News & Activities
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St. George’s Parade
The Cubs participated in the St. George’s Parade in Witney, along with many other Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Brownies, and Guides from Witney and the surrounding area. They all looked
Easter Treasure Hunt
Just before we broke up for the Easter Holidays, the Cubs had a go at a treasure hunt with an Easter theme. They had to find (clean) socks that were
PGL 2017
In the last weekend in March, the Cubs went to PGL in Liddington, and had a blast! PGL is a fun, outdoor activity centre, where young people have the opportunity
Hip-Hop Dance off ‘goes down’!
Don’t ask how we got to doing a Hip-Hop Dance Off at scouts this week to RUN DMC’s ‘it’s like that’ but we did. We had great fun with two
Pancake Night
As Shrove Tuesday was on February 28th, on the Monday before it we had a pancake themed evening. We therefore had lots of activities involving pancakes! Throughout the evening, the
The Oxford Gang Show
During half term, we went to The Oxford Gang Show, and it was really good fun! Each year members from Scouting and Guiding in Oxfordshire have the opportunity to take
North Leigh 18 Hike
As you may have seen in other posts on the North Leigh Scouts website, we joined in with the Scout’s annual winter hike. It had been raining in the days
Chinese New Year
As this is our first post of 2017, let us start by wishing you all a Happy New Year! We hope everyone had a great Christmas break, and are now
Christmas Sleepover 2016
‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse’… – If only! The Cubs arrived full of excitement for our
Remembrance Day 2016
1st North Leigh Scout Group attended the remembrance Day Service this year at St.Mary Church in North Leigh by firstly Parading at Cuckamus Green in the village along with the
CPCW 2016 – Win for 1st North Leigh Endeavour Scouts
Congratulations to the ‘Lightning Vipers’ Patrol for winning CPCW for North Leigh scout group for a second time in the space of two years with another Patrol wining it last
Sixer and Seconder Camp 2016
Sixer and Seconder Camp is a fun camp for the older Cubs in order to prepare them with the skills needed when they move to Scouts, such as orienteering and
Duck Race – Back June 11th 2017
The Racing Quackers will be back for a fun filled family afternoon. The North Leigh Duck Race will be returning June 11th 2017 – put it in your diary
Independence Day – July
Only late by a week, the Cubs ended the summer term by celebrating July 4th (on July 11th), and learnt about Cubs in the USA. For example, they learnt that
Super Soaka 2016!
Super Soaka is our annual water fight at the end of the summer term. Cubs and their siblings are invited to take part in the water fight, with the aim
Cub Fest
As we told you way back in February, this year is a pretty special one, as it’s the Centenary of the founding of Cub Scouts! With nearly half of this
Pack Camp
In May, we went on a ‘Back to Basics’ Camp, organised by Akela. It was really fun, and great to learn a lot of the basic skills that we need
A Million Hands (Part 2)
So, it’s not a big deal, but… WE GOT A REPLY FROM THE PRIME MINISTER!! We are very grateful that he took time out of his busy schedule to reply
Walk to Combe Mill
Starting at North Leigh Common, the Cubs went on a walk. Along the way, they had fun running up and down the dips and hills in the woods, and chatting
A Million Hands (Part 1)
Megan, one of our Young Leaders, chose to undertake the challenge of leading the Cubs in participating in the A Million Hands Project. ‘A Million Hands is an on-going community