Many Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Leaders and members of the Guide movement, gathered today in Queen’s Gardens to mark the annual St. George’s Day Parade. The weather was kind to us and the turn out was good. The parade went…
Bag Packing
Members of the Group spent today bag packing at Marks and Spencer in Hanley. We managed to raise £427. Thanks to everyone for taking part and their hard work!
The Photo Gallery Returns!
After waiting for some time to see if our old gallery would reappear (it won’t!), a nice new sparkly one has taken it’s place. You can visit here or use the link to the left. Although we haven’t lost any photos,…
Photo Gallery
It looks like our photo gallery won’t be available for some time as the company that hosts it appears to have disappeared! I am looking at a replacement, but this will take some time to set up. If the original…
Chief Scout’s Visit to Kibblestone in 1963
In 1963 the Chief Scout visited Kibblestone for the day. During the day, a film of the event was made and it shows someone we think to be one of our Scouts! That’s him in the centre at the back….
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…
Group Community Project
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED!!! The Group has been allocated 800 daffodil bulbs FROM Newcastle Borough Council which are going to be planted in the gardens of our sponsoring Churches in order to contribute to the improvement of our local community….
Campsite Directions
I’ve added pages giving directions to some of our local campsites. Just click on the Information and Documents drop down and choose the site you wish to visit.
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!
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…
Church Summer Fair
Thanks to all who came and helped out on our bottle tombola at the Church’s summer fair yesterday. The fair was a bit quieter than usual, so we only raised £28.60.
New Look to the Site
The site has had an update with a brand new look. The previous version has been around since 2008 (see below) and it was time for an new look! This is the 5th major update the site has had since…
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…
