The Scouts have spent some time in a wood in Audley learning how to light fires and set up bivvys. The firelighting was somewhat hampered by the fact that it had rained the previous night and there was a strong…
Founder’s Day Party
On Friday 22/02/08, the Group had a Founder’s Day party. Founder’s Day is where Scouts of all ages celebrate Baden-Powell’s birthday. He would have been 151 this year! The evening started with the presentation of Chief Scout’s Silver awards to…
Bag Packing at Asda
Members of the Group were bag packing yesterday at Asda. They managed to raise over £500! Well done to all who went.
Scouts Go Scuba Diving (Again!)
On Sunday 27/01/08, the Scouts were able to go scuba diving again. Eleven of the Troop attended and all had a great time with some only surfacing when they HAD to! Pictures are in the Gallery.
Skinning Rabbits
On Tuesday night as part of their training for their forthcoming back woods camp, the Scouts were shown how to skin a rabbit! Luckily none of the Scouts were too squeamish! Photos are in the Gallery.
District Football Competition
Today the Cubs have taken part in the District’s football competition. See below for the report. Porthill’s Game Reports from The Newcastle District 5-a-side Competition Porthill 2 – Silverdale 2 Porthill started well and opened the scoring after just 45…
Christmas Parties
All the sections have now had their Christmas parties for this year. Last week, the Beavers and Cubs went to see the Bee Movie at the cinema. There were over 30 Beavers and Cubs there and all had a great…
Centenary Celebration Service
Yesterday I went to the County’s Centenary Celebration service at Lichfield Cathedral. The Cathedral was full of all members of the movement from Beavers through to the Mayor of Newcastle and the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire. This was a good…
District Swimming Gala
Today, the Scouts took part in their first District Swimming Gala. They took part in six races and came third in three and second in the other three. Congratulations to all who took part!
Hoe Down
The hoe down was a great success with everyone having a good evening and enjoying the differing skills at dancing!
Remembrance Day Parade
The Remembrance Day Parade went well with Beavers, Cubs and Scouts all in attendance. The weather was a bit cold while we stood by the War Memorial for the two minutes silence, but at least it didn’t rain.
Remembrance Day
Please visit our Great War Memorial Pages to see about our Scouts killed in the Great War. Please remember everyone involved in conflicts past and present. For The Fallen With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for…
Cub Camp @ Kibblestone with 99th Berry Hill
The Cubs spent a great weekend at Kibblestone with our friends from the 99th Berry Hill. After arriving and picking their bunk beds, we had the opening ceremony where Paul invested 5 new Cubs into our Pack. All the Cubs…
21st World Scout Jamboree
Rachael has just let us have some photos and an account of the 21st World Scout Jamboree held in July and August. See the photos in the Gallery and the account below. When I first heard about the Jamboree I…
Scout’s Busy Summer
Despite being on holiday, the Scouts have managed to go scuba diving and camping in the holidays! The scuba diving was so popular that another session has been booked for later in the year! The camp was at Consall during…
