Visit to 1st Petersfield 12/9/2023

Always a pleasure to drop into 1st Petersfield. For those who have never been in there its a lovely hall in the middle of Petersfield. The only problem is it’s all hard flat surfaces, the noise is amazing! With nearly…

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Scouts Shape the Future

Scouts from all the Groups in Petersfield District are taking part in a new award that has been rolled out nationally. The You Shape Award is designed to give Scouts a say in how their groups, and even district are…

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Drop Bear Survivor (Part 2)

For those who are jumping straight in here, it might be worth looking at Part 1 to see what I’m rambling on about. It’s quite an adventure. The link is https://petersfielddistrictscouts.org.uk/news/drop-bear-survivor-part-one/ So, part 2, where do I start! Well normally…

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Drop bear Survivor (Part One)

In April 2023 our ADC Scouts took part in an amazing journey to Perth, Australia to take part in a camp with over 1000 Australian Scouts. Here’s his story. For those who are interested, I’ll start at the very beginning….

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Visit to 1st Liss 17/5/2023

It’s always nice to go back to traditional Scouting. Doesn’t matter what it is you’re doing its a tried and tested formula that works. A big part of that for me is Scout Patrol tents. Big heavy canvas, wooden poles…

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Visit to 1st Liphook (Scott) 12/5/2023

My second visit to Liphook this week, it seems Shackleton have let the cat out the bag though. I was greeted with Tea and cheesecake (bonus points here), then into the shooting range to chat with the Scouts and Leaders….

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Visit to 1st Liphook (Shackleton) 10/5/2023

A fantastic evening at 1st Liphook tonight, with the Scouts split into two groups. The first group were upstairs the the Group’s very own 6 yard shooting range. With the newly reformed shooting club hoping for some silverware next year…

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Chief Scout Gold Award

Many Congratulations to Bethany who this evening was presented with her Chief Scout Gold award, the top award as a Scout. This was the first such award to be presented in over 3 years and has been the result of…

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Visit to 1st Sheet (Oakhurst) 9/5/2023

Another visit to 1st Sheet (Other Scout Groups are available!) this time to help out with selecting personal kit and packing a rucksack. The Leader had brought in his own kit so the Scouts could see how it was done….

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