Serving Stoke Bishop and the surrounding area
Registered Charity Number: 302159
We couldn’t take the cubs camping, but that didn’t stop the 43rd Cubs from having a great winter camp at home. They collectively hiked over 260km; picked up over 30 bags of litter for the community; built and slept in dens overnight; cooked meals for the family; showed off their amazing talents in a talent … Read more
The 43rd Cub Pack had a virtual martial arts extravaganza tonight as 2 of the older cubs led sessions on TaeKwondo and TangSudo. This earned them both the final part of their Team Leader challenge award, which for one of them was the last requirement needed for the Chief Scout Silver award. Well done to … Read more
Realising it was probably not going to be possible to hold a traditional Christmas Tree sale in 2020, the 43rd Bristol Scout Group decided to launch it’s first ever ‘Click & Collect’ Christmas Tree ordering service. The support of the local community in BS9 was incredible and we sold out of all 150 trees … Read more
Ready to hand out another 40+ badges earned by the Cubs over the last term, including the Cabot District Home Challenge badges earned by some of our Cubs during Lockdown v1.0. The Home Challenge badges are occasional badges and are usually worn above the World Badge on the left hand side of a shirt or … Read more
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