OUR NEW WEBSITE IS LIVE!

After several months of hard work from the District Team, we are thrilled to announce that our new website is now Live! We invite you to visit us at https://www.lewishamscouts.org.uk. We have built our new website with our volunteers in…

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Meet Jamie!

Weʼre raising £150 to support our scout group

Weʼre raising £150 to support our scout group When you’re part of the Scouting movement, it doesn’t matter who or what you are, everyone is given the chance to play, participate, learn and contribute. Whether it is learning how to make a campfire…

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South London Scouts Air Team

Book your online zoom activities with the SLS Air Team now!

With the covid crisis set to continue for the moment, we have decided to continue the zoom classes for the moment for dates after Easter.The principles remain as before:groups/sections can now book with the booking secretary Carol Ivany email: scoutaviationcentrebookings@gmail.com…

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A Scout Film

Film by Kelvin Murray

In September, an award-winning photographer and filmmaker Kelvin Murray filmed a short film with the 1st New Cross & Lewisham Scouts. Over 2 days, a professional crew of 12 with 1 ton of gear (and a sailing boat) visited 3…

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Scout Sailing Course With The Ahoy Centre

by 1st New Cross

In the autumn term 2019, 18 cubs and scouts went down to the Ahoy Centre Charity, down the road in Deptford, to complete their Royal Yachting Association Stage 1 Course across 2 days. After getting kitted out in their wellies,…

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Kenya Expeditions 2016

Harambee for Kenya

Harambee for Kenya In the words of the Explorer Scouts and young leaders who took part in the expedition. MERU SAFE-HOUSE After spending our first full day in Nairobi visiting such things as the elephant orphanage and the giraffe centre…

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Kenya Expeditions 2012

Harambee for Kenya

Having helped to form the street kids in the safe house in Kisii into a Scout Group (1st Nyakoe) in 2009, it was thought to be appropriate to organise a Scout camp for them on our return. So that’s what…

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Kenya Expeditions 2009

Harambee for Kenya

The planning and fund-raising were over; the pain of inoculations was a past memory; bags had been checked ten times to make sure they were not overweight; project polo-shirts were being worn with pride – it must have been time…

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Nepal Expedition 2006-10

Nepal

Nepal 2006 – The first expedition In April 2006 a group of 35 Scouts, Explorer Scouts and leaders from Lewisham North Scout District went to Nepal for a two week period. While in Nepal the group embarked on a week…

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