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…
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…
Ken Johnson RIP
We are saddened to hear that one of our old Leaders, Ken Johnson, passed away this morning. Ken had been a Cub in the Pack in the 1950’s when his father Amos was Akela. When Stephen Padin restarted the Scout…
Sing for Centurion
Members of the Centurion Explorer Unit (where our Young Leaders go) are holding a concert on Wednesday 24th April to raise funds for the Unit’s trip to Canada in the summer of 2014. Please go along and support them. Details…
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 Capitation Fees
Dear Parent / Carer, Scout Association Capitation Fees 2013 The Scout Association Capitation fees (annual membership fee including young person’s insurance) are now due. This year the fee for all Group members is £30 each. Porthill Scout Group do not…
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…
Volunteer Award
We are very proud to announce that at last night’s Newcastle Community & Voluntary Awards ceremony, our Beaver Leader Rachael, was nominated for, and won, the Young Volunteer of the Year award! From this article in the Sentinel Another of…
Christmas Fair
We had our usual bottle tombola at the Church’s Christmas Fair today. We made £44.90 for the Church. Thanks to everyone who helped.
2012 Remembrance Day Parade
Today, our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, along with Porthill’s Brownies and Guides, paid tribute to those who have been killed while serving in the armed forces, by parading through the streets of Bradwell and Porthill and taking part in an…
Scouts in 1940
Below is a photo of some of the Scouts and some of Porthill’s Guides at Heighley Castle, near Madeley, in June 1940. One of the Scouts is Frank Simpson, whose photo this is, and he’s either the Scout with glasses…
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…
