Thank You From SE Scotland Region
At Summit25 in January Presenting a Chief Scout's Silver Award at Musselburgh Presenting Angus with his Coronation Medal Getting to meet Owls with Cubs at 10th Craigalmond Joining volunteers and young people for Pride Edinburgh 1st Midlothian at Gorebridge Gala Day...
Many Voices, One Movement: Inclusion in Focus
As we are currently in Mental Health Awareness month and approaching Pride month in June, it is a time when we see inclusion given a higher profile as companies and organisations display rainbow colours and feature diversity more prominently. However, in South East...
Let’s Talk About Mental Health
The next Let's talk about..., run by the inclusion team, is on Mental Health. Martin Elliot will be leading this session where you can hear more about supporting people's mental health. Please use this form lnked below to sign up: https://forms.office.com/e/BBf1a0SAM0...
Heading for the Summit
In January I joined a delegation of volunteers and staff from the Region and Scouts Scotland to attend the Summit25 National Scout Conference in Birmingham. Bringing together more than 700 volunteers from across the UK and overseas, the event celebrated what has been...
Regional Uniform Bank
We are really excited to launch our new uniform bank as part of our goal to make Scouting more accessible to young people. As a Region, we are opening a Uniform Bank, which will gather and re-distribute uniforms and badges free of charge to young people who need them...
A Youth Led Update
Continuing our review of our progress towards our Regional Strategy objectives, this month looks at Youth Shaped, so Martin has handed over his usual update to George, our Regional Youth Lead. As we approach the end of this year, it's important to reflect on what an...
Scouting is Growing in South East Scotland!
As 2024 draws to a close (can you believe how fast it’s flown by?), I’ve been taking a moment to reflect and look back on some of the year’s highlights and how we’ve moved forward with our Regional Strategy. Over the coming months, I’ll be sharing more updates on our...
Keeping Scouting Safe in South East Scotland
I hope that all of enjoyed a well-deserved break over the summer. Whilst the Regional Team took some downtime, that didn’t mean that Scouting stopped with a lot of work going on behind the scenes to support Scouting’s ongoing commitment to Safe Scouting for all our...
Robert Anderson appointed District Lead Volunteer for Braid
I am very pleased to let you know that I have appointed Robert Anderson as the new Lead Volunteer for Braid District. Robert will take over from Judith Wood on 1st September. In his new role, Robert will be responsible for providing leadership to the District's...
Recognising Your Achievements
Recognising Your Achievements As we come towards the end of another Scouting year and a well-earned summer break, it is important to take time to reflect on the successes of the past year.South East Scotland Region is in a strong position. We have continued to rebuild...
