Planning to Return

Dear Parents,

I hope you and your families are all well.

I know 2020 has been hard for us all but there has been a lot of hard work going on from the leaders and Group Executive to get us back to some sort of ‘proper Scouting’.

We are excited to let you know that we are planning on returning to face to face meetings in the new year. Given the fact that we’re still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, there’ll be some restrictions on what we do and how we do it. This page will let you know the steps we’ve taken to make sure we keep everyone safe.

Firstly, anyone with COVID-19 symptoms, or who has been in contact with anyone who has COVID-19 symptoms (within the last two weeks), shouldn’t come to any face-to-face activities, and should follow government guidelines on self-isolation and testing.

Secondly, young people who are shielding or are in another vulnerable group might not be able to return to face-to-face activities at this stage. If your child’s shielding or in another vulnerable group, please contact your section leader so we can chat through some options.

We’re also aware some young people, including young people with additional needs, might need new or different reasonable adjustments putting in place to support a return to face-to-face Scouts – again, we are happy to discuss this with you.

1) Arrangements
We’d like to let you know some of the updates to our arrangements for making sure our outdoor activities will be COVID-19 safe. Please read them on our website. Link >>

2) Personal Details
Please log on to Online Scout Manager, update and check the Personal Details Tab. Click the yellow button “I confirm these details are correct”. Link >>

3) Permission to Attend
Please confirm that you understand the new measures in place and are happy for your child to resume coming to outdoor meetings. Link >>

Finally, we’re required to keep a register of those attending to help with the track and trace process.

We’re all looking forward to getting outdoor activities back up and running again, so we can gain more skills and have more fun together.

Please don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions or concerns, I understand that this could all change again but we are planning for the worst and hoping for the best!

I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Look forward to (hopefully) seeing you soon!

Best wishes,

Paul Robinson

Paul Robinson
Group Scout Leader
West Monkton Scout Group