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Scouts NewsRehearsals are well underway for this year's panto, Dick Whittington. Performances will be on December 3rd and 4th. Congratulations to Zoe for winning the Jack Petchey Award! Very well deserved and we're all very proud! 16 Scouts went on Summer Camp to Gilwell Park, the home of Scouting in the UK. Scouts took part in kayaking, rafting, bungee swing, zip wire, crate stacking, wall climbing and a whole lot more besides! All had a great time. 12 Scouts and 11 Explorers made the trip to Iping in West Sussex for the annual camp at the Iping Horse Trials. All had a great time. 5 Scouts went to the Docklands Scout Project to take part in a day of water activities including sailing, canoeing and kayaking. Despite the weather, all had a great time! Congratulations to both teams who entered the Adkin camping competition. Despite some Scouts dropping out at the last minute, both teams did really well in achieving Silver standard. Well done! Friday 17th June was our Christmas Party with sleepover. We had a full Christmas roast with all the trimmings, followed by Christmas puddings, mince pies, Christmas cake and loads more. Scouts all bought Secret Santa pressies and Santa turned up to hand them out. There was music, dancing and a whole lot of fun! Many thanks to all the Scouts for coming along, preparing the food and clearing up in the morning. Many thanks also to all the parents who helped out with cooking and tidying up and everything else - parent help is very much appreciated! Photos will appear here soon! Thank you to all the Scouts that came along to the fun camp. It was really good to see you helping the Beavers and Cubs join in. Great behaviour all round! And many thanks for packing up camp and clearing the site - not a single tent peg or piece of litter was left behind. Congratulations to Hannah for winning the Jack Petchey award! That's 5 of our Scouts that have won this award in the last year! Congratulations to Pip for winning the Jack Petchey award this month! That's 4 of our Scouts that have won this award in the last year! Congratulations to the team that took part in the GLSW County Night Exercise. The Scouts used a map and compass to find their way to several checkpoints on a long course stretching several miles, and it was in the dark! At each checkpoint the team had to take a different challenge, earning points as they completed each challenge. A total of 42 teams entered, we came 20th. Great effort, hope you all enjoyed it, and better luck next year!  February 2011 - Cooking CompetitionCongratulations to the girls who took part in the County Cooking Competition. They came in a very close 4th place, only 6 points short of the 1st place team! Best of all, they really enjoyed themselves, loads of smiles and laughs. We're all very proud of you for taking part in a very tough competition and having so much fun doing it! Many thanks to the parents who helped the Scouts research the recipes, practise the cooking, buy the shopping and who took the girls over to the competition. More photos and report to come soon! February 2011 - Purley Swimathon - A New Record! The team of 2 Cubs, 4 Scouts, 2 Purley Oaks Explorers, 1 Leader and our Chairman (who showed of by swimming one full length under water) swam a total of 117 lengths of Purley Pool in 55 minutes, smashing last years record by 8 lengths. Please return your sponsor form and money to your section leader. We hope to raise about £400. If you have not got a sponsor form but would like to show your support please give any donations to your section leader. January 2011 - The New Year Scouts are back on Friday 7th January at the usual times of 7.00pm to 9.00pm. We'll be taking down the panto decorations and planning the programme for this term - be there!! December 2010 - Scouts Panto - Dick Whittington Yet again, the whole Scout Troop took part in this year's panto, playing to a packed Scout Hut on all 3 performances and raising several hundred pounds for the Scout Group. Congratulations to all Scouts - we're proud of you! November 2010 - Jack Petchey Award Congratulations to Aby for winning the Jack Petchey Award this month! That makes 3 of our Scouts that have won the Jack Petchey Award in the last year!! October 2010 - District Cooking Competition Congratulations to our Scouts for coming 2nd in the Croydon District Cooking Competition. The cooking was to a very high standard and we missed out on 1st place by just a couple of points. August 2010 - Summer Camp The Scout Troop enjoyed a week away greenfield camping in sunny Scotland with Purley Oaks Explorers. All had a great time! July 2010 - Iping Camp 15 Scouts and 9 Explorers formed the Arena Party for this year's Iping Camp at the Iping Horse Trials. Scouts and Explorers helped set up the jumps and helped replace poles when they were knocked down. As usual, Scouts and Explorers enjoyed the weekend and were a credit to 8th Purley and to Scouting. Thank you all for a great weekend! Many thanks to all the parents that provided transport to and from camp and who help sorting out the camp kit and putting it away again afterwards. Your help is very much appreciated. July 2010 - Adkin Camping Competition 8th Purley "Eagles" (Aby, Pip, Hannah and Bethany) reached Silver Standard, a very good standard for such a young team. 8th Purley "Those Lovely People" (Taylor, Cameron, Matt and Nick) reached the Gold Standard and were also joint winners of the Roger Hicks Trophy for Team Spirit! Congratulations to all our Scouts who took part. We're all very proud of you!! |
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