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…
Bag Packing
Members of the Group spent today bag packing at Marks and Spencer in Hanley. We managed to raise £587 for the Group. Thanks to everyone for taking part and their hard work!
Scout Camp
This weekend some of the Scouts are on camp. So far today, the Scouts have done their knife and axe and had a paddle in the stream. As usual it’s raining and the Scouts are standing round poking the fire!…
Scout Hike & Camp
The Scouts have recently completed a backpacking trip. They set out and hiked to their campsite, a farmer’s field, and then hiked back the following day. This means that all who attended have now earned their Expedition Challenge badge! More…
Family Camp Video
At this year’s Family Camp, I managed to video a few of the activities. In the video you can see the camp site in the rain (just for a change), the Beavers and Cubs making their pirate equipment, the BBQ and finally…
Our 2nd Family Camp
On the weekend of 28th – 30th May the Group held its second Family Camp (our first was for our Centenary in 2008). This time we stayed at Barnswood Scout Camp, which is near to Rudyard Lake. Everyone arrived on…
Lots of Activities
All three sections of the Group have been busy recently. The Scouts spent an evening a Kidsgrove Group’s climbing wall. The Cubs spent an evening investigating Westport Lake. And the Beavers spent an afternoon playing football. You can see photos…
Forest camp and Dragon Boating March 2010
This camp was the first time Porthill Scouts have been to Forest Camp site in Cheshire and I would like to thank Basford Scouts for inviting us. We all arrived safely and got the tents up, made a fire, played…
Dragon Boat Racing
The Scouts recently spent the weekend camping and racing Dragon Boats in Chester with our friends from 14th Basford Scout Troop. We are pleased to say that our Scouts won! Well done to all who took part. Photos are in…
Bag Packing
The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts have been bag packing at Marks & Spencer today and we’ve made a whopping £579.12! Many thanks to all who came and huge thanks to Sharon who organised it and Natasha who stayed all day!
Camping at Beaudesert in the Snow – 8th – 10th January
Most people I work with thought that going to camp in January was a mad idea, especially in the middle of the coldest winter for years, but just under thirty Scouts and Leaders arrived at the snow covered campsite on…
Lots of Awards at Scouts
Tonight we were pleased to have the District Commissioner join us at our Troop meeting to give out some awards. First of all, he presented a Chief Scout’s Gold award to the first Scout in the Troop to achieve this…
A Couple of Bits of Good News
It’s nice to be able to mention a couple of items of good news. First of all, one of our Scouts has just completed all the requirements to gain his Chief Scouts Gold Award. This is our first Scout to…
