At the group AGM on Saturday there were a number of changes to the Group Executive that were agreed…

John Bruce has decided to stand down as Group Chair after 9 years in the role, and will be replaced by Colin Goodwin. 

After 14 years of looking after the group accounts Richard Jones has decided to stand down as Group Treasurer, and will be replaced by Jonathan Pownall.

In addition, Stuart Vickers has decided to stand down from the Group Executive after 10 years.

Rev Steve Spencer also joined the Group Executive in an ex-officio role.

The group would like to place on record their thanks to John, Richard and Stuart for all of their hard work over the years, and also welcome Colin, Jonathan and Steve to the group.

Full minutes of the AGM can be found on the Resources Page of the website.

This year the 23rd Bromley celebrated their 80th anniversary, and had a weekend of celebrations to mark the occasion. On Friday 11th October there was a dinner dance at Cherry Lodge Golf Club. It was a brilliant evening for current leaders, former leaders and former members to reflect on their Scouting experiences over the years.

On Saturday 12th October, the group held a family fun day at Wilberforce Scout Centre. There was activities on offer for all ages, including backwards cooking and orienteering. Everybody was well fed with a BBQ and an amazing cake made by Laura Evans.

Below are some photos from the weekend of celebrations:

Megan Ward, who was one of six Explorers from the 23rd Bromley who were selected to attend the World Scout Jamboree in America in summer 2019. 

Click here to read some words that Megan wrote about her Jamboree experience.

As the Scout Group is entirely self-funded we are always looking at new ways to raise additional funds.

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Just 45 days to go until the group celebrate their 80th anniversary with a special Dinner Dance!

This year the 23rd Bromley are celebrating their 80th Anniversary, and will be having a weekend of celebrations in early October. There will be a Dinner Dance for anybody over the age of 18 at Cherry Lodge Golf Club on Friday 11th October 2019.

For more details, including a booking form, visit this page of our website.

We have reached the end of term and its the end of another successful year for the group. Jenny Owens and Sandra Goodwin, our Group Scout Leaders, would like to thank all the leaders for their hard work and wish everyone a good and safe summer.

It is not just the end of a term, its also the end of an era. After 32 years of dedicated service to the Spitfire Beaver colony and the 23rd Bromley Stella is stepping down. The group want to thank her for all her hard work and friendship over the years and hope she enjoys her retirement but hope she knows she will be greatly missed and will always be welcome at group events.

The group would also like to welcome Laura Evans and Joe Tregent to the group – they are taking over the running of Spitfire Beavers, we thank them and hope they enjoy their time in the group.

On Monday 22nd July a few of the group supporters organised a surprise farewell event for Stella – it was great to see people of all ages turn out to thank Stella. Below are some photos from the event:

Well done to Oliver Ward who promoted Bromley Junior Park Run to the Scout Group and got a good team along to take part earlier today. This was all part of Oliver’s Leadership Activity Badge.

This week 7 people from the group have begun their journey to the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, USA. The World Scout Jamboree is the largest camping event organized by the Scout Movement, gathering as many as 50,000 Scouts and leaders every four years from more than 200 countries and territories.

On Thursday Patrick Walker jetted off to be part of the International Service Team (IST). The IST is an army of volunteers who help with a whole range of tasks and activities to enable the Jamboree to run smoothly for all of the Young People.

This morning (Saturday) 6 of our Explorers departed from Heathrow with the rest of Greater London South East Unit (Unit 25). The group wish Alex Costello, Katie Ainscough, Sydney Codalli, Charlotte Miles, Megan Ward and Jordan Bartlett all the best for their Jamboree. We can’t wait to hear all about it when you get back.

The group is very proud that so many members of the group have been selected to be a part of the World Scout Jamboree. You can keep up to date with Unit 25’s adventures using the following:

Facebook – www.facebook.com/Unit25Bobcats/

Twitter – www.twitter.com/unit25wsj

Instagram – www.instagram.com/unit25wsj19

Monday and Tuesday next week are Amazon Prime Days which offer exclusive discounts to Amazon Prime members around the world. This is years Amazon Prime Days are set to be the biggest event yet!

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28 Scouts, Leaders and parents cycled 13 miles round Bewl Water today as part of their cyclist badge. They negotiated a few thousand runners and made it round in great time. Thanks to Chip and David for arranging. Badges coming next week to those who took part!