Update November 2020: It all started on 18th March 2020 – Scouting in the UK was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic as the whole country goes into lockdown. No face to face meetings, no outdoor activities, no camping! At this stage, no-one knew how long the lockdown would last. Whilst everyone adjusted to the …
Did you know that there are several ways that you can make donations to the Group while you are shopping or buying your Christmas presents on-line? It doesn’t cost you any more, but a proportion of what you spend comes to us. We’ve signed up to a couple of these: If you shop at Amazon …
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Well, we did it! Nothing like being ambitious. Despite our lack of experience in the finer workings of zoom, we decided to offer our sections the opportunity to take part in our virtual family camp. If things had been normal the cubs and scouts would have been away at Blackwell Court for their annual Camp. …
So has it been another good year? Scout Hall. Plans for the replacement hall are progressing under the continuing expert oversight of Brian. He has relentlessly pursued funding sources with some disappointments despite huge efforts but also some notable successes. To date, including funds held before fundraising began, we have reached about two-thirds of our …
The group was formally established on 24 July 1927. In the 90+ years since we’ve had many ups and down and the start of 2020 will stay in history as one of them. Until March we had lots of scouting activities at all levels including camping, boating, hiking, making, playing, and learning. Since the lockdown …
At the beginning of 2020 numbers in the scout section were as low as I can remember. We had some transfers to the Explorers and furthermore we had one a month also transferring. Things will change. Our virtual meetings were set up by the leadership team (those that weren’t born in the steam age) using …
Numbers of cubs fluctuates during the year as they move to Scouts and arrive from Beavers. We have been as low as 8 and as high as 16. We‘re currently at about 13. The badges covered included Global issues, Water safety, Astronomer (we managed to pick all the cloudiest nights), Disability awareness, Artist, World Faith …
This time last year we had 17 beavers on roll. With some moving to cubs and some new starters, we still have 17 on roll although this will change when we come out of lockdown and things start to get back to normal. During the year, we have completed a wide variety of activity badges, …
We have plans to help …. read on! Now that everyone is more settled into the routine of coping with the constraints of Coronavirus, we we would like to offer our young people some scouting activities and badges that they can do at home, but obviously some of the activities will require parental support. We …
On Tuesday, The Scout Association issued the following statement: The Prime Minister has said that everyone in the UK should now avoid non-essential travel and contact with others. Suspension of face-to-face activities Given this guidance, all face-to-face Scout meetings, activities and events must be suspended from Tuesday, 17 March 2020. This suspension applies to young …