PLC - The Patrol Leaders Council

8This was the first Patrol Leaders Council held in about ten to fifteen years. We had a full turn out with eight kids.

We presented them with the EIJ2008 photo book to check out and we spoke about a number of important troop issues

- better integration with the group, after all we don't see the cubs except at the AGM
- programme ideas for the forthcoming term
- christmas camp
- summer camp

It was agreed we would make the effort to go down to a cub meeting and run some activities. These will be making confectionary (peppermint creams, pop corn etc) and then schedule a bigger night where we will set up some pioneering for them to try out.

We got ideas enough for twelve weeks of programme. Most of it was centered around cooking and a cooking competition, but we did also have a caving night and hot air balloons put in.

Christmas camp was discussed and the scouts voted unanimously to return to our usual Christmas camp haunt at Fairmead, near Gilwell.

Summer camp was also discussed and the PLC was asked to think about locations and what they'd like to do.

Welcome to my scout blog

Here at 4th Rochford change-is-a-happening. We've got enthusiastic kids, a patrol leaders council, a committee dedicated to fundraising and making things happen and the formation of a service crew to sort out our hall.

I was at 4th Rochford many years ago as a Scout, then a Venture Scout. Now I'm back after university as an ASL and we're trying to make 4th Rochford the best place to come for some proper scouting.

So from the start of our new term, we're looking forward to the year ahead. Our older kids have now graduated to young leaders and the patrols they've left behind have had scouts promoted into PLs and APLs.