The Cubs visit to Newcastle Fire Station is now taking place on Friday 4th October from 7.00 – 8.30pm. If you need any more information, please speak to one of the Leaders.
Church Summer Fair
We were at the Church’s summer fair today. For a change this year, it was held at the Church itself and the weather was lovely and sunny. As well as helping to raise money for the Church by running our…
Photos From Recent Activities
Rachael has been busy organising her photographs and we now have the photos from a few different activities / events to share. Click on each link to view the photos in our gallery. 2013-07-09 The Scout’s self defence night 2013-07-19…
Chief Scout’s Bronze Award
On Friday nine, yes NINE, Beavers were awarded their Bronze Chief Scout’s Award! This a great achievement for all the Beavers and represents a lot of hard work from all of them. We look forward to you all getting…
More New Beavers
Tonight the Beavers and Ontario the Beaver welcomed four new members to the Colony. More photos can be seen here in the Gallery.
The Drums Play Another School Fair
Another great performance from the Drums again today. They were playing at St. Wulstan’s School Summer Fair and they played in front of Newcastle’s Mayor! Click on the picture for the full effect! See more photos in the…
Cubs Climbing
Last Friday, instead of their normal meeting, the Cubs went to Peak Pursuits in Audley to have a go on their climbing walls. Each of the Cubs climbed the various walls and also worked the safety rope when no…
Busy Drums
The Drum Corps have been quite busy of late. Two weeks ago they played at an event in Burslem Park and last week they played in Church and led the Church’s procession from Porthill to Bradwell. Yesterday, they played at…
2012 Accounts
As Kevin promised at the AGM, here are the accounts for 2012. 1st Porthill Scout Group Accounts 2012
3rd Family Camp and Annual General Meeting
Last weekend the Group held its third Family Camp. Following on from the successes of 2008 and 2010, we stayed at Kibblestone this year and had our base as the Fox Glen. Everyone arrived on the Friday evening and once…
Scout Hike
The Scout’s spent the weekend, on what was for some of them their first hike with camping equipment. They walked from Bradwell to our friends from 12th Tunstall’s HQ. Once there the scouts were able to take part in archery…
The Lymelight Festival
On Saturday the Drum Corps played in Newcastle as part of the Lymelight Festival. This was a free music and arts festival in Newcastle town centre which took place on the first bank holiday weekend in May. This was Newcastle’s first…
2013 St. George’s Day Parade
Yesterday we took part in the annual St. George’s Day Parade. Over 500 Scouts, Guides and adult volunteers gathered at the Queen’s Gardens in Newcastle. For the first time it was lead by our Drum Corps, and we believe this is the first time a…
The Beavers in 1999
I’ve just stumbled upon some photos taken of the Beavers in 1999 that I found hidden in the gear store a few years ago and then scanned. I’ve now uploaded them into the gallery and you can see their visit to Hanley Fire Station,…
