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Scouts, Guides and cadets honoured at Town Hall ceremony
The borough’s youth organisations were recognised for their work in the community at a presentation ceremony held at Croydon Town Hall this week. YOU Croydon is a grouping of 11 Youth Organisations in Uniform, and at the presentation made by … Continue reading
Purley Scouts start Croydon’s first ‘drey’ for little Squirrels
The 29th Purley Scout Group is launching Croydon’s first Squirrels group, a brand-new branch of the Scout movement for children aged four and five. Squirrels offers the best Scouts has to offer – learning by doing and getting into the … Continue reading
Minster ceremony remembers 75 Scouts who died in WWI
Croydon Scouts, in a ceremony attended by the Mayor of Croydon, Bernadette Khan, conducted a solemn memorial service at Croydon Minster on Saturday, exactly 100 years to the day after their predecessors staged a similar commemoration for the 75 Scouts … Continue reading
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Tagged Croydon Minster, Scouts and Guides, World War I
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Outdoor Explorer Open Day, Pinewood Scout Centre, May 20
Posted in Activities, Scouts and Guides
Tagged Pinewood Scouts Camp, Scouts and Guides, Shirley
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Youngsters offered route back to work in the woods
If you go down to the woods today, you could be in for a big surprise – a new project to help Croydon’s unemployed teenagers and young people to acquire the sort of life skills which will help them into … Continue reading
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Tagged Frylands Wood, Into The Wild, Scouts and Guides
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Scouts celebrate another year’s achievement at awards night
Around 180 members plus assorted VIPs and invited guests, including the Mayor of Croydon, Manju Shahul-Hameed, attended Croydon Scouting’s annual awards night at Whitgift School last week. The Mayor’s speech highlighted the borough’s diversity and the importance of recognising and … Continue reading
Posted in Activities, Education, Manju Shahul Hameed, Scouts and Guides
Tagged Coulsdon, Croydon, New Addington, Purley, Scouting, Scouts and Guides
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Coulsdon Brownies new group: recruiting members for 2015
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Tagged Brownies, Coulsdon, Scouts and Guides
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Croydon’s Scouts find a Bear in their Pinewood activity centre
Bear Grylls, the Chief Scout, flew in to Croydon yesterday on the final leg of a tour of Scouting organisations around the country. The television adventurer arrived by helicopter at Pinewood Scout Centre in Shirley where he met cubs taking … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Community associations, Education, Environment, Shirley North
Tagged Bear Grylls, Croydon, Cubs, Scouting Association, Scouts and Guides, Shirley, Steve Backshall
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