On Friday 20th March a rather unique ceremony took place at the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout headquarters at Brook Way Activity Centre. Due to the incredible demand on the group’s waiting lists (and after months of planning with considerable help from the Scout Association’s Regional Development Team), the group were able to finally realise their ambition to open a further
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Late last year, Beavers from the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group joined forces with the Woodland Trust to plant a native hedgerow in the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve as part of the country’s Jubilee Woods project. The hedgerow was planted in Savages Wood, under the guidance of volunteers from the Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group. It was the second
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Katherine Robinson of the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group reports on a recent camp attended by 6 to 8 year-olds from the group’s Beaver section: Beaver camp this year was held at Woodhouse on 16th-17th June 2012 and as you can probably tell, the theme was “Pirates”! As it happened, we had managed to choose one of the wettest Junes
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Occupational Therapy students from the University of the West of England (UWE) spent two days last week at the Brook Way Activity Centre helping the 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group check through its camping equipment. The Town Council has allowed the scouts to site a storage container alongside the centre and the group’s outdoor equipment was recently transferred there from
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The 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group has announced the formation of a new Explorer Scout Unit for young people aged 14 to 18. The unit held its first meeting on Friday 6th January and will now meet regularly on Friday nights from 7:30pm to 9:30pm at the Brook Way Activity Centre. Together with its two Beaver Colonies, two Cub Packs
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The 1st Bradley Stoke Scout Group has opened a second Cub pack and Scout troop after seeing a huge rise in the number of youngsters wanting to join. The group has seen membership rocket to over 100 children across its Beaver, Cub and Scout sections over the past year. On Thursday evening last week, the town’s Mayor, Cllr Ben Walker,
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