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Celebrating 100 Years of the Westbourne Cup

In a thrilling celebration of 100 years of the Westbourne Cup, nearly 100 Scouts and leaders from Hallam District gathered at the Whiteley Woods Outdoor Activity Centre on the evening of 20th September. The excitement was palpable as the teams geared up for a night of challenges. Amongst them was St. Tim’s Scouts from Crookes, featuring Teven, Lacey, Seth, George, Grace, Beth, and Max – last year’s champions, now returning to defend their title.

The Scouts embarked on an exhilarating trek through the night, navigating various challenges and pushing themselves to the limit. The competition – the legendary Westbourne Cup – is organised by local Scout Leaders, all passionate volunteers. This year’s theme, "The Hundred," inspired by a popular TV show, honoured the 100th anniversary of the Westbourne Cup’s inaugural competition in 1924. The first competition was a different affair, with Scout Troops logging their activities, but the spirit of adventure remains the same.

It's fascinating to think of those early Scouts, like the Montgomery Scouts pictured in 1924 on their Danish adventure. How many Westbourne Cup points would that trip have earned them?

The prestigious Westbourne Cup was originally gifted by silversmith Hugh Dobson Cass to the Westbourne Scout Group in Broomhill in 1924. A century later, his great-grandson James remains involved in local Scouting, continuing the family tradition.

Chris Eyre, the Group Leader Volunteer from the 16th (Westbourne) Scout Group, reflected on the event’s rich history, saying, “I’m incredibly proud that the competition our former leaders began a hundred years ago is still going strong. It’s inspiring to see today’s Scouts embrace the same spirit of adventure and challenge, gaining vital skills for life.”

As dawn broke, the St. Tim’s team completed their journey and returned to camp for a well-deserved rest before breakfast. Despite the challenges, the mood was high. Beth and Lacey found the trek both tiring and thrilling, with the darkness of the woods adding an extra edge of excitement. Lacey shared that the activities were “loads of fun” and loved how the experience brought the team closer together, forging new friendships along the way.

Although St. Tim’s Scouts didn’t reclaim their crown this year, they still performed brilliantly, with a team from Fulwood Scouts taking the top spot. But for everyone involved, the experience was a win in itself, filled with adventure, laughter, and teamwork.


 

Scouting within Sheffield is ran entirely by volunteers, from the new Chief Scout Dwayne Fields to the dedicated leaders in Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, and Explorers. There are countless ways you can join in the fun – whether it’s helping out with one of the groups, organising events, admin or management and district support roles.

Volunteering is a great way to meet new people, make friends for life and improve your mental health.

Why not become part of this incredible adventure? Volunteering with Scouts might feel a little daunting at first, but you’ll soon find yourself having a blast, making lifelong friends, and sharing in the joy of Scouting! Visit www.HallamScouts.org for information, to volunteer and find links to local opportunities to you.

 
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New role titles – Scouts 2024

?New role titles – Scouts 2024

 

Previous role Title

New Role Title 

Option where no direct transfer 

County Commissioner 

Lead Volunteer 

 

Assistant / Deputy County
Commissioner 

No Direct transfer 

Possible Team Leader of county teams – Support, Programme, Volunteer Development 

SASU role 

Team member in the Team & sub team that best fits the previous SASU role 

 

District Commissioner 

Lead Volunteer – District Name 

 

Assistant / Deputy District
Commissioner 

No Direct transfer 

Possible Team Leader of District teams – Support, Programme, Volunteer Development, 14-24 

Group Scout Leader 

Team Leader – Group Name 

 

Assistant / Deputy Group Scout
Leader 

Group Leadership Team Member 

 

Section Leader 

Team Leader – Section name 

 

Assistant Section Leader 

Team Member – Section Team 

 

Group Section Assistant 

No Direct transfer 

Team member of one or more Section teams 

Section Assistant 

No Direct transfer 

 

Training Advisor 

 

Team Member in the County or District Volunteer Development team

 

The distirct is always looking for new support within multiple role areas, for more infomation do use the contact form on the website. 

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We have been invited to support in the Sheffield Half Marathon. Details can be found below. If your group would like to support please contact: Eventeers@runforall.com (Anna) and CC in adcscouts.hallam@gmail.com (Luke)

Baggage Volunteers

Date: Sunday 26th March 2023

Location: Peace Gardens, S1 2HH

Approx Timings: 07:00 – 13:30

About the Role: Situated in the Baggage Marquee, volunteers will aid with the queue to keeping it flowing fast and smoothly. Participants will hand over their bag with a baggage label which volunteers will then organise and store in order and then reunite with the owner post-race

Number of Volunteers: Ideally 30 but as many as possible would be great 😊

Minimum Age: 6+

 

Drink Station Volunteer

Date: Sunday 26th March 2023

Location: Ringinglow Road, S11 7TS

Approx Timings: 08:25 – 11:30

About the Role: Being situated on route, volunteers will assist a manager setting up the drink station by getting water on the table ready to hand out. Volunteers will then help hand these out to runners as they pass whilst helping to keep the area as sterile and clean of rubbish as possible and assist the manager with cleaning up after the last runner has passed

Number of Volunteers: Ideally 20 but as many as possible would be great 😊

Minimum Age: 6+

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The 1st Children's Hospital's annual distribution of our Skip the Scout bears and Baby Stars were presented to over 60 Children and babies in the Children’s Hospital prior to Christmas.

We would like to thank our team of lead volunteers who meet each Thursday through the year providing programmes for the patients from birth to 18 in the 8 Wards of the Hospital.

The bears carry our Group name tape on their leg or tummy, so that once patients become well and return home they hopefully will join their local group.

Since our registration in 2007 over 7000 young people have been to our Scout evenings at the Children’s Hospital.

We could not do it without the support of our Scout District, Trudie and Anna in the Hospital Volunteer office, the many Bear knitters especially our new friends from the Oaks Church knit and natter group in Dronfield plus the ladies who sew on our group name tape in Sheffield. If you would like to support in knitting any bears please email adcscouts.hallam@gmail.com.

 

On behalf of the young patients in Hospital at this time and their families do have a Happy festive time and thank you from the District to all the leaders at the 1st Scout Group for the amazing work they do within the Hospital. 

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Do you have something you would like to share on our website. 

Is your Scout group planning an open invite event? Looking for new members? Have awards or special achievements been made within the group? 

These can all be shared on our district site. Please email adcscouts.hallam@gmail.com to share this infomaiton. 

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