Pushing the boundaries

Wednesday night saw the culmination of a lot of hard work with a taster evening at a community centre in East Hull. Catered for 50 - about 40 kids turned up and 10 supporting adults as well. All bar one wanted to join the Scout Club, and the older ones were keen to help.

Just seeing it all come together on the night, although the social workers had never seen the room so full, was amazing. Seeing the older teenagers playing a new ball game with the younger kids outside was fab, and even commented on positively by one local resident that it was great to see them playing constructively rather than climbing on the roof.

So next step, some funding is secure to get additional staffing, and Beavers, Cubs, Scouts AND Explorers will start in September. How cool is that? The nice bits about starting new groups kick in now - applying for the start-up grant, registering the group, deciding on a name and most exciting, what should our necker look like?

If we're new and different, how about new and different names and neckers?