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Maintenance Day Autumn 2024
Sat, 02 Nov 2024
Maintenance Day Saturday 23rd November 12-3pm It is that time again, autumn has arrived, and we need help to collect all the leaves from the trees and tidy up t...
Squirrels coming 2025
Tue, 15 Oct 2024
Squirrels are coming to 1st Woosehill We are excited to announce that we will be opening a Squirrels section in 2025. More details to follow. Join Us If you are...
Merlins and Buzzards went for summer camp by the River Wye
Sun, 01 Sep 2024
Merlins and Buzzards went for summer camp by the River Wye. While there we paddled a section of the river Wye after a morning's training in kayaks. Great experi...
Beavers visit the Fire Station
Wed, 05 Jun 2024
A visit to Theale Fire Station On Wednesday 5th June both Kingfishers and Swifts Beavers went for an exciting trip to Theale Fire Station! We were given a tour ...
Maintenance Day - 24th March 2024
Fri, 16 Feb 2024
We are planning to run a maintenance session on 24th March 2024 to ensure that our hut and grounds are kept in excellent condition for scouting. It is important...
Buzzards canoe along Vale of Pewsey
Sat, 23 Sep 2023
Expedition Along Vale of Pewsey 1st Woosehill Buzzards troop completed a 2 day expedition by canoe along the Vale of Pewsey. Along the way they operated locks a...
Pumpkin Festival
Wed, 10 Nov 2021
On 31st October 1st Woosehill Scout Group held its first Pumpkin Festival. Over 20 pumpkins were entered into the best decorated/carved pumpkin competition. The...
Dulux/AkzoNobel Help Fund Refurbishment
Sat, 05 Dec 2020
A massive thanks to Dulux/AkzoNobel for their recent donation in aid of the refurbishment of our Scout Hut’s toilet facilities. The donation of £1,000, fr...
1st Woosehill Remembrance Sunday 2020
Sun, 08 Nov 2020
Despite the global COVID19 pandemic impacting everyone’s daily life, we don’t forget those who have sacrificed themselves to secure and protect our ...
Lockdown hasn't stopped the Merlin Scouts from meeting
Mon, 19 Oct 2020
Lockdown hasn’t stopped the Merlin Scouts from meeting - here we are last term doing our best to work out a secret code, can you work out what it is sayin...
Return to Scouting Plans
Fri, 04 Sep 2020
As some of the government restrictions around the COVID-19 pandemic begin to be relaxed, we are starting to plan for how we'll be able to return to face-to-face...
COVID-19 Update - 3 May 2020
Sun, 03 May 2020
Hello to all members and friends of 1st Woosehill Scout Group Since our last update on 24th March, a lot has changed as the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our da...
1st Woosehill AGM 2019
Sun, 07 Jul 2019
On Saturday 6th July 2019 the 38th Annual General Meeting of 1st Woosehill Scout group was held. The new campfire circle came into its own with Beavers, Cubs, S...
Working party prepare the grounds for the 2019 1st Woosehill Scouts AGM
Mon, 01 Jul 2019
The famous summer working party took place on Sunday 30th June 2019 to make sure our grounds were in top shape before next weekend's AGM and Summer family party...
Fire Circle Grand Opening
Sun, 05 May 2019
An inaugural group campfire was held on the 29th April to celebrate the completion of the new Fire Circle. The usual songs were sang around the fire whist stead...
Campfire Circle Nears Completion
Wed, 17 Apr 2019
After an amazing amount of hard work, the new Campfire circle area has been transformed from something that looked like the Somme battlefield, to a well present...
New focal point taking shape
Mon, 25 Feb 2019
A new focal point is taking shape in the grounds of the 1st Woosehill Scout Group in Chestnut Avenue. Contrary to popular belief the mysterious shape isn’...
Christmas Working Party 2018
Sat, 29 Dec 2018
Our Christmas working party assembled between Christmas and New Year to work off some turkey and pudding, and tackle jobs inside the hut and around the grounds....
Daring stunts for Superhero Beavers on Camp
Mon, 01 Oct 2018
Super Beavers from 1st Woosehill proved themselves to be Superheroes with their daring stunts on Camp. Twenty five Swifts and Kingfisher Beavers spent the weeke...
Beavers Good Deeds Help Ollie Young Foundation
Thu, 22 Feb 2018
Youngsters from 1st Woosehill Scout Group beavered away doing good deeds at home to raise over £120 for the Ollie Young Foundation. Swifts and Kingfisher Beaver...