Members’ Area

From this members’ area we aim to provide an easy link to a number of resources, if you find you require anything else please email us and we can get it added.

District Notifications

POR 9.1.2.1 The District Commissioner (Lead Volunteer, DLV) is responsible for approving all activities for Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Network.

This would be untenable for the District Lead Volunteer to approve every scouting activity, including regular evening programmes for all 20 groups and 8 explorer units across the District.

Therefore, there have been put in several systems in place to enable the approval of various activities.

• Guide to District notifications
• Nights Away Notification – Online Form – NANs now must be completed on the new Membership System
• Adventurous Activity Notification – Online Form
• Guide to link OSM to Blackdown Portal
• Permission for Air Rifles to be Transported – Online Form

County Training

For more information on what is needed for your role – from our award winning adult training – please look here: Adult Training (external link)

Grants

Blackdown offers a grant for members to help with international experiences:

• Application Form for Financial Grant for an International Experience

Useful Links

• Staying safe and safeguarding
• Activity Suggestions
• Badges
• Nights Away and Camping
• Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR)
• Request a Welcome Conversation and the Adult Volunteer Joining Journey
• Training
• Transforming our volunteer experience
• Expense Form (District Expenses Only)
• Request for Payment Form – not for personally incurred expenses (District Costs Only)

General

• Get Ahead: Explanation of how scout training can be relevant outside Scouting and how you could include your Scouting experiences on your CV. Click here.
• Get Ahead: Scouting and Employability is a resource to help Explorers and Scout Network members use their Scouting experiences successfully within job and higher education applications. Click here. 

Badge Location Diagrams

• Beavers
• Cubs
• Scouts
• Explorers
• Network