{"alias":"blogEntry","byline":"Graeme Hamilton, Deputy UK Chief Commissioner","standfirst":"We\u0027ve been taking a look at some of the amazing ways that you are delivering Scouting at home.","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve all been asked to change a lot this year: change the way that we work and go to school, change the way that we do the weekly food shop, and also change the way that we catch up with our friends and family. It\u2019s not always easy, but it\u2019s because of all of you that we\u2019ve been able to keep Scouts going throughout a difficult and uncertain time.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ve been looking into some of the wonderful ways that our programme\u2019s being delivered from home. You\u2019re all making an incredible difference, so thank you.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo deliver a programme from home can be difficult, but we want you to be able to support and inspire each other locally too. Take a look at some of the brilliant examples that we\u2019ve found so far\u2026\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1. Zoom\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s been incredible to see so many of you using Zoom at this time, whether it be to communicate with your family and friends, or to run an entire section meeting on a Thursday evening. This social platform has allowed so many of us to maintain a small sense of normal life.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E1st Stoke Gifford (OSR) Scout troop, and their Section Leader, Andrew \u2018Phelpsie\u2019 Phelps, have made the most out of this platform so far with a wide range of brilliant activities. They\u2019ve held Zoom sessions regularly, with the very first meeting including six investitures and an A\u2013Z scavenger hunt. From learning finger sign language to camping out in the garden, Phelpsie and his Troop have come up with countless ideas to keep their programme running.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/6790/33b21232-03d8-41bb-88f5-e6667aea17d0.jpeg","width":4032,"height":3024,"altText":"","caption":"\u2018It was great to have a bit of normality and get the kids active and out from behind their electronics.  The Scouts said it\u2019s the best thing they\u2019ve done while in lockdown and they can\u2019t wait until next week.\u2019 - \u0027Phelpsie\u0027, Section Leader","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2. VE Day treasure hunt\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt wasn\u2019t the VE Day that we\u2019d necessarily hoped for, with celebrations limited because of social distancing. Despite this, a Cub Pack from 3rd Chieveley got together virtually to take part in a VE Day themed treasure hunt.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECub Leader, Sarah Dunnett, put this challenge together for her Cubs to give them a way to celebrate the historical achievement. A treasure hunt\u2019s always a great way to create a fun afternoon.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo have a go at this challenge yourself,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://prod-cms.scouts.org.uk/media/6797/ve-day-treasure-hunt-generic-for-fb-3.pdf\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022VE Day Treasure Hunt Generic For FB (3)\u0022\u003Edownload the activity here\u003C/a\u003E.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E3. \u2018Superhero\u2019 fancy dress\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESuperman, Wonder Woman, Batman; always go-to superheroes for any kind of fancy dress event. We can all agree that lately, there have been some new superheroes to add to this list: doctors, nurses, teachers, policemen and even Captain Tom Moore. These are just few of the amazing people who\u2019ve been working tirelessly to keep us safe and provide support to those who are suffering during this pandemic. Gary Naisbett-Jones and the children from the 1\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C/sup\u003E Bovery Tracey Scout group used their weekly Zoom meeting to show their appreciation for these real-life superheroes.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass","image":"/media/6792/97694205_2941018842644199_1201656773392465920_o-1.jpg","width":1440,"height":1103,"altText":"","caption":"\u2018Chloe really looks forward to Cubs each week; it\u2019s the only club that she belongs to which has continued so it\u2019s really important to her, as she gets to see her friends and just feel normal for a little while.  Being able to have fun with her friends and dress up and play games helped her cope with the lockdown and her own fears about the pandemic. She picked a doctor as she recognises the huge role they are playing to help keep everybody well. She\u2019s been out clapping and banging pans every Thursday and definitely thinks NHS staff are 2020 superheroes.\u2019 \u2013 Mum of Chloe, aged 9","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003ERead more examples of Scouts innovation here: \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2020/june/three-more-amazing-things-you-re-doing-during-lockdown/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cu\u003E3 more amazing things you\u2019re doing during lockdown\u003C/u\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019d really love to hear about more examples of how Scouts is being delivered at home, so if your Group\u2019s been working on something, please do let us know. You can tell us all about the wonderful things you\u2019re doing \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/f65d565180214f7d873582994af83844\u0022\u003Ehere.\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThank you, from all of us, for everything that you\u2019re doing to keep Scouts alive at this time.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"01 June 2020","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[],"relatedLinks":[],"id":48516,"nodeName":"Three amazing things you\u2019re doing during lockdown","title":"Three amazing things you\u2019re doing during lockdown","type":"blogEntry","image":{"url":"/media/6803/img_2494.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9becd0e4ada60","caption":"IMG 2494","type":"jpg","size":93216,"width":960,"height":720,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"Three amazing things you\u2019re doing during lockdown","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"","browserTitle":null,"silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC80ODUxNiJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/news/2020/june/three-amazing-things-you-re-doing-during-lockdown/"}