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Covid-19 Witney Hero – Windmill Cubs
We are really proud that our Windmill Cubs Leadership Team has received a Covid-19 ‘Witney Hero’ award. You can read the details about the award in these letters: Award Award
Face-to-Face Meeting to Start Again
Hoorah! As I am sure that you are all aware, today marks the start of Step 2 of the Government’s Roadmap out of Lockdown and, once again, we have been
Face-to-Face Meeting to Cease Again
Since the third national lockdown came into force on 4th January 2021, we are once again having to cease face-to-face section meetings. Hopefully, the switch back to virtual meetings will
Woodland Beavers – Xmas 2020
This year we made Yule Goats .. No really … Look them up ! We have been meeting on Zoom and doing lots of different things so we did something
Face-to-Face Meeting to Start Again
Hoorah! As I am sure that you are all aware by now, the second lockdown has ceased with effect from 2nd December 2020 and we have been given the green
Face-to-Face Meeting to Cease Again
As I am sure that you are all aware by now, with the second lockdown taking effect from 5th November 2020, we are having to cease face-to-face section meetings again.
Woodland Beavers – Socially Distanced Walk
Most of our meetings have been on Zoom but we did manage a socially distanced walk this term before it became too dark to meet outside.
Summer Orienteering Challenge!
Despite lockdown, we’ve kept on Scouting using Zoom meetings, which is amazing (that’s the 21st Century for you!). Now that we’ve stopped for the summer holidays we want to set
North Leigh Scout Group Needs You!
Can you help by volunteering for roles within our Group? Scouting worldwide continues to be as popular as ever. We are experiencing this trend here at 1st North Leigh Scout
Woodland Beavers – Last meeting before lockdown
We didn’t know it but this was our last meeting before lockdown. We did out safety badge, learning about water safety, road safety and safety in the home. After this
Woodland Beavers – Xmas 2019
Every year we make Christmas cards and go to sing carols at Madley Park House. These are our cards this year.
Woodland Beavers Camp at Brownsea Island
The beavers had an amazing time visiting Brownsea Island with the rest of the North Leigh Scout group. We stayed in a house on the beach while the rest of
1st North Leigh Centenary Camp
If you hadn’t realised, 1st North Leigh Scout Group is 100 years old this year! (Only a few leaders have been around since then, I’ll leave it to you to
Chip Shop Walk 2019
We end our summer term with the yearly Chip Shop Walk from North Leigh to Long Hanborough. Along the way we identified trees and other natural objects such as rabbit
Crocodiles of the World Trip!
The beavers had an amazing evening at crocodiles of the world, who had opened especially for us! We saw crocodiles, alligators, snakes and lizards. The beavers even got to stroke
Woodland Beavers at the West Oxfordshire District Camp – June 2019
The West Oxfordshire District Camp is a camp for all district scouts and the Beavers had a great time camping out for the night. This was the first real outdoor
Camp Fire songs at Madley Park House
In preparation for our upcoming camp we practiced our campfire songs and went to Madley Park House. We performed our full range of campfire songs in front of a packed
Air Activities
The Beavers have been working on their Air Activities level 1 badge. This included designing their own aircraft and making paper planes before seeing how well they flew. Mike and
Fire Lighting!
We went off to the woodland and with the help of the scout leaders all the beavers had the opportunity to learn how to light a fire! We all learnt
Duck Race 2019
This year’s duck race is on Sunday 14th July! Here’s all the information you need to know: What is a Duck Race?We float about 1700 plastic ducks along the river