About two years ago I invited Eastbourne Scouts and the local Girls Guide & Brownies to set up New Activity based at Sovereign Harbour. A meeting was held at the Haven School in the South Harbour attended by the Haven School Head Teacher, East Sussex County Councillor Mr. David Elkin, representatives from the Girls Guide and Brownies, the eastbourne Scouts, representative from Sovereign Harbour Residents Association and by invitation, one family who live in Sovereign harbour came to put there case forward.
I must admit it was a waste of time and effort from my part. Eastbourne Scouts and the local Girls Guides and Brownies in collusion with each others had already decided that they do not want to extend there activities to Sovereign Harbour putting an obstacle in the way of progress by saying that they do not have enough leaders.
This maybe true but they do not have a dynamic program to train leaders, as I understand. Also they stated that Sovereign Harbour do not have a location where such activity can be curried out. At the time, The Haven School also objected to having such activity taken place on there premises stating that there facilities are already exhausted. However, they did find the time and space to accomodate present activities for a new group of residents taking place every Fridays but not to accomodate activities related to a New Scouting Cubs or Girls Guide and Brownies in the Harbour.
I do appeal to both movements to look again at Sovereign Harbour. I am willing to help again in re-ignitting the desire to establish such activities in the Harbour.
It is time those iconic movements will advance with the time and look again to expend in helping New Communities such as the one in Sovereign Harbour. Lets wait and see if they listen !!!
Sam Sweiry in the North Harbour.
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