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Haarlem Practice Camp

As part of the team-building and Kit checking before we go to Haarlem, we took some of our Scouts and our slug tents to The Scowles campsite near Coleford. We had a leisurely weekend, allocating people to the various teams and people to their tents . The weather was dry, a bit cool, but we…
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AGM

We held the AGM just after Easter. We had a families afternoon with Archery, Target Shooting and Tomahawk throwing. After last year’s success we hired a 7m climbing wall. Many of the Beavers, Cubs & Scouts got to the top. Even the Group Scout Leader went up to present a cheque to the two Young…
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Tri-Dive

We arranged another Sub Aqua TriDive in Lydney Pool for Scouts and Explorers in January. More of our Scouts took part. Adults also had a go.

Beaver Camp

The Beavers held an overnight camp on 23 November at Beaver Lodge, Parkend. Just one night, but it was enough. Climbing indoors was fun.

Remembrance Parade

Our Scouts, Cubs and Beavers together with their Leaders and Helpers joined the Remembrance Parade through Lydney on the 100th Anniversary of the end of the 1st World War to remember the sacrifices made by those involved in that war and the others that have followed it. Our Group is the only one in the…
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2018 JOTA-JOTI

We held our District Jamboree on The Internet and Jamboree on the Air in October. JOTI is an opportunity for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts around the world to contact one another in supervised online chat rooms and find out about scouting from many other countries. Jamboree on the Air gives Beavers, Cubs and Scouts a…
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The New Scouting Year Starts

Hopefully you’ve all been able to relax over the summer – but it’s time for the Scouting fun to start all over again. We have all manner of activities planned over the next few months – giving our the chance to learn Skills For Life!

Backwoods Challenge 2018

We entered a team of scouts into the Annual Backwoods Challenge. The aim is to spend 24 hours in a shelter made from scavenged materials (we supply a tarp and cord), cooking meals on a wood fire, then clearing up and leaving no trace. Our team were all novices and came first in the challenge.…
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Wye Canoe Exped 2018

We completed a canoe expedition down the Wye in July 2018. We started at Luckshall campsite and paddled to Hoarwithy on the Saturday. Scouts cooked the evening meal then had a relaxing evening around the campfire. We struck camp and continued the paddle to Ross on the Sunday.

Strategy 2018

Our scouts entered 4 teams into the County Scouts challenge, Strategy, held at Cirencester Park. We had a brilliant time completing a wide variety of tasks and activities with some navigation and map reading thrown in.