Tuesday saw a new Scout invested and welcomed to the Troop along with Lee who was invested as an Assistant Scout Leader. Congratulations to them both. More photos here.
Planting Bulbs and Meeting an Old Friend
On Friday evening, the Cubs popped down the road to visit Regent Court to plant some bulbs and plants for the residents there. If all goes to plan, next spring there will be a wonderful display of flowers in the…
Lots of Old Photos
If you take a look in the Gallery, you will see that there are now lots more photos from various activities the Group has done over the last 20 odd years! Please take a look and see if the younger…
Lots of Photos
Rachael has been really busy sending me loads of photos and videos from some of the recent events the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have been taking part in. As you can see they’ve all been very busy! You can now…
BBQ, Olympics & 2012 AGM
This year for our Annual General Meeting, we decided to do something different. To mark this year’s Olympics, we thought that we would stage our own games! After having a BBQ lunch the games began. All the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts …
Article About Remembrance Website
Last week, the Sentinel‘s Way We Were section, carried an article about the Scouts who had been in the Troop and had been killed in the First and Second World Wars. The article isn’t published online, so a copy is…
Beaver’s Space Camp
The Beavers have spent the weekend training to be astronauts at Cape Kibblestone. After their introduction to the camp and finding their beds, the Beavers said goodbye to Mums and Dads. Ontario the Beaver then came out to help invest…
Live From the Summer Fair
Our stall, the bottle tombola. We made £42.60! Thanks to all who helped.
Summer Fair this Saturday
Don’t forget the Church’s Summer Fair on Saturday at the Hall. Be there for about 1.00 – 1.30pm and it will finish at around 3.00pm at the latest. Lots of bottles needed for our Tombola please!
Bag Packing
Yesterday, along with Porthill Guides, we did a bag pack at Asda. We were raising money for the Church Hall where we both meet. We had a great turn out and thanks to the generosity of Asda’s customers, we raised…
Graham and Pat Bourne
We’re very please to read in the Sentinel that Graham and Pat Bourne from Potteries North District have both been awarded the Silver Acorn Award. 1st Porthill Scout Group have known Pat and Graham for many years, especially when they were both…
Group Saftey Policy
Our Safety Policy has had its yearly review and has been updated. Please take a look here.
Scout Camp
The Scouts are at camp this weekend and so far have been rafting and climbing. They are learning knife and axe this afternoon. Photos are now in the gallery.
