Minutes of our AGM held on 18 0ctober 2019
Thanks to those parents and children who attended our AGM
James Cook Sailing Weekend
Twelve scouts were lucky enough to spend a weekend sailing aboard the James Cook (a 70 foot ketch owned by the Ocean Youth Trust North). The weekend included learning how to work as a team to sail the boat, sailing out at sea, navigating up the river Tyne in the dark, spending the night tied up to Newcastle Quayside and learning how to live together in cramped conditions.
Havanna Three Hills nature reserve Volunteers
A small group of Cubs & Scouts attended the nature reserve to help the rangers clear undergrowth from a hedge row planted by our scouts on a previous visit. We had to find it first!
Before
The group did Central Gosforth proud with the rangers commenting “what a great group of kids & they worked so hard”
After
All Saints Church harvest festival
Central Gosforth Scout Group were well represented at All Saints Church harvest festival parade by Beavers, Cubs, Scouts & Young Leaders, The singing practice paid off, thanks to Diane for helping out.
West end food bank visit
In preparation for Harvest festival the cubs were visited by a lady from the west end food bank.
She explained to us how anybody could be in need of their service due to changes in their family circumstances. We also learnt how to use food most effectively. The food bank were very grateful to receive our donations.
Group Camp
Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Young Leaders and Leaders from both Central Gosforth and West Gosforth Scout Groups took part in this year’s group camp at Dilson. Activities included wide games, campfires, orienteering, hiking, backwoods cooking, knots and nightline.
Scout Camp – Selby Wood
The Scouts chose the hottest weekend of the year so far to camp at Selby Wood near Morpeth. Activities included cooking on a fire, navigation, hiking, making a bug house, wide games, camp fire sketches and a water fight.
Scouts – Water Activities Night
The scouts went kayaking, paddle boarding and jetty jumping at Ladyburn Lake, Druridge Bay. Nobody avoided getting wet! Thanks to the Croquet Shorebase Trust for organising such a brilliant night.
Group BBQ
The executive committee once again organised our annual social get together, with families of all sections attending a Friday night BBQ on All Saints Church green.
Thanks go to Scouts and young leaders for running games to raise funds for the upcoming Tall Ships sailing weekend, and to Lewis for organising and setting them up. The raffle was a success helped by kind donations from parents and friends.
CUBS GO SURFING AT TYNEMOUTH BEACH
In another first for Central Gosforth 18 Cubs were joined by our young, and not so young, leaders for a surf instruction session before taking to the water at Tynemouth on what you can see was another gloriously sunny Friday night.