Congratulations to our raffle prize winners!

A big thanks to all those local businesses who supported our raffle and well done to the lucky winners – we hope you enjoy your prizes. The raffle has added around £1100 to our hut fund so we are nearly at £365k raised to date, wow – getting closer to our £400k+ target!

John James Foundation award £20k towards our new Scout Community Centre

We are pleased and honoured to be able to thank the John James Foundation for awarding us a £20,000 grant towards our new Scout Community Centre project. As the Foundation so aptly says “Remembering the Past, Reaching to the Future, Giving back to Bristol.” Our new Scout Community Centre will make a big difference: to our … Read more

We need your support – please vote for us in store from mid January!

43rd Bristol Scout Group are bidding for a cash boost from the Tesco Community Grants initiative. Tesco works with community charity Groundwork to run its community funding scheme, which sees grants of up to £1,500, £1,000 and £500 awarded to local community projects. Three groups in every community have been shortlisted to receive the cash … Read more

Thanks to Waitrose Community Matters!

We are pleased to announce that we were part of Waitrose Community Matters at the Westbury Park store in April, and have been awarded £333 towards our new hut fund. Thanks Waitrose! https://www.waitrose.com/content/waitrose/en/home/inspiration/community_matters.html  

43rd Bristol Scout Group on Zoom

For the first time in its history the 43rd Bristol Scout Group’s Executive Committee has recently met ‘virtually’ using the Zoom platform. Issues were debated, decisions were made and ideas were discussed about holding a virtual AGM, camp and other future social events. With lockdown ongoing and the likelihood of social distancing continuing for some … Read more

Our Scout Group Awarded Funding of £30,000

The 43rd Bristol Scout Group, based in Stoke Bishop, is delighted to announce it has been awarded £30,000 of funding through Bristol City Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) scheme. Chair of the Group, Charles Elderton, commented,  “This award is a huge boost to our fundraising efforts. It motivates us even more to achieve our vision … Read more