Launch of Rossendale Explorer Interact Club

On Thursday the 1^st July 2010 Rossendale Explorers participated in the launch of Rossendale Explorer Interact Club at Sykeside House Hotel, Haslingden. This a partnership with Rossendale Rotary Interact Club and Rossendale District Scout Council. The purpose of the partnership is to build on commonality between the two organisations in terms of membership and the valuing of citizenship.

Guests representing Rotary included John Doherty Youth Opportunities Officer for Bacup Rotary Club, President of Rossendale Rotary Club Leonard Green, President of Bacup Rotary Club Nicholas Stratton and the members of Bacup and Rossendale Rotary clubs. The Scout Association was represented by John Davey District Commissioner for Scouting in Rossendale , Nick Green District Explorer  Commissioner and East Lancashire Scouts County Commissioner Glen Fendall and Leaders and Explorers from Rossendale Scouts.

Rossendale Explorer Interact Club will get involved in service to the community, doing that something special to help others. In practice the Explorers will complete two community projects in the scouting year, these will be part of the programme of events and activities that Explorers participate in.

The projects chosen for this year are a) to organise  and despatch the supply of surplus secondary school  books( English, Maths, Science) to the poor schools of the Eshowe district in  South Africa and to service the message in a box/ bottle scheme for the housebound in Rossendale. These will involve key elements of team building, planning and preparation.

From the Explorers who are members of the Rossendale Explorer Interact Club Explorers were chosen as officials, Adam Petterson will be the first Chairman, Thomas Stokes will be Vice Chariman, Ben Lowe , Secretary, Jack Tricket Treasurer and Oliver Cooper and Fahwed Khan will be responsible for Press and Publicity.Oliver Cooper and Fahwad Khan Press and Publicity., Oliver Cooper and Fahwad Khan Press and Publicity.