1st Taxal Scouts' AGM

Dear Parents,

We would like to invite you to the first ever Group Presentation Night and AGM at the Scout Hut on Thursday 12th May. The evening will be a review of the many activities each section has taken part in along with the presentation of Chief Scouts Awards to some of the young people in the Group. 

The Chief Scouts Award is the highest award which can be achieved in each section and recognition of a young person completing a number of activities and challenges. If your child is to receive a Chief Scouts Award you will be informed under separate email.

The evening will commence from 6:45pm with refreshments, ready for a 7pm start. We are aiming to close the evening at 8pm. 

Please come along and see what the Group has been involved in over the last year. 

Yours in Scouting

Steve Sidebotham                                    Linda Birch
Group Scout Leader                                   Ass. Group Scout Leader

Spring time in Whaley

Well, Spring has sprung once more!!!

The daffodils that Beavers have been planting in the Memorial Park for the last two years have burst into life and look glorious in the sunshine.

Thanks to all the Beaver Scouts involved.

Paul Evans, the Park Keeper, is thrilled with the results and has invited us to plant even more in the Autumn.

Scout Carpenters?

The finished article

Just before Easter the Scouts had a go at making their very own camping chairs. Armed with basic tools and a few scraps of wood we think they did pretty well. Although, admittedly, they don't look the comfiest!

Hard at work

Creeping Toad Cubs

Gordon "Toad" from "Creeping Toad" came along one evening last term to meet the Cubs with many different types of animal skulls. The cubs then tried to identify the animals & had a lesson on how to draw a skull. 

A fantastic evening was had by all. Thanks again Toad

100 good deeds

At the start of the year the 1st Taxal Cub Pack were challenged to complete 100 good turns for family & friends over this first term of 2016 to celebrate 100 years of cubs.

On Monday evening we hit our target, 105 tags were filled in from good turns.

Well done to all of the Cubs, I am sure everybody you helped were very appreciative. Keep up the good work though!

What will the next challenge be????

We have a winner!

Ben's winning design

A massive congratulations to Ben Brown from our cub section.

His design has been chosen as the winning badge which will be used for the High Peak Cubs Centenary celebration camp which is being held in May this year.

Cubs from all over the High Peak have entered the competition but Ben's design is the best.

Brilliant work!

A Cub Scout Christmas

The Cub Scout section had a very busy run up to Christmas this year. Entering the Gingerbread Festival at the Uniting Church and decorating a Xmas Tree for the Festival at Holy Trinity.

The gingerbread house was themed on the 100 years of Cub Scouting celebrations this year (you will hear much more about this I am sure) but sadly we weren't winners. I am sure that we will enter again next year.

The Xmas tree was decorated by the section, with a bit of help producing decorations provided by our Beaver Scouts, and I think you'll agree that the final product was spectacular. Roll on Xmas 2016!

View round the back

Another view of the house