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A massive thank you to The Batchelors

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Tonight saw Batch and Tic-Tac leave Beavers after many years of loyal service. It has truly been an honour and privilege to watch them lead Beavers over the years. They have lead so many young people in the first step of their Scouting journey and really have introduced so many young people to ‘Fun and Friendship’

On behalf of the group I cant thank them enough for all the work and effort they have put into both Beaver colonies over the years. Thankful neither are leaving Scouting, Batch has already taken on role as Scout Leader of the Scout Troop and Tic-Tac will be our new Group Scout Leader come January. Team Batchelors- Thank you for everything you have done for Beavers at St John’s

Below is a little summary of their time with Beavers

Remembrance Day 2020

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12th St John’s Scout Group take part in Remembrance Day 2020 during lockdown. The video shows that even during lock down the leaders and young people of 12th St John’s Scout Group paid their respect to the fallen. Further down one of our cubs great grandmothers relives her story of the war years.

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.

An Interview with Isobel Edkins Great-grandmother on the war

Remembrance Day 2020

by stjohnsscoutstw

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: 
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them

Around this time every year we would be getting ready to pay our respects at the Tunbridge Wells Remembrance Day parade. This year unfortunately like a number of events we are unable to physically gather to pay our respects.

However we still plan to pay our respects. I would like to encourage all young people to join the leadership team and getting into your uniform this morning. At 10:50 Tunbridge Wells Scouts will be broadcasting live from the below facebook stream (at the bottom of this page) so please tune in if you can.

Either way- at 11am step out in the garden, onto your doorstep or where ever you best see fit to join us in a 2 minute silence.

Please take a photo or video of your act of Remembrance and then email them to Nick (GSL) at gsl.stjohns@gmail.com

All images and video’s submitted will be used in compliance with our GDPR policy. A copy of which can be found here- https://stjohnsscoutstw.org/gdpr/

I will then look to comply something which shows how 12th St John’s Scout Group showed our respect to remember the fallen during Remembrance Day 2020.

When you go home, tell them of us and say
For your tomorrow, we gave our today

You don’t have to be Bear Grylls

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You don’t have to be Bear Grylls…St John’s Scout Group is looking for volunteers to help run our Beaver colonies. As well as giving the young people in our community skills for life, you’ll benefit from the feel-good factor of challenging yourself both physically and mentally – leaders get the opportunity to learn a whole host of new skills, from axe-throwing and abseiling to fire-lighting and zorbing.You don’t need prior experience or any specific skills; training is given and can be fitted around your existing commitments – meetings taking place once a week after school during term-time. You’ll be welcomed into our fun and friendly leadership team, who will support you as you learn what being a Beaver leader is all about.

Check out this video for a taste of what’s at the heart of The Scout Association. If you’re interested in volunteering, get in touch with Kate Sharpe or email stjohnsbeavers1@hotmail.com and please do share this with anyone who you think might want to be a part of our team.

GSL Half Term Lockdown Challenge

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Recently it can feel like we are very cut off from the rest of the world. Lockdown has prevented us from seeing each other. That is why we are introducing the whole group lockdown challenge. This will show just how close your friends are in scouting. You recently saw the leadership team display their dancing moves. Now its over to you….

The GSL Half Term Challenge Video will be made up of a number of little clips from you all. So grab your scarf (or a paper aeroplane for those yet to be invested) and a device which can record video’s. 

Stand in the shot and get someone to film you. Then have your scarf thrown in from the right hand side of the screen (left hand side as looking head on to the person), do something- maybe sing, dance, juggle, show us something you have made, show us something you have been doing during lockdown… get inventive. Then throw the scarf of to your left (right hand side as looking head on to the person)

Some examples are below-

Once done send your videos into me at either-

Email: gsl.stjohns@gmail.com

Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gE060qJVbWfwuVgdE_sY5GfFkJ4Yrgye?usp=sharing

I will then edit them together and create and whole group video

Happy Filming

Thanks


Nick

Group Scout Leader

12th St John’s Scout Group

Leader Lockdown Challenge

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12th St John’s Scout Group is pleased to present the Leader Lockdown Challenge. From all us leader’s to the young people and families- We miss you all, hope you are keeping well and look forward to a day when we can physically enjoy scouting again together. But for now we look forward to seeing you on Zoom/via our virtual challenges. Keep Scouting

Here is a little something from us leaders to you all to brighten up your day, enjoy!