Category: Scouts
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Scout Post Leaflet Drop
The leaflet drop to promote the Scout Post takes place this week. Leaflets are sorted into streets and can be collected at the start of Scout/Explorer Scout meetings on Tuesday and Cub and Beaver meetings on Thursday this week. Alternatively, leaflets will be available on Saturday morning from Brucefield Church Halls at 9.30 am. We…
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Remembrance Day 2021
Sunday 14 November 2021 The annual Remembrance Day Parade and Service returns this year. This important parade and service takes place on Sunday 14th November 2021. We are assembling at the car park behind Taste Café on Armadale Road at 10.15 am for a 10.30 departure. After a short service at the Cenotaph we will…
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October Holidays
First, it has been BRILLIANT being back! In particular, seeing so many of our young people returning after nearly a year and a half away has been terrific. Please note that there will be no meetings next week – Tuesday 12th or Thursday 14th October – due to the October school holidays. We return week…
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Resumption of Meetings
GUIDANCE FOR THE RESTART OF FACE-TO-FACE SCOUT MEETINGS We are all really looking forward to face-to-face meetings resuming this week. As with all Scouting activities, keeping everyone safe and well is our priority. COVID-19 brings extra requirements and therefore things will be a little different from when we last met in March 2020. We would…
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Scout and Explorer Scout Meetings are back!
The Scouts and Explorers are due to start back on the 7th of September (this coming Tuesday). We are going to have our meeting at the Craigs campsite (Broompark, Torphichen, Bathgate EH48 4NL). If the kids can wear old clothes that they don’t mind getting a bit dirty potentially and their necker as well (no…
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Scouting Doesn’t Stop
There are lots of badges that can be completed during this lockdown, find a full list with criteria here: https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if there are any issues or questions. I have put together a list of some of the badges below: Writer activity badge(2 criteria need completed, other ideas found https://www.scouts.org.uk/scouts/activity-badges/writer/): Write a fictional short…
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REMINDERS – Bag Packing and Group Camp
Last week letters went out promoting our annual bag packing fund raising event at B & M’s in Bathgate over the weekend of 10th and 11th August. We are just asking that parents and their child come along for a small part of each Section’s designated half day. Please get in touch with Louise on…
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Scout and Explorer Scout Meetings Resume
We look forward to welcoming back all our Scouts and Explorer Scouts tonight for a new year of fun and exciting Scouting. New faces are always welcome! Scouts are for young people aged between 10 – 14 years old and meet on Tuesdays between 6.30 and 8.30 pm. Explorer Scouts are for young people aged…
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Scouts and Explorers on Holiday
Scouts and Explorers are now on holiday following on from last week’s “Film and Food” evening. They will return on Tuesday 8th January 2019. Beavers and Cub Scouts are on for the final time this year on Thursday. Usual time, usual place!
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Scout Post Forms
Please can we ask that Scout Post rota forms be returned today, 13th November by Scouts and Explorers and on Thursday 15th November for Beaver and Cub Scouts. The Scout Post is the Group’s major fundraising event of the year and also a much relied upon service by many in the local community. …