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1st Norwich Group joined with McDonald's staff on October 13th
and collected litter in Lakenham. 269.9Kgs of rubbish were collected.
McDonald's made the group very welcome and a happy meal was enjoyed after the hard work!
On 6th Nov' Scouts Dominic & Alistair joined Charles & Jane to make a presentation at McDonald's
in the hope of winning a prize of £1000. In the event 2nd Hellesdon Group were winners, but we all enjoyed the experience and scouting showed that it is still up for a challenge too.
A Camp by scouts from Hohenlimburg in Germany at Eaton Vale Norwich
The Scouts from Germany camped at Eaton Vale Activity Centre
along with some members of the 1st Norwich. Lots of fun activities were enjoyed including, a Campfire, singing in the "Black Tent", climbing, a visit to the Broads and seaside, meeting the Lord Mayor of Norwich, a trip to London by train, canoeing and a model boat race that was won by a canoe carved by a 1st Norwich scout. Click here to see more photos.A certificate of the event was signed by all those who took part
to remember the beginning of this link between Germany and England.
9th August 2012 to 18th August 2012
The friendship between
1st Norwich Sea Scout Group
&
Deutsche Pfadfinderschaft Sankt Georg
Hohenlimburg
was renewed by camping at
Eaton Vale in Norwich.
There Scouts from Germany and England made friends
and in the spirit of the original exchange
begun by
Waldo Patzer and Eric Greenfield
showed that though from different countries and backgrounds
at heart they are all just the same
Scouts having fun and enjoying life together.
Mathew's Bite Size News
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INFO ON CLOSURE OF OLD HQ BUILDING
The Group has been fortunate to find temporary meeting places on the same days and times as usual for the duration of the building project.
Scouts & Beavers will meet at The Lakenham Community Centre on Harwood Rd, near St Johns Church starting from week commencing 18th June
Cubs will meet at Coopers Lane camp Grounds near Sandy Lane Shops until the end of this term. Then in September at The New Hope Christian Centre on Martineau Lane.
More info at the first meeting after 1/2 term.
WORLD RECORD ATTEMPT
GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORD ATTEMPT
The Camping & Caravanning Club of Great Britain invited us to take part in an attempt to get the world record number of people wearing crowns today on Bank Holiday Jubilee Day June 4th 2012. A total of 89 were recorded at Norwich and this will be added to the Clubs total from all their sites today.
St Georges Day , Fun and renewal of Promise
Some of the group went to the St Georges Day event at the Royal Norfolk Showground on Sat 21st April. There were presentations of Chief Scout Bronze Awards to three 1st Norwich Cubs, Jonty, Harry & William and Tyler now a scout got his Silver award but that was presented on Friday at the Troop meeting.
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Another piece of news:
Cub leader Charles received a Bar to the Silver Acorn award at the
St Georges Service for Leaders in southern Norwich, held at St Thomas Church Earlham Rd on 23rd April. This is also where the 1st Norwich began its 104 year history!
Easter Fun Day April 4th
The weather was not on our side today but we had a great time. Helped by leaders, Jane, Joy and Sara, parents Arabella and Cheryl, Explorers Alex, Daniel and Olly and Dominic & Bryn and others.
The day got off to great start with putting up a tent to protect the wood choppers and setting up the cooking fires in the firewood shelter, so that the cooks could choke on the smoke.
Cowboy dinners were prepared after a demonstration by Alex Saunders of his chef and knife skills. These were cooked over the fires, whilst cakes were made and other activities enjoyed including mini-pioneering and map-reading. The dinners went down well in the rather colder and wetter day than was wished for. In the afternoon an Easter Egg Hunt hike was completed by all and small eggs were given to the winners. During the morning we were visited by a representative of the Trusthouse Foundation, Jo with Kelvin from our fundraising committee. If you weren't there then where were you we had a great time
BAG PACK SAINSBURY'S MARCH 10TH
Thanks to all parents and members who took the time to help at this event. Generous shoppers gave £615.00 This will be a great help as we are unable to hold a fete this summer. Hoping that the New HQ will be started by then
Sad News for Old Scouts
Julian, Charles and Woody went to the funeral of "Dal" Dalmaine Milton Dewgard, our scout leader from the Sixties on Monday 6th Feb. He was 84 and had led a life of public service and care for others. He was born in Belize, and came to the UK when the vicar in his local town retired back home. Dal stayed with him at Brockdish and eventually got into engineering. He moved to Norwich and became a leader at 1st Norwich. Later he joined the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows and became chairman of a number of branches over the years. Then he was elected as local councillor and served his community there. Although he had been away from scouting for a long time his legacy of service lives on through those whom he had contact with.
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