Serving Stoke Bishop and the surrounding area
Registered Charity Number: 302159
It is with great pleasure I can share that Peter Gilbert had been recognised for his brilliant volunteering efforts by the Chief Scout, Bear Grylls. Peter has been a valuable and much respected member of the group for over 20 years. He has seen many changes but he has never lost sight of the Scouting … Read more
Last November I set myself the challenge of knitting one woolly hat a week for a year to raise money towards building our new 43rd Bristol Scout Group hut. Hat number 50 is in progress but sold already! As you can see each hat is different in design and colour… so hurry now and get … Read more
The Cubs learnt about the role Cubs and Scouts played in WWI, had a minutes silence and did some poppy craft. Well done Cubs!
Last November I set myself the challenge to knit a hat a week for a year to raise money for our new Scout Hut. I am up to Hat No. 47 and nearly ready to start selling them – just in time for the cold spell coming around the corner. All different designs, colours and … Read more
The cubs were back to Zoom this week for a fun session, led by the Intel Inspire team, learning about computers and AI for their Digital Maker badge. They had the chance to control a (human) robot by giving instructions on how to make a jam sandwich which highlighted the need for exactness, clarity and … Read more
The cubs continued the astronomy theme outdoors this week. They learnt about the size/scale of our solar system and the difference between planets and stars. Using torches, they learnt about some of the star constellations by forming the correct patterns and they were lucky enough to get a break in the clouds and spotted Mars, … Read more
The Scouts had a cracking hike from Ashton Court to the 43rd Hut in beautiful autumn weather. It was great to meet face to face for the first time since March.
It was great to be able to finally meet face to face again, even with just half of the pack, after a long 6 months of virtual meetings! Although COVID regulations limited what could be done, the cubs still had a great socially distant evening earning a good part of their Navigation staged badges on … Read more
The cubs enjoyed the final zoom session of the term this week with a game of live action Guess Who, some playing card bingo and then wrapping up the night with awarding 3 cubs their Chief Scout Silver award and wishing them well as they leave cubs and continue their journey on to scouts. Well … Read more
Our Group Annual General Meeting was held on Tuesday 16 June 2020 via Zoom with 21 attendees. Our Chair, Charles Elderton, gave an upbeat report on a very successful year for the Group including raising funds of over £50,000. In addition, our plans for a Scout Community Centre has progressed significantly with final reports … Read more