Speaker - Ian Jones, Llantwit Major Scouts
Mon, Apr 15th 2019 at 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ian Jones told the club about his long and very successful association with the Scouting movement in Llantwit Major
Ian Jones, leader of Llantwit Major Scouts visited the Club at our meeting in West House Hotel. Ian told the meeting that he became involved with scouting some years ago when he tried to enrol his own son into the organisation. He was told there was a waiting list but if he could give them an hour a week of his time they could start another Cub group immediately and be able to take his son. There began a long and very successful association with the Scouting movement in Llantwit Major which Ian now heads. The commitment currently consumes far more than an hour a week of his time, however. They have four sections: Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers up to the age of eighteen.
Working closely with the Barry Scouts they offer young people a wide range of activities including camping, expeditions, the opportunity to develop leadership skills and, for older Scouts helping to run meetings for younger sections. In recent years with the help of many volunteers the local organisation has grown from fewer than ten members to a current figure of forty-seven with a waiting list of over seventy. Ian explained that the Scout Hut off Colhugh Street is
in need of repair and upgrading; It also need to have handicapped access provided so that the building can be used for more activities.
President Elect Anthony Pugh thanked Ian for a fascinating talk and congratulated him on the phenomenal success of Scouting in Llantwit Major. The opportunities offered to young people locally was inspiring and something that the community should be proud of and support. On behalf of the Rotary Club he presented Ian Jones with a cheque for £500 towards the cost of refurbishing their Scout hut. Anthony Pugh also confirmed that following the recent flood disaster in Southern Africa, caused by Cyclone Idai, a cheque for £500would also be sent to the Rotary organisation in Malawi to help with relief work.
Working closely with the Barry Scouts they offer young people a wide range of activities including camping, expeditions, the opportunity to develop leadership skills and, for older Scouts helping to run meetings for younger sections. In recent years with the help of many volunteers the local organisation has grown from fewer than ten members to a current figure of forty-seven with a waiting list of over seventy. Ian explained that the Scout Hut off Colhugh Street is
in need of repair and upgrading; It also need to have handicapped access provided so that the building can be used for more activities.
President Elect Anthony Pugh thanked Ian for a fascinating talk and congratulated him on the phenomenal success of Scouting in Llantwit Major. The opportunities offered to young people locally was inspiring and something that the community should be proud of and support. On behalf of the Rotary Club he presented Ian Jones with a cheque for £500 towards the cost of refurbishing their Scout hut. Anthony Pugh also confirmed that following the recent flood disaster in Southern Africa, caused by Cyclone Idai, a cheque for £500would also be sent to the Rotary organisation in Malawi to help with relief work.
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