News

24 Apr 2015

Just a reminder it is St. Georges Day Parade on Sunday in Colchester.
If you haven’t already done so please could you let us know if your child will not be attending so we know how many to expect.
We do encourage our Group to attend this event together with all the Groups in the Colchester Districts to also renew our promise.
We will be meeting in the Britannia Car Park (next to the Colchester Town Train Station) in Colchester at 1.30pm at Assembly point ‘L’. We will walk along Osborne Street, up …

9 Apr 2015

The Scout Association is delighted to announce that Bear Grylls has been reappointed as UK Chief Scout until 2018! Check out our news story here:http://bit.ly/1aMAc4C
 

23 Mar 2015

A few photos from the Patrol Camp last weekend. Two Patrols, Backwoods Cooking and a small Pioneering Project.
More photos are in the Facebook Group.

23 Mar 2015

Friday 13th March saw twenty six 1st Great Bentley Cubs descend on Go Bananas in Colchester. Upon arrival the youngsters picked their sleeping location, most of the “Tiny Town” was available to them so we had clubs sleeping in houses, climbing frame, and in the open. The leaders were consigned to sleeping “under the sea”. Friday night was full of games and crafts provided by the friendly Go Bananas staff followed by snacks and hot chocolate. We were up early on Saturday morning as we had to hike through the …

27 Jan 2015

 
 

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The Programme refresh has arrived! Check out our news story for everything you need to know: http://bit.ly/1wxPD3e
You can also find an introduction to the updated Programme atprepared.scouts.org.uk.

12 Jan 2015

 
 
 
 
Wintercamp is an activity camp running right in the middle of winter. You can certainly expect the extremes of British weather. We have seen snow, ice, torrential rain, and bright sunshine. Combine that with the best activities going and we’ve got ourselves a very exhilarating weekend.

Here are some photos from the weekend.

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9 Jun 2014

Fifteen 1st Great Bentley Scouts descended to Skreens Park this weekend…
We endured heavy rain, thunder & lightning, which was followed by soaring temperatures!

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16 May 2014

To support her fundraising for the WSJ in 2015 Megan will be running her Sweet Shop on most Scout meeting nights.
All items are competitively priced, and all money raised will be used for the WSJ.