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Boggert:
--- Quote from: sMUDge on September 14, 2008, 20:17:48 ---The Germans have it mate :D
I don't want to stereotype but:
Clever = University, get educated.
Fit = Bundeswehr, serve the Army.
None of the above = Council/Environment , help keep the streets/countryside clean.
Like I said, I don't wish to stereotype (as there are many variants) but every person "serves" two years, one way or another :D
--- End quote ---
the same as the Czechs and a lot of Europe... look at how the economies of the most of the ex communist countries and Europe they are doing better than we are.
Wireless:
I agree about all the mother's being 'too busy' to volunteer, I was reading in a local parish newsletter about all the mother's being so upset about the volunteer Youth Leader leaving the role at the Village Hall, the fact that the Youth Leader indicated her wish to leave the role 12 months ago, and that the parish has been waiting for another volunteer to step forward notwithstanding, many of the mother's will now have to give up there part-time work as there's no Youth Club to look after their children.
So Children's Tax Credit aside, they were all so selfish that instead of volunteering, and perhaps sharing the position, they are now out of pocket and 'stuck' with their kids.
The local Scout Group manages to avoid such nonsense, as the parents have to undertake a CRB and agree to volunteer to assist the Scout Leaders a couple of evenings a term before they accept their children into the Group. The Parents rota goes up on the noticeboard a term in advance, and parents have the opportunity to choose, first come first served, which evenings they will be volunteering the next term.
On top of that they charge the parents £30 a term for each child attending Scouts.
Such a policy usually sorts out the lazy <edit>, maybe your wife should introduce such a parents rota to the Mother & Toddler Group, to sort the wheat from the chavs.
Sorry, couldn't resist that.
Eeyore:
well, I'm glad you guys have finished that.
Seriously, though, any more of that kinda shenanigans and we'll lock the topic and be having words in private. [-X
The Club motto is 'fun, friendly, free'. Don't make us change it to 'be nice or be quiet'. ;)
Its a contentious topic, but the usual club rules apply.
Cheers
Eeyore
lee celtic:
We had the same problem with the scouts in Llanberis :roll:
I was the only person from our village to help with the scouts the other guy was from 10 miles away between the two of us we ran it for two years but none of the other parents were interested . In fact they would complain if we were a few Min's late starting :evil: as we were holding them up...
glorified babysitters . I will never do anything volentry for the village again I've tried and and had no backup at all sad but true.
we tried the parent rota thing, not one signed up and I am not the type to turn kids away because of money (I'd rather fund raise and give a kid with nothing a bit of fun )
But after 2 years of courses ,checks ,red tape and begging for support I can't be bothering again.
Boggert:
--- Quote from: Eeyore on September 14, 2008, 22:04:52 ---well, I'm glad you guys have finished that.
Seriously, though, any more of that kinda shenanigans and we'll lock the topic and be having words in private. [-X
The Club motto is 'fun, friendly, free'. Don't make us change it to 'be nice or be quiet'. ;)
Its a contentious topic, but the usual club rules apply.
Cheers
Eeyore
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Valid point well put...
However I feel better for it!
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