11/12/05

CWAC stands for the Cheshire Water Activities Committee and is made up of leaders and helpers who are particularly interested in water activities.  It does have its own committee with Robin Ferris as chairman, Peter Slater as secretary and Steve Kelham as treasurer, all of whom are active instructors!  The other members of the committee are all active Scout Leaders who give their time to promoting and instructing water activities in addition to their other role in Scouting- running sections and Districts.

There are CWAC meetings in October and February that are open to interested individuals.  Look out for dates in Cheshire Scouting, contact Peter Slater or this website.

What other adventurous activities can you organise with so little effort? And you may be able to get a subsidy from the new style CCC grant for water activities.

Even the most basic qualifications allow Scouts to gain Proficiency badges, and can be used for Chief Scout, Queens Scout and D of E Awards.

Why not book a taster session for this year?  Some of your Scouts will have enjoyed a taster session previously and are keen to do more at Tatton or elsewhere.

Give this URL address to your Unit/Troop members and see what they think?

If you want a taster day, a badge course, or to take up a water sport regularly, just give us a call

Getting people started has been a theme for four years now. It is now possible to have a weekend camp with water activities at Tatton at reasonable prices.

We are keen to train and award Leaders, Network, Explorer Scouts and Scouts for nationally recognised qualifications. These help with authorisations to go independent – great for summer camps!

Nationally qualified instructors run all our courses, but we need more particularly with the extra facilities at Tatton.   CWAC will support your training, ring the adviser for advice.  We are always pleased to welcome helpers independent of Unit / Troop bookings.

Often we can bring equipment and a video to Troop, Unit or District meetings to give you a preview first, or you can borrow a video. This makes a good winter programme item!

There are ‘special needs’ facilities for most water activities: Tim Palin (01606 49168) has had 3 months training for this.

Equipment can be hired for a day, weekend, or longer, e.g. for summer camps. We often have equipment for sale, or know where to get it. Contact the specialists.

N.B ALL PARTICIPANTS IN WATER ACTIVITIES MUST HAVE BEEN TESTED FOR SWIMMING 50M IN ORDINARY CLOTHING AND STAYING AFLOAT FOR 5 MINS. (POR 42.1)