Serving Stoke Bishop and the surrounding area
Registered Charity Number: 302159
As 2018 comes to an end we can look back on an extremely busy and successful year for the Group. Our vision of replacing our dilapidated Hut with a new Scout Community Centre in Stoke Bishop has stepped that bit closer to becoming a reality. We thought you might like to read a short summary … Read more
Trustees from the 43rd Bristol Scout Group stepped in at short notice and braved the elements to help put up gazebos for stalls and to help with traffic control at last Saturday’s Winter Fayre in Westbury-on-Trym. We understand the Fayre was a success and raised essential funds to support Bristol’s Homeless.
The 43rd Bristol Scout Group was delighted to receive £50 from local artist, Professor Richard Elderton. Instead of buying his Christmas cards, Richard designed and hand-painted each one. With the money he would have spent on bought Christmas cards he chose to donate the money to the 43rd’s fundraising efforts to replace its Hut with … Read more
The 43rd Bristol Scout Group’s annual Christmas Tree Sale was held on Saturday 1 December. Gates opened at 8am and despite the heavy rain we welcomed over 200 local residents. Thank you to everyone who came along and bought a tree. It was great to see so many familiar faces and some new ones! … Read more
It was an interesting evening and we were able to learn about the workings of the store both on the shop floor and behind the scenes. We discovered that Sainsbury’s sell five times as many bananas as any other fruit and that they sell more ham than anything else in the delicatessen area. We were very … Read more
Our annual ‘work-along’ to clean the Hut and make the site ready for winter was a wet one. However, a bit of rain was never going to stop our enthusiasm! With a good turnout of volunteer helpers (big thank you to everyone who braved the elements) you did a great job. With lots of weed … Read more
Please take a few minutes to learn more about our Group and all the many wonderful activities we have been involved in over the last 12 months. In addition, our Executive and Trustees have worked hard to move closer towards our goal of building a new Scout Community Centre. 43rd Bristol Scout Group Newsletter Sept 2018 Well done … Read more
We are proud to announce that Sainsbury’s Clifton Down have nominated the 43rd Bristol Scout Group to be their Charity of the Year. There was a good turn out of Beavers, Cubs & Scouts at the launch weekend and everyone enjoyed helping local people pack their shopping at the tills. We look forward to a fruitful … Read more
The 43rd Bristol Scout Group in Stoke Bishop, BS9 is delighted to have received a £1500 charitable donation from legal recruitment specialist, Motus Recruitment, based in Clifton, Bristol. Joint CEO of Motus, Justin Nott, commented “We have been aware of the how the 43rd Bristol Scout Group has successfully grown and developed in recent years. As a … Read more
The cubs (and adults!!) had a great cub evening last Wednesday, clearing a stretch of the River Trym with our former Assistant Scout Leader James – so well done to all those involved.