The Annual General Meeting of Central Yorkshire County Scout Council.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING.The Annual General Meeting of Central Yorkshire County Scout Council will take place on Tuesday 29th September 2020 at 7.30pm. This will be held as an online meeting.All are welcome to attend but only Council members may vote. Membership of the Council is given in POR 5.16 e (ii); please contact me if any clarification of the list is needed.To attend it will be necessary to register by clicking the button below so that the link to the online meeting can be sent to participants. Book your …

Central Yorkshire Scouts – New County Commissioner

Central Yorkshire Scouts – New County Commissioner

I am incredibly pleased to announce that after a somewhat extended search process, Carol Milburn has been appointed to lead Central Yorkshire Scouts as your new County Commissioner.

Many of you will know Carol in her current role as Deputy County Commissioner (Adult Support). Carol has a wealth of Scouting experience and has held many roles in Central Yorkshire including being an Assistant County Commissioner supporting programme for three different sections, District Commissioner of North Leeds, and a Jamboree Unit Leader. Carol has juggled these …

Virtual Challenge20 This weekend 8th Aug – 9th Aug 2020

Virtual Challenge20 is getting ever closer and it is looking like it is going to be an incredible weekend of fun and exciting activities for all of our young people.

Don’t forget that the event dates have changed to allow young people to also attend the Scouts Great Indoors Weekender – the national virtual event taking place on the 11th – 12th July.
Virtual Challenge20 will now take place on the 8th – 9th August, so make sure the date is in your diary and that you share the information with your young people so that they …

European Scout Jamboree, August 2021 – Applications re-opened

European Scout Jamboree, August 2021 – Applications re-opened

Central Yorkshire Scouts’ European Scout Jamboree trip has been rescheduled to take place from 2nd-16th August 2021 and we now have up to 6 places available within our Unit, for which we are recruiting. The Unit will comprise 36 Explorer Scouts/Scouts and 4 Leaders from Central Yorkshire.

If you were born between 03/08/2003 and 31/12/2007, inclusive, then you are eligible to apply for this event.

The event includes:

Flights to and from Poland11 Day European Scout Jamboree camp on Sobieszewo Island in northern Poland with 20,000 …

MOROCCO EXPEDITION: PLACES AVAILABLE FOR 2021

The County Expedition to Morocco has been postponed to 2021.

A full presentation of what the Expedition consists of can be found here.

A poster to advertise the Expedition can be downloaded here

The Application Form can be downloaded here

The following schedule applies:

From 26 May – Information and application form available on County website29 June – Webinar10 July – Applications close27 July – Places confirmed14 August – £300 deposit required

A payment schedule will be available.

If you would like to join the webinar send an email to: ian.chappell@cycscouts.org.uk with Expedition Webinar in the Subject …

Planning a safe return to face to face Scouts

Given the Government’s guidance, all face-to-face Scout meetings, activities and events are suspended. This suspension applies to young people and adults, and will be until further notice. We will continue to follow official guidance. The safety of everyone involved in Scouts, both young people and adults, is our number one priority. That is always at the heart of our decision making.

As lockdown measures start to ease we are working with youth sector partners and the National Youth Agency government body to understand what a safe return to face to face Scouts …

All members’ online meeting 24 June meeting 2020 at 7pm

All members’ online meeting

Join Team UK and the Senior Leadership Team for our online meetings, giving you the key updates and help to support you in your role. 

24 June meeting 2020 at 7pm
Staying in touch with you during this critical time couldn’t be more important to support you with the information you need. So many of you said how useful it was to ask members of Team UK and our Senior Leadership team questions, and hear how we’re responding to the crisis first-hand. We’ll be discussing four critical issues that affect us all: 

Preparing for …

Central Yorkshire Scout Photography Competition – May 2020

George’s Day #ClapForCarers and the St George’s Day Virtual Campfire.

We are really proud to present two events for young people to complete virtually at home, at the same time as many other young people and adults in Central Yorkshire this April. We have the St George’s Day #ClapForCarers and the St George’s Day Virtual Campfire- more details can be found below.
Don’t forget to let your young people know about these fantastic opportunities so that they don’t miss out!

The campfire can be viewed live on Facebook via our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/CYScouts or through our Youtube channel https://bit.ly/CYYoutube from 7pm.
If you have any questions please …

The Great Indoors – Ideas and activities to inspire young minds at home

The Great Indoors – Ideas and activities to inspire young minds at home
While we normally love the great outdoors, we’ve pulled together some inspired indoor activity ideas (if we do say so ourselves) to keep kids entertained while schools are closed due to coronavirus. Keep your kids learning new skills and having fun (and avoid hearing ‘I’m bored’ every 30 seconds) all in #TheGreatIndoors.