“In September four of our scouts from 17th Lewisham North completed the last part of their chief scout award, the expedition, although this had been planned a while ago the opportunity arose in late Summer to walk from Downe to Hammerwood…
Thank You Co-Op
A big ‘Thank you to the Co-Op for donating £1828 to Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre to help maintain the Centre. This is the second year that the local Co-op in New Addington has supported the centre. ‘ We are…
Frylands Wood Superstars
We have lots of Superstars on our crew at Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre, but today it gave Centre manager Barry and I great pleasure in awarding three of our crew, South London Scouts ‘Shining Star’awards for their exceptional commitment to volunteering. John Roy…
The Brownsea Flags
31st Aug we received a very important Union Jack at Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre. A founding Master of The Scout Lodge M.M.M. No. 1907, Tony, of the Freemasons, supplied the Union Flag to fly from the flagpole at Brownsea…
Our Farewell to Lawrie
On 20th July a small crowd of District members got together at Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre to present our previous District Chair, Lawrie Smith, with gifts from the District to recognise his outstanding service. Lawrie was Chair of the…
A kind Gesture from Old Palace Lodge
Old Palace Lodge, which has a proud history of supporting local charities presented a cheque for £500 to go towards the repair of the flagpole at Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre. The Flagpole erected in 2009 in memory of 21st…
Tuesday Gang!
Every Tuesday, a small maintenance group meets at Frylands Wood Scout Outdoor Centre to assist the site with any tasks they need completing. Members of the group have been assisting the District for decades, giving many hours of time to…
Hammerwood, what have you been up too?
The volunteers at Hammerwood Scout Campsite have been working hard redeveloping the buildings and the carpark at the site. They began during 2020, clearing the flag stones, old fencing and laying the ground work. Using a grant from the Lottery…