Beaver News Archive

Some of our Beavers are really keen to start the Damboree and already have their tents up on Friday evening. Damboree is all about getting Beavers into tents so that when they move up through the sections in the group they are already used to a night under canvas. As we all know, 2020 is…

During June, the 1st Liss Beavers are exploring the village. We have 17 questions that will take you all over the village. We thought it would be a good idea to let everyone have a go. There are no prizes other than the satisfaction of going for a walk through our village and finding the…

Although meetings are currently suspended, the cubs have been taking part in activities at home. This included gardening, helping at home and taking part in the walk to the moon. Here are some photos we have been sent. Gardening Home Help Walk to the Moon

Lots of great photos from all around Liss, with Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and quite a few parents sleeping inside and out at home, together with our friends from 5th Worchester.

Across the District, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Young Leaders, Leaders and parents are camping at home in all sorts of ways this bank holiday. Lockdown won’t stop camping! The Panther Palace, Bagheera and Andrew’s lair, and Mang’s Mansion are ready.

This year was St Georges day with a difference. Over 30 members of the group from all three sections in the group, led by the GSL, got together online and renewed they promise on Zoom while self-isolating. While we should have been at family camp this weekend, meeting up together was the next best thing.…

With the new social distancing world that we live in it was all change at Beavers this week. We set the Beavers the task of making a flower basket for mothers day and I have posted the photos that I have been sent of the results. Well done to everyone who took part and a…

At unusual we are in a Beaver time warp with real time passing much more quickly in the real world.Our Beavers have been learning all about space, playing space games, eating food out of plastic bags, playing space skittles and settling down to bed time stories from space.

The Autumn Beaver sleepover was a huge success with 18 Beavers spending the night way at Petersfield District Guide HQ. The theme of the sleepover was Master Chef and after arriving mid-afternoon, the Beavers soon git stuck into the task of making up their shopping lists and heading off to Tesco with a fist full…

Coco pops out of the box, what more could a Beaver want.

It’s only 11pm. All the Beavers are in their sleeping bags after eating the 3 course meal that prepared themselves. Tonight’s movie was Despicable Me 3. Seems like the Beavers want to stay awake all night.

This year commemorated 100 years that the residents of Liss have gathered to remember the fallen of the Great War and subsequent wars. This year 69 youth members from Beavers, Cubs and Scouts along with their leaders assembled with the Royal British Legion and other youth organisations ion the village. Many thanks to the parents…

Last campfire of the week. So far we have been lucky and dodged the rain. We invested 2 new Cubs today, after that they went swimming, so they now have an even distribution of dirt over them. They have also been on the low ropes and finishing off their robots. Please remember to come and…

Canoeing, Kayaking, Camp Fire and rain. Sorry, it’s short, very tired.

Back to normal posts today. The morning the Cubs had a scavenger hunt and made bolt bots. This afternoon they went to Archery and Boldering and this evening they ate late due to cooking their own meal.

Everybody has arrived and settled into the camp. Tonight’s delight pasta and bolognese sauce which all the Cubs tucked into with relish.The Cubs have been helping set up the camp, moving all the food and playing games.Not many photos today, all the leaders were a bit busy.A view of the camp from the the dining…

This year we took part in our second Damboree at Stedham with 7 Liss Beavers staying overnight and a couple of day visitors on Saturday. We joined in with Partersfield, Sheet and Harting Beaver Colonies and had 50 Beavers staying overnight and another 15 visiting during the day. We were fortunate with the weather again,…

Its only 11.30 and all the Beavers are almost asleep.It seems like ages since we arrived and we have put up tents, played wide games, sand round the camp fire and been stay gazing. Not bad for 5 hours.The weather has been fantastic but the night is starting to cool now.

This years Funday was no less fun than any of the previous ones, we managed to fit is grass sledging, archery, drone flying, smore making, axe throwing, high ropes and a trip to the circus. Here are some photos to jog some memories.

1st Liss Scout Group completed its inaugural Earth Hour walk last night. Approx 30 of us including Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Leaders and parents ventured into the woods for an hour long ramble down Riverside Walk in Liss. In doing so, not only did we all have our lights off, but we had some fun…

It does not seem like 6 hours since the Beavers were dropped off. We have finished the communicator badge, been for a hike, played a wide game and roasted marshmallows round the fire. The Beavers are now all settled down with a movie a little early as we got rained off at the of the…

The track is down, cars are checked in. There is still time to register between 0900 and 1000 on Saturday. Doors open for racing at 1200.

The map shows all the places where we have spoken to members of the Scouting movement from all over the world.

11pm am they are all in bed and asleep. Beavers have had plenty to eat, hot dogs as the sun set, smores and hot chocolate. We have been out finding bats, had a camp fire and a movie.

Our next fundraiser is the barbecue stall at the Liss Forest Fun Day.  The Fun Day takes place 2-5pm at Liss Forest Recreation Ground Monday 27th August.  Volunteers to help please sign up on the Fundraising page (link in menu bar above).

The weather on the last night of camping with the Cubs was so warm that we decided to let them sleep under the stars with the sides of their tents tolled up. This evening, the camp site is much quieter place as we said goodbye to the Cubs at lunch time. The Scouts are staying…

The Cubs joined forces with the scouts to build fires and cook pizzas on the embers. In the afternoon the Cubs earned more crystals with archery and wooden badge making. This was followed by joint campfire with many Cubs and Scouts contributing a verse or two of the songs.  

Despite the massive clap of thundet at 5am this morning, no one was in the least scared. The scouts have been working on their knife and and skills, they have also started cooking their own food. The Cubs have been busy with their Crystal Maze Activities and soap carving. This evening we joined to Woodcraft…

The scouts are really getting into the swing of camp now. Still a bit of rain this morning, but by this afternoon it was warm enough to break out the ice pops. The Scouts have been making camp gadgets and set up their field kitchen, tonight was their first self cooked meal. The cubs did…

Today the Cubs arrived. Unfortunately no-one has taken any pictures today due to the weather. The Scouts have been a bit of a busier day learning knife skills this morning and setting up their kitchen in the afternoon. This evening as the weather improved, we played a wide game which involved the Cubs and Scouts…

The scouts have been working hard all afternoon getting there own camp site set up and also setting up the tents for the Cubs who will be arriving tomorrow. Despite the rain we had in Liss last night, none fell here so the ground is rock hard. Reasonably early night tonight, 9:45 and we are…

All the Beavers too part in our #skillsforlife activities this morning provided a the skills require a good knowledge of marshmallow burning. This afternoon the Beavers did a 4 mile walk to Welbedding Common which was a real challenge as they had to walk 4 miles in quite hot conditions. This evening we have been…

We got through the night without any dramas and the Beavers were in bed by 11 and asleep not long after. This morning the beavers ate almost all the bacon and egg bread to set themselves up for the day.

All the Beavers have settled into the camp. They have put up their own tents, enjoyed a couple wide games, eaten hot dogs. We are settling in for a camp fire and when it gets dark a bit of star gazing before bed.

Funday 2018 was no less exciting than all the previous ones that we have attended. With 16 Beavers and 2 Cubs, this was one of the largest groups we have taken. These pictures are in chronological order of events which is why they jump around a bit when we were in 2 groups. Our Beavers…

So we made it through the camp with a mix of subzero temperatures and frozen ground followed by drizzly rain and a rise in the temperature and finished with wind and glorious sunshine. Can’t beat the English weather for variation! Saturday continued our outdoor activities with some pioneering, building an entrance gate to our site,…

Well, we survived the first night! Subzero temperatures, frozen ground and ice on the tents all added to the experience. Everyone said they were warm and toasty in bed last night and were quite reluctant to get up this morning. Cooked breakfast and a bit of warmth have eased the cold and everyone is ready…

We spent the night away with our good friends from 1st Petersfield at the Gilbert White Field Study Centre at Selborne. We love going there, not only is there a fantastic wildlife themed programme but the Beavers get to sleep in a 500 year old barn, with underfloor heating, great when the outside temperature is…

The map shows all the places where we have spoken to members of the Scouting movement from all over the world.

Scouts and Explorers kicked off Jamboree on the Internet this evening with 8 machines running webchat. Many conversations with each other followed by at least a few with people in other countries. You can follow our progress at http://www.1stlissscouts.org.uk/jotimap and see where we have spoken to our Scouting family from around the world. You can…

20th October sees the start of the annual Jamboree on the Air (JOTA) / Jamboree on the Internet (JOTI) event, a three day event enabling all members of the Scout movement across the world to safely communicate and share experiences. 1st Liss have been involved in this event for a number of years and through…

Nicer weather allowed us, our clothes and the site to recovery after the rain yesterday. The Cubs had another action packed day starting the morning with crate stacking then making T-Shirts, cooking pizzas on fires under guidance from the two Scouts on camp and then lots of fun games this evening. We even found some…

Just a quick update to let you know that in spite of the weather, everyone had a dry night.  Currently dealing with the aftermath of canoeing in the rain then hiking back in it yesterday. Rain eventually stopped about 10.30pm and we estimate between 50-70mm fell on site. Cubs are off crate stacking at the…

Long hard day for everyone today with some challenging weather, but the Cubs coped very well. Hathi’s (my) birthday today so clearly a big celebration with lots of impolite comments about my age! Cubs had quiet morning after a very good nights sleep, weather was pleasant and calm. We headed off site (about a 40…

Early start thanks to girl chatter at 5am was followed by a cooked breakfast and on to Archery. Returning to our camp site we had lunch and sang Happy Birthday to Olivia and ate chocolate cake. Early afternoon kicked off with hunting for materials for broomsticks and wands! This was followed by some hard work…

Early start thanks to girl chatter at 5am was followed by a cooked breakfast and on to Archery. Returning to our camp site we had lunch and sang Happy Birthday to Olivia and ate chocolate cake. Early afternoon kicked off with hunting for materials for broomsticks and wands! This was followed by some hard work…

Everyone arrived safely, all tents up and gear safely put away. Everyone has eaten a dinner of pasta bolognese and cake, most people then had a hot drink. The Cubs went to bed noisily but settled down and we had a fairly quiet night overall. First full day so they should be nice and tired…

7.15 Arrival after delays at Stonehenge

Due back at site approx 6.45 – 7.00. Its been a long day! Quicker we can unpack, sooner Scouts can get home. Thanks!

12:10: We are all just leaving site, it is likely to be at least 30 minute to get off site and then 5-6 hours home. I will provide an update later this afternoon

Kernopoly day where we have rover tickets for trains and buses and a Monopoly challenge based around Cornwall. Left site at 7.00 this morning on a bus to St Austell. We headed to Newquay on the train finding locations and picking up bonus points for other tasks and activities. Lots of tweets showing some of…

Kernopoly starts with a bang as everyone falls asleep on the platform at St Austell  When they woke up they surrounded the Station Manager

Busy day with a lot of activities today. Morning started with the Polar sub camp flag break (different sub camp each day). At the ceremony Ollie Frost was presented with his Chief Scout Gold Award by the County Commissioner for Cornwall. A fantastic achievement making his dad very proud! On to the day’s activities: Adventure…

Weather played a big part today. Local Cubs and Brownies were due on site, but with a lot of rain forecast and very muddy ground conditions, the organisers cancelled their activities.  There were some changes to our program due to weather restrictions and we enjoyed a lay in and a quiet morning of sausages, bacon,…

We had an early start with the 110 Anniversary of Scout Promise Renewal Service at 7am.  Then a full day of activities including  Zorbing, making pizza on a fire and 4×4 experience. Some of the Scouts now have new nicknames, all of them ended up either soaking wet or covered in mud, most of them…

First activities today, Global Development Village including circus skills, learning about Scouting in Africa, earthquakes and and disaster awareness.  Scouts made a commitment to the Million Hands movement and then moved on to activities around performance arts, Karenza Award and Duke of Cornwall badge which the Scouts can earn. The Scouts have embraced badge swapping…

Weather much improved today although the site still very muddy. Sub camp day today with the Scouts out exploring the site, meeting new people and swapping badges. Everyone still dry and well fed and we are in the spirit of our sub camp with our penguins, snowman and snowflake fairy lights!  We had the postponed…

We have been invaded by small floating aliens.  Our inflatable penguins are looking a bit creepy from inside the mess tent.

Site set up and kitchen working – hot meal last night followed by bed at 10 due to heavy and consistent rain. Everyone had a dry night and all slept well. Weather much improved this morning, few showers but the sun is out and we are currently drying out our waterproofs. Scouts are out and…

The Beavers had an outdoor adventure den building. For such small children the dens were huge.

The best unpaid job in the world This is a quick guide to how to become a scout leader in our group. But essentially the process is the same for all groups in the UK. Working with Scouts in all the sections is hugely rewarding and you will be joining a well established and managed…

Sunday was Funday for Liss Beavers who visited National Scout HQ at Gilwell Park. We could not have had a better day for the activities, the weather was great and the queues were short so no waiting around. Most of our Beavers had a go at abseiling and climbing and there is at least one…

Our Review of the Year and AGM will now take place at 7pm Friday 30th June at Liss Scout HQ (please note this is a week later than originally scheduled)

Last weekend, Liss Beavers joined up with Petersfield Beavers for a sleepover in Chichester. This was the first time we have tried an outside sleepover in tents so it was new experience for Beavers and Leaders alike. In the space of 24 hours we managed to pack in an amazing mount at our space camp…

Like all sleepovers we have packed in an amazing amount since 11 this morning. I am glad to say that all the Liss Beaver have decided to sleep in tents outside. I would like to say they are all fast asleep at 10:30, but at least they are in their tents.  After a route march…

The Scout Group will be supporting the Liss Village Day at Newman Collard playing field 12 – 4.30pm on Saturday May 20th, the Greatham Festival 3.30pm – 9pm Saturday 1st July and the Liss Forest Fun Day 2 – 5pm Monday 28 August. Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and parents, please visit the Fundraising section of…

At the 2016 Petersfield District Carol Concert, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from 1st Liss provided the acting skills to bring the Christmas story alive.

As part of the World Challenge badge our Beavers have to learn about traditions from 3 parts of the UK. This week we had a visit from Alton Morris who taught our Beavers about some of the different styles of Morris Dancing, this is how it turned out. If you are interested in Morris Dancing…

Good morning! It is 00:10am Sunday 16th and myself and 3 other scouts are here on the scout link web chat server! So far we have had people from all over: we have had Japan to Uruguay and lots of places in between! For that past 1:13:00 mattew has been skypeing with some people from…

Sorry for the very late posting of the pictures from the sleepover, the leaders at the sleepover had difficulty getting the access to the site. The Beavers started off collecting sticks and leaves and brought them back to the barn and using natural clay they made animals. Then they went outside on a bat hunt.…

Liss Forest Fun Day takes place on Bank Holiday Monday 29 August, 2pm – 5pm at Liss Forest recreation ground.   There will be lots of stalls, and fun and games for all the family. The Scout Group has been invited to provide the barbecue, which should be a good fundraising opportunity for us.  Beavers, Cubs, Scouts,…

Today the Cubs have been right to the top of the climbing tower and crate stacking the record of 18 crates Hallam and Jack. After dinner the Cubs went to Hathi’s ‘Special’ tuck shop. Please remember to pick your Cubs at 2pm.  

Today the weather has finally broken and we have had little rain today.  The Scouts have been on a 10K walk while the Cubs swung like monkeys round the adventure trail and then had some target practice with Baggy.  After a quick water stop they then diScovered the campsite. The scouts demonstrated how to gut…

The rain stayed off almost all of the day. Everyone clocked up well over their 10,000 steps circumnavigating Brownsea Island. The Cubs were harassed by hungry peacocks and visited the site of the first scout camp in 1907. On return to shore the shipmates visited an iconic restaurant chain on the way back to camp.…

The life jackets were not needed last night and everyone survived through the night of torrential rain without a problem. Although there is some damp gear it’s nothing we can’t cope with. Today we have set sail for Brownsea island.

The ship mates have been issued with life jackets as they sertle down for the night and a south westernly storm lashes the ship. Everyone took to their bunks early.with minimal sea sickness.  Having eaten a hearty breakfast, the ship mates have been out on building bridges and low ropes today. Tomorrow we set sail…

Arrrrrr it be a good day at Pirate Camp with the shipmates setting in to a life of conscription. Donations of victuals were gladley accepted. The Cubs have been on a tour of the camp and had dinner and will soon be settling down to coco around the camp fire. Tomorrow storms be forecast so…

The Beavers ended the summer term with the traditional water fight against the Scouts, no one knows who won but the  football pitch was well watered and everyone got a hot dog at the end of the day.

The 2016 Beaver Funday at Gilwell Park will go down as one of the more muddier ones we been to, just preparing the Beavers for 4 years time when they will go to Winter Camp with the Scouts. Although Gilwell was packing with 4,500 Beavers, Cubs, Rainbows and Brownies we still managed to fit is…

Sorry, since opening the list on 8 Jun all the places for 2017 have now been taken, we will re-open the waiting list in Jun 2017 for Beavers wanting to join in 2018. If you have applied for a place you will have received an acknowledgement from the Beaver Leader. Provisional joining date will be…

We now have our own correspondent within Scouts reporting back what we actually do.  Archie has volunteered to put up the occasional post as part of his Digital Maker badge.  This is a staged activity badge which sits very comfortably with his knowledge of all things computers!  The badge is staged from very basic to…

After 24 hours the door of the cyber cafe finally had to close and the scouts went home after the night shift. We have made many new friends across the scouting world and are still totting up the country’s we talked to. Our website was visited by quite a few of the people we talked…

Before I explain what Jamboree on the Internet is, welcome to all our overseas visitors! Bienvenue, bienvenida, bem-vindo, welkom, selamat datang However you say it we are in for a busy weekend.  With Friday being ‘set up and test’ night for Beavers and Scouts, before shutting down until 0900 Saturday morning.  We then have all…

After only 4 hours since being dropped off the Beaver have fitted alot in. So far we have made space ships, gone star gazing, played in the woods in the dark, sung round a campfire, eaten hotdogs and birthday cake. The Beavers are now all watching a movie in their onesies. Midnight snacks still to…

Continuing on with our Geocaching badge we started on Easter Camp tonight we placed the ‘1stLiss Scouts 2015’ Geocache. If you’ve never heard of it before then Geocaching is like a world wide treasure hunt using clues and GPS to find hidden boxes.  Each box is called a Geocache, and contains a log book and…

Another successful Beaver Funday with 8 Beavers and 2 Cubs coming with us this year. As usual we had a packed day managing to fit in circus skills, abseiling, grass sledging, death slide, mega bouncy castles, massive inflatable slides all before lunch. After lunch we visited Rolls Royce for some science, the indoor climbing wall…

For Eight Beaver Scouts, a recent visit to Tesco in Petersfield was no ordinary shopping trip when they were presented with the Chief Scout’s Bronze Award by Assistant District Commissioner for Beavers Mary Coyte. To gain the award all the young people had to completed all 6 of the Beaver challenge badges during a two year…

The Liss Beavers visited Tesco in Petersfield to learn about where their food comes from and how choosing the right food helps with a balanced diet as part of their Fitness Challenge.

Here are some of the photos from Family Camp. If you have anymore please use our photo upload page.

The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts took to the hills to celebrate St George’s Day with a hike up Butser Hill where they renewed their Scout promise and flew the kites they made last week. The Group Scout Leader was also awarded his Wood Beads which marks completing the Adult Leader training.

The Beavers have loads of imagination when they set about junk modelling.

The Beavers have been working for their global challenge badge, having learnt about the environment and world scouting, the final evening to make a dragon and learn about another culture. With Chinese new year only a couple of weeks away we thought we would make a dragon and walk across firecrackers. With the help of…

Last night 24 very excited Beavers went on a night hike from the hall to the riverside walk as part of our outdoor challenge. It was really dark but fortunately Specsavers had come to the rescue and donated hi vis vests for all the Beavers and some larger ones for Cubs and Scouts. These will be put…

Liss Beavers, Cubs and Scouts were on parade on Remembrance Sunday.

As with every year, the Beaver Christmas kicks off early in November with the annual trip to Paultons Park. It many be Super Dry in Japan, but it was Super Wet Wet Wet at Paultons yesterday when 16 Beavers took their family out for a great day, meeting Chip the Hampshire Beaver Mascot, Pudsey from BBC…

It’s now 1am and we’re still going. The Scouts have discovered….. girls, Swedish, Australian, and Alaska seem to be the favourites, in the mean time the Leaders are doing YMCA by skype…  Welcome to our world, literally, the whole world has passed through this room today with many friendships being made. We are receiving validation…

Scout Jamboree on the Internet at Liss! 1st Liss Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will be taking part in the 23rd Jamboree on the Internet over the 18/19th October.  This is a real Jamboree of over 1 million Scouts worldwide in a specially set up, and monitored chat room online over the internet.  We have been very…

We did some of the Air Activity Badge with a bit of a twist. Beaver Airways could be a new, very low cost, airline.

We have just returned from our annual District Sleepover with Beavers from Liphook and returned some very tied Beavers to their parents. In 19 hours we managed to fit in a huge amount of activities, including lantern making, a game in light house in the very dark wood, a camp-fire, hot dogs, a movie, a…

The Beavers sent an evening with the scouts learning about putting up patrol tents, they also had a chance to show off their camp blankets.

Another successful Funday 🙂 If you sent a Beaver to Funday they can explain all the photos. If you didn’t this is what we do when parents allow us to borrow their Beavers for a day.

The Beavers visited QE Country Park to find out about the wild life that lived in the pond as park of their experiment badge. Fortunately only two Beavers joined the wild life in the pond.

Scouts, Cubs and Beavers a long with some brave parents looked like they had been dragged through a ditch backwards on Saturday morning. After sleeping out on on the West Liss Playing field overnight the group embarked on the community week project of clearing the ditch along the north side of the playing field. Despite…

The Beavers visited the Fire Station as part of their Emergency Aid badge to learn about the importance of fire safety and what the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service do. As well as getting to see all of the Equipment close up all the the Beavers and leaders had a go at putting out an…

With almost 140 people at camp this weekend, this is one of the biggest we have ever attempted. Hopefully everyone had a good time at the camp. Here are some photos to remind you of the weekend.

The preparations for family camp are almost finished, the trailer is filled to full and the all the dry food is loaded in Mike’s van. Just hope the marshmallows survive.

We have a thriving colony of 24 Beavers and are looking for a 3rd adult leader to join our team as an assistant leader. Full training will be provided. Can you help, use our contact page to get in touch.  

   We are asking for some help from all parents, friends (old and new) and anyone else who knows us!  Due to a long term illness we are a Cub Leader ‘down’.  With a thriving Cub pack and experianced leaders already in place we are recruiting an extra pair of eyes, either as a parent…

With close to a 100% turn out for the Liss Remembrance Day Parade on Sunday there were more Scout, Cub and Beaver uniforms in the village than have been seen for several years and the fine weather on Sunday added to the event. The previous day 14 of the Beavers had been to Paultons Park…

  Five members of 1st Liss Scout Group were awarded the highest award that they can achieve in their section. Beaver Scouts Charlie, Adam and Robbie were all awarded the Chief Scouts Bronze Award. To gain this award they have had to complete all 6 challenge badges which have taken them almost 2 years to…

The Beavers, Cubs and Scouts from 1st Liss Scout Group gained some valuable hints and tips preparing for this years Pinewood Derby when they visited William Medcalf Vintage Bentley Garage at Hill Brow. Each of the sections spent about an hour at the garage learning about the history of Bentley cars and had a close…

Merry Christmas !!!! Yes, it’s that time of year again, and no…it isn’t too early! When On the 9th November Hampshire Beaver Scouts will be making their annual trip to Paulton’s Park. Who is it for The trip is open to the whole family, not just Beaver Scouts. However, unlike in previous years this year,…

Now that the section leaders are starting to get to grips with Online Scout Manager, it is possible to see the programme for the term on line. The next 2 meetings are shown on the front page of the website. The rest of the terms programme can be found under the section tabs: Beaver Programme…

Greetings from the Big Beaver Sleepover House. Day 1 : 10:30pm Its 10:30 pm and the Logemates moved into the Big Beaver Sleepover House only 4 hours ago, though it already seems much longer for the leaders. We would like to say that all the Beavers are tucked up in bed and fast asleep, sadly for…

Over the next few days you should all be getting a e-mail through about our new badge, and record holding system.  This is called ‘Online Scout Manager’.  It replaces the boxes, bags and bits of paper approach all sections used up until late May 2013.  We appreciate it’s a new way of going about our business…

May was a great month for the group with three of our members receiving their Chief Scout’s  Awards signed by Bear Grylls. Nicola was presented with the Chief Scout’s Gold Award by Stephen Peck,  Scouting Association Director of Programme and Development. The Chief Scout’s Gold Award is the highest award in the Scout Section requiring the…

The Parent Reps play a vital role in maintaining contact between Parents and the Leaders. All our Parents Reps have a good understanding of the sections they represent and are your representatives on the Executive Committee. To contact the Parents Rep for your child’s section please select them on the [contact page].

Can you spot a former 1st Liss scout in this edition?

On 20/21st April a small team of Dads made a huge difference to the Jamboree. Over the two day period they worked to fit two staircases and clad the aerial runway tower for part of the Adventure zone at Nine Ashes Campsite. Despite being fed enormous pasties, and in no particular order Brian Walsh, Malcolm…

The plans for the new West Liss Pavilion have now been approved by South Downs National Park Planning Authority.  This will allow the Parish Council to move ahead with securing the remainder of the funding for the project and we can hopefully see work starting on a replacement building in a few months time. Details about the…

We love to see our Beavers earning their badges, sometime they bring in the things that they have made. As part of his Faith Badge Thomas made a video of what he had been up to so we thought we would share it with you.

Finally the Winter Camp photos.  Many Thanks to Tim for being our trip photographer.   [scrollGallery id=015]  

The revised planning application for the new building is now available in the South Downs National Park Planning Portal. Comments on the plan can be submitted on the portal until 21 Feb 2013. Supporting comments may be useful. To see the plan click here [SDNP Planing Portal].

Dec Hampshire Scout News

This video by the Scout Association celebrating the last 10 years of Scouting.  

As a group we have decided to change the way subscriptions are paid.  Currently subscriptions of £35 are paid termly by either cash or cheque.   From the 1st January 2013 we would prefer that all subscriptions are paid by monthly Standing Order into our main bank account.  This will save the Leaders a considerable amount of…

On Sunday 11 Nov, over 60 members of the Group joined with the rest of Liss to mark Remembrance Sunday. The group followed on behind Liss Band in the parade from the Royal British Legion to St Mary’s Church and then back to the village war memorial at the Triangle to lay a wreath. As…

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After the mega clear-out during the summer it was time to take a first look at the tents we had.  Most of the small 2-3 person tents were inadequate for the needs of the Scouts so the committee generously approved the buying of new.  After some months of searching a suitable replacement (Vango Banshee 300)…

Sixteen of the Beaver Colony headed off on a 3 mile hike organised by Petersfield Active Support Unit. Along the way they had to answer questions as they found their way round the course. There was quite a bit of going up and down and hardly a word of complaint from any of them. At…

Keen to keep in contact in all possible ways, we now have a presence on Twitter. So if you tweet why not follow us by clicking this button  [followbutton username=’1stlissscouts’] All new postings will now be tweeted automatically to let you know they are there.

Next time you have a bit of DIY to do, or need to find something in B&Q, ask a Beaver. This week the whole colony descended on B&Q in Havant for an evening learning about DIY. During the hour were were there, all the Beavers made a magazine rack, tested the show kitchens (almost to…

Shrouded in secrecy, I’m getting details through for this years District Scout Challenge.  The event takes place on 19th November.  It involves a hike around the local area carrying out activities such as First Aid, Pioneering, Navigation, Observation.  The event will be run by Petersfield Scout Active Support Group and promises to be a great…

Last week Acorn took 3 of the Beavers to who had built the Meccano Spinnaker Tower for the Build Britain in Meccano competition down to the real Spinnaker Tower. The Beavers were amazed at how realistic their model was to the real thing, as were the people who work at the Tower and had asked…