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The UK Contingent will be one of the largest at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree, with over 4000 Scouts and Guides from all across the UK and further afield! The 75 Units (of 36 Scouts/ Guides and 4 Leaders) which make up the UK Contingent are each from a different county or region with their own unique character.
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Finally, the 78th Kingswood Scout Group has made it to social media.
You can now find us on Facebook and Twitter and we will be testing the grounds over the next couple of weeks. After the AGM we will be using both Facebook and Twitter to communicate with the parents/carers in a way to keep you up to date.
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The Scouts will have a camp the first weekend of June 2015, Friday 5th until Sunday 7th.
We are going to site just west of Bath (Centenary Wood Campsite) for some “proper” camping (i.e. just a field!).
An email with the camp details has been sent to all Scouts parents/carers. In case you have missed it here is an extract (Please ask Tim to resend the email if you have lost it).
WHEN AND WHERE: Centenary wood campsite, nr Bath (Click here to see the camp site on Google Maps).
We will meet at the site at approx. 6pm on the 5th and finish the camp at approx. 3pm on Sunday 7th (times TBC). This will be a Scouts only camp, and the site “greenfield” (i.e. no toilet block etc. proper camping!)
COST: The cost per scout is £25. This amount is to be paid in full by Wednesday 27th May. Please make cheques payable to 78th Kingswood Scout Group.
The payment together with the completed Permission to Attend Form should be placed in an envelope which is clearly marked with your son/daughter’s name.
TRAVEL: As the site is local, we will be asking parents to drop off and pick up.
ACTIVITIES: During the weekend all attendees will have the opportunity to participate in various activities, including hiking, cooking on fires, wide games in the woods etc. Don’t bring anything that can’t get dirty. We will not be doing any activities that require specific parental permission.
On Wednesday 10th June from 18:00 it will be our AGM. After the meeting there will be some fund raising activities, non alcoholic drinks and our famous BBQ. This will be our main fund raising event of the season so please join us at the church.
The Beavers will also be running a toy / book stall, so would be pleased to receive any donations of unwanted toys and books!
As part of our fund raising for the Group Fun Night (10th June), the Cubs will be running a ‘Filled Jar Stall’. So please can we have donations of filled jars. These could be in the form of sweets (very popular with children!), small toys or games, food (jam etc). The jars look great when they have been suitably decorated, so let your imagination go and we look forward to seeing the results!
It would be best if these were brought to the church on the night in time for set up.
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Scouting is a true worldwide movement. Try travelling from Greenland to South Africa, and from New Zealand to USA and you will be able to find members of the scouting organisation.
Most people know what scouts do. But do they know why they do it? Since age six Signe has been a scout and for the last 10 years a scout leader — and she knows exactly why.
Watch her story here: http://youtu.be/_wT0YLKbwoU
As part of this year’s Remembrance Sunday, our Cub Pack has been invited to attend the British Legion Remembrance Parade which marches through Staple Hill to Page Park for a very special service of remembrance at the Cenotaph. There will be other groups from the Scout Association attending, along with members of various armed forces, both past and present.
This is a very special occasion and an excellent opportunity for the younger generation to represent themselves in front of the older generation. As such, all attendees must be in FULL uniform wearing a poppy. Please ensure that your Cub has a small coat, ideally a pac-a-mac that can be packed down small. If the weather is cold, then extra layers can be worn under their uniform. As a mark of respect we always ensure that the full uniform is on display unless it is raining. (This includes black shoes)
We will be walking as a group behind the 28th Kingswood from their hut, so please be at the hut, Christchurch Avenue by Christchurch Infant School at 09:45; parking is restricted so best to stop in Shrubbery Road before turning into the avenue. Then the Group walk to the British Legion at Staple Hill, then as a larger contingent with the Salvation Army Band to the Downend Memorial for a small Scouting Service. Parents are encouraged to accompany us along the pavements as the parade moves and attend the service in Page Park and at the Downend Memorial. Alternatively your child can be collected outside the Sainsbury’s Local, Downend for collection around 11:30 / 12:00.
Yours In Scouting,
Bagheera and Akela
We have had a very successful first camp of the season.
This year we stayed at Huish Woods Scout Campsite in Taunton.
More information soon
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