The Life and Times of Me

While listening to the today pro gramme this morning I was surprised to heat that one of the editors/producers was someone called Claire Thorpe. I wonder if it was THE Claire Thorpe or another one.

Sexism is alive and well at Northleach Town Cricket Club. Tim was sat chatting to the Second team 's captain and mentioned the fact that there were 2 ladies who were definitely good enough to play for the Sunday friendly side and would be OK for the 2nd team on a Saturday. The reply Tim got was "I'm not being sexist but..." and he didn't listen too closely to the rest. The bloke in question wasn't a 50 plus year old but someone under 30.

posted by Amy @ 20:21 1 Comments

I recently found a group on the internet calling for the disbandment of SSAGO because it was taking resources away from Scout Network. I have several problems with this. Firstly there isn't as far as I'm aware as a guide leader a GirlguidingUK equivalent of Scout Network and that GirlguidingUK advertises SSAGO as something its members can do at university alongside normal guiding as it is more likely to give them a chance to socialise with people their own age.

My second issue with the idea of disbanding SSAGO is directly to do with Scout Network. SSAGO this year is 40 years old, how old is Scout Network? About five years old? Why when the Scout Association was setting up Scout Network didn't they take into account the fact that there was already a national group set up for 18 to 25 year olds to stay in contact with and serve the Movement (note the Movement and not just one association). Why didn't the Scout Association try and integrate SSAGO into their new ideas for Scout Network?

If the Scout Association are having trouble getting membership for Scout Network then maybe they should have thought about the following:
1. 18 to 25 year olds aren't known for being the most "socially active" members of our population
2. Although SSAGO has lasted for 40 years, it doesn't have a huge membership, only a tiny percentage of Scouts and Guides who go to university actually join SSAGO. This is an indication that maybe students want some time off from the movement.

Maybe the Scout Association should stop is pre-occupation of bad mouthing national organisation which have been set up to support the Movement and start taking advantage of the fact that they are there and willing to work for the Movement. The Scout Association needs to remember that there is one Movement and that they are only half of that Movement. Are they working for the good of the Movement or the Association.

posted by Amy @ 11:39 6 Comments

Here as promised is my painting

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