Service activites
Diary dates: Marathon: Saturday TBC/11/2012 | Forward:Saturday 3/3/2012 | BREAM/CuBAA: Sunday TBC/5/2012
CUSAGC has good connections with both the Guiding and Scouting communities in the Cambridgeshire Area.
Helping out with a Group
Some of our members take the opportunity to help with local units. Students do not even have to join CUSAGC to take advantage of this, and equally doing so is not a necessary part of membership. The SAGLO (Scout and Guide Liaison Officer) is able to help members find units throughout the year, starting at the Freshers' Fair. We also hold an annual Cheese and Wine evening, usually in March or April, at which local Scouters and Guiders will be present and on the look out for new recruits! Please contact saglo [at] cusagc.org.uk if you would like to know more.
CUSAGC Raids
CUSAGC has re-introduced its Raid scheme, whereby we turn up en masse during the normal meeting of a Group (of any section in Guiding or Scouting, and witin Cambridge and the immediately surrounding area) and take over the running of the meeting for the night. We can tailor the night to the group's term programme or we can make use of the numerous skills within CUSAGC to offer something different! As many of our members are already leaders with local groups and/or groups back home we have a vast collective experience to call upon when running an evening. It is also a requirement of membership that all members have a current Scouting CRB.
"A great team builder for the Scouts and such a laugh" - Lawrie David, 27th Cambridge Scouts.
We're trying to make this a regular feature of our programme, with one a term. If you are a Leader and would like your group to be considered for a Raid then please fill out our short form and we will get back to you (answers go on a password-protected database).
High priority is given to Groups which are in need of extra Leaders or perhaps have Leaders who are very new to Scouting/Guiding who would like some support and ideas. We may need to ask for help with transport if the Group is a long way from the city centre.
Service events
The club runs three days of activities per year which together encompass all agegroups in Scouting and Guiding. These events are organised by our SAGLO (saglo [at] cusagc.org.uk).
In the Lent term CUSAGC runs BREAM and CuBAA, a craft and activity morning for Rainbows and Beavers followed by an afternoon session for Cubs and Brownies. As well as being a fun day with lots of crafts and games it lets Cubs and Brownies meet others from outside their units. It is also a way for CUSAGCers (whether usually involved with a unit or not) to contribute their varied skills. The day ends with a BBQ (which keeps the pyromaniac members of CUSAGC happy!) and singing.
The biggest, and most rewarding event of the year is Forward. This is a 10mile incident hike for Scouts and Guides which grows every year, often with over 30 teams and over 100 participants. CUSAGCers man about five activity checkpoints that test the participants on everything from tent pitching to puzzles to First Aid. To find out more, see the Forward page.
Following comments from past Forward participants, CUSAGC introduced Marathon Challenge in 2005. This is an extended day/night incident hike, open to any members of Scouting, Girlguiding UK or SSAGO aged 14 and over. See our Marathon Challenge page for more details.