The Old School Rooms (OSR) troop recently spent time learning ‘all things aviation’ for the Air Activities Badge. This is a multi-stage badge, so anyone in Scouting can progressively learn more and extend their knowledge and skills from Beavers to Explorers. The first step was a visit to the Aerospace Bristol museum…
Continue reading
The 1st Little Stoke Scout Group will be 70 years old in 2022 and there are plans to hold a number of events to celebrate this huge milestone. The group started in February 1952 and was housed in a wooden hut near the allotments off Bush Avenue. In 1963, the HQ moved to its current location in Rossall Avenue…
Continue reading
Members of the 1st Stoke Gifford Old School Rooms Scout troop have once again been taking part in the popular CREST award scheme, run by the British Science Association. The scheme provides opportunities for young people to explore real-world science, technology, engineering and maths projects in an exciting way.
Continue reading
Little Stoke Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are all set to restart their face-to-face programme after having had to meet via Zoom for the last 18 months. The leaders and children are all keen to get back to fun Scouting activities and enjoying the outdoors as much as possible after being ‘locked down’ for so long.
Continue reading
Stoke Gifford’s Old School Room (OSR) Scouts have recently taken part in the Blue Peter ‘Climate Heroes’ challenge, which asked young people to become a ‘green-army’ to help tackle carbon emissions and climate change. The Scouts were asked to pledge to reduce their plastic use, save energy and plant pollinating plants.
Continue reading
As lockdown begins easing across the country, 1st Little Stoke Scouts have begun to resume face-to-face meetings. This is a particularly exciting time for the Beaver section, who will be meeting face-to-face at the Scout hut for the first time in July…
Continue reading
The easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions from late March has allowed four Stoke Gifford Scouts to finally complete an expedition to satisfy one of the requirements of the Chief Scout’s Gold Award. The exercise followed weeks of planning and organising conducted via the Zoom videoconferencing platform.
Continue reading
During the enforced closure due to the third Covid-19 lockdown, the 1st Little Stoke Scout Group has made significant improvements to its headquarters adjacent to the children’s play area in Little Stoke Park. In the summer holidays, Mad Science are going to be using the building for summer science camps.
Continue reading
Scouts of the Old School Rooms troop in Stoke Gifford slept rough – in their own gardens due to lockdown – in minus 3 degrees centigrade temperatures, with just their cardboard shelters for protection. Why on earth would they do that? I hear you all ask!
Continue reading
Following the good news that schools and shops are opening again following the fall in Covid-19 case numbers and the roll-out of the vaccine, 1st Little Stoke Scout Group are getting ready to welcome children and leaders to meetings at their headquarters off Rossall Avenue.
Continue reading