2nd Portland
Weymouth & Portland Scouts
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Section details:
Cubs
Scouts
Address:
Old Brackenbury School Hall, Fortuneswell, Portland
GSL: Andy Mitchell
2011 Scouts District Cooking competition
2011 Group Summer Camp Buddens Farm, Wareham
PICTURE GALLERY
FUND-
We have been running Scouting activities in Fortuneswell for boys and girls between
the ages of 8 -
section for more than 25 years.
In September 2009, we started up the 
Section for 11 -
We need to continually raise funds to keep these sections running, so we can continue to provide a much needed resource for our youngsters in the area.
We achieve this by running various fund-
We are therefore constantly in need of good quality items we can use for prizes and items to sell at these events. Anything will be gratefully recieved, even smaller items that could be made up into hampers etc would be gratefully accepted.
At this time of year, we are especially hoping for items with a Christmas theme -
If you feel you are able to donate ANYTHING at all, please either bring it along with you on a Friday Evening when you are dropping your Cubs or Scouts off, or you can contact either Andy via the GSL contact link above, the Webmaster (from the ‘contct us’ link at the bottom of the page), or either of our Fundraising team listed below , who will be only too happy to arrange for someone to come along and collect it.
THANK YOU
Fundraising team
Mrs J Spence 01305 860405 Mrs C Wilkie 01305 821213
If you want to help out at our next Fundraising event, or wish to be part of the
fund-
Scouts Bag Pack for Alzheimer’s Society
23/12/11
A massive WELL DONE to our Scouts who raised a fantastic total of £327.30 on Friday which was split 50/50 between the Groups funds and the Alzheimer's Society.
Tesco Portland contacted both 1st Portland and 2nd Portland Scout groups just before Christmas, asking if we would be willing to help out by running a bag pack for a couple of hours in their store to help raise funds for their chosen local charity. Both Groups were obviously only too willing to oblige, and shared the day work with 1st Portland doing the 10am to 12pm Shift, and us working 12pm to 4pm.
CUBS GETS ALL WRAPPED UP IN MUMMY MASQUERADE
Friday 20th January 2012
Our Cubs really got into the mood when they did some post-
It was done as part of their Global Challenge work, and as you can see in the pictures below, they really got wrapped up in the programme!
2nd PORTLAND’S FIRST EVER “SCOUTS HAVE TALENT” COMPETITION UNCOVERS NEW GIRL-
Friday 2nd December 2012
The Scout Troop really put their hearts and souls into our first ever very own Talent show tonight as part of their Creative Challenge award.
The Judges, who were made up of 3 of the Adult leadership team, were treated to 4 very different acts, comprising of a magician, a comedy sketch team, a singing duo and a murder mystery play. Marks out of 10 were awarded for originality, overall effort and of course, sheer raw talent, (of which there was bucket loads).
Unfortunately, there could only be one winner, and after much deliberation, the judges decided that singing girl duo ‘2Boots’ had pipped it due to their extra effort with their costumes.
Pictures of the 4 acts can be seen below...
2nd PORTLAND CHRISTMAS PARTY
Friday 16th December 2011
Our Cubs and Scouts having a cracking time at the Christmas Party.
Important changes to Scouts meetings
19th April 2012
Hi everyone,
I have very recently started a new job which unfortunately now requires me to work most evenings.
This means that unless we can find an alternative solution, there will be no-
I for one do NOT want to see this happen, and I am sure you all feel the same. I
therefore wish to propose a change of the meeting times from a Friday night, to a
couple of hours over the week-
Although this change may be somewhat challenging for some of you, I strongly believe this could also bring a lot of benefits for the troop, in as much as
1. We will be able to do much more outdoor activities having guaranteed daylight every week
2. It may encourage more Young People to join us who are (for whatever reason) unavailable on a Friday night
3. It will eradicate the late nights / over-
This change obviously cannot happen without your agreement, so I therefore need to know everyone’s preferences before any decision is made.
Could you all therefore please let me know by return, which of the below proposed new times would suit both you and your sons/daughters the most.
I will then rearrange the meetings to coincide with the option that gets the most votes.
Option 1 SATURDAY 11AM – 1PM
Option 2 SATURDAY 1PM – 3PM
Option 3 SUNDAY 11AM – 1PM
Option 4 SUNDAY 1PM – 3PM
Option 5 Sorry -
over a weekend
I am VERY sure that whichever one is chosen will not suit everyone, but I can only apologise to you and hope you understand that at the present time, this really is the only option I can see open to us, which I am sure you will agree is better than having no Scouts meetings at all.
Many thanks in advance for your understanding and cooperation with this.
Regards
Kelvin
Scout Leader
NEW SCOUTS MEETING TIME
27th April 2012
Many thanks to everyone who has responded so positively to my request for a change to the weekly meeting time. I can now reveal that the new meeting time for the Scouts section will be Saturdays between 11am and 1pm
This option was unanimously preferred with 100% of all the responses received!
The new meeting time will start from THIS SATURDAY 5th May.
Regards
Kelvin
Scout Leader
HISTORY IN THE MAKING!!
FIRST EVER PORTLAND EXPLORER UNIT IS FORMED
3rd May 2012
WELL DONE and CONGRATULATIONS to BEN, TITUS, SINEAD, SIMON and MATT, who were invested
and became the founder members of the FIRST EVER Portland Explorer unit during Dragon24
last week-
Exact details of when and where the new Unit will be run is still to be confirmed, as this is [largely] to be decided by the explorers themselves. Nigel Broughton, who is very well known to the group due to him helping out at both Cubs and Scouts for the past few years, and who has extensive knowledge of Explorer Scouting through his role as head of the District Young Leader scheme has very kindly volunteered to run the Unit.The First meeting will be held in Brackenbury hall Underhill after cubs on Friday night.
Wheelbarrows required
2nd May 2012
We have been asked to provide help at the Plant and Craft fair run by Portland Rotary next Sunday 13th May.
TESCO store (Easton) have very kindly agreed to lend us 5 of their shopping trolleys for the day so the Cubs and Scouts can help transport purchases to customers cars, however these will only work on concrete. I am therefore sending out an appeal to ask if you have a WHEELBARROW you can lend to us so we can transport the plants etc. from the stalls across the [possibly] wet grass as well. If anyone can help, I will be VERY grateful if you could let me know as soon as possible
Kelvin
Scout Leader