Matthew's blog

Just to remind people that Austrey and Warton Scout Group meets on Monday evenings at Austrey CE Primary School.

We have 15 Beavers regularly attending - with 3 more joining us in the next few weeks.  They meet at 5:45 till 7pm.

The Cub Pack is also starting to grow - we currently have 5 regulars, with some of the Beavers moving up to Cubs in a couple of months.  They meet after the Beavers, from 7 till 8:15.

We are starting to plan fundays, camps, hikes and trips out for all the sections - in addition to the weekly activities.

During a recent Night Hike, Cubs and Beavers from the recently formed Austrey and Warton Scout Group failed to find any Kangaroo's roaming the fields around the village, despite their proximity to the zoo!

15 young people took part in the expedition around Austrey, No Man's Heath and Newton Regis during the hours of darkness on the evening of Saturday 21st Jan 2012 in search of exotic animals and pixies!!  This was the first activity of the newly opened Austrey and Warton Scout Group.

As you maybe aware, the Scout Group in Warton did not re-open after the Summer holidays last year.

Scouting in the area has resumed as the "Austrey and Warton Scout Group".  We meet at Austrey School on Monday evenings and currently have 20 regularly attending members, with more due to join us shortly.

As part of the development of the group we need to form a Management Committee who will assist with the development and management of the Group.  The inaugural meeting of this Committee will be on Saturday 21st January at Austrey Village Hall at 7pm. 

We are looking for people to join the committee - you don't need any Scouting experience, just a desire to support the development of the Scout Group and the community.