Development Weekend

2022 is an important year for Mersey Weaver as we focus on development, growth and re-connecting with one another. As we start to emerge from the pandemic, this is also an opportunity to rethink how we organise and deliver Scouting in Mersey Weaver more long term and better serve our communities and young people.
Members of the District Team (DCs, ADCs, GSLs) are invited to come together, network and help author our Development plan for the district for the next 5-10 years. There is the option to stay overnight in the Hideaway or if you prefer, Camp! We appreciate some people will prefer to be day visitors and we are flexible about what people feel most comfortable with and fit around existing commitments but as well as the key Development sessions,  we hope you will join us for the social elements of the weekend if you can.
Agenda
Friday
Evening Meal
Campfire & Board Games
Cheeseboard
Saturday
Cooked Breakfast
Plenary
Team building 1 – Crate stacking
Development 1
Identifying growth opportunities
Lunch
Development 2
What resources do we need?
Afternoon Tea & Cake
Group Hike – Scenarios & Discussion along the way
Development 3
Radical thinking
Evening Meal
Campfire & Murder Mystery
Cheeseboard
Sunday
Cooked Breakfast
Plenary
Development 4
New Provision
Team building 3 –  Nuclear reactor
Lunch
Development 5
No person left behind
Afternoon Tea & Cake
Development 6
Actions
What to wear/bring
Daytime
Scout Casual Wear
Neckerchief
Outdoor Clothing
Waterproof Jacket
Strong outdoor shoes
Evening / Sleeping:
Sleeping bag
Earplugs (optional)
Comfy Clothes
Slippers
Wash kit
Useful bits & bobs:
Tablet or Laptop (optional)
Water bottle (optional)
Pen & Notepad
Head torch
Face covering
Coronavirus Precautions
Please complete a lateral flow test prior to arriving and on return
Everyone over the age of 11 will be required to wear a face covering indoors when not eating/sleeping
Please do not attend if you have any of these 3 symptoms of COVID-19, even if they are mild:
a high temperature
a new, continuous cough
a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste
You should also not attend if:
you’ve tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 10 days
someone you live with has symptoms or tested positive
you’ve been told to self-isolate following contact with someone who tested positive
you are required to quarantine after returning from abroad