Hampshire Scouts & Guides are joining together to work on community projects to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

Local Scout and Guide Units are invited to run joint projects in their environment, community and neighbourhood, and can gain a special badge when they complete the challenge as a team.

The Community Challenge runs from 6th February to 30th June 2012, and more details are available in the resources on this webpage.

Register your project today by sending an email to HantsQDJ@btinternet.com

Diamond Volunteers - search is on ........

Celebration Parade and Service – Friday 15^th June 2012 –  DC’s please don’t forget ......

Jubilee Beacons – Just to remind you to let me know of any progress made ........

The Beacons and other District activities:

Thank you to all who are keeping me up to date with what’s happening locally in the Districts next year over in particular the Jubilee Weekend – please keep it coming.  It is my intention after Christmas ensure all this information appears on the Official Hampshire County website for the Diamond Jubilee.  I will also be asking our web team if we can have a link between our own website and the Hampshire County website and vice versa.

‘Diamond Volunteers’ - 60 Years volunteering:

You may see reference in the press and elsewhere about the search for people who have given 60 years to volunteering.

We have already searched our membership system, and have found three member volunteers who have given 60 years to Scouting in Hampshire.  If you think you know someone, please let me know by email for me to do the relevant checks, please do not advise the County Council direct as we do need to ensure it has been ‘continuous service’ i.e. not broken for some years and then restarted. I know, I personally had thought of some people, only to find the latter had taken place.

Hampshire Scouting’s Celebration in Winchester Cathedral:

We are still putting together the detail for this event on Friday 15^th June 2012, and will have more early in 2012.  It looks as though each District will be able to send circa 30 representatives (28 Districts x 30 = 840), which leaves some space in the Cathedral for other guests and some invited by the County Commissioner. 

This is an event that will be remembered by all our young members (as the ones in 2000 and 2007), so we really do need to get organised and perhaps each District could appoint a Diamond Jubilee Co-ordinator who can liaise with me and others to ensure our young people do not miss the opportunity. However, please let me know if your District is not attending and we can reallocate your numbers.

Martin Rudd

Diamond Jubliee Co-ordinator
Hampshire Scouting

Mobile: 07747 476 755

Email: ctm@scouts-hants.org.uk

I have attached the presentation relating to the Diamond Jubilee I presented at the County Conference on Saturday 5^th November 2011 at Alton.

Please take the time to note any dates in your dairy, particularly the County Celebration in Winchester on the evening of Friday 15^th June 2012. We will keep you advised of exciting developments of the joint Hampshire Scout & Guide Community Development Project as more details become available.

Please also let me have any details of any local events or activities already scheduled in Districts.

Many thanks.

Martin Rudd

County Diamond Jubilee Co-ordinator.

On Friday 15th June 2012 we are holding our own County Jubilee celebration and service in Winchester Cathedral by kind permission of The Dean, The Very Reverend James Atwell.

We are planning the details of this at the moment, but we are looking at a parade starting circa 6.50 pm followed by the service at 7.30 pm. We are hoping the Parade will also incorporate depictions of our Scouting life and activities by each District - watch this space!  We are also looking to provide our own choir in the Cathedral made up of 60 cast members from our Gang Shows in the County.

Martin

Hello everyone, we thought that we ought to have a section relating to this on the new County website for the run up to Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee year of 2012. In this area we will let you know confirmed dates of activities around the County (if we are advised!) including the joint Hampshire Scouts and Guides Community Project - and also keep you advised of the arrangements for the Hampshire Scouting Celebration in June 2012 and.

If you have any news relating to your District, Group or Section celebrating the Diamond Jubilee then please let us know. Drop an email headed Diamond Jubilee to  leader-training@scout-hants.org.uk

More updates will be posted following the County Conference on Saturday 5th November 2011 including the presentation made there.

Martin

Martin Rudd

Diamond Jubilee Co-Ordinator