I am some what embarrassed that I have missed 2 months of my blog. I am also please that people have noticed and posted so on facebook! This will only increase as we get closer, so I must stay on my toes.

The advantage to missing a couple of months is I have lot to tell you this time round. As I mentioned a couple of time before we are in the process of putting together the WINGS Delivery Leadership Team. I am please to say that all of these roles have now been filled.

The leadership team is made up of a mix of Guides and Scouts, with a broad range of skills and experiences. I have created a structure that builds on the great foundations from previous WINGS and learns the lessons from 2009. The teams we have established for the planning phase are: Site Operations & Infrastructure, Finance & Administration, Marketing & Communications, Programme & Events, Participant Experience, and HR & Staff Support.

The Delivery Leaders are Bill Bookless, Ben Tichband, Jennie Currie,  Carly Barrow, Alasdair Garbett and Graham Macaulay. They are respectively responsible for the areas above.

As a team we have been busy in the last few weeks working out the next level of our structure and the job descriptions for the next round of positions. These appointments will enable us to begin the budgeting process and to start marketing the event to prospective units both in the UK and overseas.

On 21st April we will be advertising around 18 roles that we would like to fill in the next month or so. The adverts will be open for 3 or 4 weeks and the interviews will be on 19th and 20th May. Please keep your eye on the website from next saturday.

Hopefully you will forgive me for missing a couple of month and that the progress outlined above is worth the wait.

Until next month,

Brendan