“When you go Home, tell them of us and say, For your Tomorrow, we gave our Today” John Maxwell Edmunds 1916 Our Scouts who were killed in The Great War and Second World War We Remember all killed in war…
The Scout Remembers
They won’t care if your Necker’s not ironed They won’t care if your shoes are grubby They won’t care if you’re 2 mins late And they won’t care if you stand near your mate. All they want is for you…
The Cubs Make Poppies
The Cubs have been busy making poppies for display in Church on Remembrance Day. You can see the rest in the gallery. Don’t forget you can find out about our Scouts who were sadly killed in WW1 and WW2 on…
2019-10-11 Bingo and AGM
Last night the Group had a Bingo evening and the Annual General Meeting. We had a full hall with everyone playing bingo. As well as playing for some rather good prizes, everyone had barbecued burgers and hot dogs! During a…
2019 District Cub Swimming Gala
Well done to the Cubs who took part in the District’s Cub swimming gala last night. Cub Leader Sharon, was very proud of them all! Our Cubs came 5th out of 9 teams. St Giles came 1st, Basford & Whitmore…
Grow Fest 2019
Yesterday in Newcastle town centre, it was the annual Grow Fest (formally Food Fest) and the Drums were there to entertain the shoppers. They were there as part of the District’s participation in the event to raise money for Scouting…
Burdi Boys 2019
Our old friends in Potteries North District are putting on their Gang Show, Burdi Boys, in November. Our Beaver Leader Rachael and Scout Leader Paul are taking part again. You can buy tickets here and go along and support them.
2019-08-31 Eyam Carnival
The talented members of our Drum Corps were out playing again this weekend. They played at Eyam Carnival in Derbyshire. As usual they wowed the crowds with their brilliant playing! More photos are in the gallery.
World Scout Jamboree 2019
A video of the photos and videos from Jasmine’s trip to the 2019 World Scout Jamboree in the USA and Canada.
2019-08-09 Niagara Falls and Back Home
Jasmine and Staffordshire’s Scouts visited the world famous Niagara Falls on Wednesday. After this they travelled back to New York to catch their plane home. More photos can be seen in the Gallery. The trip of a lifetime to the…
2019-08-06 WSJ Washington DC, Baseball & Oh Canada!
After the closure of the Jamboree, Jasmine and the Staffordshire Scouts went on to Washington DC where on Saturday they did some sightseeing and visited the Smithsonian Museum. See the photos here. On Sunday, the whole of the UK contingent,…
2019-08-02 WSJ Has Closed – Now on to the Next Adventure!
Jasmine bumped into someone we know on Wednesday. Our old friend (oh, and County Commissioner!) Jackie Brocklehurst! Today (2019-08-02) we leave site. The leaders wanted us up, dressed and packed for 6 am, this meant that we have to get…
2019-07-31 Message Home from the WSJ
A lot of the UK’s Scouts have been able to send video messages home via an American TV station local to the WSJ. Sadly, their website is blocked in the UK as they’re not yet GDPR compliant(!). However, see below!…
2019 District Camp
Over the weekend of 12 – 14th July 2019, the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts of our Group, joined over 450 Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from 13 other Groups from Newcastle District, for this year’s District Camp. This is only the…
2019-07-29 WSJ Some New Pictures
Jasmine has just sent through some more photos from the 2019 WSJ in America. First, is the drawing done of Jasmine by one of the Polish Scouts last week. Next are some pictures from Saturday (27th July) and today (29th…
