Hello! Welcome to 2nd Toton Scout Group.
We have put this page together to provide our parents/carers with information on how to use the Online Scout Manager (OSM) portal as well as other general information.
If you have further queries, please get in touch with us via the email addresses below or message us here.
- Using OSM parent portal
- Online payments
- Leaders email contact information
- Parent rota
- Uniform
- Subscriptions/costs
Using OSM Parent Portal:
Below a 3-minute video below that shows you exactly how to use the OSM Parent Portal.
If you have not received your login / account registration email, please contact your Section Leader for access.
Making Online Payments (Via GoCardless Direct Debit)
All your payments to our Scout Group will be managed using Online Scout Manager (OSM). OSM has a parent portal where you can see all your past and future payments. To make payments online, you’ll need to set up a Direct Debit subscription which ensures all payments due are automatically made on time.
You will receive an email 3 days before each payment is taken from your bank account and the Direct Debit can be cancelled at any time. You are also covered by the Direct Debit Guarantee.
The Direct Debit payments are handled by a company called GoCardless. Setting up an account with GoCardless is very easy and should take no more than one minute. When your first payment to our group is due you will receive an email with a secure link to invite you to set up an account.
For full details about our Payments Policy, please visit: 2ndtoton.org.uk/osm-payment-information/
Hardship Policy
We would not like to see any of our young people miss out on Scouting due to finances so please review our Hardship Policy below if you feel you may not be eligible for support towards meeting the cost of Scouting.
Further information about our Hardship Application Policy (PDF)
Direct Email Contact Information:
Now that you are part of our Scout Group, it’s important that you have direct contact with our leadership teams.
Please only use the email addresses below to contact us:
- info@2ndtoton.org.uk (General Group Queries – we’ll direct your email to the right person!)
- squirrels@2ndtoton.org.uk (Section Leader – Donna Porter)
- beavers@2ndtoton.org.uk (Section Leader – Gareth Chell)
- cubs@2ndtoton.org.uk (Section Leader – Donna Fleming)
- scouts@2ndtoton.org.uk (Section Leader – Dan Jenner)
- treasurer@2ndtoton.org.uk (Group Treasurer – Robin Longstaff)
Please remember that all adults at 2nd Toton Scout Group are volunteers so it may take us a short while to respond to your query.
Parent rota
All of our sections run active parent rotas to ensure that we have sufficient adults present to run our activities safely.
We also find that our young people love it when their parent/carer gets involved and joins them at the meetings!
You can find out more about how the Parent Rota system works here.
Uniform
You do not need to purchase uniform initially.
Once your child has attended at least 3 sessions with us, we will contact you to advise of when we plan to hold an investiture ceremony where we formally invest your child into our Scout Group. Only from this point will your child be required to wear uniform along with their group necker.
Please visit our Uniform page for more information.
Subscriptions/costs
Please visit our About Us page for more information.