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BRITISH SCOUTING OVERSEAS

“REST of the WORLD” DISTRICT

District contacts:

District Commissioner:

Deputy DC-UK Twinning & Group Support:

Deputy DC-Adult Support & Training:

“Rest of the World” District encompasses Groups in:

Ascension Island <> China <> Falkland Islands <> Indonesia <> Japan <> Malaysia <> Russia <> Singapore <> St. Helena <> Thailand

Jon Gill. c/o Episkopi Primary School, BFPO53, United Kingdom

David Mitchell. 46 High Park Crescent, Sedgley, West Midland DY1 1QV. UK.

Ben Balaam. 9 Pipit Place, Upper Horsebridge, Hellingly, East Sussex BN27 1FT . UK.

t: 0035 799266543 e: [email protected]

m: +44(0)7745773 e: [email protected]

t +44(0)1323 842580 m: +44(0)7917 091868 e: [email protected]

0ctober 2017 bulletin

Welcome to the latest edition of our bulletin with updates from around the World. At the start of the

new Scouting year, we have tried to show our very special District in all its glory, with section and

Group photographs, the range of climate appropriate uniforms and a rogues’ gallery of your District

team. It wasn’t possible to list all leaders and assistants but to all adults, on behalf of our young

people in Rest of the World District, a big THANK YOU!

Jon Gill

District Commissioner

Communicator, facilitator, mover and shaker

Ben Balaam David Mitchell

Deputy District Commissioner / NAA Deputy District Commissioner

Adult support and training Programme and activity support

Contact Ben for any training and support needs, and David for any activity and up to date programme ideas.

Contact me for a chat about anything else!

A warm welcome on board to Ian Forman, formerly ATM in South Wales, now in Thailand.

District NAA/ TA/ LTA - Lynn Gill TA /LTA Lynn Peck TA Ian Forman

A very special ‘hello’ and welcome to our two newest Groups, both based in Thailand, and a

welcome resurrection of 1st Beijing. The badge collectors will be circling!

1st Bangkok - Group Scout Leader Caro Drumm

1st Lanna ( Chiang Mai) Group Scout Leader Leanne Allen

1st Beijing Group Scout Leader Athole McLauchlan

mailto:[email protected]





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District Commissioner’s challenge

Print off all our Group and section photographs and display on a large World map in your

HQ. Take a photo and send it to me for the next bulletin. (January 2018)

1st Falkland Islands ( Admiral Sturdee’s Own) GSL - Jan Miller

Many congratulations to Scout Leaders Les and Jill Harris being awarded the Queens certificate and Badge of

honour by the new Governor. Also, thanks to Jan for instigating postcards around the world to all our cub

packs as part of the International award.

2nd Falkland Islands GSL - Shannon Saise-Marshall

Doing their Air Safety awareness badge! Thanks to the Chinook pilots and Hercules crew who showed the

Group around the aircrafts!






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1st Jamestown ( St Helena) GSL – Terry Richards

Celebrating 100

years of Scouting on St Helena with the Governor, Lisa Phillips, plus a letter of congratulations from Bear Grylls.

1st Ascension Island GSL – Johnny Hobson

A rare chance to see this most outdoor active of Groups looking very smart in uniform – usually it is in activity

appropriate attire! Congratulations to GSL Johnny Hobson on receiving his 40 years’ service certificate.






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1st Nanjing GSL – Caroline Shepherd

This term we are working towards our Global Issues Activity Badge by creating a ‘display zoo’ of endangered animals.

1st Yuzhno ( Sakhalin, Russia) GSL – Katy Freeman

One of our most unusual locations! Clearly Scouting is very popular here! Can you find the Group on a map?






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2nd Kuala Lumpur - GSL Mairi Clare Dunlin

Spot the difference between the photos from one of our most active Groups who are always pushing

the Scouting boundaries and keeping the DC on his toes!






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4th Kuala Lumpur GSL – Eve Thong BSL –Lis Gregory

New Beavers making their promises after a scavenger hunt!

1st Singapore Cubs ( Tanglin Trust School ) GSL Adrian Richardson CSL Becca Taylor

Cub section photograph in the mud pit! Why not?






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3rd Kuala Lumpur - CSLs - Callum Stewart Antonia Gill

First meeting of the new term with 4 returning Cubs and 14 new Cubs including our first girls. Waiting for uniforms to

arrive but wanted to start straight away! Excited! Also, a big welcome to our new leader Callum ( otherwise we would

have had to close!!)

1st Jakarta Beavers – GSL /BSL Louise Kennedy

Renewing our promise en masse!






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1st Jakarta Cubs GSL Louise Kennedy CSLs Zubair Malik Gill Hope

1st Jakarta Cubs are finally in uniform (scarves & woggles will be awarded at next week's First Investiture

Ceremony).

1st Singapore Y3 Beavers ( Tanglin Trust School)

GSL - Adrian Richardson BSL – Anna Kiukas- Pedersen

The colony earning their Musician Stage 1 badge






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1st Singapore Tanglin Trust Year 1and 2 Beavers GSL Adrian Richardson BSL Caroline Howson

1st Singapore Beavers ( Dover Court ) GSL Adrian Richardson BSL Sharmaine Kirkham

Earning more awards!






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Who says leaders aren’t prepared to travel across the District to share ideas?

This month Leanne Allen- 1st Lanna (Chiang Mai) met up with Mairi- Clare Dunlin – 2nd Kuala Lumpur in

Malaysia. Below we have Louise Kennedy -1st Jakarta ( left side) meeting up with Caro Drum – 1st Bangkok.

Great to see such networking. In August I met up with Sue Azam-Ali from 1st Kuala Lumpur at Rhydd Covert

Scout camp in Bewdley, Worcestershire.

1st Singapore Scout Troop GSL- Adrian Richardson SLs- Matthew Barnard Peter Kirkham

You’ve probably gathered by now, 1st Singapore are our largest Group in RoW.






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1st Lanna ( Chiang Mai) GSL – Leanne Allen CSL Josie Burgess

The first photograph of our new Group, in the north of Thailand. We wish them every success in

their scouting adventure.

1st Tokyo GSL – Cheryl Dickinson We had great fun today learning about tectonic plates and volcanoes,

making volcanoes out of salt dough. (Beavers Creative Badge and Skills Challenge badge + Cubs Skills Creative

Challenge and Artist badge)






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1st Kuala Lumpur Beavers GSL Sue Azam-Ali BSLs Alex Chan and Syamoli Summandwar

1st Kuala Lumpur Cubs GSL Sue Azam-Ali CSLs Alex Chan and Heather Russell

Off to camp.






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1st Kuala Lumpur Scouts GSL Sue Azam-Ali SLs Steve Nield, Ken Carey

Enjoying strong links with our Malaysian Scouting friends

Ben’s bits!

Adult Training & Support

Awards of Wood Badges and congratulations to….

Matthew Barnard, Section Leader with 1st Singapore on validating, completing and receiving his

Wood Badge awards for Section role.

Cheryl Dickinson, Section Leader and Group Scout Leader 1st Tokyo on validating, completing and

receiving her Wood Badge awards for each of Section and GSL roles.

Mari Clare Dunlin, Section Leader and Group Scout Leader 2nd Kuala Lumpur on validating,

completing and receiving her Wood Badge award for each of Section and GSL roles.

Webinars and Training sessions

I am pleased to introduce Andy Chatwin, who has agreed and accepted from Rikki to take on the role of

Webinar Co-ordination, for on-line training presentations.

Andy is an Electronics Engineer; when not Scouting; married and has two daughters. He has been

Scouting for many years and currently on the Hampshire District Team as an ACC, also being a Trainer and

DoE Assessor for Hampshire District. He has been an ASL & ESL prior with experience of your grass root

needs and encounters.






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For the Adult Training Team in BSO, Andy will co-ordinate the arrangements and presenters to lay on

webinars for the Training Modules as seen appropriate and develop this area of BSO training growth.

I’m sure you will all welcome him into his new role and support its development. Please check up on the

BSO Website for up and coming training webinars the number of which I am sure Andy will grow as he

settles into his new role. If you need a specific module webinar to be considered laying on, then please do

not hesitate to email Andy but I would appreciate if you could copy me in please so I know what’s

requested for follow-up.

Andy’s email is: [email protected]

BSO Adult Training link: https://www.britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk/adult-training/

Up and coming Webinars

CLICK ON THE DATES AND TIMES OF WEBINARS BELOW TO BOOK! ALL TIMES ARE IN UK LOCAL TIME

16: Introduction to Residential Experiences 28/10/2017 at 12:00 11: Administration 18/11/2017 at 12:00

New location/address

As you have probably picked up from prior communications, Joyce and I have now moved house /

location.

New details are: 9 Pipit Place, Upper Horsebridge, Hellingly, East Sussex BN27 FT UK. Home tel.: 01323

842580

Taken longer than anticipated with work and other issues arising, being away from home, but I think we

are now settled, although still have boxes to unpack and a garage within which I can see the outline of my

two older cars under the packages still to be sorted in there, but have made a start! Still can’t find some

items at time of need but getting less of an occurrence now.

My apologies and thanks for your forbearance during the interim but I believe I have picked up all

communications, emails, links, etc. a couple received associated with Compass loading which will be

addressed within the next week to complete and be up to date here on. Obviously I appreciate our move

is less of a leap than some of yours, but still seemed to incur a number of obstacles to overcome, but won

through in the end!

Best wishes and enjoyment to you all in your Scouting, Cheers Ben

David’s bits

Rest of the World District camp 20th 21st 22nd October

JOTI / JOTA – 60 years of connected Scouting and the World’s largest Scouting event!

Already several of our RoW groups have signed up to Jamboree on the Internet and will be camping / sleeping

over simultaneously around the World. Our link UK Group 1st Sedgley in West Mercia will be participating and

RoW links between Groups on the night will be coordinated by me.





https://www.britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk/adult-training/

https://www.britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk/webinars/?webinarBooking=%20%203

https://www.britishscoutingoverseas.org.uk/webinars/?webinarBooking=6



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It’s not too late to sign up, and participate if only for a short time. Other BSO Groups are also taking part and

given our wide time differences it may be that connecting with each other proves challenging! The main thing

is to give our young people the opportunity to take part if at all possible, and have the chance to communicate

with fellow scouts from around the world. It may also provide a great opportunity to form links with local

Groups in our various host nations ( Atlantic friends aside!) We will have a skype link and the opportunity to

play ‘Round the World Bingo’. All Groups taking part in JOTI please email me your skype link,

[email protected]

and I will do the rest. The JOTI registration link is below – just click on it!

Your not so tech savvy District Commissioner will also be hooking in from Cyprus and happy to chat / skype /

facetime with leaders and young people.

I’m always happy to help and advise on programme and activity ideas. I’m also keen to expand our links and

twinning between RoW Groups and UK Groups.

Yours in Scouting

David

Sign Up The sign-up system for 2017 JOTA-JOTI is now

open

Follow these steps to get started signing up your planned location:

1. Go to the scout.org log in page and enter your username and password or, if this is

your first time, register as a new user. 2. Go to https://www.scout.org/jj2017

3. Select your country, whether you are part of WOSM or WAGGGS, and then your National Scout Organisation.

4. Then complete the information for your location.

5. Please do not complete the section for JID. Leave it blank. A JamPuz ID will be issued when you complete your sign up.

After you’ve submitted your sign up you’ll receive an email confirmation that will include a JID for JamPuz and a link to follow if you need to update your

registration.

If you run into problems or have questions, see our Frequently Asked Questions

(FAQ) page.

We’re looking forward to JOTA-JOTI 2017.





https://www.scout.org/login

https://www.scout.org/register

https://www.scout.org/jj2017

http://jotajoti.info/signup-faq/

http://jotajoti.info/signup-faq/



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TONY DUNN - BSO BADGES AND MERCHANDISE, AREA HISTORIAN

( And DC France/ Iberia = Congratulations Tony)

The following supplies are available from Tony Dunn [email protected]

Location badges & Nametapes.

BSO Area Badges & RoW District Badges: 40 pence each plus p+p any quantity.

They are light so up to 300 is good value on postage. Group nametapes also ordered if required

Leaders sizes only (S to 5XL) BSO Polo Shirts. Sold as a set for £20 or individually, prices as shown,

BSO adult silver-grey ‘Fruit of the Loom’ Polo Shirts. BSO logo above the left breast; ‘BSO’ letters on the right t

cuff, £11.50 each

BSO adult scarves. BSO triangular emblem embroidered on tip of red scarf with blue & white border as shown.

£6.50 each.

Union flag woven woggle to match, with press stud back to avoid wrinkling scarf when sliding up £2.00 each

Children sizes only. BSO Tee-shirts.

Matching silver grey tee shirts, complete with large BSO emblem on back. Front is blank or can have your Group

name or logo added.

These are special order; prices on application (cheaper than polos) depending on quantity or if Group logo added.

(see photo)

Wear. Please note these shirts must not be used as official Scout uniform. They are meant as activity dress or for

social or casual wear.

Scout awards and activity badges must not be sewn on them. The only exception is your District or host country

badge (not both),

approved by your Group Executive Committee can be sewn on the polos immediately above the cuff BSO logo as a

locator badge.

BSO scarves and woggles can be worn instead of any other scarf with either Scout uniform or polo shirts.

Payment & Delivery. Payment in sterling please, either by bank transfer in sterling or cheque on UK bank account.

Cheapest and most secure method of delivery is for items to be sent to a UK address and carried in luggage to your

Group.

I can post overseas but airmail or registered post can be high. Leader clothing is pre-bought by BSO and sold at

cost as a service.






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Photos of the items are below: Details are also on the BSO Website.

The last picture is of the 1st All-BSO camp available to any Scouts who were in England in August when the UK Jamborees were on. It was taken at Poacher and its very striking I think you will agree. The YP loved this item! Chamboree (Cheshire) is the next All-BSO camp if they are over this coming August. Deputy AC Nathan Prince is the organiser of these.

Rikki Bilverstone - BSO Area Training Manager

A few training updates from Rikki

New training role variants on Compass

New role variants of the Trainer role have been added to the Compass database, enabling Trainers to detail their specific role on their Compass record.

New variants include the Trainer for Safeguarding Awareness role, the Trainer for Executive Committees role and the Trainer for Leadership and Management. Please not that these role variants must only be added after attending the relevant HQ Train the Trainer course.






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Rikki Bilverstone shared a link.

September 16 at 1:55am

Emergency situation first aid - St John Ambulance

First aid advice for emergency situations, from St John Ambulance.

SJA.ORG.UK

Green Card Scouting and Alcohol a Checklist for Adults

This card sets out our policy on alcohol for all adults involved in Scouting. You can order your free copy from

Scout Shops or you can view and download it here .

Rikki Bilverstone shared a link.

September 14 at 9:05am

members.scouts.org.uk

MEMBERS.SCOUTS.ORG.UK

A WORD FROM PETER DAWES, AREA COMMISSIONER




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INTRODUCING - John May, BSO Area President

I am delighted to announce that John May has agreed to become British Scouting Overseas first ever President.

John is the Secretary General of the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation and Chair of Trustees for Oxfordshire County Scouts. He has spent his career working with and for young people in the UK and around the world. John became a Scout when he was 11 and he has worked with every Section. He has been: DC; Trustee of the Scout Association; International Commissioner for the UK; UK Chairman of Programme & Development; Member of the World Scout Committee - he served six years on the World Scout Committee, three as Vice Chair and he is currently WOSM's lead volunteer for human rights education.

In 2015 John was awarded the Silver Wolf by the UK Scout Association and in 2016 the World Scout Committee awarded him the Bronze Wolf.

British Scouting Overseas is one of the most diverse and fastest growing Areas of the UK Scout Association and John’s wealth of knowledge and experience will be invaluable as we continue on our international journey, delivering exciting and challenging programmes for young people.

John describes himself as “mischief maker and habitual chocolate cake eater” – ideally suited for BSO! If you want to find out more then see John’s Blog www.johnccmay.net

I am looking forward to working with John as we continue to develop BSO.

Peter Dawes

Area Commissioner

I was flabbergasted to be asked to take on this role, but in a very nice way! I look forward to meeting folks on my travels and helping to support the development of British Scouting Overseas.

John

From my point of view, I certainly echo what Peter has said and warmly welcome John on board. I have known John for some time, from his days as International Commissioner visiting and staying with us in Germany during my time as Assistant County Commissioner (International) for British Scouts Western Europe. We also both trained as teachers at Westminster College, Oxford where I expect our table football and bar billiard skills were broadly matched, as well as frequenting such haunts as The Fishes. We also shared a wonderful friendship with fellow Westminsterian, the legendary Jock Barr who many long-time Scouters will remember from his days as HQ Commissioner for Venture Scouts. John has already been very supportive of RoW in his day job travels, ensuring our links with host nations are ever strengthened and this is something which I envisage will continue to develop now that his role as BSO President has been formalised. I wonder how many of you recognise where John is in the photo?

Jon




http://www.johnccmay.net/



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And finally, a few important bits and pieces from the DC!

World Scout Jamboree USA / CANADA / MEXICO 2019

Congratulations to Jon Coupner ( 1st Brussels) on his selection as Contingent

Leader for BSO. Assistant Unit Leaders are currently in the selection process.

It is not too late for any young people in your Groups to register an interest. Please let me know asap as

selection will begin very shortly. If you want to have an informal chat about criteria, costs or anything else

please let me know and we will arrange something.

NIGHTS AWAY PERMITS AND NOTIFICATIONS

For those members of 1st Facebook, you will be well aware that many myths circulate regarding Nights Away. ( It

is like an on-going soap opera but very good for the insomniacs among you!)

In RoW we have two Nights Away Advisers, Lynn and Ben.

Applications for a permit on the freely downloadable form are made through them, and given our limited expense

account it is unlikely that they would be making flying visits to camps for assessments! Relevant experience,

evidence by way of planning, risk assessments, menus, programme, kit, alternate arrangements, costing, parental

knowledge etc. would all form part of an assessment plus local knowledge, tacit approval by GSL etc. We are

steadily building up a pool of adults with permits.

Adults must have a full appointment ( ie not provisional).

The residential module 16 is not a pre –requisite. In fact, holding a permit can validate this module.

Much more information is available on line. The NAA will then advise me if a permit can be issued and what level

and restrictions.

I am always pleased to accept Nights away notifications, which are pretty much always in good time and much

appreciated.

Compass

After the much publicised previous problems, everything does seem to be working well. Please can I ask all adults

to log on and ensure their details are fully correct, including contacts, receiving Scouting, service, training etc. If

you do have any problems please contact myself or David Bull as most issues are very easily resolved.

AN INTRODUCTION TO COMPASS

Click on this link if you are not sure!






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Census and capitation Just a heads up and reminder that the census will be due at the end of January. GSLs will

be sent the access and edit codes directly. David Bull and myself will be able to advise and assist as necessary. Ben

will be in touch post census regarding the collection of membership fees.

Disclosures and appointments

I recently attended David Bull’s excellent webinars on disclosures and appointments. They were very helpful and

easy to understand. I have attached the presentations which makes for essential reading if anyone’s is about to

expire or if GSLs have new adults applying. Just click on these links. We are making great progress and thank you

to everyone in helping move this forward. The wine certainly seems to help oil the ever present administrative

tasks for David!

DISCLOSURE CHECKS IN BSO

OUR APPOINTMENTS PROCESS IN BSO

Area team meeting - The next Area team meeting will be held at the Middle East District camp in Dubai,

next March. Following this I will be going on to Malaysia and we will be holding a SE Asia camp outside Kuala

Lumpur for as many of our Groups as possible. Many thanks to Mairi Clare Dunlin, for helping to organise this

camp. It is my intention to then visit other Groups in that region, and Ben will be making plans to catch up with

remaining Groups. If you have anything you want raised from a RoW perspective at the team meeting, please let

me know.

Finally, on a personal note – after 25 years in Germany and Cyprus, and prior to that, 4 years in Dubai, Lynn and I

are finally returning to UK at Christmas, to our house in Albrighton, Shropshire. I have discussed this with Peter

and it is my intention to continue in the role as your District Commissioner. From a practical point of view, the

only difference will be two hours in time!! It may be that this gives me a greater opportunity to meet up with you

when you are back in UK, something I would welcome very much and I am happy to travel. My email, Skype and

Facetime details will remain the same and together with Ben and David, I will be working hard to ensure you get

at least the same level of support, if not more. Thank you for your continued work around the world in this most

unique District, and whenever the technology allows, I am always very happy joining in section and leaders

meetings.

Yours in scouting

Jon






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