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…
Sing for Centurion
Members of the Centurion Explorer Unit (where our Young Leaders go) are holding a concert on Wednesday 24th April to raise funds for the Unit’s trip to Canada in the summer of 2014. Please go along and support them. Details…
RAG Parade
Today the Drum Corps took part in the Keele University student RAG (Raise and Give) parade. This is the first time the parade had taken place for many years and we were very proud to have the Drum Corps lead…
Cub Pack Info
Information about badges and forthcoming events for the Cubs. The Chef’s badge has been recently given out. If your son / daughter didn’t get this badge, they need to cook a three course meal e.g. Pate on toast; Sausage and mash; Apple pie…
New ABSL Invested
We’re please to announce that Grace was invested as an Assistant Beaver Leader tonight. More photos are in the Gallery.
2013 Capitation Fees
Dear Parent / Carer, Scout Association Capitation Fees 2013 The Scout Association Capitation fees (annual membership fee including young person’s insurance) are now due. This year the fee for all Group members is £30 each. Porthill Scout Group do not…
Chef’s Badge
Last night, the Cub’s prepared a meal for invited guests to gain their Chef’s badge. Despite the awful snowfall, most of the Cubs turned up to prepare the meal. The specially invited guests, Nick – Group Scout Leader, John –…
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…
Christmas Fair
We had our usual bottle tombola at the Church’s Christmas Fair today. We made £44.90 for the Church. Thanks to everyone who helped.
2012 Remembrance Day Parade
Today, 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…
Morris Dancing
As was mentioned in the previous news item, one of the Cubs demonstrated how to do Morris Dancing. The rest of the Cubs were invited to join in and you can see their efforts in the video below!
Brave Beavers and Creative Cubs
Tonight the Beavers and Cubs have been very busy. For one of their badges, the Beavers had to do a small talk to everyone in the Colony and to some of the Leaders, on their favourite hobby. They stood in…
Scouts in 1940
Below is a photo of some of the Scouts and some of Porthill’s Guides at Heighley Castle, near Madeley, in June 1940. One of the Scouts is Frank Simpson, whose photo this is, and he’s either the Scout with glasses…
