Serving Stoke Bishop and the surrounding area
Registered Charity Number: 302159
A huge thank you to employees from the local NVIDIA office who generously volunteered their time to help paint the interior of our new Scout hut. Their enthusiasm and hard work made a real difference and helped us make fantastic progress in a short space of time. The Scouts, leaders, and wider group are incredibly … Read more
Thank you to all our neighbours, supporters and friends who came along to our recent annual Christmas tree sale. It was great to catch up with so many of you. Despite a wet and gloomy morning we were thrilled that so many of you joined us to buy your tree. The money raised is … Read more
We are very pleased and grateful to be chosen by the Co-op Community Fund as a charity partner for 2025-26, and we would love as many of our supporters as possible to choose us as their cause so we can fit out and kit out our new community centre. Photos of where we currently are … Read more
Please have a look at our latest roundup of news in our Autumn Newsletter, including the exciting progress on our new Hut. Click to download
A week on from completing the Bristol Half Marathon our Chair and Trustee, Charles Elderton, managed to (just) finish the 160Km Black Rat Granfondo cycle ride on Sunday. According to Charles “It was pretty beastly with some challenging climbs totalling over 8000 feet. My legs felt they had nothing left in them after the … Read more
The 43rd Scout Group were invited to provide refreshments for the Garden Open Day in the garden in Druid Stoke Avenue on 27th April. It was a beautiful afternoon and the garden attracted over 140 visitors who were all very pleased to come to our table for tea and cakes. The Scouts and one Cub looked … Read more
At the most recent Ward Forum public meeting held at Stoke Bishop Village Hall on Friday 10 May 2025, the 43rd were invited to join the panel at the meeting. Chair of the Group, Charles Elderton, updated the Forum about the latest information regarding the Group’s work to replace their wooden hut and build … Read more
The Easter break seems a good time to step back and marvel at what has been achieved in recent weeks. With our old wooden hut well and truly demolished and disposed of, our focus in recent weeks has turned to making sure we have good and solid foundations for the new construction. … Read more
The Group achieved another very big milestone today with the demolition of our beloved wooden Scout Hut! It’s taken 10+ years of effort by so many volunteers, supporters and the community to reach this point. To each and every person involved, your contribution has helped to make today possible. We are extremely grateful. … Read more
Despite Storm Darragh causing a bit of trouble this weekend the 43rd Bristol Scout Group managed to run its annual tree sale, a day later than planned. We are so grateful to the many local residents who waited an extra day to join us and buy their tree. Not only did we also … Read more