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!

Thanks to Amazon Smile, uou can make a difference for the Scout Group while you shop Amazon Prime Day deals on 15 & 16 July. Simply shop at https://smile.amazon.co.uk/ch/267692-0 and Amazon donates to 23rd Bromley Scout Group.

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!

On Thursday evening the Explorer Unit spent some time giving the garden a little bit of TLC!

We have topped up the ink cartridge recycling envelopes in the lobby of the HQ. 

You can raise money for the group by putting a used ink cartridge in the envelope and popping it in the post box – it couldn’t be simpler!

This week our Explorers undertook the Foodbank Challenge.

They met at a local supermarket and each group were given £13. With this they had to buy 26 items that were to be donated to the local Foodbank – each item had to start with a different letter of the alphabet.

It was great to see how seriously the Explorers took the challenge and the vast number of items that they have been able to donate.

Well done to one group who managed to buy all 26 items with 10p to spare!

Thank you to everyone who came along to our Sports Day yesterday – we all had a great day despite the occasional downpour!

Well done to all who took part and those who won Awards. Certificates will be handed out the section meetings in the coming weeks.

What we wear when we Scout…

As part of the UK Scout Association Skills for Life plan, they said they’d review the Scout uniform. This will help them understand what Scout members currently wear and explore other options of what could be worn. The public and all members now have the chance to have their say, and views on variations to suit the needs of Sea Scouts, Air Scouts, faiths and nations are encouraged.

Once you’ve completed the 15 minute survey, please encourage other volunteers, young people and their parents or carers to share their views too.

The online questionnaire, run by PopulusLive, will close on 7 July 2019 and it can be found at – scouts.org.uk/whatwewear.

The UK Scout Association are committed to remaining a uniformed movement. If changes are proposed, they’ll include a substantial period of transition. No decision has been made at this stage, and there are no immediate changes to uniform.

This year is the Group’s 80th Anniversary and to celebrate there was a weekend of celebrations for all ages.

On the evening of Friday 11th October there was a Dinner Dance at Cherry Lodge Golf Club which was attended by past and present leaders / supporters, as well as former members.

On Saturday 12th October there was a Fun Day at Wilberforce Scout Centre. There were activities for all ages, a sizzling BBQ and a fantastic cake baked by Laura Evans!

Thanks to everybody who came along to celebrate 80 years of providing life changing Scouting experiences to our members.

Below are a selection of pictures from the weekend:

Congratulations to two of our Explorer leaders who were recently presented with long service awards – with the help of a feathered friend who happened to be visiting Explorers.

Claire Pester was presented with her 20 year service award, and Ellen Alexander was presented with her 5 year service award.

The group are really grateful for all of the time that both have commited to giving Young People brilliant Scouting experiences over the years.