AGM – 7pm 5th June

Dear Parents/friends,
You are invited to the 2nd Southwick Group Barbeque & AGM that will take place in the Head Quarters on Wednesday 5th June. All family and friends are invited. Please arrive at the hall before 7:00pm – the meeting will start at 7:00pm sharp.
As part of the AGM we want to fill you in on what has happened over …

St George’s Day 2019

On 28th April, all the scout groups of Adur Valley, including 2nd Southwick, attended a celebration of St George the Patron Saint of Scouting on Southwick Green.

The weather was kind, no rain much, just a passing shower.

The celebration kicked off with the renewal of our Promises, followed by various activities on the Green ranging from a bouncy castle …

Work has started on Garden

Work has started on the Garden, with the trees (Apple,Pear and Plumb) being planted today. Also work started on the new areas, and placement of the raised beds ready for flowers and fruit.

The fruit trees, plus a wildlife habitat (left of the drain cover under some protective wood, with frog spawn!)

One of three raised beds completed

New fire area ready for …

Census 2019

The numbers are in, and I’m pleased to announce that all sections are doing well.

The Beaver numbers are still increasing, and the Scouts number are also going up. Cub numbers are static at the moment, which is credit to the Cub Leaders, as we’ve had a dip in young people numbers coming up from the Beaver Colony, but we have …

Christmas Activities

Over the last month we have been very busy.

At the beginning of December, the Cubs and Scouts helped with collecting money for the Adur East Lions Club. This involved walking round the streets of Southwick with Santa and his slay, collecting money for the various charities around Southwick. whilst the Beavers visited the Romans Nursing Home in Southwick, and sang …

Remembrance Sunday 2018

We had a good turn out at the Remembrance Service down Southwick Green yesterday (11th)
The weather was kind, and the uniforms smart
Well Done!
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Sponsored Walk 2018

Thank you to all those who took part in the Group Sponsored Walk in aid of revamping our Climbing Wall.
We gathered at the Group’s headquarters, and at just after 10AM, we left for the “wilderness”.
The Scouts, Cubs and Beavers (plus parents/family)  made their way up the downs, passing “Rest and be thankful” over Southwick Tunnel onto the open down-land, where …

Welcome Back

Hello,
I hope you’ve all had a great Summer, and ready for another exciting term at 2nd Southwick Scout Group!
Scouts restarts 5th September, Cubs restarts on Tuesday 11th, and Beavers restarts on Wednesday 12th.
Subs – Please note that subs for all sections is due at the being of each term! Also please note the price increases: Beavers £35.00; Cubs £37.50; Scouts …

Group Newsletter – Summer 2018

Please find a link below to the Group’s Summer 2018 news letter.
Highlights – Forthcoming dates
6th Oct     Sponsored Walk – All Sections to take part on a walk, with varying lengths of the different
sections.
13th Oct – Cinema Evening – Another evening of family fun, pop-corn and fizz – Tickets £3
11th/12th Dec – Lions Christmas Tree – We been given a great …

Great AGM!

Hi,
We had a great AGM on Wednesday (13th June) thank you to all those who attended and especially thanks to the “kitchen staff” how cooked all the lovely Hot Dogs and Burgers supplied to us by Elite Fine Foods
We had the Beaver opening ceremony to kick things off (video on twitter) and some entertainment from the Cubs doing a Moria …