. In the Christian calendar, 2nd March is St Chad’s Day which (according to Wikipedia) is said to be the most propitious day for the sowing of broad beans. After […]
2 March – St Chad’s Day
Category: Blog
Scouting’s a Team Game!
It has occurred to me more than once recently that Scouting is much better when played as a team game. We go to great lengths to organise our young people […]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year to all Scouts in Gloucestershire. I hope the year ahead will bring you everything you wish for, for yourself, your family and your Group/District/County. We are planning […]
What is Youth Involvement?
Yesterday, Colin (Steward), Rishona (Haigh-Neal) and I attended the Scout Association’s AGM in London. After the formal business in the morning we spent the afternoon discussing what we understand by […]
South Cerney – A Decision (of sorts)
We presented our petition on Wed and were well received by many of the County Council! A number of councillors spoke eloquently in support and there seemed to be pretty […]
South Cerney
Thank you to those who attended Friday’s public meeting in South Cerney to hear Lake 12 Partnership’s proposals for the Outdoor Education Centre. The next stage in the campaign will […]
St George – has he had his day?
I have always loved St George’s Day. One of my first experiences of doing something in front of a large crowd of people was when I had to read the […]
What a week!
Having spent two days at Gilwell this week and with the St George’s Day parade and service at the Cathedral to look forward to on Sunday, I thought I had […]
South Cerney Update
Members of the Lake 12 Partnership are continuing to nurture support for our bid to keep South Cerney open for use for young people and others. Having said that it […]
South Cerney Outdoor Education Centre
I am sure many of you will have been surprised and concerned to hear of the County Council’s plans to close and sell off all of its education centres including […]