1. A place for every youngster …
Meeting the Demand
Winchester
District
Scouts
A place for every youngster …

2. Judging Our Progress
Quantity
Quality
Communities
Pinsent

3. County Ranking by size (2013)
Quantity: Growing
Number
% Growth / 2014
County Ranking by size (2013)
All Members
1,095
+14%
4th (5th)
Beavers
274
+43%
2nd (7th)
Cubs
262
+0%
7th (7th)
Scouts
236
-4%
5th (3rd)
Explorers 91
+20%
5th (10th)
Youth totals:
863
+11%

4. Quality: Even Better! 70% increase in Chief Scouts Awards
Many more Nights Away; more Adventure; and many more Leaders with Activity Permits; + we want 50 more in 2014!
More International in 2013, 2014 & 2015
20 young people & leaders selected for World Jamboree (18% of Hampshire)

5. Closer to Communities
Closer alignment with individual WCC Councillors and their respective Wards
Re-builds of 1st & 11th & proposals for 6th & 9th include wider community use as 5th already do with a pre-school etc.
Group initiatives to get closer and to be more media savvy. Pinewood Derby

6. Alignment & Communities (1) Youth Participation by Electoral Wards
1st
9th
9.0%
160 out of 1,775
6.5%
88 out of 1,361
3rd
11th
11.2% 81 out of 725
9.2% 144 out of 1,564
5th
12th
10.6%
75 out of 710
6.8%
61 out of 896
8th
14th
6.3%
81 out of 1,275
8.1%
81 out of 998
Source: Estimates based on County Census and District Census compared to Hampshire County Council Small Area Population Forecasts

7. Alignment & Communities (2)
5 x New Groups:
Beavers:
6th
5th
? out of 900
New Colonies
7th
? out of 700
8th
New Colonies
2nd
9th
? out of 900
New Colonies
12th
13th & 15th
Barton Farm
? out of 2,000
New Colonies

8. How Possible? It’s Not Magic!
Better Governance & Support
Many more Leaders
Reformed District Executive now has 74 positions
Larger & more capable Group Executives - parents
County and HQ support
Leaders in training + 62%
6 per section & flexible volunteering more common
Promising new Beaver Leaders (ex Scouts&Guides)
Increasing Community Support
Some excellence & graft at District
More communication with Councillors & Officers
Local authorities facing austerity want to help us
Part funding for new builds & sources of income
Appointments Committee
LTM & Training Advisers
Activities Team and vision
Pinsent Committee
New Explorer Committee
It’s Not Magic!

9. Pinsent Camp Site The heart beat of Winchester Scouting
Leadership and transformation of site
Used by 650 young people a week …
25% community use
… now needs a replacement building …

10. Pinsent Camp Site

11. Pinsent Appeal Launch £450k Funding Challenge
£50k at Bank today
Appealing to 8,000 people who have camped at Pinsent to each gift £50
Targeting £50k and £100k grants and donations to hit successive milestones
We need £275k by the Autumn to start

12. A place for every youngster …
Meeting the Demand
Winchester
District
Scouts
A place for every youngster …