Serving Stoke Bishop and the surrounding area
Registered Charity Number: 302159
This years summer camp was held at Charterhouse Activity centre , a different venue to our usual weekend under canvas, partly driven by our tents and camping equipment been in storage due to our hut re-build! The venue was fantastic; set in the rural mendip hills surrounded by fields, nature reserves and close to the … Read more
For the past 2 weeks, scouts from the 43rd Bristol Scout group have been climbing in the Avon Gorge. They all had a great experience and whilst they may not be ready for solo climbing El Capitan, they have certainly been given an opportunity to try something different and they all managed to conquer their … Read more
We held our annual plant sale at Trinity College this year, raising much needed funds for our new hut. The Scouts also ran a very tasty cake sale which was very well received. Big thanks to Monkton Elm Nursery for supplying the plants and Trinity College for letting us use their wonderful grounds.
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
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
A fantastic effort by our Scouts who on their own initiative recently raised £80 by selling hot chocolate drinks and home-made cakes to local residents. All the money raised will go towards replacing our very dilapidated wooden Hut with a new Scout Community Centre. Very well done to Seb for the idea and organisation, and … Read more
The Scouts have spent the past couple of weeks working on the first stage of their science badge by making electromagnetic motors, amplifier speakers for the phones and potential energy lollipopstick explosions! Tonight we had a great night of fun playing wide games in the dark – who knew a light-up football could be so … Read more
Some scouts from the 43rd attended the annual Scout District Camp, held this year in the Mendips. They met with Scouts from several other troops throughout Cabot district whilst enjoying SUPs (paddleboarding), Gorge Walking, Abseiling and Team Building activities. They all had a great time, helped by the fantastic weather and superb organising from Alexis … Read more
The Scouts from the 43rd Bristol Scout Group spent the evening working on their international badge by helping to create a video highlighting some of their favourite things about UK scouting. They demonstrated some of the ceremonies, including flag break and an investiture, along with some activities and their favourite games. They would be delighted … Read more
Some of the 43rd Bristol Scouts started to prepare for their upcoming expedition weekend by hiking, by themselves, from Leigh Woods back to the Scout Hut, followed by some practise cooking and learning how to pitch the new lightweight hiking tents. They did a great job and all had a good time! Well done Scouts!