We were pleased to welcome two new Scouts to the Troop today. As well as investing them, all the Scouts who went on the recent hike got their first Hike Away badge. We hope these will be the first of…
St. George’s Day Parade
Just back from our District’s St. George’s day Parade. It is quite impressive to see so many young people from both the Guiding and Scouting Movements in one place. When we were parading, we couldn’t hear the band at the…
Happy St. George’s Day
Don’t forget the parade on Sunday!
Scout’s Hike & Camp
We took the Scouts hiking for the first time recently. This was the first time they’d been on a serious hike and they also had to carry all their kit with them. Because this was the case, we split them…
Group Photos
Last week we all had our photos taken as a reminder of who was in the Group in it’s Centenary Year (ok we are a bit late). Each section had it’s own photo and so did the Leaders. Then we…
New Scout Leader
Congratulations to Paul as he’s successfully taken over as Scout Leader tonight!
District Swimming Gala
Four of the Scouts took part in the District’s Swimming Gala yesterday. Here are there results – Front Crawl – 11 year olds, 9 in race we came 2nd. 12 year olds, 10 in race we came 6th. 13 year…
Barnswood Halloween & Fireworks Camp
The camp was a joint Cub camp with the Cub Pack from Berry Hill. Our Scouts also attended the camp and our Beavers came out on the Saturday for some fun and games. Friday night was Halloween, so we went…
Welcome Three New Scouts
Last night we invested three more Scout into the Troop. So welcome to them! There’s another two Scouts due for investiture in the next couple of weeks as well!
5 New Scouts Invested
Tonight we invested and welcomed five new Scouts into the Troop. All but one had joined us from the Cub Pack and some of them have already competed in the archery competition and done the indoor climbing. They are the…
New Scout Flag
The Scout Troop’s new flag was blessed in Church this morning. The old flag, which we believe is over 60 years old, is showing its age and it was decided to buy a new one for the Group’s Centenary. The…
Indoor Climbing at Goldenhill
A handful of the Scouts spent the evening using the new climbing wall at Goldenhill’s Scout Hut. They’ve just spent a lot of money restoring their Scout Hut and one addition they’ve had is an indoor climbing wall. We went…
Martial Arts Evening
The Scouts had a martial arts evening last night. They learned some of the beginner Jujitsu moves and were shown some of the more complicated ones. After the demonstrations and practical sessions, one of the Scouts demonstrated some of his…
District Archery Competition – The Competition
Today was the archery competition and it was a fine September’s day. All the Scouts shot well, but we didn’t win – this year at least! More photos are in the Gallery. Congratulations to the overall winners from the 87th…
District Archery Competition – The Practice Session
Five of the Scouts have just been to participate in our District’s archery competition. Today was the practice session where all the Troops taking part get chance to hone their skills. Next week is the competition itself. Good luck to…
