Category: In Action
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Paralympic Athlete Aaron Phipps Comes to Visit
For the Disability Awareness Badge we had an amazing evening with Aaron Phipps. A truly inspirational person! We had over 75 young people come along from Beavers and Cubs. What an amazingly positive person he is, certainly an inspiration! The beavers especially liked watching Aaron flip an opponent out of his wheelchair in the 2012 London…
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Beavers Wacky Races
And they’re off!!! Last week the Beavers section have held their annual Wacky Races and Picnic on Southampton Common. Over 40 young people from 5 colonies created their own cardboard cars and raced them. We raised a whopping £163.85 for the district charity – PICU, helping children in intensive care at Southampton General Hospital. Congratulations…
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Wye Valley 2017
Last weekend over 150 Scouts, Explorers, Network members and leaders spent the long bank holiday weekend in glorious Wye Valley. We took part in archery, kayaking, mountain biking and hill walking. For more photos and updates from the camp, take a look at our Facebook and Instagram page. 14th Highfield (Wed Troop) made this excellent…
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Southampton Queen Scouts Celebrate at Windsor
Young people who have achieved the Queen’s Scout Award are invited to form the parade for an annual day of Celebration held at Windsor Castle. Four recent Queen’s Scouts of Southampton City district had the opportunity to attend.
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Scouts Supporting the 2017 ABP Southampton Marathon
Congratulations to everyone who took part in either the ABP Marathon, Half Marathon or 10K today. Did you notice all the Scout groups cheering you on? Here’s a quick video from 1st and 2nd Southampton groups who were on the common.
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Queen’s Scout Award for Ben and Oli
Massive congratulations to 29th Immaculata Beaver leaders Ben (forth from right) and Oli (third from left) who took part in the annual Queen’s Scout Parade and Day of Celebration at Windsor Castle today. The Queen’s Scout award is the highest youth award that can be achieved in Scouting and takes a great amount of work…
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Cubs and Scouts Football Results
Congratulations to the 14th Highfield Cubs and the 29th Immaculata Scouts for winning the football in the Six-a-Side competition this weekend! Well done to all the teams who took part.
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Southampton SSAGO and Network Winter Camp
Our Winter camp this year would be our first joint weekend away with Network. All 24 of us set off from Southampton with a trailer full of kit, a minibus and car full of people ready for a weekend spent exploring the Peak District.
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Kinder Scout Queen’s Scout Award Presentation for Network Members
Congratulations to Tom and Ben from Southampton City Network for completing and receiving some of the top awards within Scouting. Tom was presented with his Chief Scout’s Diamond Award and Queen’s Scout Award, with Ben receiving his Duke of Edinburgh Gold and Queen’s Scout Award.
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Explorers Founders Day Paintballing
On a bright sunny February day the Southampton District Explorers assembled for a day of Paintballing. We were kitted out with body armour, overalls and goggles and received our safety brief before we were set loose with our paintball markers. Throughout the day we had various missions to complete including storming the London bus, defending…