Duke of Edinburgh's Award training for one of 1st Whickham's leaders

One of our Scout Leaders, Jonathan Green, has recently begun his training to become an Expedition Supervisor and Assessor for the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme. This will make it much easier for Scouts in Whickham and the rest of Gateshead district to complete their DofE expeditions.

The DofE Bronze award can be used as part of the Chief Scout's Platinum Award in the Explorer (ages 14-18) section and the Gold award may be used towards the Queen's Scout Award in the Scout Network (18 to 25.) Being able to earn both DofE and the Scout awards at the same time can make a considerable difference to the recognition of our young people's achievements.

If you want to know more about how you can join in the adventure and earn one of these awards then talk to your section leader or see Jonathan one Friday night at Scouts!

Chief Scout's Platinum Award

Duke of Edinburgh's Award Bronze, Silver and Gold badges

You can find more information on the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme here https://www.dofe.org/

The school holidays finish soon and we'll be back from this Friday!

We will be returning to regular meetings from Friday 25th April for Chase Cubs and the Scouts, and from Monday 28th April for Beavers and Gibside Cubs. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

We have a PayPal Giving fund account!

Did you know 1st Whickham has an account with the PayPal giving fun and is also registered with ebay for charity? This means, not only can you list items on ebay and donate some or all of the proceeds to 1st Whickham using our profile at http://www.ebay.co.uk/egw/ebay-for-charity/charity-profile/?NP_ID=37195 you can also donate money HERE using a credit or debit card AND reclaim the gift aid too!

Coffee Morning - 11 til 1 on the 3rd of May

The leader of our Gibside Cub Pack, Susan Reece, is holding a coffee morning on the 3rd of May to raise money for her part in the 23rd World Scout Jamboree - Japan 2015 you don't need to bring anything other than yourself and a readiness to buy coffee and raffle tickets. Phoenix cards will also be on hand to supply a range of small gifts, cards and wrapping, a share of which sales will go towards Susan's costs for Japan.

Gibside Cubs are hosting a pampered chef evening on Monday 28th of April!

Fiona Joseph, the local representative of the Pampered Chef company will be giving a cooking demonstration with the help of the cubs. Refreshments will be available and parents are welcome to attend.

A donation is requested to help send Gibside Cub's leader, Susan Reece, to the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan. You can find out more about the Jamboree scouts.org.uk/wsj‎ and we'll be posting more on this blog, so do check back with us!

St George's Day Parade - Friday 25th of April 2014

The district's annual St. George's Day parade will be held on Friday 25th April in St. Nicholas' Church, Dunston. You may find a map and other information here http://www.achurchnearyou.com/dunston-st-nicholas/. Please be aware parking is limited so you may need to arrive early to get there on time!

We will be meeting at the church on Ellison Road at 6.30 pm and the service should finish around 8.00 pm. Arrangements will be confirmed by your section leaders so please keep a look out for a letter!

St. George's Cross 

Did you know that St. George is the Patron Saint of Scouting? Baden-Powell felt that the Saint George of legend set a good example of faith, courage and perseverance for future generations.