Southampton City Scouts News Archive

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  • Bushcraft Skills Training Course

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    Ferny Crofts Activity Centre, Hampshire, 15th March 2015. This one day course aims to give leaders knowledge in many aspects of bushcraft. It includes shelter building, fire lighting, backwoods cooking, wood whittling and knife, axe and saw work. The cost of the course is £90 including food on the Saturday evening and camping. Please see www.scouts.org.uk/sac…

  • Swimming Gala 2014

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    What a start, with the entrance to the car park blocked off and then when the temporary entrance was found due to building work many parking spaces were missing and most of the others were in use.    Despite this we saw the biggest involvement in the gala since the District was formed with 29…

  • Summit Weekend, North Wales, October 2014

    Summit Weekend, North Wales, October 2014

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    “Summit” has become a bit of a hidden asset. Perhaps most of the District does not know that City District has a very strong team of experienced and qualified mountain leaders who take Explorers and older Scouts to the rugged Mountains of Snowdonia every autumn. It is a tradition that has continued since 1970 and…

  • Poppies and Remembrance Parade

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      Thank you to everyone in the District who helped with selling poppies this year. My thanks go to not only members of Active Support, but also to members of the District Team,and Scouters, Scouts and Explorers from the 13th Group, who covered both of the Sainsburys stores all day on last Saturday and at times during…

  • Halloween Night at the 29th

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    On Friday the 31st of October, the 29th Immaculata Scouts enjoyed an evening of Halloween fun from making Human Mummys to Apple Bobbing. During this evening they also had a go at Pumpkin Carving, using 6 Pumpkins that Sainsbury’s in Portswood had kindly donated to us free of charge. These turned out with all different…

  • Remembrance Service – 9th November

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    Our District has been invited by The Mayor of Southampton to attend the Remembrance Day Service, at The Cenotaph, on Sunday 9th.November 2014. It is hoped that we can make up a contingent comprising, a Beaver, a Cub and a Scout and Explorer and a Scouter from every group in the district. Also all Active…

  • District Commissioner Blog October 2014

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    Well our scouting is very much full steam ahead. I am delighted to welcome Sarah Granger and Rob Wayman to the district team. They have both been appointed as District Cub Scout Leaders and will work along side Pat to provide encouragement and support to the cub section. I am sure everyone will be delighted…

  • Roll of Honour: October 2014

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    Wood Badge Awarded to Members on completion of their leadership training Congratulations to Rob Wayman on receiving his wood badge. Chief Scout’s 20 Years Service Award   Congratulations to Darren Russell Chief Scout’s 10 Years Service Award  Congratulations to Iain Redmill Explorer Belt Well done to Heather Porter, Josh Smith and Alex Manning on completing their…

  • Founders Day 2015

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    Please come and join us and celebrate! All parents, friends and families are invited to attend. Founders Day this year will be held at the Oasis Community Hub Green Lane, Millbrook SO16 9RG We will be meeting at 6:15pm – please make sure that you are very smart and in full uniform.

  • Explorer Belt: Our Trip to France

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    In September Alex Manning, Heather Porter and Josh Smith, members of Southampton City Network, spent 11 days in France and Belgium completing the Explorer Belt. The trip involved cycling 440 km, complete with fully laden panniers, along the World War 1 Western Front and aimed to investigate the effect of WW1 on the people and…