Barnswood Halloween & Fireworks Camp

The camp was a joint Cub camp with the Cub Pack from Berry Hill. Our Scouts also attended the camp and our Beavers came out on the Saturday for some fun and games. Friday night was Halloween, so we went…

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Photos of the Group from the late 1940’s and early 1950’s

We have been given some photographs of the Group from the late 1940’s and early 1950’s by Bob Hadley who was the Scout Master at the time. We are extremely grateful to Bob for letting us have these photos. The…

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Ontario The Beaver’s 25th Birthday Party

We have had a party for our Beaver Mascot, Ontario, who was born in Bradwell on the 18th October 1982 and is probably the oldest in Britain. When Bradwell Colony closed a couple of years ago, their Mascot made a…

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5 New Scouts Invested

Tonight we invested and welcomed five new Scouts into the Troop. All but one had joined us from the Cub Pack and some of them have already competed in the archery competition and done the indoor climbing. They are the…

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New Scout Flag

The Scout Troop’s new flag was blessed in Church this morning. The old flag, which we believe is over 60 years old, is showing its age and it was decided to buy a new one for the Group’s Centenary. The…

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Indoor Climbing at Goldenhill

A handful of the Scouts spent the evening using the new climbing wall at Goldenhill’s Scout Hut. They’ve just spent a lot of money restoring their Scout Hut and one addition they’ve had is an indoor climbing wall. We went…

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Martial Arts Evening

The Scouts had a martial arts evening last night. They learned some of the beginner Jujitsu moves and were shown some of the more complicated ones. After the demonstrations and practical sessions, one of the Scouts demonstrated some of his…

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District Beaver Funday / Sleepover

Saturday 27th September Eight Beavers from Porthill attended the Beaver fun day at Kibblestone Scout Camp. We arrived at 10.30am and had an Opening Ceremony which included some presentations to some of the helpers in the District. After this we…

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District Archery Competition – The Competition

Today was the archery competition and it was a fine September’s day. All the Scouts shot well, but we didn’t win – this year at least! More photos are in the Gallery. Congratulations to the overall winners from the 87th…

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District Archery Competition – The Practice Session

Five of the Scouts have just been to participate in our District’s archery competition. Today was the practice session where all the Troops taking part get chance to hone their skills. Next week is the competition itself. Good luck to…

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Beavers on their Holidays

The Beavers had their fist meeting after the holidays and drew pictures and wrote about what they did in the summer. They decided they wanted to show everyone what they did, so their drawings are in the Gallery. One of…

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