Its Volunteers’ Week and we’re celebrating our fantastic team of 35+ dedicated volunteers.
Thank you for all that you do to help equip young people with #SkillsForLife
Stedham Group Camp
225 camper nights, 168 badges achieved, 96 bananas, 70 young people, 37 volunteers, 12.6 kg of chicken, 10.5 kg of minced beef, 30 tents, nine World themed challenge bases, three amigos, a 3.30am wake up! and so much more adds up to one awesome Group Camp.
JOTT Hike 2019
70 members plus family and friends attended this year’s Jamboree on the Trail hike. Meeting up at Kithurst Hill, participants had a choice of two circular routes; 6.5 km or 9 km, both taking in the stunning views across the downs.
Exclusive Rolls-Royce Visit
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Phantom and Ghost Scout Troops we organised an exclusive visit to the home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood. Our thanks to the team at Rolls-Royce for organising a superb evening, the badges and subsequent press coverage.
Rolls-Royce Press Release 30.04.2019 – copied below
ROLLS-ROYCE CELEBRATES PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL SCOUT GROUP BY PRESENTING BESPOKE BADGES
More than 50 boys and girls from the 1st Barnham Scout Group received their unique Rolls‑Royce patrol badges during a specially arranged visit to the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood.
Based in a village close to the Home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, 1st Barnham Scout Group is divided into two troops, 1st Barnham Phantom and 1st Barnham Ghost, named after two of the company’s most celebrated models. Their new patrol badges, featuring the cars’ names and outlines stitched in gold thread, were designed by the Rolls-Royce Bespoke team, and made to official Scout Association specification.
In place of their regular evening meeting, members of both troops visited Rolls-Royce for a special event. The Scouts took part in team activities, games and quizzes around the themes of manufacturing, design and engineering. They also enjoyed a full tour of the manufacturing plant, where they met Associates working on the production line and saw cars being built first hand. The evening culminated in the presentation of their new badges, which now take pride of place on their Scout uniforms.
Mark Guy, Group Scout Leader, 1st Barnham Scout Group, said: “Our Scouts are incredibly proud of the link with Rolls-Royce; it’s something absolutely unique and special to them. These badges mean a tremendous amount and we’re very grateful to the team at Rolls-Royce for making this possible for them. The Scouts really enjoyed their visit to the manufacturing plant, and seeing the cars being built has given their troop names and new badges even more meaning.”
Andrew Ball, Head of Corporate Relations, Heritage and Philanthropy, said, “We’ve been involved with 1st Barnham Scout Group for a number of years and it’s always a pleasure to welcome them to the Home of Rolls-Royce. We are conscious that these boys and girls are the designers and engineers of the future, and it’s our privilege to play a part in encouraging their interest in manufacturing and STEM subjects as potential career options.”
Chichester Observer: Rolls-Royce celebrates partnership with Barnham Scout group by presenting bespoke badges
St George’s Day celebrations
110 1st Barnham members today joined with scouts from Arundel and Littlehmapton District Scouts at Littlehampton for a parade and renewal of promise ceremony at the Stage by the Sea.
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Eastergate Cubs Launch
Our third Cub Pack, ‘Eastergate Cubs’, is now open!
After much planning and juggling a bursting Barnham Cub Pack last term, on Wednesday 24th April, Eastergate Cubs met for their very first session.
The pack has enabled those children on the waiting list to start, they have been joined by some existing Cubs who have transferred to the new Pack. Whilst small at present, Eastergate Cubs will soon grow as children move up from Eastergate Beavers (our newest Beaver Colony which only opened in June 2018).
A limited number of spaces are available, so if your child is aged between 8 and 10 years and interested is coming along for a trial session, simply complete our join enquiry form (be sure to select ‘Eastergate Cubs’ only).
As the Pack continues to grow, we’ll be seeking additional help for our leadership team, so if you’re aged 18 and over and keen to help us equip young people with skills for life! Contact Mark for more information.
The Giving Machine – March’s Featured Cause
Super news! We are The Giving Machine’s featured cause for March 2019.
If you needed an excuse to do a bit of online shopping or book that summer holiday, well here you go! You spend online and we get FREE donations.
Read their feature blog here and shop online to support us!
5th Birthday Celebrations
This week our two Scout Troops; Phantom and Ghost are celebrating their 5th Birthday!
That’s five years since the original 1st Barnham Troop divided into two!
Happy Birthday Scouts – we hope you enjoy the special ‘Birthday’ themed sessions this week.
Thank You
This Founder’s Day we’re saying a huge Thank You to our wonderful team of volunteers.
They generously give up their time to support our 150 youth members to develop skills for life.
Fancy joining our awesome team? contact us by email
Amazon Smile donation
Thank you to our Amazon Smile supporters 😀
We have received a donation of £31.78 as a result of Amazon Smile programme activity between 1 October and 31 December 2018.
Don’t forget to use our unique charity link when shopping on Amazon