Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is similar to a board of governors for a school and supports 1st Duffield leaders and volunteers to run the scout group
About the Executive Committee
The Executive Committee in Scouts is like a Board of Governors in a school. Although the "Executive" bit in our title makes us sound formal, it is actually not like that at all. We are often parents of children from within the Scout Group, or other volunteers without children in the group, who give up their free time to ensure that the group continues to meet its charitable purpose, safely and legally. We make sure that there is enough money for our fantastic team of volunteer leaders to deliver the programme and ensure that equipment like tents and activity materials are available and safe to use. Key responsibilities are to:
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Maintain the Scout Hut
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Provide Equipment for the Scout Group
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Ensure that the Scout Group is suitably insured
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Raise funds for the group
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Administer the Scout Group's finances
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Act as a Trustee for the Group
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Assist in the recruitment of leaders
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Organise social events
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Ensure 1st Duffield Scout group runs effectively and appropriately.
We are a friendly bunch and always welcome new members, whether you have a child in Scouts or not. We meet every 4-6 weeks for about 1-2 hours. If you would like to help out but haven't the time to be leader or helper, then the Executive would be a great way of getting involved with minimal time commitment. We ideally would like a parent presentative from each section. This means we have a good spread of opinion and a reasonable base of volunteers to call upon from time to time. We very much believe that many hands make light work and that no one person should have to ever do too much! Please get in touch either with the current chair of the Executive Committee (Wei Crowson) at chair@1stduffield.org.uk
The current members of the Executive Committee are as follows:

Wei Crowson
Exec Chair & Fundraising

Eddie Cartwright
Group Scout Leader

Karen Furness
Treasurer

Dave Butterworth
Quartermaster

James Wilson
Secretary

Marie Cartwright
Fundraising and Comms

Kay Croot
Exec member and fundraising

Rachel Humphries
Exec member, fund raising and gift aid coordinator

Adrian Pinder
Exec member , website and scout hut coordinator
We also have a Fundraising Subcommittee who organise and run fundraising activities for the group. Members are

Kelly Kemp
Exec Member

Mary Lewis

April Stobbart

Nitesh Patel

Esther Almond

Angela Gent