1st Foots Cray Scout Group News

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

• Scouts Win District Monopoly Challenge Again

  21st November 2021

  A huge congratulations to our Scout Troop who came first place in the Bexley District Monopoly Challenge for the second year running. The competition was based around the London Borough of Bexley and involved teams decipher clues to local landmarks. ...

• Excalibur win Explorer Monopoly Competition

  21st November 2021

  Explorer Scouts from our partnered unit Excalibur took first place in the Bexley District Monopoly Challenge competition. Based around streets and landmarks in the London Borough of Bexley the Unit claimed the trophy in this year's event. Congratulations and well done to the whole team, and...

• Remembrance Sunday 2021

  14th November 2021

  Today Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Leaders plus family and friends paraded from our HQ in Rectory Lane and joined with the local community for the annual Act of Remembrance at the memorial in Rectory Lane, Foots Cray. ...

• £500 Grant for New Tents

  4th August 2021

  Magic Little Grant through the partnership between Localgiving and Postcode Society have awarded the Group a £500 grant to help us buy more tents for the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers to use. This will help us replace some of our more ageing and damaged tents. Postcode Society...

• Arnold Clark Community Fund

  16th June 2021

  On behalf of the Group we would like to send a huge thank you to www.ArnoldClark.com, as they have presented us with a grant of £1,0000 as part of their Community Fund. We are planning to spend this on buying new tents, that can then be used by our Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers....

• New Heating Installed

  15th June 2021

  Thanks to several grants we have been able to continue the hall improvements/repairs projects and have replaced the old wall fan heaters with a new air heat system. Not only will these be more energy efficient to run, they also have built-in UV, ioniser and air filters to help remove bacteria,...

• HQ Improvement Works Continue

  2nd June 2021

  Thanks to the hard work of Richard and Alex even more work has been completed at the HQ to improve the facilities and surroundings for all our members. Repairs and replacing the fence over the bank holiday weekend, installing a new post for the phone cable and a new outdoor boot store, are just...

• Explorer Scouts Invested

  14th May 2021

  Our first seven Explorers were invested into Excalibur ESU last night 1st Foots Cray were one of the first Group's in Sidcup to offer Explorer Scout provision in Sidcup  when they started, unfortunately the unit closed a number of years ago, but we are delighted to re-establish a new unit to...

• Get Active; Enjoy the Outdoors & Challenge Yourself

  8th March 2021

  We are delighted to announce that the Group has been awarded a grant of £3,780 to purchase lightweight camping and expedition style equipment. This will enable our young people to start planning their expedition challenges and enjoy the outdoors, as the lockdown restriction are lifted in...

• Spot The Difference

  5th March 2021

  Our Bouldering wall is ready and waiting for use. Thanks to a grant we obtained last year from Localgiving & Postcode Community Trust - Magic Little Grants 2020 which helped cover the cost of the material, and the work of our Treasurer Richard and Alex (one of the Group's Young Leaders), who ...

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