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CLUB NEWS<br />
Great Goals<br />
for Young Club<br />
Footie-mad youngsters<br />
in Cranbrook are going<br />
from strength to strength,<br />
thanks to support<br />
from a large number of<br />
organisations.<br />
Girls and boys from the Cranbrook<br />
Junior FC have been told their club<br />
has achieved England Football<br />
Accredited status, which co-founder<br />
Ant Tomlinson described as “quite<br />
special”.<br />
<strong>The</strong> club has also received<br />
approval as a Weetabix Wildcat<br />
Centre and will be starting girlsonly,<br />
five to 11 year olds, football<br />
next month. Sponsorship has also<br />
been secured for Little Trackers<br />
which has allowed the club to move<br />
indoors at the Weald Sports Centre.<br />
<strong>The</strong> club also trialled its first football<br />
camp during half term in February<br />
with plans to offer more during all<br />
school holidays. TF<br />
Weald<br />
District<br />
Scouts<br />
Young people are the future.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y’re the doers, the dreamers<br />
and give-it-a-goers.<br />
Everything we do in Scouting<br />
is shaped by our young people,<br />
working in partnership with the<br />
adult volunteers. <strong>The</strong>y learn<br />
valuable life skills by taking part<br />
in games and activities, exploring<br />
the outdoors and helping to plan<br />
the programme.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Weald District is currently<br />
comprised of eight Scout Groups<br />
in the area: Brenchley and<br />
Matfield, Cranbrook, Goudhurst,<br />
Hawkhurst, Headcorn,<br />
Sissinghurst, Staplehurst and<br />
Tenterden, with an approximate<br />
membership of 400 young people<br />
aged between four and 25.<br />
Sissinghurst recently opened a<br />
new Squirrels section, the first in<br />
our district, which is for earlyyears<br />
children aged four and<br />
five. Our other groups all have<br />
Beavers (six to eight years), Cubs<br />
(eight to 10½ years) and Scouts<br />
(10½-14 years), with Explorers<br />
(14-18 years) at Goudhurst<br />
and Tenterden, and Network<br />
members (18-25 years) spread<br />
throughout.<br />
<strong>The</strong> district also owns its own<br />
campsite in Horsmonden which<br />
each group can access whenever<br />
they choose, for outdoor<br />
activities or camping.<br />
However, we do need<br />
more volunteers at all of our<br />
groups, both in leadership<br />
roles and behind the scenes<br />
as administrators, trustees<br />
and supporters. In particular,<br />
we would love to reopen our<br />
Benenden group if we can form a<br />
committee to run it.<br />
We also really need some<br />
leaders for our Explorer Scout<br />
units at Goudhurst and Headcorn.<br />
<strong>The</strong> young people in this age<br />
group are a real pleasure to work<br />
with as they are very independent<br />
and proactive.<br />
As a volunteer, you’ll learn<br />
career-friendly skills, boost your<br />
<strong>The</strong> Big Night Out,<br />
Weald District Scouts<br />
wellbeing, and make new friends.<br />
Because volunteering at Scouts<br />
is a two-way street – good for<br />
young people, and good for you<br />
too.<br />
Tell us what you’re interested<br />
in, and we’ll help you find<br />
something that matches your<br />
skills (and the time you have<br />
available).<br />
Contact us today. We’d love to<br />
chat about what’s good for you!<br />
dc@wealdscoutdistrict.org.uk,<br />
www.wealdscoutdistrict.org.uk<br />
14 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Cake</strong> • <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
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