1st Foots Cray Scout Group News
Listed below are the latest news items published by the Scout Group.
Beavers Run - Vitality Westminster Mile
21st September 2024
1st Foots Cray Scout Group Beavers joined others from accross South & South East London Scouts to take part in the Vitality Westminster Mile 2024 Well done to everyone that took part ...
Scuba Diving
6th September 2024
Scouts and Explorers start back next week (13th Sept), but this week 16 of them enjoyed learning how to Scuba Dive with Blue Fin Diving #scouting #ScoutsUK #lifeskills #newexperiences #adventure ...
Duke of Edinburgh Awards - Silver Expedition
27th August 2024
Members from the Group's partnered Explorer Scout Unit - Excalibur completed their Duke of Edinburgh Award Silver Expedition. Hiking over three days around the south and south east cost, the team used the Castles at Dover, Deal and Walmer to base their purpose and projecy around. All five...
Beavers Achive Bronze Chief Scout Award
14th April 2024
Huge congratulations to six Beaver Scouts on completing their Chief Scout’s Bronze Award. This is the highest award a Beaver can earn. To earn it, you’ll need complete all of the challenge awards, as well as any four activity badges of your choice (including staged activity...
Explorers DofE Silver Expedition Practise
12th April 2024
Members from our Excalibur ESU - our partnered Explorer Scout Unit, are completing a three day hike expedition around the Valley of Rossendale. This is their practice expedition for their Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award. The DofE's a life-changing adventure you dont' want to miss....
Beavers Raise £599 for Great Tommy Sleep Out
23rd March 2024
Beaver Scouts took part in the Great Tommy Sleep out, and raised £599 in sponsorship. The Great Tommy Sleep Out Sponsored by BAE Systems is a fundraising challenge designed to support the estimated 6,000 veterans that are experiencing homelessness in the UK right now ...
Sound Improvements
10th December 2023
Thanks to a grant from Co-Op which covered the cost of purchasing new ceiling acoustic panels, to help cut down on the echo in the hall. A huge thank you also, to our treasurer Richard, who has spent today installing them for us. ...
Remembrance Sunday
12th November 2023
The Group joined with our local community to take part in the annual act of remembrance at the Foots Cray memorial. ...
Hays Volunteers
13th July 2023
A huge thank you to the volunteers from Hays UK that came down to the scout hall last week and spent two days, painting the main hall, and two of the outside containers. They also cut back ivy from the walls, and the bushes along the driveway. The hall is looking great and your...
Pioneering
23rd June 2023
With help from generous donations from both, the William Kendall’s Charity and Tesco Community Grants, we have been able to purchase two sets of pioneering equipment. For the past two weeks our Explorer Scouts have been testing out the equipment, with the other sections having an opportunity...
