Last night the group were delighted to be presented with a cheque for £1,500 from Bromley Rotary Club. This was in return for helping them with their Santa Sleigh Collection before Christmas.

Huge thank you to Bromley Rotary Club and all who donated – this money will really help the 23rd Bromley Scout Group.

This has been another challenging year for the Group but we were able start face to face scouting again in April and this carried on right through till December with some amazing weekly meetings and camps happening, then things changed again and we had to put more restrictions in place but we have an awesome group of leaders who just carried on delivering, Covid safe, amazing programmes.

The pantomime rehearsals started in October but unfortunately we have had to make the decision to cancel it again this year but we thank all the cast and crew for their continued support.

We thank all the leaders, young people, supporters and families for everything you do for the group and we wish you all a happy and safe Christmas and New Year. 

Jenny & Sandra (Group Scout Leaders)

The group have taken the very tough decision to cancel our pantomime performances that were scheduled to take place in January.

The cast and crew have already put in countless hours to get ready for the performances, but given the current uncertainty regarding Covid we feel the safest decision for all is to stop rehearsing and cancel the performances.

We will be in touch with all ticket holders after Christmas with details about refunds.

A huge thank you must go out to everyone who has put so many hours into preparations – it is very much appreciated.

The group will be holding our annual Christmas Carol Service at St Augustine’s Church this coming Friday.

It will start at 7.00pm, and many sections will be taking part in the service.

All relevant Government guidance will be followed at the service, for example the wearing of face coverings (unless exempt).

We have decided not to have refreshments after the Carol Service, in order to try and keep people as safe as possible in the leadup to Christmas.

We look forward to seeing many people on Friday for our final group event before Christmas.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Christmas Fair on Saturday – we raised a fantastic £799.44 which will help the group to provide more Scouting experiences for our young people.

It was great to see so many people back at one of our favourite events of the year. People were able to start their Christmas shopping, try their luck at one of our many festive games and treat themselves to a delicious homemade cake!

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We are delighted that our Christmas Fair will be returning later this month. It will be on Saturday 27th November with doors opening at 11.30am.

The entrance fee is 50p and all proceeds raised will go to the costs of the Scout Group. There will be a range of festive themed stalls, games and tombolas. There will also be craft, gift and toy stalls for you to get a start on your Christmas shopping.

Please share with friends, family and colleagues who may be interested in coming to support one of our top fundraising events of the year.

We are really pleased to be able to once again hold our Remembrance Day Parade this year. It will be on Sunday 14th November and full details will be sent out by your section leaders.

After such success in previous years one of our Scouts, Oliver Ward, will once again be selling chocolate poppies in the Scout HQ after the ceremony.

They will be in a sealed bag and all ingredients are listed on the pack to assist with any allergies. The chocolate poppies will be on sale for 50p each with all proceeds going to the Royal British Legion. If people could please bring the exact change it would be much appreciated.

The group are pleased to publish our Trustees’ Annual Report & Accounts Year Ending 31 March 2021.

This Annual Report is issued by the trustees of the 23rd Bromley (St Augustine’s) Scout Group in conformity with requirements of relevant Charities Acts and the Policy, Organisation and Rules of the Scout Association. It covers the financial year ended 31st March 2021 and the census year ending 31st January 2021.

Due to a change in personal circumstances one of our current Hurricane Beaver leaders is no longer able to attend meetings on a regular basis. We are therefore looking for an adult to join the existing Hurricane Beavers Leadership Team. The existing team have already got a great programme in place which is fun, messy, loud and jam packed with adventure – we are really looking for an adult who can be present and support at the weekly meetings.

If you are someone who enjoys interacting with young people, and is patient and caring then you are just the kind of person we are looking for. Full support is given by the two Group Scout Leaders, as well as other members of the Beaver Leadership Team.

The Beaver Section is our youngest Section, with Young People joining aged 6 and staying with the section until they are 8. Hurricane Beavers meet on Tuesday evenings during term time – they start at 5.00pm and finish at 6.30pm.

We are also looking for adults to volunteer at our other sections, such as Explorers (14-18 year olds) who meet on a Thursday evening from 7.45pm until 9.15pm.

If you would be interested in joining in the adventure as an adult volunteer then please email gsl@23rdbromleyscouts.org. Please do also share details with anyone who you think might be interested.