A large number of the Group’s members paraded for Remembrance Sunday this afternoon. It’s splendid to see so many of our young people remembering those who fought for our freedom.
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After the parade we also planted a tree in the Memorial Park to celebrate our 90th anniversary.
This year’s
Finchampstead Remembrance Day Parade is on Sunday 8th November. The march to the War Memorial starts at
2:30pm from the Memorial Hall in Finchampstead – please meet there by 2:15pm. This is a really important event for the community
to remember the men and women who have given and continue to give their lives
in service of th
As many of the members will have heard at your Pack or Troop meetings, we are intending to return to Kandersteg, Switzerland, for our Scout Summer Camp in 2011.
All places for this camp have now been taken.
We are
delighted that a large number of Scout have decided to join Scout Autumn Camp
this year. We have a number of exciting activities
planned for the weekend. There will be
skittles, orienteering, cyclo-cross, go-carts and high ropes. All we need now is fine weather!
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Yesterday, we held the Group’s 90th Anniversary Party, celebrating it with an Activity Day at Longridge Activity Centre on the River Thames by Marlow.
Over 150 members, leaders, parents and friends attended, to make an excellent day out.
Some pictures from the event can be seen by clicking the image below.
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90th Birthday Party – 10th
October
Longridge Watersports Centre – Marlow
This year’s Autumn Camp will take place from Friday 30th October to SUnday 1st November.
This will be the last camp of the year and all places have now been taken.
Parents should have now filled in the Permission to Camp
Form and return it to the leaders on Thursday or Friday with a
Cheque for £55 made out to 1st Finchampstead Scout Group.
Last term, as part of our Animal Carers badge, Badgers collected food and toys for the animals homed at the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre.