Washington Scouts

1st WASHINGTON SCOUT GROUP

Camp Chillout

Had another fantastic weekend with the cubs.  Practically the entire pack turned out for our camp which was really good to see.  We started off by going to the movies, we then went back to HQ and had Continue reading

Creepy Crafts

I know its a little early but we did Halloween Crafts this week. It was a really good night and the cubs really seemed to enjoy participating in making, googly eyes, creepy spiders and spooky table mats. I really liked Continue reading

Disability Awareness

Disability Awareness

We did a fun twist on disability awareness recently. We talked about what the cubs thought a disability was and discussed weather they knew of anyone with a disability and what exactly a disability is, some of them know things Continue reading

CHIEF SCOUTS AWARD CEREMONY

CHIEF SCOUTS AWARD CEREMONY

Had a really great afternoon at the Chief Scouts Award Ceremony in Durham Town Hall.  The setting was fantastic and really added to the whole atmosphere of the event.  It was really good to be able to celebrate Continue reading

Scouts visit the Urban Wave

Scouts visit the Urban Wave

The Scouts had an amazing time at Ocean Beach – South Shields on the Urban Wave. Imagine a giant inclined belt of brushes and boards with a polished base. Half the troop went tonight and the other half are going Continue reading

Welcome Back

Welcome Back

We haven’t been blogging for a while, mainly due to being busy and working and all the other stuff that gets in the way.. but were back!!

Our programme as usual looks fabulous, Thomas has worked very hard making it Continue reading

Hands Up for Adventure

Hands Up for Adventure

explorer badge

1st Washington Scout Group gets green light for new Explorer Scout Unit. Join us Wed 1st October for an Open Evening at HQ on Glebe Crescent as we get the ball rolling by “getting to know” each other. Look out Continue reading

Summer Camp – Thursday

What a brilliant day. Our best day yet for weather and really proud of the Scouts for tackling the rest of the climbers badge so enthusiastically. Thanks to the expert theory session earlier in the week the lads were tying Continue reading

Summer Camp Tuesday

Today we headed up to Black Moss Pot so that the Scouts could jump in the water. After having a few goes from the various jumps we enjoyed our sandwiches and headed back to camp. The leaders left at the Continue reading