Father and Daughter duo, Stuart Vickers and Claire Pester will be taking part in the Shine Marathon Walk on 23rd September. Both have been a active members of the group for many years; from running Beaver colonies, attending Group Executive meetings and both playing key parts in putting on our ever popular pantomimes.

They are raising money for Cancer Research UK in loving memory of Gill Vickers who we lost to ovarian cancer in 2009. Gill was also an active member of the 23rd Bromley so any support that can be given to Stuart and Claire would be much appreciated.

Shine is Cancer Research UK’s marathon night walk, bringing people from across the UK together to light up London and fund life-saving research. The course is 26.2 miles or about 42 kilometres long  -that’s roughly the same as walking around a football pitch 121 times.

If you would like to support Stuart and Claire in their epic fundraising effort, you can do so at: https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/claires-fundraising-page-2800 

We will be having our Group AGM on Saturday 7th October at Wilberforce Scout Centre.

Please arrive at 11am for tea, coffee and cake before the AGM. Any donations of homemade cakes are much appreciated!

There will be a short meeting to review all of the great Scouting adventures that the group has had over the last year. It would be great to see a number of parents and Young People in attendance so that we can share all of the good news stories from the group, and explain our ideas for the year ahead.

Quick reminder that we have Harvest Church Parade this Sunday. Please meet in the HQ between 9.30am and 9.45am.

Donations of toiletries and non-perishable food for a local charity would be much appreciated.

We hope you all had a good summer break. Our sections meet back on the following dates:

Spitfire Beavers – Monday 4th September
Hurricane Beavers – Tuesday 12th September
Baloo Pack Cubs – TBC
Kim Pack Cubs – Tuesday 12th September
Scouts – Friday 8th September
Explorers – Thursday 7th September

Any questions feel free to drop us an email or ask your section leaders.

Good luck to those who are starting in new sections this term.

The next World Scout Jamboree will take place in the USA in Summer 2019.

The Greater London South East (GLSE) County have 36 places available for Scouts/Explorers born between 22 July 2001 and 21 July 2005.

The 23rd Bromley have a proud tradition of having representation at World Scout Jamborees in the past, and we would love to have Young People attending in 2019.

Further details can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/glsewsj2019-Info

The Unit Leadership Team will be holding two information evenings for Scouts, Explorers, Parents and Leaders to find out more and ask any questions. They will be on:
– Wednesday 4th October at Bromley District HQ
– Wednesday 11th October at Bexley District HQ

Each information evening will have the same presentation at 7pm and 8pm, with the Unit Leadership Team available afterward each to answer any questions you may have.

The group are delighted that Paul Bartlett has been awarded the Medal of Merit in recognition of his services to Scouting over the last 30 years. Not only has Paul been a Cub Leader at the group for many years, he has also held a number of District roles and supported various different events.

Paul was given his award at the end of the Bromley Scouts Portugal Expedition where he did a sterling job of arranging the catering for 197 hungry campers! This is one of countless examples of where Paul has gone above and beyond in order to give Young People a fantastic scouting experience.

Congratulations Paul, and thank you for all of your hard work over the years.

Yesterday over 30 Scouts, Explorers and Leaders from the group returned from the Bromley District Scouts Expedition to Portugal.

You can read more about it, and view some photos, by clicking here.

Congratulations to James Douglas, Matthew Higginbotttom, Aston Bush and Luke Harris who were all presented with their Chief Scout Gold Awards last night.

They are the first people from the group to achieve the award in a number of years – hope they are the first of many…

We are delighted that Patrick Walker and David Hudson, both leaders from the group, are on their way to represent the UK at the World Scout Moot in Iceland.

Moot is an official event of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), hosted and organized by the Icelandic Boy and Girl Scout Association, for young people aged between 18 and 25 inclusive.

The Moot program will start with an opening ceremony in Reykjavík on the 25 July and participants will have the opportunity to explore the capital city. Participants will be transported to one of the ten camps where they will spend the next four days. The camps will be in different locations in Iceland, with each offering different program elements. These vary from community, nature, adventure and environment.

On the 29 of July, all the participants will be transported to the Úlfljótsvatn Scout Centre for the third part of the Moot, which is called Althingi. The program at Althingi will include outdoor activities, workshops, roundtable discussions, challenges, campfires, diverse cultural activities and getting to know fellow Scouts and Guides from across the world!

On Saturday evening over 80 people attended a fundraising Quiz Night for our upcoming trip to Kenya.

There was a round on famous Africans, as well as a topical round to celebrate the end of Wimbledon. Everyone was treated to a Ploughmans and the evening was finished off with a raffle, and announcing the winners.

We were delighted to have representatives from the Harambee for Kenya charity selling some Kenyan items and talking to people about the good cause.

We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported our Quiz Night – it raised over £700 for our expedition!

Keep an eye out for more fundraisers for Kenya!