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Sticky: Kristian Jones wins a place in the National Scout Shooting Squad

March 1, 2009

Category: Cubs,News,Parents,Scouts — rootadmin @ 1:26 pm

GOOD performances in the National Scout Shooting Championships have won Kristian Jones a place in the National Scout Shooting Squad and the G.B junior squad. Target shooting is one of the fastest growing Scouting activities and members of 1st Pontygwaith Scouts have only been target shooting for the last two years. The Scout Squad comprises target shooters solely within Scouting from right across the UK and is served by Instructors and Coaches up to International level.

Kristian Jones

Kristian Jones

The Scout Squad meets roughly monthly at various locations around the UK, including the National Shooting Centre at Bisley. The Squad provides a training ground for young Scout shooters in 10m Precision Air Rifle, 10m Sporter Air Rifle, 3-Position Air Rifle, 10m and 20yd Air Pistol and also prone and 3-position 25yd and 50m .22 rimfire target shooting.

Members of the Squad receive regular coaching, enter various UK Open competitions and also feed the Great Britain Junior Rifle and Pistol Squads. Several previous members of the Scout Squad have gone on to shoot at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Currently, some Scout Squad shooters are members of the official GB Squads training for the 2012 Olympic Games!

Target shooting is recognised as an Olympic sport and brings many benefits such as self discipline, concentration, patience and self control. Scouts at 1st Pontygwaith Scout Group are taught important lessons within target shooting such as responsibility, gun safety, gun care, respect for the sport, the dangers if used incorrectly, the appropriate places to shoot, minimising risk etc, all of which should help to cut down on the misuse of guns. On top of this there are strict controls within Scouting as to where guns can be kept and who can instruct their use. Target shooting is the only activity that we require an external qualification to instruct (that is not required by law), and target shooting is the only activity where we specifically require written parental permission before a young person can take part.

Photographs and Video

February 24, 2009

Category: Parents — rootadmin @ 10:41 am

Dear Parent/Guardian,

From time to time there may be photographs or video footage taken of your son/daughter during their time in the Scout Group. We would like to ask for your permission should the need arise to use these photographs/video footage for scouting purposes only and publish these on our website.
This request is a requirement to ensure that you as parents/guardians are fully aware and are happy for photographs and video footage to be taken and used to promote the Group. Publication of any photographs/video footage will be published using guidelines lines issued by the Scout Association. Details of the guidelines can be found on our website.

Therefore if you could acknowledge your consent by completing the permission form that can be found in the  useful documents page, it would be much appreciated.

This will be taken as an indefinite consent unless we are informed otherwise.

Regards,
John Webber
1st Pontygwaith Scout Group.

‘Young People First’ Policy

January 26, 2009

Category: Parents — rootadmin @ 7:54 pm

It is the policy of The Scout Association to safeguard the welfare of all Members by protecting them from physical, sexual and emotional harm.

The Scout Association is commited to:

  • taking into account in all its considerations and activities the interests and well-being of young people;
  • respecting the rights, wishes and feelings of the young people with whom it is working
  • taking all reasonable practicable steps to protect them from physical, sexual and emotional abuse, and
  • promoting the welfare of young people and their protection within a relationship of trust.

All adults aged eighteen or over, no matter what their role or involvement within Scouting, are responsible for putting this policy into practice at all times.

What’s it all about?

Category: Parents — rootadmin @ 6:49 pm

Is your child thinking of joining?

Has he or she already joined and your looking for more information about Scouting.

The parents* section of the Scouting website is the place to look.


* [Parent: means anyone is who legally responsible for looking after a child]

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