1st Foots Cray Scout Group News

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

• 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. ...

• St Georges Day - Clap for Carers

  24th April 2020

  Well done to all the 1st Foots Cray scouts, cubs, beavers and leaders and young leaders who wore their uniform to renew their promise and #clapforthecarers on St Georges Day. ...

• COVID-19 Update on Meetings

  24th March 2020

  Our Leaders and Group Exec met again last night (by video conf) to look at how we can offer Scouting in these new times. I am delighted to say that all the leaders are working on ideas and new ways that we can continue with Beaver, Cub and Scout activities. Virtual meetings, badges that can be done...

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