1st Foots Cray Scout Group News

Listed below are the latest news items published by the Scout Group.

• Thank you to our Chairman for the last 6 years

  18th August 2020

  At last night's AGM Steve decided to stand down as Chair, we would like to offer our sincere thanks for all his help over the last 6 years in this role. We would like to offer a huge welcome to Joy, who has kindly agreed to take on this important role for the Group, and look forward to seeing her...

• Group AGM

  17th August 2020

  Thank you to everyone that supported our AGM this evening. The first time we have held this via a video call/zoom. Congratulations to Sarah, our Beaver Leader, who was presented with the 5 year service award by Di, the Deputy District Commissioner.To Georgina, Emma, Ian, Stephen a massive thank...

• Face to Face Scouting to restart

  1st August 2020

  Our plans for getting back together at Scouts safely You may recall that at the beginning of July we shared the good news that a phased approach to restarting face to face meetings had been released; The Scouts (The Scout Association), in consultation with the UK Government via the National...

• Plans to Re-Start Face to Face Scouting

  1st July 2020

  Its probably a few weeks off yet but there is hope that face to face scouting may be able to re-start.The Scouts (The Scout Association), in consultation with the UK Government via the National Youth Agency has begun to publish guidance and literature that will map out how we can begin to re-start...

• When 52 members joined together, with nothing but 10,485 miles between us !

  27th June 2020

  International scouting during these difficult times is still possible. Cubs & Scouts from 1st Foots Cray Scout Group (UK) met up with 2nd Footscray (Australia) to play games, quizzes and talk about scouting in their home countries. Well done & thanks to our youth members Thomas, John, James,...

• Tesco Bags of Help Grant

  19th June 2020

  A huge thank you to the Tesco Bags of Help fund for their generous grant of £500. We are looking to use this to help us buy, and make, kits that can be used by our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts during our virtual meetings, so we can continue to offer weekly online meetings, until face to face...

• Scout Hall Ready to Re-open after COVID-19

  15th June 2020

  A massive thank you to our Treasurer, Richard who has been carrying out essential maintenance at our scout hall recently, whilst complying with social distancing and all rules imposed during lockdown and COVID-19 The outside of the building has been re-painted to make it more weather...

• Electric Safety Test

  1st June 2020

  More essential maintenance has been carried out at the Scout HQ. Our periodic Electricity Safety test has been signed off a new certificate issued. Due to its age all the emergency lighting has been replaced, and all signed off as safe We are ready to re-open as soon as face to face scouting can...

• New Mains Water Pipe Installed

  26th May 2020

  Due to a small leak we have had to replace the mains water pipe that supplies the scout hall Nearly 90 meters of drive/track had to be dug up so a the new pipe could be laid from the meter at the gate right up to the kitchen in the hall. We think the original pipe was laid in the 1960's so it...

• Hike to the Moon - Well done William

  26th April 2020

  Cub Scout William took part in the "hike to the Moon" challenge set by Bear Grylls and Tim Kidd. He walked 3 miles and raised £200 Which is a fabulous achievement. Well done William. ...

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