Welcome to the Firsts

 

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Stocksbridge Scouts are based in Stocksbridge (no big surprise there then!). Stocksbridge is about 10 miles north west of Sheffield. Our group are known locally as the Firsts.

 

We are part of the Sheffield Don District and are known also as the 32nd Sheffield.

 

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1st Stocksbridge Scouts

Athletics Badge

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You need to sign up for this before Wednesday 3rd February.

You can now sign up by using the online form under consent forms - please remember that you need to log on before you can get the consent forms. Remember its 2 track events (100m, 200m, 330m (girls), 400m (Boys, 800m, 1500m) and 1 field event (Long jump, High Jump and Cricket Ball throw).

Scouts restarts after Winter Break!

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The Scout Section will be restarting on Tuesday 12th January at the usual time.

The drive is still very snowy and care needs to be taken. Can all scouts turn up in warm clothing as we may make use of the seasonal conditions Laughing

 

Soapbox Derby Video 2009

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Soap Box Derby 2009

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For the second year running our scout group managed to win the district Soap Box Derby trophy. This year we planned 3 new carts and Tom Jubb and Glynn were also building one as well. With Andrew Marshalls help, we managed to build 2 new carts (the third unfortunately didn't get off the blocks). These with the Torpedo (last years winner) meant we had a great chance and more importantly loads of chances for the scouts to race.
The practice was incident filled as first conner and then Georgia managed to roll the two new carts. Then Connor repeated the trick. This time however the axle broke and we had to withdraw it. This left us with our two carts and Tom Jubbs build. From the practice it was plain to see that the races would be a lot closer this year. There was some ingenious designs that got a couple of our parents planning their entries for next year. It also proved that it wasn't always going to be the big wheeled carts that won.
After the downhill section, attention then turned to the slalom. By this stage it was obvious, barring an accident that Tom's cart was winning. It won every race that it entered. Before the result was announced we had the adult race and there was no shortage of volunteers to race the carts. The winner was Richard Ashton in, you've guessed it, Toms Cart!
So to next year, can we make it 3 in a row?

Home Camp 2009

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At the beginning of the school holidays 16 scouts, 2 Young Leaders and 2 Leaders undertook 3 days of activities in South Yorkshire, all returning to their homes each evening. During these three days they took part in .....deep breath ..... canoeing, kayaking, rafting, swimming, bus jumping, singing, karting, climbing, caving, bob sleighing, fire lighting, cooking and campfire.

Day one saw us at Underbank Reservoir for water sports. Although it was a typical summers day, it chucked it down, the scouts enjoyed an action packed day laid on by the staff at Thornbridge Outdoors. Rafting (yes the lashings held) was a major highlight with everyone getting soaked. This was followed by canoeing and Kayaking. To finish off the scouts splashed around in the dam getting even more soaked. It was at this time that the sun came out!

Day two saw us catching a tram bus into Sheffield. The aim of the morning was to catch as many buses as possible within 85 minutes. The winning patrol did really well smashing the previous record and managing to travel on 16 buses! Then it was on to the station to catch a train to Swinton for the Go-Karting. All the scouts and leaders had a fantastic time racing around the indoor circuit before travelling back to Stocksbridge by train, tram and bus.

The final day we travelled to Hesley Wood for Climbing and caving before we tried out their new bob sleigh run. The patrols then took part in a Ready Steady Cook competition before the parents arrived for a camp fire and presentation evening.

Many thanks go to the Bridge shop for their grant towards these activities. Without their help we would never had been able to do so much. 16 scouts are most grateful for their kind gift.

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