assistant District Commissioner – Cub Scouts – District

Ted Milam – District Supporter – Scout Active Support Unit

Francis Redman – Group Treasurer – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Steve O’Dell – Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Adam Chambers – Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Colette Grist – Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

Connie Harvey – Group Chair – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Oscar Martinez – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Fox Troop

Rebecca Garner – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Riverbank Colony

Richard Garner – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) Tiger Pack

Simon Ranson – 5th Farnham (Bourne) Fox Troop

February 2023

David Crow – Assistant Explorer Leader – K2

Paul Fox – Group Chair – 8th Farnham(Rowledge)

Simon Crisp – Assistant Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Vicki Ayres – Group Secretary -4th Farnham (Tongham)

November 2022

Neil Peerman – Group Scout Leader/District Network Scout Commissioner – 3rd Farnham/District

Manda Bragg – District SASU/ex-Chair – District

Kim White – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

David Neame – Group Executive Committee – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Janna Neame – Assistant Cub Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Debbie Ollerenshaw – Group Scout Leader/Beaver Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

James Ryder – Assistant Cub Leader – – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Claire Knight-Noel – Assistant Beaver Leader – 8th Farnham(Rowledge)

August 2022

Colin Bland – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Jill Thomas – Section Assistant – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Jane Twitchin – Appointments Committee Secretary – District

Gary Thain – Assistant Warden – District

David Goldsworth – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) Fox Troop

May 2022

Ken Powell – Campsite Manager – Garners Field

Joan Binfield – Appointments Advisory Committee – Scout Active Support Unit

Ian Wilkins – District Explorer Scout Commissioner – District Team

Dave Cocker – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Bill Weller – Group Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Denise Weller – Assistant Explorer Leader – Madcats

Steve Bragg – District Treasurer – District Executive Committee

David Fennell – Cub Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne), Tiger Pack

Marielle Gawor – Group Executive Committee – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Matthew Carter – Group Executive Committee – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Richard Stokes – Group Executive Committee – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Rachel Mason – Beaver Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

Becky King – Group Section Assistant – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

Adam Meara – Assistant Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

February 2022

Tim Shellard – Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Robin Bunce – Cub Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Mat Whitaker – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Susannah Hand – Assistant Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Ant Cook – Explorer Leader – Elstead Eagles

Dominic Getting – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) Fox Troop

Graham O’Dell – Group Treasurer – 3rd Farnham

August 2021

Chris Moss – District Supporter – Scout Active Support Unit

Amanda Morgan – District Cub Scout Leader – District Team

David Boswell – Assistant Explorer Leader – Madcats

Peter Everett – Group Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

Sarah Imrie – Assistant Scout Leader – 3rd Farnham

Paul Finning – Assistant Scout Leader – 3rd Farnham

Lynn Goodburne – Group Section Assistant/District Supporter – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)/District

Chris Holland – Assistant Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Chris Pike – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Belinda Orton – Beaver Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Howard Kay – Exec Chair – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

James Richards – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

July 2021

Eric Goulding – District Supporter – Scout Active Support Unit

Janet Watts – District Supporter – Scout Active Support Unit

June 2021

Roy Tubbs – Shop Manager/Monday Crew – District Scout Support Unit

Mark Purkiss – Cub Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

David Jones – District Supporter – District Scout Support Unit

Philip German – Campsite Warden – District Scout Support Unit

Judith Parish – Beaver Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Liz Chart – GSL/BSL/LTM – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Cathy Floyd – Group Section assistant – 11th Farnham

Tony Marshall – Cub Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Andrew White – Assistant Explorer Leader – Scorpions

Tom Lisle – District Skills Instructor – District Scout Support Unit

Miles Austen – Cub Section assistant – 3rd Farnham

Hamish White – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Louise Rogers – Assistant Scouts Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Ed Ceurstemont – Scouts Section Assistant – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Craig Richards – Explorer Leader – Scorpion

Andrea Berry – Assistant Scouts Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

March 2021

Janet Jones – District Training Advisor/Appointments Advisory Committee – District

February 2021

Sua Daborn – Group Administrator – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Matthew Willis – Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Jackie Bland – Group Chair – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Niall Arnold – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Angela Cowdry – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Alison Beverley – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Nicholas Smith – Assistant Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

November 2020

David Harvey – Assistant Explorer Leader – K2 Explorers

Anne Croll – Assistant Beaver Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Linda German – Farnham District – Scout Active Support Unit

Karl Arnold – Farnham District – Scout Active Support Unit

Paul Hammersley – Elstead Eagles – Explorer Leader

Simon Hancock – Elstead Eagles – Assistant Explorer Leader

Liz Larkin – 2nd Farnham (Hale) – Group Scout Leader

Brennan Healey – 2nd Farnham (Hale) – Assistant Scout Leader

Philip Drapper – 4th Farnham (Tongham) – Assistant Scout Leader

Joe Hutchins – 4th Farnham (Tongham) – Assistant Cub Scout Leader

Ken Allan – 2nd Farnham (Hale) – Group Treasurer

Helen Monroe – 3rd Farnham – Group Administrator

Simon Lomas-Clarke – 3rd Farnham – Assistant Cub Scout Leader

Surinder Rattan – 4th Farnham (Tongham) – Beaver Scout Leader

Naomi Springer – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Cub Scout Leader

Dan Josty- 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Cub Scout Leader

Elspeth Fletcher – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Assistant Cub Scout Leader

Jack Fidler – Farnham District/5th Farnham (Bourne) – District Youth Commissioner/Assistant Scout Leader

Ian Turton – K2 Explorers/5th Farnham (Bourne) – Assistant Explorer/Groups Scout Leader

Richard Banes-Walker – 8th Farnham (Rowledge) – Cub Scout Leader

Richard Adolph – 8th Farnham (Rowledge) – Assistant Scout Leader

Louise Cocks – 8th Farnham (Rowledge) – Assistant Scout Leader

Wood Badges

Posted on 11/12/202311/12/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

Since September 1919 adult volunteers in the Scouts have been awarded the Wood Badge on the completion of their leader training.

The current training is module driven in a combination of courses, 1:1 sessions, workbooks and validation of practical skills; drawing from the leaders life knowledge and experience.

It is mandatory that a leader complete the training within 3 years of taking on a role; if a leader changes role they have to revalidate certain modules of the training and additional modules if their role is a ‘managerial’ role(GSL,ADC).

Please discuss with your Training Adviser to progress your training. Wood Badge Training Link

HQ process applications throughout the year and issues Wood Badge Beads and Certificates 4 times a year.

November 2023

Chris Hollidge – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Taylor Troop

Kuniko Fukushima – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Fox Troop

Matt Soden – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Tiger Pack

Richard Garner – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Tiger Pack

September 2023

Christopher Pike – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Marc Harry – Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Rebecca Garner – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Riverbank Colony

Rowan Smith – Assistant Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

May 2023

Jack Fidler – Assistant Scout Leader – 3rd Farnham

Stefan Edwards – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Mark Potter – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

Richard Adolph – Assistant Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

Janet Elliot – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

Shelley Fassett – Assistant Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Adam Chambers – Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

November 2022

Caroline Mullen – Assistant Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Carrie Pink – Beaver Scouts Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

August 2022

Denise Iverson – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

June 2022

Oscar Gutierrez – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Fox Troop

Iain Fletcher – – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Bourne Troop

May 2022

Nick Drury – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

February 2022

Liz Larkin – Group Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Alan Mills – Beaver Scouts Leader – 3rd Farnham

Craig McCaffrey – Assistant Beaver Leader – 3rd Farnham

Ian Jacobs – Assistant Beaver Leader – 3rd Farnham

Janna Neame – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Lin Inskip – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Debbie Ollerenshaw – Group Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

James Ryder – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

August 2021

Amanda Morgan – District Cub Scout Leader – District Team

Mark Purkuss – Cub Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

Les Bonsey – Assistant Explorer Leader – Elstead Eagles

Graham Keen – Assistant Explorer Leader – Madcats

David Goldsworth – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Chris Holland – Assistant Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Adam Chambers – Group Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Louise Cocks – Assistant Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

David Fennell – Cub Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Adam Meara – Assistant Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Mel Lawton – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

June 2021

Maria Finch – Assistant Cub Scout Leader – 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham)

Simon Hancock – Assistant Explorer Leader – Elstead Eagles

Simon Crisp – Assistant Scout Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

May 2021

Stuart Gadsby – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Zoe Bunce – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

David Goldsworth – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

April 2021

Stephen O’Dell – Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

David Capeling – Cub Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

Kim White – Assistant Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Clair Waterman – Assistant Beaver Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Chris Fuller – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Richards Banes-Walker – Cub Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

February 2021

Sarah Kay – Assistant Scout Leader – 2nd Farnham (Hale)

James Nicholls – Assistant Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Debbie Ollerenshaw – Beaver Scouts Leader – 7th Farnham (Elstead)

Rachel Mason – Beaver Scout Leader – 8th Farnham (Rowledge)

Ian Wilkins – Explorer Scout Leader – K2 Explorer Unit

Sarah Imrie – Assistant Scout Leader – 3rd Farnham

Robin Bunce – Scout Leader – 4th Farnham (Tongham)

Dominic Getting – Assistant Section Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Liz Chart – Beaver Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Matthew Willis – Scout Leader – 5th Farnham (Bourne)

Austin Tolkien – Beaver Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

Nicholas Smith – Assistant Scout Leader – 11th Farnham

November 2020

Denise Weller – Madcats Explorer Unit – Assistant Explorer Leader

Liz Chart – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Group Scout Leader

Ian Turton – 5th Farnham (Bourne) – Group Scout Leader

Nicky Clements – Farnham District – Assistant District Commissioner (Cub Scouts)

Thank you and well done to those volunteers who planted saplings

Posted on 04/12/202311/12/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

Thank you and well done to those volunteers who planted saplings at Garner’s Field on Saturday 2nd December 2023

Farnham District Scout Shop

Posted on 03/12/202309/12/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

Farnham District Scout Shop is open Thursday 6pm-8pm and Saturday 9:30am-12noon and Thurs 6pm-8pm, except for Christmas, Easter and Summer Holidays (we open during half terms)

We sell uniforms for Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network and Leaders, as well as uniform badges, all Farnham District Group/Unit scarves and selective others, as well as scouting gifts.

The shop is located underneath Daniel Hall – 3rd Farnham Scout HQ – Long Garden Walk, Farnham. GU9 7HX

The postcode may not take you to the correct location, the shop is hi-lighted in yellow in the Google picture – please be aware there are barriers up now for the proposed construction work and therefore no parking.

The shop is run exclusively by volunteers and we are always looking for adult volunteers, even if it only one session a term, full training is given and there is always someone with you.

Please contact scoutshop@farnhamscouting.com if you can help.

Our Shop : https://farnhamscouting.com/website/ourshop/

District Beaver Day – Barfield

Posted on 24/10/202324/10/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

The Beaver Scouts were at Barfield enjoying a day of activities on 13th October 2023; bouldering, aero ball, hoopla, spinners, chase the rainbow and plant prints. Even Big Beaver joined in.

Well done to all the volunteers particularly Steve Rattan (4th) for organising the Barfield activities and our ADC- Beavers Clair Waterman for co-ordinating the Colonies.

10th Anniversary Camp – 12th Farnham(Wrecclesham)

Posted on 16/10/202316/10/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

10th anniversary Camp – 12th Farnham(Wrecclesham)

Happy Anniversary to 12th Farnham (Wrecclesham), which was restarted after over 9 years, 10 years ago by Adam Chambers, Tony Marshall and Maria Finch, who are all still Section Leaders for Scouts, Cubs and Beavers, respectively – thank you for your support and commitment.

The Scout camp, which was open to the whole District, started on Friday with a 5km or 5 mile hike depending who you ask….and continued with a full day of activities on Saturday, a visit from the Mayor of Farnham and a fantastic campfire with skits and songs, Sunday more activities and then lots of clearing up by the leaders.

Well done to all the volunteers who made the weekend a memorable one for all.

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Farnham District Scouts – Explorer Belt Award

Posted on 24/09/202324/09/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

A huge well done to 6 Farnham District Explorer Scouts who completed and have been awarded the Explorer Belt.

Tom; Fergus; Kiran; Sam; Niamh; Grace; all undertook the challenge of making their own way back to base by walking over at least 150 km in 10 days in Galicia in northern Spain, taking part in 15 projects designed to get them involved in the local communities they walked through – no food or accommodation was pre-provided so they had to plan and budget (they were given a set amount for the whole 10 days) #SkillsforLife.

This is a fantastic opportunity and shows that our Scouts have initiative, resilience and are capable of surviving working together for the common aim.

A big thank you to the support teams.

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The Explorer Belt is open to Explorer Scouts (over 16’s) and Network Scouts.

The next one is in Sweden in August 2024

If you are interested please find out more information : https://www.surrey-scouts.org.uk/events/explorer-belt-sweden-2024

Farnham District Scouts – Theme Park Camp

Posted on 11/09/202311/09/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

Well done and thank you, yet again,

to the volunteer team from Farnham District Scouts;

Summit Network, XN SASU and Explorers,

for organising a successful Theme Park Camp,

attended by over 400 Explorer/Network scouts

from all over the country and beyond.

Theme Park Camp – Facebook

Theme Park Camp – Information about an Explorer and Network Scout Camp

Farnham District Scouts Volunteer RYA Safety Boat Course

Posted on 11/09/202311/09/2023 by Ann-Marie Vinnicombe

Volunteers from across Farnham District Scouts performed their RYA Safety Boat Course at Hawley Lake at the weekend, necessitating extensive submergence just to cool down in the blistering 30+ degree heat.

The five volunteers, all of whom support the district water activities programme in one form or another, trailed their skills in dinghy capsize recovery, emergency communication, canoe re-floating and Standup Paddleboard recovery amongst others.

Congratulations to Tony Marshall, Bill Weller, Chris Hollidge, Colin Bland and county colleague Colin Scarff who are now prepped up to perform senior dinghy instructor and powerboat instructor qualifications.

Thank you to Dominic Getting for organising the water courses.