On Sunday 27th April, one of our Assistant Scout Leaders and Queen’s Scout, Jack Stanyer went to the St. George’s Day Parade at Windsor. The parade was attended by the Chief Scout, Bear Grylls and the President of the Scout Association,…
2014 St. George’s Day Parade
On Sunday we were at Newcastle District’s St. George’s Day parade in the Town centre. For the second year, our Drum Corps led the parade from the Queen’s Gardens, past Newcastle’s War Memorial where the Scout & Guide District Commissioners…
Leader’s Badges
For once, instead of the Group’s Beavers, Cubs and Scouts getting badges, tonight three of our Beaver Leaders got some! Our District Commissioner, Steve, came to present Grace with her Wood Badge. This is the badge that all Leaders get…
Some New Photos
Rachael has been sorting through her pictures again and found the following, which are now in our Gallery – The Beaver’s 2013 Halloween Party Investing Beccie as an Assistant Scout Leader The Beavers making Valentines Cards
Queen’s Scout Award
Last night, one of our Assistant Scout Leaders, passed the final stage of his Queen’s Scout Award. Jack has been with the Group since he was a Beaver and has progressed through the Cubs, Scouts (via a time at our…
2013 Remembrance Day Parade
Yesterday, 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…
Lunch for Canada
Well done to Explorers Toby & Hannah and Assistant Beaver Leader Grace for serving Sunday dinner today for over 90 people to raise money for their trip next year to Canada. Well done as well to all their helpers who…
Burdi Boys 2013
Our friends from Potteries North District are putting on their excellent Gang Show, Burdi Boys next month. The show is being staged from 26th- 30th November 2013 at the Mitchell Arts Centre, Hanley. Jazz hands are optional! Members of our…
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…
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…
Investing a Scout & Assistant Scout Leader
Tuesday saw a new Scout invested and welcomed to the Troop along with Lee who was invested as an Assistant Scout Leader. Congratulations to them both. More photos here.
