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The Beavers Experiment!
Woodland Beavers have been experimenting! They used the sugar in the well-known sweets Skittles to experiment with the chemistry concept known as the concentration gradient – that is, that chemicals
Founder’s Day 2023
Founder’s Day is celebrated throughout the scouting world on 22nd February and honours Lord Baden-Powell and his wife, Olave, the first Chief Girl Guide. It’s a time for Scouts and
North Leigh Hike 2023
We are excited that North Leigh’s Endeavour Scout Troop have resurrected the North Leigh Hike for 2023 and it will be taking place on Saturday, 11th March 2023 All the details
Chinese New Year – January 2023
2023 is the Chinese year of the rabbit. We had fun discovering which animal year everyone was born in and the traits they may have. We found out about Chinese
Paper pioneering – January 2023
So how strong is newspaper? We tasked the cubs with building a bridge out of newspaper to hold as much weight as possible. They needed to let their imaginations run
Santa Visits North Leigh 2022
The North Leigh Scout Group Elves were privileged to escort Santa around North Leigh last night, raising money for the Group. Well done to everyone involved! Despite the weather being
Group Day 2022
Group Day 2022 was held on Saturday, 10th September at the Youlbury Scout Activity Centre. The weather was pretty much perfect for the activities and everyone had a great time.
Duck Race 2022 – Results
Thank you so much to everyone who supported us by buying ducks to partake in our Duck Race and to the wonderful leaders, members of their families and friends who
Duck Race 2022
The 1st North Leigh Scout Group are glad to announce that our annual Duck Race will be taking place on Saturday, 2nd July 2022, from 12pm, on the river Evenlode.
Kestrel Cubs Narrowboat Trip – May 2022
The Kestrel Cub Pack enjoyed a weekend of narrow boating from 27-29 May 2022 on a stretch of the Grand Union Canal near Daventry. Here are quite a lot of
Queen’s Jubilee Parade
Here are some photos from the Queen’s Jubilee Parade on 5th June 2022, where, along with the North Leigh Guides, we paraded from Cuckamus Green to St Mary’s Church for
Endeavour Scouts go to Clip ‘N Climb
Here are some photos from the Scout Troop’s recent indoor climbing activity at Clip ‘n Climb in Bicester. The scouts absolutely loved it! (Please click on the photos to enlarge
Group Day 2022
Group Day 2022 will be held on Saturday 10 September 2022. This is a time where we all come together as a group and share a wonderful day carrying out
North Leigh Remembrance Parade 2021
Today we took part in the North Leigh Remembrance Parade and Service. We were really proud of all of our young people. Whether it was marching down the road, reading
Windmill Cubs go to PGL!
Windmill Cubs had a fabulous time at PGL. There was brilliant teamwork during the den building! Group 1 had fun with lots of activities. Group 2 also had fun with lots
Leaders’ Social – Crokinole at the Masons Arms
Leaders from all 4 of our sections and the executive committee enjoyed a night our playing Crokinole at the Masons Arms in North Leigh last night. What a great game
#GoodForYou
We sometimes wonder why our lovely leaders volunteer! This video goes some way to explaining why they do it.
Squirrels!
After a two-year pilot project and extensive consultation we’re absolutely delighted to introduce you to Squirrels, UK Scouts’ programme for four and five year olds. Squirrels is a completely new
Duck Race 2021 – Results
Thank you so much to everyone who supported us by buying ducks to partake in our Duck Race and to the wonderful leaders and members of their families who made
England -Readiness level: YELLOW
This means: Section meetings can take place outdoors and indoors. Residential activities may take place. Group sizes and limitations: All non-residential activities (including young people, Scout Network and adult only