NYS County Newsletter January 2023

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County Newsletter
January 2023

University of York Engineering Challenge
Q&A Economics session with York Uni
First Response training dates
YAS chess competition
Air and Share Sessions
Snowball Easter family fun day
Larking Jamboree 2024
PR Recruitment Activity

County Commissioners,
Alison Cunningham and Lesley Strathie
cc.nysouth@gmail.com

County Secretary, Anne Sutton
countysecretary@girlguidingnys.org.uk

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County Commissioner welcome

New Year – fresh start!

I don’t know about you, but I always start a new year with lots of optimism and good intentions. I am going to have my unit Programme done for the term, my in-box will be empty and all my action points from meetings will be done! At this point my unit team, the County Secretary and anyone waiting for me to do something for them will be at best, giggling, but probably rolling their eyes in disbelief!! Ladies, I will continue to do my best!!

As a County team we are also doing our best to be on the ball with our administration and plans. You can now access our 2023 Training and Events calendar via our website so you can plan to meet your training needs and which events you would like to offer to your girls. We don’t have all the details finalised as yet, but this will be continually updated as dates are confirmed so please keep checking on the website. Coming soon we will be sharing our Strategic Plan up to April 25 to span the handover to the next County Commissioner(s).

The new year also brings a change to the email address for key county personnel. We now have role specific emails ending in @girlguidingnys.org.uk. This means these can be publicised on the website and handed on to the next person when the role holder changes. The new addresses can be found on the website (see here) but don’t worry if you have recently used an old address – we are accessing both old and new one for a transitionary period!

At our next County Meeting we are looking at how effective our communications are across the county so if you have any feedback or ideas, please let us know.

Finally, Lesley is visiting family in New Zealand until the beginning of March so please contact me if you need anything over the next couple of months. I promise I will do my best!

Happy New Year

Alison

University of York Engineering Challenge

Scouts and Guides from across the county are invited to a day at the University of York to test their creativity, ingenuity and engineering skills. Teams of 3 to 5 people will be challenged by using the materials provided to make an egg move as far as possible without breaking it. That could be on wheels, wings, or simply launching it through the air!

When: Sunday 12th March, 10am to 3pm
Where: Exhibition Centre, University of York

Further details: Here

Scouts and Guides wanting to enter will need to be in a team of 3 to 5 people (maximum 70 teams).
Register by 31 January 2023 by contacting John Ives

Crisis, what financial crisis?

What: A Question and Answer session on Zoom, with Dr. Peter Wagner, Lecturer in Economics, York University for Rangers and Young Leaders (and Scouting friends)
When: Wednesday 25 January 2023, 19:00-20:30

Following on from previous sessions for Explorers and Rangers about politics and policing, Peter will lead a stimulating discussion around the causes of inflation and the cost of living crisis.

We will want to collate some questions in advance, so do encourage your young people to research how prices have changed over the last 30 years, plus how incomes have changed over the same time period, and why. Let's consider the implications, in particular poverty, and what can be done about it.

Further information to follow.

First response training dates 2023

The January training is now full but there are spaces available on the following blended training session and the next full session:

When:

Wed 1 March 2023 7.00-9.00pm NEE office - MODULE 1 and
Wed 8 Mar 2023 6.30-9.30 via zoom - MODULES 2 & 3

When:
Saturday 13 May 2023 10.00-4.00pm NEE office

To book a place please contact Elizabeth

Scouts York Active Support
CHESS COMPETITION

When: Sunday 5th March 2023
Where: White Rose House, Wheldrake

This competition is open to any Scout or Guide member of NYS under the age of 21. There will be 3 categories:

Junior - Rainbows, Beavers, Cubs and Brownies
Senior - Scouts and Guides
Youth - Explorers, Network, Senior Section and Young Leaders

Further details can be found here

To enter please complete the entry form which can be found via this link, no later than Friday 17th February 2023.

This newsletter is issued to all via GO. Emailed during the first week of the month. Please submit your news, events and photographs to pradviser@girlguidingnys.org.uk by the 20th of the month.

Air and Share Sessions

Come along to share ideas and discuss any concerns you have!
There is one event for each section, each term held on different days, to work around unit meeting nights. These are held via Zoom and there is no need to book – just dial in.

The first one is for Rainbow Leaders on Tuesday 17 January at 7.30pm

Please see the emailed version of the newsletter for the Zoom login details or contact Elizabeth.

Easter Family Fun Day

What: The Great Easter Egg Treasure Hunt, games, activities, crafts, bouncy castle, animal petting and puppeteering, food stands and lots of chocolate!
When:2nd April 2023 10am-4pm
Where: Snowball Plantation

Further details: here
Enquiries to: Simon Errington businessmanager@snowallplantation.org.uk

Larkin Jamboree 2024

North Yorkshire Scouts are planning an International Jamboree in 2024. This will be held the 27^th July to 3^rd August 2024 at Duncombe Park, Helmsley. There is a website and leaders are encourages to sign up for updates, so they get information as it is released. We would love Guide and Ranger units to join us at the Jamboree for a week of fun and adventure. Brownies and Rainbows will also be able to join in the fun with their own programmes.

Adults also have the option to be part of the organising team or the service team at the event and if leaders would like to do that, then they can use the Volunteer button on the website - we would love to see lots of Girlguiding members help deliver this International Jamboree in 2024!

The website is www.larkinjamboree.org.uk

PR Team Recruitment Activity

York Volunteering Fair
Girlguiding North Yorkshire South will have a stall at the York CVS Volunteering Fair on 17th January to help spread the word about the range of ways volunteers can help units, districts and divisions across our County. Thanks to the leaders who are helping with this.

York Mumbler Updated
The Girlguiding North Yorkshire South entry into York Mumbler has now been updated. This is a popular forum for parents and we get enquiries from this source for young member spaces. Please feel free to share this link if you are looking to grow your unit numbers - Girlguiding in York (mumbler.co.uk).

If you have any questions or queries about GO please contact the Membership Systems Team

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