New Explorer Unit!!

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The SOS Explorers have now officially started, we meet every Friday night at the Philip Baker hall between 7:00 and 9:00pm, So if you are leaving scouts soon or aged between 14 and 18 please consider joining new members are always welcome.

For more information please visit our website explorers.theredborder.com

District Swimming Gala 2010

District Swimming Gala 2010

Hi All,

On Saturday 27th November our Scouts took part in the District Swimming Gala held at Wyndley Pool.

We put together a full team of 6 swimmers which meant that we were able to take part in all of the races.

The format of the evening was as follows;

Scouts – Under 12′s Freestyle, Back Stroke & Breast Stroke
Scouts – Under 14′s Freestyle, Back Stroke & Breast Stroke
Scouts – Relay
Scouts – Diving

At the end of all of the races we managed to qualify for 2 finals; the under 14′s backstroke and under 14's breastroke. Superb!

I am pleased to say that Matthew U won a silver medal in his event, fantastic result!

I would like to thank the following Scouts who gave up their time on Saturday evening to take part;

Matthew U, Jenny C, Jacob B, Pia K-J, Vincent P & Lawrence P

They all gave 110% and did the Group proud.

I would also like to thank the parents who watched from the spectator area, for giving up their time and supporting the team, and a special thank-you to Andy P for 'volunteering' last minute to join me at the poolside!

Well done to everyone!

All the best,

Chief

Tesco Bag Pack

Many thanks to all Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorer, Leaders and Parents who gave up their time to help with the Tesco bag pack last Saturday.

We managed to raise £688.27, which is a record for this type of event.

This is a significant amout for the Group and something will will be doing next year if we can.

Remembrance Day Parade 2010

Remembrance Sunday Parade 2010

Hi All,

They went with songs to the battle, they were young.
Straight of limb, true of eyes, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning,
We will remember them.

Emily and Adam would like to thank;

Jacob H, Lauren, James A, Pia, Vincent, Jenny, Lawrence & Will

for attending the event, braving the cold and for being such great ambassadors to the Scout Movement.

We would also like to thank Ellie & Bradley for attending the service with their parents.

Yours in Scouting,

Emily & Adam

B & Q Bagpack

Many thanks to Jenny, Vincent, Alex, Joseph, Daniel, Luke and Simon and their parents who participated in the B & Q bagpack last Wednesday.
It was a tremendous effort by all, plus a lot of fun for the kids, and the staff!

Also thanks to Kelly, Ian and Julie for handing out leaflets promoting the Group; we had quite a few serious enquiries.

In 3 hours on a soggy Wednesday evening with 3 tills open we managed to rake in an amazing £183.33!

So imagine what we could take in 6 hours on a Saturday with 20 tills...
"All Hands" for November 20th at Tesco.

Scout Meeting 18/10/2010

Scout Meeting 18/10/2010

Hi All,

On Monday 18th October we had a joint meeting with our Cub section.

The theme of the evening was 'Bear Grylls' camping and survival skills.

We set up several bases for each group to go round and get a taster for some of the skills they will learn as they progress from Cubs to Scouts.

The bases on offer included; knots, camp cooking, map reading & navigation, tents & shelters, camp gadgets, fire lighting & first aid.

The Cubs & Scouts had 10 minutes at each base and got the chance to see or join in some of the demonstrations taking place.

The session was a great success and more will be planned for the future.

Best regards,

The Leaders

Kinver 2010

Kinver 2010

Hi Leaders!

Some pictures from our weekend at the Chief's lodge in Kinver have been added to the website.

Just click on the image above to view them.

All the best,

Chief

Scout Meeting 01/11/2010

Scout Meeting 01/11/2010

Hi All,

On Monday 1st November we celebrated the story of Guy Fawkes with our very own bonfire and fireworks display.

We split the Troop into 4 groups. Two of them were tasked with building bonfires, one group was in charge of cooking hotdogs and the fourth group made Guy himself.

The wood for the bonfires was very wet and we had to use some small amounts of scrap paper to get the fires going and start drying out the wood.

The two bonfires were different in their design and both eventually burned well during the meeting.

Hotdogs were dished out to all and the evening was finished off with some fireworks.

All that remains to say is have a safe week and please remember the firework code.

All the best,

The Scout Leaders