branches bulletin January The Bulletin provides information for Branches of

							. . . branches bulletin
January           The Bulletin provides information for Branches of The Scout Association around the world. It is
05                published in January, June and October.
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EuroJam
It’s only six months to go until the start of                              Appointment of Chief Commissioners
EuroJam,       the     European       Scout                                for Branches
Jamboree at Hylands Park in Essex, UK.
The UK contingent now stands at over                                       Following discussion with Branches, the
2,400 young people and leaders.                                            Chief Scout’s Committee has formally
                                                                           approved the guidelines to be followed
All around Europe and elsewhere                                            when a vacancy for a Chief
leaders are preparing for this great                                       Commissioner occurs. The guidelines
event, which takes place on the same                                       accompany this issue of Branches
site as the World Scout Jamboree in                                        Bulletin.
2007.
Don’t forget for all the latest information
just    check       our      website     at                                2007
www.eurojam.org.uk. Why not visit the                                      Plans all around the world are taking
forum and exchange ideas with other                                        shape for the celebration of the
leaders who are going to Essex this                                        centenary of the founding of Scouting
summer?                                                                    and the 150th anniversary of the birth of
                                                                           B.-P. We would be pleased to publish
                                                                           details of what is happening in the
                                                                           Branches – get in touch and we shall be
                                                                           pleased to share your news through the
                                                                           Bulletin.
                                                                           Gibraltar
                                                                           Gibraltar celebrated throughout 2004 the
                                                                           three hundredth anniversary of the
                                                                           creation of Gibraltar as a British territory.
                                                                           The Scouts of the Gibraltar Branch were
                                                                           fully involved in all the events, especially
                                                                           those for young people, such as a
                                                                           special Youth Forum. Scouting on the




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    Rock continues to operate well in the       Council of Commonwealth            Scout
    service of young people and we send         Associations
    our best wishes for their 301st year!
                                                A      small     steering     group     of
                                                Commonwealth Associations has been
    Chief Scout of the Solomon Islands          developing plans for a Council of
    We are pleased to announce that the         Commonwealth Scout Associations.
    new Chief Scout for the Solomon Islands     This     will  be     debated     at   the
    Branch is the Governor General, His         Commonwealth meeting in Tunisia in
    Excellency Nathaniel Waena. We wish         September and, if approved, will help us
    him and the Branch every success.           in our aim to be part of closer connection
                                                between Scouts from all of the
                                                Commonwealth countries.
    Tsunami
                                                Council of South         Pacific   Scout
    We have all been deeply shocked by the      Associations
    disaster affecting so many people in
    countries around the Indian Ocean. As       The Council aims to help Scouting in the
    you would expect, Scouts have been to       South Pacific to develop. Four Branches
    the fore in raising funds and sending       of the UK Scout Association are
    help to those affected as well as keeping   members:
    in our prayers all the people bereaved,        • Solomon Islands
    injured or made homeless.                      • Tuvalu
    The Scout Association has a special            • Tonga
    section of its web site which deals with       • Vanuatu
    the disaster and gives ideas:
     http://www.scouts.org.uk/tsunamiappeal/    The Council has produced a plan, called
                   index.html                   New Horizons 2013 which sets out some
                                                targets for the future. The UK
                                                Association fully supports the plan and
                                                will do everything possible to work with
                                                the Branches and the Asia Pacific Scout
    Chief Scout of the United Kingdom           Region to see the plan come to fruition.
    You     will   all   have    seen    the
    announcement of the appointment of          Our long term aim is to see all our
    Peter Duncan as the UK’s Chief Scout.       Branches that wish to do so become
    We’re sure that the Branches join all of    free standing members of the World
    us in the Association in welcoming Peter    Organization of the Scout Movement –
    to his new role.                            and in the meantime to have as close a
                                                link as possible with the Asia Pacific
                                                Scout Region.
    Tuvalu

    We are delighted to announce that
    Scouting is developing once again in
    Tuvalu. Good luck to Rev Puafitu Faaalo
    and his team in all their work!