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…
Porthill Scouts: Online for Twenty One Years
One Sunday afternoon around Easter 1999, two of the Group’s Leaders had finished some paperwork and decided that what the Group needed was a website. This was in the the days of slow dial up internet connections (via the phone…
2020-04-09 Thanks to Key Workers
Our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Young Leaders and Leaders show their appreciation to key workers.
2020-03-17 Coronavirus Update
17/03/2020 Dear parents, Yesterday the government announced that due to the coronavirus epidemic, everyone in the UK should now avoid non-essential travel and contact with others. Following this, the Scout Association have suspended all face-to-face activities, Scout meetings, activities and…
2020 Membership Fees
Dear Parent / Carer Scout Association Membership Fees 2020 The Scout Association’s annual membership fees are now due. The fee for this year is £43 per member. Porthill Scout Group do not keep this money, it has to be paid directly to…
2020-02-21 Glow Sticks and Spaghetti & Marshmallow Towers
On Friday, the Beavers had a glow stick party. They made dinosaurs, fish and a boat with the glow sticks, played games with them and finally had a glow stick camp fire! The Cubs and Scouts held a joint meeting….
It’s 2020 and We’re Back!
We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and new year. We’re all ready to start Scouting in 2020 (the new Roaring Twenties?) and we have some exciting things planned for the year – watch this space! All our sections…
Happy Christmas to All!
That’s it now for 2019! 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! The Scouts return on Tuesday 7th January…
Burdi Boys Gang Show 2019
On Friday our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts went to watch Potteries North District’s Gang show, Burdi Boys. In the cast were Beaver Leader Rachael (she was also Producer), Scout Leader Paul, Explorer Jasmine and Cub Erin. A slight historical aside…
Remembrance Day 2019
Following on from last year’s epic parade, on Sunday, Remembrance Day, our Remembrance Day Parade started at St. Barnabas Church, Bradwell and was again led by our Drum Corps. Our young people were joined by the Basford and St. Wulstan’s…
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…
2019-10-11 Bingo and AGM
Last night the Group had a Bingo evening and the Annual General Meeting. We had a full hall with everyone playing bingo. As well as playing for some rather good prizes, everyone had barbecued burgers and hot dogs! During a…
