GLENNY WOOD NEEDS YOUR HELP

Phil W is retiring from active Scouting after 48 years or so, 19 years running Glenny Wood, from the end of June 2025, along with being District Chair and Trustee. We are looking to urgently cover the roles and responsibilities he undertakes. For more information and to see how you can help please go to - 

The roles / tasks are:

Glenny Wood Site Chairman

• Overall Management of Glenny Wood and accountable to the District Trustees. The role is to ensure the site is a positive environment and effectively run. This role leads on setting the direction Glenny Wood takes, the priorities, timescales and reviewing progress.
• Undertakes regular (every 2 months or more frequent) Site "walk arounds" making sure the site is well maintained, safe to the policies and the development is progressing as planned
• Has overall Financial responsibility to ensure the monies available are well managed and we maximise what we get for our money.
  
• Overall Management of the Glenny Team and Bookings Secretary.
• Liaison with the Trustees, local community and Parish Council.

The following are tasks Phil currently also undertakes and volunteers are sought. These tasks can be shared out individually, or grouped as part of the Site Chair role depending on individual circumstances.

Communication

• Maintain and Develop the Site Website
• Communicate messaging / newsletters to Site Users and Gordano Leadership Team
• Produce signage for the site

OSM site booking system, manage, maintain and update for Glenny Wood.

Safety overview

• Ensure Annual Checks Undertaken
• Own Site Risk Assessments (RA) and Policies and review every 2 years. Support the development of new RA & Policies

Woodlands

•  Site Woodlands Policy - maintain, implement, review and update
• undertake bi-monthly checks on specific trees identified following the annual Arboriculture Specialist Site inspection
•  Arrange for the annual Arboriculture Specialist Site inspection, the recommendations reviewed and action taken
• Ensure Planning Consent is obtained to remove / pollard trees in the Trees Preservation Area on Site (Most of Glenny)
• Seek funding opportunities and/or free Trees / Saplings
• Maintain, review and update the tree replanting programme.

Volunteer Fund Raise

• Volunteers to help seek funding from Local / national sources 
• Develop and submit applications...i.e. to the Lottery

Also Phil is retiring from his role as District Chair and Trustee,

Therefore we do have vacancies on the Trustee Board. - If you are interested in becoming a Trustee or wish to nominate an individual to become a Trustee, with their agreement, please contact us via email - volunteer@glennywood.org.ukand we will be in touch.

Closing date for applications is the 30th May 2025.

Information on being a Trustee can be seen at - https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-things-locally/trustee-boards/trustee-basics/

If you would like to understand more about any of these areas above please email Phil on phil@glennywood.org.uk and he will contact you and is happy to initially chat through and answer any questions or queries, prior to the Volunteer Experience Process.

Thank you for reading this and we hope you will find this of interest and would like to get involved with Glenny Wood and the Trustees… It is very rewarding and there are many different ways here you can volunteer and be part of The Scout Association.........

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