43rd Scouts go Virtual !
The Scouts had their first virtual meeting on Zoom. It was great to catch up and have a bit of a laugh; we had a good turn out and the technology behaved so the plan is to run them every two weeks.
43rd Bristol Scout Group
43rd Bristol Cubs Success at District Swimming Gala
43rd Bristol Cub Pack had a great turnout for the Cabot District swimming gala with 10 cubs volunteering to represent the group. They showed great team spirit supporting each other through 22 different races from freestyle, backstroke, to relay races and finishing off with a couple of fun races with floats and rubber ducks! In … Read more
RoboCubs at the Apple Store
The cubs spent the evening at the Apple Store this week where they were taught how to program the Apple Sphero robots. The cubs worked in teams to make the robots move around a square, they then added colours and sounds. They all did a fantastic job, managed to control the robots and had a … Read more
Scouts’ Tree Sale Sleepover
In preparation for our tree sale, the Scouts bravely slept in the hut the night before. Much pizza was eaten, they watched a film and some even got some sleep ! The following day the Scouts were brilliant and worked really hard helping customers choose trees, wrapping trees (and themselves), delivering trees and selling raffle … Read more
Scout Christmas Tree Sale Delivers to the Community
A dry morning (unlike last year!), warm weather and with the smell of cooked bacon wafting across Stoke Bishop this was all set for a really successful Scout Christmas tree sale. For many people the event has become a great annual community tradition. As one local resident explained “Once I collect my tree from the … Read more
Full House at Scout Quiz & Curry Night
A packed Stoke Bishop Village Hall on Saturday 23 November 2019 was the venue for the 43rd Bristol Scout Group’s annual Quiz & Curry night. With over 90 people, involving 12 teams, guests took part in 10 challenging rounds of questions prepared by our Quiz Master, Chris Meadows. The bar was busy throughout the night. … Read more
Huge Thanks to the Stoke Bishop Co-op
A very big thank you for the £2632.85 cheque which we collected this morning from Stoke Bishop Co-op as part of The Big Co-op Payout. Our Scout Group was a nominated local charity as part of the Co-op’s Local Community Fund. We are very grateful.
Beavers Quiz ‘n’ Curry Night
Beavers quietly enjoying their home made curry and rice after working hard at their quiz beforehand. After eight recent investitures – all in uniform, looking very smart.
Bonfire Fun and Games
The cubs had another active evening playing bonfire games, making chocolate finger fireworks, apple bobbing, firework art as well as investing 7 new cubs and handing out over 80 badges – not sure how they managed to fit it all in, but a huge “Welcome” to the new cubs, a “Congratulations” for all the badges … Read more
The Scouts have been busy this term !
The Scouts have been busy this term – athletics, cooking, hiking and climbing !