Waylon and William both of 12th Lewisham North Scout Group have been presented with their Chief Scout Silver Award. Waylon was presented with his at their local community centre who allowed their outdoor space to be used as a practice ground…
Lewisham Scout District Governance Support Team
The Lewisham Scout District Governance Support Team has recently been set up and meets regularly. You may ask why now? The reason is because the District Executive Committee felt it was not supporting Group Executives in a pro-active way, and it…
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…
Two Scouts complete their Chief Scout Gold Award
Two Scouts from the 17th Forest Hill Scout Troop have completed their Chief Scout Gold Award, the highest award in the Scout section. These individuals have managed to complete all nine Scout Challenge Badges, tackling the final challenges during the…
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…
Volunteering is #GoodForYou
Scouting happens when adults work together as a team We are passionate about providing the friendship and excitement of scouting to our members and we want as many young people in our area to have the opportunity to join our…
South London Scouts Air Team
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…
A Scout Film
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…
Scout Sailing Course With The Ahoy Centre
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,…
Kenya Expeditions 2016
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…