The Drum Corps are out at camp this weekend to allow them to do some serious practicing. As well as the drum practicing, we had our annual Leaders and Executive BBQ. This gives the Group’s adult helpers to meet an…
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 …
Article About Remembrance Website
Last week, the Sentinel‘s Way We Were section, carried an article about the Scouts who had been in the Troop and had been killed in the First and Second World Wars. The article isn’t published online, so a copy is…
Bag Packing
Yesterday, along with Porthill Guides, we did a bag pack at Asda. We were raising money for the Church Hall where we both meet. We had a great turn out and thanks to the generosity of Asda’s customers, we raised…
A Busy Weekend
Members of the Group have had busy and varied weekend. On Friday the Beavers and Cubs had their Christmas parties. The Beavers played silly games, had lots of food and had presents and the Cubs went to see Alvin and…
Burdi Boys 2011 Review
Last night, some of our Cubs, Scouts and Leaders went to watch the Burdi Boys Gang Show from Potteries North District (which was kind of our old District before things were changed). The show was co-produced by Rachael our Beaver…
Remembrance Sunday Parade
Our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts along with the Brownies and Guides, today paid respect to those who have been killed in wars, by parading round Porthill, led by our drum band and then by joining the congregation of St. Andrew’s Church…
Burdi Boys 2011 Booking Info
If you want to go and see the Burdi Boys 2011 gangshow, then please download this booking form – Burdi Boys Booking Form Rachael and Paul are performing in the show (actually Rachael is co-producer!), so it will be worth…
Wood Badge, 5 Year Service Award & 9 Chief Scout Silver Awards!
Last night our District Commissioner came to see the Beavers and Cubs and we had him doing a lot of work! Firstly, our Beaver Leader, Rachael, was awarded her Wood Badge. She has worked hard to get this, so congratulations…
Burdi Boys 2011
Potteries North District’s Gangshow (technically our old District), Burdi Boys, is running at the Mitchell Memorial Theatre, Hanley from Tuesday 22nd November until Saturday 26th November 2011. Our Beaver Leader, Rachael, is co-producer this year as she is part of…
2011 Group Annual General Meeting
Friday saw the Group’s Annual General Meeting. This is where everyone connected with the Group gets to see what each section has been up to over the last year and also to do the ‘formal’ stuff, approve the year’s accounts…
Royal Wedding Party
Tonight we held a special party for all the members of the Group in honour of the Royal Wedding. The Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Young Leaders and Leaders came dressed up as princes, princesses or in their best party outfits and…
Remembrance Day Parade
For the first time in many years, the Group held a Remembrance Day parade. We met at the Hall and paraded down to the War Memorial outside the Church and we were kept in time by John playing a drum…
Planting Daffodils
The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have today planted over 1000 daffodil bulbs at St. Barnabas Church, Bradwell and St. Andrew’s Church, Porthill! The bulbs were given to the Group by Newcastle Borough Council. The bulbs have been planted in various…
