If you take a look in the Gallery, you will see that there are now lots more photos from various activities the Group has done over the last 20 odd years! Please take a look and see if the younger…
BBQ, Olympics & 2012 AGM
This year for our Annual General Meeting, we decided to do something different. To mark this year’s Olympics, we thought that we would stage our own games! After having a BBQ lunch the games began. All the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts …
Article About Remembrance Website
Last week, the Sentinel‘s Way We Were section, carried an article about the Scouts who had been in the Troop and had been killed in the First and Second World Wars. The article isn’t published online, so a copy is…
Bag Packing
Yesterday, along with Porthill Guides, we did a bag pack at Asda. We were raising money for the Church Hall where we both meet. We had a great turn out and thanks to the generosity of Asda’s customers, we raised…
Scout Camp
The Scouts are at camp this weekend and so far have been rafting and climbing. They are learning knife and axe this afternoon. Photos are now in the gallery.
2012 St. George’s Day Parade
Yesterday, despite the rain, members of the Group attended Newcastle District’s St. George’s Day Parade through Newcastle Town Centre. We had an excellent turn out and all the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts looked really smart. For the second year the…
Dragon Boating
Last weekend our Scouts, again took part in a Dragon Boating Competition in Chester with Scouts from Basford and Madeley. Basford and Madeley raced together and we had some Scouts from 1st Weston and Weston Point Scouts from Runcorn with…
Donation
After the entertainment evening the Scouts held in February, the Scouts had raised some money by holding a raffle. £23 was given to the Church Hall to help their finances.
Our Remembrance Site
Today we are relaunching the part of our website that pays tribute to the members of the Troop who were killed in World War 1 and World War 2. When it was originally set up in 2005, the site had…
Entertainment Evening
Last night the Scouts put on an evening of entertainment as part of their work for the Creative Challenge Award and for Founder’s Day. The show consisted of sketches, magic and drumming from members of our drum corps. One of…
Old Photos
I’ve just added some photos from old activities to the Gallery. See our trip to London in 2003, the Family Evening in October 2003, the Scout’s camp at Kibblestone in July 2004 and the Scouts wide game at a wet Bradwell Woods…
Visit to the Theatre and a Gold Award
On Tuesday evening, the Scouts were given a guided backstage tour of the Regent Theatre in Hanley by Mark, our Assistant Scout Leader. There was no show on, so we were able to go to areas the public never see. We even…
A Busy Weekend
Members of the Group have had busy and varied weekend. On Friday the Beavers and Cubs had their Christmas parties. The Beavers played silly games, had lots of food and had presents and the Cubs went to see Alvin and…
Remembrance Sunday Video
I’ve put together a video of the photos from our Remembrance Sunday Parade – enjoy!
Remembrance Sunday Parade
Our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts along with the Brownies and Guides, today paid respect to those who have been killed in wars, by parading round Porthill, led by our drum band and then by joining the congregation of St. Andrew’s Church…
