Scouting Ireland CSI
Contains many useful resources. Info on camping, pioneering,
knots, countryside and much more. Idea banks and programme
ideas for all sections and many leader resources.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~cbsi/
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Website of the Month - April 2008
Pioneering Made Easy
An excellent site for those interested in pioneering
http://pioneeringmadeeasy.co.uk/
This site provides a wealth of advice for those who want
to tackle some proper pioneering
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Website of the Month - March 2008
New Zealand Scouts
Does their country proud
http://scouts.org.nz/
This site contains a vast amount of programme resources
and ideas
Website of the Month - January 2008
Ropes and Poles
A blog that contains some very good ideas and help for pioneering
projects
http://ropesandpoles.blogspot.com/
Worth a look for anyone interested in pioneering, from
those just starting to those 'old hands' at it
Website of the Month - November 2007
Land Navigation
Absolutely outstanding explanation of how to use a prismatic
compass
http://landnavigation.org/
This site has a massive amount of information and resources
related to using this compass and using a compass in general
Website of the Month - October 2007
B&D Explorers
An Explorer website for the Scout District of Barking &
Dagenham designed completely by an Explorer in one of the
Units.
http://www.barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk/explorers/
A very good site designed completely by Explorers
Website of the Month - September 2007
Centurion ESU
An Explorer Unit based in Hornchurch. Good information on
their activities.
http://www.centurionesu.org.uk/
A good Unit site.
Website of the Month - August 2007
The Space Place
Whilst aimed at American Cubs this resource from NASA is
excellent for Cubs in any country
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/cubscouts/
An excellent set of links and ideas to help with the Astronomy
badge.
Website of the Month - July 2007
World Scout Jamboree
Outstanding information on the biggest celebration of Scouting
ever
http://eng.thejamboree.org/
The 21st World Scout Jamboree will help mark the Centenary
of Scouting, with over 40,000 Scouts attending from almost
every country in the world.
Website of the Month - June 2007
Guiding Works
A good Guide site with plenty of resources for all in Scouting
http://www.guidingworks.com/
This site has some very useful resources for all involved
in Scouting and is well worth a look.
Website of the Month - May 2007
1st Willingham
A very attractive site with good information on the group
http://www.1stwillingham.org.uk/
This site is rather easy on the eye and attractive to young
people. Well worth a look.
Website of the Month - April 2007
Walk London
A brilliant free resource
http://www.walklondon.org.uk/leaflets.asp
Walk London offer free London Loop leaflets. The London
Loop goes all the way around London in 24 sections. Each
leaflet is good enough to be all that you need to hand to
a Patrol. They will be able to find their way to and from
the section, along the route, and will find points of interest
along the way.
Website of the Month - March 2007
Qedoc
An outstanding program
http://www.qedoc.com/
Qedoc includes a free quiz maker and quiz player (that
is, it is free if you make the quizzes available under a
creative commons license). This quiz software is fully featured
and very easy to use and can be used to provide a wide range
of resources for Scouting.
Website of the Month - February 2007
Project 818
An excellent project
http://www.explorersproject.org.uk/
Project 818 is an excellent way of giving service, learning
and having fun at the same time
Website of the Month - January 2007
Online Scouters Library - Clipart
An outstanding collection
http://clipart.usscouts.org/library/
Although heavily American biased there are some useful
gems here
Website of the Month - November 2006
Safety Toon Colouring Pages
A useful link for Cub and Beaver leaders
http://www.survivealive.org/toons/
Well worth a look when running the safety badges
Website of the Month - November 2006
High Viz Shop
An excellent source of all things high vis
http://www.highvizshop.co.uk/
Very useful for things like night hikes and outdoor activities
Website of the Month - October 2006
EScouts Route Hiker
A free web based program for producing routecards of all
types
http://www.routehiker.org.uk/
An excellent tool
Website of the Month - September 2006
First Aid Advice (St. John Ambulance)
Useful information from the experts
http://www.sja.org.uk/firstaid/info/
Some excellent and clear advice
Website of the Month - August 2006
Oxfordshire Scouting
A nice design with content for everyone
http://oxonscouting.org/
Useful 'splash' page for 2007
Website of the Month - July 2006
Charlton Kings Scouts (7th Cheltenham)
A nice looking website with some good info on the group
and its history
http://www.charltonkingsscouts.org.uk/
Nice design
Website of the Month - February 2006
The Jungle Book Collection
A list of Jungle Book stories and related material with
descriptions
http://www.junglebook-collection.nl/
Good background information for Jungle Book themes
Website of the Month -December 2005
Letchworth & Baldock District Scouts
A nicely laid out district site
http://www.lbdscouts.org.uk/site/
Doing good service to their district
Website of the Month - November 2005
3rd Hazel Grove
A good troop site with plenty of information on their numerous
activities
http://www.3hg.org/
Take a look through all their information on offer
Website of the Month - October 2005
1st Adderbury Scout Troop
A good troop site with plenty of information on their numerous
activities
http://www.btinternet.com/~adderburyscouts/
Check out what other Troops are up to
Website of the Month - September 2005
Scouting Electronic Kit Building
Contains some very useful resources for building certain
electronic components
http://www.kitbuilding.org/
Good website and a good supplier of kits
Website of the Month - August 2005
Apex Challenge
An interesting site with plenty of details on the event
http://www.apexchallenge.co.uk/
Get out there and get active on the Apex!
Website of the Month - July 2005
Sutton District Scouting
A well laid out, quality District site
http://www.suttonscouts.org.uk/
A good site for those in the District and some useful downloads
and resources
Website of the Month - May 2005
Eurojam
The site to check up on the latest goings on at the European
Jamboree...good design and excellent content.
http://www.eurojam.org/
Outstanding
Website of the Month - April 2005
Boy Scout Trail
Although specifically for the American Scouting movement
this is a good example of a Scouting resource site
http://www.boyscouttrail.com/
A good example of a useful resources to Scouters
Website of the Month - March 2005
E-Quartermaster System
E-Quartermaster is a Microsoft Access based inventory system,
designed for use by scout troops.
http://www.leicesterwalk.co.uk/eqm/
A very useful program for those Quartermasters out there
Website of the Month - February 2005
Ultimate Camp Resource
An excellent site with a wide variety of useful camping
related resources
http://www.ultimatecampresource.com/
Very clean and smooth layout
Website of the Month - January 2005
Mid Cornwall Explorer Scout Forums
A website that serves the needs of Explorers
http://www.izonedesign.co.uk/explorers/uk/
An unusal choice perhaps for website of the month but it
shows how a website can be adpated and used for a specific
target audience. And it does it well.
Website of the Month - November 2004
Scouting in West Lancashire
County website serving West Lancashire
http://www.westlancashirescouts.org.uk/
Has plenty of informatio relavent to members of the county
Website of the Month - October 2004
Cyclone (Central Yorkshire County)
County website serving Central Yorkshire
http://www.cycscouts.org.uk/
Very nice clean layout that serves the county well
Website of the Month - September 2004
Wallington, Carshalton & District
Scouting
Easy to view site with some good resources
http://www.wcdscouts.org.uk/
Be sure to check out the Badge Requirement section of the
resources
Website of the Month - July 2004
Campfire Chaos
A nicely designed site with some excellent information available.
http://www.campfirechaos.org.uk/
Not just songs and stunts but how to start a campfire and
other useful tips
There is a large amount of useful information here for
the local leaders
Website of the Month - May 2004
Eurojam Live
Get involved in a jamboree
http://www.eurojamlive.org/
Some goodprogram ideas as well as information about the
excellent jamboree
Website of the Month - April 2004
1st Ashton
Clear design, useful Info sheets too
http://www.wiganscouts.org.uk/1stashton/
Infosheets are a useful addition to any Scout leaders library.
Plenty of other resources too.
Website of the Month - March 2004
Stevenage
A district site serving local scouting well
http://www.stevenagescouting.org.uk/
Clear layout this is a busy site which reflects local Scouting
well
Website of the Month - February 2004
Wiltshire
A nicely designed site with lots to offer those in and out
of the county
http://www.wiltshirescouts.org.uk/
This site is obviously a useful resources to its members
and provides a good service
Website of the Month - January 2004
West Lancashire
A good design with plenty of information and resources.
http://www.westlancashirescouts.org.uk/
Iinformation on everything that leaders in a county would
be looking for
Website of the Month - December 2003
2nd Twyning
Nice looking website containing a good deal of relavent
information
http://www.twyningscouts.org.uk/
A nice example of a group site
Website of the Month - November 2003
Excel Route Cards (D of E)
An excellent route card system ... very useful
http://www.sys-tech.co.uk/dofe/
The downloadable program and database make short work of
route card calculations
Website of the Month - October 2003
Scouts
A corporate version of Scoutbase for The Scout Association
http://www.scouts.org.uk/
The site has had a makeover...and its looking good
Website of the Month - August 2003
Essex Scouts
Very nice design with plenty of info. on the county, its
groups and what they get up to
http://www.essexscouts.org.uk/
Very useful county website model...other counties would
do well to take note of their content
Website of the Month - July 2003
7th Southampton (Bassett)
Nice design, well laid out and contains some interesting
information
http://www.bassett-scouts.org.uk/
A nice design to the site...contains a good deal of information
on the group and its activities
Website of the Month - June 2003
Brownsea Island
Some good historical and modern information
http://www.brownsea-island.org.uk/
A website that serves the 'first campsite' very well
Website of the Month - May 2003
Buckingham & Winslow
Good design with a good deal of information
http://www.bwd-scouts.org.uk/
Clear design...interesting take on photo galleries
Website of the Month - April 2003
Clwyd
Very good design and use of colour, plenty to look at
http://www.clwyd-scouts.org.uk/
Fairly nice design with some interesting bits and pieces
Website of the Month - March 2003
Escouts
Excellent site...the good people there offer free hosting
to UK Scout Groups
http://www.escouts.org.uk/
Contains some useful stuff and offer an outstanding service
Website of the Month - February 2003
1st Stotfold
1st Stotfold
A well designed, nice looking site with plenty of information
available.
http://www.stotfoldscouts.org.uk/
A lot of work has been done by the scouts themselves
Website of the Month - January 2003
Crawfordsburn Scout Centre
A wide variety of useful, camping related, information
http://www.crawfordsburn-scoutcentre.org.uk/
The camping skills section in particular is a mine of useful
information
Website of the Month - December 2002
1st Sandhurst Scouts
Clear design with some useful downloads
http://www.sandhurstscouts.co.uk/
Be sure to visit the document section..there are a couple of very useful downloads available.
Website of the Month - October 2002
Southeast District Activity Team
Interesting site with a good concept.
http://www.sedate.fsnet.co.uk/
Make a change from reading boring old group and district sites,
visit the activity team website.
Website of the Month - September 2002
Midlothian Area
Excellent design with a promising future
http://www.midlothianscouts.com/
Making good use of technology the design leaves a great deal
of opportunity in the future.
Website of the Month - August 2002
Buckingham & Winslow
Good design with a good deal of information
http://www.bwd-scouts.org.uk/
Nice design that will easily allow expansion of the existing
information and photo galleries.
Website of the Month - July 2002
33rd Gleniffer
Interesting quiz, games and information
http://www.33rdscouts.co.uk/
Some nice online games, a quiz, an interesting site.
Website of the Month - June 2002
1st Farndon
Group site with photos and some graphics/resources for download
http://www.farndonscouts.org/
Nice design, useful information and downloads
Website of the Month - May 2002
4th Tyldesley
Nice design, useful and interesting
http://www.4thtyldesley.co.uk/
Nice clear design, plenty of interesting information on the
group and on scouting skills in general.
Website of the Month - April 2002
Pioneering Projects
Nice simple site with plenty of ideas
http://www.pioneeringprojects.org/
A good list of projects, many of which are generally useful
at camp.
Website of the Month - March 2002
3rd Inverness
Good design, pleny of information on the group, nice pioneering
piece
http://www.3rd-inverness.fsnet.co.uk/
The pioneering piece is particularly tongue-in- cheek yet
informative...the site contains a good deal of interesting
and relavent material
Website of the Month - February 2002
Clwyd Area Scouts
Nice design, plenty to look at
http://www.clwyd-scouts.org.uk/
Nice colourful design...offers a fair amount to browse and
look at with some good information.
Website of the Month - January 2002
Greater London North East
Info on the county, its activities and structure
http://www.glne-scouts.org.uk/
Clean design, plenty of information on what the county gets
up to. Includes calendar, photos and reports section as
well as newsletters.
Website of the Month - December 2001
Barking & Dagenham
Clear design with lots of information.
http://www.barking-dagenham-scouts.org.uk/
A simple design. Contains a wealth of information on Scouting
in general as well as details on the district. Extensive
event and photo gallery areas.
Website of the Month - November 2001
Scouting Milestones
A very interesting collection of early Scouting material
http://www.scouting.milestones.btinternet.co.uk/
Colin Walker has collected an excellent selection of material,
some personal experiences, on Scouting and its history.
Well worth a look.
Website of the Month - October 2001
Surrey Scouts
A long term favourite of SR...always up to date and interesting
http://www.surrey-scouts.org.uk/
An excellent County website...simple, effective, interesting,
fully packed, up to date. A good resource and advert for
Surrey.
Website of the Month - September 2001
joti.org
Jamboree on the internet...every 'connected' scout should
take a look at this site
http://www.joti.org/
Useful and important information on getting scouting connected
across the internet .
Website of the Month - August 2001
scoutbadges.com
An excellent site for those collectors among us
http://www.scoutbadges.com/
Offer a wide range of scout badges including made to order
items.
Website of the Month - July 2001
Ventures.org.uk
Everything a venture could want...well almost
http://www.ventures.org.uk
A good deal of information and 'fun' directly relevant to
those in Ventures.
Website of the Month - June 2001
Greater London South East
Well designed website, informative and interesting
http://www.glsescouts.org.uk/
Interesting design with some useful information on the county
and its members.
Website of the Month - May 2001
3rd Gidea Park
Good design...good website
http://www.3gp.org.uk/
Effective and attractive design with some interesting information.
Good website.
Website of the Month - April 2001
Leicestershire Scouts Sub Aqua Unit
Very interesting, good design, excellent photos
http://www.scubascouts.co.uk/
Unusual but a good site...the photos are of a high quality
and make interesting viewing.
Website of the Month - March 2001
Scouts
An excellent 'advert' for UK Scouting
http://www.scouts.org.uk/
An official UK Scout Association website, primarily aimed
at prospective new members.
Website of the Month - February 2001
Scouter - Net Compass
An absolute mine of information
http://www.scouter.com/compass/
An excellent selection of information and links.
Website of the Month - January 2001
Brighton
Nice design with a good deal of local information.
http://www.brighton-scouts.org.uk/
Nice design, useful local info. A good 'template' for District
sites
Website of the Month - December 2000
18th Georgetown North
First Class site...packed full of information and resources...very
good resources
http://www.18gtn-scout.org/
Outstanding resource...makes very interesting reading and
the First Aid section is excellent
Website of the Month - November 2000
Scouting Ireland CSI
Contains many useful resources. Info on camping, pioneering,
knots, countryside and much more. Idea banks and programme
ideas for all sections and many leader resources.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~cbsi/
Very useful resource for any scouting movement...
Website of the Month - October 2000
2nd Onchan
A huge collection of varied song types along with a few
good links
http://www.2ndonchan.co.uk/
A very nice design, attractive yet easy to use. The site holds
some useful information on scouting activities as well as
some interesting material for the younger people among us.
Website of the Month - September 2000
Becky's Campfire Songbook
A huge collection of varied song types along with a few
good links
http://dragon.sleepdeprived.ca/songbook/songbook_index.htm
This site contains many campfire songs. Split into several
sections each one contains an alphabetical list of songs.
As well as campfire songs there are plenty of ideas for
campfire stunts or skits to be found too. There are also
a few good links to related sites. Take a look.
Website of the Month - August 2000
Hurricane District - Pioneering
Excellent!
http://www.hurricanedistrict.org/
pioneering.htm
If you have the vaguest interest in knots or pioneering then
you must look at this site. Packed full of diagrams and
ideas on pioneering projects there is something for everyone
here. With a particularly good selection of Gateways, towers
and bridges you can make that one off project or simply
transform your camp. They also have a fair selection of
fun items and useful camp gadgets to try your hand at. They
welcome any additions you care to make (simply sketch it
down and send it along). Have a look, it will be worth your
time.
Website of the Month - July 2000
Mohawk Wolf Cub Pack
Excellent!
http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/
Gorge/1066/
Quite simply this is a ‘Must See’ site. Well designed
and laid out it is packed full of information and ideas
for cubs and leaders alike. There is simply far too much
content to do it justice by listing here, with jokes, pictures
and sounds to keep the young ones amused as well as many
good ideas and resources for the scout leader. In particular
there is some excellent information on what the group gets
up too along with some brilliant photographs. It certainly
is eye opening to see what our cousins in Canada get up
too, going hiking into bear country sure beats walking down
to the local campsite! I suggest that you have a good long
look at this site, I know I did.
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