Here is a short video of the campfire we had at our last Cub Camp (see here)
Remembrance Day Parade
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…
Annual Cub Camp with 99th Berry Hill Cubs
Over the last weekend, our Cubs held our annual camp with our friends from 99th Berry Hill Cubs at Barnswood. As usual on the Friday evening, it was the usual chaos of arriving, unpacking, the Cubs from the different Packs…
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!
Beavers Get Visitors and the Cubs Eat Chinese Food
Just before the summer holidays, the beavers had a visit from the 67th Burslem Beavers. They played games all evening and made lots of new friends. The Same night as part of their International Challenge badge, the Cubs were treated…
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…
Visit by Oxfam to Cubs for Global Challenge Badge
The Cubs had a visitor from Oxfam so they could complete their Global Challenge badge. They learned about what Oxfam does and who they help and made a totem pole to illustrate all of Oxfam’s activities. All the Cubs have…
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!
A New Video
I’ve recently found a few short videos of activities the Group has done in the past, so I’ve put them together and here they are. They are not that great and not to be taken seriously, but are quite funny…
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…
Happy Christmas
All the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Leaders and adult helpers from 1st Porthill Scout Group would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year!
