Category: 78th Kingswood Scout Group

13th December 2019

Happy Holidays

Was it not a great year? With us celebrating our 60th anniversary? And what about all the activities and camps we have enjoyed?

Our group has seen some amazing things this year and we are grateful for all of it. Already we are looking forward to next year, with one of the highlights going to be the Avon Jamboree.

We have enjoyed our Christmas parties this week and are now going to have a break. We would like to welcome you all back in the new year on Wednesday 8th January.

From all of us at 78th Kingswood, have a fantastic half term, and we wish you all happy holidays and a lovely new year.

See you all again in January!

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12th November 2019

Bag Packing

As you may be aware, we have managed to get a slot at Downend Co-op coming Saturday 16th November (10:00-14:00) to help raise some money by bag packing. We are hoping to be able to have a continuous stream of help throughout the session, without asking anyone to be there for too long.

Please arrive in time for your chosen slot to help out. If you want to do more than 1 session you are welcome to do so. Make sure you wear your uniform as we are representing our group. There is no need for parents to stay, just come and collect your child after his/hers session ends.

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8th November 2019

Remembrance Day Parade 2019

We are attending the Service of Remembrance at Page Park this Sunday 10th November.

We will meet as usual at the 28th Kingswood Scout Hut (Christchurch Avenue, BS16 5TG) at 9:20 to parade from there with the 28th and 85th Group to Page Road to assemble with other units and the Salvation Band, who will lead the parade at 10:15. We will then parade along Staple Hill High Street behind the band and assemble at Page Park Cenotaph for the service, laying of wreaths and minute silence. 
When this service has finished  we (28th, 78th and 85th) will parade to the Downend Cenotaph for a wreath laying and short service lead by the 78th. This normally is finished by midday.

It is imperative that each member is in FULL uniform (no jeans) and wearing their Poppy. Well turned out youngsters will be awarded the honour of being in the Standard Party which leads their pack and are front row at Page Park. Please wear warm clothing underneath uniform and only have a lightweight coat if raining. Parents are encouraged to walk along side on the pavements, but if you can’t attend please ensure your child’s name is recorded as such with a leader.

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23rd October 2019

Macmillan Fundraiser Evening

In one word; WOW! After weeks of planning and a lot of baking that has been done by some of our parents we have had a fantastic evening tonight.

We have had a massive amount of cake, which went well with a cup of tea or coffee. There were games to play, a tombola to win some great prices, name that teddy, lucky dips and custom made key rings.

The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts loved helping out and they all have had a great evening. And we have managed to raise £322.20 in order to support the great work that Macmillan does.

An absolute amazing amount, thank you very much!

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Chief Scout’s Silver Award

Today at our fundraiser for MacMillan we have had the pleasure to award Matthew and George, 2 of our Cubs, with the Chief Scout’s Silver Award.

Well done for doing all the hard work to achieve this ultimate award in Cubs and good luck with working towards your Gold award in Scouts.

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28th August 2019

Summer nearly over

Incredibly, summer is nearly over. Only a couple more weeks and we are welcoming Autumn. In fact, we will welcome it whilst going on our group camp.

As the summer holidays draw to a close we are getting ready for the new Scouting year. We know, just like us, you are all exited to begin a new season again. But although schools might be back next week, we will have our first meeting on Wednesday 11th September.

We will see you then!

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14th July 2019

Summer Is Here

We are approaching the last meeting of this season. Year 2018-2019 is coming to an end and we are going to enjoy the Summer Holidays.

We have turned 60 this year and we are very proud of our group. All our units are going strong, and we even have a waiting list for our group showing that we are a popular group within the community.

It has been a year with great achievements, with a couple of Cubs getting their Chief Scout’s Silver award and a couple of Scouts getting their Chief Scout’s Gold Award.

Our 60th birthday, held during our AGM last June, was a great one as well with many family members visiting us and enjoying the activities and BBQ.

Our Staff members have greatly enjoyed the year and are already looking forward to the next one. We will be back for our first meeting of year 2019-2020 on Wednesday 11th September.

Enjoy the summer, and for those who are interested make sure to visit the 24th World Scout Jamboree website which takes place later this month from 22 July till 2 August.

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3rd July 2019

Chief Scout’s Gold Award

The Chief Scout’s Gold Award is the highest award that you can achieve in the Scouts section. It is a difficult badge to earn. The young people that have earned this award have shown great commitment and determination, and should all be proud of their achievements.

Today we have been able to hand Jamie and Phoebe their Chief Scout’s Gold Award. They have been working hard to get this badge, and it will give them the drive to pursue the ultimate badge, the Queen’s Scout Award.

Both of them are continuing their journey within Scouting by joining Explorers.

Well done and good luck.

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27th June 2019

2019 Group Camp

This year we are going to Huish Woods Scout Campsite near Taunton, from Friday 20th till Sunday 22nd September 2019.

We have been here before and it is a great location with lots of things to do. So now it is time to sign-up for this annual camp.

Invites have been send out via OSM so keep an eye out for these. The cost for this camp will be £85, which included the coach as well.

A non-refundable deposit of £30 is payable once the invite has been accepted, and the balance to be paid by the beginning of the new term in September.

More details will follow once the programme has been finalised, and if you have any questions feel free to ask any of the leaders.

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Strategy 2019

Our Scouts have had a blast at Strategy this year. It was our 2nd visit to Cirencester and it could not have been better. It was the 5th anniversary of S&E, and this year it was celebrated in full Christmas style. There were Christmas trees, elves, snowmen, a North Pole sofa, and even snow in The Venue.

We had 18 Scouts competing in 3 teams; Seagulls, Wolves and Otters.

The event on Saturday was nothing more than epic, with so many activities to choose from. Even though the teams did not know what activities there were, as the map only showed the bases, it did not hold them back to explore and enjoy the wonderful site of the Bathurst Estate.

334 teams took part in this event, and the results are in. Although all of our Scouts have had a blast, somehow the scores seem to be a bit random. Not sure what happened to team Otters, but in the end it is the taking part that counts.

We do not know the exact scores yet, but Team Otters have managed to put themselves in:

Then there is Team Wolves which managed to get:

And last but not least we find Team Seagulls with a:

There might be some skills that need to be improved, in fact we know that there is room for improvement, but overall not a bad result. Full results can be found here: https://book.s-e.org.uk/results/strategy.php

Let’s get ready for next year!

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