Following on from the return of the Scouts, last night (23/04/21), the Beavers and Cubs had their first face to face meetings for more than a year! There was a lot of running around and lots of fun was had…
After a Year, We’re Back!
On Friday 13th March 2020, the Beavers and Cubs met for their usual Friday evening meetings. However, due to the global COVID pandemic, it would be 404 days(!) until the Scouts were able to meet again in person, on Tuesday…
Easter Eggs
Through the generosity of the Alice Charity, our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts who have been meeting online, were able to have an Easter Egg! Thank you Alice Charity and Happy Easter!
The Beavers Meet the Police
Two weeks ago the Beavers had a special guest on their online meeting. Sgt Chris from Staffordshire Police joined the Beavers to tell them all about the police. He showed them a video about the police helicopter and a special…
Happy New Year
Happy new year! It’s 2021 and this year we will doing……… well who knows at the moment? Hopefully we will be able to start meeting again in the near future, but in the meantime, we hope everyone stays safe and…
Merry Christmas to All!
That’s it now for 2020! All the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Leaders and adult helpers from 1st Porthill Scout Group would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! See you next year (and hopefully in…
1st Porthill Scout Group Remember Those Killed in War
“When you go Home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today” John Maxwell Edmunds 1916 Our Scouts who were killed in The Great War and Second World War We Remember all killed in war…
The Scout Remembers
They won’t care if your Necker’s not ironed They won’t care if your shoes are grubby They won’t care if you’re 2 mins late And they won’t care if you stand near your mate. All they want is for you…
Beavers Halloween Windows
The Beavers have been very busy this week decorating their windows in time for Halloween tonight. Rachael (and Graham!) visited all of the windows and took photos so she and Carol could choose a winning window. Congratulations to Albert whose…
Don Hickton: Award for Merit
We are extremely pleased to be able to announce that Assistant Cub Leader Don Hickton has been awarded the Award for Merit by Newcastle Scouts. The Award for Merit is given for outstanding service. It implies keen, conscientious, imaginative and…
Congratulations Rachael & Graham
We would like to offer our congratulations to our Beaver Leader Rachael and Graham who got engaged yesterday! We hope they have many, many happy years together.
2020-06-26 Beaver Experiments
The Beavers have been doing the Experiments badge while they are at home. One of the things they’ve tried is the classic cola and Mentos experiment. See how they get on!
We’re Still Here!
Although we haven’t been able to meet in person since mid-March, scouting in Porthill continues. Our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Leaders are holding weekly meetings online, and it that time they’ve – Camped in gardens Baked cakes Thanked the NHS…
75th Anniversary of VE Day
This weekend we were supposed to be joining with St. Andrew’s Church for a service to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The whole Group would have attended the service and our Drum Corps would have played….
2020 St. George’s Day Parade
At this time of year, we normally take part in Newcastle District’s St. George’s Day parade in the Town centre. It was not possible to do that this year, so we made a video of our Beaver, Cubs, Scouts, Young…
