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…
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…
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…
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…
RAG Parade
Today the Drum Corps took part in the Keele University student RAG (Raise and Give) parade. This is the first time the parade had taken place for many years and we were very proud to have the Drum Corps lead…
2013 Census
Each year, every Scout Group, District and County has to collate various bits of information (mainly numbers of people in each Group etc.) so that the Scout Association knows how many Scouts there are in the UK and so they…
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…
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 …
2012 St. George’s Day Parade
Yesterday, despite the rain, members of the Group attended Newcastle District’s St. George’s Day Parade through Newcastle Town Centre. We had an excellent turn out and all the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts looked really smart. For the second year the…
Drum Corps Band Inspection
Tonight, the Drum Corps had its first annual Band Inspection. All Scout Bands have a yearly inspection to ensure that they uphold the correct standards for a Scout band which performs in public. Happily we passed! Some of their performance…
Junior Drum Corps
The Junior section (Cubs) took part in St. Wulstan’s School’s talent competition tonight. There were fifteen acts who took part and we won! Many congratulations to all who took part. The Winners with their prize – a cake! We are…
Entertainment Evening
Last night the Scouts put on an evening of entertainment as part of their work for the Creative Challenge Award and for Founder’s Day. The show consisted of sketches, magic and drumming from members of our drum corps. One of…
