{"id":24090,"date":"2017-04-24T17:30:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T16:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/?p=24090"},"modified":"2017-04-24T13:42:38","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T12:42:38","slug":"24090","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/2017\/04\/24\/24090\/","title":{"rendered":"St. George&#8217;s Day Parade 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With over 500 Scouts, Guides and adult volunteers from Newcastle District, we paraded through the town centre yesterday\u00a0to celebrate Scouting, Guiding and our patron saint, St. George on St. George&#8217;s Day itself.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/2017\/04\/24\/24090\/sony-dsc-45\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02182-Medium.jpg?fit=1147%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1147,768\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSLR-A200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1492957966&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02182-Medium.jpg?fit=640%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24091\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02182-Medium.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02182-Medium.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02182-Medium.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02182-Medium.jpg?resize=1024%2C686&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02182-Medium.jpg?w=1147&amp;ssl=1 1147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The parade was led, as usual, by our excellent Drum Corps. All our young people were watched by the Borough\u2019s Mayor, Councillor Ian Wilkes, and Scout and Guide Commissioners,\u00a0and we went on to St. Giles Church for a service of celebration and picnic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newcastledistrictscouts.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02224-Medium-300x201.jpg?resize=300%2C201\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" \/>The celebration and promise renewals took place in St. Giles Churchyard, where the weather was sunny and warm (unlike last year!). \u00a0Scouts and Guides of all ages renewed their Promise and awards were presented to Scouts, adult Leaders and helpers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"24092\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/2017\/04\/24\/24090\/sony-dsc-46\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02241-Medium.jpg?fit=1147%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1147,768\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DSLR-A200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1492959353&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SONY DSC&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02241-Medium.jpg?fit=640%2C429&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-24092\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02241-Medium.jpg?resize=300%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02241-Medium.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02241-Medium.jpg?resize=768%2C514&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02241-Medium.jpg?resize=1024%2C686&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC02241-Medium.jpg?w=1147&amp;ssl=1 1147w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the dismissal, everyone joined in a picnic in the Churchyard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UigK1FBHMVk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/porthillscouts.smugmug.com\/2017\/2017-04-23-St-Georges-Day-Parade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to see\u00a0more photos.<\/a><span hidden class=\"__iawmlf-post-loop-links\" data-iawmlf-links=\"[{&quot;id&quot;:146,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/porthillscouts.smugmug.com\\\/2017\\\/2017-04-23-St-Georges-Day-Parade&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]\"><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 500 Scouts, Guides and adult volunteers from Newcastle District, we paraded through the town centre yesterday\u00a0to celebrate Scouting, Guiding and our patron saint, St. George on St. George&#8217;s Day itself. The parade was led, as usual, by our excellent Drum Corps. All our young people were watched by the Borough\u2019s Mayor, Councillor Ian&#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/2017\/04\/24\/24090\/\">Read More <i class=\"far fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"kia_subtitle":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-group"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/sgGvD-24090","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24094,"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24090\/revisions\/24094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/porthillscouts.org.uk\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}