Two Stoke Gifford Scout leaders have received awards for good and long service to Scouting. Sue Baker, a Beaver Scout leader, and Michele Grattidge, a Scout and Explorer Scout leader, were presented with awards in December for their dedication and support to Scouting in Stoke Gifford.
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The start of a new term at 1st Little Stoke Scout Group saw all the sections continuing with an online programme using the Zoom videconferencing platform. These sessions have been a brilliant way for all the members involved in Scouting to get together, share their experiences and love of Scouting.
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As of early October, the Beavers, Cubs and Scouts of 1st Stoke Gifford Scout Group have finally been able to meet up face to face again. Since lockdown, many of the sections have been working hard to keep the young members involved in Scouting, but there’s nothing like meeting up in person.
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The Stoke Gifford detachment of Bristol Army Cadet Force (ACF) has kept busy, taking part in numerous virtual activities, writes Staff Sergeant Instructor (SSI) Paul Clark. This is despite all face-to-face training and activities having to be cancelled or suspended for the foreseeable future.
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During lockdown, all sections of the 1st Little Stoke Scout Group have been running exciting sessions online using Zoom. These sessions have been a brilliant way for all the members involved in Scouting to get together, share their experiences, their love of Scouting and continue to learn skills for life.
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Since lockdown began and face-to-face scouting was halted throughout the UK, the 1st Stoke Gifford Old School Rooms (OSR) Scouts have met regularly on Zoom (the videoconferencing app), where they’ve done loads of activities from baking, cooking, model making, Kahoot quizzes, bingo, scavenger hunts…
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Members of 1st Little Stoke Scout Group have not met face to face since the end of March, however, Scouting has continued at home with leaders contacting their sections via email and using Zoom video conferencing. All three sections have been involved in the national ‘Hike to the Moon’ initiative.
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The 1st Little Stoke Scout Group is looking forward to welcoming new members, both adults and young people, at a special Open Event being held on Thursday 5th March, writes group leader Tony Edmonds. The group has been providing activities for boys and girls in Little Stoke and surrounding areas since 1952. We are a family focused group and place
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On Sunday 8th December, ten excitable Beavers from the 1st Little Stoke Scout Group met at Bitton Station, as part of a district organised event to meet Santa on the Santa Express. As the Beavers boarded the train, for many a first experience of riding a steam train, they were thinking carefully about all the things they were thankful for
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The Stoke Gifford detachment of the Bristol Army Cadet Force (ACF) has been busy over the last few months, taking part in numerous camps, sporting events and receiving numerous awards in the process, writes Sergeant Instructor Paul Clark. Fieldcraft In June the cadets went off to Rollestone Training Camp on Salisbury Plain to take part in their annual fieldcraft weekend
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