Your District Commissioner, Colin Clarke, who has done tremendous work for Teesdale and Durham Scouting, is shortly to step down from his role. We would like to thank him for his unique contribution to Scouting.

This means there is an exciting opportunity for a new person to take on the role of District Commissioner, and drive forward even more growth and development in Teesdale Scouts. As part of the search process, we are now inviting nominations for the role. Please feel free to nominate anyone you feel could make a contribution to the role, all nominations are made in confidence unless you opt to inform the person you are nominating. Self nominations are accepted and actively encouraged.

A copy of the search pack will shortly be arriving through your letter box, but you are also welcome to download it by clicking on this link http://goo.gl/Z2Dyp. If you save the form to your computer, you can complete it directly in adobe reader. You are also welcome to print and post it to me directly, please post any nominations, or request any more information from:

John McAtominey

21 Elwin Place

Pelton

Chester le Street

Co Durham

DH2 1EJ

John.mcatominey@scouts.org.uk

The closing date for nominations is 1^stMarch, and if you have any questions at all, or would like to talk about the role in more depth, please feel free to get in touch.

Yours in Scouting,

John McAtominey,

Regional Development Officer.